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Doug McNeall

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I'm a climate scientist. | UK Met Office & University of Exeter | AI, UQ, emulation and ML in climate modelling |Countering mis/disinfo dougmcneall.com

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Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 5h

Amazing.

Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 5h

Ah, right, here I respectfully disagree.

Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 8h

Pretty good sign that the work is both impactful and effectively communicated.

Ken Rice @kenrice.bsky.social · 22h

www.eenews.net/articles/cli...

Climate critics try to discredit IPCC author for linking disasters to global warming

Roger Pielke Jr. and oil industry supporters are attacking climate scientist Friederike Otto, whose work has been used in lawsuits against polluters.

www.eenews.net

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Alaina Wood @thegarbagequeen.bsky.social · 1d

The anti-climate bots have made it to Bluesky.

Overnight I received dozens of replies, quotes, and mentions from bot-looking accounts that are seemingly intent on spreading climate doom. All these posts were encouraging me and my audience to give up. Please block these accounts if you see them.

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Milan Klöwer @milank.bsky.social · 1d

Want to look at variables from a climate model simulation interactively? SpeedyWeather got you covered

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Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 1d

Hahaha

Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 1d

I’ll give you that.

Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 1d

Confidently predicts weird fingers.

Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 1d

Looking for genuinely useful applications for AI. So far I got weather forecasting and scheduling zoom calls.

Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 1d

nothing says academics like a 50-email exchange to figure out when a group of four people can meet on zoom. "I'm out of town, but I can meet the following week." "no, that won't work for me." "I have a meeting, but could meet at 5 pm ET." "I teach, so that's out."

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Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 1d

Genuinely useful ai opportunity.

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 3d

easy. ipcc wgi, wgii, wgiii

Richard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 3d

Brassica oleracea / Brassica oleracea / Brassica oleracea

Three dudes dressed three very different ways - first in a more conservative suit and tie, second in a short sleeve shirt and hat, third in a pink vest and tie

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Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 3d

Also, tell the team they’ve had an extraordinarily positive impact on our lives.

Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 3d

The Met Office is full of ‘em! (I’ve been advocating for a while lol).

Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 3d

Two teenagers - that’s good work! Ours are 6 and 10 so still fit, but we might need help at some point persuading them on.

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Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 3d

Crikey, that’s a big day out.

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Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 4d

Nice, sounds like we’re on track for similar. The thing I try and get across is how much *better* it is as a mode of city transport than almost anything else, across a range of criteria.

Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks Peter!

Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 4d

By the library - on the way to Gandy street.

Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 4d

I think there is a changed and increased responsibility to get safe bike infrastructure in - lots of families using these bikes.

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Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 4d

When we bought the bike, we used to get lots of attention with both kids up - questions etc. it’s great that cargo bike use has exploded to the extent we rarely get a raised eyebrow anymore.

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Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 4d

We can’t yet afford an electric car, which is frustrating, but we spent money on the bike instead. It means we *very* rarely have to use the car in the city.

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Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 4d

This is the moment we passed 5555 miles on the @ternbicycles.com GSD. It’s been critical infrastructure for us for just over 3 years.

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Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 4d

We need more of this kind of optimism and hope. My boy in front of a new mural in Exeter.

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Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 8d

Software engineer? Data scientist or data engineer? Want to develop AI that actually helps people? Come and work with us building data-driven climate models. Closes 12th October so hurry hurry.

Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 17d

Come and join us developing AI for solving climate problems. careers.metoffice.gov.uk/join-us/sear...

Met Office Careers

careers.metoffice.gov.uk

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Doug McNeall @dougmcneall.bsky.social · 9d

lol, “accidental”. I think @drkatemarvel.bsky.social had something to say about this.

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