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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Unsurprisingly September was another warm month here in the UK (the 8th in a row). It was dry in England and wet in Scotland, It was sunny in the East and duller in the west. Here is the climate/weather #dataviz summary for the previous 12 months. #globalwarming #climatechange

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Mark Wallace @wallaceme.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Ok don’t let’s get carried away but I found something genuinely good on Threads.

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Rich @rbett.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Okay, you've talked me into it! You've twisted my arm! I'm going to rate every single song on this 1995 #totp compilation album. Someone has to do it. Or this great nation may fall to ruin.

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 01/09/2026

Summer 2026 is provisionally the UK’s warmest summer on record with the season’s mean temperature made around 130 times more likely due to human-induced climate change. Here, we delve into the numbers 🧵

Mean temperature for 2026 in the UK. The map shows widely above average temperature, particularly in the south.

Rainfall amounts in summer 2026 in the UK compared to average. The maps shows widely dry conditions, though the west of Scotland is slightly wetter than average

Sunshine duration in summer 2026 compared to average. The map shows widely sunny conditions in the season, with the south of the country particularly sunny.

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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Here in the UK, 2018 was the hottest summer on record, then 2025 was the hottest summer on record and now 2026 is the hottest summer on record as well as being very dry. Here is a climate/weather summary for the past 12 months showing the multiple heatwaves we have had. #globalwaming #climatechange

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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Update: Today’s catastrophic flood along the Nepal-Tibet border was initially suspected to be a glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF). But new satellite analysis points instead to a massive glacier collapse and ice-rock avalanche that blocked a river before unleashing a devastating surge. 1/

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Luke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

🧵With the Sussexes arriving back in the UK today how do the British public feel about their return? 😀20% are happy ☹️22% are unhappy 🥱But a clear majority 57% don't care either way

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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The earthquake triggered a flood and mudslide because the glaciers are melting. #Nepal #ClimateCahnge

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Simon Lee @simonleewx.com · 25/08/2026

In other words, a *relatively* warm or cool year in the global-mean doesn't give a great deal of information for many regions as to whether that year will be locally relatively warm or cool. Of course an *absolutely* warm year (i.e., with the trends) does – that map is basically red everywhere.

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Simon Lee @simonleewx.com · 25/08/2026

Interannual variability in global mean temperature is most strongly related to temperatures in the tropics, here shown by correlating detrended global and gridpoint temperatures. There is very little relationship with temperatures over Europe and many parts of Asia.

A map of the correlation between local and global annual-mean 2 m temperature from ERA5 over 1979–2025, with the linear trends removed.

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Retro Tech Dreams @retrotechdreams.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Lemmings (1991)

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Wayne Young @slartyb.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Finished my eclipse video. Yellow line is how much the Moon is covering the Sun (%), red line is the "in the sun" temperature, blue line is the shade temperature. Box at top right shows the view of the Sun through a telescope as the eclipse progressed. Times in Universal Time.

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Rich @rbett.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

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Rich @rbett.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Nice to see them giving something back to the community.

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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

June saw the highest ever temperatures recorded (for June) in the UK. Overall it was England's warmest ever. Overall it was sunny in England and duller in Scotland. The start of the month was cooler and wetter however. Here is the climate/weather for the past year. #climatechange #globalwamring

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Rich @rbett.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Genuine ad on Tumblr. Britain is back baby!

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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

In the UK we have just seen extreme heat at the end of May with temperatures reaching 35°C for the first time, more than 2°C higher than previous highs. Overall the spring has been warm (in England the warmest on record), it has also been dry and sunny (except west Scotland). #climatechange #dataviz

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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Here in the UK, April was warm, very sunny and dry (except in West Scotland). Here is a climate/weather #dataviz summary for the past 12 months #globalwarming #climatechange

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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

In theory the point the sun is highest in the sky should be at noon (12 pm). However due to daylight saving and countries like China with only one time zone noon can actually be as late as 3pm. This #dataviz shows the sun's highest point in the day as the year progresses.

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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Here in the UK March has been warmer and sunnier than average. It has been very wet in the west of Scotland and north-west England and dry elsewhere. Here is a climate/weather #dataviz summary for the past year.

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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Today at 2:46 pm (GMT) the sun is going to return to the northern hemisphere (the March equinox). Here is a #dataviz showing the path of the sun from different perspectives as the year progresses.

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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Come March, the buds on the tree's begin to burst, this #dataviz shows the timing of bud burst for different tree species across the UK. The black lines show the timing in the Spring for the years 2000 to 2025 and the blue line is the average day for that species.

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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Terry Pratchett died 11 years ago today and he still brings me great pleasure to this day. Here is a #dataviz showing his published discworld books by year.

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Warren Oates @warrenoates1.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

If you are one of the people criticising the decision that 'nature' will be the theme of our new banknotes, please note: You are not criticising the government, nor Labour, nor the Chancellor, nor the Bank of England. You are criticising the public, who chose 'nature' above all other options.

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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Here in the UK, February has been mild, wet and very dull. Overall the winter has been very wet except in West Scotland and mild except for a cold period at the start of January. Here is a #dataviz summary of the weather and climate for the past 12 months. #climatechange #globalwarming

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 02/03/2026

Provisional Met Office stats show: Winter rainfall was among wettest on record (since 1836) - England = 8th wettest - Northern Ireland = 9th wettest - Southern England = 4th wettest - West Midlands, Cornwall & Leicestershire = wettest on record Details: www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

We use 30 year averages to show climatology (average weather conditions). During the 20th century the UK climatology followed a path around a confined box. With #globalwarming and #climatechange they have escaped out the box. This #dataviz shows UK rainfall and temperature.

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Michael Merrifield @astromikemerri.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Good to escape the distortions of The Algorithm long enough to note that, outside this ridiculous echo chamber, the population has a high and increasing level of trust in academics and scientists, and no time for social media influencers. 🧪 (www.ipsos.com/en-uk/ipsos-...)

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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

An analysis of 42,215 British place names, showing the most common names, the most common name beginnings (prefixes) and name endings (suffixes). #dataviz

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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Here in the UK it is cold and wet but there is at least the positive that the days are getting longer quite rapidly now. At 51 degrees north where I live we will gain an extra 24 minutes of daylight this week as this #dataviz shows.

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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Here in the UK January was very cold at the start of the month and then mild and very wet for the rest of it (except in West Scotland). It had average sunshine. Here is a #dataviz of the weather/climate summary for the past year. #globalwarming #climatechange

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Atla Hrafney @atlathewriter.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

In the 2010s, the Icelandic tv station Channel 2 accidentally added subtitles from a gritty crime drama to an episode of Teletubbies. I have translated some of the highlights

A screenshot of Lala and Po from the teletubbies. The screenshot is clearly taken from someone's phone, as the borders of the tv can be seen, as well as glimpses into the apartment behind them. Po is in bed wrapped up in a blanket. The text below them reads "I know you were high at my mother-in-laws funeral..."

More screenshots from the Teletubbies. Lala seems to be upset with a terrified Po. the text below reads "Did you kill the dog? Why would you do that?!"

A third screenshot from the Teletubbies, this time the same scene as before. Po is wearing an apron while Lala seems to still be upset at him. The text below reads "You're nothing but a failure of a man."

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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Although its very cold at the moment in the UK, 2025 was both the warmest (with a mean temperature of 10.09°C) and sunniest (1648.5 hours) on record. Here is a climate and weather #dataviz summary for the last year. #climatechange #globalwarming.

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Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Scientists are supposed to be happy when their predictions are skillful, right? Why do I not feel happy?

Time series of global temperature anomalies from 1980 to present with predictions for 2025 (made in Dec 2024), and 2026, along with the YTD estimate for the 2025 (with only one month to go).

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Rich @rbett.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die, was eventually traced to the slums of Whitechapel around 1888.

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Rich @rbett.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go. (Gulp)

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

Bronze plaque saying "A Letter to the Future. Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it. August 2019. 415ppm CO2"

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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Have you noticed that around the winter solstice the latest sunrise and earliest sunset do not coincide? This is because the earth day is very rarely 24 hours. This means solar noon is changing faster than day length is changing. This #dataviz shows this for London sunrise and sunset times.

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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Here is the UK November was mostly warmer than average but with a week long cold snap towards the end. It was wet for most with average sunshine. Here is a climate/weather summary for the last year. #dataviz #climatchange #globalwarming

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James A @exeterdormouse.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Exeter is anti-racist. Exeter is anti-fascist. #ExeterIsForEveryone

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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

We grant access to the office network. We added a fictitious lady called Morag McTuckus to the directory who we can have 'meetings' with off-site. We also reply to email for her. It's gone undetected for so long we're now considering hiring an actor to play her at the xmas party

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Devon Development Education at the Global Centre @devondeved.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

📣 This Saturday - Exeter Together! 💚✨ Exeter stands proud as an inclusive, welcoming city. Join our peaceful protest with our March and Rally for hope and unity 🌈 #ExeterTogether #ExeterUnites #WeAreExeter #InclusiveExeter #MulticulturalExeter #AntiRacistExeter #StandUpToRacism #StrongerTogether

A colourful and bright poster for a March and Rally Unite Against the Far Right in Exeter on Saturday 22 November. Meeting at Bedford Square at 11am on the High Street.

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YouGov @yougov.co.uk · 11/11/2025

🧵/ How far does the public support net zero? Support: 60% Oppose: 25% Net support by party Green: +81 Lib Dem: +67 Lab: +64 Con: +11 Reform: -44 yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

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Rich @rbett.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

So I'm going to watch all the Predator and Alien films. In chronological order according to setting. Why? Shut up, that's why.

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ALT: a close up of a predator 's face with red lasers coming out of his eyes

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Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...

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DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments

“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”

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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Here in the UK October was a dull month and slightly warmer than average. It was drier than normal overall but wetter in Northern Ireland, Western Scotland and south-east England. Here is the weather/climate summary #daatviz for the last year. #climatchange #globalwarming

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Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery @rammuseum.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

We're delighted that the National Autistic Society has recognised RAMM with their Autism Friendly award! 🎉 RAMM’s Accessibility Champions have been working hard to ensure that the museum is as accessible as possible for people with different needs. Full story >> rammuseum.org.uk/news/exeters...

a teenage girl and older woman in a museum gallery. the teen is wearing blue ear defenders

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Diana Moore @dianafmoore.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

About 1000 attended the Exeter is for Everyone celebration of diversity today. A powerful event.

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