David Jones
@ozhillbilly.bsky.social
Climate scientist and collector of pets, fossils and rocks, and sports gear
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How awesome is this!
EARLY VIEW in IBIS
A new species of jewel-babbler (Cinclosomatidae: Ptilorrhoa) from the Southern Fold Mountains of Papua New Guinea | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Iain A. Woxvold, Banak G. Gamui, Leo Legra, Samson Yama, Bonny Koane, Salape Tulai | #ornithology 🪶
A new species of jewel-babbler (Cinclosomatidae: Ptilorrhoa) from the Southern Fold Mountains of Papua New Guinea | onlinelibrary.wiley....
Iain A. Woxvold, Banak G. Gamui, Leo Legra, Samson Yama, Bonny Koane, Salape Tulai | #ornithology 🪶
November 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
How awesome is this!
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This big bruiser of a euro (wallaroo) looks like he's had some fights in his time.
Bald Hill Beach, South Australia.
Bald Hill Beach, South Australia.
November 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
This big bruiser of a euro (wallaroo) looks like he's had some fights in his time.
Bald Hill Beach, South Australia.
Bald Hill Beach, South Australia.
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Temperatures to stay up to 8C above average for Queensland and northern NSW into next week after storms wreak havoc
Temperatures to stay up to 8C above average for Queensland and northern NSW into next week after storms wreak havoc
BoM advises people to stay indoors out of heatwave while Sydney recovers from severe storms that triggered thousands of SES calls
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Queensland is in for more hot days and warm nights, with weather officials warning cooler temperatures won’t arrive until early next week.
The Bureau of Meteorology said on Thursday morning that parts of the state and northern New South Wales were expected to see temperatures two to eight degrees above the November average, continuing “multiple days in a row where we’ve seen such warm conditions”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Temperatures to stay up to 8C above average for Queensland and northern NSW into next week after storms wreak havoc
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26th November 2025
Charters Towers to Bowen, Qld. Put our feet up for a day and decide where to next. New phone to practise on and plenary of birds, and the beach.
Charters Towers to Bowen, Qld. Put our feet up for a day and decide where to next. New phone to practise on and plenary of birds, and the beach.
November 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
26th November 2025
Charters Towers to Bowen, Qld. Put our feet up for a day and decide where to next. New phone to practise on and plenary of birds, and the beach.
Charters Towers to Bowen, Qld. Put our feet up for a day and decide where to next. New phone to practise on and plenary of birds, and the beach.
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Fall-to-date temperature departure from normal. Seems warm. 🔥
November 26, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Fall-to-date temperature departure from normal. Seems warm. 🔥
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The remnants of TC #Fina are still kicking in far north WA with another rain record falling yesterday.
Wyndham recorded 147.2mm- easily it's wettest Spring/November day since combined records began in 1898 (93.2mm 1986). A record start to the wet season.
Wettest Spring/Nov day in WA since 2001.
Wyndham recorded 147.2mm- easily it's wettest Spring/November day since combined records began in 1898 (93.2mm 1986). A record start to the wet season.
Wettest Spring/Nov day in WA since 2001.
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 AM
The remnants of TC #Fina are still kicking in far north WA with another rain record falling yesterday.
Wyndham recorded 147.2mm- easily it's wettest Spring/November day since combined records began in 1898 (93.2mm 1986). A record start to the wet season.
Wettest Spring/Nov day in WA since 2001.
Wyndham recorded 147.2mm- easily it's wettest Spring/November day since combined records began in 1898 (93.2mm 1986). A record start to the wet season.
Wettest Spring/Nov day in WA since 2001.
Blustery Thursday over #NorthWestBay #Tasmania
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Blustery Thursday over #NorthWestBay #Tasmania
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I’ve had worse commutes
November 26, 2025 at 7:55 AM
I’ve had worse commutes
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Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
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Last month was the hottest October on record for North America in this dataset... yet another extreme event
Data from @noaa.gov: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
Data from @noaa.gov: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Last month was the hottest October on record for North America in this dataset... yet another extreme event
Data from @noaa.gov: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
Data from @noaa.gov: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
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On days like today I keep an eye on the other place because a lot of services still don’t post here
Over 50000 lightning strikes in the last 12 hours in NSW
Over 50000 lightning strikes in the last 12 hours in NSW
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
On days like today I keep an eye on the other place because a lot of services still don’t post here
Over 50000 lightning strikes in the last 12 hours in NSW
Over 50000 lightning strikes in the last 12 hours in NSW
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25th November 2025. Camooweal to Charters Towers Qld….and a storm after we’d set up for the night. We’ve completed our tropical lap for this trip. 9,649km in 48 days.
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
25th November 2025. Camooweal to Charters Towers Qld….and a storm after we’d set up for the night. We’ve completed our tropical lap for this trip. 9,649km in 48 days.
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Antarctic sea ice bobbing around south of WA. In October, there was a touch more of it than usual at these longitudes, but sea ice extent on the whole is low. climate.copernicus.eu/sea-ice-cove...
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Antarctic sea ice bobbing around south of WA. In October, there was a touch more of it than usual at these longitudes, but sea ice extent on the whole is low. climate.copernicus.eu/sea-ice-cove...
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What a genuinely outstanding book. First Tasmanians by Shayne Breen brings together so much research about the history of Aboriginal culture in #Tasmania, from resilience through the Ice Age, through thriving in a challenging environment, resistance to the genocide and recent revitalisation. 📖👏
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM
What a genuinely outstanding book. First Tasmanians by Shayne Breen brings together so much research about the history of Aboriginal culture in #Tasmania, from resilience through the Ice Age, through thriving in a challenging environment, resistance to the genocide and recent revitalisation. 📖👏
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👋 Bluesky is an open social network that gives creators independence from platforms, developers the freedom to build, and users a choice in their experience. We're so excited to have you here!
We share Bluesky updates & news from this account. A quick orientation thread: 🧵✨
We share Bluesky updates & news from this account. A quick orientation thread: 🧵✨
October 17, 2024 at 7:06 AM
👋 Bluesky is an open social network that gives creators independence from platforms, developers the freedom to build, and users a choice in their experience. We're so excited to have you here!
We share Bluesky updates & news from this account. A quick orientation thread: 🧵✨
We share Bluesky updates & news from this account. A quick orientation thread: 🧵✨
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How’s this for a photo of the storm
November 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
How’s this for a photo of the storm
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The drought in Iran that may see the evacuation of Tehran (10 million people) was made much more likely and more severe by climate change.
New rapid-assessment by WWA.
www.worldweatherattribution.org/human-induce...
New rapid-assessment by WWA.
www.worldweatherattribution.org/human-induce...
Human-induced climate change compounded by socio-economic water stressors increased severity of 5-year drought in Iran and Euphrates and Tigris basin – World Weather Attribution
www.worldweatherattribution.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The drought in Iran that may see the evacuation of Tehran (10 million people) was made much more likely and more severe by climate change.
New rapid-assessment by WWA.
www.worldweatherattribution.org/human-induce...
New rapid-assessment by WWA.
www.worldweatherattribution.org/human-induce...
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Will the Chiefs rise through the fog that looms over their season to stay in the playoff hunt? Tune in at noon to a virtual must win against the Colts, one of the top teams in the NFL.
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Will the Chiefs rise through the fog that looms over their season to stay in the playoff hunt? Tune in at noon to a virtual must win against the Colts, one of the top teams in the NFL.
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EXCEPTIONAL HEAT WAVE IN AUSTRALIA
Another day with >46C (46.1C Windorah).
Some areas are at record heat levels for November both in Queensland and Northern Territory:
42.2 Blackwater November Highest Max on record
28.6 Yulara November Highest Min on record
Another day with >46C (46.1C Windorah).
Some areas are at record heat levels for November both in Queensland and Northern Territory:
42.2 Blackwater November Highest Max on record
28.6 Yulara November Highest Min on record
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
EXCEPTIONAL HEAT WAVE IN AUSTRALIA
Another day with >46C (46.1C Windorah).
Some areas are at record heat levels for November both in Queensland and Northern Territory:
42.2 Blackwater November Highest Max on record
28.6 Yulara November Highest Min on record
Another day with >46C (46.1C Windorah).
Some areas are at record heat levels for November both in Queensland and Northern Territory:
42.2 Blackwater November Highest Max on record
28.6 Yulara November Highest Min on record
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I had a student tell me that she now thinks of everything she sees in the context of physics, and her dad is now begging her to stop bringing it up. My job here is done. 🤓
November 23, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I had a student tell me that she now thinks of everything she sees in the context of physics, and her dad is now begging her to stop bringing it up. My job here is done. 🤓