Andy Baker
@andy-baker.bsky.social
Australian Research Council Laureate Professor at UNSW Sydney, investigating groundwater recharge, climate, geochemistry, and stalagmites. Not all at once, at least not most of the time. Posting more often at @[email protected]
It's starting to feel a lot like even more fieldwork (Yarrangobilly Caves groundwater recharge edition)
November 23, 2025 at 12:59 AM
It's starting to feel a lot like even more fieldwork (Yarrangobilly Caves groundwater recharge edition)
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New study tracking 6.5M people finds heart attacks and strokes peak 2 months after hurricanes pass, not during the storm.
eos.org/articles/cyc...
Read more in our year-end issue: bit.ly/Eos-Nov-Dec2025
eos.org/articles/cyc...
Read more in our year-end issue: bit.ly/Eos-Nov-Dec2025
Cyclones Affect Heart Health for Months After They Subside - Eos
In a multicountry study, researchers found that cyclones increase the risk of heart disease–related hospitalizations for up to 6 months.
eos.org
November 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
New study tracking 6.5M people finds heart attacks and strokes peak 2 months after hurricanes pass, not during the storm.
eos.org/articles/cyc...
Read more in our year-end issue: bit.ly/Eos-Nov-Dec2025
eos.org/articles/cyc...
Read more in our year-end issue: bit.ly/Eos-Nov-Dec2025
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📣 WWU Geology is searching for an Assistant Prof in *Hydrogeology*! Application deadline Dec 15.
Please help us spread the word! It's a lovely nook of the world to call home, and a genuinely great department community.
App @ hr.wwu.edu/careers-facu...
Pic from my local field trip last week.
Please help us spread the word! It's a lovely nook of the world to call home, and a genuinely great department community.
App @ hr.wwu.edu/careers-facu...
Pic from my local field trip last week.
November 22, 2025 at 5:30 AM
📣 WWU Geology is searching for an Assistant Prof in *Hydrogeology*! Application deadline Dec 15.
Please help us spread the word! It's a lovely nook of the world to call home, and a genuinely great department community.
App @ hr.wwu.edu/careers-facu...
Pic from my local field trip last week.
Please help us spread the word! It's a lovely nook of the world to call home, and a genuinely great department community.
App @ hr.wwu.edu/careers-facu...
Pic from my local field trip last week.
It's starting to feel a lot like fieldwork (Limestone Coast of South Australia edition)
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 AM
It's starting to feel a lot like fieldwork (Limestone Coast of South Australia edition)
Reposted by Andy Baker
Antarctic science at COP30 🌍❄️
A panel of Australian scientists, including ACEAS Deputy Director @profmattengland.bsky.social (UNSW), today shared insights about abrupt changes unfolding across the #Antarctic environment at the #COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/live/YjYkKvw...
A panel of Australian scientists, including ACEAS Deputy Director @profmattengland.bsky.social (UNSW), today shared insights about abrupt changes unfolding across the #Antarctic environment at the #COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/live/YjYkKvw...
Policy Briefing: Emerging Evidence of Abrupt Changes in the Antarctic Environment
YouTube video by International Cryosphere Climate Initiative
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November 18, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Antarctic science at COP30 🌍❄️
A panel of Australian scientists, including ACEAS Deputy Director @profmattengland.bsky.social (UNSW), today shared insights about abrupt changes unfolding across the #Antarctic environment at the #COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/live/YjYkKvw...
A panel of Australian scientists, including ACEAS Deputy Director @profmattengland.bsky.social (UNSW), today shared insights about abrupt changes unfolding across the #Antarctic environment at the #COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/live/YjYkKvw...
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Good morning from Sydney, where I will be live-posting from the International Research Integrity Conference, organized by @simongandevia.bsky.social , @jabyrnesci.bsky.social, and David Vaux.
#IRICSydney
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#IRICSydney
researchintegrityconf.com/internationa...
November 16, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Good morning from Sydney, where I will be live-posting from the International Research Integrity Conference, organized by @simongandevia.bsky.social , @jabyrnesci.bsky.social, and David Vaux.
#IRICSydney
researchintegrityconf.com/internationa...
#IRICSydney
researchintegrityconf.com/internationa...
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AGU is calling on Congress to finish full-year appropriations for science agencies—and we need your voice.
📢 Read more from our president, Brandon Jones, who reminds us that together, we can keep science standing strong: buff.ly/prxry8C
#ScienceIsEssential #AGUAdvocacy #SupportScience
📢 Read more from our president, Brandon Jones, who reminds us that together, we can keep science standing strong: buff.ly/prxry8C
#ScienceIsEssential #AGUAdvocacy #SupportScience
Don’t Just Reopen Government. Recommit to Science.
The United States has just come through the longest government shutdown in its history—a period of deep uncertainty that exacerbated hardships for the nation. Some scientists still reported for duty…
fromtheprow.agu.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
AGU is calling on Congress to finish full-year appropriations for science agencies—and we need your voice.
📢 Read more from our president, Brandon Jones, who reminds us that together, we can keep science standing strong: buff.ly/prxry8C
#ScienceIsEssential #AGUAdvocacy #SupportScience
📢 Read more from our president, Brandon Jones, who reminds us that together, we can keep science standing strong: buff.ly/prxry8C
#ScienceIsEssential #AGUAdvocacy #SupportScience
It's starting to look a lot like fieldwork (Wellington Caves and UNSW Research Station edition).
#fieldwork #academia #caves #groundwater #research
#fieldwork #academia #caves #groundwater #research
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 AM
It's starting to look a lot like fieldwork (Wellington Caves and UNSW Research Station edition).
#fieldwork #academia #caves #groundwater #research
#fieldwork #academia #caves #groundwater #research
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My co-authored marine GDGT « cookbook » review paper led by Peter Bijl 👨🔬 and @kasiasliwinska.bsky.social 👩🔬 is now published in @egubg.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...
Again, I am so happy to be the @cerege.bsky.social @climatecerege.bsky.social expert on #GDGTs!
@egu.eu
🧪 ⚒️ 🌊
#PaleoSky
(1/3)
doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...
Again, I am so happy to be the @cerege.bsky.social @climatecerege.bsky.social expert on #GDGTs!
@egu.eu
🧪 ⚒️ 🌊
#PaleoSky
(1/3)
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 PM
My co-authored marine GDGT « cookbook » review paper led by Peter Bijl 👨🔬 and @kasiasliwinska.bsky.social 👩🔬 is now published in @egubg.bsky.social!
doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...
Again, I am so happy to be the @cerege.bsky.social @climatecerege.bsky.social expert on #GDGTs!
@egu.eu
🧪 ⚒️ 🌊
#PaleoSky
(1/3)
doi.org/10.5194/bg-2...
Again, I am so happy to be the @cerege.bsky.social @climatecerege.bsky.social expert on #GDGTs!
@egu.eu
🧪 ⚒️ 🌊
#PaleoSky
(1/3)
Thanks to the Capricorn Caves team for another amazing research visit.
We downloaded cave hydrology loggers and a groundwater level logger, and ACKMA cave climate loggers. Visited the groundwater recharge zone above the cave. Saw lots of bats, and tree roots deep into the cave system.
We downloaded cave hydrology loggers and a groundwater level logger, and ACKMA cave climate loggers. Visited the groundwater recharge zone above the cave. Saw lots of bats, and tree roots deep into the cave system.
October 24, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Thanks to the Capricorn Caves team for another amazing research visit.
We downloaded cave hydrology loggers and a groundwater level logger, and ACKMA cave climate loggers. Visited the groundwater recharge zone above the cave. Saw lots of bats, and tree roots deep into the cave system.
We downloaded cave hydrology loggers and a groundwater level logger, and ACKMA cave climate loggers. Visited the groundwater recharge zone above the cave. Saw lots of bats, and tree roots deep into the cave system.
It's starting to feel a lot like fieldwork...
(Capricorn Caves edition)
#caves #fieldwork #academia #science
(Capricorn Caves edition)
#caves #fieldwork #academia #science
October 19, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It's starting to feel a lot like fieldwork...
(Capricorn Caves edition)
#caves #fieldwork #academia #science
(Capricorn Caves edition)
#caves #fieldwork #academia #science
It was 'student night' at IAH NSW in Sydney ( and online everywhere).
Thanks to Akhi Kumar, Danyang Sun, Nane Weber and Yaggesh Sharma for presenting their groundwater research.
I might have photobombed the official photo!
Thanks to Akhi Kumar, Danyang Sun, Nane Weber and Yaggesh Sharma for presenting their groundwater research.
I might have photobombed the official photo!
October 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
It was 'student night' at IAH NSW in Sydney ( and online everywhere).
Thanks to Akhi Kumar, Danyang Sun, Nane Weber and Yaggesh Sharma for presenting their groundwater research.
I might have photobombed the official photo!
Thanks to Akhi Kumar, Danyang Sun, Nane Weber and Yaggesh Sharma for presenting their groundwater research.
I might have photobombed the official photo!
I am delighted to have been chosen as a lecturer in the American Geophysical Union Distinguished Lecture Series for 2025-2026.
Would you like to hear about all things climate, groundwater and caves...?
andy-baker.org/2025/10/14/a...
Would you like to hear about all things climate, groundwater and caves...?
andy-baker.org/2025/10/14/a...
AGU Distinguished Lecture Series: Caves and their stalagmites: linking climate to groundwater recharge
I am delighted to have been chosen as a lecturer in the American Geophysical Union Distinguished Lecture Series for 2025-2026. Would you like to hear about “Caves and their stalagmites: linki…
andy-baker.org
October 14, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I am delighted to have been chosen as a lecturer in the American Geophysical Union Distinguished Lecture Series for 2025-2026.
Would you like to hear about all things climate, groundwater and caves...?
andy-baker.org/2025/10/14/a...
Would you like to hear about all things climate, groundwater and caves...?
andy-baker.org/2025/10/14/a...
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Happy #FossilFriday, the University of Texas is hiring two curators/non-TT professors for our Vertebrate and Non-vertebrate Paleontology Labs: apply.interfolio.com/175702
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October 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Happy #FossilFriday, the University of Texas is hiring two curators/non-TT professors for our Vertebrate and Non-vertebrate Paleontology Labs: apply.interfolio.com/175702
MOFs are in the news, thanks to a Nobel Prize for #Chemistry.
MOFs = metal organic frameworks, complex molecules. They can help break down environmental contaminants such as #PFAS, or PAHs such as naphthalene, as published by Ze Li this year:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
MOFs = metal organic frameworks, complex molecules. They can help break down environmental contaminants such as #PFAS, or PAHs such as naphthalene, as published by Ze Li this year:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
MOFs are in the news, thanks to a Nobel Prize for #Chemistry.
MOFs = metal organic frameworks, complex molecules. They can help break down environmental contaminants such as #PFAS, or PAHs such as naphthalene, as published by Ze Li this year:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
MOFs = metal organic frameworks, complex molecules. They can help break down environmental contaminants such as #PFAS, or PAHs such as naphthalene, as published by Ze Li this year:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
MOFs are in the news, thanks to a Nobel Prize for #Chemistry.
MOFs = metal organic frameworks, complex molecules. They can help break down environmental contaminants such as #PFAS, or PAHs such as naphthalene, as published by Ze Li this year:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
MOFs = metal organic frameworks, complex molecules. They can help break down environmental contaminants such as #PFAS, or PAHs such as naphthalene, as published by Ze Li this year:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
October 8, 2025 at 8:18 PM
MOFs are in the news, thanks to a Nobel Prize for #Chemistry.
MOFs = metal organic frameworks, complex molecules. They can help break down environmental contaminants such as #PFAS, or PAHs such as naphthalene, as published by Ze Li this year:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
MOFs = metal organic frameworks, complex molecules. They can help break down environmental contaminants such as #PFAS, or PAHs such as naphthalene, as published by Ze Li this year:
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
It is IAH 'student night' next Tuesday in Sydney CBD, and there are #groundwater presentations from some of my #UNSW group. Open to all! Details are here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/iah-ns...
www.linkedin.com/posts/iah-ns...
Hi All,
We are under a week away from out October tech talk! This month we will be hosting our annual student night so don't miss out. Four presenters will be giving talks on their research topics… | IAH NSW Committee
Hi All,
We are under a week away from out October tech talk! This month we will be hosting our annual student night so don't miss out. Four presenters will be giving talks on their research topics. Please see below for event details. As usual, this talk will be held in person, and online, with details to follow.
Topic: Student Night
Where: WSP Office Sydney - Level 27
When: Tuesday 14 October 2025
Time: 17:30 for an 18:00 start
Event Info: TBC
Teams Link: To be provided closer to the event
Presenter: Yaggesh Sharma
Title: Evaluating pond recharge potential in the Ramganga Basin with data-driven modelling approaches.
Presenter: Danyang Sun
Title: Classifying drip water responses in karst vadose zone: Insights from Yarrangobilly, Australia.
Presenter: Nane Weber
Title: Integrating karstification in large-scale hydrological simulations
Presenter: Akhilesh Kumar
Title: Soil Moisture and Vegetation Are Key Predictors of Precipitation-driven Groundwater Recharge at Australia’s National Groundwater Recharge Observing System (NGROS) Sites
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October 8, 2025 at 6:00 AM
It is IAH 'student night' next Tuesday in Sydney CBD, and there are #groundwater presentations from some of my #UNSW group. Open to all! Details are here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/iah-ns...
www.linkedin.com/posts/iah-ns...
If you sneak out a corrected government report before the long weekend, IMO it deserves sharing the week after. #ChatGPT #AI assisted report has fake references and quote.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/d...
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/d...
Deloitte will refund Australian government for AI hallucination-filled report - Ars Technica
Consulting firm quietly admitted to GPT-4o use after fake citations were found in August.
arstechnica.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
If you sneak out a corrected government report before the long weekend, IMO it deserves sharing the week after. #ChatGPT #AI assisted report has fake references and quote.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/d...
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/10/d...
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🚨FOUR tenure track positions in my dept @ucalgary.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social in applied & computational geophysics, subsurface geochemistry, sedimentary geology, and sustainable soil science. careers.ucalgary.ca/search/jobs?...
(please reskeet widely!) #academicsky 🧪⚒️🇨🇦
(please reskeet widely!) #academicsky 🧪⚒️🇨🇦
Opportunities
matching 'earth'
Search 4 Careers available at University of Calgary.
careers.ucalgary.ca
October 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🚨FOUR tenure track positions in my dept @ucalgary.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social in applied & computational geophysics, subsurface geochemistry, sedimentary geology, and sustainable soil science. careers.ucalgary.ca/search/jobs?...
(please reskeet widely!) #academicsky 🧪⚒️🇨🇦
(please reskeet widely!) #academicsky 🧪⚒️🇨🇦
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"80% of staff backed strike action in a ballot with a turnout of 62%..." 😮
I'd missed this article via @ucu.org.uk: www.ucu.org.uk/article/1417.... Another #EarthScience / #Geology department under threat, along with several other academic areas.
I'd missed this article via @ucu.org.uk: www.ucu.org.uk/article/1417.... Another #EarthScience / #Geology department under threat, along with several other academic areas.
University of Leicester staff announce strike action over job cut plans
Members of the University and College Union (UCU) at the University of Leicester have today announced that they will take 15 days of industrial action in response to the university's plans to slash jo...
www.ucu.org.uk
October 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
"80% of staff backed strike action in a ballot with a turnout of 62%..." 😮
I'd missed this article via @ucu.org.uk: www.ucu.org.uk/article/1417.... Another #EarthScience / #Geology department under threat, along with several other academic areas.
I'd missed this article via @ucu.org.uk: www.ucu.org.uk/article/1417.... Another #EarthScience / #Geology department under threat, along with several other academic areas.
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Made-up citations can indicate the use of generative AI in crafting the paper – but another detail caught his attention as particularly odd: The researchers on the paper, a study on the transformation of the Brazilian coastline, all listed affiliations in India.
Sleuth unearths citation, authorship issues at earth sciences journal
Carlos Conforti Ferreira Guedes, a geology professor at the Federal University of Paraná in Brazil, came across a paper in the Journal of South American Earth Sciences earlier this year with irrele…
retractionwatch.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Made-up citations can indicate the use of generative AI in crafting the paper – but another detail caught his attention as particularly odd: The researchers on the paper, a study on the transformation of the Brazilian coastline, all listed affiliations in India.
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An incredibly high resolution paleoclimate record has revealed several major, extended droughts that coincide with the period of Classic Maya collapse.
Major Droughts Coincided with Classic Maya Collapse - Eos
Understanding how individual cities responded to climate stress will help create holistic pictures of how these societies functioned.
eos.org
September 25, 2025 at 6:12 PM
An incredibly high resolution paleoclimate record has revealed several major, extended droughts that coincide with the period of Classic Maya collapse.
Reposted by Andy Baker
New paper alert led by Christina Song & Micha Campbell
Working at Wombeyan Caves, we identified potential recharge events by logging cave drip water in a shallow cave
During our monitoring, an intense fire occurred above the cave. Find out what happened here...
andy-baker.org/2025/09/14/u...
Working at Wombeyan Caves, we identified potential recharge events by logging cave drip water in a shallow cave
During our monitoring, an intense fire occurred above the cave. Find out what happened here...
andy-baker.org/2025/09/14/u...
Understanding Groundwater Recharge: Impact of Rainfall and Fires
Groundwater can be replenished by rainfall that percolates from the surface to the water table. The amount of rainfall that is needed to generate this groundwater recharge is hard to measure. We de…
andy-baker.org
September 14, 2025 at 1:27 AM
New paper alert led by Christina Song & Micha Campbell
Working at Wombeyan Caves, we identified potential recharge events by logging cave drip water in a shallow cave
During our monitoring, an intense fire occurred above the cave. Find out what happened here...
andy-baker.org/2025/09/14/u...
Working at Wombeyan Caves, we identified potential recharge events by logging cave drip water in a shallow cave
During our monitoring, an intense fire occurred above the cave. Find out what happened here...
andy-baker.org/2025/09/14/u...
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Hydrology Paper of the Day @andy-baker.bsky.social on how surface fire affects groundwater recharge due to rainfall in a karst cave situated in New South Wales, Australia: drip loggers utilized to quantify recharge and a model of how fractures, ash, vegetation and soil affects water inputs.
New paper alert led by Christina Song & Micha Campbell
Working at Wombeyan Caves, we identified potential recharge events by logging cave drip water in a shallow cave
During our monitoring, an intense fire occurred above the cave. Find out what happened here...
andy-baker.org/2025/09/14/u...
Working at Wombeyan Caves, we identified potential recharge events by logging cave drip water in a shallow cave
During our monitoring, an intense fire occurred above the cave. Find out what happened here...
andy-baker.org/2025/09/14/u...
Understanding Groundwater Recharge: Impact of Rainfall and Fires
Groundwater can be replenished by rainfall that percolates from the surface to the water table. The amount of rainfall that is needed to generate this groundwater recharge is hard to measure. We de…
andy-baker.org
September 20, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Hydrology Paper of the Day @andy-baker.bsky.social on how surface fire affects groundwater recharge due to rainfall in a karst cave situated in New South Wales, Australia: drip loggers utilized to quantify recharge and a model of how fractures, ash, vegetation and soil affects water inputs.
Reposted by Andy Baker
Mentors matter—especially in challenging times.
The latest #EGU special issue Women in #Hydrology shines a light on women who’ve broken ground in hydrological sciences, & the mentees following their path.
Essential reads on equity, inclusion, & resilience.
Check 👇
blogs.egu.eu/divisions/hs...
The latest #EGU special issue Women in #Hydrology shines a light on women who’ve broken ground in hydrological sciences, & the mentees following their path.
Essential reads on equity, inclusion, & resilience.
Check 👇
blogs.egu.eu/divisions/hs...
Women in Hydrology – The Story of a Special Issue
It was 2021, and we were not feeling good. COVID-19 was in full force. Personally we were experiencing lockdown conditions, disruptions to our work, schooling and childcare arrangements. Our social...
blogs.egu.eu
September 12, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Mentors matter—especially in challenging times.
The latest #EGU special issue Women in #Hydrology shines a light on women who’ve broken ground in hydrological sciences, & the mentees following their path.
Essential reads on equity, inclusion, & resilience.
Check 👇
blogs.egu.eu/divisions/hs...
The latest #EGU special issue Women in #Hydrology shines a light on women who’ve broken ground in hydrological sciences, & the mentees following their path.
Essential reads on equity, inclusion, & resilience.
Check 👇
blogs.egu.eu/divisions/hs...