Reposted by Peter GibbsRobert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · 9hTemperatures in the Central Pacific El Niño region are the hottest ever measured (top panel), and far above any other El Niño at this time of year. But, if you adjust for the warming of the global ocean, the current trajectory is not so different from other very strong events. 46128
Peter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social · 3hI'm imagining the crowd at Glastonbury all singing along to their own AI personalised tracks. 060
Peter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social · 11hConservation volunteers stile with patented tender bits protection system @lakesstiles.bsky.social 4273
Peter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social · 11hwww.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...theguardian.comTokyo succumbs to ‘rain fatigue’ after a record 35 consecutive days of showersThe record rainfall has been blamed on a combination of climate change and El Niño, which has created a prolonged high pressure front in the Pacific 152
Peter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Heading to St James's Park to hear Matthew Pottage deliver the Horticultural Vision for the Royal Parks. Expecting to hear a lot about climate resilience and perhaps more of this... 0150
Peter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"You've come into the Den with a ridiculous valuation" 060
Peter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Not a wasp or a hornet, but a hornet-mimicking hoverfly! Volucella zonaria is the largest hoverfly species in the UK, first spotted in southern England in the 1930s and gradually expanding its range northwards. 1204
Reposted by Peter GibbsKees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The Rhine is in uncharted territory. Normal flow where it enters the Netherlands is around 1,500 m³/s in September. Now it's well below 600 m³/s... and still going down. 26543
Reposted by Peter GibbsECIU @eciu.net · 27/09/2026🤯 Temp rise at heart of El Niño in Pacific Ocean has now reached 3.05°C 📍 higher than 3.02°C set in late Nov 2015 (which was higher than in the 150 years of modern records) 📍 most recent forecasts predict a peak of 4.0°C in Novand Dec 12016
Reposted by Peter GibbsCatherine Munro @catherinemmunro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Today I found my first seabean. This seed has travelled a long way to reach #Shetland. Starting it's journey in a tropical forest, travelling with ocean currents and washing up with our first autumn storms. A little piece of luck and joy to hold onto as daylight fades and winter approaches. 625138
Reposted by Peter GibbsSky News @news.sky.com · 26/09/2026Bangkok declared disaster zone after more than 30cm of rain in 48 hoursnews.sky.comBangkok declared disaster zone after more than 30cm of rain in 48 hoursBangkok has been declared a disaster zone after parts of the Thai capital saw more than 30cm (12 inches) of rain in 48 hours, causing flooding across much of the city. 11917
Peter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A Chiltern squeezer. Rare stile style in these parts @lakesstiles.bsky.social 2260
Reposted by Peter GibbsThe Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Every year we make the case for keeping leaves, branches, & plant stems in your yard. Bugs need them for shelter! That’s not to say you can’t tidy up: rake leaves into garden beds, around trees, or just in a pile out of the way. All we ask is that you #LeaveTheLeaves! 🍂🐝 xerces.org/blog/leave-t...xerces.orgLeave the Leaves!One of the most valuable ways to support pollinators and other invertebrates is to provide them with the shelter they need to survive the winter. Thankfully, all you need to do is do less yard work. 2238145
Reposted by Peter GibbsEd Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 25/09/2026How hot & dry was your UK summer? Excellent interactive tool to explore how hot this summer was: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUK summer 2026: BBC postcode lookup shows how hot and dry it wasMost of us experienced drought and heatwaves - but temperatures and rainfall were not the same everywhere. 34822
Reposted by Peter GibbsLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 24/09/2026Yes, you read that right. NINE times cheaper. 615257
Reposted by Peter GibbsExtreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 24/09/2026‼️EXTRAORDINARY MOST EXTREME EVENT IN EUROPEAN HISTORY 42 DEGREES IN PORTUGAL Europe is living the most insane,extreme event in history. Hundreds of stations up to 5C above their heat records for late September and will get MUCH worse. Even in Northern Portugal 39C. HISTORIC 29143
Reposted by Peter GibbsESA Earth Observation @esaearth.esa.int · 23/09/2026Who is ready for a change of season? 🍂🌱 The September equinox marks autumn in the Northern Hemisphere and spring in the Southern, as the Sun crosses the equator. MTG-I1 captured it from space ⤵️ 📹 @esa.int / @eumetsat.int 216349
Reposted by Peter GibbsMet Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 22/09/2026The current El Niño event has now broken previous records. It started in June and is due to last until next year, changing global weather patterns. Read our latest blog ⤵️ www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/re...metoffice.gov.ukRecord-Breaking El Niño Surpasses Previous BenchmarksThe developing El Niño in the Pacific Ocean, which scientists have been monitoring closely for many months, has now exceeded previous records, making it the strongest event in the observational record... 12718
Reposted by Peter GibbsMelaine Le Roy @subfossilguy.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Magnitude of glacial collapse in the Alps is hard to grasp! 🧊🔥 Here is Zanfleuron Pass (2,805 m asl, Les Diablerets) that became first ice free in Sept. 2022! Now ice is >10 m below the pass! 😲 Seen yesterday from Oldenhorn (3,123 m asl)! 📷 by @lomdumtblanc.bsky.social 🙏 48638
Reposted by Peter GibbsJay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Brace yourselves. I have found the most annoying thing on the Internet. Behold: fridge styling. Frankly I think we might as well let our AI overlords finish us off. 169764135
Peter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Expecting some record times www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympi...bbc.co.ukRiver that is home to 500 crocodiles chosen to host 2032 Olympic rowing and canoe eventsA river that is home to about 500 saltwater crocodiles is given the OK to host Olympic and Paralympic rowing and canoeing events at the 2032 Brisbane Games. 2191
Peter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A "Godzilla" El Nino is on the way. What is it, how do we know it's coming, and what are the impacts likely to be? I spoke to Chris Smith for The Naked Scientists podcast. www.thenakedscientists.com/podcasts/nak...thenakedscientists.comA super El Nino is on the way. What should we expect?The phenomenon's impact on weather, the economy, and global health 075
Reposted by Peter GibbsNahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Paris, France, has now recorded 100 days above 25°C (77°F) in 2026 so far. This has never happened before in a calendar year since records began 154 years ago, in 1872. 3196106
Peter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Potentially good news, but sad to hear 61% of new hedges surveyed in 2007 have since been lost. Aftercare is difficult in our changing climate as spring/summer drought becomes more common. 170
Reposted by Peter GibbsTim Harford @timharford.ft.com · 13/09/2026I've been checking the source of quotes for my forthcoming book, and the performance of Gemini is extraordinary. I paste the quote into Google, and Gemini will barge in with the wrong answer over and over again. It's not an occasional thing - it's reliably wrong. Very odd. 41498161
Reposted by Peter GibbsEarl Russell LD @earlrussell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It is not just our domestic fridges that are not prepared for extreme heat and periods of prolonged extreme heat the whole of the UK cold chain distribution system is very vulnerable. motortransport.co.uk/industry-new...motortransport.co.ukImpact of heatwave on ageing warehouses threatens UK’s food supply chain, Cold Chain Federation warnsThe growing intensity and duration of heatwaves in the UK is threatening the nation's food supply chains, prompting the Cold Chain Federation (CCF) to call for temperature-controlled warehouses to be ... 053
Reposted by Peter GibbsAstronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 13/09/2026👇A little piece of pure joy for your timeline. Just look at their excited/awestruck wee faces 🤗 🔭 #scicomm 46014
Reposted by Peter GibbsDan Grey @dangrey.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The solution to the problem of high heating oil prices is to take up the £9,000 government boiler upgrade scheme grant to replace oil boilers with heat pumps (noting that ALL properties can be efficiently by heat pumps). Does the BBC article mention that, even in passing? Of course notbbc.co.ukRising oil prices create 'huge worry' as winter loomsThe warning comes after the US-Iran conflict drives up heating oil and fuel costs. 3319
Reposted by Peter GibbsMet Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 11/09/2026Happy #CloudAppreciationDay! ☁️✨ Today is the perfect excuse to look up and admire the skies above us. From fluffy fair-weather cumulus clouds to towering, dramatic cumulonimbus, they do more than shape our weather. They spark curiosity, inspire creativity, and connect us to the natural world. 715847
Reposted by Peter GibbsJohannes Ecker @johannesecker.com · 10/09/2026Three observations from yesterday's Apple Event that show how detached Silicon Valley people are from normal life and how they want to force technology on everyday interactions, always searching for things to solve that need no solving 🫠 2379
Reposted by Peter GibbsRowan Hooper @rowhoop.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Something to cling to and promote the hell out of: leveraging POSITIVE TIPPING POINTS www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comClimate solutions most likely to reach ‘positive tipping points’ revealed by scientistsGlobal shift towards clean electricity could trigger ‘cascade’ of progress, helping reduce air pollution, cut waste and revive oceans 3823361
Peter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social · 09/09/2026My runner beans have been rubbish this year, but they have produced a heavy crop of shield bugs 1150
Reposted by Peter GibbsAbigail Lowe @abigaillowe.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Have you been recording wildlife in your garden this year with iRecord? Sign up to the Big British Garden Survey to contribute to understanding how gardens support biodiversity across the UK. Registration closes soon, so hurry to get your garden on the map! tinyurl.com/25hme4b7 @ukceh.bsky.social 0118
Peter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026I see the voyeurs have arrived to film the aviation travel chaos 020
Peter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Aircraft (including ours) parked all over the tarmac at Heathrow as all departures stopped since 12:30 due to a failure of the ATC centre at Swanwick. Incoming flights still landing as they can't park in the air (!), but nowhere to go as stands not being vacated. Same at other London airports. 3154
Peter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026The beautiful little waterside village of Torno, Lago di Como 191
Reposted by Peter GibbsMet Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 01/09/2026Summer 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 🧵 5262168
Reposted by Peter GibbsJulian Mayes @julianmayeswx.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Very topical edition of Gardeners' Question Time this week on drought strategies - the one from the Donkey Sanctuary. The one plant that has thrived for me has been hibiscus, as you said, Peter (garden overall though looks worst in 27 years in the Surrey hothouse). www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...bbc.co.ukBBC Sounds - Gardeners' Question Time - Available EpisodesListen to the latest episodes of Gardeners' Question Time on BBC Sounds. 052
Peter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social · 30/08/2026I've had 10mm of rain over the last two days. It's soaked in just 3cm. Soil still bone dry underneath. 4262