Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 14hwww.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comTokyo succumbs to ‘rain fatigue’ after a record 35 consecutive days of showersThe record rainfall has been blamed on a combination of climate change and El Niño, which has created a prolonged high pressure front in the Pacific 000
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 29/09/2026journals.plos.org/climate/arti...journals.plos.orgAdaptation as a catalyst for social changeAdaptation to climate change is currently characterised by ever-increasing costs to maintain the status quo with respect to climate hazards. This gap is worsened by the fiscal austerity that character... 000
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadClimate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 28/09/2026Weekend Storms Knock Out Power for Hundreds of Thousands of Americans #Climateheatmap.newsWeekend Storms Knock Out Power for Hundreds of Thousands of AmericansOn auto emissions, labor vs. socialists, and EU H2 flub 043
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadJeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 28/09/2026It’s astonishing how far ahead the 2026 El Niño is. The red line is 2026. The other warmest El Niños are the colored lines. It’s not even playing in the same league. Some of this is of course due to this natural El Niño cycle on top of long-term ocean warming… 1/ 17499243
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.aftenbladet.no/meninger/deb...aftenbladet.noDrivhuseffekten er et resultat av kvantefysikkenDEBATT: Det er vanskelig å putte jordens atmosfære inn i kontrollerte laboratorieeksperimenter, slik Bjørkum etterspør. 000
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 25/09/2026www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comNepal’s PM says flash flood was ‘warning to world’ as he scolds leaders at UN over climate changeShah said Nepal’s recovery and reconstruction needs were estimated at about 10% of GDP, as he appealed for more international support 000
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comGermany pledges to phase out fossil fuels for first time with target of 2045Campaigners say plan marks notable shift away from oil and gas as previously pledges were only for carbon neutrality 001
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Morning science-art-cum-quiz. something to ponder about... 010
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 24/09/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/... @nupinytt.bsky.socialtheguardian.comUK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under StarmerEl Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers 000
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026vimeo.com/user22831518...vimeo.comEuropean Meteorological Society’s Showcases on VimeoJoin the web’s most supportive community of creators and get high-quality tools for hosting, sharing, and streaming videos in gorgeous HD with no ads. 000
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peak‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world 000
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 22/09/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comWorld leaders address climate crisis before UN meet amid record-breaking El NiñoPrime ministers of Australia and Iceland discuss effects on their countries even as some shy away in face of war and inflation 000
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 21/09/2026eu-space.europa.eu/components/e...eu-space.europa.euDrought affects Guatemala’s Dry Corridor | EU Space Support OfficeGuatemala has been affected by scarce rainfall during the 2026 wet season, coinciding with the development of El Niño conditions in the equatorial Pacific Ocean. These dry conditions particularly affe... 010
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadAndrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Panama Canal ship traffic cut a second time, as climate change and El Niño reduce lake levels that supply water to the canal locks #climaterisk www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comPanama canal traffic facing further cuts as drought from El Niño worsensPlanned daily reductions will further choke one of the world’s most important shipping lanes 0167
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadMaggie Nickson @maggie-nickson.bsky.social · 16/09/2026www.upworthy.com/weatherman-h...upworthy.comDespondent weatherman goes off-script on live TV to explain why he 'can't' forecast anymoreA veteran meteorologist warns that federal budget cuts are degrading hurricane forecast accuracy. 210039
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadProf Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We all knew climate change was involved. The Himalayas are warming, permafrost is thawing, glaciers are retreating and mountain slopes are becoming more unstable. www.independent.co.uk/news/himalay...independent.co.ukClimate change made deadly Nepal glacier and rock collapse more likely, according to analysisHuman-caused global warming resulting in the Himalayan permafrost thawing was, in part, responsible for the catastrophic glacier and boulder collapse last month 17637
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com2025 was among driest years on record for world’s rivers, study findsAnalysis of global resources reveals depletion in world’s water savings bank to 42% below normal levels last year 000
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 17/09/2026Over 100 new cases of measles in Pennsylvania have been reported over the past week, according to the state’s health department. This brings the state’s total to 731 cases in 38 counties for the current outbreak, which started in late April.washingtonpost.comSee the latest measles count for the Pennsylvania outbreakThe state’s measles outbreak continues to grow. 74738
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 17/09/2026eu-space.europa.eu/components/e...eu-space.europa.euThe Hardangerjøkulen ice cap, Norway | EU Space Support OfficeHardangerjøkulen is a plateau glacier in southern Norway and, with an area of about 64 km², it is the country’s sixth-largest glacier. It is rapidly retreating and projected to disappear before the en... 000
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...eea.europa.euEuropean Climate Risk AssessmentThe first European Climate Risk Assessment (EUCRA) identifies 36 climate risks that pose a threat to Europe’s energy and food security, ecosystems, infrastructure, water resources, financial stability... 000
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadProf. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 15/09/2026Breaking News! Code UFB!!! Yesterday's (preliminary) Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature just broke past 3.0°C above the 1991-2020 baseline! This marks the 108th consecutive daily record, is 1.07°C above the previous daily record set in 1997, and is 4.02σ above the baseline. 41830423
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadTim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 16/09/2026Melbourne's start to spring has been so unreasonably warm that I now feel crazy because tonight the temperature is exactly average for this time of year. Literally the 50th percentile. 3211
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadJeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Only .02° from the all-time El Niño record anomaly! Today we got to +3°C departure from the 1991-2020 average in the main (3.4) region. The record is 3.02°C in 2015… so conceivably we could break that in the next day or two. 1/ 518671
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadMika Rantanen @mikarantane.bsky.social · 16/09/2026El Niño strengthening into unseen territory. The Niño3.4 region just reached a +3.0 °C anomaly (relative to the 1991–2020). Such a warmth has never been observed in September, and it's only a few hundredths of a degree away from the 2015 all-time record. 11484272
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadSydney EV @sydneyev.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Meanwhile, welcome to an El Niño event that has now smashed the ocean temps to 3.0 degrees above normal… As they say, we better buckle up, shits about to get wild. 13339163
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadThe Final Report @firehorse249791.bsky.social · 16/09/2026A powerful heat dome — which will become the strongest on the planet Wednesday — will tower 3.7 miles above Tennessee, drawing extreme heat and humidity into the central U.S. “I don’t even know what to say anymore,” meteorologist Pete Delkus said. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2026...washingtonpost.comIt’s almost fall, but this record heat dome didn’t get the memoThe strongest heat dome on the planet will soon tower 3.7 miles above Tennessee, drawing extreme heat and humidity into the central United States from the Gulf of Mexico. 49941475
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This is in good agreement with results we published in PLOS Climate a few years back (DOI: 10.1371/journal.pclm.0000029) and the follow-up in npj (DOI:10.1038/s41612-024-00794-z) @skepticalscience.bsky.social 000
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026skepticalscience.com/atmosphere-s... @met.noskepticalscience.comThe Atmosphere Just Set a Water Vapor RecordThis is a re-post from The Climate Brink by Andrew Dessler 000
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 16/09/2026eu-space.europa.eu/components/e...eu-space.europa.euSuccessful launch of Copernicus Sentinel-3C | EU Space Support OfficeThe Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellite was successfully launched on 15 September 2026 at 03:21 CEST from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, aboard a Vega-C rocket. 000
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 15/09/2026eu-space.europa.eu/components/e...eu-space.europa.euWestern Europe affected by warmest summer on recordThe Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has just published its latest monthly Climate Bulletin, which focuses on key climate trends for August 2026. The summer of 2026 has been the warmest on reco... 000
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/09/2026NOAA just announced that this summer was the hottest on record in the United States. 35762861896
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadCovering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 13/09/2026The public is, largely, still not making the connection between climate change and extreme weather events, especially heavy rainfall. At the same time, “fewer journalists are doing the kind of reporting that could help close this gap.” By @kileyprice.bsky.social ⬇️ buff.ly/VZH84Hbinsideclimatenews.orgMany People Aren’t Connecting the Dots Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather - Inside Climate NewsScientific evidence has never been stronger. Why aren’t more people making the link? 03016
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 13/09/2026www.nrk.no/artikkel/hve...nrk.noHvem stjal kjedsomheten?Før bygde vi olabiler, gikk oss vill i fjellet og kjedet oss i hjel på bensinstasjoner. 000
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadJeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Ocean anomalies up to +14°F! While El Niño drives global weather patterns, its biggest impacts are arguably local in #Peru, #Ecuador and the #Galápagos Islands. The extreme warmth along the coast is disrupting one of the most productive ocean ecosystems on Earth. 1/ 611766
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 13/09/2026A 40-year-old woman from Pennsylvania, died from complications associated with measles, the local coroner’s office said. Jefferson County Coroner Greg Furlong, who was elected coroner as a Republican, said the woman was unvaccinated. washingtonpost.comPennsylvania woman dies of measles-related complications, local coroner saysThe 40-year-old woman, who was from Jefferson County was unvaccinated, according to the coroner. 1814079
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 13/09/2026www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comWarning: our democracy won’t survive the death of reading. Read on if you still can | John HarrisWhile fascists protest in UK ports and purvey nonsense and poison online, ever fewer people have the perspective or analytical tools to challenge them, says Guardian columnist John Harris 000
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 12/09/2026According to data from NOAA, this summer (June-July-August) was the warmest on record for the #Arctic region. The largest departures were found across parts of western Siberia, with the record warmth extending into the Kara Sea basin toward Severnaya Zemlya. 313246
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadJeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 13/09/2026It’s astonishing to see this, even though we saw it coming months ago. White = 10°F + above normal in the El Niño regions. Its immense! In the air, a regional warming of 10° is no big deal. But in the ocean it’s immense! Think about how hard it is/ how long it takes to cool/ heat your pool. 1/ 611524699
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadProf. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 13/09/2026Nearing the yearly low for Arctic ice -- no Blue Ocean Event this year. Current extent is about 4,464,000 square kilometers, which ranks 10th lowest for the date, about 126,000 square kilometers above the record low for the date, set in 2012. 810431
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 13/09/2026Evolution of August #Arctic sea ice and sea surface temperature (SST) anomalies during the satellite-era... A summary of last month can be found from @nsidc.bsky.social at nsidc.org/sea-ice-toda... *SST data set (OISSTv2.1) is only available since about 1982 06122
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 13/09/2026www.smithsonianmag.com/history/one-...smithsonianmag.comOne Weather Forecast Changed the Course of WWII. Here's the Real Story Behind 'Pressure,' a Drama About the Meteorologist Who Convinced the Allies to Delay D-DayA new movie starring Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser dramatizes the tense 72 hours before the Allied invasion of Normandy, revealing how meteorology helped determine Operation Overlord's success 010
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Reviewing IPCC AR7 draft reminds me of a paper I submitted to GMD in an open review. My director rang me because a colleague in Bergen had been offended and said (s)he would try to get it rejected. It was rejected and I posted it on arxiv.org/abs/2411.02856. Was is a victim of cancellation?arxiv.orgA Norwegian Approach to DownscalingA comprehensive geoscientific downscaling model strategy is presented outlining an approach that has evolved over the last 20 years, together with an explanation for its development, its technical asp... 010
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 12/09/2026The next step is to answer the question what is the meaning of life as in The Hitchiker's Guide to the Universe www.theguardian.com/science/2026...theguardian.com‘Immature playground boasting’: Mathematicians uneasy at OpenAI’s latest scalpAs OpenAI model cracks Millennium Prize Problem that puzzled experts for decades, many feel shocked at pace of change 010
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026This should be on the front page of every newspaper tomorrow. 1470192526833
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Utløst av en idiot som nok har gjort oljeselskapene en bjørnetjeneste. Verden lærer om risiko forbundet med fossile energikilder. Hvor går den fremtidige utviklingen? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comSaudi Arabia shuts down oil pipeline, blaming drones from IraqRiyadh has increased its use of the East-West pipeline since the start of the Middle East war to bypass the closure of the strait of Hormuz 001
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 10/09/2026🚨 Last month was easily the hottest August on record globally. In fact, it was over 0.1°C warmer than the prior record (2023/2024)! This was estimated to be about 1.65°C warmer than a pre-industrial (1850-1900) average Summary by @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social at climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-... 27637
Rasmus E. Benestad @brasmus.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Perhaps we get what we deserve? www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comWorld must reject climate culture wars or face economic ruin, says UN’s StiellWarning by United Nations climate chief comes as EU data shows August 2026 was joint hottest month ever 010
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadZonie Maloney @katehydeut.bsky.social · 09/09/2026People vs Palantir International Civil Disobedience Call to Action #NationalNursesUnion #Palantir #ICE #NeverForget www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/nurses...nationalnursesunited.orgNurses hold nationwide civil disobedience actions to demand ‘Palantir Out!’Hundreds of registered nurses – joined by patients and community allies – mobilized to demand hospitals and elected officials immediately cut ties with artificial intelligence giant Palantir. The nurs... 161030411
Reposted by Rasmus E. BenestadKetil Isaksen @ketilisaksen.bsky.social · 10/09/2026August 2026 was the warmest August on record globally - climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-... 0144