Tree ecophysiologist, parent, ocean paddler and brownie baker. I'm interested in forests, water, carbon, climate change. Tangata Tiriti and manuhiri, she/her, Auckland Uni Prof, Lead Author IPCC AR7 WGII, Senior Editor J Applied Ecology
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Thanks for sharing @timcurran.bsky.social . I was inspired to write about warm winters when we had some record hot June days but by the time it got published, we hit a cold snap so the article missed the moment.
But it's still true - winters are warming and that brings lots of changes.
And the readership information is super interesting - 15% of readers are from France. Bonjour!
An excellent explanation of scenarios used in climate change projections, why they've changed recently and misrepresentation of the changes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
For those attending the #JuneClimateMeetings in Bonn this week, please join us at noon today (11 Jun) in room BONN for the #IPCC side event launching the report of the IPCC Workshop on Engaging Diverse Knowledge Systems held at the University of Reading in February this year.
Come join us! Te Herenga Waka is looking for a senior academic to join our climate change teaching and research programme - apply by Monday 22 June.
Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Plant Physiology // Umeå
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The subject area for the position is plant physiology with a focus on RNA biology, primarily in trees.
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Committee has recommended the Regulatory Standards Bill proceed to 2nd reading despite 159,000 submissions 98.7% of which opposed the #RSB. Democracy=dead under RW Govt
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“The number of women serving time in prison is expected to surge 63% over the next decade, due to stronger punishments for theft.”
The current austerity-for-thee-but-not-for-me government of New Zealand, preparing to usher us all into our Les Misérables era…
It doesn’t have to be this way! #nzpol
Come work with us and do research in Germany’s only national park in the Alps, iconic Berchtesgaden Nationalpark! We are looking to fill a PostDoc position in vegetation ecology (tinyurl.com/PostDocBerch...) and a PhD position in mountain forest dynamics (tinyurl.com/PhDBerchtesg...).
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Alt: Our mate Russell Crowe as Jean Valjean, with an eye on who to chase and punish next, when the actual right thing to do is treat people as human beings and make sure everyone has access to what they need.
Warming winters are changing NZ’s landscapes, bringing insect pests, smaller fruit and carbon loss
theconversation.com/warming-wint...
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The worst-case scenario for a high-emissions scenario has been revised downward – but the best-case option is now implausible
Warmer winters mean insect pests like wasps will likely spread further, while weedy plants and rats invade alpine zones, shrinking the refuge for endangered birds.
