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Countdown to Extinction @countdown2ext.bsky.social · May 7
Kids born today are going to grow up in a hellscape, grim climate study finds #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #FutureGenerations #EnvironmentalImpact
Kids born today are going to grow up in a hellscape, grim climate study finds
Exposure to extreme climate events will increase two to seven times more for those born in 2020 compared with those in 1960, a new study warns.
www.livescience.com
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RFK Jr. will be taking the family out for a swim soon I suspect.
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DC Water CEO addresses community in wake of massive sewage spill - WTOP News
DC Water CEO David Gaddis pledged a full recovery effort after a massive sewer pipe break spilled hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River — the largest wastewater spill in...
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February 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Climate change is making frogs 'sexier', scientists say #Science #Biology #Zoology #ClimateChange #FrogResearch #Biodiversity

https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/climate-change-frogs-sexier
Climate change is making frogs 'sexier', scientists say | BBC Science Focus Magazine
Climate change may be giving frogs a helping hand in the language of love, a new study has found. 
www.sciencefocus.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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EPA set to scrap the ‘endangerment finding’ that climate change harms human health #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #ClimateChange #PublicHealth #EPA

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/epa-set-to-scrap-the-endangerment-finding-that-climate-change-harms-human/
Do you know the rule that anchored U.S. climate policy? The EPA is about to throw it out
The Trump administration is expected to rescind the 2009 “endangerment finding,” ending regulation of greenhouse gases from cars and trucks
www.scientificamerican.com
February 12, 2026 at 5:35 PM
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The Fight Over US Climate Rules Is Just Beginning #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalPolicy #Sustainability

https://www.wired.com/story/the-fight-over-us-climate-rules-is-just-beginning/
The Fight Over US Climate Rules Is Just Beginning
As the EPA moves to roll back the endangerment finding, which allows it to regulate greenhouse gases, experts predict uncertainty for business and a protracted legal fight.
www.wired.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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Food chains in Caribbean coral reefs are getting shorter #Science #Biology #Ecology #CoralReefs #Biodiversity #ClimateChange

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/coral-reef-food-chain-caribbean
Food chains in Caribbean coral reefs are getting shorter
Shorter food chains could mean reefs are less able to weather changes in food availability, threatening an already vulnerable ecosystem.
www.sciencenews.org
February 11, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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Scientists See Growing Risk of 'Hothouse Earth' as Warming Gains Pace #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #HothouseEarth

https://e360.yale.edu/digest/hothouse-earth-study
Scientists See Growing Risk of 'Hothouse Earth' as Warming Gains Pace
e360.yale.edu
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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What's next after the Trump administration revokes key finding on climate change? #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #ClimateChange #Policy

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/whats-next-after-the-trump-administration-revokes-key-finding-on-climate-change/
What's next after the Trump administration revokes key finding on climate change?
The EPA is revoking the finding for legal, not scientific, reasons.
arstechnica.com
February 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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Summer Heat Hits Southeastern Australia #Science #EarthSciences #Meteorology #HeatWave #AustraliaWeather #ClimateChange

https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/summer-heat-hits-southeastern-australia/
Summer Heat Hits Southeastern Australia - NASA Science
January brought blistering extremes Down Under as record temperatures scorched the nation’s southeast.
science.nasa.gov
February 11, 2026 at 6:01 AM
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41 US States Are Getting Warmer, Just Not Where You’d Expect #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #EnvironmentalScience

https://scitechdaily.com/41-us-states-are-getting-warmer-just-not-where-youd-expect/
41 US States Are Getting Warmer, Just Not Where You’d Expect
A closer look at temperature extremes shows that most U.S. states are warming in distinct ways. Warming is not showing up the same way everywhere in the United States, and a new analysis suggests that difference matters for how states prepare. The study in the open-access journal PLOS Climate, was
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February 11, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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US court agency pulls climate change from science advisory document #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #ClimateChange #SciencePolicy

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/us-court-agency-pulls-climate-change-from-science-advisory-document/
After Republican complaints, judicial body pulls climate advice
Meant to help judges handle scientific issues, document is now climate-free.
arstechnica.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Why has this winter been so cold in the U.S. East and warm in the country’s West? #Science #EarthSciences #Meteorology #ClimateChange #WinterWeather #WeatherPatterns

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-has-this-winter-been-so-cold-in-the-east-and-warm-in-the-west/
Why has it been so #$%@ing cold this winter?
While it’s been a frigid winter in the eastern U.S., the western region of the country has seen record warmth
www.scientificamerican.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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Living, Breathing Cities Pose Challenges for Carbon Monitoring #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #CarbonMonitoring #SustainableCities #ClimateChange

https://nautil.us/living-breathing-cities-pose-challenges-for-carbon-monitoring-1266761/
Living, Breathing Cities Pose Challenges for Carbon Monitoring
Living, Breathing Cities Pose Challenges for Carbon Monitoring: A new comprehensive review details the challenges and opportunities of carbon monitoring in cities
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February 9, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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AI Boom Could Add Nearly a Million Tons of CO₂ Annually, Researchers Warn #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #AIImpact #ClimateChange #Sustainability

https://scitechdaily.com/ai-boom-could-add-nearly-a-million-tons-of-co%e2%82%82-annually-researchers-warn/
AI Boom Could Add Nearly a Million Tons of CO₂ Annually, Researchers Warn
Growing AI adoption could modestly increase U.S. carbon emissions, highlighting the need for energy-efficient AI systems.
scitechdaily.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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The 8 States Where Climate Change Hasn’t Shown Up (Yet) #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalScience #Sustainability

https://studyfinds.org/warming-hole-8-states-show-no-climate-change-while-coasts-heat-up/
The 8 States Where Climate Change Hasn't Shown Up (Yet)
New research reveals 84% of U.S. states show warming when scientists examine temperature extremes, even though only 44% show rising averages—exposing climate change hiding in plain sight across America.
studyfinds.org
February 7, 2026 at 11:46 PM
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Ancient Plankton Reveal a Surprise About Future Ocean Oxygen #Science #EarthSciences #Oceanography #OceanOxygen #AncientPlankton #ClimateChange

https://scitechdaily.com/ancient-plankton-reveal-a-surprise-about-future-ocean-oxygen/
Ancient Plankton Reveal a Surprise About Future Ocean Oxygen
A new study suggests that some of the world’s oxygen-deprived oceans could eventually regain higher oxygen levels in the centuries ahead, even as the planet continues to warm.
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February 7, 2026 at 11:45 PM
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Why Scientists Are Rethinking 60 Years of Arctic Snow Data #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ArcticResearch #ClimateChange #SnowData

https://scitechdaily.com/why-scientists-are-rethinking-60-years-of-arctic-snow-data/
Why Scientists Are Rethinking 60 Years of Arctic Snow Data
Decades of advances in satellite observation made it seem as though Arctic snow cover was growing, when in reality satellites were simply becoming better at detecting smaller and shrinking amounts of snow.
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February 7, 2026 at 5:40 AM
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COVID-19 cleared the skies but also supercharged methane emissions #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #COVID19 #ClimateChange #MethaneEmissions

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/covid-19-cleared-the-skies-but-also-supercharged-methane-emissions/
COVID-19 cleared the skies but also supercharged methane emissions
Less pollution meant lower amounts of a methane-destroying chemical.
arstechnica.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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Boreal Forests Are Shifting North #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #BorealForests #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalImpact

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/landsat/boreal-forests-are-shifting-north/
Boreal Forests Are Shifting North - NASA Science
The boreal forest—the world’s largest terrestrial biome—is warming faster than any other forest type. New research uses Landsat data to track how the forests shift.
science.nasa.gov
February 6, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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Seas to Rise Around the World — but Not in Greenland #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #SeaLevelRise #ClimateChange #Greenland

https://e360.yale.edu/digest/greenland-sea-levels-fall
Seas to Rise Around the World — but Not in Greenland
e360.yale.edu
February 6, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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A Hidden Atmospheric Shift Let Methane Surge Worldwide #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #MethaneEmissions #ClimateChange #AtmosphericScience

https://scitechdaily.com/a-hidden-atmospheric-shift-let-methane-surge-worldwide/
A Hidden Atmospheric Shift Let Methane Surge Worldwide
Atmospheric methane rose faster than ever in the early 2020s, driven less by fossil fuels and more by changes in nature itself.
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February 5, 2026 at 8:35 PM
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A Simple Water Fix May Be One of the Arctic’s Strongest Climate Solutions #Science #EarthSciences #EnvironmentalScience #ClimateChange #ArcticSolutions

https://scitechdaily.com/a-simple-water-fix-may-be-one-of-the-arctics-strongest-climate-solutions/
A Simple Water Fix May Be One of the Arctic’s Strongest Climate Solutions
An Arctic farming experiment reveals that carbon losses from peat soils are not fixed, but highly sensitive to how water is managed.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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Climate change threatens the Winter Olympics—even snowmaking won’t save it #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ClimateChange #WinterOlympics #SustainableSports

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-change-threatens-the-winter-olympics-even-snowmaking-wont-save-it/
Even snowmaking won’t save the future of the Winter Olympics
As Earth’s temperature rises, fewer places will be suitable for hosting the Winter Olympics
www.scientificamerican.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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When Fire Returns to Forests That Forgot How to Burn #Science #EarthSciences #Ecology #WildfireRecovery #ForestEcology #ClimateChange

https://scienceblog.com/when-fire-returns-to-forests-that-forgot-how-to-burn/
When Fire Returns to Forests That Forgot How to Burn
THE ANCIENT FORESTS of the Pacific Northwest have a problem: they're too old in all the wrong places. Across 24 million acres of federal land spanning
scienceblog.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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This Breakthrough Lets Scientists See Arctic Ice Loss Coming #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #ArcticIce #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalScience

https://scitechdaily.com/this-breakthrough-lets-scientists-see-arctic-ice-loss-coming/
This Breakthrough Lets Scientists See Arctic Ice Loss Coming
Scientists have unveiled a powerful new method for predicting Arctic sea ice months in advance, just as climate change drives rapid ice loss.
scitechdaily.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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Cracking Antarctic Sea Ice #Science #EarthSciences #Oceanography #AntarcticResearch #SeaIce #ClimateChange

https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/cracking-antarctic-sea-ice/
Cracking Antarctic Sea Ice - NASA Science
Icebreakers play a critical role in delivering supplies to America's largest research base in Antarctica.
science.nasa.gov
February 3, 2026 at 5:26 PM