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Journalist, Geographer, Dad. *322ppm. Context is King. 🇺🇲 🇩🇪 mostly about #ClimateChange, also #BioDiversity and Geo-stuff, some politics. "Any intelligent fool can make things more complex. It takes a courage to move in the opposite direction." ;-)

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Jürgen Döschner @jdoeschner.bsky.social · 23h
Noch mehr als der Inhalt solcher Nachrichten über die Eskalation der Erderhitzung erschreckt mich die Tatsache, dass Regierung u Parteien in Bund & Ländern darauf nicht einmal mehr verbal reagieren. #Klimaignoranz
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EU-Klimadienst - Copernicus: Sommer in Europa von Klimaextremen geprägt
Der diesjährige Sommer war für den Westen Europas der wärmste seit Beginn der Wetteraufzeichnungen. Das hat eine Analyse des EU-Klimabeobachtungsprogramms Copernicus ergeben. Die Durchschnittstemperat...
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Dr. Mario Buchinger @restartthinking.bsky.social · 10h
Können wir grundsätzlich aufhören, #FossilDreck als „bezahlbare Energie“ zu bezeichnen? Öl, Gas, Benzin und Diesel waren noch nie bezahlbar. Die Kosten werden nur ständig an die Gesellschaft des Heute und des Morgen ausgelagert. Niemand hat jemals den marktüblichen Preis für fossile Energie bezahlt.
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 11h
September 2026 was the second warmest September on record (after 2023's "gobsmackingly bananas" month), coming in at 1.63C above preindustrial levels in the ERA5 dataset.
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Tom Weiss looksUP @tom-weiss.bsky.social · 10h
"The #strandings resolution, which was adopted by strong consensus, aims to ensure strandings data is used more effectively across the #IWC’s work. It should lead to stronger coordination, better #evidence and faster #responses when animals are found in distress."
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South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary bid fails a second time at IWC - Oceanographic
A South Atlantic whale sanctuary fell short at IWC70 in Hobart, while resolutions on strandings and vessel strikes were adopted.
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Mark Parrington @mparrington.bsky.social · 15h
2026 cumulative daily total fire emissions for Indonesia to 30 Sept continue to keep pace with previous El Niño years of 2015, 2019 & 2006. #CopernicusAtmosphere GFASv1.2 data available via Fire Emissions Watch apps.atmosphere.copernicus.eu/fire-emissio... @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ecmwf.int
Cumulative daily time series of fire emissions from Indonesia for 2003 to 2026. As of mid-September the 2026 emissions are keeping pace with the increased fire emissions during previous strong El Niño years (i.e., 2015, 2019 and 2026)Time series of daily total estimated fire emissions from Indonesia between 1 July and 31 December for all years between 2003 and 2026. Daily total emissions for 2026 have been consistent with those of the previous strong El Niño years of 2015, 2019 and 2006.
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Sam Burgess @oceanterra.org · 20h
Europe didnt just experience an exceptionally hot summer in 2026. It experienced a summer where multiple climate extremes reinforced each other. First - temperature records were broken at daily, monthly and seasonal scales across Europe Read more: climate.copernicus.eu/summer-revie...
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Rob Larter @polarrobs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🧵🧪❄️ Shockingly, Swiss #glaciers have lost about 2 km³ of ice, 5.5% of their remaining volume this summer. Over the past 5 years the losses total about 10 km³. www.bluewin.ch/en/news/swit...
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Tom Weiss looksUP @tom-weiss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
On that note... youtube.com/shorts/6PljI... Follow @drgilbz.bsky.social 
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Bad news for Swiss glaciers
YouTube video by Dr Gilbz
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Tom Weiss looksUP @tom-weiss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ersetz' den Strandkorb durch #VerschonungsBedarfsPrüfung und #VermögensSteuer, bitte.
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Tom Weiss looksUP @tom-weiss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Zw Mai und September "so berichtet das Gletschermessnetz #Glamos, habe die #Nullgradgrenze an 76 Tagen über 4000 Metern gelegen, 5,5 Prozent des Eisvolumens in den Schweizer #Alpen seien geschmolzen. Die Dicke der #Gletscher habe im Durchschnitt zwischen 2,5 und vier Metern abgenommen."
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Es gibt gar keine globale Erwärmung, das ist alles nur Illusion von Messungen in Städten durch den städtischen Wärme-Insel Effekt!” Lese ich seit 30 Jahren von “Klimaskeptikern” - teils bis heute 🙄.
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Tom Weiss looksUP @tom-weiss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
May I add some hashtags to connect the dots for other folks like, ... journalists and voters ... 😉 #Bodensee #Rhein #Rhine #Drought #Water Excellent Interview with @iceybethan.bsky.social and @matthias-huss.bsky.social by #DW (german public broadcaster) @klimajourno.bsky.social
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Bethan Davies @iceybethan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I want to say it was a pleasure, but it was pretty sad to be discussing the massive scale mass loss from Swiss glaciers with DW News today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yzt5... @matthias-huss.bsky.social
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Could Switzerland’s glaciers disappear? | DW News
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Tom Weiss looksUP @tom-weiss.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
#BuckelWal Nr.2 2026, Todesursache s.u. 👇🏻 Bei Nr.1 2026 haben wir noch keine Daten. Die von #Walter-Mommert beauftragte "Unit" #GWRO zur "Analyse" von #TrackerDaten #GPS und #Tauchverhalten bietet bisher nur Pseudotransparenz - mehr dazu hier: youtu.be/JTkjxnD1DQQ?... #Timmy #Hartwin #OstSee
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Verdacht bestätigt: Daran starb der Buckelwal in der Ostsee vor Rügen
Die Todesursache des vor Rügen gefundenen Buckelwals ist eine bakterielle Infektion. Die Laborergebnisse hatten den anfänglichen Verdacht des Deutschen Meeresmuseums bestätigt.
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Özden Terli @terliwetter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Lesenswert brandmelder.org/podcast-reic...
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Ein Podcast offenbart das Geschäft mit dem Klima-Zweifel - brandmelder
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“What we are seeing now is a complete explosion of these melt rates, leading to the disintegration of glaciers. They’re really just falling apart.” #Switzerland 🇨🇭 #ClimateEmergency
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‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution
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Niklas Höhne @niklashoehne.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Jetzt wird der dritte #Trankrabatt tatsächlich umgesetzt. CDU und SPD haben sich für das aus ihrer Sicht politisch opportune Instrument entschieden, obwohl Expert*innen aus allen Richtungen Alternativen für zielführender halten. Schade. Interview von vor zwei Wochen:
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Özden Terli @terliwetter.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Zu warm, zu trocken, wie viele Monate zuvor. #Klimaignoranz ist teuer
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution
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Prof Friederike Otto @frediotto.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
After a year of many experiencing the brutal reality of climate change, not least in Nepal, COP31 will happen & could provide an opportunity to bring the urgent need to massively accelerate global action on climate change back in focus- maybe - we'll talk about it: www.imperial.ac.uk/events/21370...
the poster announcing the event, same text as in link
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Wading into the "relative versus absolute" El Niño intensity debate: I genuinely think both are important--and I think we lose important information if we focus solely on one vs another. And both, as of late Sep, have now reached or exceeded record levels! [Thread]
Plot by Daniel Swain showing temporal evolution of ONI vs RONI index during 2026, representing two different ways to visualize El Nino intensity. The ONI has been at record levels since May, and the RONI has been at near-record levels since June. Data directly from NOAA.
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Big Oil remains the most significant obstacle to reducing emissions and limiting climate harms. It’s important to understand the long history of that.
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 30/09/2026
I had a long (and fun) conversation with Nate Hagens about this year’s El Niño, future emissions scenarios, climate uncertainty, mitigation, and a whole slew of other topics. Check it out!
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The Coolest Year for the Rest of Our Lives? with Zeke Hausfather | TGS 236
(Conversation recorded on September 16th, 2026) The El Niño now building in the tropical Pacific is unlike anything in the historical record, and it's arriving on top of decades of warming. Together, they could push global temperatures to roughly 1.8°C (3.2ºF) above pre-industrial levels next year,
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Carel Mohn @carelmohn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Nach den Preissprüngen beim #Deutschlandticket diskutiert die Koalition sicherlich über ein Entlastungspaket für ÖPNV-Pendler. Denkbar wäre ein Deutschlandticket-Rabatt ... www.rtl.de/news/erneute...
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Deutschlandticket wird wieder teurer
Erneuter Preis-Hammer!
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The four lowest years on record for Antarctica's sea ice have all occurred in the past four years. Area falls 1m sq kmshort of long-term average, as scientists warn of a ‘now problem’ #climatecrisis Story by @readfearn.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Antarctic winter sea ice falls to third-lowest level on record as scientists warn of ‘now problem’
Coverage levels fall a million square kilometres short of the long-term average, with global heating likely driving losses
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 30/09/2026
Wednesday El Niño update - The explanation for why SSTs are still at record high levels in the Niño 3.4 region is because of both climate change + El Niño. Far-reaching ENSO teleconnections are more dependent on temperature gradients, & relative SSTs are actually more similar to other strong events.
Line graph time series of daily sea surface temperature anomalies in the Nino3.4 region. Years are shown from 1982 to 2025 in shades of blue to light yellow, and 2026 is shown in red. Climatologically, the largest anomalies are during the boreal winter in terms of magnitude. Data is from OISSTv2.1. Map of September 28, 2026 average sea surface temperature anomalies in the ENSO monitoring regions. Data is from NOAA OISSTv2.1 with anomalies relative to a 1991-2020 baseline.Graphic showing the 2-week change in sea surface temperature anomalies across the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean from September 14, 2026 to September 28, 2026. Data is from NOAA OISSTv2.1Graphic showing the 4-week change in sea surface temperature anomalies across the tropical eastern Pacific Ocean from August 29, 2026 to September 28, 2026. Data is from NOAA OISSTv2.1
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“That was kind of the narrative we heard around COVID, about people being disposable, and that’s not a good thing, that’s not how we should be thinking about these things at all" I know its stating the obvious - but sometimes we need to go back to basics.
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PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
"The escalating demand for electricity in the world is being met through these fossil free energy systems but we're not getting off coal, oil and gas fast enough. That's the dilemma," says PIK's Johan Rockström in the BBC's The Climate Question. Full episode: www.bbc.com/audio/play/w...
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
worse mortality than the first Covid wave, and we’re not even at 1.5C yet end fossil fuels now
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Bob Berwyn @bberwyn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
There were about 16,000 heat-related deaths in Germany last summer, about double the mortality during the first Covid wave in early 2020. Extreme heat needs to be treated as an ongoing public health emergency.
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Mass Heat Wave Deaths in Europe Show Climate Extremes Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts - Inside Climate News
As preparedness lags, many regions around the world could be overwhelmed by rising temperatures, climate experts warn.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I spent the full hour on NPR/@wbur.org's "On Point" in conversation with Meghna Chakrabarti on this year's very strong El Niño event--which is expected reach record intensity by Nov--and the broader context surrounding it, as well as local-to-global impacts.
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How the 'super' El Niño will shape the global climate
El Niño has become an annual global climate phenomenon. But this year, scientists are warning of a record-setting 'super' El Niño. What that could mean for the weather everywhere on planet earth.
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Karsten Schwanke @kschwanke.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Der Herbst könnte aufgrund der hohen Wassertemperaturen fürs Mittelmeer ungemütlich werden, was Starkregen angeht. Einordnung heute im Wetter vor 8 in der ARD.
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Robert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Temperatures in the Central Pacific El Niño region are the hottest ever measured (top panel), and far above any other El Niño at this time of year. But, if you adjust for the warming of the global ocean, the current trajectory is not so different from other very strong events.
Two panel plot showing daily time series of temperature anomalies in the Central Pacific Nino3.4 region during the last four strongest El Niño events without and with correction for changes in global ocean mean temperature.
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Tom Weiss looksUP @tom-weiss.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
@christianstoecker.de richtetet einen "Appell an #Medien und Wissenschaft: Die Fakten zur #Energiewende müssen endlich flächendeckend ankommen – denn wer die Zahlen kennt, erkennt, dass #Ablenkungsmaßnahmen wie #Tankrabatt und #Grüngasquote kontraproduktiv sind.
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Christian Stöcker: Die Energiewende boomt wie nie – und fast keiner weiß es | ExtremWetterKongress
YouTube video by Roberto Rotondo
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Katharina Thoms @mediathoms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
EEG-Förderung auslaufen lassen, aber Biogas subventionieren, Maisdeckel streichen - das Unionspapier zu den Fraktions-Verhandlungen hats in sich. Wieder schön zeitlicher Druck, weil man bis Ende des Jahres alles eingetütet haben muss (weil sonst Förderung ausläuft) 🎁 www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/s...
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(S+) Energiewende: CDU und CSU wollen Erneuerbaren-Förderung 2045 beenden
Wirtschaftsministerin Katherina Reiche will die Förderung für Wind- und Solarstrom zurückfahren und stößt damit auf Kritik. Doch die Unionsfraktion fordert nach SPIEGEL-Informationen noch härtere Eins...
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Shel Winkley @shelwinkleywx.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What'cha doing around 1pm EDT? Join @climatecentral.org & @coveringclimatenow.org as we chat through the latest on this big ol' El Niño • What is El Niño doing? • More importantly, what are the impacts of climate change & NOT just El Niño • How can you tell these stories through winter?
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Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Nice to see this book in print! (I wrote the ‘Canada chapter’). We’re holding a mini-launch during a Zoom Webinar tomorrow (Sep 30th). Sign-up here: www.cips-cepi.ca/event/the-in...
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Melaine Le Roy @subfossilguy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Matterhorn SE face 27th sept. 2026 We are leaving a desert to next generations... 🔥 📷 Via Niko Froitzheim
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Maja Göpel @beyond-ideology.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“To reverse damage to our ecosystems before it’s too late, we need to unlock positive tipping points, where progress builds on itself, costs fall with scale, and recovery becomes self-propelling.“ #Tech4Earth means putting innovation & investment right there. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
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The new tipping points playbook: The Earthshot Prize and the University of Exeter reveal how to make environmental repair unstoppable
Landmark new research from The Earthshot Prize and the University of Exeter’s Green Futures Solutions team, published today, reveals 51 environmental solutions that can trigger rapid and transformativ...
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Prof William Ripple @williamripple.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We invite everyone (nonscientists) to endorse the Declaration of a Planetary Emergency, part of the upcoming World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Third Notice. Add your name and share widely. Endorsement helps show public concern about the future of our planet. forms.gle/vAARd7mv2yS7...
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 28/09/2026
This year's record setting El Niño will impact many different parts of the world, with some experiencing severe drought and others flooding. In a new analysis at The Climate Brink, I explore what impacts happened during past events and which are most likely to occur this year
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The impacts of this year’s record-shattering El Niño
El Niño will drive severe drought from Indonesia to the Southern Africa and northern South America, with wetter winters from the US Gulf Coast to Southern South America.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I'll have a YouTube livestream on Monday, Sep 28 at 3pm PT to discuss the hyperactive East Pacific hurricane season, associated impacts to Hawaii and Baja CA, and also the upcoming major autumn heatwave across the U.S. West (including CA).
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Update: Hyperactive hurricane season East Pacific & major autumn heatwave across CA and U.S. West - YouTube
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive #weather and #climate-focused "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain. 9/28/2026 topics: I...
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just updated this starter pack - Who else should I add?
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Dr Ella Gilbert @drgilbz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
New vidéo with @justhaveathink.bsky.social looking at the effects of El Niño on Antarctica. Check out the companion vid on Dave's channel where we investigate the impacts on the Arctic. youtu.be/j8pOLNWWkgc
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El Niño is reaching Antarctica, but not how you think
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Tom Weiss looksUP @tom-weiss.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What a match! @justhaveathink.bsky.social with @drgilbz.bsky.social youtu.be/LzH00TIqYDs?...
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Godzilla El Niño is about to hit the Arctic. How bad will it be?
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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
3,680 wildfire stories in Canadian media reporting. Only 170 mentioned climate change. Latest analysis from Re.Climate: reclimate.ca/what-canadas...
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What Canada’s Wildfire Media Coverage Is Missing: Climate Change - Re.Climate
When wildfires strike, the news focuses on what’s happening now. But Canadians also need to understand why wildfires are getting worse and what can be done to solve it.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project?
Does the project involve any work that could be interpreted as promoting DEIA, climate change research, or non-compliant to any Presidential Executive Orders?
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Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Very good episode. (And bookmark it for when you just can’t explain the primary energy fallacy one more time.)
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Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Current [El Nino] forecasts suggest that the 2026 event could push global mean surface temperatures in 2027 to almost 1.8°C above pre-industrial levels" 😱 Good rundown of El Nino impacts via @zekehausfather.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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