Richard Laugesen
@laugesen.com.au
Researcher stuck somewhere in the intersection of decision theory, hydrological modelling, and water resource management. Everything I share here reflects my personal views, not my employers’
2050 is closer than 1995 - what!?
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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...
I want to see Pulp cover Olivia Rodrigo's Vampire
January 23, 2026 at 9:41 AM
I want to see Pulp cover Olivia Rodrigo's Vampire
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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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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The coming and going of air masses and jet streams over Australia and New Zealand during winter 2025.
September 1, 2025 at 8:44 AM
The coming and going of air masses and jet streams over Australia and New Zealand during winter 2025.
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Modern water treatment may be the most important life-saving invention of the human race.
If these people forgo this, that's on them (but also their vulnerable children), but know what the outcomes can be: bacteria, parasites, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and other horrible, preventable illnesses.
If these people forgo this, that's on them (but also their vulnerable children), but know what the outcomes can be: bacteria, parasites, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and other horrible, preventable illnesses.
December 31, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Modern water treatment may be the most important life-saving invention of the human race.
If these people forgo this, that's on them (but also their vulnerable children), but know what the outcomes can be: bacteria, parasites, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and other horrible, preventable illnesses.
If these people forgo this, that's on them (but also their vulnerable children), but know what the outcomes can be: bacteria, parasites, cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and other horrible, preventable illnesses.
Reposted by Richard Laugesen
Finally, a story about #water on Mars that doesn't refer to #groundwater as an "underground ocean". Interesting work. www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/water-on-mar...
Water on Mars: New study uncovers ancient aquifers beneath the surface
Rice University research has uncovered novel insights into water on Mars. Find out if these findings could support life on the Red Planet.
www.innovationnewsnetwork.com
December 31, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Finally, a story about #water on Mars that doesn't refer to #groundwater as an "underground ocean". Interesting work. www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/water-on-mar...
Thanks for all your efforts on The Last Drop @timsmedley.bsky.social. It's a fantastic overview of the water emergency and even as a hydrologist I really learnt a lot. Anything you would change in the book following your recent work on degrowth?
January 1, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Thanks for all your efforts on The Last Drop @timsmedley.bsky.social. It's a fantastic overview of the water emergency and even as a hydrologist I really learnt a lot. Anything you would change in the book following your recent work on degrowth?
Wow I love supercomputers! Just finished a run in 4 hours that would have taken 18 days on my laptop. We have come a long way since these were a thing 💾
December 17, 2024 at 5:36 AM
Wow I love supercomputers! Just finished a run in 4 hours that would have taken 18 days on my laptop. We have come a long way since these were a thing 💾
Loving all the graphic abstracts these days, but what do you all use to make them? My attempt looks pretty crap
December 4, 2024 at 4:45 AM
Loving all the graphic abstracts these days, but what do you all use to make them? My attempt looks pretty crap
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Australia's warmest spring since national records began in 1910, 2.08 °C above the 1961–1990 average
The Bureau's National climate summary for Spring was released today - and was the warmest on record. www.bom.gov.au/climate/curr...
www.bom.gov.au
December 2, 2024 at 5:02 AM
Australia's warmest spring since national records began in 1910, 2.08 °C above the 1961–1990 average
#Custard were on fire last night at The Baso in Canberra, seemed to be enjoying it as much as we all were. You nailed that cow bell Sam!
November 30, 2024 at 5:35 AM
#Custard were on fire last night at The Baso in Canberra, seemed to be enjoying it as much as we all were. You nailed that cow bell Sam!
I could watch Gurdeep all day
The way we talk affects how we see the world. When we use positive words and stay optimistic, we start to notice more good things around us. It's like wearing happy glasses - they help us see the bright side of life and appreciate the simple joys each day brings.
November 30, 2024 at 3:11 AM
I could watch Gurdeep all day
Just unfollowed 502 accounts, please dont take it personally.
I got a bit excited clicking on all those starter packs and my feed stopped reflected what I wanted it to be about.
Clicking is a bit of a drag so I wrote a little program to talk to the API and do it for me, thanks @bsky.app!
I got a bit excited clicking on all those starter packs and my feed stopped reflected what I wanted it to be about.
Clicking is a bit of a drag so I wrote a little program to talk to the API and do it for me, thanks @bsky.app!
November 30, 2024 at 3:05 AM
Just unfollowed 502 accounts, please dont take it personally.
I got a bit excited clicking on all those starter packs and my feed stopped reflected what I wanted it to be about.
Clicking is a bit of a drag so I wrote a little program to talk to the API and do it for me, thanks @bsky.app!
I got a bit excited clicking on all those starter packs and my feed stopped reflected what I wanted it to be about.
Clicking is a bit of a drag so I wrote a little program to talk to the API and do it for me, thanks @bsky.app!
Success! Actually avoided this place for a day and got some real work done
November 27, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Success! Actually avoided this place for a day and got some real work done
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One of my favourite data discoveries this year: Google's mind-blowing ARCO-ERA5 dataset: hourly data for ~300 climate variables, available globally from 1940! 🤯
Loadable with a single line of Python code from a single cloud-friendly Zarr file! Below: a month of wind waves + swell: 🌊
Loadable with a single line of Python code from a single cloud-friendly Zarr file! Below: a month of wind waves + swell: 🌊
November 27, 2024 at 4:02 AM
One of my favourite data discoveries this year: Google's mind-blowing ARCO-ERA5 dataset: hourly data for ~300 climate variables, available globally from 1940! 🤯
Loadable with a single line of Python code from a single cloud-friendly Zarr file! Below: a month of wind waves + swell: 🌊
Loadable with a single line of Python code from a single cloud-friendly Zarr file! Below: a month of wind waves + swell: 🌊
That's crazy
An ERA5 animation showing the unprecedented November 2024 Typhoon outbreak in the Western Pacific Ocean.
Just incredible.
Just incredible.
November 25, 2024 at 8:58 AM
That's crazy
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If your home/livelihood are ever more frequently wrecked or threatened by severe flooding, and you've been wondering why, this graphic (plus climate breakdown) tells you all you need to know.
November 24, 2024 at 8:28 PM
If your home/livelihood are ever more frequently wrecked or threatened by severe flooding, and you've been wondering why, this graphic (plus climate breakdown) tells you all you need to know.
Especially if you live in a place where active travel is encouraged (and funded) like #Canberra
Cycling is 10 times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities and 100 times more fun.
Cycling is ten times more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities
Active travel can help tackle the climate crisis earlier than electric vehicles – even if you swap the car for a bike for just one trip a day.
theconversation.com
November 24, 2024 at 4:42 AM
Especially if you live in a place where active travel is encouraged (and funded) like #Canberra
Genuine question, is @calnewport.bsky.social really Cal? Digital minimalism and all that
November 23, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Genuine question, is @calnewport.bsky.social really Cal? Digital minimalism and all that
So #clojure folk, what is the status now of creating binaries?
I know it's somewhat a dumb thing to do but it would make sharing CLI tools with colleagues easier
I know it's somewhat a dumb thing to do but it would make sharing CLI tools with colleagues easier
November 23, 2024 at 1:21 AM
So #clojure folk, what is the status now of creating binaries?
I know it's somewhat a dumb thing to do but it would make sharing CLI tools with colleagues easier
I know it's somewhat a dumb thing to do but it would make sharing CLI tools with colleagues easier
BlueSky is so much easier than writing my paper!
Looking forward to reading about the dip in global research output that happened around the end of 2024
Thanks @bsky.app
Looking forward to reading about the dip in global research output that happened around the end of 2024
Thanks @bsky.app
November 23, 2024 at 1:14 AM
BlueSky is so much easier than writing my paper!
Looking forward to reading about the dip in global research output that happened around the end of 2024
Thanks @bsky.app
Looking forward to reading about the dip in global research output that happened around the end of 2024
Thanks @bsky.app
This is a really compelling figure to demonstrate climate change attribution. Wonder if anyone has done something similar for floods?
Ocean temperatures made hotter by human-caused climate change are fueling more intense Atlantic hurricanes.
A NEW Climate Central study: climate change increased the intensity for most 2019-2023 hurricanes & all (so far) in 2024.
Read the study & learn more: climatecentral.org/report/2024-...
A NEW Climate Central study: climate change increased the intensity for most 2019-2023 hurricanes & all (so far) in 2024.
Read the study & learn more: climatecentral.org/report/2024-...
November 22, 2024 at 10:27 PM
This is a really compelling figure to demonstrate climate change attribution. Wonder if anyone has done something similar for floods?
Ditto. Maori justice has progressed so much since I was a kiwi kid in the 80s. The recent regression really sucks but this haka is powerful
This just made me cry. Fuck. Solidarity with the Māori and the hīkoi march.
November 21, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Ditto. Maori justice has progressed so much since I was a kiwi kid in the 80s. The recent regression really sucks but this haka is powerful
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"If a woman doesn't look woman enough to a Republican, they want to be able to inspect your genitals to use a bathroom? It's disgusting.
Everyone should reject it completely... they're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kind, and everyone should reject it. It's gross." - AOC
Everyone should reject it completely... they're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kind, and everyone should reject it. It's gross." - AOC
November 21, 2024 at 2:44 AM
"If a woman doesn't look woman enough to a Republican, they want to be able to inspect your genitals to use a bathroom? It's disgusting.
Everyone should reject it completely... they're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kind, and everyone should reject it. It's gross." - AOC
Everyone should reject it completely... they're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kind, and everyone should reject it. It's gross." - AOC