“Leading #Climate #scientist Professor #SarahPerkinsKirkpatrick, president of the #Australian #Meteorological and #Oceanographic Society, said cutting one-third of the specialised workforce would devastate #CSIRO’s capacity to predict and model the effects of climate change.

“Basically, without the #ACCESS model, we’re running on a dial-up modem,” she said.

In a submission to a #Senate inquiry into CSIRO’s #funding and #resourcing, Science and Technology Australia chief executive #RyanWinn said CSIRO’s work was “deeply embedded in the broader #research ecosystem” in Australia.
“It is a vital partner in projects with universities and industry and hosts critical research infrastructure assets,” Winn said.

“Any reductions to CSIRO’s capacity to maintain this essential support will send far-reaching and enduring ripple effects across the [research and development] system.”

Cost too much, too hard to study and develop, don’t bother. — #Labor

#ClimateEmergency / #Straya <https://smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/csiro-cuts-climate-research-jobs-despite-budget-funding-boost-20260521-p5zzd3.html> (paywall) / https://archive.md/2IYoJ>

“Staff were told on Thursday that 102 full-time equivalent positions would be cut from the unit, with a large number to come from climate modelling teams.”

“Leading #ClimateScientist Professor #SarahPerkinsKirkpatrick, president of the #Australian #Meteorological and #Oceanographic Society, described the cuts as “one of the worst things I’ve seen during my career”.

“If we don’t have the Australian climate model, then we simply cannot replicate Australia’s climate and #weather within an accurate envelope; it’s just not possible,” she told this masthead.

“None of the other climate models that exist across the world can do that.”

Cuts to strategic CSIRO climate modelling suggests the Learned leader listens to the Economic sooth-sayers in suits than science based facts.

#Science / #straya / #labor #AusPol <https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/worst-thing-i-ve-ever-seen-csiro-slashes-climate-modelling-jobs-20260310-p5o97a.html> (paywall) / <https://archive.md/3Btji>

Happy #Sunday afternoon from the #Northland!

Welcome to #March and #meteorological #spring! The new #month and #season is starting off just like the previous month and season.

Don't worry. There is plenty of #sunshine, and it will be #warming up from here.

#wxtooter #weather #wx #MNwx #WIwx #UPwx

Happy #Sunday afternoon from the #Northland!

We enter the final week of #meteorological #winter with #cool #temperatures and #breezy #winds.

At least there is some #sunshine at times to make up for the late February chill.

#wxtooter #weather #wx #MNwx #WIwx #UPwx

From the Miller’s Tale to King Lear’s roaring sea, a history of flooding in literature

by Stewart Mottram

Chaucer and Shakespeare lived through periods of weird weather not unlike what we are seeing today. So what can we learn from their writing?

https://theconversation.com/from-the-millers-tale-to-king-lears-roaring-sea-a-history-of-flooding-in-literature-270947?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%204%202025%20-%203604936800&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20December%204%202025%20-%203604936800+CID_9dfc34c270e32b22d602076f3a77bd64&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=From%20the%20Millers%20Tale%20to%20King%20Lears%20roaring%20sea%20a%20history%20of%20flooding%20in%20literature

Chaucer & Shakespeare at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/144
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/65

#books #Meteorological _history

Cloud Duvet over the Cleveland Hills

The morning sky was as clear as one could hope for December, though the Cleveland Hills had chosen to hide beneath a bank of cloud. One could call it an orographic cloud, if one wished to sound as if one had paid attention in geography lessons. The term comes from the Greek oros for mountain, which is rather generous for the Cleveland Hill ...

http://www.fhithich.uk/2025/12/03/cloud-duvet-over-the-cleveland-hills/

#ClevelandHills #meteorological

Happy #Monday afternoon from the #Northland!

Welcome to the start of #December and #meteorological #winter, and it definitely feels like the new #season with below average #temperatures.

At least we are getting some peeks of #sunshine out there, but not much.

#wxtooter #weather #wx #MNwx #WIwx #UPwx

NORTHLAND FORECAST FOR DECEMBER 1, 2025:

The start of #meteorological #winter and #December will be a #cold one for the #Northland.

Any #snow #showers will end Sunday night with lows in the single digits, but feeling like it’s below zero.

Monday will see a mix of #sunshine and #clouds as a light #breeze forms from the southwest. That won’t help #temperatures as highs stay in the teens.

VIDEO: https://www.fox21online.com/2025/11/30/sunday-evening-northland-forecast-11-30-2025/

#wxtooter #wx #weather #forecast #MNwx #WIwx #UPwx

Happy #Sunday afternoon from the #Northland!

The last day of #meteorological #fall is definitely feeling more like #winter.

Some periodic light #snow #showers will pass through, but the #cold #temperatures are settling in.

#wxtooter #weather #wx #MNwx #WIwx #UPwx