Sharon Robinson
@antarcticmoss.bsky.social
Climate Change Biologist Antarctica, UNEP EEAP @arcsaef @GlobalChangeBio HomewardBound Faculty University of Wollongong living on Dharawal Country She/Her Views her own
The Microclimate Ecology and Biogeography conference is very soon... Here is the program overview for this coming week of #meb_conference! Full details at meb-network.com/meb-2026/
Some reflections after returning back from a conference at which I and 20,000 colleagues learned that the Trump administration intends to dismantle #NCAR. This outrage should not happen. deepconvection.substack.com/p/save-ncar
Save NCAR
Field notes from New Orleans, where I and 20,000 colleagues learned that Trump intends to destroy the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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Techniques to reflect an additional small portion of sunlight back into space could help cool the planet if deployed globally, but they cannot address the full range of climate impacts or replace emission cuts, says our new briefing today: #ClimateChange royalsociety.org/news/2025/11...
We are very happy to announce that the next Microclimate Ecology & Biogeography (MEB) conference will happen in Montpellier (FRANCE), 1 - 5 June 2026 ☀️ meb-network.com/meb-2026/ Microclimate scientists: save the date in your agenda!!
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Scientists warn of 'abrupt changes' taking place in Antarctica
Scientists say there is emerging evidence of abrupt and potentially unstoppable changes in the Antarctic environment, heightening the risk of significant sea level rise and the extinction of species.
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Antarctica is under pressure from environmental changes and human activity, but how well is its coastal wildlife being monitored? The team incl. @antarcticmoss.bsky.social & I sifted through the literature to find out. Here is what we found (out now) doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... @arcsaef.bsky.social
Research Bias in Long‐Term Monitoring of Antarctic Nearshore Marine and Terrestrial Biota
Antarctic wildlife is under pressure from environmental changes and human activity, but how well is Antarctica's coastal biota being monitored? While over half of the long-term monitoring studies spa....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
The most iconic species of them all, Emperor penguins, are under substantial threat. We are on track to lose them. Like so many scientists before, we call for rapid global decarbonisation for lifes’ sake. Like these calls before, its evidenced based & to ignore is at our collective peril.
Scientists warn of 'abrupt changes' taking place in Antarctica
Scientists say there is emerging evidence of abrupt and potentially unstoppable changes in the Antarctic environment, heightening the risk of significant sea level rise and the extinction of species.
abc.net.au
The tipping point for unstoppable ice loss from the West #Antarctic Ice Sheet could be exceeded even under best-case #CO2 emission reduction pathways, potentially initiating global tipping cascades.
Dana Bergstrom@danambergstrom.bsky.social · 12mo agoEmerging evidence of abrupt changes in the Antarctic environment Our study, lead by @climatenerilie.bsky.social Published today
Melting ice is slowing down the deep ocean circulation around Antarctica. This system of deep currents, known as the Antarctic Overturning Circulation, plays a critical role in regulating Earth’s climate by absorbing carbon dioxide and distributing heat. #climatechange #oceancurrents #oceans #auspol
Dana Bergstrom@danambergstrom.bsky.social · 12mo agoAntarctica is undergoing abrupt changes which most likely will significantly intensify in the future. Caused by climate change, they span ice sheet, sea ice, ocean & life itself . These changes are a clarion call to all of us, ‘cause what happens in Antarctica affects us all. 1/
“Slowdown or collapse of the Antarctic Overturning Circulation would lead to widespread climate and ecosystem impacts” risk-amid-antarctic-regime-shift/105676324?utm_source=abc_news_app
Scientists warn of 'abrupt changes' taking place in Antarctica
Scientists say there is emerging evidence of abrupt and potentially unstoppable changes in the Antarctic environment, heightening the risk of significant sea level rise and the extinction of species.
abc.net.au
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
Scientists warn of 'abrupt changes' taking place in Antarctica
Scientists say there is emerging evidence of abrupt and potentially unstoppable changes in the Antarctic environment, heightening the risk of significant sea level rise and the extinction of species.
abc.net.au
Magic mushrooms: how scientists discovered fungi are the secret ingredient for restoring the world’s forests www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Magic mushrooms: how scientists discovered fungi are the secret ingredient for restoring the world’s forests
Healthy fungal networks help trees and plants grow, making them key to successful reforestation. The only problem? Almost nothing is known about this subterranean ecology
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What will happen to Antarctic research with the US pulling back? With all the rapid change it could have us heading backwards. So, someone needs to fill the void but we're seeing other Western nations busy with infrastructure not science. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
The 'centre of the world' and the global race for research
Lead the research and lead the way on Antarctica but as the US cuts environmental funding questions are raised about the future of science there.
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Mauna Loa Observatory captured the reality of climate change. The US plans to shut it down theconversation.com/mauna-loa-ob...
Mauna Loa Observatory captured the reality of climate change. The US plans to shut it down
Cutting data climate collection – as the Trump administration is now trying to do – is like breaking a thermometer to avoid knowing you’ve got a fever.
theconversation.com
Using #drones, multispectral cameras, & supervised #deeplearning for detecting & mapping #Antarctic #lichen. A promising approach for scalable & non-invasive polar vegetation #monitoring #UAV @uowenvirofutures.bsky.social @arcsaef.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Detection and mapping of Antarctic lichen using drones, multispectral cameras, and supervised deep learning
The difficulty of accurately detecting lichens in Antarctic landscapes, due to their fine-scale spatial patterns and low spectral contrast, drives the…
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Postdoc Job offer for Arthropod Ecologists 🪲🕷️ Michael Staab @leuphana.bsky.social offers a 3 year postdoc starting in October latest. Arthropod diversity, interactions & functions in different research programs, e.g. @bexplo.bsky.social Apply by June 19th www.leuphana.de/en/universit...
As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than we thought theconversation.com/as-antarctic... @uowenvirofutures.bsky.social
As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than we thought
Emperor penguin populations are falling much faster than expected. Ice is melting beneath their chicks before they’re ready.
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"Glaciers are one of the most valuable tools we have for understanding the health of our planet" says EF member Prof Sharon Robinson. Read more on her paper published in @natrevbiodiv.nature.com @antarcticmoss.bsky.social www.uow.edu.au/media/2025/g...
2025: Glaciers are melting faster than ever. The impact could be devastating - University of Wollongong – UOW
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New paper on glaciers, who lives, on, in or under them. @ceridwenfraser.bsky.social and Jasmine Lee plus… @arcsaef.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Impacts of deglaciation on biodiversity and ecosystem function - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Glaciers are retreating with global climate warming, which threatens glacier specialists and the functions and stability of glaciers and glacially influenced ecosystems. This Review describes the impa...
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Australia urgently needs to get serious about long-term climate policy – but there’s no sign of that in the election campaign theconversation.com/australia-ur...
Australia urgently needs to get serious about long-term climate policy – but there’s no sign of that in the election campaign
The election campaign must prioritise climate policy to ensure the next government drives the transition to a clean economy in a world upended by Donald Trump.
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