THE Australian Bureau of Meteorology issued a media release last night (19thFebruary) with the headline “Tropical Cyclone Marcia to reach Category 5 system at landfall”. This morning there was extensive media reporting of Marcia having reached … [Read more...] about How do we know that Cyclone Marcia was a Category 5 at landfall?
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Sophie C. Lewis and David J. Karoly have just had a paper published by the American Meteorological Society. Its starts on page 31 of a special edition, ‘Explaining Extreme Events of 2013: From a Climate Perspective’ that is a special supplement … [Read more...] about Open Thread
Sydney Morning Herald not balanced, not fair, not factual
ON 10th September 2014, the Sydney Morning Herald published an article suggesting that I was an amateur, hostile to climate science and in denial. When I attempted to respond by way of an opinion piece, I was told there was no space. That I would not … [Read more...] about Sydney Morning Herald not balanced, not fair, not factual
Who’s going to be sacked for making-up global warming at Rutherglen? Part 2.
THE Bureau of Meteorology has spent several weeks looking for documentation to support its recent claim that, contrary to what is written in its published station catalogue, the weather station at Rutherglen was once moved. The Bureau hasn’t been … [Read more...] about Who’s going to be sacked for making-up global warming at Rutherglen? Part 2.
Homogenisation of Williamtown temperatures, draws attention to hot Newcastle in 1878
WINSTON Churchill famously said that, democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others. Indeed when everyone has the opportunity to have a say it can be difficult to keep everyone marching together in the same direction, at the … [Read more...] about Homogenisation of Williamtown temperatures, draws attention to hot Newcastle in 1878
Bureau Caught in Own Tangled Web of Homogenisation
THE Australian Bureau of Meteorology now acknowledge that they change the temperatures at most, if not all, the weather stations that make-up the official station network from which national temperature trends are calculated. Indeed, earlier in the … [Read more...] about Bureau Caught in Own Tangled Web of Homogenisation
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.