AFTER deconstructing 2,000-year old proxy-temperature series back to their most basic components, and then rebuilding them using the latest big data techniques, John Abbot and I show what global temperatures might have done in the absence of an … [Read more...] about Most of the Recent Warming Could be Natural
Four-Steps Needed to Restore Confidence in Bureau’s Handling of Temperature Data
THE Minister for Environment and Energy, Josh Frydenberg, needs to immediately instigate the following four-step process to restore confidence in the recording and handling of historical temperature data. Step 1 - Instruct the Bureau to … [Read more...] about Four-Steps Needed to Restore Confidence in Bureau’s Handling of Temperature Data
Remembering Diane Ainsworth
I can’t find a good photograph of Diane Ainsworth – one that does her justice. Thirty years ago, she had a cheeky smile, deep-set eyes, mousey-coloured thick wiry hair, and a very thin waist. We were friends at boarding school, and in the … [Read more...] about Remembering Diane Ainsworth
Bureau of Inconsistencies: Need for Urgent Independent Inquiry
MINISTER Josh Frydenberg was told by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology on, or about, Wednesday 5th July 2017 that limits had been placed on how cold temperatures could be recorded across mainland Australia. This winter we have experienced … [Read more...] about Bureau of Inconsistencies: Need for Urgent Independent Inquiry
Bureau Misleads Minister Frydenberg on Goulburn
RATHER than admit that temperature dropped to a record low -10.4 degree Celsius on the morning of Sunday 2nd July at Goulburn, the Bureau of Meteorology has come-up with yet another even more absurd story. Responding to a letter from Josh … [Read more...] about Bureau Misleads Minister Frydenberg on Goulburn
Skilful Monthly Rainfall Forecasts
THE accurate weather forecast of James Stagg back in June 1944 is considered crucial to the successful D-day invasion that changed the course of WWII. Should we find ourselves at war again, is there an institution or individual capable of … [Read more...] about Skilful Monthly Rainfall Forecasts