Dhruba Samanta

Honored to be featured by WCRP Academy and to contribute through the CLIVAR Pacific Region Panel.

Focused on ocean and climate dynamics, climate variability, and advancing understanding of regional climate change impacts across the Indo-Pacific.

The AOGS 2026 abstract deadline has been extended to 30 January, 11:55 PM (Singapore time).

There’s still time to submit abstracts to our session—hope to see more contributions.

The AOGS 2026 abstract deadline has been extended to 30 January, 11:55 PM (Singapore time).

There’s still time to submit abstracts to our session—hope to see more contributions.

NTU news release is here www.ntu.edu.sg/news/detail/...

Three key takeaways:

• Climate variability like El Niño has long-lasting health effects, not just short-term shocks

• These impacts accumulate quietly over decades, with real economic consequences

• Climate dynamics matter, not only average warming, for understanding future risks to people

🌍 Our new @natclimate.nature.com study, led by @xuyanbin.bsky.social shows climate variations like El Niño don’t just affect weather — they can shape long-term human health and economic outcomes. Proud to contribute on the climate science side.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#ENSO #PublicHealth

www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2026/pub...

🌏 AOGS 2026: OS01 Sea-Level Session
Understanding Multiscale Sea-Level Change Using Observations and Models

📅 Deadline: 23 Jan 2026
📍 Fukuoka, Japan

We invite work on sea-level processes, ocean warming, attribution, extremes, projections, & coastal impacts, from global dynamics to local realities.

🔥 Call for Abstracts – AOGS 2026 (OS25 Session)
Ocean Warming and Marine Heatwaves: Understanding Drivers, Impacts, and Pathways to Early Warning

📍 Fukuoka, Japan — 02–07 August 2026 |
Abstract Deadline: 23 January 2026

www.asiaoceania.org/aogs2026/pub...

Changes to tropical cyclone trajectories in Southeast Asia under a warming climate - npj Climate and Atmospheric Science npj Climate and Atmospheric Science - Changes to tropical cyclone trajectories in Southeast Asia under a warming climate

This work builds on our earlier paper, which first documented changes in tropical cyclones across centuries in Southeast Asia under warming.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@penncssm.bsky.social
#EarthObservatoryofSingapore
#SoutheastAsia
#TropicalCyclone
#CoastalHazards
#CoastalRisk
#ClimateChange

Insights
⬆️Genesis shifting northward across seasons
📈Winter monsoon genesis could more than double; summer up to 50%
🏝️Landfall patterns evolving Philippines in winter/spring, mainland SE Asia in summer/autumn
🌡️Humidity & wind shear increasingly influence summer/autumn genesis
@penncssm.bsky.social

Seasonal variations of tropical cyclone genesis and landfall patterns impacting Southeast Asia in a warmer climate - Communications Earth & Environment In Southeast Asia, tropical cyclone genesis is projected to shift northward with more seasonal activity and altered landfall patterns, according to analysis of seasonal-scale tropical cyclone genesis ...

🌏 New study in @commsearth.nature.com!
Led by Kenzie Weaver, our team explores how tropical cyclone genesis and landfall patterns in Southeast Asia are shifting seasonally under future warming.
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
@michaelemann.bsky.social @andrajgarner.bsky.social @NTUSingapore

A global map of the Pacific Ocean showing surrounding continents with orange colors highlighting warmer sea surface temperatures.

Ocean scientists are one step closer to understanding the connection between warming in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean and its impact on weather and climate. The new study by @oceanclilmatecu.bsky.social and partners in @agu.org Earth's Future is spotlighted here! buff.ly/Tcbj2fq

This study introduces ColdBlobMIP—a focused, ad hoc model intercomparison project designed to assess the atmospheric response to the observed North Atlantic Warming Hole, or cold blob.
@colorado.edu @cires.colorado.edu @lamont.columbia.edu @NTUSingapore @noaa.gov@SCSIO

ColdBlobMIP: A Multi‐Model Assessment of the Atmospheric Response to the North Atlantic Warming Hole ColdBlobMIP shows that the North Atlantic warming hole causes small but robust changes in surface winds, sea level pressure, and clouds Cloud feedbacks may amplify cooling, with a shortwave forci...

🌍❄️ Why is the North Atlantic “cold blob” cooling while the rest of the planet warms?

🚨A new @agu.org GRL study led by @sydkramer12.bsky.social + @oceansclimatecu.bsky.social unites 15 models, showing it shifts winds & clouds, with feedbacks that may lock in the cooling.
🔗 doi.org/10.1029/2025...

DeBriefed 25 July 2025: World court delivers climate ‘turning point’; Renewables ‘unstoppable’; Antarctica’s oldest ice examined - Carbon Brief ICJ said “wealthy” nations must cut emissions or risk reparations and around 90% of renewable projects are now cheaper than fossil fuels.

DeBriefed | World court delivers climate ‘turning point’; Renewables ‘unstoppable’; Antarctica’s oldest ice examined

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Global warming reached an estimated 1.51°C in May 2025.

'If the 15-year warming trend leading up to then continued, global warming would reach 2°C by December 2036'

May was the first month below this trend in almost two years.

Global warming accelerated significantly!

journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

Fascinating new study from @oceansclimatecu.bsky.social reveals that upwelling—the slow rise of deep, cold water to the surface—is not only much faster than we thought but also sharply concentrated near the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
cires.colorado.edu/news/pacific...

El Niño was a key driver of anomalous ocean warming in Southeast Asia in 2023 - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - El Niño was a key driver of anomalous ocean warming in Southeast Asia in 2023

Fangyi Tan and I led a new study showing how the 2023 El Niño triggered record-breaking ocean warming across Southeast Asia. Heat anomalies spread deep into regional seas, with warming reaching 40 m. Our work highlights the urgent need for sustained ocean monitoring.
doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Climate chronicles Climate chronicles brings together Nature Reviews Earth & Environment's annual series of 'Year in Review' articles.

Part of th3 2024 Climate Chronicles which can all be found here: www.nature.com/collections/...

Deadline for abstract submission is now extended to 28th February!!

My latest chapter reviews past, present & future sea level changes, with insights on adaptation, mitigation & key data sources for researchers! 📊

Sea level change in Asia The consequences of sea level rise present some of the most formidable challenges humanity faces. Global mean sea level rose faster in the 20th centur…

🌊 New Chapter Alert! 📖

How fast is sea level rising in Asia? 🌏
Is climate change to blame? 🔥
What does it mean for coastal communities & economies? 💰🏝️

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

⏳Abstract Deadline Approaching! ⏳

🌊 Sea-Level Session OS01 @ AOGS 2025 🌊
📅 Deadline: 18 Feb 2025 | 📍 Singapore

"𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮-𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀"

Let’s advance sea-level and ocean science together!

Thoughts with the Caltech and JPL communities, and everyone near the wildfires in LA

Session Convenors:
🔸 Dhrubajyoti Samanta (NTU, Singapore)
🔸 Xuebin Zhang (CSIRO, Australia)
🔸 Shoshiro Minobe (Hokkaido Uni, Japan)
🔸 Trina Ng (CCRS, NTU)
🔸 Shuhei Masuda (JAMSTEC, Japan)

🔹 Topics include:
1️⃣ Sea-level variability across past, present, and future
2️⃣ Ocean warming & heat-driven sea-level rise
3️⃣ Extreme sea-level events – local & regional impacts
4️⃣ Attribution of natural vs. human-induced drivers

Join us to advance sea-level science & UN Ocean Decade Vision 2030! 🌐

🌊 Call for Abstracts: 𝐒𝐞𝐚-𝐋𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 @ 𝐀𝐎𝐆𝐒 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓, Singapore! 🌊
Session OS 01:
"𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮-𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 & 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹𝘀"

🗓 Dates: 27 Jul – 1 Aug 2025 | 📍Singapore
💡 Deadline: 𝟏𝟖 𝐅𝐞𝐛 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓

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