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Fay Nortley

@weathermum.bsky.social
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Retired climate scientist, Allotments , Nature, Walking, Cycling, Stepping lightly on the earth, climate and disaster news follower Manchester, U.K.

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Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social · 5h
“Successive governments have been asleep at the wheel in preparing us for the impacts of the climate crisis,” Shrubsole said. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Revealed: Government quietly dropped plan to prepare England for wildfires
FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as data highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear
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Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.eurosky.social · 5h
'Wobbly polar vortex' with extreme heat further south, brought to you by the people who created the #ClimateEmergency
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 5h
Russia is working on bio-weapons in Siberia.
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Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague - The Moscow Times
Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regio...
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 6h
The attack marked the fourth consecutive day that Russian forces targeted bridges across the Dnipro River in the capital. The full extent of the damage caused was not immediately clear.
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Russia targets Kyiv bridges for fourth consecutive day, hits Northern Bridge
From Oct. 1 to Oct. 3, Kyiv's Southern and Northern bridges were targeted in multiple Russian drone strikes amid an intensifying campaign against infrastructure in the capital.
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 6h
In cities such as London, trees are already struggling with hot and dry summers. Botanists warn that we need to start replacing them with drought-adapted species
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Urban trees in south-east England can't cope with the changing climate | New Scientist
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 6h
“Showers” is doing some heavy lifting in this report... www.euronews.com/2026/10/03/s...
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Showers and storms across Spain this weekend, floods kill 102-year-old woman
A 102-year-old woman has died and about 90 people were rescued in Madrigueras, Albacete, after floods dumped 142 l/m². Rain will persist, with a new storm possible in the west on Sunday. #EuropeNews
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Reuters @reuters.com · 6h
Two dead in flooding in Spain's Catalonia region reut.rs/4hZzTaC
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Two dead in flooding in Spain's Catalonia region
Two people have died and another was missing after heavy rains and flooding in Spain's Catalonia region, ​authorities said on Sunday.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 02/10/2026
A deep-pocketed group boosting Senate Republicans is putting spending on hold in North Carolina and shifting funds to deep-red Kansas, highlighting the rapidly changing landscape in the closing weeks of the midterms. on.wsj.com/4hzuBkH
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Deep-Pocketed GOP Group Exits North Carolina Senate Race
Move to cancel spending by Senate Leadership Fund comes as Democrats look to flip red seat.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Mind-boggling - just mind-boggling Now expected to peak at an extraordinary 4.2C in December
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/10/2026
President Trump directed staff to use taxpayer money for TV ads praising him and his presidency, setting in motion a $20 million contract that used funds from the Department of Homeland Security, according to people familiar with the matter. nyti.ms/4jBqx63
President Trump stands in a dark suit and red tie. A crowd of people and a large American flag are in the background. A headline reads: "Trump Directed Use of Taxpayer Money for Ads Praising His Presidency." Photo by Doug Mills for The New York Times.
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Marburymoths @marburybirds.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A Nutmeg and a Green Silver-lines for #MothFaceFriday 😁
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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 02/10/2026
The signal is clear: we're heading for a future warmer than the Paris Agreement goal of 1.5°C. What does this mean in practice? We break down "overshoot" into five key things to understand: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
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Stealthgirl 🫘 @stealthgirl21.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Once again, political cartoonists tell the truth by keeping things simple.
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Hasui Kawase (1883-1957) Autumn at Saruiwa, Shiobara, 1949. Coloured Woodblock.
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 29/09/2026
Some heavy rain is expected for some of us overnight and early on Wednesday 🌧️ Especially in the west. But the areas which need the rain most, will again not see as much.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“Paris has embarked on a grand transformation, planting 155k trees, adding hundreds of kms of bike lanes, pedestrianising 300 school streets and banning cars from the banks of the Seine. Parking has been turned into green space…Fewer parents fear their child being run over when they walk to school.”
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How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets
Under Anne Hidalgo – mayor for 12 years until last week – the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistance
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Ian@collapseaphorisms @collapseaphorisms.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh look, in July, the hottest month ever recorded in the US, 173,598 households were shut off from their electric supply by utilities across 10 states, with the rate of electricity disconnections surging 28% compared to July 2024. #Lolz #collapse
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
According to leaks, Anthropic reported a $42B net loss in 2025. This was revealed as Anthropic is preparing a massive IPO and even bigger investments in AI infrastructure. How worried should we be about the AI bubble bursting?
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Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble
Are we watching an AI revolution, or a slow-motion economic disaster?
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
UK textile artist Rachel Wright creates artworks using machine embroidery on calico with various fabrics #WomensArt
Pictorial textile artwork featuring a view looking down on a lighthouse in a swirling sea
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Ian@collapseaphorisms @collapseaphorisms.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Oh look, the Russian government projected a budget deficit equal to ​around 2% of the GDP for the next three years and proposed an array of tax hikes to sustain the ‌military expenditure, Finance Ministry materials showed on Thursday. #collapse
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
These guys are protesting about 'groups of fighting age men threatening local areas'. You've got to admire the irony.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Nahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
In just 24 hours, Polo went from a tropical storm to one of the strongest hurricanes on record. Simply remarkable.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: Federal court REJECTS lawsuit seeking to compel Washington State to provide the DOJ with access to its complete statewide voter registration database. Another victory for Elias Law Group and its clients. DOJ is 0-25. ELG is undefeated. www.democracydocket.com/cases/washin...
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🚨 United States of America v. Hobbs
Learn more.
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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 22/09/2026
Donald Trump Jr.’s luxurious, Russian-funded wedding celebration was a counterintelligence nightmare, @shaneharris.bsky.social reports:
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The Wedding Trap
Donald Trump Jr.’s luxurious, Russian-funded wedding celebration was a counterintelligence nightmare.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 22/09/2026
Trump bought and sold shares in Musk's SpaceX in July, financial disclosure shows reut.rs/3VLi1aL
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Trump bought and sold shares in Musk's SpaceX in July, financial disclosure shows
US President Donald Trump bought as much as $50,000 worth of shares and ​sold as much as $15,000 in Elon Musk's SpaceX in July, ‌according to a public financial disclosure, his latest transactions involving a government contractor run by his former adviser.
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Adrian Ramsay @adrianramsay.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It's great that the Foreign Secretary has acknowledged the national security threat posed by climate breakdown and nature loss. Now we need a whole-of-government approach to match that recognition, not just words at Climate Week.  #UNGA www.gov.uk/government/s...
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'What climate security means now' - Foreign Secretary at New York Climate Week
Foreign Secretary address at New York Climate Week's Opening Ceremony, speaking on: 'What climate security means now'
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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"REFORM’S COUNCILLOR CARNAGE! Just 4 months after the local elections, Farage and his Ltd company have lost 158 of their local councillors: -55 resigned -42 went Independent -28 defected -24 were kicked out -5 lost their seats -2 disqualified -2 suspended" via Politics in the U.K.
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Jeremy Bartlett @jeremybartlett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
To misquote the great Oscar Wilde: "To lose one councillor, Mr. Farage, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose 158 (and counting) looks like carelessness."
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
📌 The scheme was used to pay for war-related goods and purchases for Russian security forces. Initially, A7 transferred funds through Kyrgyzstan, and some of its operations to the UAE. ℹ️ The payments included Standard Chartered, Citigroup, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan and First Abu Dhabi Bank.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🔎 A7 documents. The company was created in late 2024 with the support of sanctioned Promsvyazbank and Moldovan oligarch Ilan Shor. The network used more than a hundred shell companies, including in the UAE, Hong Kong, the UK and Hungary. They prepared fake invoices and seals for payments.
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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
💲Kremlin-linked fintech company A7 transferred over $6.9 billion through the international banking system using fictitious companies and forged documents, bypassing Western sanctions, writes the Financial Times.
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 21/09/2026
This year's El Niño event is moving into record territory, with the daily Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) tying the record previously set during the 2015/2016 super-El Niño. My latest over at Carbon Brief: www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Fay Nortley @weathermum.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn
New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms
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Crisp @crisp91.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The blue sea dragon looks almost mythical, but this tiny ocean creature is real. 🌊🐉 Its electric-blue body and wing-like appendages help it drift across the sea surface, where it hunts venomous Portuguese man o’ war and other siphonophores, and can even use their toxins for its own defense.
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Jess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Diesel is about to crack $9 a gallon here in Los Angeles. 😳
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Joseph D. Ortiz @earthsciinfo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
One in three new car purchases in Europe is now an EV. 🧪💡🔌☀️💨💧🔋 autoigloo.com/europes-ev-s...
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Europe’s EV Share Jumps to 30.5% as Electric-Car Sales Blow Past Forecasts - AutoIgloo
Europe’s electric-car market has shifted from steady growth to a much sharper acceleration. Battery-electric vehicles captured 30.5% of new-car registrations
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 19/09/2026
The El Niño phase now under way will be the most damaging on record for the Amazon, scientists warn, raising the risk of catastrophic wildfires
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Super El Niño set to cause 'terribly dangerous' drought in the Amazon | New Scientist
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 18/09/2026
What on earth is happening?
  This had become the new normal. RNLI crew members had been forced to take their permits off their cars after their tyres have been repeatedly slashed. Most of them have been pilloried at the school gates or turned away from local pubs. One man who worked in search and rescue had been beaten unconscious and hospitalised, recognised for TV interviews he had done.
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Climate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
India's rice production is set to fall this year for the first time in a decade, and by the most in nearly 20 years, as below-normal rainfall during the crop's maturation period threatens to cut yields In some rice-growing states, ​the rainfall deficit reaches 42% theedgemalaysia.com/node/818402
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India rice output faces biggest drop in two decades, stocks cushion exports
India's rice production is set to fall this year for the first time in a decade, and by the most in nearly 20 years, as below-normal rainfall during the crop's maturation period threatens to cut yield...
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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This Chart is striking. Strongest El Nino’s on record VS the forecasts from our best seasonal models. Historically the strongest El Nino’s dating back 170 years peaked with a monthly ocean anomaly in the mid-high 2’s. Now 9 of 10 of our national models have 4°C + for late fall. #elnino 1/
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
If you missed it live, and are interested in this year's extreme El Niño event and its potential to bring major California impacts, I'd strongly encourage you to check out the recording! I even created some custom graphics just for this session... youtube.com/live/2v4k0nb...
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September 2026 update: Extremely strong El Niño event remains on track for autumn-winter
YouTube video by Weather West
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WokeMooseAndSquirrel🌊🫏 @wokemoosensquirrel.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Happening elsewhere. It is happening in the AI industry, too. Everyone knows they are building a doomsday machine that has already been used to build bioweapons and other horrible things. Yet they continue. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/t...
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Anthropic Researchers Raise Alarm Over A.I. Acceleration (Gift Article)
Their warnings echo concerns that other artificial intelligence experts have voiced in recent months, as calls increase for a slowdown in the pace of development.
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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 12/09/2026
A new @commsearth.nature.com study to check out ⬇️ buff.ly/swHs4wm
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As El Niño looms, study finds rapid growth in climate extremes are hitting an unexpected region of the Amazon hardest
A new study with over 50 scientists, led by Lancaster University, reveals that Amazonia is experiencing rapid growth in extreme temperatures and water stress.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If walking costs you $1, we all pay $0.01. If biking costs you $1, we all pay $0.08. If bussing costs you $1, we all pay $1.50. If driving costs you $1, we all pay $9.20. Via study that still underestimates climate cost. This isn’t about choice. It’s about who pays for your choice. #citymakingmath
Detailed math as shared in the post. “How much does your commute cost (or save) society? Source is Discourse Media.
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Fay Nortley @weathermum.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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Senior UK rabbis come out in support of sanctions on Israeli settlements
Spiritual leaders stress diversity of views within Jewish community and warn against inaction on settler violence
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North West Bylines @northwestbylines.co.uk · 08/09/2026
Reform-led Lancashire County Council has decided to stop delivering support to refugees who have been granted legal right to remain | North West Bylines Reports
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Lancashire County Council plans to stop supporting refugees
Reform-led Lancashire County Council has decided to stop delivering support to refugees who have been granted legal right to remain
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Larry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
New research shows the world isn’t doing nearly enough to fix its food problem www.nationalobserver.com/2026/09/08/n...
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New research shows the world isn’t doing nearly enough to fix its food problem
Emissions from agriculture are trending up, but experts say progress must continue even as we blow past global deadlines.
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Leon Simons @leonsimons.com · 08/09/2026
🚨🌊🌡📈 During the Southern Hemisphere (which holds most of the world's ocean) winter, global Sea Surface Temperatures have reached another record high!
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 08/09/2026
Breaking News! Code UFB!!! For only the second time on record, global sea-surface temperatures are more than 6 standard deviations above the 1982-2011 baseline, reaching 6.21SD yesterday. The record of 6.24SD was set on January 9, 2024. Maybe tomorrow? Stay tuned!
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