James Bennett
@jcbmmx.bsky.social
Researching streamflow prediction. Like a sharp, reliable ensemble? Me too. 🦘. Views are mine
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Back-to-back 50°C days in South Australia! Andamooka reached 50.0°C on Thursday and Port Augusta reached 50.0°C today (Friday). These are among the top nine temperatures on record in Australia.
January 30, 2026 at 5:53 AM
Back-to-back 50°C days in South Australia! Andamooka reached 50.0°C on Thursday and Port Augusta reached 50.0°C today (Friday). These are among the top nine temperatures on record in Australia.
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Submissions for the Inquiry into Funding & Resourcing for the CSIRO close today.
More than 20k people signed my petition calling for proper funding of the CSIRO.
If you care about evidence, innovation, and Australia’s future, this is a real opportunity to be heard.
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
More than 20k people signed my petition calling for proper funding of the CSIRO.
If you care about evidence, innovation, and Australia’s future, this is a real opportunity to be heard.
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
Funding and Resourcing for the CSIRO
Committee: Economics References Committee
Date referred: 26 November 2025
Submissions close: 30 January 2026
Reporting date: 31 March 2026
Terms of Reference
Funding and resourcing for the Commonwealt...
www.aph.gov.au
January 29, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Submissions for the Inquiry into Funding & Resourcing for the CSIRO close today.
More than 20k people signed my petition calling for proper funding of the CSIRO.
If you care about evidence, innovation, and Australia’s future, this is a real opportunity to be heard.
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
More than 20k people signed my petition calling for proper funding of the CSIRO.
If you care about evidence, innovation, and Australia’s future, this is a real opportunity to be heard.
www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentar...
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Extreme heat continues to circulate over central/eastern Australia, under a persistent upper-level high. The system is expected to break down on the weekend.
January 27, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Extreme heat continues to circulate over central/eastern Australia, under a persistent upper-level high. The system is expected to break down on the weekend.
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New all-time record set for Victoria, Walpeup 48.9°C, noting that Ouyen won’t report until tomorrow as it is a manually recorded site.
reg.bom.gov.au/places/vic/
reg.bom.gov.au/places/vic/
January 27, 2026 at 4:53 AM
New all-time record set for Victoria, Walpeup 48.9°C, noting that Ouyen won’t report until tomorrow as it is a manually recorded site.
reg.bom.gov.au/places/vic/
reg.bom.gov.au/places/vic/
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Hundreds of workers responsible for pollution prevention, weather forecasting, conservation and environmental disaster response are set to be cut from ECCC as Prime Minister Mark Carney's government takes a chainsaw to the public service. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/23/n...
Feds target hundreds of Environment and Climate Change Canada workers putting 'public safety and the environment at risk'
Hundreds of workers responsible for pollution prevention, weather forecasting, conservation and environmental disaster response are being at Environment and Climate Change Canada received workforce ad...
www.nationalobserver.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Hundreds of workers responsible for pollution prevention, weather forecasting, conservation and environmental disaster response are set to be cut from ECCC as Prime Minister Mark Carney's government takes a chainsaw to the public service. www.nationalobserver.com/2026/01/23/n...
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Variously onshore winds - seasonal, and with SAM now positive - holding the bulk of the heat over eastern Australia west of the Divide.
January 25, 2026 at 3:24 AM
Variously onshore winds - seasonal, and with SAM now positive - holding the bulk of the heat over eastern Australia west of the Divide.
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Cars being washed towards the sea at Wye River this afternoon, less than a week after the Victorian town was evacuated due to nearby fires.
Video via Luke Day on FB.
Video via Luke Day on FB.
January 15, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Cars being washed towards the sea at Wye River this afternoon, less than a week after the Victorian town was evacuated due to nearby fires.
Video via Luke Day on FB.
Video via Luke Day on FB.
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New study by Konrad and Ryan in my team @wslresearch.bsky.social as part of @extremeswsl.bsky.social
Some randmoness can help in sub seasonal streamflow and water temperature forecasts.
A piece for friends of statistics 🤓
Some randmoness can help in sub seasonal streamflow and water temperature forecasts.
A piece for friends of statistics 🤓
The dependence of Deep Learning models on randomness is often neglected, which can lead to problems in operational forecasting with extended forecast periods. I am pleased to share our new paper with potential solutions for using this randomness to improve forecast quality. rdcu.be/eX8Xg
Client Challenge
rdcu.be
January 12, 2026 at 10:24 AM
New study by Konrad and Ryan in my team @wslresearch.bsky.social as part of @extremeswsl.bsky.social
Some randmoness can help in sub seasonal streamflow and water temperature forecasts.
A piece for friends of statistics 🤓
Some randmoness can help in sub seasonal streamflow and water temperature forecasts.
A piece for friends of statistics 🤓
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I wrote a commentary discussing Daniele's huge new global synthesis of controls on hydrological processes in forested catchments: read it here: rdcu.be/eXTrq . Some surprising findings on the importance of overland flow, soils and antecedent conditions.
January 7, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I wrote a commentary discussing Daniele's huge new global synthesis of controls on hydrological processes in forested catchments: read it here: rdcu.be/eXTrq . Some surprising findings on the importance of overland flow, soils and antecedent conditions.
First time I’ve ever lived somewhere that’s had a forecast for catastrophic fire weather. Don’t know what I was expecting, but it is disconcerting
January 7, 2026 at 10:05 AM
First time I’ve ever lived somewhere that’s had a forecast for catastrophic fire weather. Don’t know what I was expecting, but it is disconcerting
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Aussie weather in 2025.
December 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Aussie weather in 2025.
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Christmas Day temperature forecast for Australia. 🎄
December 24, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Christmas Day temperature forecast for Australia. 🎄
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Excited to unveil Caravan-Qual! 🌊
We've expanded the Caravan framework to bridge the gap between water quantity and quality.
This new open dataset features: 🔹 ~70M observations 🔹137k stations 🔹 100 constituents 🔹 Linked streamflow, forcing & attributes
Links in 🧵
We've expanded the Caravan framework to bridge the gap between water quantity and quality.
This new open dataset features: 🔹 ~70M observations 🔹137k stations 🔹 100 constituents 🔹 Linked streamflow, forcing & attributes
Links in 🧵
December 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Excited to unveil Caravan-Qual! 🌊
We've expanded the Caravan framework to bridge the gap between water quantity and quality.
This new open dataset features: 🔹 ~70M observations 🔹137k stations 🔹 100 constituents 🔹 Linked streamflow, forcing & attributes
Links in 🧵
We've expanded the Caravan framework to bridge the gap between water quantity and quality.
This new open dataset features: 🔹 ~70M observations 🔹137k stations 🔹 100 constituents 🔹 Linked streamflow, forcing & attributes
Links in 🧵
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NCAR is a major pillar in global climate and weather research. This would have disastrous impacts. International leaders who care even the slightest about understanding future climate risks ought to condemn this. @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social #climate
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
NCAR is a major pillar in global climate and weather research. This would have disastrous impacts. International leaders who care even the slightest about understanding future climate risks ought to condemn this. @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social #climate
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Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
December 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Made a site comparing the sizes of living things :)
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
The great Julius Csotonyi spent 5 months painting over 60 illustrations for the site, no ai used
> neal.fun/size-of-life/
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🚨New paper
CCRC scientist Andrea Taschetto and team have published a comprehensive review of ENSO impacts in Australia in @natrevearthenviron.nature.com. This is an important and long-overdue synthesis, building on foundational studies such as McBride & Nicholls (1983). ++
CCRC scientist Andrea Taschetto and team have published a comprehensive review of ENSO impacts in Australia in @natrevearthenviron.nature.com. This is an important and long-overdue synthesis, building on foundational studies such as McBride & Nicholls (1983). ++
Climate impacts of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation on Australia
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment - El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) profoundly affects Australian weather, climate, ecosystems and socio-economic sectors. This Review presents...
rdcu.be
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 AM
🚨New paper
CCRC scientist Andrea Taschetto and team have published a comprehensive review of ENSO impacts in Australia in @natrevearthenviron.nature.com. This is an important and long-overdue synthesis, building on foundational studies such as McBride & Nicholls (1983). ++
CCRC scientist Andrea Taschetto and team have published a comprehensive review of ENSO impacts in Australia in @natrevearthenviron.nature.com. This is an important and long-overdue synthesis, building on foundational studies such as McBride & Nicholls (1983). ++
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Sumatra death toll past 500 now www.bbc.com/news/article...
Indonesia floods death toll passes 500
Another 500 people are missing, while thousands more have been injured after a cyclone hit the region.
www.bbc.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Sumatra death toll past 500 now www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Summer begins with negative AAO/SAM continuing (warmth/high pressure over Antarctica pushing sub-Antarctic westerlies further north than usual). The bushfire risk across parts of eastern Australia increases with every burst of westerlies.
November 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Summer begins with negative AAO/SAM continuing (warmth/high pressure over Antarctica pushing sub-Antarctic westerlies further north than usual). The bushfire risk across parts of eastern Australia increases with every burst of westerlies.
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So, your forecasts are sharp and reliable, but are they valuable? Our new EMS paper on RUVPY is out - reference implementation of RUV. Honest assessment needs to be tailored to the specific decision. RUV is general enough to model almost any context. Go forth and tinker. doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
Redirecting
doi.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:05 AM
So, your forecasts are sharp and reliable, but are they valuable? Our new EMS paper on RUVPY is out - reference implementation of RUV. Honest assessment needs to be tailored to the specific decision. RUV is general enough to model almost any context. Go forth and tinker. doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
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‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
- by @readfearn.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- by @readfearn.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
One expert says he is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:40 AM
‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
- by @readfearn.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- by @readfearn.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Sad day for publicly funded science’: up to 350 more jobs to go at the CSIRO
‘Sad day for publicly funded science’: up to 350 more jobs to go at the CSIRO
Australia’s national scientific agency announces more research job losses as it looks for budgetary savings
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Australia’s national scientific agency is expected to cut up to 350 more research roles from next year as it looks for savings and new sources of funding to plug budgetary shortfalls.
The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) held its town hall on Tuesday afternoon where the agency’s leaders outlined the troubled times ahead. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:05 AM
‘Sad day for publicly funded science’: up to 350 more jobs to go at the CSIRO
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November 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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We just published the Global Carbon Budget 2025, with a mix of bad news (CO2 emissions continue to grow) and encouraging news (35 countries saw emissions decline over the past decade while growing their economies).
Read the highlights in a short article:
theconversation.com/the-worlds-c...
We just published the Global Carbon Budget 2025, with a mix of bad news (CO2 emissions continue to grow) and encouraging news (35 countries saw emissions decline over the past decade while growing their economies).
Read the highlights in a short article:
theconversation.com/the-worlds-c...
November 13, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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We just published the Global Carbon Budget 2025, with a mix of bad news (CO2 emissions continue to grow) and encouraging news (35 countries saw emissions decline over the past decade while growing their economies).
Read the highlights in a short article:
theconversation.com/the-worlds-c...
We just published the Global Carbon Budget 2025, with a mix of bad news (CO2 emissions continue to grow) and encouraging news (35 countries saw emissions decline over the past decade while growing their economies).
Read the highlights in a short article:
theconversation.com/the-worlds-c...
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🚨New blog post🚨
Everyone needs more #HEPEX podcast content, including you 🫵
hepex.org.au/hepex-throug...
Everyone needs more #HEPEX podcast content, including you 🫵
hepex.org.au/hepex-throug...
HEPEX through the Alabama Water Institute Podcast Series
In March 2025, the Alabama Water Institute (AWI) and CIROH hosted the 20th anniversary of HEPEX, a milestone event that brought together scientists, practitioners and decision-makers from around th…
hepex.org.au
November 12, 2025 at 6:01 AM
🚨New blog post🚨
Everyone needs more #HEPEX podcast content, including you 🫵
hepex.org.au/hepex-throug...
Everyone needs more #HEPEX podcast content, including you 🫵
hepex.org.au/hepex-throug...