Thrilled to see that my paper on the amazing potential of the microalgae known as diatoms in addressing climate change has now been published! The paper was presented at the recent EISPB conference focused on sharing insights and ideas for creating a more sustainable future.
Katelyn Mountjoy
@katelyn-mountjoy.bsky.social
Recent MSc graduate, McMaster University. Interest in climatology & paleoclimatology. UofToronto alum.
Are you looking to gain experience with peer review of scientific manuscripts? After two very successful editions, EGU is once again offering our Members FREE Peer Review Training! Apply by 28 July 2026 👇️ www.egu.eu/news/1780/eg...
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Drought has increased in Europe since 1980s: climate change or natural climate variability? 🌍🌡️🌬️ István Dunkl shows that hifts in large-scale atmospheric circulation explain ca. 55% of the soil moisture decline and amplify drying induced by thermodynamic changes 👇 w/ @sebastian-sippel.bsky.social
⚒️ Article: Shifting atmospheric circulation patterns over Europe since the 1980s have been the major cause of increasingly severe droughts @sebastian-sippel.bsky.social @anabastos.bsky.social @meteoleipzig.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Looks really interesting
Upcoming webinars climate-interested folks might want to check out! 1️⃣ "Climate Communications Series: Everything Is an Energy Story," hosted by @Heatmap.news Labs and FischTank PR, on Wednesday, July 15, at 1pm US Eastern Time (5pm UTC). RSVP: buff.ly/CTdNhD6
Hopefully this won't be the case
A “super” El Niño could cause a severe shock to global food prices lasting into 2028. As the Iran war already pushes up world food prices, supply chains also face shocks stoked by extreme weather linked to global heating: www.theguardian.com/business/202... #ClimateChange #FoodSecurity
Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 7th lowest on record (JAXA data) • about 200,000 km² below the 2010s mean • about 1,070,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 1,830,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 2,590,000 km² below the 1980s mean More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
I'm looking forward to attending
💥The early-bird registration for the #AMSMadisonSummit closes tomorrow! 8 conferences, 1 summit. This is your chance to dive deep into different fields of meteorology—from weather analysis and forecasting to weather warnings and communication. ▶️ Register by 10 July, 5 PM ET: https://bit.ly/3JGP5LD
Recent equatorward shift of the summer North Atlantic jet dominated by internal climate variability www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Recent equatorward shift of the summer North Atlantic jet dominated by internal climate variability
The North Atlantic warming hole leads to the equatorward shift of summer North Atlantic jet in recent warming decades.
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Latest NOAA data on ocean heat content 0-2000 meters depth. Reaching a new high point yet again. 🧪
Awesome work to determine the structure of a freakin 8MDa enzyme complex with over 600 FeS clusters! Sophia won the poster prize at the recent GRC C1 👏 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Architecture of the 8 MDa Hdr–Vhu–Fwd super-assembly in class I methanogens - Nature
The structure of the Hdr–Vhu–Fwd super-assembly reveals a lineage-specific and modular 8 MDa complex with the ability to adapt to diverse anaerobic niches.
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Huge discovery from Marburg: Prof. Schuller (@synmikro.bsky.social),doctoral stud. @sophia-pa.bsky.social+colleagues have resolved1️⃣of the🧬🔬largest enzymes. Published in Nature, the study shows how methanogenic archaea generate energy under extreme conditions, offering🆕insights into the🌎carbon cycle.
Vertical wind shear over the Atlantic Main Development Region really going for it... more akin to mid-May or mid-November...?
Tiny but full of stories. 🌊🔬 Scientists from around the world meet at MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen for #DINO13 to discuss modern and fossil #dinoflagellates. Learn more about the conference here ➡️ www.marum.de/en/DINO13-at...
⚒️ July issue out now: including content on fire-driven peat carbon loss, ice sheet regime shifts with warming, as well as a Focus on oceanic intraplate volcanism, and more! www.nature.com/ngeo/volumes...
June by numbers: 👉 2nd warmest June globally on record 👉 +1.39°C above the pre-industrial 👉 Western Europe recorded its hottest June ever (+3.06°C 1991–2020) 👉 Record-high June SSTs outside the polar regions The trend is clear and accelerating. climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-r...
Copernicus: Record heatwave brings hottest June for western Europe during second-warmest June globally
June 2026 was the hottest June recorded for western Europe and the second warmest globally. It saw near-record temperatures driven by the highest sea surface temperatures (SSTs) on record for the mont...
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UK waters hit with extreme heatwave as global sea temperatures reach record levels www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK waters hit with extreme heatwave as global sea temperatures reach record levels
Experts warn that some marine species are at risk of ‘mass mortality events’ in ever-warming oceans
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⚒️ #AllMineralsConsidered: Pyrochlore is the primary source of the world’s niobium, a vital element in steel manufacturing and battery technology www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Pyrochlore from fire to steel - Nature Geoscience
Quentin Bollaert and colleagues explore pyrochlore from its fiery name to its role as the primary source of the world’s niobium, a vital element in steel manufacturing and battery technology.
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I sat down with @kimcobb.bsky.social to ask- what's the latest? Here's what we talked about ⬇️ ❤️ Clean energy growth 😱 Concern over climate tipping points 🤝 How conversations help drive action Watch on Substack or Patreon: www.Talkingclimate.ca/kimcobb www.patreon.com/talkingclimate