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For those wanting to look at the weeks ahead to find out when patterns will change, you can save the Bom outlooks as an app on your phone. 1) Use Safarai to open bom.gov.au/climate/outloo… 2) click on the ‘Share’ icon 3) scroll across and select ‘Add to Homescreen’ —voila!

As a person I worry, as a scientist I’m not surprised, says @windjunky of the prospect of more heatwaves and 50 degree days in summer more often #climate #mallee abc.net.au/news/2026-02-0…

The funniest thing… The NCRA report is actually quite explicit that the economic modelling is very likely an **UNDERestimate** due to a lack of complex and systems risk thinking in all economic modelling. See link below @australian #section-4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">acs.gov.au/pages/ncra-del…

Our article in The Conversation on Australia's first National Climate Risk Assessment. theconversation.com/is-this-austra… More info at: acs.gov.au/pages/national… Minister Bowen press conference: youtube.com/live/GLvd_fuRf… Our report on the weather and climate hazards: climateservice.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest/c…

Our article in today’s @ConversationEDU - US cuts will have a global (negative) ripple effect on weather and climate monitoring and forecasting, right when weather extremes mean we have never needed accurate early warnings more.

Our article out today that I wrote  (with some colleagues from Monash and BoM) on the current ‘green’ drought across southern Australia, and how it relates to climate change. Feedback welcome!

@mrmikeyL Thanks for sharing our article Mike

Our article in Monash Lens with Ailie Gallant, Tas van Ommen, Brenda Lin, Sonia Bluhm and Angela Koning on the importance to Australia of a national climate risk assessment done well. And hence why we must legislate to ensure timely updates. lens.monash.edu/2025/06/06/138…

@MuppetMasher @Live_the_Dream8 @grok I don’t think you think much at all. I’ve worked on paid projects to do exactly all those things. Have you?

@Live_the_Dream8 @windjunky @grok I don't think they share the same values we do.. better health, wellbeing and longevity seems to be the 3 things government policies are designed to destroy, diminish and degrade.

Breaking my twitter silence. My letter in yesterday’s (30/5/2025) The Age, re: the immoral NW Shelf gas extraction approval. The private profit and tax generated by the expansion of NW shelf gas project will be swamped by the future costs. Our children will live with its impacts.

@johnontwowheels @Live_the_Dream8 @grok Projecting much?

@Live_the_Dream8 @grok That is almost true - but they have been living fine for millennia. Doesn’t require gas extraction for any of those western services though. But hey, you do you.

Wow… I post for the first time in ages on twitter about climate and the Trolls/bots come out en masse to attack. So glad I left. What a cesspool. Feel free to follow me on BlueSky. Ta ta.

@Live_the_Dream8 @grok No. It’s this ‘but we are doing good’ short term thinking that actually leads to greater long term harm. I’ve worked in country in PNG on climate risk. They are extremely vulnerable & exposed to climate change impacts. More people will die in PNG because of gas projects. Period.

@murrayf1960 Hahahaha. Hilarious. So I show you I am living the life you demand I live and then you turn that around to be an insult. Good luck with that.

@windjunky But you are tweeting your BS from a fossil fuel device, so you don't practice what you preach? You have solar and an EV well played I'm sure you are saving the planet with all your virtue signaling.

@murrayf1960 Yes I do. Our power comes from solar and our car is electric. You?

@windjunky Do you live a fossil free life? Do you practice what you preach? You whole life and your children's life depends on fossil fuels if we don't have fossil fuels your children will be lucky to reach their 20's this 👇is what they will have to look forward to preindustrial times.

Regular reminder I’m on BlueSky now… bsky.app/profile/windju…

I don’t post on X anymore but have moved to Blue Sky. Speaking of moving… I’m leaving the BoM (after over 25 years!) on Thursday. Taking a break, though head still in the cloud… New email is: Andrew.Watkins1@monash.edu (don’t forget the 1!)

Regular reminder that I now post weather and climate stuff at the other place - where the sky is blue.