Lecturer @MonashEBS - Interested in applied statistics, climate extremes and statistical post-processing - Nerd out on data vis and R
Joined April 2015
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Kate Saunders retweeted
7 Jul 2023
Here's why climate change isn't always to blame for extreme rainfall.
The climate change impact on rainfall is complex. This is especially true in eastern Australia where disentangling the effect of climate change...(1/3)
theconversation.com/heres-wh… via @ConversationEDU
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Kate Saunders retweeted
6 Jul 2023
New comment with @kjreid95 and @KateRobSau on why the climate science community needs to be careful in how we discuss the climate change effect on extreme rainfall nature.com/articles/s41561-0…
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8 Jun 2023
Amazing opportunity for anyone researching climate science and looking for ongoing academic roles - and a positive sign of capacity building around key issues #ecr #climate #climatechange
4 Jun 2023
Applications for our Sydney Horizon Fellowships are now open to the world’s best and brightest emerging academics.
Help us solve the greatest global challenges and advance your career.
Apply now: sydneyuni.co/3MJYC1U
#LeadershipForGood
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Kate Saunders retweeted
30 May 2023
Lol. Wait till they find out about climate change.
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Kate Saunders retweeted
29 May 2023
We've reached 11,000 signatures! I think we could easily reach 20,000.
Glad to see so much support for raising the stipend.
#RaiseTheStipend
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Kate Saunders retweeted
29 May 2023
🚄 Where can you go by train in Europe - 8h edition!
I made an update to chronotrains.com, with configurable travel times from 1-8h, and more frequent data updates.
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Kate Saunders retweeted
18 May 2023
I know climate scientist are ~supposed~ to end our interviews with something hopeful, but I wanted to end with a dose of reality. There isn't some omniscient saviour that is going to swoop in and stop the planet reaching 1.5 or 2. We actually have to
Speaking to ABC News Breakfast @kjreid95 responds to the world's slow progress on the problem at hand.
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Kate Saunders retweeted
8 May 2023
Just under two weeks until applications close. This is a great opportunity to work on understanding and improving Australian climate projections! @UniMelb @nespclimate jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/j…
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I periodically post this visualization reminder as summer approaches in the Northern Hemisphere - think heatwaves 🫠
The changing distribution of land temperature anomalies since 1950...
Animation is by @NASAViz using GISTEMPv4 data. More information at svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/4891.
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26 Apr 2023
RT @ed_hawkins: How will you experience climate change?
Excellent tool to personalise the consequences of climate change to you, by @WimTh…
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Kate Saunders retweeted
21 Apr 2023
New @UniMelb and @nespclimate postdoc position! Come and work on climate projections for extremes in our group! jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/j… Applications close 21st May
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Kate Saunders retweeted
Our new commentary in @NatureClimate led by @AndrewKingClim - on the role of Extreme Event Attribution in Loss and Damage, short 🧵
Poorer countries must be compensated for climate damage. But how exactly do we crunch the numbers? theconversation.com/poorer-c… via @ConversationEDU
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Kate Saunders retweeted
17 Apr 2023
📢 @KNMI is looking for a climate scientist with focus on drought --> to help analyse and understand future drought changes (and consequences) in NL and surroundings.
➡️ werkenvoornederland.nl/vacat… (non-Dutch people very welcome! consider using Google translate)
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Kate Saunders retweeted
14 Mar 2023
Congratulations to @dtfraz, winner of the 2023 Moran Medal from the @Science_Academy!
13 Mar 2023
A/Prof David Frazier is awarded the Moran Medal for research deciphering the web of complex models that underpin modern life. @dtfraz uses Bayesian statistical inference methods—this allows 'approximate' amounts to take the place of unknown quantities.
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Kate Saunders retweeted
22 Feb 2023
📢 Two exciting PhD positions @UUgeo investigating physical processes during multi-year drought events. The first project with @KNMI collaboration 🤓.
22 Feb 2023
🚨Two fully funded PhD positions in the #drought team at @UUGeo, come and join us!
Atmospheric, Oceanic and Land Drivers of Multi-year Droughts Under Climate Change👉uu.nl/en/organisation/workin…
Quantifying the Role of Vegetation during Multi-year Droughts 👉uu.nl/en/organisation/workin…
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Getting our data science on! Building our flooding vulnerability index. Watch this space for some cool things 🤓💻
Thanks @QUTDataScience for funding this workshop!
@StewartTace @fishiintheC @RichCottrell22 AdienPrice ConnieSusilawati
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Kate Saunders retweeted
19 Jan 2023
Looking for a water scientist to join us here in Melbourne @MonashEAE
16 Dec 2022
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We have re-opened this global search for a ⭐️continuing⭐️(tenured) academic in Water Science @MonashEAE
Closing: Monday 6th February 2023 careers.pageuppeople.com/513…
Level B/C ~Ass/Assoc Professor.
An opportunity to build your career at a top institution!
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Kate Saunders retweeted
31 Dec 2022
And that's a wrap for #Sydney's wettest year on record:
- The city's final annual total for 2022 was 2530 mm
- Its previous annual record was 2194 mm in 1950
- Long-term annual average is 1213 mm
- Sydney has 164 years of annual rainfall records (1859 to 2022)
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I deeply appreciate the core message here that we need to talk about the 69% biodiversity loss since the 70s. But that is where this viz stops for me. Everything else about it is deeply misleading...🧵
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Kate Saunders retweeted
2 Dec 2022
I am looking for a postdoc or senior scientist on Remote Sensing and Eco-hydrology to join us @UFZ_de @Rsc4Earth, 3 years with option to extend or become permanent. Please help to spread, thanks. For more information and application: recruitingapp-5128.de.umanti…
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