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Steve Forden

@steveforden.bsky.social
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Energy, climate, landscape photography and general life from the middle of the Irish Sea. 🇮🇲 Views my own, even the bad ones.

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Nahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Bordeaux, 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.
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Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Bit of Wednesday evening racing at the Southern 100
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Ewan Gibbs @ewangibbs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The last time European public opinion rallied behind Belgium against a bullying aggressor it led to calamitous industrialised warfare on an unprecedented scale 😟
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Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Some lovely evening light last week
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Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
First time out with the camera in a long time. Some lovely evening light over the fields #sharemondays2026
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Paul Voosen @voosen.me · 11/06/2026
It'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.
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The ocean current that warms Europe may be more resilient than feared
Studies of the Atlantic's circulation find signs of both weakening and unexpected stability in the face of global warming
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Hannah Booth @hannahbooth.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
300 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.
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Looking into the abyss of time
The origins of modern geology on Scotland's North Sea coast
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 25/05/2026
Today 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📈
A map of the UK showing a temperature of 34.8 degrees Celsius, recorded in Kew Gardens, London on Monday 25 May 2026
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Holy cowbirds!
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Doremus Schafer @doremus-schafer.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
A 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...
JP Morgan on oil prices/Strait of Hormuz:

"A core assumption of our framework is that the accelerating pace of oil inventory depletion will ultimately force the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, one way or another. Our base case envisions the Strait reopens in June—anchored on June 1 for simplicity—following a clear and credible announcement ratified and confirmed by both sides, such as a statement from the UN Security Council."
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Non-technical summary:
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Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 07/04/2026
And here’s the eclipse photo from Artemis II. I am in tears.
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Swapna Krishna @swapnakrishna.com · 07/04/2026
Earthset from Artemis II. I am overcome.
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Alice Lilly @aliceolilly.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Losing contact with the Earth for 40 minutes sounds ideal
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niki grayson @nikigrayson.com · 02/04/2026
right 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
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Neil Kaye @neilrkaye.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Here 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.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 26/03/2026
This 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.
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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"
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Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Is this good?
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Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Energy markets right now
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Terrible Maps @terriblemapshq.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
If we could just raise sea levels by 150 meters we get a backup Strait of Hormuz
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 12/03/2026
El 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....
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 11/03/2026
WHAT IF YOU JUST READ A FUCKING BOOK
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I use Gemini when I'm bored — and it's better than doomscrolling
It became my ultimate distraction
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Climate Change Committee @thecccuk.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Today 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/...
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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 08/03/2026
I’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.
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Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments - Nature
Meta-analyses on a global scale show that the measured coastal mean sea level is higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments.
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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Now for my last, soothing, bedtime check on The War so I can really lie awake and think about it
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ClimateFran @climatefran.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Amazing 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.
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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
the only place this should happen is academic conferences
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 10/02/2026
BREAKING: 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.
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Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
How 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
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Simon 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...
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Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Very enjoyable morning on Sunday in amongst the fascinating rocks near Langness Lighthouse
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 19/01/2026
A 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.
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Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Exciting 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...
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Princess Irene of Greece, concert pianist, devotee of Indian philosophy and humanitarian
She played Bach at the Royal Festival Hall in 1969, with ‘an admirable technique, lively sense of rhythm, judgment and intensity of feeling’
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 15/01/2026
Here'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...
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Andrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average. climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
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Danielle Froom 🏳️‍🌈 @danifroom.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Twitter is a defiant producer of illegal porn, the kidnapped president of Venezuela is on trial in New York, and Europe is scrambling to figure out a response to a potential US invasion of Greenland.
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Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
An 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!)
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Dan Harris @roostweather.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
There 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.
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Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Scientists are supposed to be happy when their predictions are skillful, right? Why do I not feel happy?
Time series of global temperature anomalies from 1980 to present with predictions for 2025 (made in Dec 2024), and 2026, along with the YTD estimate for the 2025 (with only one month to go).
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Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Good news for photographers!
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Joanna Mendelssohn @oldlillipilli.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Such 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...
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University of Melbourne vice-chancellor dies, aged 52
University of Melbourne vice-chancellor Emma Johnston has died from complications associated with cancer, aged 52.
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Dr Hannah Dalgleish @hannahsuzanne.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
I 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!
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Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Incoming waves on a pleasingly moody recent morning
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Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Some epic cliff action at the superbly named The Chasms. 480 million year old submarine landslides (turbidites) for those that are interested!
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Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Lovely moody and stormy conditions in Castletown a few days ago #sharemondays2025
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Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Lovely sunset a couple of weeks ago
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Steve Forden @steveforden.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
A beautiful sunrise overlooking Douglas lighthouse a couple of weeks ago 😍
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