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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 6h
En una entrevista con YCC, el autor 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗛𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗺𝗮𝗻 propone replantear la comunicación climática para llegar a nuevas audiencias y promover soluciones que beneficien directamente a nuestras comunidades. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/hay-...
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Hay que repensar cómo hablamos del cambio climático » Yale Climate Connections
Yale Climate Connections is a nonpartisan, multimedia service providing daily broadcast radio programming and original web-based reporting, commentary, and analysis on the issue of climate change.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 16h
She had unexplained blood pressure fluctuations and bouts of pneumonia. It took years to learn why Today, Tami McGraw runs a Facebook support group for others with her condition. For years, North Carolina resident Tami McGraw struggled with unexplained medical problems.
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She had unexplained blood pressure fluctuations and bouts of pneumonia. It took years to learn why » Yale Climate Connections
Today, Tami McGraw runs a Facebook support group for others with her condition.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
What happens when climate despair turns into action? A 10-step support program helps people acknowledge the severity of climate change, sit with uncertainty, and build the resilience to make a difference. Read more on the following link: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/what...
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What happens when climate despair turns into action? » Yale Climate Connections
A 10-step support program helps people acknowledge the severity of climate change, sit with uncertainty, and build the resilience to make a difference.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
In this interview, @amywestervelt.bsky.social talks us through the origins of PR with appearances by Big Oil, Citizens United, and more: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/the-...
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The story of how big business began shaping our understanding of reality » Yale Climate Connections
An interview with Amy Westervelt, climate reporter and author of ‘Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Public, and Broke Democracy'
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The Ron-ting of Hill House @grandrevans.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This interview is worth a few minutes of your time. In addition to what’s covered here, I’m thinking about how many news stories I’ve read in recent years that are just beat-for-beat recycled from press releases. I think we all need to exercise more critical thinking around business & corporate news
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
In honor of Indigenous Peoples' Day, check out the stories we've reported with individuals and tribes that are taking climate action via this @flipboard.com storyboard: flipboard.com/@yaleclimate...
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Indigenous action
A collection of stories featuring individuals and tribes taking climate action.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
You don’t want to miss this interview with Amy Westervelt: Amy Westervelt is a climate reporter and author of ‘Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Public, and Broke Democracy’. She also founded the podcast Drilled, conducted a years-long and worldwide investigation into what might
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The story of how big business began shaping our understanding of reality » Yale Climate Connections
An interview with Amy Westervelt, climate reporter and author of ‘Brought to You By: How Corporations Warped the Truth, Public, and Broke Democracy'
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
A 5% increase in hurricane winds yields about a 50% increase in damage: Hurricane damage increases exponentially with an increase in wind speed. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/how-...
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How climate change worsened Hurricane Isaias » Yale Climate Connections
Climate Central says climate-warmed Gulf waters made Isaias’s winds 7 mph stronger than they otherwise would have been. This would result in over a doubling of the hurricane’s damages, because of the exponential rise in damage with winds.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Inspired by the Menominee Tribe and Reservation in Wisconsin, the game tasks players to respond to floods, fires, droughts, and other extreme weather events. Who says learning about climate change can’t be fun? yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/boar...
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Board game helps players learn about climate impacts on tribal communities » Yale Climate Connections
Inspired by the Menominee Tribe and Reservation in Wisconsin, the game tasks players with responding to floods, fires, droughts, and other extreme weather events.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
After landfall, Hurricane Isaias will continue to produce hazards, including flash flooding, gusty winds, and severe thunderstorms within its rainbands, with numerous tornadoes also possible. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/cate...
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Category 3 Hurricane Isaias closes in on the Florida Panhandle » Yale Climate Connections
The first major Atlantic hurricane of 2026 threatens the Gulf Coast with a storm surge of up to 9 feet, damaging winds, flooding, and tornadoes, with impacts spreading across the Southeast on Saturday. With the Tropical Storm Watch on the West Coast for Rachel, it's the first time the National Hurricane Center has issued watches/warnings simultaneously for both coasts.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
El Huracán Isaías amenaza la costa del Golfo de México con fuertes vientos, inundaciones y tornados. Podría tocar tierra hoy como un huracán mayor de Categoría 3, o posiblemente como Categoría 2, dependiendo de la rapidez con que se produzca el debilitamiento previsto.
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El Huracán Isaías, de Categoría 3, avanza hacia el Panhandle de Florida » Yale Climate Connections
El Huracán Isaías amenaza la costa del Golfo de México con fuertes vientos, inundaciones y tornados, mientras Rachel pone en alerta la costa oeste de Estados Unidos, un hecho histórico para el Centro Nacional de Huracanes.
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
With a Hurricane Warning for Isaias on the Gulf Coast, along with a Tropical Storm Watch on the West Coast for Rachel, it’s the first time the National Hurricane Center has issued watches/warnings simultaneously for both coasts. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/cate...
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Category 3 Hurricane Isaias closes in on the Florida Panhandle » Yale Climate Connections
The first major Atlantic hurricane of 2026 threatens the Gulf Coast with a storm surge of up to 9 feet, damaging winds, flooding, and tornadoes, with impacts spreading across the Southeast on Saturday...
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In the Central U.S., some temperature records set during the Dust Bowl were broken in September yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/sept...
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September 2026: 2nd-hottest September for Earth, hottest for the U.S. » Yale Climate Connections
Record-high temperatures in September encompassed the largest area of the globe for any month since records began.
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A sign of things to come the next 8+ months, I bet: NOAA said "Record-high temperatures encompassed 16.7% of the Earth’s land and ocean surfaces—the largest spatial footprint for any month since records began in January 1951. This value surpassed the previous record of 14.2%, set back in May 2024."
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September 2026: 2nd-hottest September for Earth, hottest for the U.S. » Yale Climate Connections
Record-high temperatures in September encompassed the largest area of the globe for any month since records began.
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Tom Toro @tbtoro.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
My latest for @climateconnections.bsky.social 🤖🗳️👀
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Bob Henson @bhensonweather.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Three landfalls in one weekend! Fri night: —Hurricane Isaias, central U.S. Gulf Coast Sat night: —TS Simon (MX), near Puerto Vallarta, possibly as a Cat 4 —Rachel (MX), N Baja Calif as tropical storm The scoop from @drjeffmasters.bsky.social and me: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/hurr...
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Hurricane Isaias steadily intensifying over record-warm Gulf waters » Yale Climate Connections
The most likely landfall intensity of Isaias has an unusually large range, from a strong tropical storm to a strong category 2 hurricane.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Isaias could peak as a Cat 3 on approach to the Gulf Coast, though significant weakening is expected in the few hours before landfall and/or just after landfall. Weakening would limit wind damage, but storm surge damage will be significant regardless. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/hurr...
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Hurricane Isaias steadily intensifying over record-warm Gulf waters » Yale Climate Connections
The most likely landfall intensity of Isaias has an unusually large range, from a strong tropical storm to a strong category 2 hurricane.
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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 08/10/2026
A life-threatening storm surge is expected from the Mouth of the Mississippi River to Suwannee, Florida. Residents in the warning area should follow advice given by local officials and evacuate immediately if told to do so.
National Hurricane Center forecast for Hurricane Isaias, issued October 8, 2026, at 10 AM CDT. Isaias has maximum sustained winds of 85 mph and is moving east-northeast at 10 mph. The hurricane is forecast to approach the northern Gulf Coast Friday evening, making landfall near the Mississippi-Alabama coastline before weakening as it moves inland Saturday and Sunday. Hurricane and tropical storm warnings are in effect along portions of the Gulf Coast, with additional tropical storm watches and warnings extending inland. Hazardous conditions can occur outside the forecast cone.National Hurricane Center map showing forecast peak storm surge from Hurricane Isaias along the northern Gulf Coast, issued October 8, 2026. The highest surge of 5–7 feet above ground level is forecast from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, through Mobile Bay, Alabama, to Indian Pass, Florida. Surge of 4–6 feet is forecast from Indian Pass to the Steinhatchee River, with 3–5 feet along portions of southeastern Louisiana and Florida's Big Bend. Lower surge of 1–3 feet is forecast along portions of coastal Louisiana and farther south along Florida's Gulf Coast. Values represent potential water heights above normally dry ground.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
“We get flooded every year.” - Juneau resident Malachi Thorington
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‘We’ve given up half our home’: Major floods on the rise in Juneau, Alaska » Yale Climate Connections
Climate change is making glacial lake outbursts much more frequent.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Isaias is expected to make landfall as a hurricane Friday night or early Saturday, but the storm will likely be accelerating and expanding as it approaches. People well east of the landfall location may experience deteriorating weather Friday afternoon: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/stre...
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Strengthening Isaias expected to hit the U.S. Gulf coast Friday as a hurricane » Yale Climate Connections
Isaias is expected to quickly strengthen into the season’s first hurricane by early Thursday – the latest first-forming Atlantic hurricane in reliable records by a wide margin.
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A steadily intensifying #Isaias is expected to become the Atlantic's first hurricane of 2026. Meanwhile, ex-Hurricane Rachel is likely to bring damaging surf and heavy rains to the California/Mexico border region this weekend, and TD-20-E may hit Mexico as Cat 2 Hurricane Simon this weekend.
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Strengthening Isaias expected to hit the U.S. Gulf coast Friday as a hurricane » Yale Climate Connections
Isaias is expected to quickly strengthen into the season’s first hurricane by early Thursday – the latest first-forming Atlantic hurricane in reliable records by a wide margin.
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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 07/10/2026
Isaias is forecast to begin impacting the northern Gulf Coast by Friday afternoon with damaging winds, flooding rains, and deadly storm surge. TODAY is the time to make your preparations. www.noaa.gov/isaias
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
In non-hurricane news, our Editor-in-Chief Sara Peach is gathering with other climate reporters in Montana to talk about how to get more climate stories in the news. The meeting was organized by the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Stay tuned to our extreme weather page if you're in the path of Tropical Storm Isaias. We'll have the latest updates plus resources for how to prepare: yaleclimateconnections.org/climate-chan...
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Climate change and extreme weather » Yale Climate Connections
Discover how people across the country are reacting to the reality of climate change.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
People living with the tick-borne alpha-gal syndrome struggle to figure out which foods are safe to eat. This bill aims to change that:
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Proposed bill would mandate alpha-gal labeling on food and drug packaging » Yale Climate Connections
Lone star tick bites can cause alpha-gal syndrome, which involves an allergic reaction to red meat and other animal products.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Now is the ideal time for central U.S. Gulf Coast residents to review their hurricane plans, keep a close eye on official NHC advisories, and consider what they’ll need to do if tropical storm or hurricane watches are issued. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/odds...
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Odds of a U.S. Gulf Coast hurricane landfall are rising » Yale Climate Connections
A tropical depression organizing in the record-breaking warm waters of the western Gulf of Mexico is predicted to arrive as Hurricane Isaias on Friday night.
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Bob Henson @bhensonweather.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Newborn #TD9 is predicted to become TS #Isaias on Tuesday night and reach the central U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane on Friday night. With the Gulf's surface waters at record-warm levels for early October, this one bears close watching. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/odds...
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Odds of a U.S. Gulf Coast hurricane landfall are rising » Yale Climate Connections
A tropical depression organizing in the record-breaking warm waters of the western Gulf of Mexico is predicted to arrive as Hurricane Isaias on Friday night.
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Point Source News @pointsourcenews.org · 06/10/2026
Attorneys for Big Oil and Trump tried to convince SCOTUS yesterday that climate lawsuits should be stopped. Their arguments could reach into state-level cases against powerful industries beyond just oil and gas. @emdashsanders.bsky.social and @rebleber.bsky.social report on how it went
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The Supreme Court justices weren’t buying some of Big Oil’s arguments
“A little slippery,” Justice Amy Coney Barrett said of one maneuver.
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Let's bring back an oldie from 6 years ago... We could have ISAIAS formed by the end of the week in the western Gulf of Mexico... So here's some help with the name. Thank you for coming to my class. You can Venmo me. 🤣 JK!
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Irene Sans @irenesans.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The system will take a few days to come together... and then get moving. Here is a note about it (future Isaias) and a Pacific cyclone, the eighth Cat 5 in the world this year, from @bhensonweather.bsky.social & me! yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/a-st...
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A storm may be brewing in the Gulf » Yale Climate Connections
And in the Pacific, Super Typhoon Choi-Wan peaks just shy of Category 5 strength as another potential powerhouse, Koguma, begins organizing.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Reports of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season being over have been greatly exaggerated. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/a-st...
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A storm may be brewing in the Gulf » Yale Climate Connections
And in the Pacific, Super Typhoon Choi-Wan peaks just shy of Category 5 strength as another potential powerhouse, Koguma, begins organizing.
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Amy Romer @amyromer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Thanks @climateconnections.bsky.social for writing about our podcast! yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/the-...
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The latest reads about climate and emotions » Yale Climate Connections
This collection will catch you up on the latest research and maybe even help you understand your own feelings.
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Mike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Kagan cites tobacco and opioid cases and asks why this isn't like that? "I'm waiting to see the distinction." "This is the same kind of lawsuit against the same kind of actors for the same kind of harm." She gives the A the lawyer failed to give: it's "about air and water." She doesn't buy it.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Here is a question for you: When you allow yourself to face the reality of climate change, how do you feel? Read about the latest reads about climate and emotions at: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/the-...
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The latest reads about climate and emotions » Yale Climate Connections
This collection will catch you up on the latest research and maybe even help you understand your own feelings.
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Today, the Supreme Court will begin the fall session by hearing the case about climate accountability and if localities can sue Big Oil. It’s the first case and begins at 10am ET. Streaming should be here: www.supremecourt.gov/oral_argumen...
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We've covered cold-climate heat pumps, too! yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/03/do-h... And on our radio program: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/03/cold...
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Do heat pumps work in cold places? Here’s what you need to know. » Yale Climate Connections
Heat pump technology has come a long way, fast. Newer pumps are even delivering warm air to homes north of the Arctic Circle.
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Aarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.eurosky.social · 02/10/2026
👌 www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
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Guest post: How heat pumps became a Nordic success story - Carbon Brief
A common criticism of heat pumps is that they do not work in cold weather. But how did heat pumps became a Nordic success story?
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A crisis is brewing for the U.S. electricity grid – one that could make your electric bill skyrocket and thwart efforts to address climate change. Here’s what we can do:
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America is hurtling toward a power grid crisis » Yale Climate Connections
Electricity demand is skyrocketing, utility bills are spiking – but it could take years to build the new transmission lines that would address the problem.
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Dana Nuccitelli @dananuccitelli.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
For @climateconnections.bsky.social today I wrote about America's potential impending power grid crisis. Power demand is rising fast from AI data centers, etc. and we're in danger of failing to meet it if we can't figure out how to build transmission faster. #BAAJA is well-timed.
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America is hurtling toward a power grid crisis » Yale Climate Connections
Electricity demand is skyrocketing, utility bills are spiking – but it could take years to build the new transmission lines that would address the problem.
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Tom Toro @tbtoro.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
My latest for @climateconnections.bsky.social 🥳
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Disaster recovery isn't only about rebuilding homes and roads. Social and financial support can also help survivors recover emotionally.
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Helene survivors face lasting risks of PTSD and depression » Yale Climate Connections
A researcher found mental health problems were more common among people who experienced severe flooding and financial or housing stressors.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
We have a guide for that! yaleclimateconnections.org/2021/01/how-...
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How to evacuate with pets during a wildfire, hurricane, or other disaster » Yale Climate Connections
To keep the non-human members of your household safe during an emergency, follow these steps.
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Bob Henson @bhensonweather.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hurricane remnents + Gulf inflow are slamming the I-35 corridor from E Neb to SW TX. Lincoln NE had its wettest day in 139 years of recordkeeping on Wed. The soggy scoop from @irenesans.bsky.social, @drjeffmasters.bsky.social and myself: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/trop...
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Tropical moisture, stalled front fueling flood threat across the Central Plains » Yale Climate Connections
A pipeline of tropical moisture is feeding a slow-moving storm system, unleashing repeated downpours from Texas to the Central Plains.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
In honor of the start of spooky season, we curated a @flipboard.com list of our stories about ticks and mosquitoes. Meet these climate super-charged bloodsuckers: flipboard.com/@yaleclimate...
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These stories dig into how climate change is making tick- and mosquito-borne diseases more common.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“It's really important that we not leave anyone behind, and certainly not behind bars.” – Maggie León-Corwin, environmental and disaster sociologist
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Even in disaster zones, many prisons and jails lack evacuation procedures » Yale Climate Connections
Incarcerated people have experienced flooded cells, a loss of running water, and power outages.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As rainstorms become more intense, landslide risks could grow across southern Appalachia.
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Climate change is boosting landslide risks in southern Appalachia » Yale Climate Connections
More extreme storms could increase the threat in mountainous areas where steep slopes already create hazards.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Polo’s large expanse of rich moisture will be hauled into the U.S. Southwest and Great Plains. Together with residual moisture from ex-Hurricane Odalys, and increasing low-level inflow from the Gulf of Mexico, the stage will be set for several days of widespread heavy rain, with pockets of torrentia
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After two landfalls in Mexico, Hurricane Polo's rainmaking journey has just begun » Yale Climate Connections
Moisture from Polo and ex-hurricane Odalys is helping spawn heavy rain and potential flooding from northwest Mexico into the southwest and central U.S.
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hurricane #Polo has made two landfalls in Mexico today, and will spread flooding rains of 2-7" over the next few days into the Southwest and Plains in regions that need 8+ inches of rain to pull them out of long-term drought. @bhensonweather.bsky.social and I have the details:
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After two landfalls in Mexico, Hurricane Polo's rainmaking journey has just begun » Yale Climate Connections
Moisture from Polo and ex-hurricane Odalys is helping spawn heavy rain and potential flooding from northwest Mexico into the southwest and central U.S.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
We’re at a real crisis point,” warns one former resident of Hawaii’s coast. “Somebody needs to speak for the beach.
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Buying on the brink in Hawaii » Yale Climate Connections
As owners pour millions into Hawaii’s crumbling coastal estates, private property rights clash with public beach survival.
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