Dr Stephen Flood
@docfloods.bsky.social
#SocialScientist #Geographer 🌏 Resilience Lead at Climate Change Advisory Council Secretariat Ireland
🌎 Visiting Scholar @ICARUS 🌍 He/Him #SDGs 🌻 Co-Chair of International Climate Council Network Adaptation Working Group🌍 https://linktr.ee/floodsg
🌎 Visiting Scholar @ICARUS 🌍 He/Him #SDGs 🌻 Co-Chair of International Climate Council Network Adaptation Working Group🌍 https://linktr.ee/floodsg
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"The authors of this book provide concrete examples to help illustrate what it means to think and act simultaneously on development, disasters and climate."
@lisaschipper.bsky.social
Download here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
@lisaschipper.bsky.social
Download here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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The National Emergency Briefing
chaired by Prof @mikebernerslee.bsky.social saw nine leading experts brief MPs and others on every aspect of the climate & nature crisis.
Please follow our YouTube channel where the talks will be published soon.
www.youtube.com/@nebriefing #NEB2025
chaired by Prof @mikebernerslee.bsky.social saw nine leading experts brief MPs and others on every aspect of the climate & nature crisis.
Please follow our YouTube channel where the talks will be published soon.
www.youtube.com/@nebriefing #NEB2025
December 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The National Emergency Briefing
chaired by Prof @mikebernerslee.bsky.social saw nine leading experts brief MPs and others on every aspect of the climate & nature crisis.
Please follow our YouTube channel where the talks will be published soon.
www.youtube.com/@nebriefing #NEB2025
chaired by Prof @mikebernerslee.bsky.social saw nine leading experts brief MPs and others on every aspect of the climate & nature crisis.
Please follow our YouTube channel where the talks will be published soon.
www.youtube.com/@nebriefing #NEB2025
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What would the hottest UK day of 1976 look like today?
35.9°C back in 1976 would be 38-39°C now.
The hot extremes are warming faster than the average for the UK.
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-summer...
35.9°C back in 1976 would be 38-39°C now.
The hot extremes are warming faster than the average for the UK.
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-summer...
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
What would the hottest UK day of 1976 look like today?
35.9°C back in 1976 would be 38-39°C now.
The hot extremes are warming faster than the average for the UK.
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-summer...
35.9°C back in 1976 would be 38-39°C now.
The hot extremes are warming faster than the average for the UK.
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-summer...
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When did hydrologists become historians? #FDRI has released 35 years of hi-res data from the Plynlimon Research Catchments!
Read about our process of unearthing 35 years of measurements and what it means for understanding river processes: https://f.mtr.cool/grqzmwiqsd 🧪
Read about our process of unearthing 35 years of measurements and what it means for understanding river processes: https://f.mtr.cool/grqzmwiqsd 🧪
January 6, 2026 at 10:11 AM
When did hydrologists become historians? #FDRI has released 35 years of hi-res data from the Plynlimon Research Catchments!
Read about our process of unearthing 35 years of measurements and what it means for understanding river processes: https://f.mtr.cool/grqzmwiqsd 🧪
Read about our process of unearthing 35 years of measurements and what it means for understanding river processes: https://f.mtr.cool/grqzmwiqsd 🧪
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ABSOLUTE INSANITY GOING ON IN THE ARCTICS
Mind blowing MINIMUM +4.4C Grise Fiord
HOTTEST NIGHT EVER RECORDED IN THE NOVEMBER-APRIL SEMESTER
This is beyond any imagination
Also historic record +0.9C Alert 82N
Hundreds of records are been smashed in Arctic NE America
Mind blowing MINIMUM +4.4C Grise Fiord
HOTTEST NIGHT EVER RECORDED IN THE NOVEMBER-APRIL SEMESTER
This is beyond any imagination
Also historic record +0.9C Alert 82N
Hundreds of records are been smashed in Arctic NE America
January 7, 2026 at 4:32 AM
ABSOLUTE INSANITY GOING ON IN THE ARCTICS
Mind blowing MINIMUM +4.4C Grise Fiord
HOTTEST NIGHT EVER RECORDED IN THE NOVEMBER-APRIL SEMESTER
This is beyond any imagination
Also historic record +0.9C Alert 82N
Hundreds of records are been smashed in Arctic NE America
Mind blowing MINIMUM +4.4C Grise Fiord
HOTTEST NIGHT EVER RECORDED IN THE NOVEMBER-APRIL SEMESTER
This is beyond any imagination
Also historic record +0.9C Alert 82N
Hundreds of records are been smashed in Arctic NE America
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Six reasons why Trump’s attack on Venezuela was very wrong:
January 5, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Six reasons why Trump’s attack on Venezuela was very wrong:
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I'm starting to get the emails. Reporters: please see my comments below.
It's the most magical time of the year — when estimates of last year's global average temperature anomaly come out. Time to dust off my "last year was hot" auto-response.
January 5, 2026 at 6:20 PM
I'm starting to get the emails. Reporters: please see my comments below.
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We are on the cusp of losing all meaningful coral reefs and it’s barely making the news let alone the headlines.
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale.’
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale.’
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We are on the cusp of losing all meaningful coral reefs and it’s barely making the news let alone the headlines.
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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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I am deeply honoured and humbled to receive this prize in environmental humanities from @acls1919.bsky.social.
Let us collectively bring critical social science examinations—rooted in history, politics, and context, and problematizing normative discourses—to the global public.
Let us collectively bring critical social science examinations—rooted in history, politics, and context, and problematizing normative discourses—to the global public.
The 2025 winner in Environmental Humanities is Misreading the Bengal Delta: Climate Change, Development, and Livelihoods in Coastal Bangladesh by @cameliadewan.bsky.social (@uwapress.uw.edu, 2021)
September 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM
I am deeply honoured and humbled to receive this prize in environmental humanities from @acls1919.bsky.social.
Let us collectively bring critical social science examinations—rooted in history, politics, and context, and problematizing normative discourses—to the global public.
Let us collectively bring critical social science examinations—rooted in history, politics, and context, and problematizing normative discourses—to the global public.
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in Ireland, the computational hunger for energy has reached levels that are impossible to ignore. Datacentres guzzle one-fifth of the country’s electricity and are projected to devour nearly one-third of it within a few years.
FYI @docfloods.bsky.social
FYI @docfloods.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 8:54 AM
in Ireland, the computational hunger for energy has reached levels that are impossible to ignore. Datacentres guzzle one-fifth of the country’s electricity and are projected to devour nearly one-third of it within a few years.
FYI @docfloods.bsky.social
FYI @docfloods.bsky.social
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“It’s a horrible, horrible waste,” said Sharon Wilson, director of campaign @oilfieldwitness.bsky.social, pointing to Grok-generated images of Nazi Mickey Mouse as an example of what fossil gas was being burned to produce. “What useful purpose does this serve?”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate?
Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worried
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:53 AM
“It’s a horrible, horrible waste,” said Sharon Wilson, director of campaign @oilfieldwitness.bsky.social, pointing to Grok-generated images of Nazi Mickey Mouse as an example of what fossil gas was being burned to produce. “What useful purpose does this serve?”
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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To escape the craziness of the world I went to QAGOMA to see the new art exhibit Presence by Olafur Eliasson inspired by Iceland, geology , light and climate change. Beautiful and impressive. Feeling a bit more serene and calm before going back to work tomorrow.
January 4, 2026 at 5:01 AM
To escape the craziness of the world I went to QAGOMA to see the new art exhibit Presence by Olafur Eliasson inspired by Iceland, geology , light and climate change. Beautiful and impressive. Feeling a bit more serene and calm before going back to work tomorrow.
Flipping heck ….
Live: Venezuela’s Maduro to face ‘full wrath of American justice’ following capture by US forces in ‘large scale’ attack
www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/0...
Live: Venezuela’s Maduro to face ‘full wrath of American justice’ following capture by US forces in ‘large scale’ attack
www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/0...
Live: Venezuela’s Maduro to face ‘full wrath of American justice’ following capture by US forces in ‘large scale’ attack
Venezuela’s government said the United States attacked its civilian and military installations in multiple states
www.irishtimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Flipping heck ….
Live: Venezuela’s Maduro to face ‘full wrath of American justice’ following capture by US forces in ‘large scale’ attack
www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/0...
Live: Venezuela’s Maduro to face ‘full wrath of American justice’ following capture by US forces in ‘large scale’ attack
www.irishtimes.com/world/2026/0...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
Canadian judge Kimberly Prost is unable to use credit cards, transfer money or book everyday services in what she calls an attack on the independence of the judiciary
www.irishtimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:10 AM
‘It’s surreal’: US sanctions lock International Criminal Court judge out of daily life
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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Said the wave to the one behind
'There is an end to the sea'
'Impossible,' said the wave behind
'Nothing can stop me'
(Lemn Sissay)
#letthelightpourin
(Painting: The Sea, The Sea)
'There is an end to the sea'
'Impossible,' said the wave behind
'Nothing can stop me'
(Lemn Sissay)
#letthelightpourin
(Painting: The Sea, The Sea)
January 1, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Said the wave to the one behind
'There is an end to the sea'
'Impossible,' said the wave behind
'Nothing can stop me'
(Lemn Sissay)
#letthelightpourin
(Painting: The Sea, The Sea)
'There is an end to the sea'
'Impossible,' said the wave behind
'Nothing can stop me'
(Lemn Sissay)
#letthelightpourin
(Painting: The Sea, The Sea)
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An updated image of some recent work, with me for scale!
February 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
An updated image of some recent work, with me for scale!
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Seasonal best wishes to all! Am of course in no way suggesting that the below would make an ideal stocking-filler, but you never know!
December 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Seasonal best wishes to all! Am of course in no way suggesting that the below would make an ideal stocking-filler, but you never know!
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“We have no choice but to radically change our food systems to keep global temperature [rise] below two degrees”.
Am quoted in a piece in the @irishtimes.com on the future of food, by Sylvia Thompson.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Am quoted in a piece in the @irishtimes.com on the future of food, by Sylvia Thompson.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Network puts focus on nutritious seasonal food for people and planet
Local producers want to build closer connections between Irish consumers and farmers
www.irishtimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 10:49 AM
“We have no choice but to radically change our food systems to keep global temperature [rise] below two degrees”.
Am quoted in a piece in the @irishtimes.com on the future of food, by Sylvia Thompson.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Am quoted in a piece in the @irishtimes.com on the future of food, by Sylvia Thompson.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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Delighted to announce that my first book, THE LIE OF THE LAND, is due for publication on September 4th next via @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social.
It's a frank assessment of Ireland and the #Climate emergency, with a roadmap towards a more food and energy-secure future.
It's a frank assessment of Ireland and the #Climate emergency, with a roadmap towards a more food and energy-secure future.
June 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Delighted to announce that my first book, THE LIE OF THE LAND, is due for publication on September 4th next via @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social.
It's a frank assessment of Ireland and the #Climate emergency, with a roadmap towards a more food and energy-secure future.
It's a frank assessment of Ireland and the #Climate emergency, with a roadmap towards a more food and energy-secure future.
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And finally... the ongoing saga of Marine Protected Areas and the government's inability to act on longstanding commitments to take action. Will 2026 be the year?
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
Why are our marine 'protected' areas still nothing more than lines on maps?
Blanket bans on certain activities, such as towing trawls and dredges across the seafloor, or fixing nets for long periods, or even prohibiting all kinds of fishing or extractive activities from some ...
www.irishexaminer.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
And finally... the ongoing saga of Marine Protected Areas and the government's inability to act on longstanding commitments to take action. Will 2026 be the year?
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ou...
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You can also read my recent article in which I spoke to Ken and looked at the 40+ years of efforts to get the government to act to save the angel shark 🦈
www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...
From common to rare in 60 years, Ireland’s angel sharks need a guardian angel of their own
Poor fishing practices and lack of protections have left species critically endangered
www.irishtimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
You can also read my recent article in which I spoke to Ken and looked at the 40+ years of efforts to get the government to act to save the angel shark 🦈
www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/science/2025...
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It was great to be talking on the radio today about critically endangered angel sharks with film maker Ken O'Sullivan. Listen back here ⤵️
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Decline of Angel Sharks
Padraig Fogarty, ecologist and author, and Ken O’Sullivan, documentary maker
www.rte.ie
December 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
It was great to be talking on the radio today about critically endangered angel sharks with film maker Ken O'Sullivan. Listen back here ⤵️
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...