Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Makes me wonder if any changed their minds. 000
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Electric trucks don’t have that problem: Truckers Are ‘Just Trying to Hang On’ When a Fill-Up Tops $1,000 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comTruckers Are ‘Just Trying to Hang On’ When a Fill-Up Tops $1,000Truckers are among the hardest hit by the soaring cost of diesel fuel. High prices are forcing some to stay on the road for months and others to park their rigs. 010
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Fellow Scientists: Consider signing this: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...docs.google.comEndorse the World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Third NoticeScientists are invited to endorse the article World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Third Notice. The full paper can be read in roughly eight minutes and the summary can be read in one minute. Tog... 033
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Will A.I. Make Your Brain Lazy? Here’s What the New Research Actually Shows. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comWill A.I. Make Your Brain Lazy?We’re starting to learn more about how the technology can change us. 011
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026What??? Looks like they want to make sure Israel can complete their genocide. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/15/u...nytimes.comTrump Approves $2.8 Billion Arms Sale to Israel, Including 40,000 One-Ton BombsThe package would be among the largest deliveries of U.S. munitions to Israel. 000
Reposted by Andreas SchmittnerRyan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 14/09/2026The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year 10632601548
Reposted by Andreas SchmittnerMichael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 27/08/2026"As super El Niño strengthens, study suggests that climate change is intensifying El Ninos" by @borenbears.bsky.social for @apnews.com [Important data & study; But like UNC's John Bruno, I disagree w/ the authors' interpretation of the data]: www.independent.co.uk/news/el-nino... 🧵independent.co.ukAs super El Nino strengthens, study suggests that climate change is intensifying El NinosA new study suggests El Nino events have intensified over the past 40 years due to human-caused climate change 27936
Reposted by Andreas SchmittnerProf William Ripple @williamripple.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Scientists worldwide: We invite you to sign the World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Third Notice. Thirty-five years after the first warning, we now declare a planetary emergency. Please read, sign, and share by going to this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... @ecowarriorss.bsky.social 42320
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The worst energy policy in the world | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgThe worst energy policy in the worldThe Iran war could serve as a turning point in accelerating the global transition away from fossil fuels: Every additional day that oil and gas prices are high and future supplies are uncertain, wind ... 000
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 27/08/2026How are Krill doing in Antarctic waters? Kim Bernard explains. theconversation.com/antarctic-kr...theconversation.comAntarctic krill fishing is now concentrated in the exact pattern conservation rules were designed to preventWith location regulations no longer in force, fishing boats are harvesting thousands of tons of krill from very few areas, increasing competition with penguins, seals, whales and other marine life. 12820
Reposted by Andreas SchmittnerJosh Busby @busbyj2.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Trump administration paying an energy company $1.2 billion not to build a wind farm. Bringing total to almost $4 billion in payouts not to add electricity at a time of increasing electricity demand. Dereliction of duty and insane prejudice against wind power. heatmap.news/daily/rwe-of...heatmap.newsAnother $1.2 Billion to Not Build Wind FarmsThe Trump administration has signed a deal with RWE, a German developer, to cancel more than 3 gigawatts of offshore wind near New York and New Jersey. 77329
Reposted by Andreas SchmittnerUSA (CONUS) smoke forecast bot (unofficial) @conus-smoke-forecast.envismo.social · 07/08/2026Near surface smoke forecast for the CONUS area. Model run: 20260806T22:00 UTC Data from NOAA's HRRR CONUS (rapidrefresh.noaa.gov/hrrr) Note that this product comes with absolutely no guarantee of availability, accuracy or completeness. #Wildfires #Smoke #AirQuality 011
Reposted by Andreas SchmittnerAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Phang: This means we’re going to get these handwritten FBI interview notes from four interviews conducted with this victim who alleges she was abused by Donald Trump. 11156271741
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 06/08/2026both are made worse by climate change, which our government ignores. It’s insanity. 010
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 06/08/2026to Oregon, where it is smoky from all the wildfires 211
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Coming back from Germany where it was hot and rivers were running low www.wetteronline.de/pegelstaende 110
Reposted by Andreas SchmittnerKees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Five days ago, the Rhine - at the point where it enters the Netherlands - reached its lowest level ever recorded: 6.47 meter above sea level. Now it's at 6.35 m. 37135
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 30/07/202610,000 people have died in Germany this year due to heat. www.rki.de/DE/Themen/Ge...rki.deWochenbericht zur hitzebedingten MortalitätHitzeperioden führen in Deutschland regelmäßig zu einem Anstieg der Mortalität. Um über die aktuelle Lage in Deutschland zu informieren, wird dieser Bericht während des Sommers 2026 (Juni-September) w... 010
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Same paper, one sentence earlier doesn’t sound so doomy: “If this relationship persists under future warming, it would favor lower climate sensitivity than recent assessments”. 030
Reposted by Andreas SchmittnerPeter du Toit @peterdutoit.com · 26/07/2026You see everything is connected. The marine heatwaves off the coasts of Europe make heatwaves on land more intense, which in turn dries out vegetation, which then creates perfect fire weather conditions. Brought to you by the world's refusal to drastically reduce the burning of fossil fuels.eu-space.europa.euOngoing marine heatwave in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea | EU Space Support OfficeIn late May 2026, several countries in Western Europe faced above-average temperatures. During the same period, large areas of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea also recorded above-average ... 8532611663
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Warmer air due to human burning of fossil fuels leads to more flooding. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/15/w...nytimes.comFlash Flooding Worsens in Texas After Dozens Are Rescued From Rising WaterThe Guadalupe River had surged to potentially catastrophic levels, forecasters warned on Thursday. 042
Reposted by Andreas SchmittnerKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 15/07/2026830 wildfires burning across Canada right now. And you know what’s going to make it worse in the future? More oil pipelines. This is why our voice and our vote matters. 461926773
Reposted by Andreas SchmittnerProf Friederike Otto @frediotto.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Europe's worst heatwave so far, in terms of heat stress measures and temperatures - brought to you by fossil fuels. New @wwattribution.bsky.social study showing how such deadly heat became possible in only a few decades. www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuel-... 231189666
Reposted by Andreas SchmittnerDave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Per World Weather Attribution, scientists found that the European heatwave is producing temperatures that would be "virtually impossible" in June 50 years ago. Even in 2003, when a heatwave in Europe killed ~70,000, these temps would be ten times less likely to occur.worldweatherattribution.orgFossil fuel emissions have rapidly worsened European heatwaves in just a few decades – World Weather Attribution 24819
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Global warming is making extreme heat more likely and more severe. 030
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 25/06/2026The paper is available at Nature Climate Change @natclimate.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41... and on my homepage andreasschmittner.github.ionature.comMulti-centennial response of marine carbon pumps to global warming - Nature Climate ChangeChanges in the ocean in response to climate change could impact its ability to function as a carbon sink. This study shows that under high emissions, circulation changes will reduce anthropogenic carb... 1115
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 25/06/2026temperature dominates the feedback for low emission scenarios. 110
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 25/06/2026A surprising finding of the study was that while circulation effects dominate the feedback for high emission scenarios 110
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 25/06/2026The nice thing about the decomposition is that it tells you exactly how much each component is impacted. This example shows the effects of each forcing (temperature, circulation and sea ice) on each component for a high emission scenario. 110
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 25/06/2026all of which impact ocean carbon storage. Changes in the physical forcing factors lead to reduced ocean carbon uptake and thus higher atmospheric CO2, a positive feedback called the climate-carbon cycle feedback. The figure is for a high emission scenario for which circulation effects dominate. 110
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 25/06/2026and biological processes such as export production 110
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 25/06/2026both physical processes such as the ocean's Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) 120
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 25/06/2026Each component can be further separated into physical and biological contributions. 110
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 25/06/2026🚨 📰 🌊 🥼 💻 🧪 🧑🔬 New publication on future changes in ocean carbon cycling lead by Samar Khatiwala. We applied a new decomposition into preformed (saturation and disequilibrium) and regenerated (soft tissue and carbonate) components, which is more accurate that previous methods. 1144
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 01/06/2026The worst-case scenario (dashed line in figure) from the IPCC is 25 cm (relative to 1995-2014) of sea level rise by 2040. Even this is highly unlikely and would require a large acceleration of current rates of sea level rise. open.oregonstate.education/climatescien...open.oregonstate.educationImpacts – Introduction to Climate ScienceIntroduction to climate science is for college students of both science and non-science majors and for everybody interested in the topic. 100
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Thwaites is worth 65 cm of sea level rise, not 3 m. thwaitesglacier.org/about/factsthwaitesglacier.orgITGC Thwaites Glacier 100
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 01/06/2026It's important to remember that the sea level rise is slow (currently 3 mm/yr), so in 10 years we'd expect 3 cm of sea level rise. 100
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 31/05/2026Trump admin plans to give political appointees the final decision on research grants, who could deny proposals that don’t advance the president’s agenda. open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...open.substack.comScilencingThe Trump Administration would just as soon we didn't know stuff, especially about our planet 020
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 30/05/2026The new (AR7) scenarios include what seems to me like ridiculously large negative emissions. 020
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 30/05/2026You could argue the same (overly optimistic scenarios) again today for low emission scenarios. SSP1-2.6 and SSP1-1.9 both assume negative emissions during the second half of this century. 130
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 28/05/2026They should rename the DoJ the DoIB Department of Intimidation and Bullying 000
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Screenshot is from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. nsidc.org/ice-sheets-t...nsidc.orgIce Sheets Today | National Snow and Ice Data CenterAbout Ice Sheets Today 020
Andreas Schmittner @andreasschmittner.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Just because funding is cut and information is not getting made public doesn't mean the Greenland ice sheet stops melting. 150
