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edhawkins.org
Spiralling global temperatures (1850-2025)

The last 3 years really jump out, rather like 2015-6 did when we first produced this graphic back then. Now, 2015-6 looks rather cool...

More on the spiral: doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...
January 14, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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helenczerski.bsky.social
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
Bronze plaque saying "A Letter to the Future. Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it. August 2019. 415ppm CO2"
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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skyglowberlin.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy
Sentinel 2 will be taking nighttime acquisitions TONIGHT, and the level 1B data will be available for TWO WEEKS ONLY following the acquisition: https://sentinels.copernicus.eu/web/sentinel/-/sentinel-2-nighttime-imaging-campaign

#RemoteSensing #nighttimelights #nightlight #lightpollution #Sentinel2
Image highlighting the specific areas of Earth that will be acquired at night tonight.
December 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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davidho.bsky.social
This is us.
A cartoon depicts several dinosaurs on a prehistoric landscape under a blue sky with scattered clouds. In the background, a bright white-orange asteroid streaks diagonally across the sky toward the ground, leaving a glowing trail. In the foreground, a Tyrannosaurus rex stands upright with its mouth open, with a white speech bubble next to its head containing the text: “Oh shit! Just like the scientists predicted.” Nearby, a few smaller dinosaurs look on, standing on a grassy plain with some low vegetation and rocky hills behind them.
December 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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helgethomas.bsky.social
Imagine all cars were electric, and then one Volkswagen engineer comes up with another idea …

#EMobility
August 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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michaelemann.bsky.social
The very definition of gaslighting is looking at this graph and then claiming that (a) models and observations are not consistent and (b) that there's a dramatic acceleration in warming since 2010.

The graph (prepared by Zeke Hausfather) speaks for itself.
michaelemann.bsky.social Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · May 23
Here's the latest comparison of global surface temperature observations (red) with IPCC climate model simulations (through March 2025, via @hausfath.bsky.social):
plot comparing global surface temperature observations ("Berkeley Earth" project--red) with IPCC ("CMIP6") climate model simulations (black is average over all models; blue shading shows spread among models)
June 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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esa.int
🆕 The first stunning images from our groundbreaking #Biomass satellite mission have been released – they mark a major leap forward in our ability to understand how Earth’s forests are changing and exactly how they contribute to the global carbon cycle 🌳🌍

www.esa.int/Applications...
This image features part of Bolivia. This vibrant image was created using the radar instrument’s different polarisation channels, with each colour revealing distinct characteristics of the landscape. For instance, green hues mainly represent rainforest, red hues forested floodplains and wetlands, and blue–purple is indicative of grasslands, while black areas are rivers and lakes. The image spans approximately 90 km along the Biomass satellite's flight path (length) and 60 km across in width, with north oriented to the right.
June 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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who.int
The people of #Gaza are hungry, exhausted, and facing a growing health crisis. Displacement has stripped them of safety and dignity.

Humanitarian aid must reach them — NOW.

Watch and share.
May 30, 2025 at 9:30 AM