Reposted by Robert WayGlen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · 15/09/2026What might global fossil CO2 emissions do in 2026? Based on IEA estimates, fossil CO2 emissions could decline 0.5% in 2026. A big 2.4% drop in oil & small 0.5% drop in gas, is partially offset by a 1.2% increase in coal. All very uncertain! www.energiogklima.no/nyhet/hormuz... 26427
Reposted by Robert WayZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 22/09/2026The world has made real progress in steering away from some of the darkest climate futures where global emissions doubled (or more) this century. But as David Wallace-Wells and I note in today's NYT, we are not out of the woods yet, and climate uncertainty is not our friend: www.nytimes.com/2026... 417774
Reposted by Robert WayJonathan Magnolia Gilligan @jmgilligan.org · 15/09/2026Example: theconversation.com/budget-cuts-...theconversation.comBudget cuts at Environment and Climate Change Canada threaten Arctic scienceFor decades, ECCC research scientists have been integral to the work of the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme. 1175
Reposted by Robert WayThe Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 04/09/2026theglobeandmail.comOttawa issues comprehensive climate report that reflects country’s physical transformationFrom retreating glaciers to fire weather and marine heat waves, climate change will likely become even more pronounced, assessment finds 02411
Reposted by Robert WayAlex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 25/08/20262025-26: the first year Canadian universities employed more tenured/TT professors over the age of 70 than under the age of 35. 22165102
Reposted by Robert WayLaura Routh @laurarouth.bsky.social · 18/08/2026A short but excellent video on El Niño/La Niña! I love the visuals: one more format by which to better understand and marvel at this climate phenomenon. 02712
Reposted by Robert WayRodney Barney @rcbstormpost.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Hot Sunday for many! 🔥 33.1°C Goose Bay #YYR (2nd highest in 2026); 32.8°C Cartwright (warmest s/Aug 13, 2025); 32.6°C Mary's Hr (warmest s/Aug 11, 2025); 30.2°C Badger (first 30+°C & warmest s/Aug 13, 2025); 27.8°C Sagona I (warmest s/all-time rec 28.3°C on Jun 11, 2007!). Data s/1994. #nlwx 073
Reposted by Robert WayLuke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · 15/07/2026These images of First Nations community members evacuating Collins, Ontario on motorboats are absolutely surreal www.facebook.com/reel/1548244... 16673573932
Reposted by Robert WayAmy McGovern @profamymcgovern.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Tornado harbinger 🤣 xkcd.com/3267/xkcd.comTypes of Tornado Alert 24014
Reposted by Robert WayDr. Genevieve Eastabrook, MD FRCSC (she/her) @placentadoc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Your doctor’s AI notetaker may be making things up, Ontario audit finds Made-up therapy referrals, incorrect prescriptions among the common mistakes.arstechnica.comYour doctor’s AI notetaker may be making things up, Ontario audit findsMade-up therapy referrals, incorrect prescriptions among the common mistakes. 17340164
Reposted by Robert WayZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 12/06/2026The world has warmed by around 1.4C since 1850. It took 148 years for the first half of that warming to occur, and just 27 years for the second half! 6380208
Robert Way @labradorice.bsky.social · 11/06/2026A new paper by the Northern Tornadoes research group (I think) highlights some major concerns for Canadians outside of existing weather radar coverage. I noticed that in the Quebec/Labrador border region near two major communities there was an EF2 tornado. There is no weather radar coverage here. 181
Reposted by Robert WayNorthern Tornadoes Project 🇨🇦 @westernuntp.bsky.social · 11/06/2026A new Canadian 30-year tornado climatology has been published by NTP researchers in the Canadian peer-reviewed journal Atmosphere-Ocean. It can be freely accessed here: uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202... A companion 'fact sheet' full of useful statistics can be found here: uwo.ca/ntp/docs/Tor... 22010
Reposted by Robert WayRobert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Does El Niño forecasting have their own version of a "hot models" problem? There are currently 13 seasonal forecast ensembles used to predict future El Niño / La Niña. Diversity is good, but there remains broad disagreement among them, with some suggesting all-time records. 🧵 22915
Reposted by Robert WayDr. Mike P. Moffatt @mikepmoffatt.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Latest by me at the Globe and Mail, on the substantial drop in children under-5 living in the GTA and Greater Montreal Area, and the "doom loop" it creates when amenities for kids close, furthering the exodus of young families. Read here:theglobeandmail.comWhy families with small children are leaving Toronto and Montreal for Calgary, Edmonton and OttawaLack of housing affordability and decreasing daycares, schools make Toronto and Montreal less friendly for young families 12410
Reposted by Robert WayUltimate Pullahoko @pullahoko.bsky.social · 08/06/2026This is what every game developer sounds like right now. 1342035010071
Reposted by Robert WayMetJam @metjam.co.uk · 27/05/2026Oxford, the longest running continuous weather station in UK history, with temperature observations stretching back to 1815, has preliminarily broken its maximum temperature record for May yesterday by OVER 3ºC with a temperature of 33.7ºC. Unprecedented in its 211-year history. 9727761307
Reposted by Robert WayNTV News @ntvnewsnl.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Labrador woman makes history this week by becoming N.L.’s first Innu lawyer ntv.ca/news/labrado...ntv.caLabrador woman makes history this week by becoming N.L.'s first Innu lawyer - NTV: Newfoundland and Labrador's Most Trusted News SourceA Labrador woman made history this past week by becoming this province’s first Innu lawyer. NTV’s Rosie Mullaley spoke with Jolene Ashini whose call to the bar was momentous occasion. Related Articles... 0114
Robert Way @labradorice.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Left out of this article is that this is all happening in the backdrop of Canada decimating its climate observing network over the past several decades. See the presentation below for examples: 84bbf97c-1ba3-4840-8e5a-93b4adf7881f.usrfiles.com/ugd/84bbf9_1...84bbf97c-1ba3-4840-8e5a-93b4adf7881f.usrfiles.com 0147
Reposted by Robert WayAlexander Quon @alexanderquon.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Weather experts concerned about public safety as Environment Canada disbands radar research team www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caWeather experts concerned about public safety as Environment Canada disbands radar research team | CBC NewsFrom hail sizes to wind speeds, weather radars help Environment and Climate Change Canada track storms and issue public warnings. But the organization has recently disbanded its radar research team. M... 35323
Reposted by Robert WayDr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Even moderate levels of wildfire smoke are damaging. For PM2.5 in the yellow AQI range (10-25 micrograms/m^3): 10% increase in emergency department visits for acute respiratory conditions; 25% increase for asthma. But people don’t avoid exposure until the AQI hits 137. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 15017
Reposted by Robert WayDick Zoutman @dickzoutman.bsky.social · 18/05/2026A shocking report by Ontario’s Auditor General concerning the Ontario government’s use of AI by the public service! Very poor controls of how AI is being used and lack of training! Unacceptable risk to citizen’s privacy and the accuracy of work done! 12913
Reposted by Robert WayGavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 15/05/2026This should be applied to proposals too. 06521
Reposted by Robert WaySimon Donner @simondonner.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Ooof... this paper on AI use in academic writing, based on submissions to the journal Organization Science. Sadly agrees with my anecdotal observations as an editor. AI-tinged submissions have increased, and readability and quality have decreased. pubsonline.informs.org/doi/full/10.... 13011
Reposted by Robert WayDave Sills 🍁🌪️🎶⚓☮️ @davesills.ca · 09/05/2026This letter-writing campaign to restore the radar science team that supports Canada's new radar network has already seen 9200 letters sent. An amazing response! If you haven't sent one yet, please consider it. ECCC's new alert colours are nice. But for severe weather warnings, radar is foundational. 12110
Reposted by Robert WayDave Sills 🍁🌪️🎶⚓☮️ @davesills.ca · 12/05/2026Globe & Mail reporting that the radar scientists supporting EC's new $180M national radar network have been disbanded. They did the work to ensure the 'essential functionality' of the network - providing timely, high-quality data for weather warning decisions. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1fa5cdb...theglobeandmail.comEnvironment Canada disbands radar research team amid cuts to weather servicesReductions could hamper Canada’s ability to track severe weather events, experts warn 34223
Reposted by Robert WayDr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 08/05/2026This is one of those "wait for it" things: simulation of the #TracyArm landslide tsunami by Pat Lynett for our paper that came out this week in @science.org. This one is from the vantage point of a jetski at sea level. 🧪⚒️ www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... 721278
Reposted by Robert WayMichelle Cyca @michellecyca.com · 08/05/2026personally I think it's a very big deal that the Canada bureau chief for the @nytimes.com — certainly one of the highest-paid journalists in the country — asked an unspecified "AI tool" what Poilievre said & published its AI-hallucinated quotes in her reporting. 11160621822
Robert Way @labradorice.bsky.social · 08/05/2026I'm somewhat agnostic about this. But the privacy concerns are certainly not compelling to me. Private companies and governments are already collecting most of this data and in some cases selling it. Social media is actively being used to harvest data on people too young to give consent. 130
Reposted by Robert WayKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 04/05/2026A big study that was cited as evidence that text generators are good for students has been retracted: www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-wi... www.nature.com/articles/s41... 212186850
Reposted by Robert WayManuel Linsenmeier @mlinsenmeier.bsky.social · 14/04/2026New paper published in PNAS today! Joint work with Jeffrey Shrader, Stephan Thies, Derek Lemoine, and Laura Bakkensen: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 23314
Reposted by Robert WayAmbarish Karmalkar @ambarish.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Abstract: The case is made that machine-learning statistical estimation neither can nor should be expected to supplant physics-based simulation for weather forecasting. journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...journals.ametsoc.org 153
Reposted by Robert WayCharlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Stephen Lewis has gone to the angels. He was a relentless fighter for justice. When I was 9 my Granny (an immigrant mining widow) made me sit in front of the TV and listen to him speak about compensation for mining victims. His passion and commitment stayed with me. substack.com/home/post/p-...substack.comA Humanitarian Giant Has PassedStephen Lewis has gone to the angels. 25581131
Reposted by Robert WayCopernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 09/03/2026The production of ERA6, coming up in 2027, has started. The next‑generation climate reanalysis from #CopernicusClimate will offer >2× finer resolution than ERA5, a coupled ocean–atmosphere–wave model, improved data access & more. Read more: climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-c... @ecmwf.int 46024
Reposted by Robert WayAlex Usher @alexusherhesa.bsky.social · 17/03/2026There is no excuse to be posting on twitter. None.arstechnica.comElon Musk's xAI sued for turning three girls' real photos into AI CSAMDiscord user led cops to Grok-generated CSAM of real girls, lawsuit says. 0348
Reposted by Robert WayDevin Heroux @devinheroux.bsky.social · 07/03/2026WHAT A CAREER Brad Gushue has just played his last game at the Brier. A remarkable career. Six Brier titles. World title. Olympic gold and bronze. 15 Slam titles. It’s been an honour to cover so many of those moments. Congratulations @BradGushue. 517630
Reposted by Robert WayEmmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 03/03/2026Wonderful news: my university has announced it will stop using X. uwimprint.ca/uw-announced... And no, this does not violate institutional neutrality, properly understood. Nothing about neutrality in communications requires a university to use any and all platforms.uwimprint.caUW announced departure from X (formerly known as Twitter)UW is no longer using X, formerly known as Twitter, which they announced in a post on Feb. 27. Before this announcement, the university posted periodic updates about closures, safety alert systems, ... 414518
Reposted by Robert WayDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 01/03/2026So, so instructive to compare media response to Afghanistan withdrawal -- months of hysterical garment-rending & catastrophizing, relentless criticism of the admin -- with the response to an unprovoked, unmotivated, illegal war of aggression, ie, "some critics say maybe Trump should have reasons." 5941671136
Reposted by Robert WayJen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · 20/02/2026The Wall Street Journal is reporting that ChatGPT conversations from the Tumbler Ridge teenager who carried out a horrific school shooting were flagged by employees at OpenAI. They raised their concerns but the company ultimately did nothing, according to the reporting. archive.is/GUweE#select...archive.is 18888355
Reposted by Robert WayElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 19/02/2026A new paper shows that less than 2 months of exposure to Twitter’s algorithmic feed significantly shifts people’s political views to the right. Moving from chronological feed to the algorithmic feed also increases engagement. This is one of the most concerning papers I’ve read in awhile. 15764963272
Reposted by Robert WayDevin Heroux @devinheroux.bsky.social · 18/02/2026GOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLL CANADA 🇨🇦 WINS IT IN OVERTIME MOVING ON AT THE OLYMPICS EXHALE CANADA 1735388
Reposted by Robert WayTSN @tsnofficial.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Peak athleticism! 🐶 A dog got loose on the cross-country ski course. #MilanoCortina2026 0629
Reposted by Robert Wayjoshuaconfer.bsky.social @joshuaconfer.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Why do otherwise rational people disagree about the same evidence? Our new paper finds that group membership is a deeply rooted influence on how we form beliefs, leading even preschoolers to bias their evidential standards and form inaccurate beliefs. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 26631
Reposted by Robert WayEmmett Macfarlane 🇨🇦 @emmettmacfarlane.com · 15/02/2026Can we assume the elimination of the diploma in Newfoundland and Labrador studies is the elimination of the only such program in the world? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...cbc.caMemorial University cuts programs – here’s what’s gone and why | CBC NewsMemorial University has ended or paused more than a dozen academic programs, blaming poor enrolment as a factor in many of the cuts. 2296