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Researching streamflow prediction. Like a sharp, reliable ensemble? Me too. š¦. Views are mine
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HEPEX
13 days ago
Heading to EGU this year? Hereās a HEPEXers guide of what not to miss
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Highlights @EGU26: What Not to Miss ā HEPEX
Heading to EGU 2026 Annual General Assembly, either in Vienna or joining online? This guide will help you get the most out of the week. The HEPEX community will once again be strongly represented aā¦
https://hepex.org.au/highlights-egu26-what-not-to-miss/
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Andrew Miskelly
18 days ago
Convection around Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle's developing eye feature.
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Frederik Kratzert
24 days ago
Excited to announce Groundsource - an open-source dataset of historic flood events! This has easily been one of the coolest projects I've worked on recently! Thread š§µ for details and all relevant links. 1/n
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Andrew Miskelly
about 1 month ago
Widespread showers and thunderstorms over Australia's interior, associated with a slow-moving tropical low over the Simpson Desert.
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Andrew Miskelly
about 1 month ago
Tropical low drawing stupendous amounts of atmospheric moisture over the Simpson Desert and surrounding parts of central Australia.
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The Saturday Paper
about 2 months ago
Australiaās national science agency needs āat leastā another $1 billion in funding over the next decade to arrest an existential slide propelled by crumbling facilities and the āsovereign riskā of losing its position as a national and international leader in research.
satpa.pe/TGSCfvn
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CSIRO funding falling short by āat leastā $1 billion
Internal correspondence andĀ Senate submissions showĀ the CSIRO is running out of money and may lose itsĀ position as a leading research agency.
http://satpa.pe/TGSCfvn
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Andrew Miskelly
about 2 months ago
Tropical Cyclone Mitchell over the Indian Ocean and intensifying.
www.bom.gov.au/warning/trop...
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Ben Domensino
2 months ago
Back-to-back 50°C days in South Australia! Andamooka reached 50.0°C on Thursday and Port Augusta reached 50.0°C today (Friday). These are among the top nine temperatures on record in Australia.
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David Pocock
2 months ago
Submissions for the Inquiry into Funding & Resourcing for the CSIRO close today. More than 20k people signed my petition calling for proper funding of the CSIRO. If you care about evidence, innovation, and Australiaās future, this is a real opportunity to be heard.
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
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Funding and Resourcing for the CSIRO
Committee: Economics References Committee Date referred: 26 November 2025 Submissions close: 30 January 2026 Reporting date: 31 March 2026 Terms of Reference Funding and resourcing for the Commonwealt...
https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Economics/CSIRO
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Andrew Miskelly
2 months ago
Extreme heat continues to circulate over central/eastern Australia, under a persistent upper-level high. The system is expected to break down on the weekend.
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Andrew B. Watkins
2 months ago
New all-time record set for Victoria, Walpeup 48.9°C, noting that Ouyen wonāt report until tomorrow as it is a manually recorded site.
reg.bom.gov.au/places/vic/
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Seth Klein
2 months ago
Hundreds of workers responsible for pollution prevention, weather forecasting, conservation and environmental disaster response are set to be cut from ECCC as Prime Minister Mark Carney's government takes a chainsaw to the public service.
www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/23/n...
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Feds target hundreds of Environment and Climate Change Canada workers putting 'public safety and the environment at risk'
Hundreds of workers responsible for pollution prevention, weather forecasting, conservation and environmental disaster response are being at Environment and Climate Change Canada received workforce ad...
https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/23/news/feds-target-hundreds-environment-climate-change-canada-workers-putting-public
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Andrew Miskelly
2 months ago
Variously onshore winds - seasonal, and with SAM now positive - holding the bulk of the heat over eastern Australia west of the Divide.
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AusPoast
3 months ago
Cars being washed towards the sea at Wye River this afternoon, less than a week after the Victorian town was evacuated due to nearby fires. Video via Luke Day on FB.
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Massimiliano Zappa (itās fun again)
3 months ago
New study by Konrad and Ryan in my team
@wslresearch.bsky.social
as part of
@extremeswsl.bsky.social
Some randmoness can help in sub seasonal streamflow and water temperature forecasts. A piece for friends of statistics š¤
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Hilary McMillan
3 months ago
I wrote a commentary discussing Daniele's huge new global synthesis of controls on hydrological processes in forested catchments: read it here:
rdcu.be/eXTrq
. Some surprising findings on the importance of overland flow, soils and antecedent conditions.
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First time Iāve ever lived somewhere thatās had a forecast for catastrophic fire weather. Donāt know what I was expecting, but it is disconcerting
3 months ago
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Andrew Miskelly
3 months ago
Aussie weather in 2025.
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Andrew Miskelly
3 months ago
Christmas Day temperature forecast for Australia. š
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Frederik Kratzert
4 months ago
Excited to unveil Caravan-Qual! š We've expanded the Caravan framework to bridge the gap between water quantity and quality. This new open dataset features: š¹ ~70M observations š¹137k stations š¹ 100 constituents š¹ Linked streamflow, forcing & attributes Links in š§µ
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Kim Reid
4 months ago
NCAR is a major pillar in global climate and weather research. This would have disastrous impacts. International leaders who care even the slightest about understanding future climate risks ought to condemn this.
@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social
#climate
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Neal Agarwal
4 months ago
Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :) The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used >
neal.fun/size-of-life/
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UNSW Climate Change Research Centre
4 months ago
šØNew paper CCRC scientist Andrea Taschetto and team have published a comprehensive review of ENSO impacts in Australia in
@natrevearthenviron.nature.com
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Climate impacts of the El NiƱoāSouthern Oscillation on Australia
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment - El NiƱoāSouthern Oscillation (ENSO) profoundly affects Australian weather, climate, ecosystems and socio-economic sectors. This Review presents...
https://rdcu.be/eS2nj
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Daniel Klotz
4 months ago
forum.cspaper.org/topic/191/ic...
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ICLR = I Can Locate Reviewer: How an API Bug Turned Blind Review into a Data Apocalypse
On the night of November 27, 2025, computer-science Twitter, Rednote, Xiaohongshu, Reddit and WeChat group lit up with the same five words: āICLR can open t...
https://forum.cspaper.org/topic/191/iclr-i-can-locate-reviewer-how-an-api-bug-turned-blind-review-into-a-data-apocalypse
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Erin Cook
4 months ago
Sumatra death toll past 500 now
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Indonesia floods death toll passes 500
Another 500 people are missing, while thousands more have been injured after a cyclone hit the region.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g4enlp6kzo
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Andrew Miskelly
4 months ago
Summer begins with negative AAO/SAM continuing (warmth/high pressure over Antarctica pushing sub-Antarctic westerlies further north than usual). The bushfire risk across parts of eastern Australia increases with every burst of westerlies.
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Richard Laugesen
4 months ago
So, your forecasts are sharp and reliable, but are they valuable? Our new EMS paper on RUVPY is out - reference implementation of RUV. Honest assessment needs to be tailored to the specific decision. RUV is general enough to model almost any context. Go forth and tinker.
doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
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Redirecting
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2025.106697
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Adam Morton
5 months ago
āDeathly silentā: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm - by
@readfearn.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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āDeathly silentā: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
One expert says he is āstarting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memoriesā
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/19/two-out-of-three-corals-in-world-heritage-listed-ningaloo-reef-are-dead
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Guardian Australia
5 months ago
āSad day for publicly funded scienceā: up to 350 more jobs to go at the CSIRO
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āSad day for publicly funded scienceā: up to 350 more jobs to go at the CSIRO
Australiaās national scientific agency announces more research job losses as it looks for budgetary savings * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Australiaās national scientific agency is expected to cut up to 350 more research roles from next year as it looks for savings and new sources of funding to plug budgetary shortfalls. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) held its town hall on Tuesday afternoon where the agencyās leaders outlined the troubled times ahead. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/18/sad-day-for-publicly-funded-science-up-to-350-more-jobs-to-go-at-the-csiro?CMP=aus_bsky
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Dr Nick š¦š¦šŗ
5 months ago
A powerful Owlet stretching its magnificent wings.
#brisbane
#birds
#wildoz
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Pep Canadell
5 months ago
1/2 We just published the Global Carbon Budget 2025, with a mix of bad news (CO2 emissions continue to grow) and encouraging news (35 countries saw emissions decline over the past decade while growing their economies). Read the highlights in a short article:
theconversation.com/the-worlds-c...
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HEPEX
5 months ago
šØNew blog postšØ Everyone needs more
#HEPEX
podcast content, including you š«µ
hepex.org.au/hepex-throug...
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HEPEX through the Alabama Water Institute Podcast Series
In March 2025, the Alabama Water Institute (AWI) and CIROH hosted the 20th anniversary of HEPEX, a milestone event that brought together scientists, practitioners and decision-makers from around thā¦
https://hepex.org.au/hepex-through-the-alabama-water-institute-podcast-series/
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Andrew Miskelly
5 months ago
Eastern Australia has gone from dry, stable westerlies in mid-October to something a little more showery for the start of November. Here's how the broad-scale pattern has evolved. Note that negative AAO/SAM (reds over Antarctica) hasn't quite dissipated yet.
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Michael Grose
6 months ago
I will be helping give a webinar on the climate and hazard work underpinning the Australian National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA), Monday 20 Oct - please register!
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b1585f...
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Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/b1585fa6-e9d8-4747-9ef6-f99597996e24@d1ad7db5-97dd-4f2b-816e-50d663b7bb94
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Andrew Miskelly
7 months ago
Low pressure system sweeping along the NSW coastline on Thursday morning.
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Andrew Miskelly
7 months ago
The coming and going of air masses and jet streams over Australia and New Zealand during winter 2025.
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf
7 months ago
The Guardian on our study published today:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds
Scientists say āshockingā discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/28/collapse-critical-atlantic-current-amoc-no-longer-low-likelihood-study?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Andrew Miskelly
7 months ago
Antarctic origins of the air mass arriving over south east Australia.
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Nick Evershed!?
8 months ago
given one of the few good uses for LLMs is coding assistance maybe tech council members should immediately open source all their code under a permissive license. to do otherwise would risk harming investment in the AI industry in Australia, imo
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Andrew King (he/him)
8 months ago
I take a look at how spring is shaping up for Australia and the possible negative Indian Ocean Dipole event taking shape
theconversation.com/changes-are-...
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Changes are brewing in the Indian Ocean. Does this mean Australia should get ready for a soggy spring?
What do the next few months hold, weather-wise? For clues, we can look to the oceans around Australia.
https://theconversation.com/changes-are-brewing-in-the-indian-ocean-does-this-mean-australia-should-get-ready-for-a-soggy-spring-262690
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Guardian Australia
8 months ago
Woman swept away in flood waters in Hunter region as emergency services respond to more than 1,450 incidents
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Woman swept away in flood waters in Hunter region as emergency services respond to more than 1,450 incidents
The woman, aged in her 20s, was attempting to flee a vehicle when she was swept away, with the search continuing * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A search is underway after a woman was swept into a flooded creek in the Hunter region overnight, as heavy downpours continue to batter large parts of northern New South Wales. Police said the car, a Mini, was being driven by a 27-year-old woman in Rothbury, near Cessnock, when it became stuck on Old North Road, through the swollen creek, just before 8pm on Saturday. Continue reading...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/03/woman-swept-away-in-flood-waters-in-hunter-region-as-emergency-services-respond-to-more-than-1450-incidents?CMP=aus_bsky
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Andrew Miskelly
9 months ago
Cooper Creek floodwater finally arriving at the eastern shore of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, four months after the rain over western QLD.
link.dataspace.copernicus.eu/8ijs
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Al Jazeera English
9 months ago
Torrential rain has triggered flooding, destroyed hundreds of houses, and killed more than 150 people in the past month.
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Dozens killed in Pakistan as heavy monsoon season persists
Torrential rain has triggered flooding, destroyed hundreds of houses, and killed more than 150 people in the past month.
https://bit.ly/44RWLRP
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Royce Kurmelovs
9 months ago
Federal Court Justice Wigney is beginning his summary of his decision in Pabai Pabai v Commonwealth with a sketch of the changes to the Torres Strait islands. He is describing profound changes to the landscape. /n
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Al Jazeera English
9 months ago
Bathing sites will be located near the French capitalās Notre-Dame cathedral, the Eiffel Tower and in eastern Paris.
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River Seine reopens to Paris swimmers, after Olympics, century-long ban
Bathing sites will be located near the French capitalās Notre-Dame cathedral, the Eiffel Tower and in eastern Paris.
https://bit.ly/40G0ekX
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ECMWF
9 months ago
š ECMWF has announced the appointment of Florian Pappenberger as its next Director-General. He will take up the post on 1 January 2026. Read more in our web article ā”ļø
www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
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HEPEX
9 months ago
šØ New Blog Post šØ Early career Hepexers got together at our recent workshop to talk career paths in hydrological forecasting. Hereās what they came up with š
hepex.org.au/early-career...
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Early Career HEPEX Activity at the HEPEX 2025 Workshop: An Interactive Discussion on Tools, Resources & Skill Gaps in Hydrological Forecasting
An Early Career HEPEX session on āInteractive Discussion on Tools, Resources, and Skill Gaps in Hydrological Forecastingā was organized on the last day of the HEPEX 2025 workshop. This session welcā¦
https://hepex.org.au/early-career-hepex-activity-at-the-hepex-2025-workshop-an-interactive-discussion-on-tools-resources-skill-gaps-in-hydrological-forecasting/
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Sebastian Lerch
10 months ago
š£ New preprint "Probabilistic measures afford fair comparisons of AIWP and NWP model output" with Tilmann Gneiting, Tobias Biegert, Kristof Kraus, Eva Walz and Alexander Jordan available at
arxiv.org/abs/2506.03744
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Probabilistic measures afford fair comparisons of AIWP and NWP model output
We introduce a new measure for fair and meaningful comparisons of single-valued output from artificial intelligence based weather prediction (AIWP) and numerical weather prediction (NWP) models, calle...
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.03744
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My colleagues Julien and Jai have just published this detailed description of the 2022 Northern Rivers floods. A very readable paper on one of the most remarkable extreme events in Australia's recent history:
www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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How February 2022 redefines extreme floods in Australia - Communications Earth & Environment
In February 2022, Australia experienced a severe flood that significantly impacted design flood levels across the affected region, compared with a large dataset of observed floods across Australia sin...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02307-z
10 months ago
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Massimiliano Zappa (itās fun again)
10 months ago
An
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journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
with
@hepexorg.bsky.social
@louiseslater.bsky.social
@annie-yyc.bsky.social
@jcbmmx.bsky.social
@fpappenberger.bsky.social
@antara-dasgupta.bsky.social
@celinecattoen.bsky.social
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