A few years ago a climate science colleague of mine said "When it gets really bad, they will blame us for not telling them how bad it would be." Today - Alan Kohler made that prophecy come true in one of the most shameful examples of gaslighting I've ever seen. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...

The data is in. 2024 was the warmest year on record, and probably in the whole of human history – about 1.6°C warmer than the pre-industrial period. More than 1 billion individual thermometer measurements have been condensed into a single vital number. theconversation.com/my-new-dark-...

La Niña declarations seem to pop up in the media every other week. @andrewkingclimate.bsky.social and I set the record straight. theconversation.com/la-nina-back...

Open MS/PhD & postdoctoral researcher positions:

From this week, the Bureau of Meteorology stopped publishing their "climate drivers" page, although values for the Nino 3.4 region used for monitoring are still available. Chances of a standard La Nina continue to fade...

Our paper won a WRR Editor’s Choice award :) We modelled shifts in spatial patterns of transpiration contributing to unexpectedly high ET during drought. Then climate warming and drought legacy effects led to non-recovery of streamflow postdrought. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Is it just me feeling concerned about ENSO forecast capacities to disappear?

Australian Bureau of Meteorology getting out of the ENSO prediction business? www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso...

This, along with the dismantling of the IRI, not great times for ENSO prediction. Stay strong NOAA/CPC NMME etc!

Calling univ profs & lecturers! If you want to bring concepts from Doughnut Economics into your teaching, we've just launched a webpage bursting with resources for you: 7 slide decks, reading lists, videos & activities - all open access. Dive in & pls reshare! doughnuteconomics.org/university-c...

Exciting Postdoc Opportunity! 🌟🌊🌏 Research fellow position at University of Melbourne to study the ocean's role in climate variability. You'll be working with myself, @nicolamaher.bsky.social and @andyhogg.bsky.social and also interacting with the ocean team from CliMA. bit.ly/4fmIFv4

Submission deadline for AMOS 2026 in Cairns is approaching fast! Find a session for your science, and if it includes insights into past climate, consider submitting to our session: urgent insights for an uncertain future: climate change and variability in palaeo-records amos2025.org.au/abstracts/

First time in forever working in a Cafe 🎉 first teaching semester done, first time seeing the #bluesky and excited to get onto some science

I'm super excited to share @carbonbrief.org's new and improved attribution map! Use the map to explore 600+ extreme weather attribution studies from all around the world: buff.ly/3URzsmI And check out my in-depth Q&A on attribution for all you need to know about this evolving field: buff.ly/4hRt4Gc

Changes in global temperature (1850-2023) Find similar graphics for your country or city: www.ShowYourStripes.info #ShowYourStripes