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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 14h

🌡️ Uccle has now recorded 20 consecutive months with above-normal mean temperatures, the longest run in the current reference period. September 2026 was also warm and dry. NL: www.meteo.be/nl/klimaat/k... FR: www.meteo.be/fr/climat/cl...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Belgium's summer nights have warmed by 1.93°C since the early 1900s. Towns can add up to 2°C locally, while forests cool daytime highs. New 1-km reconstruction presented by Diana Tzvetkov (RMI) at our #ClimateCookiesAndCoffee seminar yesterday. #Belgium 🔗 www.climatecentre.be/events-1/how...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Belgium’s summer of 2026 brought record heat, severe drought, major wildfires and an estimated 2,935 additional deaths. In a new carte blanche, French-speaking university rectors call for stronger climate action and climate education across all disciplines #ClimateChange actus.ulb.be/fr/actus/ins...

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Sur nos campus et au-delà, notre engagement climatique doit être sans faille - Actualités de l'ULB

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Global sea level rose by 3.8 mm/year between 1999 and 2025, accelerating to 4.2 ± 0.3 mm/year over 2012-2025. The 10th Copernicus Ocean State Report shows how local trends can differ, including across the Mediterranean. #SeaLevelRise #Copernicus 🔗 doi.org/10.5194/sp-7...

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SP – Volume 7-osr10, 2026

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Will IPCC science reach the next Paris Agreement stocktake in time? Governments disagree on when the next three IPCC reports should be published. With the second global stocktake under way from COP31, the timing matters: will the best available science arrive in time? 🔗 More info: lnkd.in/p/enDvnc5X

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🇧🇪 In 1990, road transport was Belgium’s 4th-largest source of GHG emissions. In 2025, it was 1st. Emissions rose by nearly 20%, while most other major sources fell. Source: JRC EDGAR 2026 (2025: Fast Track estimate) 🔗 edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/dataset_ghg2026

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InterACT @interactcofund.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🚀 InterACT Call 1 is open! 7 international postdoctoral fellowships at Vrije Universiteit Brussel ✅ All disciplines welcome ✅ Science-policy impact ✅ Interdisciplinary & intersectoral collaboration Apply 👉interact-programme.be/apply #InterACT #Postdoc #MSCA #HorizonEurope

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This weekend, the Space Pole in Uccle opens its doors for the Royal Observatory's 200th birthday 🔭 Meet the Belgian Climate Centre in tent no. 9: Tales of Future Weather with Matthias (Sat), Kobe & Roberta (Sun), climate data with Mel (both days). Free, 10:00-18:00 poleespace.be/en/open-days

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

How much can Belgium’s land absorb by 2050? In 2022, 🇧🇪 LULUCF sink offset 0.4% of national GHG emissions. A major land-use shift could raise this to 2.4-2.8% of 1990 emissions by 2050. Natural sinks complement, not replace, emissions cuts. NL: klimaat.be/news/2026/be... FR: climat.be/actualites/2...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Got climate research you’re keen to share? We’re looking for speakers for our Climate Cookies & Coffee seminars! All disciplines and career stages welcome. Join us in Bxl or online for a short talk, lively discussion, fresh ideas… and biscuits! Fancy presenting? www.climatecentre.be/projects/cli...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Belgium recorded 117 wildfires by the end of July 2026, already more than in all of 2025. In August, ~2,629 ha burned in the High Fens. UGent researchers warn that fire risk is increasingly extending into summer. 🔗 www.ugent.be/bw/nl/actuee...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Wallonia’s 2026 drought stressed forests before weather indicators turned extreme. SREW (Simplified Relative Extractable Water) factors in soil water-holding capacity, reflecting tree water stress. #Drought 🔗 environnement.wallonie.be/actualite/sa...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Belgium has released nationwide results from its Environmental Information Barometer, tracking how TV and radio cover climate, biodiversity and resources. Key finding: coverage spikes during extreme events, while causes and solutions are often simplified. milieubarometer.be barometreenvironnement.be

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

🤨 Ever wished you had 10 more minutes to prepare for a media interview? Our media training for senior climate scientists is back this October 🎤 French: 5 Oct | events.spacepole.be/event/323/ 🎤 Dutch: 15 Oct | events.spacepole.be/event/324/ Only 8 places per session!

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The North Sea is warming, reshaping marine life. Some cold-water species are shifting northwards, while warm-water species are becoming more abundant, altering ecological relationships and ecosystem functioning. #ClimateChange 🔗 Interview: www.vub.be/en/news/prom...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🗻 When will the glacier in your valley disappear? A new Nature Climate Change study projects when individual glaciers could vanish under different warming levels. Every fraction of a degree matters. #ClimateChange #Glaciers Explore the Global Glacier Extinction Explorer: 🔗 www.glacierextinction.com

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

🐝 Belgian researchers have shown how climate change is shrinking suitable habitat for European bumblebees, with the steepest losses in southern and lowland central Europe. #ClimateChange #Biodiversity 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

🇧🇪 Belgian-led research from VUB in Science Advances finds children are already disproportionately exposed to climate-driven humid heat. At today’s warming, 2.8-3× more 0-9-year-olds than 60-69-year-olds face ≥20 extra heat-stress days/year. #ClimateHealth 🔗 doi.org/10.1126/scia...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

In Flanders, a 25-year study of 54 forests found ground beetle captures nearly halved, while species richness fell from 97 to 83. Cold-adapted species declined by up to 70%, with little increase among warm-adapted species. #Biodiversity 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/oik....

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Belgium’s hottest summer on record came in 2026. ERA5: virtually all Belgium warmest since 1979; Uccle since 1833. Western Europe was also record-hot: 21.69°C, 2.54°C above average. FR: regclim.meteo.be/fr/climat/cl... NL: regclim.meteo.be/nl/klimaat/k...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Say hello to Marlies, our new colleague! 🎉 A keen cook, hiker, cyclist, gardener and festival-goer (who also boxes!), she’ll help keep our projects running smoothly. Welcome to the Belgian Climate Centre, Marlies. Great to have you with us! ✨

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Belgium’s warmest summer on record (20.3°C in Uccle). Kobe Vandelanotte (BCC) explains why: +2.8°C warming makes heat records more likely. #ClimateChange NL, paywall: www.standaard.be/natuur-en-we...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

#AppelÀCandidatures | L’Awac recrute les 7 membres du Comité wallon d’experts sur le climat (décret neutralité carbone). #Wallonie #Climat 5 ans d'expérience en Belgique requis. Candidatures jusqu'au 30/09/2026 👉 awac.be/actualite/ap...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

💡 Belgium’s 2026 climate survey 1/8 73% say today’s climate change results from human activities; 69% agree its consequences will affect daily life. FR: climat.be/en-belgique/... NL: klimaat.be/in-belgie/co...

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 02/09/2026

Global warming is set to cross 1.5°C, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous heights, a new UNEP report warns. Predicted impacts include extreme weather and threats to human health and economies.

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Older adults could face uncompensable heat stress at 1.5°C of warming more widely than young adults at 4°C. At 1.5°C, 290m people aged 60+ are exposed. Age-specific limits reveal a far greater risk. #ClimateChange #ExtremeHeat 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

How far could saltwater move up the Scheldt as the climate changes? KU Leuven researchers project the 0.5 psu freshwater front could shift landward by 0.65 km by 2050 and 1.46 km by 2100 under extreme dry scenarios. #Scheldt #ClimateChange 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ej...

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The daily global average sea surface temperature has reached its highest level on record. On 22 August 2026, data from the #CopernicusClimate showed 21.1°C, exceeding the previous record set in March 2024. 🔗Read the press release: climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-d... @ecmwf.int ⬇️

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Politicians are more ideologically polarised than citizens on human-driven climate change, a study across 8 countries finds. The divide is especially marked among right-leaning politicians, with implications for climate policy. #ClimateChange 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s444...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Belgium’s hottest summer yet: an average 20.3°C, with 3 heatwaves, 15 tropical days and 44 days ≥25°C. A stark sign of a shifting climate baseline. Source: @meteobe.bsky.social #Climate NL: www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu... FR: www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Europe’s seas are heating fast. Human-caused climate change added ~2°C to extreme Mediterranean sea temperatures, WWA finds. #MarineHeatwaves source: @wwattribution.bsky.social 🔗 www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

‘We are only adapted to a climate that no longer exists’, says Belgian climate scientist Joeri Rogelj. He says adaptation and emissions cuts must go hand in hand, while exposure to extremes does not necessarily increase policy support. #Adaptation De Tijd (NL, paywall): www.tijd.be/politiek-eco...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

High Fens: 3,000 ha burned. Scientists say human-caused climate change has increased the likelihood of hot, dry conditions that let wildfires spread faster and burn longer. #Belgium #ClimateChange www.reuters.com/business/env...

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Belgium's biggest wildfire on record heads towards Germany

Firefighters from Belgium, Germany and ⁠Luxembourg are trying to contain the blaze.

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Climate scenarios are not forecasts. They are structured ‘what-if’ tools for exploring possible futures under different assumptions. A clear guide from Prof. Joeri Rogelj for POST. #ClimateScience #ClimatePolicy post.parliament.uk/climate-scen...

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Climate scenarios and what they help us explore

Why there are different scenario-based projections, and what do they mean?

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Belgium’s climate adaptation faces a ‘stress test’. Étienne Hannon (BCC) calls for moving from diagnosis to implementation. #ClimateAdaptation L'Echo (FR, paywall): www.lecho.be/dossiers/cli...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Copernicus reports that June-July 2026 temperatures were the highest since at least 1979 across most of #Belgium. Western Europe also recorded its warmest June-July period on record, with a marked west–east contrast across Europe. 👇

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑪𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒏 2025 is out. Unlike the WMO’s global synthesis, this detailed assessment zooms in on regions, including Belgium: Uccle ranked 4th warmest, with 74% of normal rainfall. #Climate #Belgium doi.org/10.1175/2026...

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State of the Climate in 2025

Abstract Editors note: For easy download the posted pdf of the State of the Climate in 2025 is a low-resolution file. A high-resolution copy of the report is available by clicking here. Please be pati...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Even our American friends are setting records: July 2026 was the warmest month in the 132-year record for the contiguous US, averaging 24.9°C. Overnight minimums averaged 17.9°C, also a record. #Climate #NOAA 🔗 www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/nationa...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

📢 Belgian climate, atmospheric science & air quality experts: the IPCC needs your expertise. Review the Second Order Draft of the 2027 Methodology Report on Inventories for Short-lived Climate Forcers. 🗓️ 31 Aug-25 Oct 👉 Register by 18 Oct: apps.ipcc.ch/comments/slcf/

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

❄ In July, Arctic sea ice extent was 9.6% below 1991–2020 average for July, the sixth-lowest July extent on record, as reported in latest #C3S Climate Bulletin. Antarctic sea ice extent was 6.4% below 1991–2020 average for July, fifth-lowest July extent in satellite record. ⬇️

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

🌡The July #C3S Climate Bulletin reports the joint‑second warmest July globally, 1.47°C above the pre‑industrial level. Western Europe saw its warmest June–July period on record amid persistent heatwaves. ⬇️

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Fact check: 9 in 10 forest fires in France are human-ignited. That does not negate climate change’s contribution to conditions favouring bigger, destructive fires. #Wildfires 🔗 www.reuters.com/fact-check/h...

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 04/08/2026

🚨How should Europe deal with #climaterisks? Climate #mitigation #adaptation is becoming essential. 🎙️Watch the latest EEA 'climate and environment' podcast episode or 🎧wherever you download your podcasts 🔗https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbJhUyCqi4Y

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ESA Earth Observation @esaearth.esa.int · 05/08/2026

Europe's forests are losing more biomass than previously thought. A study published in @natgeosci.nature.com and supported by ESA's Climate Change Initiative found that biomass losses per hectare have increased by 46% since 2018, with drought and insect outbreaks driving increasingly severe losses.

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Europe’s forests losing more biomass since 2018

Europe’s forests are losing more biomass than previously thought, with disturbances such as drought and pests causing increasingly large losses from some of the oldest forests in Europe. This situatio...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

📢 BELSPO’s STEREO IV call funds 24–30-month Earth observation projects by 1-3 Belgian teams or eligible early-career researchers. Indicative budget: €2.5m. EOI: 30 Oct 2026 Proposals: 10 Feb 2027 #EarthObservation #ResearchFunding 👉 eo.belspo.be/en/stereo-iv...

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Belgian Climate Centre @climatecentrebe.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Copernicus has launched Fire Emissions Watch, giving near-real-time access to global biomass-burning emissions, smoke transport and historical events since 2003. #Copernicus #Wildfires #AirQuality Explore it here: apps.atmosphere.copernicus.eu/fire-emissio...

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