Peter Thorne
@peterthorne.bsky.social
Climate scientist, director ICARUS Climate Research Centre, Maynooth University, Ireland, author IPCC AR6, member Ireland's climate change advisory council, Chair GCOS AOPC. www.peter-thorne.net
At this giving a talk on use of satellite data in @ipcc.bsky.social reports later this morning. The audio folks have me tangled in all sorts of wires. Feel a little like a trussed chicken
October 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM
At this giving a talk on use of satellite data in @ipcc.bsky.social reports later this morning. The audio folks have me tangled in all sorts of wires. Feel a little like a trussed chicken
Good morning Dublin
October 23, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Good morning Dublin
Who said slow travel wasn’t full of glamour? One of the pros is very liberal baggage limits. I saw someone bring out a thermarest and sleeping bag once at Holyhead. The jealousy was real. Turns out it was also entirely justified. #snugasabuginarug
October 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Who said slow travel wasn’t full of glamour? One of the pros is very liberal baggage limits. I saw someone bring out a thermarest and sleeping bag once at Holyhead. The jealousy was real. Turns out it was also entirely justified. #snugasabuginarug
In nice things we apparently can’t have here’s tgv high speed train getting from Paris to Reims in about 40 minutes which is about the fastest I can get from maynooth to Dublin which is a full 25km. Imagine these dublin to cork, Galway, Belfast and letterkenny. Let’s not mention the crossing sun am
October 20, 2025 at 12:46 PM
In nice things we apparently can’t have here’s tgv high speed train getting from Paris to Reims in about 40 minutes which is about the fastest I can get from maynooth to Dublin which is a full 25km. Imagine these dublin to cork, Galway, Belfast and letterkenny. Let’s not mention the crossing sun am
This is an interesting piece www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... but amen in particular to the two paragraphs in this screenshot
October 13, 2025 at 5:18 AM
This is an interesting piece www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... but amen in particular to the two paragraphs in this screenshot
Starting out to meetings in London with @wwattribution.bsky.social to discuss @wasitusie.bsky.social collaboration and then next week an @ipcc.bsky.social special report related meeting. The captain expects a smooth crossing. Pump it into my veins 🤣
October 2, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Starting out to meetings in London with @wwattribution.bsky.social to discuss @wasitusie.bsky.social collaboration and then next week an @ipcc.bsky.social special report related meeting. The captain expects a smooth crossing. Pump it into my veins 🤣
trending increasingly north in ECMWF model runs with worst winds staying offshore but Scotland potentially taking a hit. Lets see what the runs later today bring.
October 1, 2025 at 6:00 AM
trending increasingly north in ECMWF model runs with worst winds staying offshore but Scotland potentially taking a hit. Lets see what the runs later today bring.
trending spicier but there is huge ensemble spread still. If I were in the north west I would be playing pretty darn close attention to forecasts over the next couple of days til this gets 'locked in'
September 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
trending spicier but there is huge ensemble spread still. If I were in the north west I would be playing pretty darn close attention to forecasts over the next couple of days til this gets 'locked in'
Met Eireann warnings will presumably drop any time now. Still a way off and this is more uncertain than the usual being a post-tropical cyclone but if this ECMWF forecast verifies the norther half of the country is in for a rough old Friday afternoon and evening
September 30, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Met Eireann warnings will presumably drop any time now. Still a way off and this is more uncertain than the usual being a post-tropical cyclone but if this ECMWF forecast verifies the norther half of the country is in for a rough old Friday afternoon and evening
I think the met Éireann duty forecaster must have had electric picnic on the brain …
August 27, 2025 at 6:25 AM
I think the met Éireann duty forecaster must have had electric picnic on the brain …
Making the 12Z visibility obs
August 19, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Making the 12Z visibility obs
It’s back - the sky is cloudless in every direction radiative cooling at the surface kicking in and the boundary layer inversion must be pretty mighty already to be setting these false radar returns off. The animation is impressive for those with the app. Can see it growing
August 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
It’s back - the sky is cloudless in every direction radiative cooling at the surface kicking in and the boundary layer inversion must be pretty mighty already to be setting these false radar returns off. The animation is impressive for those with the app. Can see it growing
pretty epic anaprop been going on a few hours now over central Ireland on the Met Eireann radar. At one point it had pretty biblical rain rates but spot verification was partial high clouds. I wonder what about the particular conditions has set this up. Or has DUB erected a crane in front of dome? 🙃
August 12, 2025 at 8:21 AM
pretty epic anaprop been going on a few hours now over central Ireland on the Met Eireann radar. At one point it had pretty biblical rain rates but spot verification was partial high clouds. I wonder what about the particular conditions has set this up. Or has DUB erected a crane in front of dome? 🙃
@maynoothuniversity.ie library cat leaving no doubt whatsoever who is in charge this morning
August 12, 2025 at 7:37 AM
@maynoothuniversity.ie library cat leaving no doubt whatsoever who is in charge this morning
Could be worse (this is also in the middle of nowhere). What are you doing in the uk?
June 29, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Could be worse (this is also in the middle of nowhere). What are you doing in the uk?
They’ve gone all out with the event advertising here at Dublin Castle. I’m the warm up guy for Conor Murphy who in turn is the warm up guy for Michael Martin. No pressure then …
June 5, 2025 at 6:41 AM
They’ve gone all out with the event advertising here at Dublin Castle. I’m the warm up guy for Conor Murphy who in turn is the warm up guy for Michael Martin. No pressure then …
European climate disaster costs. Where have I seen something like this before? 🤔
June 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
European climate disaster costs. Where have I seen something like this before? 🤔
The @maynoothuniversity.ie Icarus climate graduates at the @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social general assembly. I can report with a little help the food was finished
June 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The @maynoothuniversity.ie Icarus climate graduates at the @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social general assembly. I can report with a little help the food was finished
At the @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social climate change service general assembly in Valencia (in case the auditors need evidence… long story). Looking forward to interesting discussions and presentations.
June 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
At the @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social climate change service general assembly in Valencia (in case the auditors need evidence… long story). Looking forward to interesting discussions and presentations.
Yep was a limited time offer though…
May 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Yep was a limited time offer though…
Thanks to the secretariat for epic organising
May 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Thanks to the secretariat for epic organising
Final stop on biodiversity highlighting the necessity of low intensity grazing to support the ecosystem. Yet our agricultural policy depreciates the value of this activity
May 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Final stop on biodiversity highlighting the necessity of low intensity grazing to support the ecosystem. Yet our agricultural policy depreciates the value of this activity
The water supply is vulnerable. Rainwater is collected from a small catchment from the limestone springs and aquifer. They cannot go deeper because it’s saline. After the last few weeks they were close to putting in place restrictions. Hard to see viable ways to increase resilience
May 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
The water supply is vulnerable. Rainwater is collected from a small catchment from the limestone springs and aquifer. They cannot go deeper because it’s saline. After the last few weeks they were close to putting in place restrictions. Hard to see viable ways to increase resilience