Neil Holbrook

Oct 25, 2024 | theguardian.com | Neil Holbrook

Timothy Darvill, who has died aged 66 of cancer, worked on international archaeological projects in the Isle of Man, Malta, Russia, Germany and the US, but was best known for his research on Stonehenge, which he fervently believed was a prehistoric healing centre. His excavations within the stone circle in 2008 were the first to be permitted there for more than 40 years.

May 11, 2024 | dawn.com | Zhi Li |Thomas Wernberg |Neil Holbrook |Matthew England

Over the last year, our oceans have been hotter than any time ever recorded. Our instrumental record covers the last 150 years. But based on proxy observations, we can say our oceans are now hotter than well before the rise of human civilisation, very likely for at least 100,000 years. This isn’t wholly unexpected. Ocean temperatures have been steadily rising due to human-caused global warming, which in turn means record hottest years have become increasingly common.

Apr 11, 2024 | phys.org | Alex Sen Gupta |Kathryn Smith |Matthew England |Neil Holbrook

Over the last year, our oceans have been hotter than any time ever recorded. Our instrumental record covers the last 150 years. But based on proxy observations, we can say our oceans are now hotter than well before the rise of human civilization, very likely for at least 100,000 years. This isn't wholly unexpected.

Jan 12, 2024 | nature.com | Xiaoxuan Jiang |Neil Holbrook |Andrew Marshall

AbstractThe variability and distribution of Australia’s summer rainfall are influenced by modes of climate variability on multi-week to multi-year time scales. Here, we investigate the role of the stratospheric quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO) and demonstrate that the QBO influences rainfall variations and extremes’ responses across large regions of Australia.

Oct 18, 2023 | nature.com | Antonietta Capotondi |Shayne McGregor |Michael J. McPhaden |Sophie E. CRAVATTE |Neil Holbrook |Sara Sanchez | +18 more

AbstractNaturally occurring tropical Pacific variations at timescales of 7–70 years — tropical Pacific decadal variability (TPDV) — describe basin-scale sea surface temperature (SST), sea-level pressure and heat content anomalies. Several mechanisms are proposed to explain TPDV, which can originate through oceanic processes, atmospheric processes or as an El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) residual.