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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 18/08/2026
NEW – Explainer: How the ‘super El Niño’ will reshape the world’s weather ✍️ written by @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org & @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org 🎨 designed by @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org & @jjgoodman.bsky.social Read here ➡️ buff.ly/CIZnhHs
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Explainer: How the ‘super El Niño’ will reshape the world’s weather
The world is currently experiencing what is expected to become the strongest El Niño on record – dubbed a “super El Niño” by many.
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Prof Friederike Otto @frediotto.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Europe's worst heatwave so far, in terms of heat stress measures and temperatures - brought to you by fossil fuels. New @wwattribution.bsky.social study showing how such deadly heat became possible in only a few decades. www.worldweatherattribution.org/fossil-fuel-...
A map of Europes with dots for all 854 cities analysed, pink dots for the cities that broke humid heat records, grey dots elsewhere. Pink dots conentrated over Southern UK, Germany, Poland and Benelux.
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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 26/06/2026
On behalf of a former colleague - interesting data journo job going at @oceanographicmag.bsky.social oceanographicmagazine.com/news/we-are-... #dataviz #jobs
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We are hiring: Data Journalist - Oceanographic
Oceanographic and Kanaloa is looking for a data journalist to create compelling data journalism focusing on impactful ocean stories
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 22/06/2026
After 18 months of R&D with a team of specialist academics, I'm VERY excited to say that @carbonbrief.org has just launched 'Project Cosmos'... ...the world's largest database of climate research Our hope is this becomes a major new resource interactive.carbonbrief.org/cosmos/index...
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Project Cosmos – the world’s largest database of climate change research
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 14/05/2026
To keep track of the rapidly growing field of attribution research, Carbon Brief has mapped every published study on how climate change has influenced extreme weather. Explore the interactive map here ⬇️ interactive.carbonbrief.org/attribution-...
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Prof Friederike Otto @frediotto.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Hot, sweaty, exciting - and increasingly deadly. Climate change will be an unwelcome but very present player in the upcoming FIFA World Cup in North America - especially in the fan zones. New @wwattribution.bsky.social study. www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
A table of stadiums with information on the likelihood of games happening under extremely hot conditions.
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Peter Stott @stottpeter.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
There's a terrific new article by @carbonbrief.org on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation with some great animations. Strongly recommended. I've been reading it ahead of giving a lecture on the risks of climate change tomorrow. interactive.carbonbrief.org/amoc-explain...
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AMOC: Is global warming tipping key Atlantic ocean currents towards ‘collapse’?
The AMOC is under threat from human-caused climate change, as warming seas, melting ice and increased rainfall upset the temperature and salt balance of the North Atlantic.
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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 24/04/2026
Is global warming tipping key Atlantic ocean currents towards ‘collapse’? Our new visual explainer dives deep on the AMOC and the latest scientific research. With @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org and Kerry Cleaver @carbonbrief.org interactive.carbonbrief.org/amoc-explain... #dataviz #climate
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 12/02/2026
NEW ANALYSIS: China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months * Down in 2025 * Still below Mar 2024 * Clean energy wave a key factor If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far… www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Prof Friederike Otto @frediotto.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Patagonian wildfires show how denying climate change & pushing environmental destruction make the reality of climate change much worse. Threatening the destruction of trees that have been alive when the bronze age collapsed. @wwattribution.bsky.social www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
a map of southern south America showing the location of burning fires with lots of red dots.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 08/01/2026
NEW – Analysis: World’s biggest historic polluter – the US – is pulling out of UN climate treaty | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/ExACGm2
Top 10 countries in terms of their cumulative historical CO2 emissions from fossil fuels, cement, land use, land use change and forestry, 1850-2025, billion tonnes. Source: Source: Carbon Brief analysis of figures from Jones et al (2023), Lamboll et al (2023), the Global Carbon Project, CDIAC, Our World in Data, the International Energy Agency and Carbon Monitor.
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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 15/10/2025
Closing TOMORROW – it was an honour to be on the panel for the @rmets.org Weather Photographer of the Year 2025, judging entries for the 'Climate' category. From over 4,000 images, 25 have made the shortlist and are open to the public vote, closing tomorrow. Vote: www.rmets.org/weather-phot...
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Royal Meteorological Society
The Royal Meteorological Society is the Learned and Professional Society for weather and climate. Our mission is to promote the understanding and application of meteorology for the benefit of all.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 14/08/2025
NEW – Factcheck: Trump’s climate report includes more than 100 false or misleading claims | @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @leohickman.carbonbrief.org @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/AvcB7Aw
Factcheck: Trump’s climate report includes more than 100 false or misleading claims
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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 17/06/2025
The rise, fall and rise of UK nuclear power The green light given to Sizewell C and other small modular reactors somewhat revives the UK’s nuclear capacity after decades of decline, albeit at a lower peak than the 1990s Streamgraph for @carbonbrief.org #dataviz www.carbonbrief.org/chart-the-ri...
A stream graph chart showing the rise of nuclear power in the UK between 1960 and 1995, before declining in more recent years. With new investment, nuclear capacity is expected to increase again, and the chart shows a 2nd peak in the 2050s, albeit lower than in the 1990s.
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Toby Nangle @tobyn.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Politicians shouldn't rage-bait chart geeks. on.ft.com/4jrlz8h
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New York Times Weather @nytweather.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
The New York Times weather team is a group of reporters and editors and designers and programmers who work with all the other departments in the newsroom to cover extreme weather and a few other things. You can follow some of us here bsky.app/starter-pack...
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 04/06/2025
NEW ANALYSIS: UK's solar power surges 42% to a new record, after the sunniest spring on record * For the first time, solar was >10% of UK generation in consecutive months (April/May 2025) * In 2025, solar has already avoided gas imports that would've cost £600m www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uks...
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World Weather Attribution @wwattribution.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
South Korea’s deadliest ever wildfires in late March were worsened by climate change 📈 Here's four charts to tell the story of our latest study, published last week.
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World Weather Attribution @wwattribution.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
Rapid population growth, poverty and frequent bouts of extreme rainfall are increasing the risk of catastrophic flooding in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital city of nearly 18 million people. Our study on the recent floods that killed at least 33 people was published today. 🧵
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 12/03/2025
📢ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 3.6% in 2024 to lowest since 1872 🏭Coal lowest since 1666, when Great Fire ravaged London 🚗EVs pushed oil down despite more traffic, saving £1.7bn 🌇Gas down on "cleanest ever" power 📈📉Since 1990, CO2 -54% / GDP +84% www.carbonbrief.org/... 1/9
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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 24/02/2025
Extreme weather is destroying crops around the world, from hurricanes hitting bananas and yams in Jamaica, to drought ruining maize crops in Myanmar last year. We mapped a global snapshot of the impacts from media reports for @carbonbrief.org interactive.carbonbrief.org/crops-extrem... #dataviz
World map showing 100 cases where crops have been destroyed by extreme weather, such as drought, rain and flooding or storms.
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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 29/01/2025
New attribution study by WWA finds climate change increased the likelihood of wildfire disaster in Los Angeles Cumulative annual rainfall chart for @wwattribution.bsky.social www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan... #dataviz
Line chart showing the cumulative rainfall per year in mm, from 1991 to 2024-25. Rainy winters in 2022-23 and 2023-24 were then followed by a very dry period in 2024.
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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 28/01/2025
A forest twice the size of Greater London would need to be planted in the UK to cancel out the extra emissions from the expansion of Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports. That's more than 300,000 hectares... Chart for @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-... #dataviz
Line chart showing the increase in aviation emissions if Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports were expanded.
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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 28/01/2025
A forest twice the size of Greater London would need to be planted in the UK to cancel out the extra emissions from the expansion of Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports. That's more than 300,000 hectares... Chart for @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-... #dataviz
Line chart showing the increase in aviation emissions if Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton airports were expanded.
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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 07/01/2025
A network of researchers conducted a global stocktake of measures taken by communities forced to adapt to climate change. We analysed 1,600+ peer-reviewed articles from the data looking at where, how and by whom these measures are being taken. interactive.carbonbrief.org/climate-adap... #dataviz
World map showing 1,600+ locations of articles looking at on-the-ground responses to climate change and adaptation measures. There are noticeable clusters on the west coast and east coast of Africa, India, Bangladesh, east coast of the US and western Europe. There are also noticeable gaps in South America and north Africa. A bar chart showing the different types of climate impacts communities are responding to. "General impacts" is top, followed by drought and precipitation/flooding A grid plot showing all the articles mentioning climate change and adaptation measures in the US. There are a total of 139 out of the 1,682 papers that forms the dataset.
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Erwan Rivault @erwanrivault.com · 10/01/2025
NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold. We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940. 2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.
Ridgeline chart showing the distribution of global daily air temperature differences from the pre-industrial reference period (1850-1900), for every year between 1940 and 2024. Each individual year resembles a hill, shaded in a darker shade of red and further to the right for warmer years. The trend is clearly towards warmer years, with 2024 standing out as first year above 1.5C.
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 10/01/2025
NEW ANALYSIS: Right-leaning UK newspaper editorials have relentlessly attacked energy secretary Ed Miliband since last year's election, calling him "hysterical", a "madman" & "demented" The papers have also published a record number of editorials opposing climate action… 1/2
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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 07/01/2025
A network of researchers conducted a global stocktake of measures taken by communities forced to adapt to climate change. We analysed 1,600+ peer-reviewed articles from the data looking at where, how and by whom these measures are being taken. interactive.carbonbrief.org/climate-adap... #dataviz
World map showing 1,600+ locations of articles looking at on-the-ground responses to climate change and adaptation measures. There are noticeable clusters on the west coast and east coast of Africa, India, Bangladesh, east coast of the US and western Europe. There are also noticeable gaps in South America and north Africa. A bar chart showing the different types of climate impacts communities are responding to. "General impacts" is top, followed by drought and precipitation/flooding A grid plot showing all the articles mentioning climate change and adaptation measures in the US. There are a total of 139 out of the 1,682 papers that forms the dataset.
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World Weather Attribution @wwattribution.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
Climate change intensified the series of five typhoons and a tropical storm that impacted the Philippines over 23 days in October and November. Our study found that a greater number of typhoons landfalling in the country are reaching Category 3-5 levels as fossil fuel emissions heat the climate. 🧵
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 13/12/2024
Analysis: How the UK plans to reach clean power by 2030 | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org Read here: buff.ly/3BvkufV
Offshore wind will form backbone of Britain's clean power 2030 target: Electricity generation by source on the GB grid in 2023 and 2030, terawatt hours (TWh), under two different NESO pathways to clean power. Low carbon dispatchable power includes gas with carbon capture and storage, hydrogen and biomass. Other renewables includes hydro and marine power. Other fossil includes coal, oil and diesel. Source: Clean Power 2030 Action Plan.
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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 09/12/2024
This ridgeline plot and the unconventional use of shading from white to blue to indicate sea ice loss is great. It also reinforces the impression of a dense ice pack breaking up. Chart by @janatausch.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/63fb... #dataviz
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Joe Goodman @jjgoodman.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
NEW ANIMATION: China’s cumulative emissions have overtaken the EU for the first time… …but under future projections, China’s emissions may *never* eclipse the US (despite having just a fraction of the population) buff.ly/4hQ131z with @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @vernerviisas.carbonbrief.org
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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 18/11/2024
Of the 750 extreme weather events and trends recorded in the map, nearly three-quarters were made more likely or more severe due to climate change A #design and #dataviz thread 🧵 interactive.carbonbrief.org/attribution-...
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Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world - Carbon Brief
Attribution studies calculate whether, and by how much, climate change affected the intensity, frequency or impact of extremes – Carbon Brief has mapped every published study on how climate change has...
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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 27/09/2024
The UK’s last coal-fired power plant closes this month. Whilst significant, this is worth holding in mind: "Since 1882, the UK’s coal plants will have emitted 10.4bn tonnes of CO2 – more than most countries have ever produced from all sources" interactive.carbonbrief.org/coal-phaseou...
Line chart showing the 142-year timeline of coal power in the UK, from the first power station in 1882, to the last station closing in 2024.
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 13/09/2024
So thrilled and proud that the @carbonbrief.org team won 'Specialist Website of the Year' at last night's @pressgazette.co.uk #FutureMediaAwards! There to represent us were @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @vernerviisas.carbonbrief.org & @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org
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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 30/10/2023
FALSE: ‘Old bangers are the green motorist’s choice’ Buying a new electric vehicle to replace an 'old banger' would benefit the climate after driving 20,000-32,000 miles Cars on a chart for @drsimevans.bsky.social epic EV factcheck for @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-21...
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Tom Prater @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org · 27/10/2023
Africa has faced a run of deadly and, in many cases, unprecedented extreme weather events this year. Analysis by @daisydunne.bsky.social shows 15k+ deaths and 34m+ people affected in 2023 to date. Map with Joe Goodman for @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-afr...
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