Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Summer in the UK this year was exceptional. But we wanted to give you the chance to drill into the data a bit deeper. Test a postcode or two or three. It may surprise you just how varied the weather has been across the country! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUK summer 2026: BBC postcode lookup shows how hot and dry it wasMost of us experienced drought and heatwaves - but temperatures and rainfall were not the same everywhere. 021
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This year’s El Niño is forecast to be very strong— even stronger than the ones in 2015/16 and 1997/98. Here’s what that could mean for countries around the world. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukEl Niño 'supersized' as countries race to prepare for extreme weather, UN warnsThe WMO has warned that the natural weather phenomenon could bring disruption to global economies. 001
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 01/09/2026A country famous for wetness is struggling for water. What options are there to meet the challenges of future droughts and shortages? Link: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukThe race to stop England running out of waterWho is to blame for the summer drought, and can England future-proof its water supplies? 000
Reposted by Becky DaleAttracta Mooney @attractamooney.bsky.social · 11/08/2026The UK is on course to record its warmest summer on record. The last warmest summer was ... just last year. This from the @metoffice.gov.uk is particularly striking: England has recorded a mean summer temperature of 18.19C so far this summer, 2.46C above the 1991-2020 average. 1124
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 31/07/2026The browning of Britain. Much of England and all of Wales are now formally in drought. We've seen it coming for weeks. Now we can see it from space. Story: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... by Barbara Metzler, Phil Leake, Mark Poynting and Jess Carrbbc.co.ukUK heatwaves: Satellite images show how UK landscape has changedBBC Verify's analysis indicates “vegetation stress” in many areas, which may affect wildlife and farming. 021
Reposted by Becky DaleLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 30/07/2026++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n... 11332511367
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 15/07/2026After so many days of high temperatures without rain, we’ve restarted our watch of water restrictions across the UK. Keep checking back as water companies put conservation measures in place. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukHosepipe ban in force for millions of households - is your area affected?More than eight million households have been placed under hosepipe bans - which has raised questions about how effectively water resources are being managed. 000
Reposted by Becky DaleEd Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 04/07/2026Hotter and hotter and hotter www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 5436287
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 04/07/2026We're just beginning our third UK heatwave of the year, with the peak of summer still ahead of us. The team has pulled together all the ways this relentless heat - particularly the June wave - has been extraordinary. But it's also a sign of things to come. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.uk'Hotter and hotter and hotter' - Europe's new climate in seven chartsTemperature records have tumbled across the UK and Europe as scientists warn it is a sign of things to come. 031
Reposted by Becky DaleThe Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 27/06/2026Exclusive: Trump is using tens of millions in taxpayer money meant for national parks to fund his desired projects, including White House paving stones he had promised to pay for, documents obtained by @michaelscherer.bsky.social show:bit.lyA White House Makeover, Brought to You by Struggling National ParksPark projects are being defunded to cover President Trump’s Washington renovation spree. 45827381
Reposted by Becky DaleKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 23/06/2026Climate.us is officially live! After NOAA ended Climate.gov’s day-to-day operations in 2025, former team members built Climate.us to carry that work forward. Their explanations and graphics have always stood out to me as clear, accessible, and transparent. I’m really looking forward to this reboot.climate.usClimate.us Homeindependent, nonprofit, and immune to politics 3925801219
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 22/06/2026It's a momentous day as the UK sees yet another prime minister resign. We've taken a look at what has characterised Starmer's premiership over the past (nearly) two years. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSir Keir Starmer's premiership in six chartsBBC Verify looks at the record of Sir Keir's time in government in six key areas since he took office in July 2024. 010
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Update: NOAA has formally declared the start of El Niño www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/ana... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukEl Niño has begun, scientists say, and could bring record heatAn El Niño event has officially started, say US scientists, raising fears of extreme weather and higher temperatures. 010
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Do you live in the UK? Have you ever wondered how many England football players come from your area? Even if you haven't, you probably want to check out this new piece: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukFind your local World Cup hero with our postcode lookupWhich World Cup stars have roots near you? Find out with our interactive lookup tool 020
Reposted by Becky DaleRobert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Does El Niño forecasting have their own version of a "hot models" problem? There are currently 13 seasonal forecast ensembles used to predict future El Niño / La Niña. Diversity is good, but there remains broad disagreement among them, with some suggesting all-time records. 🧵 22915
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Today the WMO issued a warning that El Niño is imminent. The team's been hard at work to show you how we got here and what it might mean. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...bbc.co.ukPrepare for El Niño, UN warns - it could be the strongest in decades - BBC NewsScientists fear the combined effects of El Niño and human-caused climate change could reshape weather around the world 150
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 01/06/2026As somebody only marginally interested in the activities (is that even the right word) of Tilly Norwood, this interview with her (it?) was deeply engrossing. Plus a delightful tribute to the art of acting near the end. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/m...nytimes.comI Profile Celebrities for a Living. Nothing Prepared Me for Tilly Norwood. 010
Reposted by Becky DaleMet Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 26/05/2026We have provisionally broken the UK record for highest daily minimum temperature in May... again 😮 Temperatures didn't fall below 21.3°C overnight at Kenley Airfield, making it a 'tropical night' (no lower than 20°C). Remarkably, the record was also broken yesterday. 1418390
Reposted by Becky DaleChris Jeavans @chrisjeavans.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Brilliant visual storytelling here from Jess Carr and Callum Thomson - analysing the seismic shifts seen in the local and national election results #dataviz #localelections2026 www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...bbc.co.ukHow Britain's political map has been torn up - BBC NewsA visual guide to post-election Britain 141
Reposted by Becky DaleProf Michael Meredith 🌊🧪🥼❄️ @oceanandice.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Lovely story on the BBC about iceberg a23a, which has given us decades of fun but is now nearing its end… Really enjoyed talking with Mark Poynting about this one-time behemoth. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...bbc.co.ukThis iceberg was once the biggest in the world. Now it has just weeks left - BBC NewsA23a was once twice the size of Greater London but now its 40-year journey is coming to an end. 16831
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Back from leave and back to mapping. BBC Verify is keeping close tabs on the conflict in the Middle East In maps: Strikes across Iran and the Middle East www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukIn maps: Strikes across Iran and the Middle EastIranian strikes on targets across the Middle East and Gulf regions continued on Monday after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran killing the country's supreme leader. 030
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Amidst the Epstein Files clamour, we’re still finding evidence of poor and inconsistent redactions. Days after the initial outcry: Naked images remained in Epstein files despite outcry www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukNaked images remained in Epstein files despite outcryFour images seen by BBC Verify show partially clothed women with their faces and bodies unredacted. 000
Reposted by Becky DaleRobert Cuffe @robertcuffe.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Solar's not the biggest renewable in Britain but it drove last year's rise to record renewable generation. From @beckydale.bsky.social @markpoynting.bsky.social & Jess Carr's www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 041
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 02/01/2026New record year for renewable electricity in Britain - thanks especially to strong solar output. Read our analysis of 2025 here www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 36318
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Today’s story: 7 water companies have been ordered to reduce potentially harmful levels of forever chemicals in drinking water sources for more than 6 million people. Water UK stresses the water is safe to drink but calls for a PFAS ban to prevent accumulation www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukFirms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water for 6m peopleThe persistent pollutants which build up in the environment have been linked to serious illnesses. 082
Reposted by Becky DaleNational Hurricane Center @nhc-atlantic.extwitter.link · 28/10/2025#Melissa makes landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope as a powerful category 5 hurricane. For the latest updates visit hurricanes.gov pbs.twimg.com/media/G4XOBZmWcAAVNu6… 03619
Reposted by Becky DaleNassos Stylianou @nassosstylianou.bsky.social · 13/10/2025NEW: How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution Massive shipping containers packed with powerful batteries are shoring up grids & extending the use of clean power ig.ft.com/mega-batteri... Latest visual story w/ @samlearner.bsky.social @inari-ta.bsky.social @samjoiner.bsky.socialig.ft.comHow mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolutionVast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power 1126
Reposted by Becky DaleUN Environment Programme @unep.org · 20/09/2025History made for the ocean: #BBNJ Agreement enters into force, protecting high seas & deep seabed, safeguarding life under water. “Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step forward to save our ocean, & to save our future” - ED @ingerandersen.bsky.social 314967
Reposted by Becky DaleDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Are you a journalist covering climate solutions? @jaimepalter.bsky.social and I have some advice for sharing these stories without hype, by balancing potential and challenges. Online on 7 October 2025 at 13:00 (UTC-4) Register here: uri-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi... 14612
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 14/09/2025Been playing the newly launched Chartle game and pretty happy to have got today’s in one go. chartle.cc 1101
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 11/08/2025Those small temperature changes are having an effect. Record warm seas help to bring extraordinary new species to UK waters www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comRecord warm seas help to bring extraordinary species to UK watersThe UK's seas have had their warmest first seven months of the year on average since records began. 030
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 01/08/2025Europe is breaking its reliance on American science - Reuters apple.news/A0Gs-nPUUS-u...apple.newsEurope is breaking its reliance on American science — ReutersEuropean governments are taking steps to break their dependence on critical scientific data the United States historically made freely available to the world, and are ramping up their own data collect... 000
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 23/07/2025The court ruled that developing nations have a right to seek damages for the impacts of climate change www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukTop UN court says countries can sue each other over climate changeThe decision from the world's highest court has been welcomed by developing nations at most risk from climate change. 040
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 23/07/2025www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...nytimes.comE.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change 020
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 21/07/2025Final report into 'broken' water industry says regulator Ofwat should be scrapped www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c4...bbc.co.ukFinal report into 'broken' water industry says regulator Ofwat should be scrapped - live updatesThe major review led by former Bank of England deputy governor Sir Jon Cunliffe was issued by the government to 010
Reposted by Becky DaleNPR @npr.org · 20/07/2025The government of the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho has declared a two-year state of disaster, as its once-thriving garment industry unravels in the wake of Trump's tariffs threats.n.pr"We are on our knees": U.S. tariffs devastate Lesotho's garment workersThe government of the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho has declared a two-year state of disaster, as its once-thriving garment industry unravels in the wake of Trump's tariffs threats. 36611260
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 18/07/2025Serious water pollution incidents up 60% in England, Environment Agency says www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comSerious water pollution in England up 60%, government saysLast year had the highest number of pollution events by water companies ever recorded. 000
Reposted by Becky DaleCopernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 23/05/2025Join the Copernicus WEkEO Service from 10-12 June for a two-day online workshop! Explore key climate challenges and learn how to use tools like Jupyter Notebooks, QGIS and R Studio for ecosystem monitoring. Register now! events.wekeo.eu/wekeo-4-clim... 0147
Reposted by Becky DaleScience Magazine @science.org · 09/05/2025Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.scim.agExclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisionsChanges seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund 15320891519
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 23/01/2025Giant iceberg on crash course with island - penguins and seals in danger www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comA23a: Giant iceberg on collision course with island - penguins and seals in dangerMore than twice the size of greater London, the expanse of ice is unpredictable and dangerous. 010
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 10/01/2025The world has just seen its hottest-on-record year. Again. 2024 was also the first full calendar year to breach the critical 1.5C warming threshold, according to @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social www.bbc.com/news/article... 000
Reposted by Becky DaleChris Jeavans @chrisjeavans.bsky.social · 07/01/2025A good news story AND a pretty chart 🤩 🌬️🪁 ! Wind provided more electricity than ever last year as the UK moved further away from planet-warming fossil fuels to power the nation, new data shows. Lovely work by @beckydale.bsky.social and Mark Poynting www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 082
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 20/12/2024And if you’d rather test your language skills, head to BBC Burmese www.bbc.com/burmese/arti...bbc.comဖရဲသီးတွေရဲ့အကူအညီနဲ့ တော်လှန်ရေးသမားတွေ ကြီးမားတဲ့ အောင်မြင်မှုရ - BBC News မြန်မာစစ်တပ်သတင်းပေးတွေက ဒီမိုကရေစီ ဘက်တော်သားတွေ အရင်က မတွေးနိုင်လောက်တဲ့ အောင်မြင်မှုတွေရအောင် ဘယ်လို ကူညီပေးနေတယ်ဆိုတာ BBC Eye ဌာနက ဖော်ထုတ်ခဲ့ပါတယ်။ 000
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 20/12/2024Myanmar's secret soldier-spies have been undermining military control. We've spoken to a few of them to learn. Read about it here and watch The Watermelons documentary on BBC iPlayer: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukSoldier-spies in Myanmar help pro-democracy rebels make gainsLeaked intelligence from military spies is helping turn the civil war in the resistance’s favour, BBC finds. 220
Reposted by Becky DaleRose 🌹 @rose.bsky.team · 26/11/2024You wanted starter packs to be searchable. Our engineers are busy keeping us online, so in the meantime, an independent developer built a new searchable library of starter packs. This is the beauty of building in the open 🦋 20939491289
Becky Dale @beckydale.bsky.social · 08/02/2024Another day another broken climate record. The past 12 months have seen average temperatures above the 1.5C threshold for the first time. www.bbc.co.uk/news/science...bbc.co.ukWorld's first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limitThe last 12 months were the hottest on record, temporarily sending the world past a deeply symbolic mark. 001