John William Abbot versus Director of Meteorology was to be heard in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Brisbane, yesterday, Friday 3rd February 2023 – a focus of this series of blog posts. While it was to be a public hearing, and I was to be the … [Read more...] about Hyping Maximum Daily Temperatures (Part 4)
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AAT Hearing about Hyping Maximum Daily Temperature – Friday 3rd February
We, the Australian public, are continually told by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology that global temperatures need to be restricted to within 1.5C above the pre-industrial era. Further the Bureau attributes the ‘dramatically increased rate of … [Read more...] about AAT Hearing about Hyping Maximum Daily Temperature – Friday 3rd February
Hyping Maximum Daily Temperatures (Part 3)
If maximum temperatures are the same, whether measured by platinum resistance probes or mercury thermometers, why does the Bureau make an adjustment of 0.5 °C in the homogenisation of temperatures from Cape Otway Lighthouse? On Friday (3rd … [Read more...] about Hyping Maximum Daily Temperatures (Part 3)
Hyping Maximum Daily Temperatures (Part 2)
Available Australian Bureau of Meteorology parallel maximum temperature data for Mildura – temperatures recorded from both a mercury thermometer and a platinum resistant probe on the same day in the same shelter – show no equivalence. They are … [Read more...] about Hyping Maximum Daily Temperatures (Part 2)
Sea Level Update from Noosa National Park, Queensland Australia
It is repeated, non-stop: glaciers and ice sheets are melting, and so the sea levels are rising. We are all doomed. We will all be drowned, said Hanrahan. So, each year on the highest tide I go see how much the ocean has risen. Each … [Read more...] about Sea Level Update from Noosa National Park, Queensland Australia
Hyping Daily Maximum Temperatures (Part 1)
There is more than one way to ruin a perfectly good historical temperature record. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology achieves this in multiple ways, primarily through industrial scale remodelling (also known as homogenisation – stripping away the … [Read more...] about Hyping Daily Maximum Temperatures (Part 1)
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
