Matt Priestley
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Matt Priestley
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Weather/Climate Scientist at the University of Exeter focussing on EU Windstorms

Insurance Science Engagement Fellow at RMetS
Thanks Mika! Been great to meet you and be in Helsinki for the week!
September 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
May 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
I'm a big proponent of open science and sharing information. However, taking the work of others, sharing without acknowledgement, and then editing to appear as your own is not how it should be done.
January 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
This is my first "proper" Bluesky post - so hello!

I hope to be able to provide (somewhat) interesting insights on EU windstorms, high impact weather, and risk in a changing climate.
December 11, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Finally, internal variability is smaller than model variability.

BUT...

Individual member trends can vary massively in both magnitude and importantly in sign.

Read all the findings here: rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Forced trends and internal variability in climate change projections of extreme European windstorm frequency and severity
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rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 11, 2024 at 12:21 PM
We looked at forced trends in a multi-model ensemble, the magnitude of internal variability, and assigned confidence (high, med, low) in all changes.

1. ⬇️ Frequency for NW Europe (low)
2. ⬆️⬆️ Storm Intensity and aggregate severity for w.Europe (high)
3. ⬇️Frequency and severity for s.Europe (high)
December 11, 2024 at 12:21 PM
Do you have anything similar for period of time with gusts above a threshold? Would be interesting to compare as in the SW today we've been gusting to ~60mph for nearly 18 hours now
December 7, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Congratulations Eunice!
November 29, 2024 at 11:49 AM