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activist360 @activist360.bsky.social · Sep 6
🌍🎶 Climate Week NYC runs September 21–28, 2025.

Queue up our 2025 Earth Day playlist and “Power On” as you move between Climate Week sessions.

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Extreme cold across parts of U.S. doesn't disprove global warming. Scientists note weather is local and short-term, while climate trends are global and long-term. The past 3years are the warmest on record, with winter temperatures rising globally.

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Trump asks, Where’s the global warming? Right here, scientists reply
Wven though it is cold in the eastern United States, more of the world is warmer than average.
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January 25, 2026 at 2:18 AM
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Mangroves are quietly becoming long-term traps for plastic waste, locking pollution into soils, food webs, and coastal livelihoods for decades. New research shows human activity is the driver.

tinyurl.com/3h9dxkhp #PlasticPollution #PlasticWaste #Mangroves #CoastalEcosystems
Mangroves are becoming major traps for plastic and coastal waste
Mangroves protect coasts and wildlife, but plastic waste now builds up inside roots, harming ecosystems and communities.
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January 25, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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Malaysia’s Penang state is advancing a comprehensive single-use plastics ban by 2026 targeting pollution at the source & accelerating a circular economy. This is policy with real environmental & health impact.

tinyurl.com/3v8dx9my #ClimateAction #PlasticPollution #Sustainability #CircularEconomy
Lawmakers push for sweeping ban that will have major impact on consumers: 'It will act as a comprehensive umbrella'
The Penang Green Council is developing the framework to introduce a comprehensive single-use plastics ban by the end of 2026.
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January 25, 2026 at 2:10 AM
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Methane is 28× more potent than CO₂ but new science shows microbes can eat it and turn emissions into biodegradable plastics, cleaner fuels, and animal feed. A rare climate win: cutting pollution while creating value.

tinyurl.com/32pmwzpb #ClimateHope #ClimateInnovation #Biotechnology #Methane
Methane-eating bacteria turn waste gas into valuable materials
Methane-eating microbes could cut emissions while turning waste gas into plastics, animal feed, and cleaner fuels.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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Melting ice is reshaping Greenland, opening new shipping lanes and mineral access, while accelerating risk. Climate change is turning geopolitics, security, and Indigenous sovereignty into a high-stakes test case. What’s opening up is also breaking down.

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A melting Greenland is easier to exploit — but also more perilous
Climate change is opening previously inaccessible land and sea to development and shipping, boosting global interest in Greenland.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:47 AM
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Extreme cold doesn’t disprove climate change. As a historic winter storm threatens 230M people, scientists explain why a warming planet can drive more extreme weather, including snow.

tinyurl.com/37rud8wx #ClimateScience #ExtremeWeather #ClimateAction #WinterStorm
Trump Mocks Climate Change Concerns Ahead of Winter Storm
The idea that brutal winter conditions of this kind mean that climate change isn’t happening is a misconception.
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January 24, 2026 at 1:45 AM
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This winter storm underscores it. A warming Arctic can destabilize the polar vortex, making extreme cold snaps more disruptive when they occur. Fewer cold days, harsher extremes. Climate change loads the dice.

tinyurl.com/9byp6crc #ClimateScience #ExtremeWeather #PolarVortex #ClimateChange
How this brutal winter storm is possible with climate change – and possibly even more likely | CNN
The frigid temperatures, massive snow and deadly ice storm occurring east of the Rockies might seem to conflict with life on a rapidly warming planet. But all of these things still happen, even with c...
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January 23, 2026 at 2:21 AM
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Davos is shifting from climate ambition to climate resignation. Once focused on cutting emissions, the World Economic Forum now centers on coping with damage. Adaptation matters, but mitigation can’t disappear.

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Davos’ climate resignation
Once a showcase for climate ambition, the World Economic Forum is now talking more about coping with the damage.
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January 23, 2026 at 2:17 AM
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Climate facts are being erased at Fort Sumter. A Park Service sign warning of sea-level rise was removed, even as science shows the site could be underwater within decades. Silencing risk won’t stop it. We need truth, not censorship.

tinyurl.com/34ydnh6f #SeaLevelRise #PublicLands #ClimateJustice
The Fort Sumter sign before it was removed.
January 23, 2026 at 2:12 AM
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By 2050, climate change could erase entire nations. Rising seas threaten the Maldives, Vietnam, Samoa, Fiji, and the Solomon Islands. It’s actually happening now. These countries are already losing land, livelihoods, and homes.

tinyurl.com/mw7d74j8 #ClimateCrisis #SeaLevelRise #ClimateJustice
Five Countries That Might Disappear Due to Climate Change by 2050
Climate change has been the root cause for many issues around the world, and by 2050, it is expected to make some countries to disappear.
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January 22, 2026 at 12:49 AM
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7 charts show cost of Trump’s climate rollbacks: U.S. losing the EV race to China, cuts to disaster resilience, historic lows in environmental enforcement, millions of public acres opened to drilling, slashed tribal climate funds, and farmers hit by trade wars.

tinyurl.com/4x2frzpd #ClimateRisks
The consequences of Trump's war on climate in 7 charts
Seven snapshots reveal how climate rollbacks altered the trajectory of U.S. energy, environmental protection, and economic security.
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January 22, 2026 at 12:43 AM
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House votes to repeal protections for Minnesota’s Boundary Waters, opening the door to copper-nickel mining near the most-visited U.S. wilderness. Scientists warn contamination could spread across an entire watershed.

tinyurl.com/mry493vc #Conservation #BoundaryWaters #Waters #WaterQuality
House votes to repeal ban on mining near Boundary Waters wilderness in Minnesota
Opponents say pollution from a copper and nickel mine in Minnesota would contaminate the Boundary Waters, the most-visited wilderness area in the United States.
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January 22, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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Antarctic penguins are breeding weeks earlier as warming temperatures disrupt ice, snowmelt, and food timing. The shift threatens chick survival, increases species competition, and risks ecosystem collapse. A stark climate signal.

tinyurl.com/2pn2h7tn #BiodiversityLoss #Antarctica #Ecosystems
Antarctic penguins have radically shifted their breeding season – seemingly in response to climate change
Changing temperatures may be behind change in behaviour, which experts fear threatens three species’ survival
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January 21, 2026 at 1:24 AM
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The world is entering water “bankruptcy.” Billions face scarcity as decades of overuse, pollution, climate change, and population growth drain aquifers, rivers, and glaciers. The UN warns systems are already failing.

tinyurl.com/3vfccedm #Water #WaterCrisis #WaterSupply #Sustainability
Looming water supply 'bankruptcy' puts billions at risk, UN report warns
The world is facing irreversible water "bankruptcy", with billions of people struggling to cope with the consequences of decades of overuse as well as shrinking supplies from lakes, rivers, glaciers a...
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January 21, 2026 at 1:23 AM
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Winter should mean snow, not nationwide drought. Over 2/3 of the U.S. is dry due to La Niña, disrupted jet streams, and warming oceans reducing winter storms. Low snowpack raises wildfire, water, and economic risks.

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It’s the middle of winter, but drought covers the U.S. That’s concerning.
January is known for cold weather, snow and a lack of daylight. It’s not known for drought. But that’s exactly what’s going on across much of the United States.
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January 21, 2026 at 1:20 AM
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Banks that ignore climate transition risk are already paying more to borrow, the ECB warns. From higher funding costs to asset exposure, climate risk is financial risk, yet global leaders downplay it as impacts accelerate.

tinyurl.com/3br5eve5 #ClimateRisks #ClimateImpacts #FinancialRisks
Banks Ignore Transition Risk at Their Own Peril, ECB Warns
Also in today’s Green Daily: Davos downplays climate change and China’s coal production hits a record.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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UK media shift warning: for the first time, newspaper editorials opposing climate action outnumber support. Driven by right-leaning outlets reframing “net-zero” as costly.

tinyurl.com/mr4xj8ft #MediaAnalysis #Disconnect #UKPolitics #ClimateAction
Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time - Carbon Brief
Nearly 100 UK newspaper editorials opposed climate action in 2025, a record figure that reveals the backlash against net-zero in the right-leaning press
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January 20, 2026 at 1:52 AM
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50,000+ flee deadly wildfires in Chile, driven by extreme heat, drought, strong winds, and fossil-fuel–driven climate change. When record temperatures meet dry landscapes, fires become uncontrollable.

tinyurl.com/4m4en66f #Wildfires #Sustainability #ClimatePolicy #Drought #ExtremeHeat
'What Climate Breakdown Looks Like': 50,000+ Flee Wildfires as Chile Declares 'State of Catastrophe' | Common Dreams
Wildfires in Chile's Ñuble and Biobío regions killed at least 18 people and forced over 50,000 to evacuate, highlighting the dangers of the worsening climate emergency.
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January 20, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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The way we grow food is a major cause of climate change, but it doesn't have to be.🌍🥗 A new study from the @pik-potsdam.bsky.social identifies 23 specific ways we can turn our food system into a "carbon sink" that heals the planet.

bit.ly/activist360F... #PlantBased #FoodSystems #Biodiversity
Can our food system save the planet?
A new 23-point plan from the Potsdam Institute shows how we can reach 1.5°C targets and protect 30% of nature by 2050 through a holistic approach to food and farming. https://bit.ly/activist360FoodSys...
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January 18, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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New climate reports confirm 2025 was the third straight year of record heat, pushing global temps near or beyond the 1.5°C threshold. Oceans and poles are warming fastest, signaling accelerating risk to ecosystems, food, and lives.

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New climate reports show 2025 was third straight year of record-setting heat
The past three years averaged more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures, the first time that time span has crossed that threshold.
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January 18, 2026 at 4:06 AM
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A new subsurface map of Antarctica reveals hidden mountains, valleys, and channels beneath the ice, critical to predicting glacier movement and future sea-level rise.

tinyurl.com/4x293rr8 #ClimateScience #Antarctica #SeaLevelRise #ClimateChange #EarthSystems #Glaciers
New map of Antarctica reveals hidden terrain with secrets to climate change
In a new study, researchers explained that less is known about the topography beneath the ice of Antarctica than any other planetary surface in the inner solar system.
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January 18, 2026 at 4:04 AM
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“Climate change is here.” Scientists warn droughts, heatwaves, hurricanes, and wildfires are arriving decades earlier than forecast, already costing lives and trillions.

tinyurl.com/n66pnscd #ClimateCrisis #ClimateScience #Resilience #Adaptation #ClimatePolicy
‘Climate change is here’: Experts warn global crisis is decades ahead of forecasts
Drought, heatwaves, hurricanes, and wildfires are arriving sooner than we imagined according to scientists
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January 18, 2026 at 4:02 AM
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New research shows Indigenous-led conservation works. With proper, long-term funding, these initiatives match or outperform traditional protected areas on carbon and biodiversity while advancing reconciliation.

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Study shows success of climate initiatives
Appropriate funding of Indigenous-led conservation efforts may be the key to solving the global climate crisis, a new study from Concordia University has found, with data showing that Indigenous-led p...
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January 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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The Supreme Court will review Monsanto/Bayer’s bid for immunity from Roundup cancer lawsuits, a ruling that could block state-level accountability for pesticide harms. This case could reshape consumer protections and our health!

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Supreme Court will review Monsanto’s bid for immunity in Roundup lawsuits
The Supreme Court will consider an appeal by the manufacturer of Roundup weed killer over suits that allege it failed to warn consumers about health dangers.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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An ancient Indigenous culture is disappearing as drought, salinity, and migration intensify Bolivia’s climate crisis. The Uru Chipaya, “people of water,” are on the brink.

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‘We’re in danger of extinction’: can Bolivia’s ‘water people’ survive a rising tide of salt and migration?
The Uru Chipaya, one of South America’s most ancient civilisations, are battling drought, salinity and an exodus of their people as the climate crisis wreaks havoc on their land
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January 17, 2026 at 12:56 AM