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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 02/09/2026

From the European Premiere of PRESSURE🎬 We caught up with Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Damian Lewis and director Anthony Maras to discuss the film, which tells the story behind what is arguably the most important weather forecast in history In cinemas Sept 9 #PressureMovie @studiocanal.com

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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The Puffin social media team wanted me to make a video to promote The Far-Out Five book two but I've just got three new kittens. Please share this video so I can spend more time playing with Ponyo (and the other two) and less time plugging an incredibly funny graphic novel series for 7-11 year olds.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The momentum of this issue is in the wrong direction. The line should be: We're roasting, we're exposed to wildfires, we're experiencing drought, and these nutters aren't prepared to keep British people safe.

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

‘Chancellor Tice, the wheat harvest has collapsed again and food price inflation will be at 50 per cent by autumn.’ ‘Let them drink Nyetimber.’

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

11/ Adaptation has limits. Her environmental offer is flood defences and resilience. The IPCC finds hard limits already reached in some ecosystems, and limits that can be surpassed, producing losses and damages. Defences buy time, so fund them properly. They don't substitute for cutting emissions.

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Holger Hestermeyer @hhesterm.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Time and again climate change is treated as though it were binary: we cannot prevent it, so ok, it’s there let’s embrace it. That’s entirely wrong: it is a sliding scale. We cannot prevent 1.5 degrees. But maybe 3? Or 5?

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Adam Bell @adambell.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

If I can, let me explain today's Times story. This is less to do with renewables and much more to do with where generation is located and how it shows up at a system level. /1

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Tom @tomtomuk.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Everyone fixates on maximum daytime temperatures, but it's warm nights that tend to cause the most health issues to humans and also to plants

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Alex Nurse @alexnurse.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Once again, for those in the back.

Smeed's law - highlighting a prediction made in 1949 that the average speed of traffic in a London would be 9mph. It was 8.98 after the congestion charge came in.

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Nick Silkstone @nick-silkstone.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The whole daily mean UK CET record. 1st and 99th %iles computed, then plotting how many days per year (within each decade) do days <1st %ile and >99th %ile occur. This allows analysis of the occurrence of the extremes), styled like the population pyramids I remember from GSCE Geography. #RStats

Met Office Hadley Centre Daily Mean Central England Temperature dataset, 1st and 99th percentiles computed, and then their occurrence per year within each decade plotted in the style of a population pyramid.

Through time, this shows a marked decrease in the occurrences in extreme cold, and in the most recent few decades a marked increase of the extreme hot days.

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

In the face of frenzied right-wing attacks, this government has successfully executed one of the most ambitious climate change projects in the world. Time to give credit where it's due iandunt.substack.com/p/guest-post...

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Someone really should commission this. The government’s official estimates are absolutely clear that new renewables are cheaper to build and operate than new gas power plants.

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Will vote for any Prime Minister who can make train wifi a functioning reality rather than an enraging exercise in false advertising.

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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Same. HUGE gap between experts & everyone else. This was already expert consensus 2 years ago. Now? Trump's horrible & evil war have wrecked the perception of oil & gas as stable and cheap in the decade when solar, wind, batteries, EVs are SURGING worldwide www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/daw...

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Too Big to Fail @toobigtofail.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Ok there's a lot of incorrect information going around on this, so I want to be clear that the problem with the Big 3 and EV's isn't that the Big 3 didn't want to make EV's. The problem, as with so many things, is Trump. I'm gonna do a little thread on this because people don't seem to be aware. 1/x

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Adam Tranter @adamtranter.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

If you are a Councillor, please watch this. It happened nearly 50 years ago in the Netherlands. The arguments against restricting traffic were the same as those made today and were proven to be wrong. Many cities would greatly benefit from a circulation plan. youtu.be/bgKokpZMFnU?...

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The "Ridiculous" Traffic Plan That Actually Worked

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Holiday advice: It's pleasant to get a train to Europe. You just have to turn travelling into a core part of the holiday - lunch in Paris, dinner in Bordeaux, trip to Spain, week on beach etc. It's limiting, but very enjoyable & decent alternative to a flight you won't be able to afford by summer.

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Exeter Cycling Campaign @exetercycling.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

We're fighting to stop a filter being removed from one of Exeter's key strategic cycle routes, the E9 at Dryden Road. Removing the filter would allow nearly 4,000 cars a day back onto the route, with just paint for protection. Our Chair James explains the issues in these short videos👇🎥.

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Urban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

You should read this. It’s excellent communication & story-telling. “I’m driving less. I don’t want to see the world through a driver’s eyes any more. Before I began driving less, I had long had a melancholic sense that the city lifestyle I lived was cut off...” #UrbanTruth From @irishtimes.com

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I’m driving less. I don’t want to see the world through a driver’s eyes any more

Before I began driving less, I had long had a melancholic sense that the city lifestyle I lived was cut off from the seasons and nature

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Tom @tomtomuk.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

A reminder of why the weather (and climate) can be much more important and impactful than the decision to have a barbeque or not. As well as providing the famous D-Day forecast over 80 years ago, more recently the Met Office provided advice to the producers of this film youtu.be/zdM4tdLQBg0?...

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PRESSURE - Official Trailer [HD] - Only In Theaters May 29

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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Trump’s Greenland speech at the WEF except it’s the voice of Pingu

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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 24/02/2026

As a rare climate scientist working in Silicon Valley, I've been drinking from the AI firehose a lot more than my peers. I thought it would be helpful to lay out my experiences of both the promise and pitfalls of using AI to accelerate scientific research:

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The AI-Augmented Scientist

The promise and pitfalls of using AI tools to boost my capabilities as a scientist

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Iain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.

Headline: "Scientists discover emperor penguin colony in Antarctica using satellite images"

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Matt Round @mattround.com · 12/01/2026

Such a great idea for a project walzr.com/postal-arbit...

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Postal Arbitrage

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 03/01/2026

Wrote this in 2023 (reposted in 2024), and still think it one of the most prescient things I've ever written. takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/todays-emp...

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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 24/12/2025

Unbelievably, #DuvetKnowItsChristmas generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link: www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...

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Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden

Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing. What is it? Improbably, the nig… Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025

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Tom @tomtomuk.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Interesting, I think Exeter is probably stuck somewhere between steps 3 and 4 on this list...

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Terrific piece this: very through going over the issues.

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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 30/10/2025

It takes a lot to impress me, but this is fucking impressive.

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Jeremy DeHart @jeremydehartwx.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.

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Tom @tomtomuk.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

This is just nonsense. If you accept climate change is happening and a problem (as Kemi supposedly does) then net zero (i.e. stopping adding more anthropogenic GHG into the atmosphere) is the only way to stop it. The alternative is denying well over 100 years of established physics

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Tom @tomtomuk.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Looks like I picked the wrong day to work from home. (Although the coffee is better here)

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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Never thought I'd say this. It's gonna be harsh and might give you angry feelings when you see it. I've come up with one simple life rule: Never ever (I know you're gonna, but please don't) let yourself feel stupid when you look at the first words down the left side of this post

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 01/10/2025

Today seems like a good day to remember that climate action is far cheaper than inaction, according to those lentil weavers at the OBR

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Our economies need energy to run. Wind and solar are cheap, abundant sources of energy. They will never run out. They are almost miracles. Whichever country dominates in turbines and solar PV will become the most economically important. Right now, that's China.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 09/09/2025

Data centers use 2% of the world’s electricity. There’s a *huge* push to build more for AI. But even the most optimistic growth paths for AI predict it’ll drive less growth in energy demand than electric cars or aircon. It’s significant, but it’s not the biggest thing going on.

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We’re getting the argument about AI's environmental impact all wrong

Individual ChatGPT queries are a rounding error — we need to think about the future

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Tamar Haspel @tamarhaspel.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Fascinating list of the scientists who have saved the most lives, via @maxroser.bsky.social at @ourworldindata.org , 2 of the top 3 are food related: #1 - Haber & Bosch, for synthetic nitrogen (2.3 billion) #3 - Norman Borlaug, for high-yield crops (245 million) Data source: www.scienceheroes.com

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Tom @tomtomuk.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

As someone living in southwest England this feature is what really swings interrail passes as great value for rail trips to Europe, given that UK train fares to London alone can be pretty significant

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Andy Masley @andymasley.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

I ran the numbers on the UK government's recommendation to delete old photos and emails to save water in data centers andymasley.substack.com/p/contra-the...

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Lars Fischer @fischblog.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Obviously there also is no such thing as drowning, since we know that we will die without enough water.

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

ONS says the number of green jobs in the UK has grown by more than a third over the past decade. Renewables and green transport jobs have more than doubled. www.businessgreen.com/news/4516556...

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ONS: Number of 'green jobs' in the UK has risen 34 per cent in less than a decade

New data reveals number of people employed in the renewable energy sector has more than doubled since 2015

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 14/07/2025

The history of the countryside is that it is working land: it has always been the factory of the rural economy. Its historical purpose is not to look nice, that’s just a nice byproduct. Build the damn wind farms. (Happily, they don’t even ruin the visuals, imo. I like to see land at work.)

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Tom @tomtomuk.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

This is a great thread on where the world is now re climate change, the relevance of 1.5 and 2c levels of warming, and the importance of adaptation alongside mitigation

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

We see here a self-styled "honest broker" with decades of experience in downplaying climate change presenting an age-old climate denial trope: using *annual* rainfall data as argument against an increase in *extreme* rainfall. Does he *really* not know better? Or assume his readers won't? 🧵1/5

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