Barry Saxifrage
@bsaxifrage.bsky.social
Reporting about climate change at http://nationalobserver.com/u/barry-saxifrage and http://VisualCarbon.org
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So far 10 countries with data for December available.
Collected vehicle registration data
Frequently updated charts and data for new vehicle registrations across countries.
robbieandrew.github.io
January 6, 2026 at 8:02 AM
So far 10 countries with data for December available.
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Antarctica had its warmest year on record. That seems fucking bad. 🔥🔥🔥
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Antarctica had its warmest year on record. That seems fucking bad. 🔥🔥🔥
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The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
January 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
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"Sea-level rise poses a significant threat to Africa’s vital coastal ecosystems & the livelihoods of its growing populations... The rate of rise has accelerated markedly to 4.34 mm/yr since 2010, over 4 times the 1990s rate... this uneven rise intensifies risks for over 50 million coastal residents"
Accelerating sea level rise in Africa and its large marine ecosystems since the 1990s - Communications Earth & Environment
Sea-level rise in African large marine ecosystem has accelerated markedly since 2010, mostly due to ice sheet loss and land subsidence, with the Red Sea and Guinea Current rising fastest, according to...
www.nature.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:41 AM
"Sea-level rise poses a significant threat to Africa’s vital coastal ecosystems & the livelihoods of its growing populations... The rate of rise has accelerated markedly to 4.34 mm/yr since 2010, over 4 times the 1990s rate... this uneven rise intensifies risks for over 50 million coastal residents"
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Solar has risen from almost nothing in 2019 to roughly 10% of South Africa’s electricity-generating capacity,
cleantechnica.com/2026/01/01/c...
cleantechnica.com/2026/01/01/c...
Chinese Solar Panels Are Transforming Africa - CleanTechnica
China is supplying low cost solar panels to many African nations, including South Africa. Doing so also increases its political power.
cleantechnica.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Solar has risen from almost nothing in 2019 to roughly 10% of South Africa’s electricity-generating capacity,
cleantechnica.com/2026/01/01/c...
cleantechnica.com/2026/01/01/c...
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"The hot drought conditions that drive elevated tree mortality are projected to frequently emerge during a typical dry season 20 to 40 years from now"
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateEmergency
A new ‘hypertropical’ climate is emerging in the Amazon - Berkeley News
Unprecedented hot drought conditions are becoming more common, exposing trees to deadly stress and reducing the region’s ability to absorb anthropogenic carbon dioxide.
news.berkeley.edu
December 31, 2025 at 12:25 AM
"The hot drought conditions that drive elevated tree mortality are projected to frequently emerge during a typical dry season 20 to 40 years from now"
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateEmergency
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Here a novel idea, let’s let the survivors redact the Epstein files.
December 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Here a novel idea, let’s let the survivors redact the Epstein files.
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Towards the middle of the century, ~4000 glaciers worldwide will disappear every year.
Towards the middle of the century, ~4000 glaciers worldwide will disappear every year.
Peak glacier extinction in the mid-twenty-first century - Nature Climate Change
Many mountain glaciers will disappear with warming. Here the authors assess how many glaciers will disappear per year under different warming scenarios, finding that a peak in glacier loss will happen...
www.nature.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:56 AM
This is find -dot- gif
Towards the middle of the century, ~4000 glaciers worldwide will disappear every year.
Towards the middle of the century, ~4000 glaciers worldwide will disappear every year.
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As someone who often conducts fieldwork in remote places, I find it really irritating that many basic applications now require an internet connection to function.
December 29, 2025 at 5:20 AM
As someone who often conducts fieldwork in remote places, I find it really irritating that many basic applications now require an internet connection to function.
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87 in Tulsa OK yesterday! Ludicrous for late December.
This heatwave is not getting the attention it deserves because it’s not 110 in mid-summer. But in terms of anomalies & # of records, it’s virtually unprecedented/ virtually impossible in the absence of manmade climate change. Last 7 days…
This heatwave is not getting the attention it deserves because it’s not 110 in mid-summer. But in terms of anomalies & # of records, it’s virtually unprecedented/ virtually impossible in the absence of manmade climate change. Last 7 days…
December 29, 2025 at 4:14 AM
87 in Tulsa OK yesterday! Ludicrous for late December.
This heatwave is not getting the attention it deserves because it’s not 110 in mid-summer. But in terms of anomalies & # of records, it’s virtually unprecedented/ virtually impossible in the absence of manmade climate change. Last 7 days…
This heatwave is not getting the attention it deserves because it’s not 110 in mid-summer. But in terms of anomalies & # of records, it’s virtually unprecedented/ virtually impossible in the absence of manmade climate change. Last 7 days…
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The Absurd December US heatwave is ending. Last 7 days: 4700 heat records (mins & maxs) vs only 55 cold records.
7 day anomalies up to +25° F. Dozens of monthly records smashed.
The heat dome was forced by a very blocky global pattern, but the intensity is virtually impossible b4 climate change.
7 day anomalies up to +25° F. Dozens of monthly records smashed.
The heat dome was forced by a very blocky global pattern, but the intensity is virtually impossible b4 climate change.
December 29, 2025 at 5:08 AM
The Absurd December US heatwave is ending. Last 7 days: 4700 heat records (mins & maxs) vs only 55 cold records.
7 day anomalies up to +25° F. Dozens of monthly records smashed.
The heat dome was forced by a very blocky global pattern, but the intensity is virtually impossible b4 climate change.
7 day anomalies up to +25° F. Dozens of monthly records smashed.
The heat dome was forced by a very blocky global pattern, but the intensity is virtually impossible b4 climate change.
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From 2004–2011, ~62,000 African Penguin died near Cape Town because of sardine collapse caused by climate change and overfishing. That’s ~95% of the breeding penguins! In 2024, African Penguins were uplisted to Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
High adult mortality of African Penguins Spheniscus demersus in South Africa after 2004 was likely caused by starvation
From 2004–2011, following the collapse of sardine Sardinops sagax, a main food for African Penguins Spheniscus demersus, to < 25% of its maximum recorded abundance, survival of penguins breeding at...
www.tandfonline.com
December 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
From 2004–2011, ~62,000 African Penguin died near Cape Town because of sardine collapse caused by climate change and overfishing. That’s ~95% of the breeding penguins! In 2024, African Penguins were uplisted to Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
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Why is there so little overlap between people with large platforms who 1) have a good grasp of how politics actually work these days and 2) are paying close attention to climate change?
December 28, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Why is there so little overlap between people with large platforms who 1) have a good grasp of how politics actually work these days and 2) are paying close attention to climate change?
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Lots of things to fix out there but a decent argument that a real fix (if such a thing existed) for what can reasonably be called “elite impunity” would cascade out fixes for like 90 percent of the rest of it
December 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Lots of things to fix out there but a decent argument that a real fix (if such a thing existed) for what can reasonably be called “elite impunity” would cascade out fixes for like 90 percent of the rest of it
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A 110°F day in Phoenix in July is closer to the freezing point than Fairbanks is right now. @alaskawx.bsky.social
December 28, 2025 at 7:03 AM
A 110°F day in Phoenix in July is closer to the freezing point than Fairbanks is right now. @alaskawx.bsky.social
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" The guidelines recommend that museums should “Transition away from sponsorship from organisations involved with environmental harm (including fossil fuels), human rights abuses, & other sponsorship that does not align with the values of the museum.” "
December 27, 2025 at 3:09 AM
" The guidelines recommend that museums should “Transition away from sponsorship from organisations involved with environmental harm (including fossil fuels), human rights abuses, & other sponsorship that does not align with the values of the museum.” "
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"What's behind the pullback on policy and why is Canadian progress on tackling climate change so slow? Put simply, it’s because climate action threatens the profits of the fossil-fuel industry, and they’ve spent the past 50 years doing everything they can to prevent it."
Fossil-fuel propaganda is stalling climate action. Here’s what we can do about it.
New research highlights the role of fossil-fuel industry propaganda and suggests strategies to tackle false narratives about fossil fuels.
theconversation.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:16 AM
"What's behind the pullback on policy and why is Canadian progress on tackling climate change so slow? Put simply, it’s because climate action threatens the profits of the fossil-fuel industry, and they’ve spent the past 50 years doing everything they can to prevent it."
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ESA/Webb's final Picture of the Month for 2025 features Westerlund 2 containing many of the Milky Way’s hottest, brightest & most massive stars. Located 20,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Carina
Link for more info: esawebb.org/images/potm2...
Photo credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA
Link for more info: esawebb.org/images/potm2...
Photo credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA
December 22, 2025 at 5:07 PM
ESA/Webb's final Picture of the Month for 2025 features Westerlund 2 containing many of the Milky Way’s hottest, brightest & most massive stars. Located 20,000 light-years from Earth in the constellation Carina
Link for more info: esawebb.org/images/potm2...
Photo credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA
Link for more info: esawebb.org/images/potm2...
Photo credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA
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December 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Stop burning fossil fuels.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.
December 21, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Stop burning fossil fuels.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.
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Oil and gas production increased by record amounts under Biden, even though the US was already the world's biggest producer when he took office.
So what does "move to the center on domestic oil and gas production" even mean? Stop supporting clean energy entirely? Forego all climate policy? What?
So what does "move to the center on domestic oil and gas production" even mean? Stop supporting clean energy entirely? Forego all climate policy? What?
December 21, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Oil and gas production increased by record amounts under Biden, even though the US was already the world's biggest producer when he took office.
So what does "move to the center on domestic oil and gas production" even mean? Stop supporting clean energy entirely? Forego all climate policy? What?
So what does "move to the center on domestic oil and gas production" even mean? Stop supporting clean energy entirely? Forego all climate policy? What?
