Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Professor Matthew England FAA

@profmattengland.bsky.social

960 followers 120 following 52 posts

Scientia Prof. of Ocean & Climate Dynamics UNSW Australia | Fellow Australian Academy of Science | CMSI / BEES | Deputy Director ARC Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science | I study our oceans ice atmosphere and climate 🌊🌎🧊🌍🌤 .. more

Videos

Matthew England is an Australian physical oceanographer and climate scientist. As of 2023 he is Scientia Professor of Oceanography at the Centre for Marine Science & Innovation at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. .. more

Environmental science 45%

Geology 27%

Posts Media Videos Starter Packs

Pinned

Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Jun 4

Out today in Nature, our paper on the drivers of the record 2023 summer heating of the North Atlantic. Temperatures warmed to record levels in just a few months. The impacts on climate & ecosystems were severe. A thread on how this work came about and what we found.👇👇🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This is not the actual cover of Nature, just shown here for illustrative purposes. We did submit this figure for consideration for their cover. Print run in two weeks, we'll know by then if it gets used.

9 260 570

Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · 18d

Unfortunately not. We still have a situation where policymakers think Antarctica is too far away to matter. Nothing could be further from the truth.

1 1 4

Reposted by Matthew H. England

Thomas Boettcher @thomas-boettcher.bsky.social · Sep 2

#Matt_England 2021 post64
@profmattengland.bsky.social
6 pumps run the global ocean current.
2 northern pumps are 15% weak #AMOC
4 southern pump are 30% weak #AOC
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
#TP2.16.2
x.com/bratananium/...

1 3 3

Reposted by Matthew H. England

Thomas Boettcher @thomas-boettcher.bsky.social · Aug 29

#7A2.12 #AMOC and #AOC influences:
8. Teleconnections to Other Global Climate Impacts and Tipping Points.
@ryankatzrosene.bsky.social
What happens in the Atlantic doesn't just stay in the Atlantic.
@profmattengland.bsky.social
What happens in the
Antarctic
doesn't just stay in the Antarctic.

1 2 5

Reposted by Matthew H. England, Melissa Sweet

Andrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · Aug 29

We looked at impacts of a shutdown of the AMOC on Australia in our Tipping Points workshop report for the National Climate Risk Assessment. Unlike N.Hem, it may enhance warming in the S.Hem/Australian region, and could induce a La Nina-like wetting of northern Australia
www.csiro.au/-/media/Envi...

Figure 6 from Orihuela-Pinto et al. 2022 available at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01380-y

1 10 7

Reposted by Matthew H. England

Thomas Boettcher @thomas-boettcher.bsky.social · Aug 28

#Matt_England 2025 post61
The relentless warming of Antarctica and its surrounding waters is a long-term trend — a sort of chronic sickness for the far south.

@profmattengland.bsky.social "Every fraction of a degree" matters
go.nature.com/45H0bqS
grist.org/climate/anta...

1 1 2

Reposted by Matthew H. England

Thomas Boettcher @thomas-boettcher.bsky.social · Aug 27

#Matt_England 2025 post54
@profmattengland.bsky.social
1) ice shelves melt
2) Antarctic Overturning circulation slows
3) Less nutrients for phytoplankton moves up
4) less fish
5) less food for humans
@polarrobs.bsky.social
go.nature.com/45H0bqS
grist.org/climate/anta...

1 1 3

Reposted by Matthew H. England

Thomas Boettcher @thomas-boettcher.bsky.social · Aug 27

post52.3 ice shelves melt, from ocean below.
"It’s from the ocean back to the ice, and then back into the ocean again,
that can trigger a runaway change where we do see the overturning potentially collapse altogether"
@profmattengland.bsky.social said.
// same as #AMOC
grist.org/climate/anta...

2 2 2

Reposted by Matthew H. England, Grant D. Stentiford

Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · Aug 24

“Sea-level rises of multiple meters mean global political instability that will dwarf what we’re seeing right now.” - @profmattengland.bsky.social

#Antarctica
#ClimateEmergency

grist.org/climate/anta...

Antarctica is in extreme peril

New research catalogs several “abrupt changes,” like a precipitous loss of sea ice, unfolding in Antarctica with dire implications for us all.

grist.org

8 46 110

Reposted by Matthew H. England

Thomas Boettcher @thomas-boettcher.bsky.social · Aug 23

#Matt_England 2025 post45
@profmattengland.bsky.social
The 25 page pdf is available.
note: There is a regime shift 2015 figure 1a.
Antarctica is 20Mkm² (bigger than Russia)
go.nature.com/45H0bqS
bsky.app/profile/natu...

1 2 3

Reposted by Matthew H. England

Sang-Ki Lee @sklee621.bsky.social · Aug 21

This Nature article argues that the recent declines in Antarctic sea-ice, ice-sheet, abyssal meridional overturning circulation (MOC), and marine species habitats point to a potential abrupt changes in the Antarctic environment: 🌊🧪🥼❄️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

11 21

Reposted by Matthew H. England

CLIVAR @wcrp-clivar.bsky.social · Aug 21

Next week! Remember to mark your calendar for the next webinar on marine heatwaves.

Register to receive joining instructions: mailchi.mp/clivar.org/m...

2 3

Reposted by Matthew H. England, Patrick A. Jansen, Nerilie J. Abram

Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social · Aug 21

New today: Critical research published in @nature.com on the abrupt and alarming changes being observed in #Antarctica and the surrounding Southern Ocean, led by Prof. @climatenerilie.bsky.social, with @profmattengland.bsky.social and colleagues ⬇️

theconversation.com/from-sea-ice...

From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll all feel them

The vast ice of Antarctica has long seemed impregnable. But sudden changes are arriving – from shrinking sea ice to melting ice sheets and slowing ocean currents.

theconversation.com

3 50 48

Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Aug 21

From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – with global ramifications theconversation.com/from-sea-ice...

From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll all feel them

The vast ice of Antarctica has long seemed impregnable. But sudden changes are arriving – from shrinking sea ice to melting ice sheets and slowing ocean currents.

theconversation.com

2 19 33

Reposted by Matthew H. England

Dana Bergstrom @danambergstrom.bsky.social · Aug 20

Adam Morton - “Voices arguing that climate action is a waste of time are getting louder. Here’s why they are wrong”

Voices arguing that climate action is a waste of time are getting louder. Here’s why they are wrong | Clear Air

Optimism may be hard to come by, but the evidence shows some progress on emissions is not just possible – it’s happening before our eyes

www.theguardian.com

3 17 39

Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Matthew H. England

AGU Advances @aguadvances.bsky.social · Aug 20

"American science has no need to be "Restored" to a "Gold Standard:" American science has already set the "Gold Standard" for scientific research and publishing for over 80 years."

Read the full Editorial by the #AGUPubs Editors-in-Chief: doi.org/10.1029/2025...

#GoldStandardScience

The Executive Order “Restoring Gold Standard Science” is Dangerous for America

This EO is an unconstitutional attempt to censor and punish U.S. scientists for publishing science that doesn't fit a political agenda This misleading and false misrepresentation of U.S. scientif...

doi.org

13 19

Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Aug 15

Thanks Matt!

Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Aug 15

Illegal Trump attacks on science: NASA Planning for Unauthorized Shutdown of Carbon Monitoring Satellites eos.org/research-and...

NASA Planning for Unauthorized Shutdown of Carbon Monitoring Satellites - Eos

Despite warnings that their actions are illegal, Duffy and other senior NASA officials have continued to secretly direct NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellites missions s...

eos.org

2 4

Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Aug 11

Part 2 of my interview with Robyn Williams on the ABC Science Show, where we discuss funding cuts to US climate science, the threats of sea-level rise, and whether we're already too late to deal with climate change. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Is the scientific chaos being echoed in modern America? - ABC listen

Cuts are widespread across US science and research impacting climate monitoring. Understanding how climate is changing is vital if we are to have any hope in reducing our impact and preparing for a ch...

www.abc.net.au

1 3 10

Reposted by Stefan Rahmstorf

Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Aug 2

This week I joined the wonderful Robyn Williams on the ABC Science Show to discuss our recent North Atlantic Nature paper plus a range of other topics — marine heat waves, polar vortex wobbles, the AMOC, and the deep cost of climate inaction. Part 2 airs next week.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Oceans are becoming hotter, long-term trends show - ABC listen

Matthew England is studying global changes in ocean heat and circulation. The AMOC - the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is showing signs of slowing, and as it does, impacts are being felt...

www.abc.net.au

7 19

Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Aug 2

🙏🙏🙏

Reposted by Stefan Rahmstorf

Reposted by Terry P. Hughes, Matthew H. England, Du Toit , and 2 more Terry P. Hughes, Matthew H. England, Du Toit, Craig R. Primmer, Tuomas Mattila

Mika Rantanen @mikarantane.bsky.social · Jul 31

20 straight days with 30 °C in Finland! Truly unprecedented heatwave still in full swing with maximum today about 32-33 degrees.

Even the Arctic regions (e.g. Sodankylä Tähtelä) have seen three weeks above 25 °C, and may rival tomorrow their August heat records.

Forecast 2-m temperatures today in Finland, based on the MEPS regional model.

15 320 580

Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Jul 30

So true!

Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Jul 30

😂

Reposted by Katharine Hayhoe

Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Jul 29

Our piece in @theconversation.com today:
As US climate data-gathering is gutted, Australian forecasting is now at real risk theconversation.com/as-us-climat...
And it's not just Australia that will lose out. Forecasting all around the world will be set back decades if these cuts go through.

As US climate data-gathering is gutted, Australian forecasting is now at real risk

For decades, Australia has relied on data from US satellites, floats and monitoring programs. Planned deep cuts put Australian forecasting at risk

theconversation.com

4 41 88

Reposted by Matthew H. England

Terry Hughes @profterryhughes.bsky.social · Jul 28

Tracking and predicting weather and climate is a global endeavour, threatened by Trump. theconversation.com/as-us-climat...

As US climate data-gathering is gutted, Australian forecasting is now at real risk

For decades, Australia has relied on data from US satellites, floats and monitoring programs. Planned deep cuts put Australian forecasting at risk

theconversation.com

10 17