Our study just out in Nature: the extreme North Atlantic heat in summer 2023 was mainly due to weak winds causing shallow mixed layers, which heat up more quickly.
Global warming is causing a trend toward shallow mixed layers, making such extremes more likely.
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www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Very cool PhD opportunity at Western Sydney University working with Catriona Macdonald, bridging experiments in different countries!

Seit Jahresbeginn fielen nur rund 20 Prozent der sonst üblichen Niederschlagsmenge.
www.tagesspiegel.de/wissen/fast-...

We projected tree species distribution under a collapse of the AMOC
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Ein neuer Artikel im Rahmen des @optiforvalue.bsky.social Projekts zeigt die Auswirkungen eines Golfstrom-Kollapses auf die Baumartenverbreitung in Europa: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Drought explains the increasing trend in tree mortality in the Amazon over recent decades. Here diagnosed with a new representation of drought effects in the LPJ-GUESS demographic vegetation model. Led by Phillip Papastefanou & @anjarammig.bsky.social doi.org/10.1088/1748...

Honestly this piece I wrote in September is my attempt to explain more than just the new right and the dark tendencies of the Silicon Valley techno fascist oligarchy but the reflections of fascism they are building into their tech and society.

How to survive #blackfriday overconsumption craziness?

1. Go in the woods
2. Go in the woods
3. Go in the woods
4. ...

Changes in global temperature (1850-2023)

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Okay folks, we are officially done with Twitter.

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I wrote this on 1.5°C eight years ago

"Depending on climate sensitivity and natural variability, we could conceivably see the first year above 1.5°C as early as the late 2020s – but it is more likely to be later"

It's looking like I was a bit too optimistic 🧵

theconversation.com/what-will-th...

Here's my column this week, about the astonishing moment in which we find ourselves: facing the greatest predicament humankind has ever confronted, and doing sweet FA about it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Warum wurde Trump gewählt??

Die britische Journalistin Carole Cadwaladr, die den Cambridge Analytica Skandal enthüllt hat, hat in diesem sehenswerten TED Talk schon vor 5 Jahren eindringlich davor gewarnt, wie die großen Internet-Konzerne die Demokratie zerstören.

youtube.com/watch?v=OQSM...

Did the land sink collapse in 2023? No

The land sink was low in 2023, as expected with an El Niño.

The land sink will partially recover in 2024 as the El Niño subsides, but with high uncertainty.

Should we worry about the climate impact on the land sink? Yes

essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...

Der Termin steht, am 23. Februar wird gewählt. Ärmel hochkrempeln und los.

My take on the carbon budget

Something *very* big happening in Brazil (or not happening, in the case of rainfall)

For keeping track of COP29 from a distance, there's no substitute for @carbonbrief.org's interactive tracker. Let's get nerdy: www.carbonbrief.org/interactive-...

Was Ottmar Edenhofer @pik-potsdam.bsky.social im @spiegelmagazin.bsky.social sagt 👇

Sehr wichtiger Punkt!

www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...

Great to see you here! Done!