LJ Godwin

News & updates from the IUCN UK Peatland Programme - mailchi.mp/iucn.org.uk/iu… #PeatlandsMatter

That … does not seem to be the most striking feature of the data.

I'm hiring a postdoc in wetland modeling, focused on process-based simulations of coastal and high-latitude wetlands in a land surface model at regional continental scales. Work on a cool problem with a supportive and collaborative group! jobs.ornl.gov/job/Postdoctor…

📢Peat Comms Job - With us! Come join our team promoting #peatland #resotration and protection throughout the UK. Flexible working option available , applications deadline 28th June. #PeatTwitter #PeatMatters #ComunicationsJob #CommsJobs

Another day, another record for the North Atlantic. Everything is happening so fast, it's hard to get a sense of the enormity of these anomalies, let alone their consequences.

🌿 Happy #WorldPeatlandsDay! 🌍 This weekend, let's embrace the beauty of peatlands and make a positive impact. Visit these remarkable ecosystems, connect with nature, and discover their wonders firsthand. #PeatlandsMatter #VisitPeatlands

This is getting ridiculous. OISST provides a real-time daily index of ocean surface temperature (60 S - 60 N). For the last month it has been continuously reading higher than in any previous year and still shows no sign of settling.

Our new research just published in @NatureClimate finds that the northern peatland carbon sink is being burned up by wildfire and degradation. Read along for some highlights and find the full paper here: go.nature.com/43Q7U3Z 1/n

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🌍 🏆📈 Atmospheric CO2 just hit the HIGHEST EVER level IN HUMAN HISTORY at Mauna Loa 🏆😰 423.01 ppm on Apr 6 2023 😰🏆 Up 3.84 ppm from 419.17 one year ago 😰 @NOAA live data: gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/mo… 🌍 Track CO2.Earth records @ co2.earth/co2-records 🌍

In celebration of #PeatFreeApril we'll be presenting some inspirational peat-free horticulture case studies. Learn more about the retailers, growers and producers of growing media who are forging a path to a sustainable future for the industry. ➡️bit.ly/DS-PeatfreeHor…

👉👉 Out today in @nature our new paper showing how meltwater increases around Antarctica are set to dramatically slowdown the Antarctic overturning circulation, with a potential collapse this century. nature.com/articles/s4158… A🧵on how this work came about and what we found...

🚨NEW: Rishi Sunak has failed to declare his wife owns shares in a childcare agency that will benefit from the government's new childcare reforms - cracking scoop by @RichardVaughan1 and @paulwaugh @theipaper inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

I repeatedly tell people we could lose salmon in rivers in our lifetime. They look sad but never seen to grasp how vital it is to we ensure that salmon can continue their life cycle for generations to maintain sustainable populations.

This is who @trussliz wants to put in the House of Lords. That’s not the Britain I want. We can do so much better than this.

UK Gov has just confirmed complete ban on horticultural #peat will not come into effect until 2030. A huge disappointment considering the destruction of our irreplacable peatland habitats should have been outlawed long ago. More info here 👉wildlifetrusts.org/news/uk-govern…

Yesterday I was asked: “what are the 5 things you think everyone needs to know?” So, I thought I’d share them here too: 1. This chart from the IPCC 6th Assessment Synthesis report, released this week, shows just how far away we are from limiting warming to below 2C: (1/11)

Can we have a nice talk about the direction our unelected head of government is taking the UK?