Jon Robson

Monitoring changes in UK temperature Multiple sources of data agree on long-term observed trends

Monitoring changes in UK temperature

To (almost) no-one’s surprise, multiple sources of data agree on the long-term trends in UK temperatures.

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Evaluating seasonal forecast improvements over the past two decades We have analysed the performance of operational seasonal forecasting models since their inception. Clear improvements are measured through the different model eras, particularly in the Tropics. For t....

Are you interested in seasonal forecasts and how they have advanced over the past two decades?
Chris O’Reilly (Univ. of Reading) led a new paper on exactly this: rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

NEW

Summer 2025 was the UK's hottest on record

This year's average summer temperature of 16.1C was made around 70 times more likely because of climate change, the @metoffice.gov.uk has found

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East Asia: What is the link between air pollution and global warming? - NCAS Recent efforts to reduce air pollution in East Asia may have inadvertently contributed to a noticeable acceleration in global warming since 2010

Clean air, warmer planet? New study co-authored by NCAS's Laura Wilcox shows East Asia’s air pollution clean-up may have lifted a “cooling mask,” revealing more GHG warming.

A reminder that we must cut emissions and pollution - for climate and health.

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Job Opportunity: Research Scientist (PROMOTE Project) - NCAS We are seeking to recruit a postdoctoral researcher to join our team at the University of Reading.

We seek to recruit a postdoctoral researcher to contribute to the development and evaluation of physical processes in our world-leading Earth System Model.

Apply by 22 June!
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Water Density Shifts Can Drive Rapid Changes in AMOC Strength - Eos High-latitude variations in density, which appear to be driven by changes in atmospheric pressure, can propagate to midlatitudes and affect the current’s strength within just a year.

Do changes in AMOC strength at northern latitudes affect the current’s strength farther south? @jonrobson.bsky.social & colleagues investigate in new #AGUPubs research.

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Come and work with us!

Come work with us! Applications are currently open for this 4-year position in Reading, closing next week.

One of our motivations for writing this was a prevalent misconception that blocking systems are becoming more common.

They aren’t. They’re projected to become less frequent.

However, the hot and dry spring is consistent with climate change.

@ncas-uk.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social

Job Opportunity: Research Scientist - NCAS We are looking for a Research Scientist to join our team at the University of Reading.

We're hiring!

Join our team in Reading as a post-doctoral scientist.

Work on the PROMOTE project to develop innovative methods to represent and evaluate climate tipping points in a leading Earth system model.

Apply by 20 May 📆

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Just a few more days to apply for our new post-doc position on changes in the AMOC and potential AMOC tipping points. Closing date 27th of April!

New CANARI online training course at UKCEH Free CANARI-supported UKCEH training course on “Data-driven approaches to hydrological science”

New free CANARI-supported training course hosted at @ukceh.bsky.social on "Data-driven approaches in hydrological science" led by @amulyachevuturi.bsky.social

Find out more and apply here: canari.ac.uk/2025/03/27/n...

#hydrology #climate

Research Scientist (AMOC):Whiteknights Reading UK

We are hiring!

Interested in better understanding how the AMOC has changed, and how it might change in the future? Have a look at our new post funded as part of the EU EPOC and TipESM projects.

Closing date 27th April

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Busan IAMAS-IACS-IAPSO Joint Assembly 2025 Busan IAMAS-IACS-IAPSO Joint Assembly 2025, BACO-25

Interested in the MOC? Please consider submitting an abstract to our symposium on the Meridional Overturning Circulation at the IAMAS-IACS-IAPSO Joint Assembly in Busan, Republic of Korea, from July 20-25, 2025. The abstract deadline is February 15, 2025: www.baco-25.org @benmoat.bsky.social

RealClimate: The AMOC is slowing, it’s stable, it’s slowing, no, yes, … RealClimate: There's been a bit of media whiplash on the issue of AMOC slowing lately - ranging from the AMOC being "on the brink of collapse" to it being "more stable than previously thought". AMOC, of course, refers to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, one of the worlds major ocean circulation systems which keeps the northern

Here's my thoughts on the latest round of discussion about the slowing of the Atlantic overturning circulation. It's a bit nerdy - but the short summary is: in my view the balance of evidence strongly suggests that the #AMOC has slowed since the late 19th C. 🌊
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Atlantic overturning inferred from air-sea heat fluxes indicates no decline since the 1960s - Nature Communications The AMOC is crucial for the global ocean overturning circulation and controls the climate around the North Atlantic. Here, the authors use 24 Earth System Models from the CMIP6 to demonstrate tha...

Has the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) weakened over the last decades? In our new study, we combine state-of-the-art CMIP6 models and observation-based estimates of the air-sea heat flux in the North Atlantic to show that the AMOC has not declined since the 1960s! 🌊

Introduction to Atmospheric Science - NCAS The Introduction to Atmospheric Science training course provides students and early career researchers with a broad overview of atmospheric science.

Calling all (future) atmospheric scientists! We have the perfect course for you: ncas.ac.uk/study-with-u...

Research Scientist (TipESM and OptimESM Projects):Whiteknights Reading UK

New post-doc opportunity to look at the atmospheric impacts of North Atlantic tipping points, working with me and Len Shaffrey at the University of Reading on the TipESM project (tipesm.eu)

More info here --> jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Closing date 3rd November 24.

Research Scientist (AMOC):Whiteknights Reading UK

New postdoc opportunity to work with me at the University of Reading on the EPOC project (www.epoc-eu.org) to better understand how AMOC might change in the future. Closing date 16th November 23.

Please share if you think you know someone who may be interested!

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