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IPBES @ipbes.net · 09/10/2026

Did you know elevated CO₂ reduces protein in flower pollen? New research reveals: 📉 Larger pollinators are less abundant in high-CO₂ areas. 🐝 Yet, large bees are among our most effective pollinators. Understanding these shifts is key to supporting vital pollinators in a warming world.

A female pubescent carpenter bee, Xylocopa pubescens, searching for food on purple wisteria.

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Signe Aaboe @signeaaboe.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Antarctic sea-ice extent has begun declining much earlier than usual and is currently at a level comparable to the record-low year of 2023 at this time of year. @osi-saf.eumetsat.int 🧪🌊❄️

Line plot of Southern Hemisphere sea-ice extent throughout the year from 1978 to 2026, with individual years coloured by decade and 2026 shown in black. Sea-ice extent follows a strong seasonal cycle, reaching its minimum in February and maximum in September. In 2026, sea-ice extent began declining unusually early and is currently close to, or below, the record-low levels observed in 2023.

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Here are some nice mushrooms

A colony of turkey tail mushrooms grows like a huddle of brown and white feathered hens nestled in the hollow of a log. Alll photos by me

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 07/10/2026

Historic warmth is currently impacting our global oceans. September shattered the previous peak for the warmest average global sea surface temperature on record for the month. And this excessive heat is found across nearly all regions. Data from NOAA ERSSTv6. I finally adjusted the y-axis here. 🌊

Green line graph time series of average sea surface temperature anomalies for each September from 1900 through 2026. There is large interannual variability, but an overall long-term increasing trend. Anomalies are computed relative to a 1981-2010 baseline.

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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Data updated through September so far: ▸Chile ▸India ▸Ireland ▸Italy ▸Norway ▸Portugal ▸Spain ▸Sweden ▸Switzerland ▸Thailand

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Collected vehicle registration data

Frequently updated charts and data for new vehicle registrations across countries.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 07/10/2026

Google has been ordered to temporarily stop work on two datacentres in Finland after failing to do the necessary environmental impact assessments on its construction sites. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns

Order on two construction sites comes after Google failed to carry out environmental impact assessments

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micheltsamados.bsky.social @micheltsamados.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

1/n New paper out: "Satellite-Derived Volume Budget of Antarctic Sea Ice." This project started during Covid and took years of collaboration to bring together. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... A huge effort led by an amazing team, led by Sabina Sulikova (MSc @es-ucl.bsky.social)

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Satellite‐Derived Volume Budget of Antarctic Sea Ice

We decompose Antarctic sea ice volume (SIV) into dynamic and thermodynamic terms over 2014–2020, using a novel year-round, dual-frequency sea ice thickness product Winter SIV is largely determine...

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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

23,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 joules. That’s the amount of heat the oceans absorbed in 2025. A number so huge it’s almost meaningless…until you realise it’s roughly 40× humanity’s annual energy use. The ocean is buying us time. We’re running out of it. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use

The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification

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Signe Aaboe @signeaaboe.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I’ve seen moon halos and sun dogs, but this must be my first moon dog 🤩🌖✨

Night picture showing clear starry sky and moon with moon dog. In background is seen a city and mountains.

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 30/09/2026

Half of Europe's population was exposed to poor or worse ground-level ozone levels so far in 2026, as successive summer heatwaves drove up concentrations, according to new @CopernicusECMWF analysis. 🔗 atmosphere.copernicus.eu/air-quality/... #AirQuality #Ozone

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ESA Earth Observation @esaearth.esa.int · 23/09/2026

Who 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

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Miljøpartiet De Grønne @mdg.no · 17/09/2026

Vi kutter prisene en gang til! 💚 Ny pris: 495 kroner! 🚌 Fra 1. november blir månedskortet for én sone i Oslo 160 kroner billigere. Men billig kollektiv er ikke bare for Oslo. Vi er også i gang med å kutte kollektivprisene i resten av landet, slik at kollektiv blir et godt alternativ i hele landet!

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Signe Aaboe @signeaaboe.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Interesting to compare the 2 sea-ice indices: extent and area. While Arctic sea-ice extent is still approaching its annual minimum, sea-ice area has already passed its minimum. This suggests that initial freeze-up mainly increases ice concentration before expanding the cover. @osi-saf.eumetsat.int

Line plot of Northern Hemisphere sea-ice extent throughout the year for 1978 to 2026, with individual years coloured by decade and 2026 shown in black. Sea-ice extent follows a strong seasonal cycle, decreasing from about 14 to 16 million km² in March to a minimum in September before increasing again. In mid-September 2026, sea-ice extent is still approaching its annual minimum.

Line plot of Northern Hemisphere sea-ice area throughout the year for 1978 to 2026, with individual years coloured by decade and 2026 shown in black. Sea-ice area follows a strong seasonal cycle, decreasing from about 13 million km² in March to a minimum in September before increasing again. In 2026, sea-ice area reached its annual minimum in late August/early September and began increasing by mid-September.

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EUMETSAT OSI SAF @osi-saf.eumetsat.int · 15/09/2026

The @eumetsat.int satellite conference is already coming up next week! An important delegation from our project team will take part in this event, presenting current and upcoming developments. More about our participations: osi-saf.eumetsat.int/community/st... Looking forward to meeting you!

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Signe Aaboe @signeaaboe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Similarly, Antarctic sea-ice extent is approaching its annual maximum: - remaining well below the climatological values - currently on track for the third-lowest maximum on record. Data: @osi-saf.eumetsat.int sea-ice index v3

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Signe Aaboe @signeaaboe.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Arctic sea-ice extent is approaching its annual minimum: - remaining below the climatological values and - currently among the 13 lowest minima on record. Data: @osi-saf.eumetsat.int sea-ice index v3

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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

To add a little loveliness to your day, a splash of living colour in the form of a holly blue butterfly. How much poorer our lives are for nature loss, and how much richer for its return via rewilding.

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Heatwaves affect our health, environment and economies. But what drives extreme heat, and how is it monitored? Discover the factors contributing to heatwaves, how #CopernicusClimate tracks them and their impacts. 🔗 climate.copernicus.eu/heatwaves-br...

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Signe Aaboe @signeaaboe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Main reason for my recent de-googlifisation 😣

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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Permafrost is thawing deeper and it’s happening worldwide. A new study of 156 monitoring sites found that the active layer, the soil that thaws each summer, increased significantly at many sites from 2000–2024. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

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Long-term monitoring of active layer thickness confirms global permafrost degradation - Communications Earth & Environment

Active-layer thickness increased at 55% and 38% of Arctic and Antarctic sites, and >90% in European, Asian, and South American mountains, driven by increasing thawing degree-days and rainfall, acco...

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Signe Aaboe @signeaaboe.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Hopen, the narrow island in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, with sea ice swirling about in beautiful patterns. Image is acquired on 31 May 2026. Credit: European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery

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Signe Aaboe @signeaaboe.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

2nd-lowest for the 1978-2026 period as well. Interesting drop in extent the last week...

screendump of OSI SAF Antarctic sea ice extent daily time series showing all years since 1978 to present. Currently, sea-ice extent made a large drop in recent days, becoming second-lowest for this time of year.

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High North News @highnorthnews.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

It is once again possible to travel by #train between Northern #Finland and Northern #Sweden. Although a change of train is required in the Swedish border town of #Haparanda, the opening paves the way for better #connectivity across the Cap of the North.

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After 38 years, trains reunite Finland and Sweden

Passenger trains are back across the northern Finland-Sweden border, reopening a long-awaited link after 30 years.

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Signe Aaboe @signeaaboe.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Devasting news indeed 😢😠

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Devastating news for Arctic environmental monitoring today: NOAA pulls support for the Arctic Report Card, effective immediately. #Arctic #Climate

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ESA Earth Observation @esaearth.esa.int · 13/08/2026

Here comes the S̶u̶n̶ Moon 🌑 On 12 August, a total solar eclipse was visible across parts of Europe, while much of the continent experienced a partial eclipse. From space, MTG-I1 recorded the Moon’s shadow moving across Earth: www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed... 📹ESA/Eumetsat

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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Totality observed in Spain as the moon's shadow arrived at the Iberian Peninsula moments ago.

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

❄ In July, Arctic sea ice extent was 9.6% below 1991–2020 average for July, the sixth-lowest July extent on record, as reported in latest #C3S Climate Bulletin. Antarctic sea ice extent was 6.4% below 1991–2020 average for July, fifth-lowest July extent in satellite record. ⬇️

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Get highlights from the July #C3S Climate Bulletin: western Europe’s hottest June–July on record, joint‑second warmest July globally, extra‑polar average SST record, widespread drought and wildfires, and below‑average sea ice at both poles. Read the summary: climate.copernicus.eu/exceptionall...

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Last week, the third lecture in my new online course, "Hitler and Stalin Today," asked "What is Fascism?" The fourth lecture asks "What is Communism?" Hosted by the Munk School @utoronto.ca Read more about the lecture and watch the full recording here: snyder.substack.com/p/what-is-co...

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Signe Aaboe @signeaaboe.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Homemade pesto with home-grown basil and garlic, on Finnish rye bread, topped with home-grown tomatoes. Oh wow, that’s so good 😋

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Paul Guinnessy @paulguinnessy.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Pretty classy message by the Norwegian Embassy. #WorldCup

Thank you message from the Norwegians to America for hosting them during the World Cup

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EUMETSAT OSI SAF @osi-saf.eumetsat.int · 06/07/2026

Like the majority of our #SeaIce products, the Sea Ice Index is currently based on data from #JAXA 's #AMSR2 sensor. This sensor is being operationally replaced by its successor, #AMSR3, and we are currently adapting our products accordingly. For more details: osi-saf.eumetsat.int/community/st....

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Implications of AMSR2 being replaced by AMSR3 on OSI SAF products | OSI SAF

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EUMETSAT OSI SAF @osi-saf.eumetsat.int · 06/07/2026

In June 2026, the #SeaIce global extent was 7% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (1978): - #Arctic, 6th lowest monthly mean, with 5% less extent (-567,575 km²) - #Antarctic, 6th lowest monthly mean, with 8% less exent (-1,141,933 km²) for more: osi-saf.eumetsat.int/sea-ice-index

Graph showing the Arctic Sea Ice Extent daily value for each year since 1978 (each year is represented with a curve of a different color)

Graph showing the Antarctic Sea Ice Extent daily value for each year since 1978 (each year is represented with a curve of a different color)

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Photographer Chantal Pinzi's photogragraphic series of women skateboarders around the world #WomensArt #Monday

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Signe Aaboe @signeaaboe.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Look at the Barents Sea! Relative to the 1981-2010 climate reference period, there is unusually little sea ice for this time of year. In fact, the Barents Sea ice extent has reached record-low levels in six of the past 12 months (Aug-Dec and June), indicating later freeze-up and earlier melt.

Map showing Arctic sea-ice concentration in June 2026 compared with the median June sea-ice edge (1981–2010, orange). The largest departure from the historical average is in the Barents Sea, where the ice edge has retreated far north, indicating unusually low sea-ice extent for this time of year.

Heatmap of monthly Barents Sea ice-extent rankings from 1979 to 2026. Blue indicates months with relatively high ice extent, while red indicates low ice extent. The recent decade is dominated by low rankings, with record-low ice extent occurring in six of the past 12 months (August–December 2025 and June 2026).

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Alfred Wegener Institute @awi.de · 02/07/2026

On Saturday,research vessel Polarstern will head to HAUSGARTEN,a long-term Arctic observatory in the Fram Strait. Since 1999,it has recorded ecological changes in the water column and on the seafloor, providing key insights into climate impacts on polar marine ecosystems. www.awi.de/en/about-us/...

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Polarstern sets course for the HAUSGARTEN Arctic long-term observatory

In 1999, the Alfred Wegener Institute launched an ambitious project: the HAUSGARTEN observatory in the Fram Strait between northeast Greenland and Svalbard. Spanning ice-covered waters and extending t...

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Signe Aaboe @signeaaboe.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Got a new puppy and some in the family is a bit sceptical 😅 😼💛🐶

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Climate.us @climate.us · 23/06/2026

Climate.us is live. Built by members of the team behind Climate.gov, this new independent nonprofit website keeps trusted climate information easy to find, easy to use, and harder to erase. #ClimateForUs #ClimateUS

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Abbey @abbeyarletto.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.

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Signe Aaboe @signeaaboe.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

#ShowYourStripes 2026 Changes in Northern Hemisphere Sea Ice Extent, 1979 - 2025 Source: OSI SAF Sea Ice Index v3

Changes in Northern Hemisphere sea ice extent are shown as coloured bars, each representing annual anomalies from 1979 to 2025. Blue colours indicate years with above-average sea ice extent and red colours indicate years with below-average sea ice extent relative to the 1981-2010 climatology average. We see a general transition from blue to red through time throughout the record.

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Signe Aaboe @signeaaboe.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

#ShowYourStripes 2026 Global Sea Ice Extent, 1979 - 2025 From blue to darker red, reflecting the long-term decline in sea ice. Source: OSI SAF Sea Ice Index v3

Climate stripes showing coloured lines, each representing annual anomalies of global sea ice extent from 1979 to 2025. Blue colours indicate years with above-average sea ice extent and red colours indicate years with below-average sea ice extent relative to the full-record average. We see a general transition from blue to red through time, especially in recent decades.

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

🟦🟥 It's #ShowYourStripes day! Tell the world that you care about climate change. You can explore the warming signal for your own city and create and share Ed Hawkins' climate stripes using the C3S ERA Explorer: era-explorer.climate.copernicus.eu

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Signe Aaboe @signeaaboe.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

#ShowYourStripes I've updated my Svalbard collage of beautiful Hjortfjellet in Longyearbyen with the warming stripes from Svalbard - showyourstripes.info Svalbard is among the fastest-warming places on Earth!

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Trying to refreeze Arctic sea ice by pumping ocean water onto its surface is infeasible and a distraction from emissions cuts, but it signals how desperate we are because we’re simply not decarbonizing fast enough (or at all).

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My trip to meet the scientists trying to refreeze the Arctic

In this week’s newsletter: The melting of the Arctic’s summer sea ice is the most visible upshot of the climate crisis. Refreezing it might be a long shot – but do drastic times call for drastic measu...

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EUMETSAT OSI SAF @osi-saf.eumetsat.int · 11/06/2026

In May 2026, the #SeaIce global extent was 6.9% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (1978): - #Arctic, 4th lowest monthly mean, with 4.4% less extent (-575,397km²) - #Antarctic, 7th lowest monthly mean, with 8.7% less exent (-923,279km²) for more: osi-saf.eumetsat.int/sea-ice-index

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Signe Aaboe @signeaaboe.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

We noticed this too. And it has been described in our SII documentation. I believe this is due to that the NSIDC SII has not yet been updated for their new region mask.

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