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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And for mean temperatures, last month was a near-equal second hottest October. Last month’s anomaly was 2.51C above the 1961-90, and the previous October in 2024 had a 2.52C anomaly. Both lagged 2015’s October anomaly of just over 3C:
Matt Kean, Chair of the Climate Change Authority, laid out a few energy facts at #Cop30 in #Belem:
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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
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‘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’
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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…
From Matt Kean, on the need to stay the course on net zero by 2050… or sooner:
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www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Physics of the atmosphere will ignore atmospherics of Australian politicians
Abandoning 2050 as the target time to reach carbon neutrality is the wrong move – and it will raise the cost of shifting to renewable energy.
www.smh.com.au
November 3, 2025 at 3:55 AM
From Matt Kean, on the need to stay the course on net zero by 2050… or sooner:
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Matt Kean, on staying the course with Net Zero: www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
Physics of the atmosphere will ignore atmospherics of Australian politicians
Abandoning 2050 as the target time to reach carbon neutrality is the wrong move – and it will raise the cost of shifting to renewable energy.
www.smh.com.au
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Matt Kean, on staying the course with Net Zero: www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...
October was another well-above average month for temperatures…here’s what maximums looked like:
November 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
October was another well-above average month for temperatures…here’s what maximums looked like:
Matt Kean on why you can’t blame Tomago’s woes on renewables: www.afr.com/companies/en...
Tomago’s meltdown has nothing to do with renewables
It’s time to correct the narrative that blames renewable energy for higher prices and face the reality – facilities get more expensive as they age.
www.afr.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Matt Kean on why you can’t blame Tomago’s woes on renewables: www.afr.com/companies/en...
October was a relatively dry one for most of NSW and parts of southwest WA…
Via BoM
Via BoM
October 31, 2025 at 7:59 AM
October was a relatively dry one for most of NSW and parts of southwest WA…
Via BoM
Via BoM
Sydney forecast to have its hottest October day on record tomorrow…
(Present record is 38.2C in October 2004)
Via BoM
(Present record is 38.2C in October 2004)
Via BoM
October 21, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Sydney forecast to have its hottest October day on record tomorrow…
(Present record is 38.2C in October 2004)
Via BoM
(Present record is 38.2C in October 2004)
Via BoM
Mid-spring and temperatures are climbing in Sydney by Wednesday to 38C…putting the October record of 38.2C in play. Penrith (right) looking at 40C…not a good sign for the coming summer…
(Via BoM)
(Via BoM)
October 19, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Mid-spring and temperatures are climbing in Sydney by Wednesday to 38C…putting the October record of 38.2C in play. Penrith (right) looking at 40C…not a good sign for the coming summer…
(Via BoM)
(Via BoM)
Sculpture by the Sea… soon to open in Sydney
October 16, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Sculpture by the Sea… soon to open in Sydney
Among the curious elements of Queensland’s energy roadmaps is the choice of 2015 as the ‘weather reference year…
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www.treasury.qld.gov.au/files/Queens...
www.treasury.qld.gov.au
October 12, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Among the curious elements of Queensland’s energy roadmaps is the choice of 2015 as the ‘weather reference year…
www.treasury.qld.gov.au/files/Queens...
www.treasury.qld.gov.au/files/Queens...
Here’s September’s weather wrap, starting with another above average month for maximum temperatures for Australia:
October 1, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Here’s September’s weather wrap, starting with another above average month for maximum temperatures for Australia:
September was another dry month across large areas of Australia’s southeast…
(Via BoM)
(Via BoM)
September 30, 2025 at 8:11 AM
September was another dry month across large areas of Australia’s southeast…
(Via BoM)
(Via BoM)
‘Bombshell report’, indeed… though I might gone with a different adjective…
September 5, 2025 at 6:45 AM
‘Bombshell report’, indeed… though I might gone with a different adjective…
August turned relatively damp in parts of the east and west of Australia…(via BoM)
August 31, 2025 at 10:33 AM
August turned relatively damp in parts of the east and west of Australia…(via BoM)
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Chair of the Climate Change Authority, Matt Kean, op-Ed in the SMH/Age on the need to protect our weather forecasts from US cuts, with links to our earlier Conversation article.
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🚨 Australia’s weather forecasting is under threat — and the danger is coming from Washington. | The Hon. Matt Kean
🚨 Australia’s weather forecasting is under threat — and the danger is coming from Washington.
In a deeply interconnected world, climate science doesn’t stop at borders. Australia relies on global sat...
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August 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Chair of the Climate Change Authority, Matt Kean, op-Ed in the SMH/Age on the need to protect our weather forecasts from US cuts, with links to our earlier Conversation article.
www.linkedin.com/posts/matt-k...
www.linkedin.com/posts/matt-k...
Important issues raised in this oped by Matt Kean, chair of Australia’s Climate Change Authority:
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
Forecasting wild weather just got more difficult, thanks to Donald Trump
Globally connected early warning systems help us prepare for extreme weather events. Now those systems are under a cloud.
www.smh.com.au
August 4, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Important issues raised in this oped by Matt Kean, chair of Australia’s Climate Change Authority:
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
An unusually sodden month in July for parts of southern Australia…
July 31, 2025 at 12:06 PM
An unusually sodden month in July for parts of southern Australia…
Reposted by Peter Hannam
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July 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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July 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Congress eliminated public media funding. At a time of deep division, public media brings us together.
Help keep it strong. Join our monthly donors today: n.pr/458sOhq
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Headline aside, this report on climate attribution (from the Wall Street Journal) gives readers of The Australian an unusually detailed assessment of the climate drivers of extreme weather…
July 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Headline aside, this report on climate attribution (from the Wall Street Journal) gives readers of The Australian an unusually detailed assessment of the climate drivers of extreme weather…
Here’s how southern Australia’s waters set a record for temperatures in the 12 months to June (Via BoM)…
July 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Here’s how southern Australia’s waters set a record for temperatures in the 12 months to June (Via BoM)…
Climate Change Authority chair Matt Kean weighs in South Australia’s marine woes… (Via AFR)
July 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Climate Change Authority chair Matt Kean weighs in South Australia’s marine woes… (Via AFR)