A new study led by Dr Danielle Udy finds Australia could face bushfires more devastating than the Black Summer of 2019/20. The study is based on a historical record of extreme bushfire weather gleaned from ice cores. STORY: antarctic.org.au/new-research-r… PAPER: nature.com/articles/s4324…

“The hunt for the source of South Australia’s pink sand took us …to a previously undiscovered mountain range we believe is now buried deep beneath the #Antarctic ice sheet.” 🩷💎🇦🇶 Our new study led by PhD student Sharmaine theconversation.com/south-australi… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Two postdoc positions in climate research here at University of Tasmania Associate Climate Researcher and Climate Research Fellow in Natural Hazards Research/Climate Science Background in climate science, geospatial science, hydrology, mathematics, or physics Details: careers.utas.edu.au/cw/en/job/5000…

If you're interested in the topic of climate variability and the Antarctic Ice Sheet, do also check out the very nice paper of Jessica Macha who looks at ENSO and SMB with greater precision. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…

Never been inspired by geodesy and reference frames? Try again😉 youtu.be/zfqq-0d2txk?si…

Applications for the 2024-2025 APECS Council (APECS) are now open! 🗻🗂️📌❄️ For more info, see apecs.is/who-we-are/lea… Photo credit: Nina Gallo @ninabgallo.bsky.social 🇦🇺 🇦🇶 🇪🇺

Thrilled to have made a (small) contribution to this landmark survey on Southern Ocean dynamics in Reviews of Geophysics. Led by Luke Bennetts, Callum Shakespeare (ANU Earth Sciences 🌏) and Cat Vreugdenhil (University of Melbourne). Check out the epic infographics! agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…

People saying a lot of things about Gov. Tim Walz. Like that he's a map nerd. And as a map nerd, I was skeptical. Until I spotted an Esri* tote bag being loaded into his motorcade yesterday. Rumor: confirmed. *(ESRI: Biggest maker of Geographic Information Systems software)

Our new paper on Key Biodiversity Areas in the Southern Ocean led by Sarah Becker & Cassandra Brooks University of Colorado, Boulder Student Government is now out! Using seabird & seal tracking data from 13 spp we identify 30 KBAs for SO spatial planning & in the High Seas! 🐧🦭🇦🇶Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) #RAATD IUCN Protected and Conserved Areas #HighSeas

The winter heatwave in Antarctica is continuing for a second month, and presently the heat anomalies have settled over West Antarctica and and the sector of East Antarctica centred on Totten Glacier. 1/2

A new study led by ACEAS PhD candidate Milan Sojitra with co-author Prof. Mary-Anne Lea shows extreme weather events impact the long-term survival of some marine predators. PAPER: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11… STORY🔽 antarctic.org.au/extreme-weathe…

At the University of Tasmania Open Day in Hobart this weekend, visit IMAS and learn about the new major in 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘀, 𝗜𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 to be offered in 2025. Or drop in here (please feel free to repost and share) ➡️ aapp.shorthandstories.com/oceans-ice-and… 📸 Jacqueline Halpin