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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 37m
Science Talk. The Biggest El Niño in History I Path to Collapse I Climate Crisis & Heatwaves I #climate youtu.be/ocpTV62fUQs?...
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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 21m
Interesting conversation with the Co-Director of the Climate Majority Project. youtu.be/ocpTV62fUQs?...
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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 2h
We’re living in a moment where the most ignorant, narcissistic psychopath you can imagine is US President & Earth’s Energy Imbalance has TREBLED across two decades. The endgame of neoliberalism, where greed & idiocy are all powerful, & death & collapse meet with a shrug.
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Science Talk @scitalkofficial.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The @climatepod.bsky.social has been grateful for the guests who have appeared on their podcast. Listen our latest episode with the hosts of @climatepod.bsky.social. youtu.be/yPqAPratTcE?...
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Is Collapse Inevitable I It Is Going to Get Worse I Catastrophic Loss in Our Lifetime
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Bob Henson @bhensonweather.bsky.social · 13h
Among the many potential impacts of #Simon and #Rachel: torrential rains south of Puerto Vallarta, top-10 high tide events for San Diego & L.A., and high winds + flash flood threats across the U.S. Southwest. More from @drjeffmasters.bsky.social and me: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/two-...
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Two more landfalls expected this weekend, both on Mexico’s Pacific coast » Yale Climate Connections
Cat 4 Simon eyes Puerto Vallarta, while Tropical Storm Rachel heads for Baja California before hauling moisture into the U.S. Southwest.
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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 5h
2026 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #41 #Climate
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2026 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #41
A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, October 4, 2026 thru Sat, October 10, 2026. Stories we promoted this week, by category: Public Misunderstandings about Climate Science (5 items)
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Science Talk @scitalkofficial.bsky.social · 9h
Prof. Peter, we would love to have you on our podcast to talk health and science under the current administration.
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Science Talk @scitalkofficial.bsky.social · 11h
Our conversation with @rupertread.bsky.social on collapse, overshoot, AI, European heatwave, and more. @climatemajority.bsky.social youtu.be/ocpTV62fUQs?...
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The Biggest El Niño in History I Path to Collapse I Climate Crisis & Heatwaves I Difficult Future
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Science Talk @scitalkofficial.bsky.social · 11h
Our conversation with @rupertread.bsky.social on collapse, overshoot, AI, European heatwave, and more. @climatemajority.bsky.social youtu.be/ocpTV62fUQs?...
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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Since 2012, at least 2,375 people have been killed or disappeared defending land and the environment. Sometimes protecting wildlife means protecting it from habitat loss, mining, logging or poaching. Sometimes it means protecting it from other people.
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She Lived With 20 Wild Bears for 28 Years. Then They Found Her Clean-Picked Bones. What Killed Her Is a Mystery.
Kay Grayson hand-fed black bears, let them into her home, and insisted they would never hurt her. After she vanished, investigators found her clean-picked bones—and bear scat containing human remains. But they ruled out a bear attack. Published: Sep 21, 2026 When Kay Grayson called her bears, she liked to sing: “It’s OK, it’s OK.” It was part of a show she put on for people. Six feet tall, with white hair and the lean body and graceful movement of a dancer, she would walk into a clearing near
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Science Talk @scitalkofficial.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The @climatepod.bsky.social has been grateful for the guests who have appeared on their podcast. Listen our latest episode with the hosts of @climatepod.bsky.social. youtu.be/yPqAPratTcE?...
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Is Collapse Inevitable I It Is Going to Get Worse I Catastrophic Loss in Our Lifetime
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 09/10/2026
Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 9, 2026 ~ If? Could? "If AI agents escape super-secure environments to release dangerous toxins, or destroy critical water, electricity, transportation, or health infrastructure, AI companies... could be on the hook" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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AI and the climate crisis pose existential risks. The law offers a way to reduce them | Robert Reich
Liability lawsuits have held tobacco, oil and pharma companies to account in the past. AI investors won’t ignore this threat
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Earthjustice @earthjustice.org · 09/10/2026
AI data center developers are increasingly pursuing "Bring Your Own Power" (BYOP) strategies, where they build their own power plants. These BYOP plants (which are usually gas) often evade regulations and harm communities. It’s time to stop this massive buildout.​
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The AI Gas Rush: Risks and Implications of “Bring Your Own Power”
A new report explains how data centers being built for AI tools are different than data centers of the past and present.
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SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists @sejorg.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
What can federal grazing permits reveal about public lands? The latest #SEJournalReporters Toolbox explores how journalists can use Interior Department grazing data to investigate patterns, beneficiaries and potential preferential treatment. www.sej.org/publications...
Graphic for SEJournal Reporter’s Toolbox featuring cattle grazing on a dirt road with snow-covered mountains in the background. Text reads, “Grazing Data Unlocks Public Land Stories.”
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A Climate Change Podcast @aclimatechange.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The Supreme Court takes up climate costs. CEOs should worry about the cost of doing nothing fortune.com/2026/10/06/s... #ClimateCosts #ClimateChange #SupremeCourt #Suncor #Exxon
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The Supreme Court takes up climate costs. CEOs should worry about the cost of doing nothing | Fortune
Also: All the news and watercooler chat from Fortune.
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Drilled @drilledmedia.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Big Oil walked so Big Tech could run and now the two are joining up to take down democracy. In today's pod, @gilduran.com and @amywestervelt.bsky.social on how corporations warped the information ecosystem and how the tech billionaires broke democracy drilled.media/podcasts/dri...
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How Tech Billionaires Broke Democracy | The Spill - Drilled
Carbon credit markets have come under fire for creative climate accounting, fraud, and land use problems. UN Special Rapporteur Elisa Morgera says they have a human rights problem too.
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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 07/10/2026
‘A real-life moment from The Castle’: the retired Australian couple who took on a coal giant and won #Climate
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‘A real-life moment from The Castle’: the retired Australian couple who took on a coal giant and won
Wendy Wales and Tony Lonergan’s four-year fight over MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coalmine went all the way to the high court
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The state of California will be one of the ground zeros of Hyper El Nino driven extreme weather Prospects are looking grim for the rest of the year and 2027 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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How California is bracing for a winter of floods, fires and extreme storms all at once
The strongest El Niño recorded is expected to bring a cascade of hazards to a state still facing wildfire and heat risks, while budget cuts have weakened disaster response agencies
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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
BREAKING: Ottawa Delivers on Electrification With $2 Billion for Home Retrofits PM @mark-carney.bsky.social delivers first major program to support national electricity strategy. Excellent start. Good for homeowners. #cdnpoli energi.media/news/canada-...
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Carney Delivers $2 Billion for Heat Pumps and Lower Energy Bills
Heat-pump rebates of up to $10,000 and financing for apartment upgrades bring the benefits of electrification to more Canadian households.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 08/10/2026
Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 8, 2026 ~ Moloch! "A natural rainforest shouldn’t burn. It’s too wet. So even the fact that we create and see these fires that spread into the Amazon is already some kind of tipping point." insideclimatenews.org/news/0710202...
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Compounding Climate Impacts Drive Tropical Forest Decline - Inside Climate News
Extreme heat, drought and ozone from fire emissions are devastating the Amazon and other rainforests, new research shows.
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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Imagine owning a fleet of cars you can’t afford to maintain. Tires are bald. Brakes need replacing. Half the check-engine lights are on. Your solution? Buy more cars. That’s essentially the argument for building more roads in our national forests.
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Opinion | Trump wants more roads in the forests. Here’s the catch.
The roadless rule has flaws. Repealing it entirely could create new ones.
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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Quoted in the Guardian today on the technical hopium that, in my experience, has become widespread among many, usually senior, climate experts. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action
‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes needed
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Michael Grunwald @mikegrunwald.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
GREAT ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE NEWS!!! (Not a typo!) The Indonesian government has cancelled its insane Food and Energy Estates project, which would have deforested a land mass the size of Maryland. Amazing work by @mightyearth.org. A massive victory for the planet. mightyearth.org/article/indo...
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Indonesia Announces End to “World’s Largest Deforestation Project” - Mighty Earth
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 06/10/2026
Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 6, 2026 ~ Edible hat alert! "I'm on the record saying I'll eat my hat if this doesn't materialize, which again, stay tuned on that one." www.youtube.com/watch?v=41XT...
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Prolonged & locally record-breaking Southern California heatwaves continues; more tropical moisture?
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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We’ll pay attention to nature. It just needs to be cute, funny, competitive, or preferably all three. Fat Bear Week: prominent news. Environmental collapse: keep scrolling.
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'Backpack' declared Alaska's Fat Bear Week winner
"Backpack" defeated a bear known only as "910" in the final round of the annual competition.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 06/10/2026
Your 'doom quote' for today: "... maybe the vast majority of humans are truly doomed. While it's a fringe position, we've even heard some of the left urging us to welcome that end, to give the planet a chance to recover." www.thriftbooks.com/w/end-times-...
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End Times Fascism book by Naomi Klein
Buy a cheap copy of End Times Fascism book by Naomi Klein. A New York Times BestsellerA scathing investigation into the apocalyptic thinking of the Christian nationalists, tech-bro reactionaries, and ...
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 07/10/2026
Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 7, 2026 ~ Techno-optimists "are 23% less likely to sign petitions or take part in protests than peers who doubt that technology is the answer. They are also 18% less likely to make high-impact lifestyle changes ..." www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action
‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes needed
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 07/10/2026
Your 'doom quote' for today: "we are trading the health of our world's ecosystems for the right to upgrade our smartphone every year ... it is an insane situation, and it can't go on." www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-fate-o...
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The Fate of the World: A history and... book by Bill McGuire
Buy a cheap copy of The Fate of the World: A history and... book by Bill McGuire. Why past climate change tells us it's almost too late. A warning and a rallying-cry. 'Read it and weep, or read it and...
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“techno-optimist” scientists [engaged in] less civic actions and protests, signed fewer petitions and engaged in less advocacy. .....also less likely to reduce the number of flights they took, cut car usage......." You know who you are - and should be ashamed www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action
‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes needed
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Science Talk @scitalkofficial.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We are honored to have conversation with the hosts of The Climate Pod youtu.be/yPqAPratTcE?...
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Is Collapse Inevitable I It Is Going to Get Worse I Catastrophic Loss in Our Lifetime
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Everything you need to know about the subject of my new book - THE FATE OF THE WORLD - in a single picture
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 05/10/2026
Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 5, 2026 ~ That's why. "The hosts of the next major United Nations climate conference, Turkey and Australia, are facing criticism for being partners in a coal supply chain while remaining near silent on the need for a global deal to rapidly get off fossil fuels."
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Australia and Turkey criticised for hosting UN climate conference while embracing coal
Global campaign group 350.org urges Cop31 hosts to announce a coal phase-out date and national roadmaps to get off fossil fuels
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 05/10/2026
Here is my talk last week to the Fallbrook Climate Action Team. It's about 30 minutes, followed by Q&A. youtu.be/dhDmOt7B_v8?...
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Straight Talk on Climate Change
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 05/10/2026
A new air quality analysis from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social: “Atmosphere Watch: new analysis tracks global air quality and transboundary pollution in 2026” buff.ly/GXefonz
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Atmosphere Watch: new analysis tracks global air quality and transboundary pollution in 2026
Today, the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) launched the inaugural Atmosphere Watch review to enable greater understanding of transboundary air pollution and its potential impacts on…
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 04/10/2026
My conversation with @jimteskenc9.bsky.social on climate monitoring, changes in the Arctic, and the importance of supporting observational Earth system data: youtube.com/watch?v=3DCB...
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Teske's Tidbits: Arctic Climate
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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
How one conniving beast undermined humanity’s concerted effort to live in harmony with nature. New essay: How Mountain Lions Destroyed the West
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How Mountain Lions Destroyed the West
The surprising history of sagebrush, livestock, cheatgrass, fire, mining, and one remarkably influential predator
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I don’t think everyone realizes how bad things are for US science: For the fiscal year that just ended, the Trump regime withheld $1.4 billion from the National Science Foundation’s research budget, which is about 1/5 of its primary research budget.
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National Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress (Gift Article)
The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Given the building hyper El Nino, if you are booking a holiday for next year - probably best to make it a safe(er) staycation And don't forget your beach reading
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Thanks to our fossil fuel overlords, the weather we’re used to no longer exists.
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Showers and storms across Spain this weekend, floods kill 102-year-old woman
A 102-year-old woman has died and about 90 people were rescued in Madrigueras, Albacete, after floods dumped 142 l/m². Rain will persist, with a new storm possible in the west on Sunday. #EuropeNews
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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 04/10/2026
More than 1,200 Colorado students have earned a climate ‘seal’: ‘We’re the ones growing up in this world’ #Climate
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More than 1,200 Colorado students have earned a climate ‘seal’: ‘We’re the ones growing up in this world’
A statewide initiative pairs climate-focused coursework with community service – and is spreading to other states
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 04/10/2026
our 'moment of doom' for Oct. 4, 2026 ~ Fountain alert! "But experts say the severity and duration of this year’s fall heatwave is extreme, and likely to become more common in the future as the climate crisis nudges global temperatures higher." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Southern California swelters as late-season heatwave smothers region
Temperatures expected to hover around 100F in downtown LA and even hotter inland, raising concerns about wildfires
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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 04/10/2026
To win over locals, data centers pump $340M into rural Texas projects #Climate
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To win over locals, data centers pump $340M into rural Texas projects
The companies have faced waves of public backlash in Texas. To battle that negative public perception, they’ve donated millions to community causes and needs.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
This is how the UK prepares for the climate mayhem that is coming www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires
FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as data highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 04/10/2026
Visualizing heat 🔥 Bologna photographer @michelelapini.bsky.social took pictures with his iPhone and a thermal sensor to document temperatures in homes, offices, and public spaces this summer to highlight the invisible injustice of extreme heat. buff.ly/eWXZa5f
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Revealing the Invisible Injustice of Extreme Heat - Inside Climate News
Thermal imaging shows how people experience scorching heat varies depending on their circumstance.
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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Someone asked me how water vapor would respond to El Nino and record temps early next year? Clearly it seemed the globe should be in record territory. And according to the Euro ensembles we are - about 3-4% above record water vapor in Dec, Jan, Feb!…
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Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 03/10/2026
Just days before the Supreme Court hears Boulder’s landmark climate case against Big Oil, a New Jersey county filed the latest climate suit against the industry.
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New Jersey’s Middlesex County Sues Big Oil Over Escalating Climate Impacts - Inside Climate News
The lawsuit comes as the Supreme Court is poised to hear arguments in a similar climate case against oil companies. A ruling in the industry’s favor in that case could kill dozens of pending climate s...
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Markham Hislop @markhamhislop.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Canada and China deepen clean-tech ties as Ottawa rebuilds economic relationship Canada and China are expanding cooperation on clean energy technologies as Ottawa tries to build a larger economic relationship with the world’s biggest clean-tech market. energi.media/canada/canad...
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Canada-China clean-tech cooperation deepens | Energi Media
Canada and China expand clean-tech cooperation as Ottawa targets more trade, climate collaboration and stronger institutional ties.
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