Rob Virtue

@robvirtue.bsky.social

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Hydrogeologist, geochemist, sailor, gardener, curator of architectural, automotive and marine antiquities. Science is neither left nor right. It’s just science.

BoM map of probability of exceeding average rainfall over Australia July to September 2026 showing some areas of below 25% in Victoria and SW WA, and areas of greater than 75% in northern Australia.
“Are we the baddies” meme gif.
Aurora going OFF!
Graph of annual average of daily maximum temperature and climate stripes for Hobart. The graph shows a gradual decline from 1888 until around 1950, after which there is a direct upward trend, which becomes steeper after 2000. It is now around 1.5 degrees C above the pre-1960 average.
A graph showing gradually decreasing temperature from 1888, sharply increasing after 1960. Below the graph are coloured “climate stripes” showing the change from blue and white (at or below average ) to red (above average) with all red since 2006.
Photo of a dissatisfied black cat, sitting on a bed with its front paws crossed. You have let Boris down but most of all you have let yourself down.
Photograph of puffer vest, labelled “Cat” (as in Caterpillar machinery) covered in cat hair, because a particularly fluffy cat has decided it is hers.
Mashed potato gif
Oh dear. How sad. Never mind gif.
Screen capture of an AI search for the fictional disease “Dave’s Syndrome” . AI provided a description as though it was a real medical condition. “Dave's syndrome is a rare disease that can refer to heat-induced psychosis or a rare genetic disorder called DAVID syndrome. Heat-induced psychosis Also known as Dave's syndrome, this rare disease occurs when someone is exposed to extreme heat. Symptoms include a desire to wear caveman-like clothing and perform rituals on car roofs.”
Suffolk sheep enjoying the shade and green grass beneath solar panels on a hot day.
Graph of mean maximum temperature for Hobart, Tasmania, showing steady increase since 1950s.
Scan of newspaper article outlining global warming risk in 1912.
Captured feral tabby cat with her kittens gradually becoming less murderous, in album cover pose.
Picture of the sleek 1030s sports car, the SS100. The company changed their name to Jaguar after the war, for some reason.