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Science broadcaster Author of The Reality Bubble New documentary: Plastic People: The Hidden Crisis of Microplastics Trustee: WWF International, Landscape Alliance

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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Meta’s Muse Is Collecting Information on Everyone in Your Life gizmodo.com/metas-muse-i...
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Meta's Muse Is Collecting Information on Everyone in Your Life
Meta’s AI agent creates profiles of people in users’ lives even if they don’t use Muse.
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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
But they're using renewables! a) they're not, they're all quietly pivoting to dedicated natural gas plants, built by their oil buddies, b) renewables should be used to power useful shit c) this makes it so that renewables don't displace fossil fuels, they just add to supply for increasing demand
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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
We gotta start referring to data centers by both their mother and father's last names, Spain style. The Microsoft-Chevron data center, the Meta-ExxonMobil data center, and so forth. Absolutely no reason just the tech bros should be taking the heat on this shit
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
"The problem of misinformation is critical, and it's not going away." When debunking "...an empathetic tone may often work better than a condescending one." Tone matters. Might AI be able to craft individualized corrections? Study: www.news-medical.net/news/2026092... w @pborah.bsky.social
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AI correction tone influences effectiveness in combating medical misinformation
At a time of rampant medical misinformation online, artificial intelligence can do a good job of correcting falsehoods, but the tone of the correction is key, according to new research led by Washingt...
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Earthling @ziyatong.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Free speech absolutists. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/dig...
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for Alex Gibney’s ‘Musk’ (Exclusive)
YouTube, TikTok and Meta have all turned down the trailer for the Oct. 9 doc, citing “political” content. X won't even take Bleecker Street's calls. The distributor is appealing.
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Alona Ferber @aloner.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Guardian will stream NAZA on its website for free >>> www.theguardian.com/film/2026/se...
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Global release announced for acclaimed Gaza documentary NAZA
Theatrical rollout across 56 territories planned for documentary about Israel’s mass killing of civilians in Gaza before film will stream on Guardian website
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 17/09/2026
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Unreleased AI research model inserted “jailbreak-like instructions” into its own notes to disregard its normal constraints and told itself to be “freed from the roles and identities that bind other chatbots”. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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OpenAI reveals cases of ‘concerning’ AI behaviour as it announces new disclosure system
Model adopting ‘jailbreak-like instructions’ among cases as firm says it is introducing new way of tracking AI misalignment
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
NSF has reduced the research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and earth sciences by ~80%. 80%! A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future.
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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 16/09/2026
"The oil industry has prioritized legislation that could immunize them from liability entirely, and is counting on the current Republican trifecta in Washington to deliver." Great piece by @emdashsanders.bsky.social in the new @pointsourcenews.org pointsourcenews.org/theyre-pulli...
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“They’re pulling out all the stops”: Big Oil’s all-encompassing attacks on climate lawsuits
The fossil fuel industry and its allies are coordinating to end lawsuits that could make oil and gas companies pay for climate damages.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
"...just bankrupt and under authoritarian rule if we get our way."
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
B.C. salmon are dying from a toxic tire chemical, 6PPD-Q | The Narwhal thenarwhal.ca/bc-coho-salm...
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B.C. salmon are dying from a toxic tire chemical, 6PPD-Q | The Narwhal
B.C. salmon researchers are now testing waterways to look for 6PPD-Q, a chemical used in tires which can be lethal to coho salmon
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Cloe Logan @cloelogan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The current scene at the protest against Carney’s financial summit. Heavy police presence and barricade. @nationalobserver.com
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Jim Lokay @jimlokay.com · 13/09/2026
WaPo reports Kennedy Center may close by Tuesday and faces bankruptcy if Trump's name is not added to the center. "Trump is unlikely to provide “fundamental oversight” of that project or lead a financial rescue without “appropriate recognition” of his role." GIFT LINK: wapo.st/4cLnDHP
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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 12/09/2026
This is a tax guy. His advice could be the difference between someone having their assets seized & maybe going to jail, or not. Now imagine having to worry about racist shit in every interaction you have with any person in authority. Every doctor & nurse, every cop, every lawyer & judge, every boss
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Faïza @fayza.eurosky.social · 11/09/2026
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The idea that "regenerative" grazing is a climate solution has really taken hold in some quarters. But the science is clear: It doesn't work. Methane and land-use emissions just overwhelm any soil carbon benefits. Here's a great piece by @nicholasdcarter.bsky.social drawdown.org/insights/eig...
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Eight reasons regenerative grazing can’t make beef climate-friendly
An influential regenerative grazing movement continues to grow. But here's why the science doesn't back up the purported climate benefits.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 11/09/2026
As of September 10th, the Nino 3.4 anomaly is now 2.94°C (preliminary) above the 1991-2020 baseline, setting the 104th consecutive daily record, a full 1.09°C above the previous record for the day, set in 1997. The Climate 8-ball is gobsmacked.
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Marion Friedl @mari-19.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
How ‘The Charles Koch of Canada’ Created a $9.5 Million Influence Machine. #Fracking is #Bullshit. #ClimateChangeIsReal, and corals & other ocean wildlife need to be protected. www.desmog.com/2026/03/27/h... @johnrplatt.bsky.social
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How ‘The Charles Koch of Canada’ Created a $9.5 Million Influence Machine
Former fracking magnate Gwyn Morgan has funnelled millions to right-wing media and think tanks, a DeSmog analysis reveals.
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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🤖🫧💥 www.commondreams.org/news/anthrop...
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Anthropic Building a 'Pre-Crime' System to Surveil Anti-AI Dissenters, Investigation Shows | Common Dreams
Investigation reveals AI firm Anthropic building predictive surveillance system to track activists opposed to AI development.
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David J. Climenhaga @djclimenhaga.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Blame Ottawa? Most of Alberta’s economic discontent has roots in policies cooked up right here at home. albertapolitics.ca/2026/09/blam...
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Blame Ottawa? Most of Alberta’s economic discontent has roots in policies cooked up right here at home - Alberta Politics
Conventional wisdom in Canadian political and media circles seems to be that Albertans are almost to a man and woman deeply discontented with their relationship with the rest of Canada. Yet recent pol...
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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 09/09/2026
💡 We love this idea coming out of Spain! #GreenSky 🧵
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Spain wants private jet and fossil fuel tax to fight wildfires
Spain has called for a permanent EU climate emergency response system after a summer marred by extreme heat and wildfires.
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Earthling @ziyatong.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Looking forward to this. 👇🏽 www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
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Elon Musk Unmasked in Alex Gibney Documentary: “Insane a Person This Chaotic Has So Much Power”
He is the richest man on earth. An explosive new film from the Oscar-winning director suggests he also may be among the most dangerous.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
billmckibben.substack.com/p/the-growin... That glacier collapse left 99 percent of the ice up there—and there are tens of thousands of glaciers in the region If we’re serious about stopping this, we need all-out climate action now
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The growing rumble
Politics--alas--is what we need
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IrishStar.com @irishstar.com · 31/08/2026
President Donald Trump ramped up his assault on Canada amid an intensifying trade war, taking to social media on Sunday to urge companies to abandon the Great White North in favor of relocating to the U.S.
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Trump posts unhinged rant calling Canada 'the worst' and demands companies move
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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
As a Jewish person, I'm horrified by this. This is Holocaust-style imagery used to dehumanize an entire people. Anyone who can't call it a genocide is a coward and failing a basic test of morality and human decency.
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"We are living through the devastating reality of not having a meaningful plan to address climate change. Yet, at this critical moment, the government is fighting to throw our case out of court, while simultaneously moving ahead with fossil fuel expansion and rolling back key climate protections.”
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Carney government asks court to strike down climate litigation | CBC News
The federal government is asking a court to toss out a high-profile environmental lawsuit, arguing it has no business directing Canada's climate policy.
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Earthling @ziyatong.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title. Computer programmer gets too involved with the world of computers.
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
What is Andy Burnham going to do about the many big climate/environment decisions in his inbox? On this week’s Rare Earth @tomheap.bsky.social and I take a look, with the help of a stellar panel. It’s easy to list the problems, but what’s his solution? Available now: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Helen Czerski, Michael Jacobs, Ed Conway, Tom Heap and Corinne Le Quéré stand in front of a Rare Earth logo.
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Glyn Moody @glynmoody.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Sharp rise in incidents of #AI escaping users’ control, research finds - www.theguardian.com/technology/2... "Number of times AI lies, ignores instructions and pursues goals in harmful ways almost doubles in July" just the start...
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Sharp rise in incidents of AI escaping users’ control, research finds
Exclusive: Number of times AI lies, ignores instructions and pursues goals in harmful ways almost doubles in July
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
New: ICE plans to spend millions of dollars on Boston Dynamics dog robots. ICE says this is to improve "officer safety." The robots can open doors, pick up objects, have 360 cameras, infrared vision, etc. Boston Dynamics didn't respond to question on its stance on ICE www.404media.co/ice-plans-to...
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ICE Plans to Spends Millions on Boston Dynamics Dog Robots
ICE wants the robot dogs to improve “officer safety.”
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 28/08/2026
NEW: We obtained recordings of 160+ emergency calls made from or about an immigration detention center where three people died within six weeks. “They will not give them medical treatment,” one caller said, seeking help for a detainee with kidney stones.
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Listen to 911 Calls From Inside an Immigration Detention Center: “We Just Need to Take Him to the Hospital”
Reporters don’t have access to Camp East Montana, one of the largest immigration detention centers in the country. Emergency calls from the Texas facility offer a glimpse of unfolding crises faced by ...
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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 28/08/2026
About bloody time. www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
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London Science Museum cuts links with BP after decades of partnership
Campaigners say ‘seismic shift’ follows years of pressure to sever ties with oil and gas firm
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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Fossil fuel companies have known about man-made climate change for fifty years. Politicians have known about it for fifty years. Every climate disaster is a massacre.
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Nepal floods: Climate change 'bursting' Himalayan glaciers
The Nepalese journalist Surendra Phuyal tells Sky News about the climate change link to 'one of the worst disasters in Nepal.'
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Michelle R. Smith @bymichellersmith.com · 27/08/2026
Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Senator calls for criminal investigation of RFK Jr after Guardian report
Newly obtained records indicate health secretary lied about Samoa trip during Senate confirmation hearings last year
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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
We will look back on this period with shame. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/u...
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West Point Climate Professor Says He Was Fired for Refusing to ‘Defy Science’
Dr. Adam Kalkstein is suing the U. S. Military Academy, where he was a professor of geography and the only climate scientist, after being fired.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
People can "just adapt" to a changing climate, a thousand rightwing voices keep telling us. Either they lack imagination or they don't care. Try "adapting" to this. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Nepal flash flood: more than 1,500 missing, mostly tourists, after disaster kills at least 165 at Tibet border
Entire populated areas swept away after glacial collapse causes catastrophic flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims
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Michael Le Page @mjflepage.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Initial analyses of satellite images and seismic data by @watershedlab.bsky.social & @kristencook.bsky.social suggest that the collapse of a high glacier caused the flash flood disaster in Nepal www.newscientist.com/article/2586...
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A glacier collapse is most likely cause of the Nepal disaster | New Scientist
Melting snow appears to have weakened a steep glacier at an altitude of 5 kilometres, causing it to plummet around a kilometre into the river valley below
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Nature Reviews Clean Technology @natrevcleantech.nature.com · 26/08/2026
Wildfire smoke and solar power — read online now
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Wildfire smoke and solar power
Nature Reviews Clean Technology, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s44359-026-00216-8An article in Energy Economics modelled how wildfire smoke in Alberta affected electricity production and pricing.
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FT @fucktheory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Imagine being talented and beautiful and rich and famous and still the most noteworthy thing about you is how good a person you are.
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Sustainable Farming @sustainablefarming.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Vegetable harvests are collapsing. Not slightly. Not just by double digits. In many locations by more than half. Broccoli harvests across Europe have collapsed very fast.
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kate bush’s husband @airbagged.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
RIP TO ONE OF THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT
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Earthling @ziyatong.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A true queen, and a tremendous human being. We will all miss you, Dolly. variety.com/2026/music/n...
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Dolly Parton, Queen of Country Music, Dies at 80
Dolly Parton, considered by many to be the all-time queen of country music, and star of movies such as '9 to 5,' has died at age 80.
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Peter Brannen @peterbrannen.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
paperback for The Story of CO2 is the Story of Everything is officially out. It got good reviews and I'm pretty sure it's not like any other climate book you've read. Below is my best attempt to summarize the broad themes of the book. If any of this interests you pls buy so I can continue doing this
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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
"The United States has doubled down on its opposition to plastic production limits in global treaty talks, pushing to create a broad loophole to disregard the treaty on national security grounds." National security grounds??
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Leaked memo shows how U.S. aims to weaken global limits on plastic pollution
A memo reviewed by The Washington Post, circulated by U.S. diplomats, comes as negotiations over a plastics treaty reach a critical point.
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World Seabird Union @worldseabirdunion.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
A new 15-year study finds plastic pollution isn’t just harming animals—it’s driving some species toward collapse. Seabirds with 1g of plastic have an 11% lower survival rate. Hard proof: plastic is pushing wildlife to the brink. Read more: bit.ly/4cs1s9q
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The Guardian Climate News (unofficial) @guardian-climate.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
World’s oceans hit hottest temperature on record in August: Average sea surface temperature outside polar regions was 21.1C on Saturday, latest data finds The world’s oceans were hotter than ever previously recorded on Saturday, according to the latest data. The average surface temperatur...
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World’s oceans hit hottest temperature on record in August
World’s oceans hit hottest temperature on record in August: Average sea surface temperature outside polar regions was 21.1C on Saturday, latest data finds The world’s oceans were hotter than ever previously recorded on Saturday, according to the latest data. The average surface temperatur...
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Eos @eos.org · 21/08/2026
A new @pnas.org study shows California’s 2020–2022 drought may have permanently damaged aquifers in the Sacramento Valley. eos.org/articles/cal...
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California’s Drought Irreversibly Damaged Sacramento Valley Aquifers - Eos
Satellite data have revealed an abrupt drop in aquifers’ ability to recharge after the 2020–2022 drought. More real-time monitoring could spot the issue before it arises again.
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Jonathan Watts @handle.invalid · 20/08/2026
Threatening thaw: climate professor on heatwave risks to permafrost Prof Gustaf Hugelius warns wildfires could accelerate release of methane and carbon as vast regions approach irreversible thresholds Latest Q&A by me in tipping point series. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The threatening thaw: climate professor on heatwave risks to tipping point of permafrost
Prof Gustaf Hugelius warns wildfires could accelerate release of methane and carbon as vast regions approach irreversible thresholds
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