Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick

so I haven't posted here in AGES, but thought I'd sure my recent TEDx talk. Would do it again in a heart beat! It's on why net zero is no longer enough, and that adaption is imperative. Massive shout-out to the ACCESS climate model, which is under grave threat. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXJL...

For #ShowYourStripes, I chatted about the Climate Stripes with the Totally Cooked podcast team (@sarahinscience.bsky.social and @instrachan.bsky.social). Find it on your favourite podcast channel! 21centuryweather.org.au/totally-cook...

@sarahinscience.bsky.social on undermining CSIRO's ACCESS(AustralianCommunity Climate& Earth System Simulator) model "To put it as bluntly as I can, this is serious shit. If we don't hv an Australian climate model, we are shooting ourselves in the foot when it comes to adapting to climate change."

Yeah......this ain't a great forecast. Word on the street it will rival the heatwaves of 2009 and 1939. Some inland parts of Australia will get into the high 40s. The last i checked, some models were Predicting low 50s in some inland places. Im really nervous about this one. #heatwave #Australia

It's 28 degrees at 8.30am in #Canberra. My girls are making the most of outside time while they can. A north-westerly is getting stronger -not good for fire weather. Fingers crossed we see this thru unscathed. Thinking of everyone affected by the #Victorianfires.

Current conditions in #Canberra, sun set roughly and hour ago We are 600m above sea level - would be roughly 6deg hotter if we had no elevation.

the @australia.theguardian.com published an oped by me today. This heatwave is bad. The bushfires it is enabling are also bad. Climate scientists & meteorologists are incredibly concerned about the next 48 hours. And this is just a taste of what's to come. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

View from my front yard in #CANBERRA this afternoon. The fire is 300km away, in Victoria. Much of Australia is currently in a heatwave, in some places the hottest temps for >15 years. Cool change forcasted in south-east from tomorrow onwards, but this is a recipe for disaster for firefighting

So devastating 😢 Emma was a fabulous all-rounder. Terrific scientist, articulate Communicator, brilliant advocate for women in science. She will be deeply missed. theconversation.com/emma-johnsto...

🚨New paper on heatwaves in a net zero world 🚨 In our study, led by @sarahinscience.bsky.social, we find that the intensity, length and frequency of heatwaves do not return to pre-industrial levels under net zero - and in many regions barely improve at all. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Our research on the emissions & projected impacts of new fossil fuel projects has been making news this week. Joined by my co-authors @andrewkingclimate.bsky.social @raindrop-herder.bsky.social, we take a deeper look on the latest episode of Totally Cooked. Available wherever you get your podcasts

🔥 🔥 the latest ep of TOTALLY COOKED is out 🔥 🔥 @instrachan.bsky.social & I dissect the 2004 "blockbuster" The Day After Tomorrow. Prepare for tangents, skepticism, laughs, & maybe even some climate science. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1fJ... Spotify: lnkd.in/gGpJYCEp apple: lnkd.in/gy2CT4Wz

🔥🔥 eps 7 & 8 of totally cooked are out🔥🔥 @instrachan.bsky.social talk to early career researchers about their journeys into their weather and climate science. bonus 🐸 & 🐍 stories. @21stcenturyweather.bsky.social ep 7 open.spotify.com/episode/4S5R... ep 8 open.spotify.com/episode/2p4D...

We’re doing a special episode of Totally Cooked! Is there anything about the weather or climate you really want to know or aren’t sure about? Send us YOUR questions for us to answer. comment here, send a DM or to totallycooked@21centuryweather.org.au let us know if you want to be anonymous.

🔥 🔥 episode 6 of TOTALLY COOKED is out! 🔥 🔥 @instrachan.bsky.social and I talk about all things hail and storms with Dr @timraupach.com Available wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify link: lnkd.in/gJBNWDHb @21stcenturyweather.bsky.social #climatechange #weatherchange #hail #climatecomms

🔥🔥 episode 5 of TOTALL COOKED is out🔥🔥 We interview @climatenerilie.bsky.social about all things Antarctica 🐧🐧 Available wherever your podcasts open.spotify.com/episode/6762...

🔍 AMOS is looking for a new Social Media Officer If you are an ECR keen about science communication get in touch with us at comms@amos.org.au

🎖🎖AMOS Awards 2025 AMOS members can nominate someone until Sept 1, 2025, for: 🏅The Priestley Medal 🏅The Zillman Medal 🏆The Christopher Taylor Award 📷The Science Outreach Award Nominations should be forwarded to awards@amos.org.au More information: www.amos.org.au/activities/a...

In our new paper we discuss how communication of post-net zero climate changes needs to improve and go much further than global average temperature @chrisd-jones.bsky.social @sarahinscience.bsky.social @21stcenturyweather.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s43...

🔥 🔥 Episode 4 of Totally Cooked is out! 🔥 🔥 Listen to Iain Strachan and I talk about fires, droughts & climate change, with a few fun digressions in between :D Available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts. Spotify Link lnkd.in/gfftsVtA

New Australian @amosupdates.bsky.social President Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick is showing her stripes in distinguished company. Thanks to The Hon. Matt Kean, Chair of the Climate Change Authority, Australia's Chief Scientist Tony Haymet PhD, and Great Barrier Reef expert Ove Hoegh-Guldberg.

The first 3 eps of TOTALLY COOKED have landed! Check it out for weather & climate in a factual, relatable & often humorous way. Available below, & where you get your podcasts. Like, follow & share. Let's tackle the climate crisis together. #totallycooked www.21centuryweather.org.au/engage/total...

Launching on Friday 20 June Totally Cooked is a straight-talking podcast about weather & climate change. Hosted by me & Iain Strachan, we discuss with clarity, curiosity, & a healthy dose of dark humour. Follow the show : lnkd.in/gX2-_cgQ No jargon. No sugar-coating. Just the facts.

🎙️ ITotally Cooked: The Climate & Weather Podcast launches 20 June! We dig into the science behind high-impact weather & climate change. It’s sharp, honest, funny. 🎧 The trailer’s out now - listen and follow the show: lnkd.in/g_5xVka2 No jargon. No sugar-coating. Just the facts. #totallycooked

It's mother's day here in Australia. 🇦🇺 Here's my wish-list, according to my 8 year old. She's not wrong 😂🥰

6yo:"mum did you go to university?" Me [thinking this is my moment to shine & discuss how women can achieve great things]: "yes. I have the highest level of education! Its called a PhD!" 6yo: "who is the tallest person at your work?" Clearly we're not quite ready for this type of conversation yet 😂

Yet another beautiful and warm yet highly unseasonal day here in Canberra. Normally by now we've had frost, with chilly nights and mornings. There's a saying here that you should not your heater on before ANZAC day (April 25). Snowballs chance in hell of heaters being turned on early this year ☀️🌡😕

A few weeks ago I gave a presentation at the NASEM workshop on impact attribution. At 7.30am local time, clashing perfectly with getting 3 kids out the door. My middle one joined me and no doubt provided some entertainment for everyone. she loved pulling faces in the camera!

far out, Dutton. WHHHHYYYYYY are we STILL having this conversation in **2025**? C'mon, Australia. Vote wisely this election #climatechange #climatewars #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04...

Jha et al. assess 2024 extreme land heat, finding: - Many record-shattering events globally - >150 heatwave days in large swathes of S. America www.nature.com/articles/s43... (rdcu.be/ehobs) @roshanjha.bsky.social, @climatechirper.bsky.social per.bsky.social, @sarahinscience.bsky.social [8/n]

Gorgeous (but unseasonal and a bit concerning) weather in Canberra - high 20's for days on end. This should be a dream for generating home solar, but due to the grid not coping with so much of it, our system shuts down for hours on end. Infuriating to see so much clean energy literally go to waste.

I'm **SUPER** excited to share the social media links for @21stcenturyweather.bsky.social: ticktok & insta: 21centuryweather website: www.21centuryweather.org.au linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/21st... come and check out all the AMAZING science we're doing!

remember this going into the election - Dutton peddles bullshit about what's possible with renewable energy. The REAL issue is that there's more solar in many suburbs than what the grid can handle, so many home units have to shut down, wasting a shitload. We lose up to 30KWh/day because of this.

thank f**k, a small blessing, let's hope it lasts.....

So I've not been all that active on SM lately. Partly other work responsibilities, partly (lack of) time, partly there's SO MUCH going on in the world ATM and it's a bit much for my ADHD brain. How's everyone else going? how are we feeling? is there anything giving you positive vibes ATM pls share!

“Same shit, different year” says @sarahinscience.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

From me - Australia records hottest 12-month period on record going back to 1910, capped by hottest March. Reaction from ANU climate scientist @sarahinscience.bsky.social was.. colourful.

Water has been CRAZY hot off WA recently l. So many marine ecosystems are in drastic danger when #marineheatwaves like this one occurs. We'll know the impacts in due course. Brace yourselves- they won't be good.

A dire sign we're permanently crossing heat tolerance thresholds. Climate change will make this far worse, I am certain. We must work harder to reduce emissions, but that is no longer enough. It is imperative we also adapt. Thanks to Tom Matthews for leading this piece @natclimchange.bsky.social

Watch out canberrans. Incoming heatwave. In fact, it's going to hit huge chunks of northern and eastern Australia. Stay cool, everyone 🥵☀️🌡 www.weatherzone.com.au/news/canberr...

CONGRATS to @drkimclimate.bsky.social, @ailiegallant.bsky.social, Moninya Rohan, @hcleugh.bsky.social, and Mary Voice for respective @amosupdates.bsky.social prizes and fellows! VERY well deserved, and amazing to see such awesome women be recognized for their hard work & dedication #womeninscience

Prepare the letter! (written by a different Andy, but i'm happy with the co-incidence)

Can confirm that the recent humidity has ben horrendous. Even in non-coastal Canberra.

For our last Changing Climate article of the year we had a chat with @sarahinscience.bsky.social about what climate change means for the future of extreme weather events You can read the article here 👉​ www.monash.edu/mcccrh/proje...

Today I introduced The Wizard of Oz to my girls. I LOVED this movie as a kid. The tornado amazed & terrified me. Was my earliest introduction to the awe of weather. While in the tornado, Dorothy says "we must be inside the cyclone" 🤦‍♀️ Now i don't think I can view the movie the same again 😅