Climate and risk | Head of Science, JBA Risk Management | Visiting Prof, Newcastle Uni | Ex full time Academic Views my own | Hot takes are probably someone else'shttps://bsky.app/profile/pjyng.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/pjyng.bsky.social/post/3ltmxzefobc2iA circumzenithal arc? Anyway, nice clear skies on the Costa del Morecambe, but bracing for some “this is not normal, the world is on fire” weather this weekend10 Jul 2025 18:38 +0000at://did:plc:jidfeppdwpplcgftgd4akqxh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltmxzefobc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pjyng.bsky.social/post/3ltmfmrgars2rIf you're as concerned as me about the pace and scale of proposed staff cuts and department closures at UK universities, this piece arguing for a new regulatory framework is worth a read 👇 https://isrf.org/blog/a-new-regulatory-framework-for-university-cuts10 Jul 2025 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:jidfeppdwpplcgftgd4akqxh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltmfmrgars2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/pjyng.bsky.social/post/3loybkcttmc23Great to have extended the climate stripes up and down and to have documented their genesis! Interested the stratosphere signal? See Box 5-1 of the 2018 WMO Ozone Assessment: 👉🏼 https://csl.noaa.gov/assessments/ozone/2018/downloads/Chapter5_2018OzoneAssessment.pdf Thanks to NCAR's Bill Randel & John Starr for the extended stratospheric temperature data. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 May 2025 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:jidfeppdwpplcgftgd4akqxh/app.bsky.feed.post/3loybkcttmc23https://bsky.app/profile/pjyng.bsky.social/post/3lkoglpeuts27With everything going on (*waves hands*), I've found this diagnosis from George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison a good read: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/455534/the-invisible-doctrine-by-hutchison-george-monbiot-and-peter/9781802062694 You can hear George being interviewed on the Disorder podcast too: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3lUM7KdygC9WZpq93rHYwF?si=0351a8298c8545fe18 Mar 2025 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:jidfeppdwpplcgftgd4akqxh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkoglpeuts27https://bsky.app/profile/pjyng.bsky.social/post/3li3amdbu522lHave also heard of US friends removing anything climate-related from email signatures etc. if they have fed clients :-( [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Feb 2025 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:jidfeppdwpplcgftgd4akqxh/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3amdbu522lhttps://bsky.app/profile/pjyng.bsky.social/post/3lhti5lf6sc26Interested in the history, practice, and sociology of risk? Lucy Easthope's "At your peril" series for the BBC is well worth a listen, especially at only 5 x 15 mins! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/m0027jxt10 Feb 2025 15:40 +0000at://did:plc:jidfeppdwpplcgftgd4akqxh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhti5lf6sc26https://bsky.app/profile/pjyng.bsky.social/post/3lheee4k6fk2u"Global warming has accelerated: Are the United Nations and public well informed?" New from from Jim Hansen et al, covering sci, policy, justice, and railing against GCM underestimates of change. If you're in climate, I expect you'll be asked about it! https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00139157.2025.243449404 Feb 2025 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:jidfeppdwpplcgftgd4akqxh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lheee4k6fk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/pjyng.bsky.social/post/3lgzjmwt6xs2iWhat's the energy mix for the UK's power right now? Last week? Last month? Since 2012? Perhaps, like me, you're late to the party on these excellent visuals and resources from software dev Kate Morley: grid.iamkate.com31 Jan 2025 07:57 +0000at://did:plc:jidfeppdwpplcgftgd4akqxh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgzjmwt6xs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pjyng.bsky.social/post/3lgitq3dvkk2zThe impact of #stormEowyn in Morecambe, NW England 😱 Pic is from my son who is on a work placement in a light industrial estate.24 Jan 2025 16:43 +0000at://did:plc:jidfeppdwpplcgftgd4akqxh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgitq3dvkk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/pjyng.bsky.social/post/3lfmu4v46ms2uCA Wildfires: GallagerRe have completed an "event response", giving an overview and insurance angle regarding these horrific events. For those unfamiliar, event response reports are often produced by the industry during/just after events with big $$ losses. 🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gallagher-re_gallagher-re-event-response-southern-ca-activity-7283554321584046081-eS44/13 Jan 2025 13:35 +0000at://did:plc:jidfeppdwpplcgftgd4akqxh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfmu4v46ms2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/pjyng.bsky.social/post/3lfmouf6njk2iInterested in how we can get academia/industry collaborations working? I'll be drawing on experiences at JBA and my old academic life at this workshop in Reading tomorrow, while also learning from others. If you're there too, let's introduce ourselves. https://www.rmets.org/event/advancing-collaboration-between-insurance-sector-and-academia13 Jan 2025 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:jidfeppdwpplcgftgd4akqxh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfmouf6njk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/pjyng.bsky.social/post/3lfd23h7zvk2dICYMI - Report on 2024 weather extremes, by World Weather Attribution with Climate Central: https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/when-risks-become-reality-extreme-weather-in-2024/09 Jan 2025 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:jidfeppdwpplcgftgd4akqxh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfd23h7zvk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pjyng.bsky.social/post/3lf63wxth4s2dWho knew there are (or were) more shipping forecast areas than the standard ones? This old map has also got some different names (e.g., Finisterre for Fitzroy). Source: Royal Museums Greenwich FB page (c) Crown Copyright. Photo: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich07 Jan 2025 16:45 +0000at://did:plc:jidfeppdwpplcgftgd4akqxh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf63wxth4s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/pjyng.bsky.social/post/3lf3b7uqryk2uWeather watchers and music lovers! You will likely enjoy listening to Cerys Matthews talk to Elizabeth Rizzini and @drbecky.bsky.social from this past Sunday, covering weather folk tales and journeying into space. Available for 28 days. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0026kw106 Jan 2025 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:jidfeppdwpplcgftgd4akqxh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf3b7uqryk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/pjyng.bsky.social/post/3ldq3v5rf2c2pWhat we think we know about ENSO and its effects on global weather patterns might need to be revised 👇🏼 [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Dec 2024 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:jidfeppdwpplcgftgd4akqxh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldq3v5rf2c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/pjyng.bsky.social/post/3ldnzxl24es2oNew pre-print! We argue and demonstrate that catastrophe models are good tools to help quantify climate change loss and damages. Work led by Lizzy Galloway (Exeter) who was interning with us, plus great colleagues and academics. Available for free: https://eartharxiv.org/repository/view/8245/19 Dec 2024 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:jidfeppdwpplcgftgd4akqxh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldnzxl24es2o