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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What does the Senate permitting deal mean for US climate emissions? Some early modeling and several experts told me + @leslieatlarge.bsky.social the reforms are likely to slash US greenhouse gas emissions. Full story @bloomberg.com, with gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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What the Senate Permitting Deal Means for US Climate Emissions

Experts say the bill, which would speed clean-energy and fossil-fuel projects alike, would probably reduce greenhouse gas emissions overall.

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Laura Millan @lauramillan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

NEW: This summer's heat melted 5% of ice volume on Swiss glaciers. Overall, 20% of Swiss glaciers has disappeared since 2021-2022. Alpine glaciers have no chance of surviving over the long term Story via @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Summer Heat Widened Swiss Glacier Loss to 20% Over Past Five Years

Unstable conditions make terrain unsafe for tourism that’s critical to Alpine communities.

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Todd Woody @toddwoody.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Breaking: California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation Wednesday allowing residents to install small plug-in solar systems to counter soaring electricity costs, a move expected to jump-start the market for the technology. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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California Joins Growing Plug-In Solar Boom as Power Costs Surge

The state is the 10th to allow so-called balcony solar as officials grapple with soaring electricity bills.

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Coco Liu @cocojournalist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

NEW: With the world now set to barrel past a key global warming goal, the United Nations’ top climate official took aim at AI goliaths for their growing share of emissions. By @lilipike.bsky.social and myself for @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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‘Energy-Guzzling’ AI Must Rein in Its Emissions, Says UN Climate Chief

Leaders of AI firms are “on thin ice” with the public as energy costs rise, said Simon Stiell.

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Scoop: The EPA is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter. Tag team with @bloomberg.com’s Ari Natter and Jen Dlouhy. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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EPA Poised to Repeal Carbon Standards for Coal, Gas Power Plants

The US Environmental Protection Agency is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Todd Woody @toddwoody.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

New: Copperhead Resources was just another money-losing Canadian gold prospector last year when Trump ordered NOAA to issue deep-sea mining licenses to unleash “the next gold rush.” Now it's seabed miner, one of mostly foreign firms aiming to cash in. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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The Companies Trying to Cash In on Trump’s Deep-Sea Gold Rush

Entrepreneurs are racing to secure seabed mining permits. Then comes the hard part.

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

“Instead of holding polluters accountable, the EPA under Trump has been focused on reversing and deleting efforts aimed at tackling greenhouse gas emissions,” @schiff.senate.gov told @bloombergnews.bsky.social. Full story @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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EPA Removes Online Scope 3 Emissions Guidance for Companies

As the Trump administration rolls back environmental rules, it’s also taking down resources that help corporations understand their environmental risk.

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The EPA announced an updated WOTUS rule proposal. “This is a humongous rollback and it’s a bigger rollback than their initial proposal,” said NRDC's Jon Devine. Gift link for my latest @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Fewer US Water Bodies Would Be Protected Under New Trump Proposal

The arid West would be disproportionately affected by the changes.

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Michelle Ma @michellema.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Asking a chatbot a quick question vs. having it build you a software app: the environmental gap between them can be 10,000x, according to new independent research from Vals AI. @shiringhaffary.bsky.social and I dug into what's driving it: www.bloomberg.com/news/article... (free gift link)

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AI’s Environmental Impact Per Task Balloons With More Complexity

Benchmarker Vals AI finds that multi-stage tasks can require models to use exponentially more energy or water than simple queries do.

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Todd Woody @toddwoody.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

New: With summer come monsoonal rains in Arizona, but climate-driven drought and wildfires are worsening the destruction from downpours like the deadly deluge that struck the Grand Canyon last weekend, according to experts. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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How a Convergence of Climate Disasters Ushered the Grand Canyon Flood Tragedy

It’s an example of a compound event, when environmental-related catastrophes overlap or occur in quick succession.

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Todd Woody @toddwoody.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Watching a delivery robot cross the street in front of a Waymo as a Cybertruck turns the corner on an unlovely stretch of La Brea in Los Angeles on August 30, the day after Skynet became sentient.

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Coco Liu @cocojournalist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Few geopolitical shocks have reshaped the global energy landscape as abruptly as the war in Iran. Six months on, here is what we've learned so far 👇 Gift link below via @bloomberg.com My latest w/@emmarcourt.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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How the War in Iran Is Redrawing the Global Energy Map

A series of new reports shows who has benefitted — and lost — from the conflict’s disruptions.

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Rebecca Ochoa had a heat stroke during a high school volleyball tryout. That was 11 years ago. “I am still not the same as before this happened, physically or mentally,” she told @bloomberg.com. New story on the long recovery of heat stroke survivors (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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One Hot Day Can Change Your Body for Years

Heat stroke can damage the brain, heart, kidneys and liver. As extreme heat becomes more common, doctors are learning just how difficult recovery can be.

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Todd Woody @toddwoody.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Update to Tuesday's story: The California Senate last night sent the plug-in solar bill to Gov. Gavin Newson. Will he sign it into law and join 8 other states that have enacted balcony solar legislation? Bills also sit on the NY and NJ governor's desks. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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California Moves Closer to Approve Plug-in Solar

States across the country are letting residents install small solar systems without utility permission.

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Michael Schulman @michaelschulman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Well, shit. RIP Tim Curry. I got to have this long talk with him last year for the publication of his memoir, and, while he was physically weak, he was still darkly and deliciously witty. No one will ever be sexier than him as Dr. Frank-N-Furter. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

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Tim Curry Does the Time Warp

The actor and singer discusses the origins of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” his relationship with David Bowie, and the joy of working with Miss Piggy.

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Olivia Rudgard @oliviarudgard.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

New from me: Even the richest aristocrat in Britain can't get around planning rules that make it hard to update listed and heritage buildings to make them more heat-resilient. Now Grosvenor is asking the government to make the process easier. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Billionaire Duke’s Firm Sounds Heat Alarm for London Luxury Homes

Grosvenor Group Holdings Ltd. says the combination of rising temperatures and antiquated planning regulations threatens to dent the appeal of its vast portfolio of properties across Mayfair and Belgra...

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

NEW: Trump 2.0's many steps to reshape & shrink federal environmental protection have been met with a flood of legal challenges from companies, enviro groups & state officials. So far this summer, it’s been losing more than winning in court. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Trump's Environmental Rollbacks Are Being Struck Down by Courts

But the administration has also notched some wins on smaller rule changes.

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Todd Woody @toddwoody.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Breaking: Amid California's climate-driven wildfire crisis, the state on Wednesday approved long-delayed Zone Zero rules designed to protect homes from conflagrations but they’re less stringent than defenses recommended by scientists and firefighters. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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California Adopts Weaker Home Protection Rules as Wildfires Grow

Scientists and firefighters recommended property owners create non-combustible zones five feet from a structure, but a state board’s new rules say the area can be as small as one foot.

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Todd Woody @toddwoody.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Just confirming Forbes was one of the weirdest places I've ever worked in my journalism career.

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Emma Court @emmarcourt.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Maybe you've seen the term "regenerative" at your local grocery store and wondered: What does that even mean? Light regulation and fast growth are making that question increasingly pressing, and raising concerns about consumers being misled. My latest for @bloomberg.com:

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From Milk to Snack Foods, More Products Are Going 'Regenerative'

Unlike organic, regenerative agriculture has limited federal standards on how to use the term.

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Coco Liu @cocojournalist.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

NEW: Climate change made the extreme fire weather that fueled the recent blazes across Ontario and the Northwest Territories at least twice as likely, per WWA's analysis. via @bloomberg.com #canadawildfire www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Climate Change Made Canada’s Forests Much More Likely to Burn

The dry, hot conditions that primed Ontario for fire had twice the odds of developing due to the planet’s warming.

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Michelle Ma @michellema.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

How much water do data centers really use, why do they use so much, and is it a problem? I talked to researchers and industry experts to understand the true water footprint of the AI boom: Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Why Do Data Centers Use So Much Fresh Water?

The artificial intelligence boom has inspired one of the largest infrastructure build-outs seen in decades: Tech firms are investing billions into constructing the data centers powering AI. This has m...

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Todd Woody @toddwoody.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

New: The US is enduring one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, with blazes scorching millions of acres. It’s part of a global pattern of hot, dry conditions that favor fires becoming more common with climate change. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Global Wildfire Surge Hits US, Propelled by Rising Temperatures

Blazes in the Western US and Europe point to a global shift: Climate change is making fire weather more extreme and more widespread.

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Todd Woody @toddwoody.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

New: The US released a plan that for now staves off catastrophic cuts to water supply in Arizona, California and Nevada as the Colorado River climate crisis leaves reservoirs at record lows, threatening a resource supporting 40m people, $1 trillion in GDP. Free link www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Colorado River Water Plan Postpones Reckoning With a Drier Future

The US government’s move avoids severe reductions to Arizona, California and Nevada as reservoirs reach record lows.

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Michelle Ma @michellema.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Believe it or not, there is still climate tech funding activity outside of the AI data center space. Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures just announced the first investment out of its SAF fund, to clean aviation fuel startup Lydian. Free gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Gates-Founded Firm Bets on Cheaper Way to Produce Clean Jet Fuel

The investment focuses on startup developing lower-carbon jet fuel made from hydrogen and carbon dioxide.

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

While the US residential solar market is collapsing after Trump ended a popular tax credit last year, one state is proving to be a surprising exception: Florida. FL installed ~110 MW in first 3 months of 2026, & more is coming. @bloomberg.com story (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Florida approved more residential solar permit applications in the first 13 months of 2026 compared to the same period over the two prior years, according to data from BloombergNEF and Construction Monitor

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Coco Liu @cocojournalist.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

NEW: The economic burn of heat waves isn't evenly spread across industries, creating new investment opportunities and concerns for Wall Street. My latest for @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #heateconomy

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How Extreme Heat Is Shifting Corporate Bottom Lines

The economic burn of heat waves isn't evenly spread across industries, creating new investment opportunities and concerns for Wall Street.

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Todd Woody @toddwoody.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

New: As California’s wildfire insurance crisis drives homeowners to its insurer of last resort, a Bloomberg analysis shows liability risk is concentrated in wealthy enclaves. Experts fear that could bankrupt the program and undermine the private market. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Luxury Homes Are Raising Risks for California’s Insurer of Last Resort

The state FAIR Plan’s liability exposure is concentrated in some of the wealthiest neighborhoods.

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Todd Woody @toddwoody.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

New: The climate-driven water crisis is becoming a housing crisis as builders face obstacles in securing water supplies for new residential developments. But what if neighborhoods had their own water plants that extract H2O from the air. It's coming. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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H2O-From-Air Technology to Supply Water-Stressed Suburbs

Japanese conglomerate Kubota and US company AirJoule are rolling out a trial of atmospheric water harvesting in Texas and California.

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Coco Liu @cocojournalist.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The global climate technology sector logged its busiest first half on record for public listings and acquisitions, with 153 transactions announced during the first six months of 2026. That marks a 70% increase from a year ago. More details👇 for @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Climate Tech Sees Record-High Deals as Power Demand Fuels Market Appetite

The recovery in IPOs and acquisitions may help unlock fresh venture capital for the sector, experts say.

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

~2006: "You can't link any weather event to fossil-fuel emissions." ~2026: There's "a direct and well-understood impact." 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Conclusion 3.1: Human-caused changes to the thermodynamics of the climate system have a direct and well-understood impact on extreme temperatures, extreme rainfall, and compound hot-dry events. These links are established with high confidence and are well supported by a robust combination of physical theory, observational data, and model simulations.

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WIRED @wired.com · 17/07/2026

A statement from WIRED leadership.

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Michelle Ma @michellema.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Wildfire smoke in NY. Flooding in Texas. Climate risk is turning insurance into a political fight. @leslieatlarge.bsky.social and I spoke with Jane Kim and Ben Allen, top contenders to regulate CA’s $15B home insurance market. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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California Rivals Have Starkly Different Plans to Remake Home Insurance

Ben Allen and Jane Kim are running to be the state’s next insurance commissioner. Both promise change, but not along the same lines.

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Todd Woody @toddwoody.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

New: The US is suffering multiple climate-driven disasters this week - wildfire smoke, heat waves, flooding. These "compound events" are likely to become increasingly common, stressing emergency response amid Trump budget cuts. With @zhirji.bsky.social Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Overlapping Disasters Challenge US Amid Trump Cuts

Heat, smoke, flooding: Climate change makes compound events more likely, and responding to them is harder than ever, experts said.

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The Trump EPA is on a spree of approving state requests to run their own permitting of coal ash disposal. Yesterday, the agency added one more to the list: proposing to approve Alabama's controversial program Full story @bloomberg.com, with gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump's EPA approves series of state permitting programs for disposal of coal waste. In the past three months, the EPA has proposed to approve programs in Virginia, Louisiana, and Alabama.

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Coco Liu @cocojournalist.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Best known for telecoms infrastructure and smartphones, Huawei has, in recent years, quietly become part of the backbone of the global energy transition. The latest for @bloomberg.com Gift link www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Huawei's $11 Billion Clean Energy Empire Is Opening New Markets

Best known for telecoms infrastructure, the Chinese powerhouse has quietly become part of the backbone of the global energy transition.

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

New story (from the weekend): Arizona's Maricopa County has made progress in preventing heat-related deaths in recent years. But another scorching summer and dwindling funding threaten that trend. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Another Brutal Summer Tests Arizona’s Decline in Heat-Linked Deaths

Maricopa County has made progress in preventing heat-related deaths. But another scorching summer and dwindling funding threaten that trend.

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Laura Millan @lauramillan.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

From timing park visits to cold showers, parenting in Madrid offers a preview of how climate change is reshaping family life across Europe Read my latest story on @bloomberg.com for FREE! www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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How to Raise Young Children in One of Europe’s Hottest Capitals

From timing park visits to cold showers, parenting in Madrid offers a preview of how climate change is reshaping family life across Europe.

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Timeline cleanse: American pikas calling to each other in the Canadian Rockies. Sound on to hear the loud “MEEP!” made by these potato sized alpine mammals. They’re way off under those cliffs but the calls travel. *this is likely a niche post, but it’s one of my favorite sounds in the world.

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

New from me: The chief air pollution regulator (Aaron Szabo) at the US Environmental Protection Agency is resigning. His deputy, Alexander Dominguez, left EPA earlier this year. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Trump’s Top Air Pollution Regulator Is Resigning From EPA

The chief air pollution regulator at the US Environmental Protection Agency is resigning.

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Todd Woody @toddwoody.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

New: With climate-driven heat waves triggering wildfires across the US this summer, evacuation is fast becoming an existential challenge, particularly in hundreds of communities at high risk of wildfire with limited escape routes, sometimes only one. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Faster, Fiercer Wildfires Are Testing Evacuation Plans

As heat waves fuel more intense blazes, fire officials are rethinking how to safely empty hard-to-escape neighborhoods

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Climate change: a status report 🧵

An article header image titled "Green: Extreme Heat Isn’t the Only Climate Impact Shocking Scientists." The background shows a hazy, sunlit city square where a man in a white t-shirt and shorts stands bent over, cooling off under a row of water sprinklers spraying from a long yellow hose on the ground.

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Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Slate’s barebones truck symbolizes a US auto market where new vehicles are becoming luxury goods @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

The 1930s Dust Bowl proved our ability to wreck the world when we set our minds to it. Thanks to that power, we’re now in a era of amped-up disasters — including what could be a 2030s version of a Dust Bowl Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

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The US Is Getting a Disaster Salad With Dust Bowl Dressing

The Dust Bowl of the 1930s was a devastating but temporary confluence of human cluelessness and natural accident. It was also a demonstration of humanity’s ability to wreck an environment when we real...

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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

In the Rocky Mountains, spring-fed streams and ponds have vanished, leaving patches of cracked mud. This year has been so extremely warm and arid that the mountains have remained largely snowless. The source of the Colorado River is drying up. @rgauth999.bsky.social www.latimes.com/environment/...

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'This is terrifying': The Colorado River, a lifeline for seven states, is drying up at its source

The source of the Colorado River in the Rocky Mountains is drying up, threatening a critical water lifeline for about 35 million people and 5 million acres of farmland across the Southwest.

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