climate scientist | extreme temperatures, atmospheric dynamics, water cycle | Reader @ U. St Andrews, PhD from MIT | he/him | 🇮🇪 in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 https://sites.google.com/view/climate-dynamics-labhttps://bsky.app/profile/drmichaelbyrne.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/drmichaelbyrne.bsky.social/post/3mkxn4mjcqc2rExciting week for the @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Climate Dynamics Lab @egu.eu annual meeting in Vienna! Come along, say 'hi', and checkout our latest research at 9 presentations across the week: https://media.tenor.com/Um5wy5kuZiUAAAAC/anchorman-science.gif?hh=280&ww=49803 May 2026 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:dfuvkylgpgjtk5nfl64xaeck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkxn4mjcqc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/drmichaelbyrne.bsky.social/post/3mhaiw2ddes2iIPCC in a Changing Climate: great event yesterday hosted by @earthscista.bsky.social and featuring current IPCC Chair Jim Skea. I gave a talk highlighting major contributions of St Andrews science to the IPCC process @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @ipcc.bsky.social17 Mar 2026 07:59 +0000at://did:plc:dfuvkylgpgjtk5nfl64xaeck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhaiw2ddes2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/drmichaelbyrne.bsky.social/post/3mgve4l2qqs2xThis can only be described as a masterpiece by David Romps. Come for the take-down of climate denialism, stay for the deadpan delivery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNgArVu-Qvc12 Mar 2026 21:34 +0000at://did:plc:dfuvkylgpgjtk5nfl64xaeck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgve4l2qqs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/drmichaelbyrne.bsky.social/post/3mgpf3fzckk2xhttps://news.sky.com/story/the-planet-just-got-incredibly-close-to-breaching-landmark-global-warming-target-1351744010 Mar 2026 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:dfuvkylgpgjtk5nfl64xaeck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpf3fzckk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/drmichaelbyrne.bsky.social/post/3mg6v5hbgws2xClimate Dynamics Lab is visiting Schloss Ringberg this week for the inaugural "EUCLIDYAN" workshop, hosted by the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology! Lots of science, collaboration + building lasting connections with groups working on similar topics @earthscista.bsky.social03 Mar 2026 23:08 +0000at://did:plc:dfuvkylgpgjtk5nfl64xaeck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6v5hbgws2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/drmichaelbyrne.bsky.social/post/3mftjoij33s2xWe are hiring a Chair in Earth Sci (Full Prof) @earthscista.bsky.social! Very limited teaching/admin for (at least) first 5 years. Atmosphere/oceans/climate firmly in remit. Reach out if you have questions! Deadline 23 March 2026 https://www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/4072/0/462087/889/chair-in-earth-sciences-ac2672 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:dfuvkylgpgjtk5nfl64xaeck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mftjoij33s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/drmichaelbyrne.bsky.social/post/3mcrvbph5dk27Great to be back @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social to present a seminar on understanding the physics of climate change over land. Catching 'Playboy of the Western World' @nationaltheatre.org.uk is an added bonus!19 Jan 2026 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:dfuvkylgpgjtk5nfl64xaeck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcrvbph5dk27https://bsky.app/profile/drmichaelbyrne.bsky.social/post/3mbtsw2v73c27Heavy snowfall events will occur throughout the 21st century, despite global warming ❄️⛄⛷️ Reason is non-intuitive and relates to the existence of an 'optimal' temp for heavy snow that is insensitive to warming (details: https://www.nature.com/articles/nature13625) #climate #snow https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3wz8ev4w29o07 Jan 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:dfuvkylgpgjtk5nfl64xaeck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbtsw2v73c27https://bsky.app/profile/drmichaelbyrne.bsky.social/post/3mbrdhjk2l22hTropical Temperature Distributions Over a Wide Range of Climates 🌡️🥵 Using theory + sims, we explore how temperature PDFs respond to climate change over land vs ocean. Work led by Josh Duffield! @earthscista.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @ametsoc.org https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/clim/39/2/JCLI-D-25-0262.1.xml06 Jan 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:dfuvkylgpgjtk5nfl64xaeck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbrdhjk2l22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/drmichaelbyrne.bsky.social/post/3mbo4o5ogxk2u🚨Professorship at St Andrews🚨 We are recruiting a Professor in Earth Sci (incl atmos, oceans, climate) @earthscista.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social Ideal candidate is a leading researcher with interests in impact/outreach. Deadline 23/3/26! https://www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/4072/0/462087/889/chair-in-earth-sciences-ac267205 Jan 2026 09:26 +0000at://did:plc:dfuvkylgpgjtk5nfl64xaeck/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbo4o5ogxk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/drmichaelbyrne.bsky.social/post/3m75lzw7cus2eExcited to attend the inaugural Scottish Climate Conference! Organised by @annamackie.bsky.social and Alex Chaudhri, the event will take place over the next two days @earthscista.bsky.social @uniofstandrews.bsky.social #climate #science04 Dec 2025 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:dfuvkylgpgjtk5nfl64xaeck/app.bsky.feed.post/3m75lzw7cus2e