Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The map explains why I had to use my asthma inhaler so much this summer 001
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 26/09/2026We had air to air heat pump system fitted six months ago. If we had not then our bills for heating this October to April season would have been: €3500 oil €400 wood pellets €300 electricity (Obviously we use electricity for non heating uses as well) Total: €4200 110
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Zeke Hausfather and the team on Carbon Brief should be there as well. 100
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Encouraging www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comAndy Burnham: UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050Exclusive: PM, who is facing pressure over whether to approve North Sea oil and gasfields, makes strongest comments yet on issue 020
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Thanks. Well done for stating this. The land requirement for crops to energy is amazingly large even when compared to solar pv 000
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This is NO2. The reduction is good but what about particulates especially pm2.5? 2111
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Really vital we keep global temperatures rise (above pre industrial) below 2C www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNOS...youtube.comWhy does an ocean current influence our climate? Stefan Rahmstorf explains the impacts of the AMOCYouTube video by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK 020
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Stay up to date with electric vehicle developments theelectricviking.comtheelectricviking.comThe Latest EV News - The Electric VikingBrings your the latest EV news and EV specs as soon asap through The Electric Viking YouTube channel. Visit the website and read blogs too. 000
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026A dramatic rise in global average sea temperatures. I suppose that means the Earth Energy Imbalance is going down pulse.climate.copernicus.eupulse.climate.copernicus.euClimate Pulse - Near real-time updates of global climate variablesInteractive global climate monitoring with interactive visualisations of air temperature and sea surface temperature from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). 000
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026To stop temperatures actually rising, it isn’t necessary to achieve zero emissions just a very large reduction. 000
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Whenever I look at the sources of greenhouse gas emissions, I really do think whether it is possible to reduce them to zero ourworldindata.org/ghg-emission...ourworldindata.orgSector by sector: where do global greenhouse gas emissions come from?Globally, we emit around 50 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases yearly. Where do these emissions come from? We take a look, sector-by-sector. 110
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026We need to be careful about calling this summer the New Normal. People might think that that is it! www.ox.ac.uk/news/2026-08...ox.ac.ukExpert Comment: Are extreme heatwaves the UK’s ‘new normal’?Professor Myles Allen explains how researchers at Oxford are combining climate information with operational weather forecasting systems to understand the changing risks of extreme weather. 000
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Interesting to note how BP see themselves in the next few decades. They mention 2C but are they serious ? www.bp.com/press-and-pu...bp.comOilbp Energy Outlook’s oil demand analysis to 205,0 using charts and scenarios, shows plateauing demand, transport decline, petrochemical growth and supply shifts 000
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026An interesting survey of battery technology. Worth a quick read: interestingengineering.com/energy/top-e...interestingengineering.comBeyond lithium-ion: 5 battery technologies racing to power the next EVFrom sodium-ion and solid-state to lithium-sulfur, explore five battery technologies that could reshape the future of electric vehicles. 000
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Weirdly they tend to return in February, the peak of the winter season. 001
Reposted by Simon FrancisSam Francis (Samphire Games) @tzartzam.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Just over 24 hours left on my latest little game! It's a seriously strategic game about an absurd electoral thing that's actually happening on Thursday. 031
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Effects of a very strong El Niño www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comHere are 10 ways a ‘super’ El Niño could impact the planet | Benjamin SelwynThe climate phenomenon is intensifying an already unequal global economy 000
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Clacton By Election! Is it a game? It most certainly is ! 😉 010
Reposted by Simon FrancisSam Francis (Samphire Games) @tzartzam.bsky.social · 02/08/2026"When the facts change, I change my mind.” I told you my next campaign would be Dwarf Union. I was wrong. Because then this ***** pulled his by-election stunt. It was a call to action. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sam...kickstarter.comComing soon: Poll & Write ClactonPlay out the Binface by-election: print-and-play to defeat the establishment! 232
Reposted by Simon FrancisSam Francis (Samphire Games) @tzartzam.bsky.social · 02/08/2026So here we are: I am adapting my Poll & Write system (specifically the streamlined two-player version I used for the USA game) into a game about the by-election. It'll be available in less than two weeks via the Kickstarter campaign. Please share & follow along! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sam... 042
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I kept a very low profile when this was happening 😌 010
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 28/07/2026But … but … the El Niño has barely started. We could be in an interesting 12 months! I hope it makes politicians realise the necessity for net zero policies 010
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 25/07/2026We live about 200km north east from Bordeaux and due to a change in wind direction, our village has become very smoky. PM2.5 is 80ug/m3 010
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 24/07/2026Global sea surface temperatures are high for July. Presumably a sign of an unfolding strong El Niño pulse.climate.copernicus.eupulse.climate.copernicus.euClimate Pulse - Near real-time updates of global climate variablesInteractive global climate monitoring with interactive visualisations of air temperature and sea surface temperature from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). 010
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Has anybody actually used this word in the last fifty years? 120
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Born in France to French parents. Anybody know the history of his adoption as a Brit? 100
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 03/07/2026In France in Summer, no fossil fuel electricity generation occurs! 010
Reposted by Simon FrancisMichael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Beware that some accounts are only showing runs from the most positive outlier model (NCEP CFSv2). As you can see below, that provides a very distorted view of the current scientific consensus regarding the most likely evolution of this current El Niño event. 35722
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Useful climate dashboard from the Climate Brink dashboard.theclimatebrink.com#globaldashboard.theclimatebrink.comClimate DashboardDaily-updated global temperature tracker: ERA5 daily data, multi-model ENSO forecasts, annual projections, and climate models vs. observations. 000
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Excellent. I wonder if the variation is affected by proportion of sea area at each latitude 010
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 20/06/2026I wonder how AMOC weakening will affect future Arctic warming 010
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 14/06/2026AMOC monitoring and research needs more funding. Perhaps @rahmstorf.bsky.social could respond if not too busy www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAmoc collapse could change Europe’s climate 10x faster than expected. We aren’t readyThe system of ocean current that moves heat in the Atlantic Ocean plays a key role in regulating climate. Today’s monitoring of it may be discontinued 000
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Would be interested in knowing how fractured the ice is within these extent boundaries as that impacts how much solar energy is being absorbed by the Arctic Ocean 000
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Global temperatures are at an anomalous high point . Maybe it will be like this for the next year or so? pulse.climate.copernicus.eupulse.climate.copernicus.euClimate Pulse - Near real-time updates of global climate variablesInteractive global climate monitoring with interactive visualisations of air temperature and sea surface temperature from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). 000
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 08/05/2026I could and should have expressed that better! 000
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Thé albedo in the Arctic early May to mid July plus open water has a significant heating effect 120
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 03/05/2026Until recently, we were using 2000l heating oil, 1000l petrol a year which we are now in the process of severely reducing. The 50l we use for our ride on grass mower is not a priority. I live in France where almost all electricity is carbon free. 010
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Global warming update available from Berkeley 12 moving average is 1.4C above 1850 -1900 well above Holocene optimum and closing in on the Eemian but some way to go. berkeleyearth.org/march-2026-t...berkeleyearth.orgMarch 2026 Temperature Update - Berkeley EarthMarch 2026 was nominally the 4th warmest March on record. La Niña has ended and El Niño is expected to return in coming months. 000
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 24/04/2026Anomaly wise, 2026 is warming up. pulse.climate.copernicus.eupulse.climate.copernicus.euClimate Pulse - Near real-time updates of global climate variablesInteractive global climate monitoring with interactive visualisations of air temperature and sea surface temperature from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). 000
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 23/04/2026AMOC weakening is unstoppable but the amount of weakening and the rate thereof may be under some degree of control. 100
Reposted by Simon FrancisDoctors and Scientists Against Wood Smoke Pollution @dsawsp.org · 18/04/2026“Air pollution is causing people in the UK to get chronic illnesses like dementia and Parkinson’s earlier, a new study has found.” www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...independent.co.ukWhy air pollution could speed up the onset of dementia and Parkinson’sThe study analysed the data of 396,000 UK citizens between the ages of 39 and 70 as part of the UK Biobank 11110
Reposted by Simon FrancisDr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 10/04/2026Dear Friends, Please send this to your networks. Project Drawdown is offering full-time, paid (with benefits) fellowships to scientists and engineers working on climate solutions in the public interest. Deadline is April 17. drawdown.org/careers/clim...drawdown.orgClimate Science Serving America FellowshipOur mission is to help the world reach “Drawdown" as quickly, safely, and equitably as possible. 1202185
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 09/04/2026So a 50% chance of a strong / very strong El Niño at the end of this year. 120
Simon Francis @simonfrancis.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Sea surface temperatures now in second place in the Copernicus record. pulse.climate.copernicus.eupulse.climate.copernicus.euClimate Pulse - Near real-time updates of global climate variablesInteractive global climate monitoring with interactive visualisations of air temperature and sea surface temperature from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). 010
Reposted by Simon FrancisZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 23/03/2026The World Meteorological Organization report on the State of the Global Climate 2025 was released today: "Earth's energy imbalance has been growing since the 1960s, reaching a record high in 2025." "Extreme weather impacts millions and costs billions." Press release: wmo.int/news/media-c... 8189100
