Matt King
@DeformedEarth
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Solid-earth deformation, geodesy, ice sheets, and sea level. Director @AntarcticSciAus. Professor at U Tasmania. Comments mine. Flawed follower of Jesus.
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Joined March 2014
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KOPRI has launched the Polar Gallery — a free public archive of polar photos & videos❄️ - ~6,500 records: penguins, auroras, Antarctic base life, expeditions etc - Searchable by keyword, topic, year - Free to use for education, exhibitions, publications, research 👉 Explore here:
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🎥 On-camera media training at UNSW yesterday with our early career researchers Fabio Boeira Dias and @ZhiLi_Ocean! Great questions, plenty of enthusiasm, and lots of behind-the-scenes action📸 #AntarcticScience #EarlyCareerResearchers #ACEAS
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CCAMLR starts in just 4 weeks! 🐧🌊 Join us every Monday for bite-sized lessons on Antarctic governance 101. This week, learn who governs Antarctica and discover the unique treaty ensuring the continent remains dedicated to peace and science. Read more in our blog:
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❄️ What’s changing in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean? 📨 Discover the latest insights and research in our quarterly Seasonal Newsletter, out next week. 🖊️ Subscribe here: https://t.co/umik8VxLb1
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❄️“In a world of misinformation, it’s critical that government has released an evidence-based assessment.” – ACEAS Director, Prof Matt King @DeformedEarth @AntarcticSciAus @Ant_Partnership @UTAS_ ⬇️Read our story here https://t.co/GjimG1HxbG...
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The ARC is seeking views on the use of AI in research grant assessment. Your input will help shape updates to our generative AI policy. The short survey is open to anyone with an interest in this space and closes on 10 Oct 2025 https://t.co/tKXBZpbnZu
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🌍 New research in @Nature shows Antarctica is undergoing abrupt changes. Sea ice is shrinking, ice shelves are melting, and deep ocean currents are slowing. These shifts threaten wildlife and the global climate. Rapid emission cuts are critical. https://t.co/dIFZ7T0sUB
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“In our four metre long core barrel we might have 200,000 years of sediment…” - Dr Taryn Noble, #DMV sediment core lead Find out how cores are extracted from beneath the #Antarctic seafloor and why it’s important to go so far back in time ⬇️ @IMASUTAS
https://t.co/ygg2h2JI26
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New self-heating battery design could boost Antarctic scientific instruments’ runtime by 90% at −40 °C. Combines self-heating with optimized thermal management for extreme cold. https://t.co/62u4jxU84A
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...pretend the Earth is flat
Complete the sentence: "we're GIS specialists, of course we..."
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Antarctic Science: Meet Australia’s new Antarctic Chief Scientist – Australian Antarctic Program (News 2025)
antarctica.gov.au
As the new Chief Scientist at the Australian Antarctic Division, Professor Nerilie Abram is focused on tackling the immense challenges of conducting science in one of the most remote and unpredicta...
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If we don't protect #Antarctica, we risk accelerating planetary meltdown. Also, my first piece in @Nature as the first author!!! https://t.co/rllQ5cav7r
@glo_pro @ucl @Robert_Costanza @DeformedEarth @CSIRO
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It's great to have Antarctica discussed on the leading Australian current affairs program; however, it was unfortunate that we ended up with a narrative of international suspicion instead of the need for cooperation to advance Antarctic science.
“A lot of nations are sort of going backwards just at a time when we really need to advance our understanding of Antarctica.” - @DeformedEarth on Antarctic research publication trends, on the ABC’s 7:30 ⬇️ @UTAS_ @IMASUTAS
@Ant_Partnership
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🦐 Antarctic krill: Glowing red from space! 🛰️ #WorldKrillDay Thanks to their vivid pigment, Krill from Space uses satellites to spot swarms from orbit. This breakthrough builds on pioneering efforts like SOOS’s CAPS group—one of the first to harness satellite tech to monitor
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Very exciting!
Korea’s dual-icebreaker system could boost polar research capacity by up to 5x. A new vessel launches in summer 2030 for Arctic missions, while Araon shifts to the Antarctic. With up to 277 days/year at sea, year-round research is within reach. 🔗 https://t.co/rHkx1boCcF
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China to build first permanent airfield in Antarctica: "the airfield would be for more than just scientific research. It would also mean China could have a say in the international management of Antarctic airspace"
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Antarctic Science: Statement from the Australian Academy of Science, @Science_Academy, on #Antarctic Science.
science.org.au
Antarctic and Southern Ocean science is critical to understanding and responding to climate change and safeguarding Australia’s national interests.
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I am currently advertising a new 3-year research position in my TerraLuma team: Research Associate in Drone Field Operations (Academic Level A) The position will support the Terrestrial Ecosystem Research Network’s (@TERN_Aus) Dronescape project. https://t.co/BQxZcU8Y5s
careers.utas.edu.au
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Another large-magnitude and deep Earthquake near Fiji Follows the magnitude 8.2 in 2018 covered in this paper https://t.co/QG7Z3BuJ1F
nature.com
Nature - The Earth’s mantle viscosity is studied following a deep earthquake located near the bottom of the upper mantle, and a weak layer is detected that is consequential to the...
Region: South of Fiji Islands Mag: 6.5 UTC: 2025-07-29 17:53:41 Lat: -23.49, Lon: 179.12 Dep: 554km For more info and updates, or if you felt this earthquake, go to
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We welcome the Australian Academy of Science’s position statement on Australia’s scientific leadership in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. It calls for urgent, ambitious, strategic action backed by whole-of-government support and sustainable funding 🔗
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