Peter Hannam
@peterhannam1.bsky.social
Media manager at Australia’s Climate Change Authority. Former a senior journalist at the Guardian, Sydney Morning Herald/Age and Bloomberg. Every part of a degree of heating matters. (Also via 88phannam@gmail.com)
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Australia’s climate hit regions will need fit-for-future science and modelling
It won’t come as much consolation to Victorian communities picking through the burnt rubble from last week’s bushfires to know the damage could have been a lot worse.
reneweconomy.com.au
Here’s Matt Kean’s first oped of the year, kindly published by @reneweconomy.com.au.
Victoria’s fires (and now floods) underscore the need for Australia to have fit-for-future climate science and modelling:
reneweconomy.com.au/australias-c...
Victoria’s fires (and now floods) underscore the need for Australia to have fit-for-future climate science and modelling:
reneweconomy.com.au/australias-c...
Reposted by Peter Hannam
The Washington Post was consistently doing some of the best climate reporting out there in recent years. This is a huge loss (h/t @sammyroth.bsky.social) open.substack.com/pub/climatec...
Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team
Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.
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February 4, 2026 at 10:40 PM
The Washington Post was consistently doing some of the best climate reporting out there in recent years. This is a huge loss (h/t @sammyroth.bsky.social) open.substack.com/pub/climatec...
Reposted by Peter Hannam
Just to close the loop here. A cozy club of just the very worst people.
February 2, 2026 at 3:46 AM
Just to close the loop here. A cozy club of just the very worst people.
January was another above-average month in Australia…not a big surprise but the size of the area with average maximums for the month of 39C or higher is notable:
February 1, 2026 at 8:31 AM
January was another above-average month in Australia…not a big surprise but the size of the area with average maximums for the month of 39C or higher is notable:
South Australia’s Port Augusta hits 50C… and how it stacks up historically (via BoM)
January 30, 2026 at 4:51 AM
South Australia’s Port Augusta hits 50C… and how it stacks up historically (via BoM)
Another scorching day in southeastern Australia… with NSW setting its equal-8th hottest day as 48.6C reached (so far). Via BoM
January 28, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Another scorching day in southeastern Australia… with NSW setting its equal-8th hottest day as 48.6C reached (so far). Via BoM
Sydney in mid-summer…
January 27, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Sydney in mid-summer…
Victoria has set a new all-time heat record at just under 49C, while Doiyh Australia has set its equal-fourth hottest day (and equal 10th nationally for January). Via BoM
January 27, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Victoria has set a new all-time heat record at just under 49C, while Doiyh Australia has set its equal-fourth hottest day (and equal 10th nationally for January). Via BoM
Victoria already at 48C and Melbourne nearing 40C and the wholesale power prices in the state are on a par with NSW (even though Sydney sub-27C). Solar PV coming in very handy so far today….
(Via BoM and Reddolphins)
(Via BoM and Reddolphins)
January 27, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Victoria already at 48C and Melbourne nearing 40C and the wholesale power prices in the state are on a par with NSW (even though Sydney sub-27C). Solar PV coming in very handy so far today….
(Via BoM and Reddolphins)
(Via BoM and Reddolphins)
Telling it like it should be told:
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I’m astonished that we’re forecasting temperatures of 49°C in Victoria for tomorrow, Tuesday 27 January. ☀️🌡️
These would be all-time records, and the hottest temperatures in Victoria since Black… | ...
I’m astonished that we’re forecasting temperatures of 49°C in Victoria for tomorrow, Tuesday 27 January. ☀️🌡️
These would be all-time records, and the hottest temperatures in Victoria since Black Sat...
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January 26, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Telling it like it should be told:
www.linkedin.com/posts/dradam...
www.linkedin.com/posts/dradam...
Exquisite timing for this piece in the Murdoch media as Melbourne set to reach 45C today, with 49C possible elsewhere in Victoria. Fire risk elevated too.
January 26, 2026 at 7:10 PM
Exquisite timing for this piece in the Murdoch media as Melbourne set to reach 45C today, with 49C possible elsewhere in Victoria. Fire risk elevated too.
Australia’s worst heatwave since black summer made five times more likely by global heating, analysis finds …. As another heatwave sweeps eastwards :
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia’s worst heatwave since black summer made five times more likely by global heating, analysis finds
Extreme heat ‘is getting worse and whether we like it or not … there’s ultimately a limit to what we can actually physically cope with,’ scientist says
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Australia’s worst heatwave since black summer made five times more likely by global heating, analysis finds …. As another heatwave sweeps eastwards :
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
AFR points out shark ‘attacks’ are well below the 2015 peak…and that compares with rising beach visits as the population swells…
January 20, 2026 at 9:01 PM
AFR points out shark ‘attacks’ are well below the 2015 peak…and that compares with rising beach visits as the population swells…
Reposted by Peter Hannam
you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
Photo by Pierre Lavie. Yes this is me. And I threw my Leica. It landed on the bass plate with hardly a scratch. Another Photographer grabbed it along with my phone and I was able to track him later. I was held face down tear gas deployed right in front of me and pepper sprayed directly into the eye.
January 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
you know this guy is a FOR REAL photographer because he's telling the story of his brutal, unconditional arrest by federal goons and can't help but slip in a gear review
Here’s Matt Kean’s first oped of the year, kindly published by @reneweconomy.com.au.
Victoria’s fires (and now floods) underscore the need for Australia to have fit-for-future climate science and modelling:
reneweconomy.com.au/australias-c...
Victoria’s fires (and now floods) underscore the need for Australia to have fit-for-future climate science and modelling:
reneweconomy.com.au/australias-c...
Australia’s climate hit regions will need fit-for-future science and modelling
It won’t come as much consolation to Victorian communities picking through the burnt rubble from last week’s bushfires to know the damage could have been a lot worse.
reneweconomy.com.au
January 15, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Here’s Matt Kean’s first oped of the year, kindly published by @reneweconomy.com.au.
Victoria’s fires (and now floods) underscore the need for Australia to have fit-for-future climate science and modelling:
reneweconomy.com.au/australias-c...
Victoria’s fires (and now floods) underscore the need for Australia to have fit-for-future climate science and modelling:
reneweconomy.com.au/australias-c...
Big heatwave, including over most of NSW, but with lots of wind and sunshine driving up renewable ms generation, battery operators are enjoying some bumper returns for charging up…
(Via Reddolphins)
(Via Reddolphins)
January 10, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Big heatwave, including over most of NSW, but with lots of wind and sunshine driving up renewable ms generation, battery operators are enjoying some bumper returns for charging up…
(Via Reddolphins)
(Via Reddolphins)
Unusually uniform forecasts for Sydney at the height of a severe heatwave. Bondi and Penrith having the same maximum suggests no coastal relief…
January 9, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Unusually uniform forecasts for Sydney at the height of a severe heatwave. Bondi and Penrith having the same maximum suggests no coastal relief…
Unusual to see Wilson’s Prom at almost 45C, and to be the hottest place in Victoria. (WA and SA have readings above 45C). Via BoM
January 7, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Unusual to see Wilson’s Prom at almost 45C, and to be the hottest place in Victoria. (WA and SA have readings above 45C). Via BoM
No wonder climate scientists get frustrated… here’s what the Howard government was told 20 years ago… and yet the advice went largely unheeded.
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January 5, 2026 at 5:25 AM
No wonder climate scientists get frustrated… here’s what the Howard government was told 20 years ago… and yet the advice went largely unheeded.
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
recordsearch.naa.gov.au/SearchNRetri...
Sub-editors still at the beach?
January 5, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Sub-editors still at the beach?
A coolish December but Australia posted its fourth hottest year on record in 2025, according to mean temperatures. All of those four hot years have been since 2013. (Data all via the Bureau of Meteorology):
January 1, 2026 at 5:54 AM
A coolish December but Australia posted its fourth hottest year on record in 2025, according to mean temperatures. All of those four hot years have been since 2013. (Data all via the Bureau of Meteorology):
On water matters…
December 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
On water matters…
So, here’s how Australia’s weather shaped up for November and spring… starting with November maximums… (cool in south, warm in the northeast):
December 2, 2025 at 11:20 AM
So, here’s how Australia’s weather shaped up for November and spring… starting with November maximums… (cool in south, warm in the northeast):
Matt Kean, Chair of the Climate Change Authority, laid out a few energy facts at #Cop30 in #Belem:
www.climatechangeauthority.gov.au/sites/defaul...
www.climatechangeauthority.gov.au/sites/defaul...
www.climatechangeauthority.gov.au
November 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Matt Kean, Chair of the Climate Change Authority, laid out a few energy facts at #Cop30 in #Belem:
www.climatechangeauthority.gov.au/sites/defaul...
www.climatechangeauthority.gov.au/sites/defaul...
‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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 she is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:04 AM
‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This is an interesting article from @financialtimes.com … but it’s only part of the story. We visited Guizhou in August, including Zunyi, which was popular. Some other sites such as Longli, where a lot of investment had gone in, were largely deserted…
November 3, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This is an interesting article from @financialtimes.com … but it’s only part of the story. We visited Guizhou in August, including Zunyi, which was popular. Some other sites such as Longli, where a lot of investment had gone in, were largely deserted…