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Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · 9d

humans.

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‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head

Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30

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Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · 16d

October heat records are being set across Western Australia, South Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales this week.

Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · 21d

dear, oh dear.

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Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source

Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications

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Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · 21d

I mean.
This is a lot.
Is it any wonder a platypus has trouble coping?

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Victoria’s mountain ash forests could lose a quarter of giant trees as temperatures rise

Eucalyptus regnans – which regularly reach 60 to 80m tall – lose about 9% of their trees for every degree of warming, research finds

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Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Oct 6

Seas are definitely warmer than usual.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Cause of Gold Coast mass fish kill unknown with marine heatwave most likely culprit, scientists say

Local community group says whatever the cause ‘kids shouldn’t be in the water’ with dead fish

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Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Sep 25

Long range forecast update. Minimum temperatures are very likely to be warmer than usual across almost the whole continent for October to December. 🔥🌏 www.bom.gov.au/climate/outl...

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Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Sep 25

Long-range forecast update. Maximum temperatures likely to be above average for almost all of Australia for October to December 2025. www.bom.gov.au/climate/outl...

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Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Sep 25

Long-range forecast update. Rainfall is likely to be above average for most of eastern half of Australia for Oct-December. Likely to be below average for western Tasmania. www.bom.gov.au/climate/outl...

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Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Sep 18

Latest long range forecast October — December from Bureau of Meteorology. Very high chance of above average minimum temperatures for almost all of Austraila. 🔥🔥

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Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Sep 18

Latest long range forecast October — December from Bureau of Meteorology. High chance of above average maximum temperatures for much of Austraila. 🔥

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Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Sep 18

Latest long range forecast October — December from Bureau of Meteorology. High chance of above average rainfall for much of eastern Aus and parts of northern WA.

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Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Sep 15

Sea surface temperatures greaty influence our weather and climate. Here's a plot of how Australian region sea surface temperatures for winter 2025 compared to temps from winters of previous years. 🔥🌏
www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/clim...

Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Sep 15

Something called the "future climate and hazards report" is linked on this page and will be quite relevant to all of our lives whether we like it or not. www.acs.gov.au/pages/hazard...

Hazard insights

In an increasingly warming world, Australia's natural hazards are changing. The way we experience bushfires, floods, heatwaves, tropical cyclones and storms, and other hazards will be different in the...

www.acs.gov.au

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Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Sep 15

Australia's first National Climate Risk Assessment was released today. This is big because priority hazards and risks are identified. We can see what is likely to happen under different climate futures. www.acs.gov.au/pages/nation...

National Climate Risk Assessment

Learn about Australia's first National Climate Risk Assessment.

www.acs.gov.au

Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Sep 10

Winter 2025: Rainfall on Melbourne's water supply catchments?
Rainfall on water supply catchments to the east of Melbourne was 60-80% of average for winter.
www.bom.gov.au/climate/curr...

Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Sep 10

August 2025: Rainfall in Victoria?
Overall it was 35% below average and in the lowest 10% of all Augusts since 1900. Melbourne's water supply catchments received generally 40-60% of average. www.bom.gov.au/climate/curr...

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Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Sep 10

Winter 2025: Maximum temperatures in Tasmania?
Everywhere warm. Everywhere winter maximum temperatures for 2025 were in the warmest 10% of all winter maximum tempertures since 1910. www.bom.gov.au/climate/curr...

Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Sep 10

Winter 2025: Rainfall in Tasmania??
Around Bothwell, 40–60% of average. Most of the south 60-80% of average. Drying Tassie is a climate change signal.
www.bom.gov.au/climate/curr...

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Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Sep 10

August 2025: Rainfall in Tasmania??
0–20% of average for land around Orford and Triabunna. From Hobart up to Campbell Town and Freycinet, 20–40% of average. The wild rivers & southwest country 60-80% of average. Drying Tassie is a climate change signal.
www.bom.gov.au/climate/curr...

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Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Sep 10

Winter 2025: Victoria received close to average rainfall. But east of Melbourne, Melbourne's drinking water catchments received generally between 60 and 80% of average.
www.bom.gov.au/climate/curr...

Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Sep 10

Were days your winter days warm?
Yes in far north Queensland, south central Victoria and in Tasmania - where on average winter maximum temperatures in 2025 were in the warmest 10% of all years since 1910.
www.bom.gov.au/climate/curr...

Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Sep 10

Did you have a wet winter? A dry winter? Here's a map of what sort of winter your part of Australia had.
Areas shown as "very much above/below" received rain in the top/bottom 10% of all years since 1900. www.bom.gov.au/climate/curr...

Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Sep 10

What would you guess? Were sea surface temperatures around the world last week WARMER or COOLER than the baseline climatology of 1991-2020? 👀🔥🌏
www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso...

Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Sep 1

Human perception and the value of observational data.

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Was Australia's winter actually colder than normal?

The general sentiment that Australia just shivered through a cold winter is false —although it wasn't as warm as forecasts predicted pre-season.

www.abc.net.au

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Climate platypus @climateplatypus.bsky.social · Jul 3

What about minimum temperatures? Do you think we can expect below average minimum temperatures across Australia from July to September? Nope. www.bom.gov.au/climate/outl...

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