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west-devon.info @west-devon.info · 11/07/2026

At noon Devon was at the top the national daily high temperature leader board. In particular, we were ahead of Somerset for a change! 3/n Image: @roostweather.bsky.social

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west-devon.info @west-devon.info · 08/07/2026

By 9:20 Dartmoor had emerged from the gloom and the 3rd day of the latest #heatwave here in West Devon was fully under way: west-devon.info/2026/07/the-... #WestDevonWx 4/4

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west-devon.info @west-devon.info · 27/06/2026

FYI @petagna.bsky.social @roostweather.bsky.social @richardabetts.bsky.social "The Met Office Press Office still hasn't returned my call and/or emails. Perhaps they don't work weekends and/or they're overwhelmed by "sceptical" enquiries from the #Torygraph and the #DailyFail?" 1/n

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west-devon.info @west-devon.info · 27/06/2026

It has been confirmed that we have now been suffering from an official #heatwave for 6 days, going by the nearby official weather station at the @rothamsted.ac.uk research farm at North Wyke. #WestDevonWx Image: @roostweather.bsky.social 1/n

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Jim Hunt @jim-hunt.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The all time record high temperature for South West England is 36 °C, set in Bude during the long hot summer of 2022. That record may well be broken later today, albeit inland rather than on the coast. 🚨🥵 #Drought2026?

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west-devon.info @west-devon.info · 22/06/2026

The rumbles of thunder are getting closer, and it looks like the rain (or worse!) will be here soon. #WestDevonWx Map via @netweather.tv

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Skeptical Science @skepticalscience.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

We just published a paper in Geoscience Communication where we measure the impact of reading climate myth rebuttals available on our Skeptical Science homepage - a technically challenging research with some nuanced, complex results. sks.to/sksexperiment (1/n)

Screenshot of our paper published in Geoscience Communication where we measure the impact of reading climate myth rebuttals on our Skeptical Science homepage.

https://sks.to/sksexperiment

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Skeptical Science @skepticalscience.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Our team is having fun at the #CBQuiz 2026 organized by @carbonbrief.org! And the questions are tricky yet again - to nobody's surprise, of course! @kenrice.bsky.social @baerbelw.bsky.social @jim-hunt.bsky.social @dananuccitelli.bsky.social

Screenshot of the Skeptical Science Team participating in this year's Carbon Brief Quiz: Doug, Bob, Gavin, Jim, Ken, Dana & Bärbel

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west-devon.info @west-devon.info · 26/02/2026

Speaking of sewage pollution in Exmouth, and elsewhere in South West England 👇 west-devon.info/2026/02/febr... Our #WestDevonCSO database reveals the truth that South West Water's #WaterFitLive map hides:

South West Water's "WaterFit Live" map showing recent combined sewer overflow activations affecting the bathing beaches of Devon and Cornwall on February 26th 2026

South West Water's "WaterFit Live" map showing the most recent combined sewer overflow activation at the Maer Road pumping station in Exmouth on February 26th 2026

West Devon Free Press combined sewer overflow database entries on February 26th 2026, showing a list of the most recent combined sewer overflow activations at the Maer Road pumping station in Exmouth.

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V2G @v2g.co.uk · 26/02/2026

At long last deep geothermal energy is powering the electricity grid in Cornwall: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... "The water, super-heated by rocks, will help drive turbines to generate electricity for 10,000 homes, but will also provide the UK's first domestic supply of lithium" 1/

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Earth's heat to produce electricity for homes in UK clean energy first

Water super-heated by rocks will also provide the UK's first domestic supply of the critical mineral lithium.

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west-devon.info @west-devon.info · 17/02/2026

Unlikely as it may seem, the United Kingdom's @metoffice.gov.uk has issued yet another weather warning for 🚨heavy rain🚨 across #Devon and #Cornwall. The latest in a long line of recent warnings starts at 6 AM tomorrow morning and continues overnight into Thursday. #WestDevonWx

UK Met Office yellow warning for heavy rain across South West England from 6 AM on February 18th to 8 AM on February 19th

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west-devon.info @west-devon.info · 17/02/2026

The number of active combined sewer overflows across Devon and Cornwall is gradually reducing: west-devon.info/2026/02/febr... However, the multi week #sewage "spills" affecting the "bathing beaches" at Woolacombe, Torcross, Plymouth and Coastguards beach on the Erme estuary continue. 1/

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west-devon.info @west-devon.info · 15/02/2026

If you are resident in Devon or Cornwall you may have noticed that we've had a lot of rain recently? Which has some unfortunate side effects. Here are today's updates on coastal and inland #SewagePollution from South West Water and Water UK respectively: west-devon.info/2026/02/febr... 1/

South West Water's "WaterFit Live" map of recent combined sewer overflow activations affecting the bathing beaches of Devon and Cornwall, recorded at 9 PM GMT on February 15th 2026

Water UK's map of active combined sewer overflows across Devon and Cornwall, recorded at 9 PM GMT on February 15th 2026

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Snow White @greatwhitecon.info · 15/02/2026

ERA5 data for January 2026 has still not made it over to @noaa.gov's "Web-based Reanalyses Intercomparison Tools". Rather belatedly here is our @nsidc.bsky.social #Arctic sea ice news replacement service, reverting to the NCEP/NCAR R1 reanalysis: greatwhitecon.info/2026/02/fact...

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Jim Hunt @jim-hunt.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Astonishingly yesterday afternoon's weather forecast did not include heavy rain! We took the opportunity to take a trip to the seaside. As did lots of other people! The morning sun had all but disappeared behind the clouds, and it was very wet underfoot on the coast path. 1/

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John Kennedy @micefearboggis.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Peering into the future: "The rocket boots might well propel our protagonist majestically skywards, but they might also hurtle him into the side of a mountain at the speed of sound." diagrammonkey.wordpress.com/2026/02/14/p...

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Peering into the future

In films1, the hero/genius issues commands to a disembodied computer voice which then effortlessly manufactures a pair of rocket boots. Donning the boots, the hero – without practice – …

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Jim Hunt @jim-hunt.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

It's been a long time since a sunny day was forecast, and we had a clear view of Dartmoor under a blue sky. #WestDevonWx 1/2

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MdDoogie3 @mddoogie3.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

I don’t really know what I expect in posting this, but maybe some people see it and can learn from it. I’ll call it “lessons from an unwilling immigration attorney.” 1/

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Jim Hunt @jim-hunt.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Having virtually signed @carolinevoadenmp.bsky.social's Slapton Sands petition I decided to take a closer look at #sewage pollution along that stretch of the south coast of Devon. Here is what I discovered👇 "The Torcross CSO has been continuously overflowing into Start Bay since January 20th." 1/n

South West Water's map of combined sewer overflow activations at Torcross in South Devon, recorded at 15:45 GMT on February 10th 2026

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Jim Hunt @jim-hunt.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Here are the South West Water and Water UK maps of active combined sewer overflows across Devon and Cornwall at 10 AM this morning👇 As if they aren't bad enough, by this afternoon the forecast heavy rain has arrived. Cc: @skentelbery.bsky.social @grumpygirdle.bsky.social @carvemag.bsky.social 1/n

Water UK's map of active combined sewer overflows across Devon and Cornwall, recorded at 10 AM GMT on February 9th 2026

@netweather.tv's rain radar map for Devon and Cornwall, recorded at 4 PM GMT on February 9th 2026

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Jim Hunt @jim-hunt.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

A quote from me on the BBC 👇 "Water campaigner Jim Hunt... said it sounded like South West Water was 'kicking the can down the road, crossing their fingers that we don't have a dry spring and summer. They have dodged a bullet the past two summers'" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #Drought2026 1/n

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January storms boost Devon and Cornwall reservoir levels

Persistent January rainfall means reservoir levels are

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January storms boost Devon and Cornwall reservoir levels

Persistent January rainfall means reservoir levels are

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Jim Hunt @jim-hunt.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Recent heavy rain across South West England has had the beneficial side effect of significantly increasing the water levels of our reservoirs: west-devon.info/2026/01/wint... "More help is at hand due to heavy rain caused by the recent passage of #StormChandra across the UK" #Drought2026? 1/n

South West Water graph of the total net water storage of their reservoir network on January 25th 2026, also including data for 2025 and the "drought year" of 2022

UK Met Office map of weather warnings caused by the arrival of Storm Chandra on January 26th 2026

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Jim Hunt @jim-hunt.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

Thanks @mrjamesob.bsky.social! I scanned the QR code, and as well as the original news release I found this one: news.gwr.com/news/great-w... "On Saturday [the record-breaking Class 230 train] will replace its diesel counterpart, starting with the 0530 departure from West Ealing to Greenford."

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Jim Hunt @jim-hunt.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

A recent example illustrates a perennial problem with publicly available #SewagePollution information in the UK. A multi-day overflow at #Exmouth finished at some point overnight. You can't see that when using SWW's #WaterFitLive web site though. However, see the #WestDevonCSO database! 5/n

South West Water's WaterFit Live map of active combined sewer overflows in Exmouth, Devon at 22:15 on January 28th 2026

South West Water's WaterFit Live map of active combined sewer overflows in Exmouth, Devon at 9:30 AM on January 29th 2026

An extract from West-Devon.info's database of combined sewer overflow activations in South West England at 9:30 AM on January 29th 2026

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Jim Hunt @jim-hunt.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

By way of example, from here in the far South West of England 👇 #Drought2026?

South West Water's graph of the water level in Colliford Reservoir in Cornwall on January 18th 2026

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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Even with climate change, we have enough water if we manage resources right. We need a well funded, well staffed regulator empowered to enforce rules, an overhaul of business use of water, repairs to leaking pipes, + to act to drinking water sources from forever chemical contamination.

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Jim Hunt @jim-hunt.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

🚨The Environment Agency's flood warning for the Lower River Torridge has now turned RED 🚨 "Properties and low lying areas will start to flood from around 4:00PM on Tuesday. The main areas of concern are Taddiport and Weare Giffard." check-for-flooding.service.gov.uk/target-area/... 3/n

Environment Agency flood warning map of the Lower River Torridge catchment at 16:00 on January 27th 2026

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Jim Hunt @jim-hunt.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

There are now many 🚨flood warnings🚨 across the South West Peninsula. Another unfortunate side effect of the recent rain is #SewagePollution all around our coast. Our local big beach break at Widemouth Bay has been suffering since 6:38 PM last night. #WaterQuality 2/n

Environment Agency flood warning map for South West England at 8:45 AM on January 27th 2026

South West Water's WaterFit Live map of active combined sewer overflows across South West England at 8:45 AM on January 27th 2026

South West Water's WaterFit Live map the active combined sewer overflow at Widemouth Bay in Cornwall at 8:45 AM on January 27th 2026

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Jim Hunt @jim-hunt.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The forecast heavy rain has arrived in West Devon. There are 🚨flood alerts🚨 across Devon and Cornwall. The Upper River Tamar alert says: "Prolonged heavy rainfall is forecast throughout Monday and into Tuesday. Catchments are saturated and rivers are expected to respond" #WestDevonWx 1/n

NetWeather rain radar map for South West England at 15:25 on January 26th 2026

Environment Agency flood warning map for South West England at 15:30 on January 26th 2026

Environment Agency flood warning map of the Upper River Tamar catchment at 15:30 on January 26th 2026

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Jim Hunt @jim-hunt.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

My article on the (potential!) 6th edition of the US National Climate Assessment 👇 greatwhitecon.info/2026/01/the-... "It is already clear that @katharinehayhoe.com, @hausfath.bsky.social and the other scientists who produced #NCA5 will not be invited by the Trump administration to write #NCA6"

A photograph of the NCAR Mesa laboratory in Boulder, Colorado taken in 2014.

Image: Tim Farley, CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Snow White @greatwhitecon.info · 24/01/2026

Here's the latest instalment in the #Climategate3 scandal 👇 www.edf.org/media/newly-... "The records reveal brazenly unlawful actions behind the creation of a report that underlies the administration’s attack on the Endangerment Finding – including evidence of at least 18 meetings held in secret."

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Newly Disclosed Records Show Trump Administration’s Unlawful Actions Related to Secretly Formed “Climate Working Group”

The records are part of more than 68,000 pages of records obtained by EDF and the Union of Concerned Scientists as as the result of a lawsuit.

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

‘Terrible things are happening outside… Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared. Women return… to find their families gone.’ Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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ICE detains five-year-old Minnesota boy arriving home, say school officials

Superintendent says Liam Ramos and his father were taken into custody while in their driveway and sent to Texas

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Jim Hunt @jim-hunt.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Note Lew's caveat, but this is worth a good long look 👇

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Jim Hunt @jim-hunt.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

My Arctic alter ego has been experimenting with deepfake images of fantasy emperors: bsky.app/profile/grea... Would you like to see the "undressed" version @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social?

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John Kennedy @micefearboggis.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Was 2025 the warmest year on record? diagrammonkey.wordpress.com/2026/01/15/w...

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Was 2025 the warmest year on record?

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Berkeley Earth @berkeleyearth.org · 14/01/2026

🌍 Berkeley Earth’s 2025 Global Temperature Report is out. 2025 was the 3rd warmest year on record. Annual global temperature reached 1.44 ± 0.09°C above the pre-industrial baseline; 770 million people experienced locally record-warm annual conditions. Full report: berkeleyearth.org/global-tempe...

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Global Temperature Report for 2025 - Berkeley Earth

2025 was the 3rd warmest year on Earth since direct observations began, and recent warming appears to be moving faster than expected.

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Jim Hunt @jim-hunt.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

There's a weather warning for lots more rain tomorrow, but this morning the sky is blue and there's frost on the grass. #Dartmoor is clearly visible in the distance. #WestDevonWx

A view of north Dartmoor looking south from Halwill Junction at 8:15 AM GMT on January 14th 2026

UK Met Office weather warning for heavy rain and some surface water flooding across South West England on January 15th 2026

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Snow White @greatwhitecon.info · 13/01/2026

The Democrats have made their next move in the ongoing 19 dimensional chess game over #Greenland greatwhitecon.info/2025/12/the-... In response to Rep. Fine’s opening gambit, Congressman @gomez.house.gov (CA-34) announced today that he had "Introduced the Greenland Sovereignty Protection Act" 1/n

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The US National Security Strategy 2025 | The Great White Con

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Snow White @greatwhitecon.info · 11/01/2026

Here's my review of the recently published "US National Security Strategy" greatwhitecon.info/2025/12/the-... "The Trump Administration’s document makes no mention of the #Arctic or #Alaska or even #Greenland... There is no mention of any risk of conflict between #Russia and the United States"

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The US National Security Strategy 2025 | The Great White Con

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Snow White @greatwhitecon.info · 12/01/2026

Due to Trump administration funding cuts @nsidc.bsky.social is no longer providing this sort of information on a monthly basis. Hence here are the ERA5 MSLP and 925 hPa air temperature anomaly maps of the #Arctic for December 2025: greatwhitecon.info/2026/-01/fac...

ERA5 mean sea level pressure map of the Arctic for December 2025.

ERA5 temperature anomaly map of the Arctic at the 925 hPa pressure level for December 2025.

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Edward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

With almost no exceptions, America's leading executives have either toadied up to Trump or kept silent. Will Trump's political witch hunt against Jay Powell hit the markets? That's about the only language CEOs understand.

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Louise Haigh @louisehaighmp.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Yesterday I posted my last ever Tweet and called on the Government to do the same. Read more below on why I think it’s time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter. www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...

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It is time to leave the cesspit formerly known as Twitter

Grok is just one of many reasons why Westminster should finally get off the website.

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Snow White @greatwhitecon.info · 08/12/2025

Here's an extract from Lieutenant General (Ret’d) Richard Nugee's presentation at the recent UK #NationalEmergencyBriefing: greatwhitecon.info/2025/12/the-... "The Russian Duma has claimed [the Arctic Ocean] is a Russian internal sea, whereas we treat the #Arctic as international waters." 1/n

Map of ports and military bases near and within the Arctic Circle

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Jim Hunt @jim-hunt.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Bobbing about out back at Northcott Mouth yesterday afternoon:

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Jim Hunt @jim-hunt.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

This evening South West Water's #WaterFitLive map shows an ongoing #SewagePollution problem at Lynmouth on the coast of North Devon: west-devon.info/2025/07/july... 1/n

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