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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick is an Australian climate scientist and expert in heatwave research. She was awarded a NSW Young Tall Poppy in 2013 and received the Dorothy Hill award in 2021. She has extensive science communication experience. .. more

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Jun 20

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...

Totally Cooked: The Weather & Climate Podcast

The climate is changing. So is the conversation. Totally Cooked is a podcast about weather, climate change, and what it all means for life on Earth.

www.21centuryweather.org.au

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 15h

Absolutely! Pushing ahead with it as fast we can but we have limited resources

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 1d

Hi Kirsty, happy for you to reach out via standard work email. but in a nut shell, if we can convert CH4 into CO2 equiv (which can be done) then we have a solid shot. we are also working on a freely available online tool & other impacts too

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 1d

thanks, I might need to train up in Katniss-like skills.....
My husband asked if there was a hit out on me already, and whether he need to look in to witness protection. I'm not entirely sure if that was all said in humor

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 1d

HARD AGREE!

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 1d

(Who knows, maybe they'll come after me now too....)

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah this is pretty abhorrent. It has tones of the climate wars all over again. Pretty low of them to come after IPCC authors in this way.
Im a CLA w Fredi on Ch3, she's a brilliant scientist

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 1d

deflect, deflect, deflect, and a sprinkle of rehash, that's all they are doing

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 2d

here's an article we wrote for The Conversation:
theconversation.com/for-the-firs...

For the first time, we linked a new fossil fuel project to hundreds of deaths. Here’s the impact of Woodside’s Scarborough gas project

The results challenge claims that the climate risks posed by an individual fossil fuel project are negligible or cannot be quantified.

theconversation.com

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 2d

For so long, fossil fuel projects have said their contribution to climate change is "negligible".
Turns out that's wrong.
Our research in NPJ Climate Action proves it.
Every tonne of CO2 matters.
@21stcenturyweather.bsky.social
@minderoo.bsky.social
#climatechange
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Quantifying the regional to global climate impacts of individual fossil fuel projects to inform decision-making - npj Climate Action

npj Climate Action - Quantifying the regional to global climate impacts of individual fossil fuel projects to inform decision-making

www.nature.com

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 19d

Yeah, its hardly the best 😬
But we had a lot of fun with this episode. This one is more for the entertainment value.

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 19d

🔥 🔥 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

The Day After Tomorrow (2004) | A Totally Cooked Movie Special

YouTube video by 21st Century Weather

www.youtube.com

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Sep 11

enjoy! keen for any feedback you might have

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Sep 10

Thanks Kelly! Hope you enjoy the podcast as much as I enjoy making it with @instrachan.bsky.social.
Im also an IPCC convening lead author this cycle. Will talk about this on the podcast at some point, im sure 😄

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Aug 29

🔥🔥 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...

Spotify – Web Player

open.spotify.com

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Aug 13

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 [email protected]

let us know if you want to be anonymous.

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Aug 3

I can't seem to sign up - says form is closed?

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Aug 1

🔥 🔥 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

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Jul 30

Im so sorry this is happening in your country 😢

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Jul 30

Worse. Because we should definitely know better

Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Jul 30

For f**ks sake. I cannot believe we're back here again. Why on earth....just WHY.
They pull NOAA apart and then pull this shit....Arghggh

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · Nov 22

one of my Twitter bangers from 2021, reproduced here, with minor editing:

I've been collecting "lessons I've learned communicating climate on Twitter" over the last 8 years and finally thought I'd write a 🧵. This is mainly aimed at younger scientists, but others might find it useful.

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David Jones @ozhillbilly.bsky.social · Dec 7

This is why it’s so humid around Australia ATM, with SSTs at record levels driven by global warming. Each degree increases absolute humidity by about 8%. More at www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/clim...

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Colin Raymond @regclimo.bsky.social · Dec 18

Some thoughts from our team, led by Tom Matthews, on how the 2024 Hajj heat tragedy can be seen as a shot across the bow from a changing climate -- and the critical data and research-to-action hurdles which it exemplifies. doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Andrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · Feb 4

Waters around northern tropical Australia were by far the hottest on record for January 2025. Data from 1900-2025 from ERSSTv5. Typically northern Australian water temperatures peak in late summer
www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/clim...

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It's Not A Race @itsnotarace2025.bsky.social · Mar 19

Dutton is just making shit up.

#renewables #DontRiskDutton #auspol #election2025

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ARC 21st Century Weather @21stcenturyweather.bsky.social · Jun 3

Coming soon: Totally Cooked – The Climate & Weather Podcast!

Science, weather, dark humour. No jargon, no sugar-coating.
Hosted by @sarahinscience.bsky.social & @instrachan.bsky.social.
First three episodes drop Friday 20 June.

Follow us here: www.21centuryweather.org.au/engage/total...

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · Jul 21

🔥🔥 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...

How is climate change impacting Antarctica?

Totally Cooked: The Climate & Weather Podcast · Episode

open.spotify.com

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Felicity McCormack @fsmccormack.bsky.social · Jul 17

Wherever I think about all we could have done to prevent where we are in the climate crisis I think about this steamroller scene..

a man and a woman are sitting in a vehicle with the man holding a steering wheel

ALT: a man and a woman are sitting in a vehicle with the man holding a steering wheel

media.tenor.com

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Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society (AMOS) @amosupdates.bsky.social · Jul 15

🔍 AMOS is looking for a new Social Media Officer

If you are an ECR keen about science communication get in touch with us at [email protected]

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