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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Jun 20

It's out! Check out the new podcast "Totally Cooked" from @21stcenturyweather.bsky.social where @sarahinscience.bsky.social and @instrachan.bsky.social, plus a few amazingly awesome guests, take you through the latest science about climate change. Subscribe via your fave podcast app!

Totally Cooked: The Weather & Climate Podcast

The climate is changing. So is the conversation. Totally Cooked is a podcast about weather, climate change, and what it all means for life on Earth.

www.21centuryweather.org.au

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · May 27

Today's rain in western VIC from a typical "autumn break" system (decently strong mid-lat cyclone). But instead of dropping 20-40 mm (typical in a 'normal' year) most areas got 5-15 mm. This is very typical for dry periods - see our work on this from last year. journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · May 16

What is this strange liquid falling from the sky????

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · May 12

Thanks for visiting and enjoy the rest of your trip Downunder!

Erik R. Nielsen @eniels13.bsky.social · May 12

And we are off with @tamuatmo.bsky.social SEA-Met 2025! Thanks to @ailiegallant.bsky.social and Monash University for kicking us off with a discussion of Australian climatology, drought, landscapes, and indigenous peoples.

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Apr 27

Officially my favourite headline of this Federal election, as seen on the ABC News website this morning 🤣 Australian politics at its finest.

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Apr 24

Last Call! The Research Fellow position closes TODAY and the tenured position closes next Friday!! We'd love to see your application if you work in meteorology/weather science and Australia is a great place to live and work.

Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Apr 23

FINAL OPPORTUNITY: Two jobs available in meteorology/weather sci at Monash Uni in Melbourne, Australia. International applicants welcome.
1. Research Fellow in Weather Resources (3-year contract) *Closes 24 April AEST*
2. Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Meteorology (permanent) *Closes 2 May AEST*
Apply:

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Apr 23

FINAL OPPORTUNITY: Two jobs available in meteorology/weather sci at Monash Uni in Melbourne, Australia. International applicants welcome.
1. Research Fellow in Weather Resources (3-year contract) *Closes 24 April AEST*
2. Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Meteorology (permanent) *Closes 2 May AEST*
Apply:

Job Search

careers.pageuppeople.com

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Apr 23

FINAL OPPORTUNITY: Two jobs available in meteorology/weather sci at Monash Uni in Melbourne, Australia. International applicants welcome.
1. Research Fellow in Weather Resources (3-year contract) *Closes 24 April AEST*
2. Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Meteorology (permanent) *Closes 2 May AEST*
Apply:

Job Search

careers.pageuppeople.com

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Mar 31

Day 1 of the International Conference on Southern Hemisphere Meteorology & Oceanography in Cape Town, South Africa. Always a luxury not having to flip your circulations and seasons! Lots of talks on drought already, so I'm a happy camper!

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Mar 25

New nomenclature alert! High-impact/extreme weather should henceforth be called "battle weather" according to my 5 year old. I will officially adopt this terminology. I can report that said 5-year-old's #1 favourite type of "battle weather" is a supercell.

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Mar 25

Yes, most definitely!!

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Mar 22

Our final stop is always a kicker. I would like to say we're just there for the view, but it's so much more than that. As we look out over the area we've been and take stock of the valley as it would have been before colonisation, how it is now, and how it will likely change again into the future.

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Mar 22

Out today with our third year "Water and the Land" class. We've measured river cross sections & discharge, identified flow on topographic maps, worked out how precip converts to runoff, chatted water resources at Maroondah Dam and talked rivers & flooding in Yarra Glen! Always a fun day out!

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Andrew Miskelly @anero.id · Mar 6

Tropical Cyclone Alfred somewhat looking the part on Friday morning, with gusty cyclonic bands crossing north east NSW and south east QLD, and anticyclonic outflow evident (as cirrus) to the south west.

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Mar 5

Cyclone Alfred, T-24-30 hours before it hits the Queensland and NSW coast. Keep an eye on warnings and please, please, please follow the advice of emergency services, especially if you're in low lying areas.

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Feb 27

There had to be tornadoes somewhere I reckon, celebrating the arrival of their kindred spirit 🤣

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Feb 26

My favourite thing about our building at Monash. Asked by the dept to find an interesting weather image. Ended up that extra bit special for me - it's the day my daughter was born (of course the daughter of two atmos/ocean scientists would be born on such spectacular and interesting weather day 😁)

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Feb 24

Dishes done, kids in bed, and husband and I spend our Monday night watching BoM leadership being grilled at Senate Estimates. Extra fun being played at 1.5x speed. What have our lives become?!?!

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Feb 20

He was talking about it in the context of an EU-wide climate risk assessment that was recently completed so I can only guess that it's in that document. Might be a good place to start.

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Feb 20

Nope. I'm listening to him talk at an event.

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · Feb 20

From NSF EAR program director Raleigh Martin on LinkedIn

#climatesky #greensky

Yesterday, my federal agency (NSF) experienced a sudden and mass firing of over 10% of our workforce. My own Division lost 20% of its staff. In the blink of an eye, we lost many brilliant scientists, dedicated civil servants, and parents/spouses/caregivers who no longer have a paycheck. The firing was completely arbitrary, with no actual plan to achieve "efficiency" but instead just picking off anyone with the fewest job protections. I grieve for my former colleagues and extend my hand to be of help however I can.

I still have a job - not based on my abilities but simply because my status makes me harder to fire. But who knows what comes next. I'm hoping this assault on science and government is just a passing storm, but even then the damage has already been devastating - careers broken, research disrupted, and resources wasted.

Science is the goose that lays golden eggs - unleashing human ingenuity and systematic thinking toward discoveries that transform our society for the better. Public science funding creates space for research that may not have immediate applications but will yield dividends down the road. Unfortunately, right now the science goose is being strangled and those golden eggs are being lost. Our society will be poorer, sicker, and weaker as a result.

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Feb 20

"Predictability and reliability is an asset in the global economy." EU Director-General Kurt Vandenberghe. This is EXACTLY why the science is critical to maintain and grow. If we can't understand the climate system, we can't predict it.

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Feb 20

EU Director-General Kurt Vandenberghe says that ~70% of the climate risk in Europe is not being addressed by current policy. If that's in Europe, what does that mean for the rest of the world?

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Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Feb 20

Says that Europe has already successfully decoupled carbon emissions from economic growth as evidenced by recent data. Not there yet but well on the way.

Ailie Gallant @ailiegallant.bsky.social · Feb 20

At a talk by the EU Director-General Kurt Vandenberghe. The transitions in the EU are impressive. He's describing the transition to net zero as a driver of competitiveness, "shock therapy" for modernising Europe.

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