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Conor McNally

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Climate communications | Communications Manager, @granthamicl.bsky.social | Former journalist | 🇮🇪 in London | Views my own

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Irish Independent @independent.ie · 25/09/2026
Martina Devlin: Micheál and Mamdani take the subway while Irish commuters are taken for a ride www.independent.ie/comment/opin...
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Martina Devlin: Micheál and Mamdani take the subway while Irish commuters are taken for a ride
Increasing public transport fares by an astonishing 15pc while urging us to move away from using cars makes no sense
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Shauna Corr @shaunacorr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The stories of people whose lives, livelihoods and cultures have been destroyed should resonate clearly with Ireland’s famine past. My latest piece @irishtimes.com www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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If we don’t listen to the science on climate change, can we at least hear its victims?
The stories of people whose lives, livelihoods and cultures have been destroyed should resonate clearly with Ireland’s famine past
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Caroline O'Doherty @codohertynews.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
More drought - even when there's rain - latest analysis from @wasitusie.bsky.social @icarus-maynooth.bsky.social warns of difficult summers to come www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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Irish summers likely to feature ‘extreme evaporation’ due to climate change, say scientists
Even in wetter summers, drought set to be a perennial problem
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Sam Tranum @samtranum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Oh is it like a townhall meeting kind of thing? Can I speak at it next? Or, shockingly, do they only care what billionaires think, and feck the rest of us?
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World Weather Attribution @wwattribution.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
NEW: Climate change is influencing many of the likely drivers behind the devastating rock and ice collapse on the northern Nepalese border last month. 🧵👇(1/6)
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🌎 August was the joint warmest month ever recorded, @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social today confirmed, with global temperatures reaching 1.65°C above pre-industrial levels. Western Europe experienced its warmest summer on record, surpassing a record set in 2003.
Graph showing monthly mean of global surface air temperature, with August 2026 highlighted at 16.96ºC.
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Conor McNally @conormcnally.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
There are no words.
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Joeri Rogelj @joerirogelj.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
New UN Report @unep.org World set to cross 1.5°C global warming, but options to limit, adapt to and return from higher temperatures exist. The report covers implications of temperature overshoot of 1.5°C, for our responses, adapt and manage this new normal. Some key messages /1
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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 31/08/2026
Central Europe has had a persistently dry summer. Weekly Soil Moisture data from the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service, tracked from 02 May to 23 August 2026, shows a clear and stubborn pattern:
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Bethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
My initial thoughts on the Langtang-Lirung glacier collapse and devastating floods in Tibet and Nepal. www.antarcticglaciers.org/2026/08/augu...
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August 2026 Nepal-Tibet floods - AntarcticGlaciers.org
On 26th August 2026, devastating floods hit Nepal and Tibet. At time of writing, 1400 people were missing, and 270 bodies had been recovered, but this toll is sadly expected to rise. The flooding hit ...
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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Instead of doing something about climate change, Americans are just going to bet on it:
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Exclusive | Kalshi and the Weather Co. Join Forces on Climate Trades
The trading platform is now getting input from experts that operate a leading weather app to verify popular climate-prediction markets.
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Ciara | Ciaraíoch 🎨 @ciaraioch.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The amount of working artists I've spoken to who are losing or have lost the ability to make a viable career out of it due largely to people's use of genAI instead of hiring artists is genuinely so upsetting. We won't know what we've lost until it's gone.
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 24/08/2026
The daily global average sea surface temperature has just reached its highest level on record, per C3S. "The timing of the record is particularly notable. Global ocean temperatures are typically highest in March and April, following the austral summer, yet this record has been reached in August."
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Harry Burton @hbtoons.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
My cartoon in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social.
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Conor McNally @conormcnally.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
It took political courage to push ahead with the Ultra Low Emission Zone in the face of vocal opposition. The Mayor chose to follow the evidence, not the noise, and the results are clear. There’s a lesson there for all political leaders. The story of ULEZ 👇 youtu.be/Adb5VgEW5UQ?...
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Inside Story: The fight to clean up London’s air
YouTube video by Grantham Institute, Imperial College London
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Conor McNally @conormcnally.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
“We are rapidly approaching the absolute biological limits of adaptation for many species” 🔥🌊
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Imbibe Coffee Roasters @imbibecoffee.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Got our house insurance renewal today. The insurer has excluded ‘flood’ on the renewal. This is a first and no doubt a sign of things to come for many. We live in and around the city centre.
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 14/08/2026
This is fine... "Britain on fire" "Heatwave devastation" "Inferno" "Houses burn and train derails on hottest day" "Rampant wildfires engulf streets of family homes" "Record 2.5m trips to A&E" "Temps hit 38.1C as fifth heatwave peaks" "Britain in meltdown"
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Ola Løkken Nordrum @olaln.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
No country has ever successfully lowered its carbon footprint by exempting its biggest polluters. The Irish government isn't even trying to prove this statement wrong. They simply don't care it seems.
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The dangerous idea at the heart of the Government's new infrastructure policy
Legal loopholes in climate law are being introduced in a year in which it has become painfully obvious that climate change is hitting with greater speed and severity than predicted, writes Tony Lowes
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Nahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
It’s now official: June–July 2026 was the most anomalously warm two-month period ever recorded in France by a staggering margin. France is now virtually certain to record its warmest summer on record.
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World Weather Attribution @wwattribution.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Human-induced climate change made the extreme fire weather that fuelled the recent destructive wildfires at least twice as likely in France and at least 20 times more likely in Spain, according to our new study.
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Conor McNally @conormcnally.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
When @granthamicl.bsky.social estimated 2,700 deaths from these heatwaves, some in the media called it scaremongering. Today, UKHSA analysis of observed deaths sadly confirms the scale of the impact. We can't ignore the health threats posed by climate change. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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England on track for record heat-related deaths this summer, official data shows
UKHSA estimates 2,877 fatalities during heatwaves in May and June, almost twice that recorded in 2025 season
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Leo 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...
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Shona Murray @shonamurray.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This, sadly
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Why are France and Spain experiencing such devastating wildfires? @wwattribution.bsky.social scientist Dr Theodore Keeping joined BBC #Newscast to discuss the role of climate change and why these megafires are so challenging to combat. youtu.be/ubmLWbF-iow?...
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Why are the Spain and France wildfires so bad? | BBC Newscast
YouTube video by BBC News
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Helen Shaw - Athena Media @athenamediaie.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
You'd imagine #climate - given what we're experiencing in extreme weather impacts - would be top of the Irish EU Presidency - but it's battling to find its seat in the room www.rte.ie/news/eu-pres... @antaisce.bsky.social
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Govt urged to lead on climate during EU Presidency
Ireland's oldest environmental group, An Taisce, has called on the Government to lead by example on climate during its six months hosting the EU presidency.
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
⚠️More than 2,700 excess deaths estimated in England and Wales during May and June heatwaves 🌡️ Climate change added between 3-4°C to maximum temperatures and is estimated to be responsible for about 42% of the deaths across both heatwaves 🧵
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Conor McNally @conormcnally.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
⚠️ Climate crisis = health crisis The May/June heatwaves killed 2,700+ people in England and Wales, @granthamicl.bsky.social, @lshtm.bsky.social and @metoffice.gov.uk estimate. We're not prepared for the extremes we face, and we're still making them worse. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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May and June heatwaves killed about 2,700 people in England and Wales, data suggests
Extreme heat led to 440 deaths a day during June peak, say scientists, with climate crisis ramping up temperatures
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Orla Dwyer @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org · 25/06/2026
Twice (!) as many animals died due to heat stress en route to slaughterhouses during record-hot UK summer last year compared to 2024
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Livestock heat deaths in transit doubled in UK record-hot summer of 2025 - Carbon Brief
Twice as many animals died due to heat stress en route to slaughterhouses during the UK’s record-hot summer in 2025 compared to 2024, according to new Carbon Brief analysis.
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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 26/06/2026
All the people who are saying it's too expensive to tackle climate change today are the same people who twenty years ago said that climate change wasn't really happening
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 26/06/2026
What is the future of summers in England? Our choices matter. A high-emissions future will commit our children and grandchildren to live in a world where the summers of 1976 & 2025 are cold. A global net-zero emissions future means that we can stabilise the climate & those summers will be normal.
England average summer temperatures in a high emissions futureEngland average summer temperatures in a global net-zero emissions future
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Conor McNally @conormcnally.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
NEW: The brilliant scientists at WWA have just published a study on the European heatwave: 🌍 Climate change “unequivocally to blame”. 🔥 The peak temps “virtually impossible” 50 years ago. 🌙 The overnight temps “100x more likely” now than in 2003. 👉 www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuel-...
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Fossil fuel emissions have rapidly worsened European heatwaves in just a few decades – World Weather Attribution
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Conor McNally @conormcnally.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
There's a reason we’re suffering such dangerous heat; it’s not natural, it’s us. Until we stop dumping greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere, weather extremes will just keep getting worse. It's not complicated but too often our broadcasters fail to connect the dots. That does a disservice to us all.
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The discourse around #NetZero is increasingly decoupled from science and our changing weather, Grantham Institute Chair Sir Brian Hoskins has warned as a potentially record-breaking heatwave builds across Britain. (1/3)
Photo of Sir Brian Hoskins. Text reads: "Since I began studying extreme weather and the atmosphere in the 1970s, I have watched the theory of climate change become reality . The evidence is no longer confined to academic journals: we are all feeling the impact in the stifling heat affecting our homes, schools, hospitals and workplaces this week. The science on this is clear: until we reach net zero emissions, climate change will continue to fuel ever more severe extreme weather and costly climate impacts."
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 24/06/2026
Letter in today's Times by climate scientist Sir Brian Hoskins: "The discourse around net-zero is increasingly decoupled from…science and our changing weather. "Net-zero is not an arbitrary slogan, rather it is dictated by the laws of physics."
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 23/06/2026
Happy birthday to the heatwave of 1976 which began today 50 years ago, peaking at 35.9°C. If a comparable heatwave happened in the current climate it would be 3-4°C hotter, peaking at 38-39°C. And the actual forecast is for temperatures of 38-39°C in the next few days with a red heatwave warning.
The summer of 1976 translated into a warmer climate.
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Conor McNally @conormcnally.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Today is #CleanAirDay, a great day to watch our new @granthamicl.bsky.social mini-documentary, The Fight to Clean Up London's Air. We meet Londoners affected by #AirPollution and find out how ambitious policy action informed by robust science is making a real difference. 👇 youtu.be/Adb5VgEW5UQ?...
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Inside Story: The fight to clean up London’s air
YouTube video by Grantham Institute, Imperial College London
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Mums for Lungs @mumsforlungs.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
This Inside Story on #AirPollution from @granthamicl.bsky.social is well worth a watch. The film features our volunteer Beth, who has a young child with lung problems, speaking about the impact on her family. "I can't go to work as a doctor, because my own child is impacted by the air quality".
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Inside Story: The fight to clean up London’s air
This is a story about why air pollution is a public health issue, how making invisible pollution visible led to cleaner air, and why the fight now is to ensure everyone benefits equally. Hear…
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Nahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Hard to believe I’m even writing this. Meteorological summer hasn’t even begun, yet Paris, France has already logged more days above 32°C than its annual average.
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
🌡️ This week’s heatwave highlights the urgency of reaching #NetZero as quickly as possible. In this excerpt from our recent film on the UK's climate target, Emeritus Professor Joanna Haigh explains that until we stopping adding greenhouse gasses to the atmosphere, climate impacts will worsen.
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
⚠️ Weather stations in London today recorded highs of 35.1°C, a new May record for the UK. Such extreme heat represents a serious threat to health. Modelling by @gkonstantinoudis.bsky.social estimates that we could see 250+ additional deaths during this heatwave in England and Wales. 🧵[1/6]
Two elderly women seek shade under an umbrella next to an elderly man on a bench.
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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Looks like one of those terrifying 2050 #climate projection graphics, but no, that’s a short-term forecast for France until… May 29th.
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MetJam @metjam.co.uk · 25/05/2026
34.8ºC at Kew Gardens breaks its May AND June records by OVER 4ºC for its May record set in 1922 and by 0.2ºC for its June record set in 1976. Unprecedented heat for the UK in late May, and likely to be bettered tomorrow. A rounded 35ºC temperature should not happen in May.
Spaghetti plot showing Kew and Kew Gardens temperatures since 1881 with May and June records highlighted at 30.3ºC in 1922 and 34.6ºC in 1976 respectively. 2026 is plotted as a thick red line that nearly exceeds 35ºC with a value of 34.8ºC.
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Sir David Attenborough has spent a lifetime showing us the beauty, and fragility, of the natural world. To celebrate his 100th birthday, explore 9 powerful things you can do to protect it: buff.ly/ZFk1vXx Happy Birthday, Sir David. May you continue to be an inspiration to us all. #Attenborough100
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 29/04/2026
Europe is the world’s fastest-warming continent. We’ve seen record heatwaves from the Mediterranean to the Arctic, while glaciers have been shrinking and snow cover melting. The evidence is unequivocal: climate change is not a ‘future’ threat. It is our present reality. ⬇️
A circular map of Europe and the Arctic region showing the rate of warming from 1996 to 2025, measured in degrees Celsius per decade. Most of Europe is shaded in orange to deep red, indicating significant warming, especially in Eastern Europe and parts of Scandinavia. The Arctic region north of Scandinavia and Russia is the darkest red, showing the fastest warming. Greenland shows mixed colors, with some areas in light tones and patches of blue, indicating little warming or slight cooling. The North Atlantic west of Europe appears in pale colors and light blue, suggesting slower warming or localized cooling. A color bar at the bottom ranges from dark blue (cooling, about -1.5°C per decade) to dark red (warming, about +1.5°C per decade).
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The Irish Times @irishtimes.com · 22/03/2026
Recreating my old cycling commute shows how Paris won the car wars
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Recreating my old cycling commute shows how Paris won the car wars
Outgoing mayor Anne Hidalgo vowed to make Paris the ‘world capital of cycling’. So I put the city’s streets to the two-wheel test
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Conor McNally @conormcnally.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Congratulations, @frediotto.bsky.social 👏
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George Smeeton @gsmeeton.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Achieving UK’s net zero target by 2050 will cost less than a single oil shock and bring health and economic benefits while insulating the country against future costs, says CCC: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’
Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits
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Joeri Rogelj @joerirogelj.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Are you a young academic working on climate and feel ready for a move? We are recruiting two Assistant/Associate Professors @granthamicl.bsky.social at Imperial College London @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social (1/6)
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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
The Antarctic Peninsula faces “substantial and irreparable damage” if global warming exceeds 2°C, polar scientists have warned today 🧵
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