Toby P. Jones
@tobypjones.bsky.social
PhD Student in Mathematics and Statistics
@ Uni of Exeter: Studying relationship between aggregate risks from compound events.
Avid kayaker + football fan.
@ Uni of Exeter: Studying relationship between aggregate risks from compound events.
Avid kayaker + football fan.
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Storm Augustin, named by MeteoSwiss, is expected to bring some very heavy rain in the next couple of days to parts of Switzerland and northern Italy, which could lead to flooding
August 27, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Storm Augustin, named by MeteoSwiss, is expected to bring some very heavy rain in the next couple of days to parts of Switzerland and northern Italy, which could lead to flooding
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A Guinness World Record holding electric SUV has just travelled over 580 miles on a single charge. www.businessgreen.com/news/4517634...
'World record': Polestar 3 achieves longest EV journey on a single charge
Swedish carmaker claims Guinness World Records after new model completed 581.3 mile journey on public UK roads on just one charge
www.businessgreen.com
August 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
A Guinness World Record holding electric SUV has just travelled over 580 miles on a single charge. www.businessgreen.com/news/4517634...
Always amazes me when we compare historical extremes to the present, gives such a clear example of our changing climate!
At 52N, 0W - on the Essex/Herts border, turns out we're going great guns in terms of cumulative daily maximum temperature above 25c - and are well ahead of the benchmark year, 1976 (and all years back to 1970).
Although the next fortnight looks relative chilly so won't add much to this tally...
Although the next fortnight looks relative chilly so won't add much to this tally...
July 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Always amazes me when we compare historical extremes to the present, gives such a clear example of our changing climate!
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I talked to a NOAA colleague yesterday who told me that 75% of the federal employees of his division have left and he’s worried about their ability to get work done even if Congress funds NOAA at some level. The devastation to science will be felt for generations.
July 16, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I talked to a NOAA colleague yesterday who told me that 75% of the federal employees of his division have left and he’s worried about their ability to get work done even if Congress funds NOAA at some level. The devastation to science will be felt for generations.
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Per, @metoffice.gov.uk:
34.7°C in London today. That’s not just rare -- it is excessive heat amplified by climate change.
Climate Shift Index shows this level of heat is now at least THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY due to man-made heat-trapping pollution.
This is summer for the UK in a warming world.
34.7°C in London today. That’s not just rare -- it is excessive heat amplified by climate change.
Climate Shift Index shows this level of heat is now at least THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY due to man-made heat-trapping pollution.
This is summer for the UK in a warming world.
July 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Per, @metoffice.gov.uk:
34.7°C in London today. That’s not just rare -- it is excessive heat amplified by climate change.
Climate Shift Index shows this level of heat is now at least THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY due to man-made heat-trapping pollution.
This is summer for the UK in a warming world.
34.7°C in London today. That’s not just rare -- it is excessive heat amplified by climate change.
Climate Shift Index shows this level of heat is now at least THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY due to man-made heat-trapping pollution.
This is summer for the UK in a warming world.
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As we seem to, yet again, be talking about the hot UK summer of 1976, a reminder that the UK is not the world.
Yes, it was hot that summer over our small region, but the bigger picture tells a different story.
And, we've had hotter UK summers since.
Yes, it was hot that summer over our small region, but the bigger picture tells a different story.
And, we've had hotter UK summers since.
June 18, 2025 at 10:56 AM
As we seem to, yet again, be talking about the hot UK summer of 1976, a reminder that the UK is not the world.
Yes, it was hot that summer over our small region, but the bigger picture tells a different story.
And, we've had hotter UK summers since.
Yes, it was hot that summer over our small region, but the bigger picture tells a different story.
And, we've had hotter UK summers since.
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June 4, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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With global warming, there is no new normal, only ever-accelerating change until we stop increasing CO2.
New Study Reinforces Worries About Pulses of Rapid Sea Level Rise - Inside Climate News
An analysis of peat layers at the bottom of the North Sea shows how fast sea level rose during the end of the last ice age, when Earth was warming at a similar rate as today.
insideclimatenews.org
May 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
With global warming, there is no new normal, only ever-accelerating change until we stop increasing CO2.
Enjoy the UK summer while it lasts....!
Temperatures are expected to climb once again for the remainder of the week, with the possibility of another very warm day for some on Sunday 🌡️
May 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Enjoy the UK summer while it lasts....!
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Fun climate fact of the day. Last time there was this much CO2 in the atmosphere there were no humans on Earth.
April 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Fun climate fact of the day. Last time there was this much CO2 in the atmosphere there were no humans on Earth.
I mean, I guess he was correct to be worried...
Thibaut Courtois admits Real Madrid are worried about Arsenal set pieces
Thibaut Courtois admits Real Madrid are worried about Arsenal set pieces
Goalkeeper reveals side have been training to combat Arsenal’s set pieces, adding: ‘The first thing is not to concede too many corners’
www.theguardian.com
April 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
I mean, I guess he was correct to be worried...
Was lucky enough to hear Ed talk about this project recently, the impact of people coming together has had a significant impact on our understanding of the UK's past (and future) climate!
Five years ago today I set the Rainfall Rescue citizen science project live. Would anyone actually want to help transcribe millions of hand-written rainfall records from images of 66,000 sheets of paper? #RainfallRescue
The next day was a bit surprising...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/science...
The next day was a bit surprising...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/science...
Help needed to rescue UK's old rainfall records
Pre-1960s handwritten rain gauge data can inform drought and flood planning, but only if digitised.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Was lucky enough to hear Ed talk about this project recently, the impact of people coming together has had a significant impact on our understanding of the UK's past (and future) climate!
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🔥 Check out our new paper 🔥
Our research reveals that the very high fire danger in the UK in 2022 was at least six times more likely due to human-induced #ClimateChange
You can find the paper here: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
#Attribution #Wildfires
Our research reveals that the very high fire danger in the UK in 2022 was at least six times more likely due to human-induced #ClimateChange
You can find the paper here: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
#Attribution #Wildfires
March 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
🔥 Check out our new paper 🔥
Our research reveals that the very high fire danger in the UK in 2022 was at least six times more likely due to human-induced #ClimateChange
You can find the paper here: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
#Attribution #Wildfires
Our research reveals that the very high fire danger in the UK in 2022 was at least six times more likely due to human-induced #ClimateChange
You can find the paper here: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
#Attribution #Wildfires
I'm back from the 10th European Windstorms workshop in Bern, a few (non-academic) things I learnt:
1. Pear is really nice to dip in fondue.
2. Travelling by train in Europe is amazing, especially using Interrail!
3. If I can throw the microphone I am much more likely to ask a question...
1. Pear is really nice to dip in fondue.
2. Travelling by train in Europe is amazing, especially using Interrail!
3. If I can throw the microphone I am much more likely to ask a question...
February 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I'm back from the 10th European Windstorms workshop in Bern, a few (non-academic) things I learnt:
1. Pear is really nice to dip in fondue.
2. Travelling by train in Europe is amazing, especially using Interrail!
3. If I can throw the microphone I am much more likely to ask a question...
1. Pear is really nice to dip in fondue.
2. Travelling by train in Europe is amazing, especially using Interrail!
3. If I can throw the microphone I am much more likely to ask a question...
Was great to attend the @rmets.org Insurance Special interest group's event "Advancing Collaboration between the Insurance Sector and Academia" yesterday.
Lots of great conversation which will hopefully lead to collaboration in the future!
Lots of great conversation which will hopefully lead to collaboration in the future!
January 15, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Was great to attend the @rmets.org Insurance Special interest group's event "Advancing Collaboration between the Insurance Sector and Academia" yesterday.
Lots of great conversation which will hopefully lead to collaboration in the future!
Lots of great conversation which will hopefully lead to collaboration in the future!
Just when I thought I was on the wrong side of the train, I was lucky enough to see some of the picturesque snowy Lake District on my train to Glasgow!
January 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Just when I thought I was on the wrong side of the train, I was lucky enough to see some of the picturesque snowy Lake District on my train to Glasgow!
On 10th Jan I will be presenting work on wind-precipitation correlation from European cyclones at the @rmets.org "Postgraduate Student Showcase", starting at 6pm.
It's a hybrid event, held in Edinburgh and via Zoom. Just register using the link below:
www.rmets.org/event/post-g...
See you there!
It's a hybrid event, held in Edinburgh and via Zoom. Just register using the link below:
www.rmets.org/event/post-g...
See you there!
January 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
On 10th Jan I will be presenting work on wind-precipitation correlation from European cyclones at the @rmets.org "Postgraduate Student Showcase", starting at 6pm.
It's a hybrid event, held in Edinburgh and via Zoom. Just register using the link below:
www.rmets.org/event/post-g...
See you there!
It's a hybrid event, held in Edinburgh and via Zoom. Just register using the link below:
www.rmets.org/event/post-g...
See you there!
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Bivariate colour maps, with a UK climate example.
Even on the scale of the UK we have different climate zones, from relatively cold & wet, to warm & dry.
www.datawim.com/post/creatin...
[Thanks: @annalombardi.bsky.social, @oceanterra.org]
Even on the scale of the UK we have different climate zones, from relatively cold & wet, to warm & dry.
www.datawim.com/post/creatin...
[Thanks: @annalombardi.bsky.social, @oceanterra.org]
November 27, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Bivariate colour maps, with a UK climate example.
Even on the scale of the UK we have different climate zones, from relatively cold & wet, to warm & dry.
www.datawim.com/post/creatin...
[Thanks: @annalombardi.bsky.social, @oceanterra.org]
Even on the scale of the UK we have different climate zones, from relatively cold & wet, to warm & dry.
www.datawim.com/post/creatin...
[Thanks: @annalombardi.bsky.social, @oceanterra.org]