The record does not just break August records. It breaks all temperature records across Australia for any reading in June, July and August. Ever. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Scott Duncan (@scottduncanwx) Source: Scott Duncan WX Links 419.85 - R.U.F.K.M? You thought 417 was bad. 417, Yes. 417 How has the climate changed since you were…
When can we tell the difference between a computer/language model and a human? Does it matter now? Will it matter in the future? ChatGPT, a chat bot that is said to be the most advanced ever made, can create poems, songs, and even computer code. Try it here... CHAT OPEN AI If you are in education, you may already be…
Named by the indigenous Yorta Yorta peoples as a place that means ‘meeting of the waters.’ Echuca is the spot where the Goulburn and the Campaspe rivers join the Murray. Major Flood Levels EDIT 24th October: As at 9:00am on 24th October 2022, no-one alive has seen water this high at the Echuca Wharf. The only higher level was recorded…
What EVs are available in Australia? There are over 30 different EV manufacturers in the world. This is a small subset of what is available globally. Here’s every new electric vehicle available for purchase in Australia, ordered from least expensive to most expensive (MSRP) as of September 1, 2022. BYD Atto 3: $44,381MG ZS EV Excite: $44,990BYD Atto 3 Extended Range: $47,381Hyundai Ioniq…
The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.
One gets to an age when one realises that certain people you met on life's journey hold significance long after any interaction or connection has passed. This is just a personal acknowledgement of the ten Years that have passed since Prof. Jack Keating died. I briefly became aware of Jack and his work with the VSTA [Victorian Secondary Teachers Association],…
CO2 concentrations at Mauna Loa continue the march... Weather is NOT Climate, most certainly, but this is worthy of note. For the first time temperatures of 40°C have been forecast in the UK and the Met Office has issued the first ever Red warning for exceptional heat.MET Office - United Kingdom UK Temperatures since 1970 The Keeling Curve is a…
Musings on Truth in Public Life Or, less kindly. A policy decade cluster-fuck. The Australian Energy Market Operator has SUSPENDED the National Electricity Market across all five participating states, saying the market has become: “impossible” to operate because of the soaring cost of fossil fuels and generators withholding their capacity from the market.AEMO 2022 Tony, Scott, Barnaby, Angus... Everybody OUT…