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edoddridge.bsky.social
Oceanographer, climate scientist, and outdoor enthusiast. Born at 344 ppm. he/him Doddridge.me 📍 Lutruwita, Australia
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Big changes might be afoot in the Southern Ocean A 20% slowdown in the world’s strongest ocean current by 2050. 🌊

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Au revoir! 👋

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First batch of tomato sauce for the season 😋 🍅 ☀️

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Back in December Antarctic sea ice was almost exactly at the long-term average. Now it's low and falling rapidly. Are we on track for another record minimum? 🌊🧊

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Climate change is heating up our global ocean at a truly terrifying speed 🌡️ A little 🧵 1/

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"The ice shelf is undoubtedly going through its death throes. Breakup events observed on other ice shelves show the exact timing of final break up is impossible to predict." ☠️🧊🌊 😔

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Last year I gave away some excess dahlia tubers in a local community group and today one of the people sent me a photo 🌺 🥰

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Coming back to work after a few weeks away and Antarctic sea ice extent has gone from near record lows to almost exactly the long-term average?? climate-plots.github.io/projects/Ant...

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Even in the popular touristy places, it can be so easy to get into trouble in Tassie 😳

submitted 59 days ago • 1 comment

Absolutely brilliant cryptic crossword clue in the Saturday Paper: “Rodent detests Spooner and those living with him” 10 letters. 🤯😍

submitted 64 days ago • 3 comments

It’s just a side point in this article, but I did not expect to agree quite so hard with the final quote from outgoing Nationals MP Keith Pitt: “I can always make more money, but I can't make more time.” Damn straight.

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USD283 per ton CO2 😳 Climate change is *expensive*

submitted 75 days ago • 1 comment

“And if we assume wishes travel at the speed of light, it’ll take another 10,000 years to reach the star. So even the most distant visible star is only 20,000 years older by the time your wish reaches it.” ❤️❤️❤️

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Pretty stunned to get featured as Quote of the Week in the @natureportfolio.bsky.social Anthropocene briefing.

submitted 78 days ago • 2 comments

New short film from @newscientist.bsky.social highlighting some of the rapid changes underway in Antarctica and why it matters to everyone. With @climatenerilie.bsky.social @edoddridge.bsky.social @antarctic.bsky.social @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social Accessible and sobering. Great to share widely.

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Feeling extremely honoured to have received the Meyers Medal from @amosupdates.bsky.social

submitted 84 days ago • 2 comments

This is horrendous. Such an astounding lack of vision.

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

Good climate news* Antarctic sea ice is _only_ two standard deviations below average! climate-plots.github.io/projects/Ant... * On reflection, maybe not that good...

submitted 89 days ago • 1 comment

Stunning display in the ocean just west of Tassie.

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Yet the abstract of the actual research article (which is open access btw, unlike this dumpster fire from The Times) says the exact opposite to this headline... 🧵

submitted 90 days ago • 2 comments

Seven sigma event!?! 🧪 As @edoddridge.bsky.social is quoted saying, a minus 7 sigma event should be all but impossible

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It’s VERY important that #Vancouver’s Downtown Business Association, who were originally against downtown bike-lanes, are now among their most vigourous supporters, because of the evidence that they are better for downtown business than any street parking they replaced. Bike-lanes mean business.

submitted 92 days ago • 10 comments

“Each girl received their bra before the school’s athletics carnival. Austen says it resulted in a 70% increase in female students participating on the day.” 💪

submitted 93 days ago • 0 comments

If we’ve ever spoken about transport for more than half a microsecond, I’ve probably told you about how much I love good cycling infrastructure.

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Apparently 2028 is gonna be one hell of a year!

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To answer pressing climate questions Australia needs to "Urgently establish an Australian Institute for Earth System Science" A new decadal plan just dropped 🌏

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