EPOC researcher David Thornalley (@ucl.ac.uk) appeared on @bbc5live.bsky.social with Naga Munchetty and Chris Smith to explain: 🗺️why AMOC matters 🥶what AMOC weakening actually means for the UK 🌧️why the consequences extend well beyond Europe [1/2]

Novel autonomous profiling system north of Svalbard captured under-ice phytoplankton bloom one week before Polar Day. ☀️ ______________ 🦠🦠🦠🦠🦠 Rebecca McPherson (@awi.de) + colleagues report high-resolution observations of Arctic upper ocean biogeochemistry. Deep Sea Research Part II. [1/3]

Atlantic Water entering the Arctic through Fram Strait has warmed 0.54°C over 27 years. 🌡️ New EPOC paper from Rebecca McPherson (@awi.de) & colleagues presents the longest continuous mooring record available for the Arctic gateway region. 🟡 ❕ ❕ ❕ ❕ ⬜ Deep Sea Research Part II, out now. [1/3]

Public engagement with AMOC science is EXACTLY what climate discourse needs. 🗣️🌍🌡️ Recent weeks saw collapse scenarios reach millions through @nebriefing.bsky.social & Ben Miles' content predicting -20°C in London & complete agricultural collapse. 🥶 But does the framing reflect the evidence? [1/7]

EPOC researcher Karin Margretha H. Larsen presents 30 years of North Atlantic-Norwegian Sea observations at Joint One Ocean Week / ASOF event om 21 April. oneoceanweek.no/en/arrangeme... Limited to 80 participants. Registration deadline 13 April. @unibergen.bsky.social en.bsky.social [1/3]

Celebrating 150 years of modern marine research in the Nordic Seas - One Ocean Week

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This month marks 150 years of ocean observations in Nordic Seas with the 1876 Norwegian Vøring Expedition. 🚢 What better way to celebrate than the ASOF Workshop in Bergen, Norway (21-23 April)? 🇳🇴 Charting progress from ship-based sampling to autonomous systems. REGISTRATION👉 asof.awi.de [1/4]

DYK the ocean has a "memory"? The ocean moves slowly, holds heat for decades, staying insulated from surface processes. 🌊 A signal formed today persists for years as it travels through subsurface currents. That memory makes long-range prediction possible... [1/3]

EPOC's latest newsletter documents a quarter where researchers: published in @nature.com reached millions via @channel4news.bsky.social engaged 2000 visitors at @glasgowscience.bsky.social launched a @github.com community AND ran an international sensor workshop. Here's what happened... (1/4)

EPOC had a strong week at @agu.org #OSM26 in Glasgow. @eleanorfrajka.bsky.social delivered a science plenary to ~3,000 delegates : what we know about AMOC, how we know it, and what sustained observation makes possible. (1/4)

As researchers gathered at #OSM26, we saw nearly 2000 people through @glasgowscience.bsky.social for Eyes on the Ocean showcasing the breadth & depth of ocean science to half-term families who left knowing what AMOC is and why it matters. (1/5)

48 scientists. 22 institutions. 1 question: Can #AMOC mooring arrays become platforms for biogeochemical observing? We brought together oceanographers, biogeochemists, engineers & data scientists to find out. Spoiler: the answer is yes. epoc-eu.org/bgc-workshop... #OceanScience #Biogeochemistry

Glasgow! We have an ocean extravaganza for you next Saturday (Feb 21st) with a hands-on exhibition of all sorts of ocean science & robots, plus a lunchtime combo of talk+interactive session+short ocean films. Do join us! And do please spread the word 🌊 www.glasgowsciencecentre.org/whats-on/how...

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Glasgow Science Centre@glasgowscience.bsky.social · 6mo ago

@epocproject.bsky.social are bringing ocean science to the science centre on Sat 21 Feb ahead of #OSM2026   🌊 Ocean visualisation @noc.ac.uk 🤖 Robot gliders @samsocean.bsky.social 🔬 Sediment cores @ucl.ac.uk 💦 How The Ocean Shapes Our World in IMAX @helenczerski.bsky.social

#OSM26 starts Monday. EPOC highlights: Mon 12:45: AMOC monitoring Town Hall Tue 10:30: Science Plenary Thu: 3 talks on deep ocean circulation In total, 19 presentations total spanning Arctic freshwater, AMOC observations, past climate events, high-res modeling. epoc-eu.org/our-work/epoc-osm2026

EPOC at #OSM26 19 presentations on Atlantic circulation & AMOC observations. Key sessions: Mon 12:45: Town Hall on AMOC monitoring Tue 10:30: Plenary from Aditee Mitra & @eleanorfrajka.bsky.social Past climate insights + future observing strategies. Full schedule👉epoc-eu.org/our-work/epoc-osm2026

We're bringing ocean science to @glasgowscience.bsky.social on Sat 21 Feb ahead of #OSM2026 🌊 Ocean visualisation @noc.ac.uk 🤖 Robot gliders @samsocean.bsky.social 🔬 Sediment cores @ucl.ac.uk @helenczerski.bsky.social ocean tech debate glasgowsciencecentre.org/whats-on/eyes-on-the-ocean

We're super excited to be hosting this ahead of the @agu.org #OceanScienceMeeting2026. We'll be joined by: @helenczerski.bsky.social,@challengersoc.bsky.social, @noc.ac.uk, @samsocean.bsky.social, National Maritime Museum, @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, @universityofleeds.bsky.social + others! 🌊♾️🌍

Glasgow Science Centre@glasgowscience.bsky.social · 6mo ago

'Eyes on the Ocean' with @epocproject.bsky.social  The ocean is amazing! On 21 February meet real-life ocean scientists to discover how we measure oceans, why they're changing and why that matters

New @nature.com paper from Jack Wharton @ucl.ac.uk. Using deep-ocean sediments, the study shows that North Atlantic Deep Water (NADW) formation during the Last Glacial Maximum persisted at similar depths to today & was much warmer than previously assumed. 📄 www.nature.com/articles/s41... <1/3>

Relatively warm deep-water formation persisted in the Last Glacial Maximum - Nature

During the Last Glacial Maximum, the deep Northwest Atlantic was only about 2 °C colder than today, suggesting sustained production of relatively warm North Atlantic Deep Water during the Last Glacial...

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📣 New EPOC results reveal that during the last ice age the Atlantic’s powerful current system remained active and continued to transport warm, salty water from the tropics to the North Atlantic despite extensive ice cover across much of the Northern Hemisphere. Read more here 👉 tinyurl.com/5fd5v9tz

📣 Check out EPOC's new paper on Estimates of Atlantic meridional heat transport from spatiotemporal fusion of Argo, altimetry, and gravimetry data. Open access 👉 Calafat et al. 2025 doi.org/10.5194/os-2... Short summary here: epoc-eu.org/feeling-the-...

De retour à bord du #NO_LAtalante pour la suite du journal de bord de la campagne #Crossroad2 ! 🔀 Aujourd'hui, on part à la chasse aux courants marins grâce à des outils étonnants 👀 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8NC... 🤝 @cnrs.fr, @univbrest.bsky.social, @epocproject.bsky.social

🔎 La chasse aux courants marins est ouverte ! - Crossroad2 🔀 #1

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CROSSROAD-2 is underway! Follow progress via the expedition blog on the EPOC website: epoc-eu.org/our-work/exp...

Ifremer 🌊@ifremer.bsky.social · 11mo ago

La campagne #Crossroad2 s'élance de Terre-Neuve, vivez-la de l'intérieur grâce à nos journaux de bord ! On démarre en prenant un peu de hauteur pour comprendre les enjeux avec le chef de mission. 🤝 @cnrs.fr @univbrest.bsky.social @epocproject.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4ci...

📣 EPOC Expedition M212 to Grand Banks and Flemish Cap in the NW Atlantic is now underway! Catch up with all progress on board RV Meteor via our expedition webpages, including the team's blog. 👉 epoc-eu.org/our-work/exp... @unibremen.bsky.social

We left yesterday from sunny Tromsø for the annual #FramStraitNPI cruise aboard #FFKronprinsHaakon! We'll spend the next 3 weeks at around 79°N in Fram Strait, collecting lots of oceanographic data and samples for the @epocproject.bsky.social and several other projects. Stay tuned for updates!

The first three EPOC expeditions this summer/autumn... this one 👇 led by @oceanseaicenpi.bsky.social, the M212 mission aboard RV Meteor led by @unibremen.bsky.social starting later this week, and @ifremer.bsky.social CROSSROADS2 expedition in Sept-October. More details: epoc-eu.org/epoc-gears-u...

Pablo Trucco-Pignata@pablotrucco.bsky.social · last yr.

🧊 Heading north! Joining #FramStrait2025 aboard RV Kronprins Haakon, led by @oceanseaicenpi.bsky.social , to deploy @noc.ac.uk Lab-on-Chip sensors—part of the @epocproject.bsky.social & @biopole.bsky.social Arctic collab. First time these sensors go deep + cold for a full year! 🚢🔬

EPOC gets a name-check in this new article on potential AMOC collapse 👇

Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf@rahmstorf.bsky.social · last yr.

"A glimmer of hope." Several research programs are trying to find out whether the #AMOC is heading for a tipping point. Chief scientist Kjetil Våge on the norwegian icebreaker Kronprins Haakon: "We need to do what we can to try to prevent that.” Good Nature feature! 🌊 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

📣📣The latest edition of the EPOC newsletter is out! Catch up on our latest expedition plans, research results and expert opinion on all things AMOC 🌊. Download your copy here 👉 tinyurl.com/5n6nzxet. Happy reading!

EPOC researchers Till Baumann, Laura de Steur, Rebecca McPherson and Hege-Beate Fredriksen @hegebf.bsky.social presented their latest Arctic EPOC research at the Arctic-Subarctic Ocean Fluxes (ASOF) workshop at @icmcsic.bsky.social in Barcelona this week. Thank you for a great meeting!

Happy New Year! Looking forward to another year full of exciting ocean science. On the EPOC radar for the year ahead: milestones & deliverables, publications, science meetings and research expeditions 🌊 Find out more about our work at epoc-eu.org