🌊 Read our new analysis of how climatic changes are reshaping Southern Ocean phytoplankton, and will in future, with major consequences for Southern Ocean ecosystems and biogeochemical cycles. www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

In the logistics yard at work... I hope they can find all the bits when they want to put it back together ... 😜 @bas.ac.uk

A new record for the amount of solar generation from my home panels, with almost 80% of it exported to the grid. This is the way.

Interviewed by CNN and Financial Times today, about the new record set for ocean temperatures.... concerning times! www.ft.com/content/857d... edition.cnn.com/2026/07/01/c... @bas.ac.uk @attractamooney.bsky.social @laurapaddison.bsky.social

Global oceans break June temperature record with fears they’re headed into ‘uncharted territory’ | CNN

The planet’s oceans are at unprecedented temperatures for this time of year, breaking the June temperature record, according to new data, with alarming implications for global weather and marine life.

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Interviewed by CNN and Financial Times today, about the new record set for ocean temperatures.... concerning times! www.ft.com/content/857d... edition.cnn.com/2026/07/01/c... @bas.ac.uk @attractamooney.bsky.social @laurapaddison.bsky.social

Global oceans break June temperature record with fears they’re headed into ‘uncharted territory’ | CNN

The planet’s oceans are at unprecedented temperatures for this time of year, breaking the June temperature record, according to new data, with alarming implications for global weather and marine life.

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Happy Midwinter to all Antarctic folks. A year ago today, I was at Elephant Island, where Shackleton and his men were marooned for months before the amazing journey to South Georgia and ultimate rescue. Elephant Island is just outside the Antarctic Circle, so we did see a sunrise, albeit briefly.

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Record winter temperatures in Antarctic raise fears over speed of climate breakdown

Temperatures above 15C ‘very strange’ say scientists, as snow melts and rain falls on glaciers in usually frozen region

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📢 4-year postdoc opportunity!! Magda Carr (Newcastle University) is recruiting a Leverhulme-funded postdoc to experimentally investigate the generation of internal tsunamis by glacial calving. The award is linked to the POLOMINTS project (www.polomints.ac.uk). Please share! lnkd.in/ePHmPxbD

📢 4-year postdoc opportunity!! Magda Carr (Newcastle University) is recruiting a Leverhulme-funded postdoc to experimentally investigate the generation of internal tsunamis by glacial calving. The award is linked to the POLOMINTS project (www.polomints.ac.uk). Please share! lnkd.in/ePHmPxbD

📢 Job Alert; open-ended post!! We are seeking an observational oceanographer, with a keen interest in instrumentation and fieldwork in the polar regions. Please share and help connect us with the right candidate! fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

Observational Oceanographer

British Antarctic Survey | Open-Ended Appointment | Cambridge |

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Giant icebergs are amazing beasts.... a couple of years ago, we visited one up close, and now the results are published! Outstanding research from Laura Taylor and co, demonstrating how these behemoths of the sea influence ocean chemistry and the growth of life: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Giant icebergs are amazing beasts.... a couple of years ago, we visited one up close, and now the results are published! Outstanding research from Laura Taylor and co, demonstrating how these behemoths of the sea influence ocean chemistry and the growth of life: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Want to dive deeper into Antarctic sea ice? Read ch 6 of this excellent free to down review by @oceanandice.bsky.social Sharon Stammerjohn and others: www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/oa-...

Antarctic Sea-Ice | 6 | Ongoing Changes and Compelling Issues | Sharon

Continuous satellite observations of Antarctic sea-ice from 1979 onward reveal a very dynamic seasonal sea-ice cover with high variability on daily-to-decadal

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Lovely story on the BBC about iceberg a23a, which has given us decades of fun but is now nearing its end… Really enjoyed talking with Mark Poynting about this one-time behemoth. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

This iceberg was once the biggest in the world. Now it has just weeks left - BBC News

A23a was once twice the size of Greater London but now its 40-year journey is coming to an end.

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We are seeking a 3+ year postdoc in ocean modelling, to work on an exciting project investigating underwater tsunamis in Antarctica. More about the project here: www.polomints.ac.uk Read more about the post here: lnkd.in/eBjndZPv Please share and help connect us with the best candidates!

🌊❄️ When Antarctic glaciers collapse into the sea, they can trigger huge underwater tsunamis that mix the ocean, affecting ice loss, climate and ecosystems. The project I lead on this is now in the field and featured on Sky News: news.sky.com/story/underw... #Antarctic #OceanMixing #ClimateScience

Le prix #SciencesDeLaTerre et #Climatologie du concours photo #RSPPhotoComp 2025 a été décerné à Michael Meredith @oceanandice.bsky.social pour sa photo prise lors d'une expédition hivernale dans la baie de Börgen en Antarctique, montrant les projecteurs du navire qui éclairent le glacier William.

A picture is worth 1000 words... This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK. Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect. Chapeau!

Delighted that one of my Antarctic winter photos has won the 2025 Royal Society Photography Competition, Earth Science & Climatology category. Captured during polar-night surveys of ocean conditions near Antarctic Peninsula glaciers. royalsociety.org/journals/pub...

Heading home now, after an awesome week in Hobart! So much great Antarctic science happening here. Also: lovely people. Shame they’re so darn good at cricket 🏏

Hello Hobart! Excited to be visiting, to give a talk at the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, and a keynote at the @ACEAS annual meeting. Should be a great week (and the weather is amazing!) @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social @utas.edu.au

Some people steal paper clips from the stationary cupboard… others think bigger… 😉

Two stories juxtaposed on the BBC website... sigh. Anyone else spot the irony here?

I am co-convening a meeting at the Royal Society later this year, with @krhendry.bsky.social and other very excellent polar science colleagues. If you have interests relating to Antarctica and the impacts of climate change, please consider participating!

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Are you a scientist with an interest in #ClimateChange and Antarctica? This September, join a team of leading oceanographers & climate scientists from @bas.ac.uk for a scientific meeting at the Royal Society: royalsociety.org/science-even... @oceanandice.bsky.social @krhendry.bsky.social

Recommended listen: Scientists at the University of Cambridge, including Prof Michael Meredith ( @oceanandice.bsky.social ), discussed on The Naked Scientists podcast how the latest polar science is tracking climate change’s impact in Antarctica.

On thin ice: The race to save Antarctica

How the latest polar science is tracking climate change's effect on Antarctica...

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Some personal reflections, at the end of a remarkable expedition... we've seen amazing things, and experienced Antarctica in the depths of its dark winter. We're returning home with an unparalleled dataset, and a deeper appreciation of this awe-inspiring place. www.bas.ac.uk/media-post/r...

A first for RRS Sir David Attenborough: science in the dark - British Antarctic Survey

Prof Mike Meredith shares his first of its kind science cruise on the RRS Sir David Attenborough conducting research in the polar winter.

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Happy Midwinter from Antarctica! We spent it at Elephant Island, where Shackleton and his men were marooned before their incredible escape and rescue. A privilege to be here at this time of year.