Summary The recent torrential rains in southeast Queensland are not unprecedented. The Australian 24-hour rainfall record of 907 mm is still Crohamhurst in the Brisbane catchment recorded on 3rd February 1893. We don’t know how much rain fell at … [Read more...] about Rainfall Not Unprecedented, Skill at Forecasting Dismal
Rainfall forecasting
Wet Summers During La Niña Cycles
Last night I was very briefly on Sky Television, and we were reminded by Andrew Bolt that Professor Tim Flannery once said the dams would never fill again. Back in 2009 we were told to expect drought as the new norm here in Australia because of … [Read more...] about Wet Summers During La Niña Cycles
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
Don’t Retire: Start a PhD in Paradise
BEFORE the 20th Century there was no age for retirement. There existed a leisured class who through birth or industry could choose what work they did – if and when. But, even they didn’t retire. Retirement, like unemployment, can potentially … [Read more...] about Don’t Retire: Start a PhD in Paradise
Finding Figures Quoted in Media in IPCC Report Released Today
WORKING Group II, of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), published their contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report earlier today. The summary document begins by explaining that human interference with the climate system is … [Read more...] about Finding Figures Quoted in Media in IPCC Report Released Today
Mega-Drought for Murray Darling, Predicted by Kevin Long
I began my most recent newsletter to those subscribed at ‘MythandtheMurray.org’ with reference to the Michael Crichton quote: ‘If you don’t know history, then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree.” I … [Read more...] about Mega-Drought for Murray Darling, Predicted by Kevin Long
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
