Reposted by Steve FordenNahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking. 8236462101
Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Bit of Wednesday evening racing at the Southern 100 010
Reposted by Steve FordenEwan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026The last time European public opinion rallied behind Belgium against a bullying aggressor it led to calamitous industrialised warfare on an unprecedented scale 😟 1214
Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 15/06/2026First time out with the camera in a long time. Some lovely evening light over the fields #sharemondays2026 1414
Reposted by Steve FordenPaul Voosen @voosen.me · 11/06/2026It's out. My latest feature for @science.org, from aboard the RRS Discovery: a deep look at the past, present, and future of AMOC, told through the RAPID program. AMOC is weakening -- maybe, probably. But it also may be more resilient than some have made it seem.science.orgThe ocean current that warms Europe may be more resilient than fearedStudies of the Atlantic's circulation find signs of both weakening and unexpected stability in the face of global warming 110329
Reposted by Steve FordenHannah Booth @hannahbooth.bsky.social · 03/06/2026300 years ago today James Hutton, father of modern geology, was born. Last year I wrote about his observations at Siccar Point — a glimpse into the abyss of time which would transform how we think about the Earth's past, and liberate the imagination from all previous senses of beginnings and ends.northseanexus.substack.comLooking into the abyss of timeThe origins of modern geology on Scotland's North Sea coast 0216
Reposted by Steve FordenMet Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 25/05/2026Today has been the hottest day in May on record with Kew Gardens provisionally reaching 34.8°C - exceeding the previous highest May temperature in the UK by a full 2 degrees Celsius🌡️ This heat would be exceptional in the UK even in mid summer, let alone in May📈 831493741
Reposted by Steve FordenDoremus Schafer @doremus-schafer.bsky.social · 12/05/2026A general, a historian, and an economist are discussing Iran: General: Overwhelming military force is the only way to break the stalemate! Historian: Iran is extremely unlikely to relinquish the leverage which this threat gives them. Economist: Let us assume that the Strait of Hormuz is open... 221009192
Reposted by Steve FordenMichael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Non-technical summary: 411949
Reposted by Steve FordenSwapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 07/04/2026And here’s the eclipse photo from Artemis II. I am in tears. 3354191177
Reposted by Steve FordenSwapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 07/04/2026Earthset from Artemis II. I am overcome. 4862391550
Reposted by Steve FordenAlice Lilly @aliceolilly.bsky.social · 06/04/2026Losing contact with the Earth for 40 minutes sounds ideal 838166
Reposted by Steve Fordenniki grayson @nikigrayson.com · 02/04/2026right now the astronauts are calling houston because the computer on the spaceship is running two instances of microsoft outlook and they can't figure out why. nasa is about to remote into the computer 37868051799
Reposted by Steve FordenNeil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Here 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. 1164
Reposted by Steve FordenBob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 26/03/2026This is a cool paper, and I’m fairly confident the key point - climate impact (drivers) at 2 C could be substantially worse than the ensemble mean projection - is correct. 1136
Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 22/03/2026"To walk the road of peace, sometimes we must be prepared to climb the mountain of conflict" 000
Reposted by Steve FordenTerrible Maps @terriblemapshq.bsky.social · 12/03/2026If we could just raise sea levels by 150 meters we get a backup Strait of Hormuz 21957601148
Reposted by Steve FordenZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 12/03/2026El Niño is coming, and it is shaping up to be a big one. Over at The Climate Brink I've put together a compilation of the latest forecasts by different modeling groups. They suggest that we might see an event comparable in strength to what we saw in 2016: www.theclimatebrink.... 8263130
Reposted by Steve FordenChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 11/03/2026WHAT IF YOU JUST READ A FUCKING BOOKandroidpolice.comI use Gemini when I'm bored — and it's better than doomscrollingIt became my ultimate distraction 4560021045
Reposted by Steve FordenClimate Change Committee @thecccuk.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Today we have published new analysis building on the Committee's advice on the UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget. Our conclusions about the cost of decarbonising the UK and impacts on energy security were tested against different scenarios ⬇️ Read the full report here: www.theccc.org.uk/publication/... 513296
Reposted by Steve FordenBob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 08/03/2026I’m grumpy about this paper, which has been poorly communicated in a way that’s taken up a bunch of my time this week and is the result of framing decisions in the paper itself.nature.comSea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments - NatureMeta-analyses on a global scale show that the measured coastal mean sea level is higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments. 12113
Reposted by Steve FordenFelicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Now for my last, soothing, bedtime check on The War so I can really lie awake and think about it 215016
Reposted by Steve FordenClimateFran @climatefran.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Amazing how much we knew about climate change back in 1965. And to realize this was clearly communicated to the highest levels of government when *my parents* were still teenagers. 1217
Reposted by Steve FordenOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 19/02/2026the only place this should happen is academic conferences 922913403
Reposted by Steve FordenSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 10/02/2026BREAKING: UK govt auction secures 4.9GW new solar at £65/MWh and 1.3GW new onshore wind at £72/MWh, 13% and 21% below the price cap respectively. All due online by 2029. 726689
Reposted by Steve FordenAdam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 03/02/2026How much will it cost the UK to reach an 87% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040? In a new letter, @thecccuk.bsky.social confirms about £4bn a year (£26bn a year of costs minus £22bn a year of savings). www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/u... 87% by 2040 is a stepping stone to net zero by 2050 45733
Reposted by Steve FordenSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 28/01/2026🤯 Bloomberg: "China adds more power capacity in a year than most countries have total" www.bloomberg.com/ne... 19043
Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Very enjoyable morning on Sunday in amongst the fascinating rocks near Langness Lighthouse 020
Reposted by Steve FordenMet Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 19/01/2026A fast moving coronal mass ejection (CME) means the northern lights may be visible overnight, and perhaps on Tuesday night too The arrival time of the CME is uncertain, but aurora sightings are possible in northern Britain and perhaps in southern areas depending on cloud cover. 37734
Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 16/01/2026Exciting opportunity for me to name drop the time in sat next to Princess Irene in an Italian restaurant in Bournemouth. My wife's great aunt was her (and her sister, Sofia) nanny and they all remained good friends. www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2...telegraph.co.ukPrincess Irene of Greece, concert pianist, devotee of Indian philosophy and humanitarianShe played Bach at the Royal Festival Hall in 1969, with ‘an admirable technique, lively sense of rhythm, judgment and intensity of feeling’ 200
Reposted by Steve FordenSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 15/01/2026Here's how Aurora Energy Research sees the UK offshore wind auction (AR7) cutting bills for consumers "£1bn by 2035" * CfD payments go up * Other costs go up (balancing, capacity mkt) * Wholesale prices go down * Overall costs go down www.linkedin.com/posts/ivan-b... 14122
Reposted by Steve FordenAndrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 14/01/2026Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average. climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima... 211008674
Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 05/01/2026An image for #sharemondays2026. Very enjoyable start to the year's photography down at The Sound, an area I should visit more often (for photos, visit loads for cake!) 1589
Reposted by Steve FordenDan Harris @roostweather.bsky.social · 01/01/2026There we have it, 2025 was indeed a record breaking (warm) year for mean Central England Temperature (CET), this daily dataset going back nearly 300 years to 1772. 23413
Reposted by Steve FordenGavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Scientists are supposed to be happy when their predictions are skillful, right? Why do I not feel happy? 16581150
Reposted by Steve FordenJoanna Mendelssohn @oldlillipilli.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Such sad news. She was a brilliant scientist, a great science communicator and a real enthusiast for what universities can achieve #EmmaJohnston www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...abc.net.auUniversity of Melbourne vice-chancellor dies, aged 52University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Emma Johnston has died from complications associated with cancer, aged 52. 38617
Reposted by Steve FordenDr Hannah Dalgleish @hannahsuzanne.bsky.social · 18/12/2025I think it’s easy to underestimate just how impressive this new map is. We can now see Europe at night in colour! This is mega! 1178
Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 09/12/2025Incoming waves on a pleasingly moody recent morning 040
Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Some epic cliff action at the superbly named The Chasms. 480 million year old submarine landslides (turbidites) for those that are interested! 061
Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Lovely moody and stormy conditions in Castletown a few days ago #sharemondays2025 0191
Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 05/11/2025A beautiful sunrise overlooking Douglas lighthouse a couple of weeks ago 😍 010