Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Busy week, check back next week. Apologies for the inconvenience folks. open.spotify.com/track/38u134...open.spotify.comFields of Gold - Symphony Orchestra VersionZymphonica · Hits Go Classical, Vol. 6 (Symphony Orchestra Version) · Song · 2026 000
Reposted by Pepe the TurtleThe Onion @theonion.com · 28/09/2026Fall Canceled After 3 Billion Seasons theonion.com/fall-canceled-after-3-… 372893397
Reposted by Pepe the TurtleDebdebs @debdebs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Nearing peak in Northeast Vermont. 141
Reposted by Pepe the Turtleferaljoe.bsky.social @feraljoe.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Seeing some trees start to change up here in Vermont! It's almost the best time of year again! 141
Reposted by Pepe the TurtleWCAX-TV @wcax.com · 21/09/2026High temperatures today in Vermont are feeling oh so fall-like, despite it being the last day of astronomical summer☀️ 032
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"We are witnessing the slow erosion of our old summer normal. As climate change makes the season more extreme, our habits, traditions, and pastimes are also evolving, in ways both subtle and truly seismic." 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Of course, the bourbon is still flowing — but even with ice, it doesn’t go down quite as smoothly in 100-degree weather."static.klipy.comTink Cheers: Whiskey PourALT: Tink Cheers: Whiskey Pour 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"This past July was the hottest month ever recorded for the contiguous U.S., according to the NOAA." 053
Reposted by Pepe the TurtleClimateFran @climatefran.bsky.social · 02/09/2026A lot of ink has been spilled on RCP-8.5, but its worth pausing and celebrating just how dramatically the high-end tail of emissions scenarios has changed over ~15 years. Genuine technological and policy progress on climate, reflected in the set of futures we can imagine 39223
Reposted by Pepe the TurtleZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 01/09/2026The biggest revisions are on the high end – the new high scenario is noticeably lower than the high scenarios in the past three generations of scenarios, reflecting a reassessment of the plausible range of future emissions in light of past trends and changing technology costs. 1416
Reposted by Pepe the TurtleZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 22/09/2026We hear a lot about central outcomes of climate change. For example, under the new "medium" scenario (e.g. current policies continuing), the world warms around 2.9C by 2100. But these numbers mask some massive uncertainties in how the climate actually responds to our emissions. 1325
Reposted by Pepe the TurtleZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 22/09/2026These arise from two factors: carbon cycle feedbacks – how the biosphere and ocean's ability to absorb carbon changes as we emit more and the world warms, and climate sensitivity – how the interplay of feedbacks like water vapor, clouds, snow and ice, etc. respond to warming. 1429
Reposted by Pepe the TurtleZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 22/09/2026So while we think we are heading toward ~3C today, we could really end up at 4C if we role 6s on the proverbial climate dice. Its more useful to treat climate outcomes as a set of risks – the odds of the world warming by 2C, 3C, or 4C over time – rather than a deterministic outcome. 25714
Reposted by Pepe the TurtleZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 22/09/2026As the climate scientist Wally Broecker memorably put it, "the climate is an angry beast and we are poking it with sticks". The more we push the climate system past where its been for the past few million years, the bigger the risks of larger changes becomes. 14410
Reposted by Pepe the TurtleZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 22/09/2026These numbers might sound small (particular to US audiences who are used to thinking in Fahrenheit). But global average numbers mask much larger regional changes. The middle of the past ice age was only around 6C cooler in global average temperatures. 1367
Reposted by Pepe the TurtleZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 22/09/2026There is also no guarantee that we will stay in a current policy world. While I hope that countries will strengthen climate action over time, as we've seen in the US its also possible to directly subsidize fossil fuels and put up barriers to clean energy deployment. 1516
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026🎵Green and yellow, we stickin' to it/ Super Bowl goals, shootin' for the stars🎵 open.spotify.com/track/7lc8Vw...open.spotify.comGreen And Yellow - Green Bay Packers Theme SongLil Wayne · Green And Yellow (Green Bay Packers Theme Song) · Song · 2021 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026🎵Big league, Super Bowl champs, big rings/ Big bling, Lombardi trophy, yeah, Vince team🎵 open.spotify.com/track/7lc8Vw...open.spotify.comGreen And Yellow - Green Bay Packers Theme SongLil Wayne · Green And Yellow (Green Bay Packers Theme Song) · Song · 2021 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026🎵In green, boy, I'm fresher than some mint green/ Listerine, 'bout to mess around, make history🎵 open.spotify.com/track/7lc8Vw...open.spotify.comGreen And Yellow - Green Bay Packers Theme SongLil Wayne · Green And Yellow (Green Bay Packers Theme Song) · Song · 2021 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026🎵Lambeau field for sure, Hall of Fame, number four🎵 open.spotify.com/track/7lc8Vw...open.spotify.comGreen And Yellow - Green Bay Packers Theme SongLil Wayne · Green And Yellow (Green Bay Packers Theme Song) · Song · 2021 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026TN: "In 2023, the U.S. Dept of Ag updated its plant-hardiness zones, which guide gardeners and farmers based on the annual lowest temp in their location. Much of the mid-South moved half a zone up — from 7a to 7b, or 7b to 8a — toward the humid subtropics." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Increasingly ferocious summer storms and flash flooding, interspersed with more extreme flash droughts, have also made growing food even more tenuous." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"I was working in a hundred-plus-degree greenhouse, up to my neck in spiny tomato plants as I strung them up and suckered them, itching, head pounding, blinded with sweat." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Kelsey, a friend of mine who works as a flower farmer in nearby SE KY, told me she had to switch to what she called an Andalusian daily schedule, getting up early and breaking for most of midday, sometimes only returning to the field w a headlamp after dusk." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"When the financial margins are thin, little costs like replanting, fungicides, and even electrolyte drinks add up." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Kentucky: "But the temp and humidity are becoming unbearable: Multiple times a summer over the last three years, KY has had prolonged extreme heat waves w heat index values up to 108 degrees, resulting in air quality alerts and heat advisories." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Last year, for instance, Waterfront Wed, Louisville’s free evening summer concert series, fell on heat advisory days two months in a row. It was still 94 degrees when a band took the stage at 7 p.m. (the crowd was large, regardless)." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Of course, the bourbon is still flowing — but even with ice, it doesn’t go down quite as smoothly in 100-degree weather." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Georgia: "In the summertime, my dad and brother often argue over the thermostat. My brother wants cooler temps so he can sleep better, and my dad worries ab the rising electric bills, an issue that other Georgians are also grappling with." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"My fav pastime during the season used to be sitting outside at twilight: the sky a burst of bright colors, the heat receded to the edge of pleasant, and the humidity just enough to feel a little cool moisture on your skin like dew." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Tucson, AZ: "But it’s not just less predictable precipitation; we’re getting more days of triple-digit temps, too. On those rainless, oppressive days, all one can do is stare longingly at the empty sky from the safety of air-conditioning." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 010
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"In Tucson, annual precipitation has declined by nearly 3 inches since 1970, according to the research nonprofit Climate Central. That’s a lot considering the average annual rainfall is roughly 11 inches. Most of it comes in the summer." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026El Paso, TX: "During the summer months, the monsoon used to arrive like clockwork nearly every afternoon. Now, it often feels like a happy surprise, and people often post photos and videos of the storms in local social media groups." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"(El Paso) is home to stunning mountains and ancient caves that are perfect for hiking, and I always recommend them to out-of-towners. But now I caveat that rec w statements like, 'It’s beautiful, just stay safe! Go early to beat the sun! Bring lots of water!'" grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026 Colorado: "But drought, wildfire, and heat have whittled down the luxuries of high-mountain summers. Weather stations above 9,000 feet are recording near-90-degree days at an unprecedented rate." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"The peaks regularly lose their white winter veils earlier, and then shed their ragged definition entirely as oceans of wildfire smoke obscure the mountain air." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Swimming in creeks and rivers often rlly means squatting on uneven stones beneath the water’s sinking surface. When the rivers are full to brimming,it usually means a fed managed reservoir has released emergency flows to quench the fields of desperate downstream farmers." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Servers in mountain resort restaurants overhear harrumphing from tables of Texans: 'And to think, we came here to get away from the heat!'" grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Montana: "W more summer days over 90 degrees than ever before, traffic on the river is increasing as larger crowds seek a way to cool off while still enjoying the outdoors." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"The first few mins as the cold water washed over us were a relief, until we rounded the corner to find possibly every other resident of Missoula Co floating along, too." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Bay Area: "Across the state, hotter, drier conditions are increasing wildfire risk. Emergency go-packs now live in closets alongside beach bags, and road trippers need to check for route closures and evacuation orders." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"One study found that coastal California’s summertime fog hours declined by 33 percent over the last century. That’s bad news for both locals and coastal redwood trees, which rely on fog as a critical source of water." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Northwest: "Climate change is also reducing snowpack across the Pacific Northwest, and the dry, hot conditions have turned the region into a potential tinderbox." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Wildfire smoke has become a regular feature of our summers. Checking the air quality index, or AQI, in Aug has bco as routine as checking the weather, and many locals factor smoke levels into their summer activity plans." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Chicago: "Canadian wildfire smoke pushed local air quality readings to the unhealthiest levels the city has ever seen. More than 200 tornadoes made landfall in Illinois this year, a record-breaking figure for the state that’s very close to topping the nat record." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"A less smoky, less humid, less rainy, less tornado-y do-over would be nice. But that’s not in the cards." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026New York: "The panel of scientists who ran the Nat Climate Assessment reclassified the city in 2020 from 'humid continental' to 'humid subtropical,' meaning it now has more in common w the lowlands of the Southeast than it does with the crisp pine forests of New England." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"This year was nowhere near as bad as the smoke drift from Canada in 2023, which blocked out the sun and raised air quality to levels exceeding that of polluted cities like Mumbai, causing a jump in emergency room asthma visits." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Most New Yorkers have at least one window air-conditioning unit, but around 1 in 5 residents of the poorest neighborhoods don’t." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
Pepe the Turtle @hotteabreak.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"The whole premise of life here is freedom, the freedom to go wherever you want, to go nonstop day and night. In two different summers now, I’ve seen the impossible — climate change brought the city that never sleeps to a standstill." grist.org/culture/summ...grist.orgThe summer we love is slipping awayFrom the Southwest to the Jersey shore, climate change is altering the traditions and norms that have defined summer for generations. 000
