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Jacopo Pasotti

@jacopaso.bsky.social
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🌏 📝📷 Communicator, journalist, photographer | Science, environment, Earth system, society 🧪 | Author 4.5 books | former Earth scientist | Often in the ⛰️🏔️ or at 🌅, s/times at work

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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In #switzerland people trust more #scientists than the police or the #government. The info comes from the #media, the less trusted entity. Will this be fake news? ☺️
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Stazione Artica Dirigibile Italia CNR @dirigibile-italia.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
𝐑𝐄𝐌𝐔𝐒 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 update: our researchers keep monitoring 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐓𝐨𝐩 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 simulating future warming in the Arctic. New temperature sensors were installed (𝐀𝐫𝐂𝐀𝐌 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭), and CO2 fluxes measured all reachable only by boat in #Kongsfjorden's remote west. Pictures by @jacopaso.bsky.social
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Resilience is when a plastic #snow slope producer says: "climate uncertainty" instead of "climate change", "global warming" or such
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
By 2030, data centres around the world that use AI will consume 945 terawatt-hours of electricity. This is almost three times the annual electricity consumption of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nigeria, countries home to more than 650 million people www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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Rising emissions, depleting water and vanishing land—UN scientists: AI is threatening natural resources for billions
Ahead of the World Environment Day, a new study by the United Nations scientists warns about the rising environmental footprints of AI and its lasting impacts on climate, water, and eco...
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Yesterday!
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Study: researchers from the Netherlands and Germany, estimate that #urban #agriculture in European cities could produce up to 20 million tons of vegetables annually, representing roughly one-third of the region’s current vegetable production. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Thanks @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social for letting me know that my land is warming at a pace which is double with respect to the rest of the world...
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
He did it. For real. 😱
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 11/04/2026
Milan, these days
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
It's the #energy, baby. We can drill, drill, drill, but ppl make their choices. And they chose for the cheaper, cleaner, safer, more locally produced energy available. As they did it with nearly all technologies allowing for a shift from coal to electricity.
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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 18/01/2026
From Argentina to Australia and South Africa, recent devastation shows that while wildfires are not caused by a single factor, a warming climate makes them more frequent, more intense, and more destructive. The Wildfire Management Hub supports prevention and response: bit.ly/4bzoECV
Dense forest engulfed in flames and smoke illustrating the impact of climate change on worsening wildfires.
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Interesting reading (and relaxing)! Mars impact on Earth's #climate! So far --- so close 🧪 news.ucr.edu/articles/202...
news.ucr.edu
Tiny Mars’ big impact on Earth’s climate
New research reveals the extent to which Mars is quietly tugging on Earth’s orbit and shaping the cycles that drive long-term climate patterns here, including ice ages.
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
The impact of #microplastics: a new study reveals that microplastics are impairing the oceans’ ability to absorb carbon dioxide 🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 21/12/2025
This is a stunning piece of work by Global Witness laying out how Musk's chatbot software actively helps spread climate denial and disinformation. globalwitness.org/en/campaigns...
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AI chatbots share climate disinformation to susceptible users
AI chatbots' personalised answers risk inflaming conspiracy and misinformation, as investigation shows climate disinformation shared to sceptic user personas
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
The southern side of the #alps are in a strong #snow drought. Much like last year. Much worse than the decades before. 🧪
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
People’s support for wealth redistribution depends strongly on what inequality they can see. When inequality is hidden poor people feel more satisfied and demand less redistribution. When inequality is visible, support for redistribution increases academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar... 🧪
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
🧪It was miscalculated . With climate, miscalculations are most of times on the optimistic side of the spectrum. So, here the improved calculations... 👇 abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
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Antarctic glacier retreating at rate 10 times faster than previously measured: Study
An Antarctic glacier has experienced a rapid retreat 10 times faster than previously measured, according to new research.
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
This -> “We usually think about warming as a gradual, quasi-linear change of temperature over time – it slowly gets warmer everywhere. But nonlinear changes occur across the entire system" In the #arctic non-linear changes are leading to more extreme weather events www.nature.com/articles/s43... 🧪
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Weather and climate extremes in a changing Arctic - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Rare and extreme climate events have increasingly occurred in the Arctic since ~2000. This Review outlines the observed and projected changes in atmospheric, oceanic and cryospheric extremes and expla...
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European Geosciences Union (EGU) @egu.eu · 21/10/2025
Does #science communication still feel challenging? This #webinar will offer insights on how to make your science communication resonate with your audience by connecting with their values and identity. It will focus on building bridges between #scientists and #policymakers. 👉Register: egu.eu/5FJA3V
Image description:  laptop, a cup of coffee, and notebooks on a desk. with text reading: "Beyond SciComm 101: How to connect with policymakers on Thursday, 6 November 2025 at 16:00 CET. "
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
☀️ Step by step energy sources are evolving: They developed a solar-powered system that produces green hydrogen directly from atmospheric moisture without relying on external water or energy sources english.hf.cas.cn/nr/rn/202509... 🧪
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
Studio: Fare esercizio fisico nella #natura migliora l'umore, riduce lo stress e migliora la frequenza cardiaca rispetto a fare sport in città o al chiuso. Nuova ricerca dell'Università di Copenaghen. news.ku.dk/all_news/202...
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Exercising in nature is superior to exercising in the city or at the gym
Exercising in green surroundings improves mood, reduces stress levels, and improves heart rate compared to exercising in the city or indoors. This is shown by new research from the University of Copen...
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Fermi tutti. Ma non erano solare ed eolico ad essere inaffidabili perché dipendono dalle condizioni meteo? #energia
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James Bradley @drbradbrad.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
My interview with @nature.com “A new direction in our work is to understand the microbial inhabitants of the atmosphere. Is it just a dispersal mechanism for dormant cells, or does it harbour active microbes that grow and divide?” Thanks James Crow & @jacopaso.bsky.social ❄️ tinyurl.com/42u5tz5c
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Ice society: looking for life at unlikely altitudes
James Bradley studies the microbes thriving in extremely cold environments.
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
The misleading use of the *salvation* word and concept. They suggest solutions that may not *save* us, maybe just "delay" the problem, or "suspend" for some time. The only solutions are through cutting #emissions, optimizing/reducing consumption of natural resources
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
98 private jets are expected for #bezos 's birthday in Venice.
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Perché vi convincono che sono uno di voi. Li votate. Li fate eleggere. E poi non sono più uno di voi. Chi mai se lo sarebbe aspettato! 🤨
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
International #bees day. Australian researchers has discovered 🐝71 new🐝 native bee species belonging to the resin pot bees, or Megachile (Austrochile), which are unique to Australia and present in every state and territory except Tasmania. www.taxonomyaustralia.org.au/ajt/papers/u... 🧪
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Want to save money in public health expenses? Plant trees, make more green areas in and around our towns. People who live in greener neighbourhoods smoke and drink less on average, and those who make regular visits to #nature tend not to smoke. 🧪🌳 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Nature contact and health risk Behaviours: Results from an 18 country study
Emerging evidence suggests that residential greenspace is associated with a lower prevalence of health risk behaviours, but it remains unclear whether…
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
#Scienza. Il verde pubblico è un risparmio nei costi pubblici per la #salute. Le persone che vivono in quartieri più verdi fumano e bevono in media meno, e coloro che frequentano regolarmente la #natura tendono a non fumare. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Nature contact and health risk Behaviours: Results from an 18 country study
Emerging evidence suggests that residential greenspace is associated with a lower prevalence of health risk behaviours, but it remains unclear whether…
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Håkon Nordhagen @hakonnordhagen.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
To help you see the utterly lunacy Norway's oil and gas policies, consider the 20000 km² area that yesterday was cleared for exploration - mainly in the Barents sea. What they show is the total exploration area in a red thick line. So where are the new areas? www.sodir.no/fakta/utvinn...
The area in the Barents sea now open for fossil exploration marked in thick red line. 20000 km2 of this area opened 9.5.2025.
https://www.sodir.no/fakta/utvinningstillatelser/konsesjonsrunder/tfo-2025/
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
L'intelligenza artificiale ci fa scrivere più all'americana. Ci stiamo americanizzando. Poteva andare meglio. arxiv.org/abs/2409.11360
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AI Suggestions Homogenize Writing Toward Western Styles and Diminish Cultural Nuances
Large language models (LLMs) are being increasingly integrated into everyday products and services, such as coding tools and writing assistants. As these embedded AI applications are deployed globally...
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
"Revitalizing America's dominance on..." #trump is giving governments around the world blaming #america for being arrogant a lot of good arguments.
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Easter rituals in #sardinia, Italy. S'incontru in Oliena.
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
A Milano impossibile. Meglio intossicarci tutti, che rinunciare al "brum brum" (cit. Un nostro attuale ministro)
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Qui è dove il vicepresidente degli USA dice: "Dobbiamo attaccare in maniera aggressiva le università". "I professori [universitari] sono i nemici". Se sei leghista appoggi l'attuale governo USA e appoggi dunque questa visione talebana. www.cbc.ca/radio/frontb...
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'Professors are the enemy': Trump's war on higher education - Transcript | CBC Radio
Front Burner Transcript for March 26, 2025
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Durante negoziati sul #clima alla International Maritime Organisation: "Gli Stati Uniti chiedono quindi all'agenzia delle Nazioni Unite di "interrompere tutti gli sforzi per far proliferare in altre sedi l'agenda profondamente ingiusta che si riflette nell'Accordo di Parigi"."
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Altrimenti no. "Se dovessimo raggiungere l'obiettivo fissato dall'Accordo sul clima di Parigi e stabilizzare il riscaldamento globale tra 1,5°C e 2°C, i nostri nipoti potrebbero ancora vedere almeno un quarto dei #ghiacciai svizzeri" Il glaciologo in una intervista.
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Our Toolkit for Cross-Border #journalism. I contributed to the #solutionjournalism chapter. It was coordinated by N-Ost network and supported by the Robert Bosch Stiftung. With the many grants available, the toolkit may help #journalists working on a grant submission. playbook.n-ost.org
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Our rapidly changing world and interconnected societies are in need of journalists that collaborate across borders. But how do you, as a journalist, get started? What tools can you use, and how can yo...
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Secondo la NOAA, il numero di caribù che si popolano la tundra artica è diminuito del 65% negli ultimi decenni.
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Lo storico osservatorio di Mauna Loa, Hawaii a rischio di essere chiuso per i tagli voluti da Trump e il DOGE. Uno dei record storici dell'aumento di CO2 in atmosfera. Un danno per l'umanità, se accadrà davvero.
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Human Rights Index 💙 @humanrightsindex.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Forbes: "Miliardi di persone perderanno i loro mezzi di sostentamento e la produzione economica si ridurrà fino al 34% se si permetterà alla Terra di riscaldarsi di 3 gradi Celsius in questo secolo, ma investire meno del 2% del PIL ora potrebbe eliminare la maggior parte di queste perdite." Ora.
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Cosa significa quando un presidente abbastanza aggressivo dice di voler "prendere controllo della Groenlandia"? 🤔
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Come preannunciato la #groenlandia opta per l'indipendenza dalla #danimarca. Che ci starebbe. Non fosse che significa promettersi in sposa agli USA.
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
E mentre il 2024 si attesta a record di anno più caldo da quando si effettuano misurazioni sistematiche... ... Le TV in US iniziano a pensare che il clima non faccia più notizia
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CNRS @cnrs.fr · 06/03/2025
#Communiqué 🗞️ Le CNRS exprime sa solidarité avec les scientifiques exerçant aux États-Unis, où la liberté académique est aujourd'hui mise à l’épreuve. 👉 www.cnrs.fr/fr/presse/le...
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
USA 🇺🇲🥺 Il bisogno disperato di avere un auto "costruita come un carro armato"
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Per anni gli scienziati hanno detto che fare scienza è fare scienza e non è politica. Fare scienza ha invece un peso politico, e lo vediamo bene oggi
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Jacopo Pasotti @jacopaso.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Fango, pozzanghere. Quando va sotto zero enormi lastre di ghiaccio. Neve, poca. Pochissima. Le #svalbard oggi.
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