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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D.

@ittefaq.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor: Michigan State University Host: @scitalkofficial.bsky.social Science Talk YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ScienceTalkOfficia…

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John Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
More evidence that data centers are driving a resurgence of local democracy: Across the country, first-time candidates for local office say they were inspired to run so they can help protect their communities from data center harms.
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Data Center Opposition Spawns a Surge of First-Time Candidates
Activists who cut their teeth fighting data center projects in their towns are now riding a wave of AI tech pushback to seek office in local elections.
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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 25/09/2026
"If the Supreme Court takes an aggressive stance in support of the oil industry, it will indicate something troubling about how the Supreme Court is thinking about its role in our constitutional system," said Chris Winter of the University of Colorado Law School.
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A landmark Boulder climate case is heading to SCOTUS. What's at stake?
Can state courts decide who pays for damage from climate change? As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to consider the question, an environmental law expert
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 25/09/2026
Women form the backbone of Nepal's agriculture, yet cultural barriers keep many from owning their land despite legal equality. Experts note that expanding land access for women boosts farm productivity, reduces poverty, and slows environmental degradation. Haven Sager reports for #Mongabay.
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In Nepal, women seek ownership rights to the lands they tend
POKHARA, Nepal — Before Binita Bishwokaarma understood Nepal’s property laws, she understood the work required to sustain a farm. Growing up in the village of Sindhupalchok, east of the capital,…
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Tim Stephens @proftimstephens.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump says climate change is hoax, but the US has refrained from opposing a landmark UN General Assembly Resolution. The reason? Because it is a hard reality that sea levels are rising, and all states including the US want to preserve their maritime zones. www.straitstimes.com/world/united...
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UN approves resolution on dealing with rising sea levels
Global sea levels are set to rise by a metre or more by the end of the century without drastic action. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I have a new post on the #water crisis up at Substack. Check it out and subscribe! substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The Water Crisis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
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404 Media @404media.co · 14/09/2026
EXCLUSIVE: Humans are reading ChatGPT users’ prompts to improve OpenAI’s models, and those chats can include sensitive, personal information, according to leaked internal documents and real prompts seen by 404 Media.
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Inside ‘Project Lily’: The Humans Reading Your ChatGPT Chats
Humans are reading ChatGPT users’ prompts to improve OpenAI’s models, and those chats can include sensitive, personal information, according to leaked internal documents and real prompts seen by 404 M...
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 12/09/2026
"Scientists say prolonged warming is disrupting fisheries, damaging coral reefs, raising sea levels and threatening economies that depend on healthy seas." via @en.rfi.fr at www.rfi.fr/en/environme...
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How 100 days of record ocean heat is reshaping life in and around the seas
Global oceans have endured 100 consecutive days of record average heat, as human-driven climate change pushes temperatures higher and puts growing pressure on marine life. Scientists say prolonged war...
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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Trump's coal fetish is turning out to be very costly to ratepayers, not to mention the atmosphere.
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Court deals blow to Trump’s plan to revive coal
Emergency orders forcing plants to remain open have cost ratepayers nearly $1 billion, according to utility filings.
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
"If you were on a big boat, like the Titanic, & someone comes up to you & says the boat's going down, you bloody well get on those lifeboats & start acting & do stuff" "We're not doing that. The ship is starting to sink in a really massive way, & we're not seeing it as what it is. It is so serious"
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Great Barrier Reef at risk of 'collapse', scientists warn
Australia's Great Barrier Reef is at a very high risk of extreme and widespread bleaching and "ecosystem collapse" linked to this year's El Nino weather phenomenon, top scientists warn.
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Serene Doomer @serenaribena.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
'‘There are no easy answers here’: New study forecasts a dire dip in food production if key Atlantic currents collapse. …the system is currently the weakest it’s been in >1,000 years, having lost 10% to 20% of its strength due to climate change, estimates show.' www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
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'There are no easy answers here': New study forecasts a dire dip in food production if key Atlantic currents collapse
Researchers have examined how weakening currents in the Atlantic Ocean could impact global agriculture — and the results are concerning.
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Larry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Warming-induced emissions of greenhouse gases – such as those released from permafrost, wetlands and wildfires – could amplify post-2020 anthropogenic warming by 20%-30% iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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Projected amplification of global warming by warming-induced greenhouse gas emissions
Projected amplification of global warming by warming-induced greenhouse gas emissions, Abernethy, Sam, Monteverde, Danielle, Schädel, Christina, Buma, Brian, Duffy, Philip B, Jackson, Robert B, Natali, Susan M, Ocko, Ilissa, Rogers, Brendan M, Poulter, Benjamin
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 12/09/2026
Recommended read: Drilled interviewed Nepalese climate negotiator Raju Pandit Chhetri about the country’s demands for loss-and-damage financing and climate justice.
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Nepal Floods Put Climate Loss and Damage Fund to the Test
An interview with  Raju Pandit Chhetri, a climate negotiator from Nepal, about the country’s demands for loss and damage financing and climate justice.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The way I explained the suppression of Atlantic hurricane activity to my students is that El Niño chops off the heads of hurricanes by altering global atmospheric circulation, generating strong upper-level westerly winds across the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean.
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New hurricane season record as 'historic' El Niño leaves Atlantic eerily quiet
The Atlantic hurricane season has reached its climatological peak, but a strong El Niño means no hurricanes have formed this year.
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
My conversation with @petergleick.bsky.social on water, Iran's droughts, and climate change. youtube.com/shorts/SGqwI...
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Are Droughts Getting Worse Because of Climate Change?
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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 09/09/2026
GOOD NEWS: the Arctic Report Card will continue under its independent editorial team – led by researchers at CIRES @colorado.edu and @uafairbanks.bsky.social – with new support from @agu.org. cires.colorado.edu/news/2026-ar...
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2026 Arctic Report Card finds critical support from strategic partners
The highly anticipated yearly assessment will continue under its independent editorial team led by CIRES researchers
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Follow the Knight Center for Environmental Journalism www.facebook.com/share/1GUmt1...
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Is Climate Change Deflection from Other Problems?
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Peter Brannen @peterbrannen.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
In which my brother's oyster farm gets a shout-out (apparently his taste like "grass-fed butter") www.wsj.com/lifestyle/tr...
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As Summer Winds Down in Maine, Oyster Season Hits Its Peak
The Damariscotta River is home to some of Maine’s oldest oyster farms—and enough distinct types to fill a whole weekend of tastings
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 30/08/2026
Climate change equals more ticks? Shorter winters fail to kill off the tick population and longer warm periods increase the likelihood of human-tick interactions…read more ⬇️ buff.ly/EkORre0
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Tick Populations Surge as the Climate Warms, and Farmers Bear the Brunt
Farmers are at an elevated risk for tick-borne illnesses, which can have devastating health and economic consequences.
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Permafrost is thawing deeper and it’s happening worldwide. A new study of 156 monitoring sites found that the active layer, the soil that thaws each summer, increased significantly at many sites from 2000–2024. www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Long-term monitoring of active layer thickness confirms global permafrost degradation - Communications Earth & Environment
Active-layer thickness increased at 55% and 38% of Arctic and Antarctic sites, and >90% in European, Asian, and South American mountains, driven by increasing thawing degree-days and rainfall, acco...
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Barbra Streisand @barbrastreisand.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
In 1986, I endowed a chair at the Environmental Defense Fund for Dr Michael Oppenheimer to focus on the dangers of climate change. He along with other climate scientists and Al Gore warned the world was short on time to address its worst impacts.
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Bob Berwyn @bberwyn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Sometimes I feel like I'm living on a different planet than the one I grew up on, not just a new climate ... global warming is a profoundly planet-altering process.
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Europe Faces Surging Wildfire Threat, New Research Shows - Inside Climate News
From the Scottish Highlands to coastal France and Belgium’s boggy forests, conflagrations are already spreading into new regions.
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Bob Henson @bhensonweather.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Still a lot to unravel in the ongoing calamity after Wednesday's glacier collapse and flood catastrophe in the Himalayas. It's clear enough that our human-warmed climate is destabilizing glaciers and permafrost. @climateconnections.bsky.social yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/08/the-...
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The worrying climate link to Nepal's avalanche and flood catastrophe » Yale Climate Connections
Glacier collapse, not an earthquake, was the direct cause of the disaster that has left thousands missing.
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 30/08/2026
Ishaan Tharoor writes about the floods, triggered by a glacial collapse in the Himalayas, that have killed at least 500 people in Nepal. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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The Floods Nepal Didn’t Cause
Flash floods, triggered by a glacial collapse in the Himalayas, have killed at least five hundred people in a nation that has contributed little to climate change but is disproportionately affected by it.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Two thirds of articles about the wildfires didn't mention climate change. Once again parts of our media are failing at the most basic part of their job - reporting the truth. uk.themedialeader.com/two-thirds-o...
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Two-thirds of UK news articles about wildfires this summer haven't mentioned climate change
Analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit adds to concerns that national newspapers are failing to link this summer's extreme weather to climate change and the net-zero policies necessary to mitigate its drastic effects.
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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Hurricane Lala made the closest pass on record to the Big Island (within 30 mi), and may rank as the third-wettest tropical cyclone to affect Hawaii, only behind Lane in 2018 and Hiki in 1950 (58" and 52", respectively). yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/08/hawa...
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Hawaii reeling after Lala's powerful sideswipe » Yale Climate Connections
Over 110,000 customers remained without power across the islands Monday afternoon amid widespread flooding.
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 17/08/2026
Last month had an unusual orientation of temperature anomalies by latitude, with a notable signal in the tropics from El Niño and large negative departures in the Antarctic. [Plot shows zonal-mean surface air temperature anomalies, where latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance). Data: GISTEMPv4.]
Bar graph showing zonal mean surface air temperature anomalies for the period of July 2026. All latitude bands observed above average temperature anomalies, except for the Antarctic.
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Is it too late to stop climate change? @billmckibben.bsky.social @350.org @350europe.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/KkoSV...
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Is It Too Late to Stop Climate Change?
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Is it too late to stop climate change? @billmckibben.bsky.social @350.org @350europe.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/KkoSV...
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Is It Too Late to Stop Climate Change?
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Jeff Goodell @jeffgoodell.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Evidence of the cowardice and marginalization of the enviro movement in US that this is happening w/o much more than whisper of protest or outrage. What’s next, ICE detention center in Yosemite Valley? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘Devastating’: bulldozers plough through Big Bend national park as Trump’s border work pushes ahead
Heavy machinery seen operating in famous Santa Elena Canyon amid outcry over new wall infrastructure in beloved Texas park
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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
"Yet even now, when weather records are being broken, when climate change is demonstrably here, not in the future, we seem frozen."
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Heatwaves expose the great human gift for ignoring catastrophe
We need to stop waiting for someone else to break the spell
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The second book I’m recommending today is @disruptedscience.bsky.social, by Kent Anderson and Joy Moore. They’re experts in publishing who explain how science is being undermined by the internet. I had the pleasure of reading this before it was published. Once again, I learned a lot.
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How the Internet Disrupted Science
Scientific evidence affects policies, business, health outcomes, and economies worldwide. But is that scientific claim you just read reliable? Or nonsense? More and more often, it’s unreliable. The gl...
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
“Scientists should stop trying to be neutral and instead embrace their values,”says a group of top climate scientists, including @katharinehayhoe.com. The neutrality myth is harming the reputation of science right when we need it most.” #ClimateCrisis Science isn’t neutral. It’s science.
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Prominent climate scientist argues it's time to ditch the 'myth of neutrality' | CBC Radio
Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks to Bob McDonald about the polarization of science and why she thinks scientists should stop pretending to be neutral when it's our planet at risk.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
It beggars belief that there have been more than 1,000 wildfires already this summer, but an emergency alert has only now been issued www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
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Millions sent wildfire emergency phone alert warning against "any activity that could start a fire" - follow live
It comes as crews continue to battle multiple blazes in the West Midlands - PM Andy Burnham earlier warned the country is like a "tinderbox".
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 15/08/2026
Global sea ice cover has taken a nose dive this week, mostly due to a sudden drop in #Antarctic sea ice extent. Though, both poles are well below the long-term average. More visuals of global sea ice: zacklabe.com/global-sea-i.... Data from @nsidc.bsky.social.
Line graph time series of 2026's daily global sea ice extent in red shading compared to each year from 1979 to 2025 using shades of purple to white for each line. 2023 is also highlighted as an unusually low sea ice year. There is substantial interannual and daily variability. Seasonal cycles are visible. A disclaimer is shown, which states: Trends/variability in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice are affected by very different atmospheric/oceanic processes and opposite seasonality!
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 15/08/2026
Your 'moment of doom' for Aug. 15, 2026 ~ And then there were none. "Scientists say this El Niño is on course to be the strongest in 150 years by a 'mind-blowing margin.' Even in its incipient phase, it is wreaking havoc across the planet." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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El Niño may peak at the worst time for the Amazon – and it should worry us all
Delay to rainy season in forest already damaged by human-driven heating could trigger powerful ‘Godzilla’ El Niño
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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Conquering civilizations rarely think of themselves as conquerors. They simply decide that what someone else possesses would be more useful in their hands.
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Greenland issues ‘strong warning’ as Trump-linked oil firm prepares to drill
Island’s government says no approval given after Greenland Energy brings kit ashore for exploratory drilling
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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Comparing social issues to environmental ones is like comparing apples to bubble gum. Political systems can collapse and be rebuilt. Extinction is forever. Lost glaciers, soils, aquifers and ecosystems may never recover. Society gets second chances. Ecology often doesn’t.
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Don’t despair about what’s happening to our planet. That’s what they want you to feel
There are social tipping points when the seemingly impossible suddenly becomes inevitable. Good journalism plays an essential role in helping drive these shifts and shows us how real change can happen
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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
More than 1,500 idle ships may soon carry marine species from the Persian Gulf to ports around the world. By land and sea, humans have become the planet’s great dispersal mechanism—spinning ecological roulette wherever we go. insideclimatenews.or...
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Era of massive destabilization @nickbreeze.genn.cc youtube.com/shorts/7zno6...
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Era of Massive Destabilization
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Era of massive destabilization @nickbreeze.genn.cc youtube.com/shorts/7zno6...
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Era of Massive Destabilization
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Private equity is price gouging firefighters now. Yes, you read that right. Firefighters. Is this the most evil thing they've done yet?
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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What We Got Wrong About Climate Change?
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
AMOC and grand climate awakening in Europe. @nickbreeze.genn.cc @scitalkofficial.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/QKsZt...
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People Are DYING I AMOC and Climate Awakening in Europe
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
AMOC and grand climate awakening in Europe. @nickbreeze.genn.cc @scitalkofficial.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/QKsZt...
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People Are DYING I AMOC and Climate Awakening in Europe
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Human enterprise and overshoot. youtube.com/shorts/tdLRY...
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Is Collapse Inevitable?
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
What is our response to climate change? youtube.com/shorts/Cloc8...
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The Climate Question: Growth or Survival?
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
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Are Humans Exceptional? Human Exceptionalism Explained by Prof. William Rees
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CAAD_Coalition @caadcoalition.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
A NSW parliamentary inquiry has recommended the government “consider assessing limitations that can be placed on fossil fuel advertising or sponsorship agreements, with particular attention to public buildings, transport assets and educational institutions.”
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NSW Parliament recommends limits on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship - Comms Declare
A New South Wales parliamentary committee has recommended that the state government examine restrictions on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorships.
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Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D. @ittefaq.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
What worries Prof. William Rees and keeps him awake at night? youtube.com/shorts/ujKZt...
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What Keeps Prof. William Rees Up at Night?
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