ABOUT one week after Central Queensland University put out a media release announcing the publication of our latest paper on medium-term rainfall forecasting, John Abbot and I received a phone call from the ABC, from a rural reporter. Part of the … [Read more...] about ABC Rural Reports on New Rainfall Forecast Model
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When Ngurunderi walked across the Murray’s mouth
AUSTRALIA was erroneously considered terra nullius at the time of European settlement. I know this wasn't a land belonging to no one because there are the dreamtime stories, including the story about the formation of the Murray River. It happened as … [Read more...] about When Ngurunderi walked across the Murray’s mouth
General Circulation Models Can’t Forecast Seasonal Rainfall
I’ve just published in the peer-reviewed literature explaining: “Much of the present research effort by government institutions in Australia, which is focused on monthly and seasonal rainfall forecasts, is limited to the application of general … [Read more...] about General Circulation Models Can’t Forecast Seasonal Rainfall
Peer-Reviewed Papers Supporting Skeptical Arguments Against AGW Alarmism
Wanting to find a list of peer-reviewed papers supporting an alternative perspective on climate change? It's just been compiled by the geeks at popular technology.net … [Read more...] about Peer-Reviewed Papers Supporting Skeptical Arguments Against AGW Alarmism
Mining Historical Data to Provide Better Medium-term Rainfall Forecasts
THERE are at least 3 practical ways in which medium-term rainfall forecasts for Queensland can be improved: 1. Through the use of sophisticated statistical modelling techniques, in particular artificial neural networks to mine historical data for … [Read more...] about Mining Historical Data to Provide Better Medium-term Rainfall Forecasts
Temperature Variability by State and Over Recent Years: Comment from Bob F-J on 2013 Record
I HAVE already detailed my concerns with the claim by the Bureau of Meteorology that 2013 was the hottest year on record. Thank you for your many comments in the threads that followed the two blog posts. I am taking many of these comments into … [Read more...] about Temperature Variability by State and Over Recent Years: Comment from Bob F-J on 2013 Record