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Hannah Bloomfield
@hcbloomfield19.bsky.social
Academic track fellow at Newcastle University.
CGFI, Bristol, Reading and UEA alumni.
Climate impacts, renewable energy, extreme weather, running, books, GF cake, and dogs.
Especially dogs. (she/her)
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With all of these different weather regimes/patterns/teleconnections/TCTs* how do you decide which ones to use to predict at different lead times?

Well we've had a go at finding you the answer!
rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Nice work led by Kristian.

*my personal favourite! :)
Balancing Informativity and Predictability in Circulation Type Forecasts: A Case Study of Energy Demand in Great Britain
Circulation types can be a powerful tool for assimilating meteorological information into applications, such as forecasts of energy demand. However, there are usually many different circulation type ...
rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Return train London --> Brussels for only £70 and 2 hours each way. Cheaper than the equivalent flight, and less faff at each end.
The clean travel revolution is happening! 🙌

(Let's not mention my Leeds --> London train is more £ than the whole rest put together....)
September 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
With all of these different weather regimes/patterns/teleconnections/TCTs* how do you decide which ones to use to predict at different lead times?

Well we've had a go at finding you the answer!
rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Nice work led by Kristian.

*my personal favourite! :)
Balancing Informativity and Predictability in Circulation Type Forecasts: A Case Study of Energy Demand in Great Britain
Circulation types can be a powerful tool for assimilating meteorological information into applications, such as forecasts of energy demand. However, there are usually many different circulation type ...
rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
One of my favourite interactions with the peer review system came up as a Google memory today 😂
June 6, 2025 at 7:15 AM
My wonderful University have just completed the paperwork on a grant I had that ran from Oct 2023 - Mar 2025. And they're confused why I'm not particularly interested... It's been FINISHED two months 😂🤦‍♀️
Makes me feel less bad about that fence i've been meaning to paint for 2 years in my garden...
May 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
This time last year at #EGU I met Jim Wilczack and he invited me to join him and an excellent team on this perspective piece that we've had published today!
It's helping a little with my EGU FOMO :)
pubs.aip.org/aip/jrse/art...
Wind and solar energy droughts: Potential impacts on energy system dynamics and research needs
This Perspective article provides a brief overview of the topic of wind and solar energy droughts (henceforth WSDs). It does not attempt to provide a complete l
pubs.aip.org
April 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Reposted by Hannah Bloomfield
Abstract submission to the 5th National Climate Impacts & Risks Meeting (Bristol 18-19 Sept 2025) is now open! www.climatebristol.org/projects/nci...

We're interested in all climate impacts and adaptation, with a day dedicated to health. Come join us!
National Climate Impacts & Risk Meetings – Bristol Climate Dynamics Group
www.climatebristol.org
April 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
The latest paper led by Kieran (with a little help from me) where we compare the traditional regression-based techniques that I've used a lot over Europe, to more complex machine learning methods to model state-wise Indian demand.
Lots of open data available too!
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
April 17, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Excited to be involved in one of these exciting UKRI funded projects. www.ukri.org/news/africa-...

More calls like this please! :) #capacitybuilding #climateresilience #energymeteorology
Africa-UK physics projects to drive collaboration and innovation
A major new initiative is now underway to advance scientific research, innovation, and economic development across sub-Saharan Africa.
www.ukri.org
March 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
An absolute pleasure to work with the Climate Change Committee on this piece of work out today:

Reasonable worst case stress test scenarios for the UK energy sector.

www.theccc.org.uk/publication/...

Key points I'd like anyone to get from this are given in the thread below :)
February 26, 2025 at 6:52 AM
New paper day!

Increasingly Seasonal Jet Stream Raises Risk of Co-Occurring Flooding and Extreme Wind in Great Britain

rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

The final piece in the CGFI and friends compound wind flood risk puzzle, led by John Hillier :-)
February 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Join Newcastle University's Climate Change Vulnerability Risk and Adaptation course and gain the expertise to understand, evaluate, and respond to climate-related hazards.

Sign up here: lnkd.in/eB8rBGxk
February 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Now this is the kind of advert I can get behind! Great work Science Moms!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYwP...
sciencemoms.com
ByTheTime
YouTube video by Science Moms
www.youtube.com
February 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Bittersweet proposal rejection this morning with the feedback:
'9/10 Outstanding: The application very strongly meets all the assessment criteria.'

What can you even do at this point except just submit again and hope you win the lottery? #rantover #needsomechocolate #someonegiveUKRImorecash
January 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Reposted by Hannah Bloomfield
Wildfires aren’t a problem in the UK, right? Wrong. Not on the same scale as we are seeing in LA, but there are thousands of wildfires every year in the UK. In the heatwave of July 2022 wildfires broke out in London.

Our new paper explores the risks: doi.org/10.1002/cli2...
Detecting Rising Wildfire Risks for South East England
In July 2022 southeast England experienced a record breaking heatwave and unprecedented wildfires in urban areas. We investigate fire weather trends since 1960 in southeast England using a large ense....
doi.org
January 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Great to host Dr Ji-Eun Byun from Glasgow university today for a project meeting and fascinating lunchtime seminar!
Now just to finish off the project :)
January 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I didn't have a single meeting today, spent all day making plots, drinking tea and eating apple crumble...and just needed to shout it into the ether.
Sometimes science is still glorious! :)
#stillgotit
January 7, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Great summary of the @rmets.org 'State of the Climate for the UK Energy Sector 2023/24' report by Ben Hutchins.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUFv...
Was great to work on this report and see the energy reanalysis used in collaboration with stakeholders. Hopefully we can do even more next year!
State of the Climate for the UK Energy Sector 2023/24- Ben Hutchins
YouTube video by Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS)
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Happy New Year Bluesky friends!
If you're just warming up for the new term here's something to read that I really enjoyed being involved in:
authors.elsevier.com/c/1kJtd3QJ-d...
A probabilistic risk assessment framework for the impact of extreme events on renewable power plant components.
authors.elsevier.com
January 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Come see me in salon G at 16:50 to hear about how I use high resolution climate data to help prepare future energy systems for weather-driven extremes.

Important networking has happened so far today. But I'd love to meet some interested humans as well as puppers! 😂
#AGU24 #pawsitivity
December 10, 2024 at 5:40 PM
I'm at #AGU24 drop me a message if you'd like to meet up and talk about anything energy-meteorology or climate impacts!
December 9, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Great resource developed by @ruarirhodes.bsky.social for @rmets.bsky.social
I've been lucky to explore the world of catastrophe modelling a bit in my research and it's a very cool job option for weather/climate enthusiasts!
www.rmets.org/news/atmosph...
Atmospheric Science in the Insurance Industry
By Ruari Rhodes, Senior Climate Change Analyst at Liberty Mutual Insurance.
www.rmets.org
November 29, 2024 at 3:18 PM
🔔🔔 Call for abstracts for a new session at EGU 2025
"Weather and Climate Science Insights for the Insurance and Financial Sectors" (NH11.4). Co-organised with @mattpriestley.bsky.social , Natalie Lord, @pjyng.bsky.social, and Nikolaos S. Bartsotas.
Submit here: lnkd.in/e6MR69gk
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November 26, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Today in engineering at @newcastleuni.bsky.social we've had a map-themed bake off and a session from PhD students about their recent placements.

Not every day is a good one in academia in terms of research culture... But everything is a little better when you're full of cake. 🗺️🍰💬
November 20, 2024 at 1:06 PM
This is a super resource for talking about different climate hazards across different parts of the world. Top work @carbonbrief.org !
I'm super excited to share @carbonbrief.org's new and improved attribution map! Use the map to explore 600+ extreme weather attribution studies from all around the world: buff.ly/3URzsmI

And check out my in-depth Q&A on attribution for all you need to know about this evolving field: buff.ly/4hRt4Gc
Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world - Carbon Brief
Attribution studies calculate whether, and by how much, climate change affected the intensity, frequency or impact of extremes – Carbon Brief has mapped every published study on how climate change has...
buff.ly
November 18, 2024 at 12:00 PM
Oh hey there bluesky. On a sleepy Sunday evening I've arrived from the dark side. 👋
November 17, 2024 at 7:23 PM