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Rach
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Currently studying STEM at the OU, keen forager and lover of the outdoors!
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👏 🤩 🍾! Record mondial en France sur la fusion: cette avancée laisse “espérer que des plasmas de fusion puissent être stabilisés sur de longues durées dans des machines comme Iter.” cea.fr/presse/Pages/a…
February 19, 2025 at 9:24 AM
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Today is International Day of Women & Girls in Science.

Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. Her contributions have left an indelible mark on the world of science & health & continue to inspire generations of scientists & innovators. 🔬 #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
February 11, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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Solar *generation* (not just capacity) overtook coal in the EU last year
NEW | In 2024, solar power overtook coal for the first time! ☀️

As the US is doubting its own clean energy credentials, the EU is all in and it shows.

Today we @ember-energy.org published our annual European Electricity Review.

A thread on the most important developments...
January 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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January 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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I fear there is deep truth here.
January 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Beautiful Burbage Brook surrounded by snow and ice yesterday
January 12, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024, @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social data shows

- Highest recorded temperatures supercharged extreme weather – with worse to come

#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024
Highest recorded temperatures supercharged extreme weather – with worse to come, EU data shows
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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And humans are still ignorant towards the topics and evidence related to climate change and its consequences. Maybe this is Mother Nature taking a stand… 👀🤦‍♂️
ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.

Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:

www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Wildfire climate connection
Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...
www.noaa.gov
January 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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I thought people weren't willing to pay for climate change?
January 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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One of the most ironic conversations I’ve heard for a long time was a caller decrying teaching infants about anything ‘bad’ like climate change & they should only learn about things like dinosaurs! James asking about him about how dinosaurs died was a thing of beauty! @mrjamesob.bsky.social
November 28, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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Flood warning sirens sounding in Todmorden in the Upper Calder Valley in Calderdale, UK 🚨👀
#StormBert flood siren weather warnings sounding across Todmorden in the Calder Valley
November 23, 2024 at 2:36 PM
I woke up to a winter wonderland this morning. Nottingham UK
November 19, 2024 at 7:19 AM
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Changes in global temperature (1850-2023)

Find similar graphics for your country or city: www.ShowYourStripes.info

#ShowYourStripes
November 17, 2024 at 9:57 AM
Does anyone else love squidging or poking puffballs or is it just me???

#puffball #forager #foraging
November 15, 2024 at 9:53 PM
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🚨 A catastrophic situation is unfolding in Honduras as TS Sara brings relentless rainfall. Golosón International Airport has already reported 437mm (17+ inches), with more expected. Northern areas may see 250-500mm (10-20 inches), and the Sierra La Esperanza could exceed 750mm (30 inches). 🚨
November 15, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Happy Friday all, blue skies this morning in the midlands UK!
November 15, 2024 at 9:13 AM
Trumpet Cup fungus (Cladonia fimbriata) spotted on todays wanderings!

#cladoniafimbriata #fungus #foragedbyrach
November 14, 2024 at 2:32 PM
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Here, it's COP29 week, have some relevant content about our petrochemical overlords!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=08Hb...
A video by professor Steve Hydrocarbon, on behalf of the world's oil companies.
YouTube video by Henry Morris (nee Secret Tory)
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2024 at 6:46 AM
Oooooh, it's nice over here!
a woman in a leopard print shirt is screaming and says " and relax "
ALT: a woman in a leopard print shirt is screaming and says " and relax "
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2024 at 6:45 PM
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Critical situation in Benamargosa, Málaga, as river water starts flooding lower areas.

#DANA
November 13, 2024 at 4:26 PM
November 11, 2024 at 10:14 PM