Kyriacos Zygourakis🦉 🇺🇦
@kyzygo.bsky.social
Educator; engineer; retired academic. Born at 312 ppm.
"Science creates knowledge; opinion begets ignorance." Hippocrates
"Science creates knowledge; opinion begets ignorance." Hippocrates
Alarmism? 🤔
"...Crop yields have increased enormously over the past few decades. But early warning signs have arrived as crop yield rates flatline, prompting warnings of efficiency hitting its limits and the impacts of climate change taking effect..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"...Crop yields have increased enormously over the past few decades. But early warning signs have arrived as crop yield rates flatline, prompting warnings of efficiency hitting its limits and the impacts of climate change taking effect..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How climate breakdown is putting the world’s food in peril - in maps and charts
From floods to droughts, erratic weather patterns are affecting food security, with crop yields projected to fall if changes are not made
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Alarmism? 🤔
"...Crop yields have increased enormously over the past few decades. But early warning signs have arrived as crop yield rates flatline, prompting warnings of efficiency hitting its limits and the impacts of climate change taking effect..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"...Crop yields have increased enormously over the past few decades. But early warning signs have arrived as crop yield rates flatline, prompting warnings of efficiency hitting its limits and the impacts of climate change taking effect..."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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It's like on the eve of WWII we decided to stop funding R&D into weapons systems to develop advanced aircraft, ships, and tanks. Climate change is going to kick our butts if we lose NCAR (and NOAA) at a time when climate change is increasing extreme weather events capable of crashing the economy.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 4:24 AM
It's like on the eve of WWII we decided to stop funding R&D into weapons systems to develop advanced aircraft, ships, and tanks. Climate change is going to kick our butts if we lose NCAR (and NOAA) at a time when climate change is increasing extreme weather events capable of crashing the economy.
👉US-China "electron-gap."
"In China, inexpensive power has helped AI companies (e.g. DeepSeek) develop high-quality AI models more cost-effectively than their U.S. competitors. It has also helped China overcome challenges posed by its inferior domestic computer chips."
www.wsj.com/tech/china-a...
"In China, inexpensive power has helped AI companies (e.g. DeepSeek) develop high-quality AI models more cost-effectively than their U.S. competitors. It has also helped China overcome challenges posed by its inferior domestic computer chips."
www.wsj.com/tech/china-a...
China’s AI Power Play: Cheap Electricity From World’s Biggest Grid
Government push for power supremacy transforms Inner Mongolia. Tech leaders worry about a U.S.-China “electron gap.”
www.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 5:33 AM
👉US-China "electron-gap."
"In China, inexpensive power has helped AI companies (e.g. DeepSeek) develop high-quality AI models more cost-effectively than their U.S. competitors. It has also helped China overcome challenges posed by its inferior domestic computer chips."
www.wsj.com/tech/china-a...
"In China, inexpensive power has helped AI companies (e.g. DeepSeek) develop high-quality AI models more cost-effectively than their U.S. competitors. It has also helped China overcome challenges posed by its inferior domestic computer chips."
www.wsj.com/tech/china-a...
December 7, 2025 at 5:37 AM
#addBirder Western gull landing, Mendocino, CA
December 1, 2025 at 3:57 AM
#addBirder Western gull landing, Mendocino, CA
"...What happens when music, literature, and visuals come together? ... At the premiere, the musicians of the Munich Philharmonic, together with a narrator, will present excerpts from the graphic novel "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons for Resistance" by Timothy Snyder, illustrated by Nora Krug."
Mein Buch Über Tyrannei illustriert von Nora Krug als Kammermusik in München heute abend!
www.mphil.de/en/concerts-...
www.mphil.de/en/concerts-...
Concerts - Munich Philharmonic
Alle Konzerte der Münchner Philharmoniker und weitere Informationen über das Orchester.
www.mphil.de
November 12, 2025 at 4:17 PM
"...What happens when music, literature, and visuals come together? ... At the premiere, the musicians of the Munich Philharmonic, together with a narrator, will present excerpts from the graphic novel "On Tyranny: Twenty Lessons for Resistance" by Timothy Snyder, illustrated by Nora Krug."
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"If I were in the Senate, I wouldn’t vote for this compromise. Shutdowns are an opportunity to make your arguments, and the country was just starting to pay attention... I worry that Democrats have just taught Trump that they will fold under pressure."
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Opinion | What Were Democrats Thinking?
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"If I were in the Senate, I wouldn’t vote for this compromise. Shutdowns are an opportunity to make your arguments, and the country was just starting to pay attention... I worry that Democrats have just taught Trump that they will fold under pressure."
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Bill Gates on 10/27/25:
"Texas will start to feel more like northern Mexico"
😟 Solution?
"Some outdoor work will need to pause during the hottest hours of the day, and governments will have to invest in cooling centers"
🤯 Cooling centers 🤣 Texas to BG! 😱
www.texastribune.org/2023/06/16/t...
"Texas will start to feel more like northern Mexico"
😟 Solution?
"Some outdoor work will need to pause during the hottest hours of the day, and governments will have to invest in cooling centers"
🤯 Cooling centers 🤣 Texas to BG! 😱
www.texastribune.org/2023/06/16/t...
As Texas swelters, local rules requiring water breaks for construction workers will soon be nullified - The Texas Tribune
Gov. Greg Abbott approved a law this week that will eliminate city and county ordinances like Austin’s and Dallas’ mandated water breaks.
www.texastribune.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Bill Gates on 10/27/25:
"Texas will start to feel more like northern Mexico"
😟 Solution?
"Some outdoor work will need to pause during the hottest hours of the day, and governments will have to invest in cooling centers"
🤯 Cooling centers 🤣 Texas to BG! 😱
www.texastribune.org/2023/06/16/t...
"Texas will start to feel more like northern Mexico"
😟 Solution?
"Some outdoor work will need to pause during the hottest hours of the day, and governments will have to invest in cooling centers"
🤯 Cooling centers 🤣 Texas to BG! 😱
www.texastribune.org/2023/06/16/t...
Perhaps we should keep reminding everyone that utility solar and onshore wind are now the cheapest technologies for electricity generation!
And they are the fastest to bring to market!
(Source: Lazard Power, Energy & Infrastructure Group)
And they are the fastest to bring to market!
(Source: Lazard Power, Energy & Infrastructure Group)
October 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Perhaps we should keep reminding everyone that utility solar and onshore wind are now the cheapest technologies for electricity generation!
And they are the fastest to bring to market!
(Source: Lazard Power, Energy & Infrastructure Group)
And they are the fastest to bring to market!
(Source: Lazard Power, Energy & Infrastructure Group)
💯
Look at how much electricity generation from wind and solar increased in Texas from 2007 to 2024. And, still, our electricity costs are among the lowest in the nation!
Look at how much electricity generation from wind and solar increased in Texas from 2007 to 2024. And, still, our electricity costs are among the lowest in the nation!
October 15, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Look at how much electricity generation from wind and solar increased in Texas from 2007 to 2024. And, still, our electricity costs are among the lowest in the nation!
Look at how much electricity generation from wind and solar increased in Texas from 2007 to 2024. And, still, our electricity costs are among the lowest in the nation!
Between 2007 and 2024, electricity demand in Texas increased by 51%.
In the same period, electricity generation from wind and solar increased from 3% in 2007 to 34% in 20024. Most of the new demand was met with renewable sources!
Do we want to halt the growth of solar, battery storage, and wind?
In the same period, electricity generation from wind and solar increased from 3% in 2007 to 34% in 20024. Most of the new demand was met with renewable sources!
Do we want to halt the growth of solar, battery storage, and wind?
October 15, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Between 2007 and 2024, electricity demand in Texas increased by 51%.
In the same period, electricity generation from wind and solar increased from 3% in 2007 to 34% in 20024. Most of the new demand was met with renewable sources!
Do we want to halt the growth of solar, battery storage, and wind?
In the same period, electricity generation from wind and solar increased from 3% in 2007 to 34% in 20024. Most of the new demand was met with renewable sources!
Do we want to halt the growth of solar, battery storage, and wind?
Texas, where is our electricity coming from?
Yesterday (10/14/2025), 41% of our electricity came from solar (32%) and wind (9%).
Do we really want to stop the growth of the energy sources that keep our ACs running and our lights on??
Source: ERCOT
www.ercot.com/gridmktinfo/...
Yesterday (10/14/2025), 41% of our electricity came from solar (32%) and wind (9%).
Do we really want to stop the growth of the energy sources that keep our ACs running and our lights on??
Source: ERCOT
www.ercot.com/gridmktinfo/...
October 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Texas, where is our electricity coming from?
Yesterday (10/14/2025), 41% of our electricity came from solar (32%) and wind (9%).
Do we really want to stop the growth of the energy sources that keep our ACs running and our lights on??
Source: ERCOT
www.ercot.com/gridmktinfo/...
Yesterday (10/14/2025), 41% of our electricity came from solar (32%) and wind (9%).
Do we really want to stop the growth of the energy sources that keep our ACs running and our lights on??
Source: ERCOT
www.ercot.com/gridmktinfo/...
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A tale of two energy systems: “For coal, oil and gas, it’s white glove service. For renewables and storage, it’s freezes, delays and cancellations.”
White House offers ‘concierge’ service to fossil fuel firms, official says
Brittany Kelm, a senior policy adviser for the National Energy Dominance Council, detailed in a podcast how the council works to advance fossil fuel projects.
wapo.st
October 8, 2025 at 6:45 AM
A tale of two energy systems: “For coal, oil and gas, it’s white glove service. For renewables and storage, it’s freezes, delays and cancellations.”
💔 and of course the Candidate... what an indictment of our political life...
Bradshaw: "...His best film of that time is surely Michael Ritchie’s superb political satire The Candidate, a movie released in June 1972, 12 days after the Watergate break-in..."
www.theguardian.com/film/filmblo...
Bradshaw: "...His best film of that time is surely Michael Ritchie’s superb political satire The Candidate, a movie released in June 1972, 12 days after the Watergate break-in..."
www.theguardian.com/film/filmblo...
Robert Redford: the incandescently handsome star who changed Hollywood forever
Robert Redford, who has died at the age of 89, began as a blond bombshell at a time when American cinema favoured grit, then turned into a supremely assured director and unlikely keeper of the indie f...
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
💔 and of course the Candidate... what an indictment of our political life...
Bradshaw: "...His best film of that time is surely Michael Ritchie’s superb political satire The Candidate, a movie released in June 1972, 12 days after the Watergate break-in..."
www.theguardian.com/film/filmblo...
Bradshaw: "...His best film of that time is surely Michael Ritchie’s superb political satire The Candidate, a movie released in June 1972, 12 days after the Watergate break-in..."
www.theguardian.com/film/filmblo...
💔RIP Robert💔
"The Chase" was the first of his films I saw in the late sixties.
Redford, Fonda, Brando, and Arthur Penn at his top, weaving masterfully the themes of racism, power, civic apathy, and injustice that simmer in a small Texas town.
"The Chase" was the first of his films I saw in the late sixties.
Redford, Fonda, Brando, and Arthur Penn at his top, weaving masterfully the themes of racism, power, civic apathy, and injustice that simmer in a small Texas town.
September 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
💔RIP Robert💔
"The Chase" was the first of his films I saw in the late sixties.
Redford, Fonda, Brando, and Arthur Penn at his top, weaving masterfully the themes of racism, power, civic apathy, and injustice that simmer in a small Texas town.
"The Chase" was the first of his films I saw in the late sixties.
Redford, Fonda, Brando, and Arthur Penn at his top, weaving masterfully the themes of racism, power, civic apathy, and injustice that simmer in a small Texas town.
Jeff Goodell: "...Nights are also growing hotter, which is particularly risky for people who work in the heat, 👉 since it limits the time the body has to recover from daytime heat 👈..."
The average low temperature in Houston has increased by 5.8°F since 1970!
Get your data! www.climatecentral.org
The average low temperature in Houston has increased by 5.8°F since 1970!
Get your data! www.climatecentral.org
August 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Jeff Goodell: "...Nights are also growing hotter, which is particularly risky for people who work in the heat, 👉 since it limits the time the body has to recover from daytime heat 👈..."
The average low temperature in Houston has increased by 5.8°F since 1970!
Get your data! www.climatecentral.org
The average low temperature in Houston has increased by 5.8°F since 1970!
Get your data! www.climatecentral.org
Jeff Goodell: "Summer is not what it used to be... In the hottest regions of the country, such as Texas, where I live, the climate crisis is not only changing our world; it is also dividing it..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...
Opinion | The New American Inequality: The Cooled vs. the Cooked
www.nytimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Jeff Goodell: "Summer is not what it used to be... In the hottest regions of the country, such as Texas, where I live, the climate crisis is not only changing our world; it is also dividing it..."
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/o...
Crisp, who led the OCO (Orbiting Carbon Observatories) development team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory from the outset, said of the OCO hardware:
“These are national assets.... They are what made this country great. Tearing things down doesn’t make it great again. It just tears things down.” 🥲
“These are national assets.... They are what made this country great. Tearing things down doesn’t make it great again. It just tears things down.” 🥲
They are really, really scared of what good climate data will show about what burning fossil fuels is doing to our planet.
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
www.latimes.com/business/sto...
Commentary: Trump wants NASA to burn a crucial satellite to cinders, killing research into climate change
NASA's Orbiting Carbon Observatories have produced groundbreaking data about global warming and crop health. Trump wants the observatories destroyed by burning them up in the atmosphere — but why?
www.latimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Crisp, who led the OCO (Orbiting Carbon Observatories) development team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory from the outset, said of the OCO hardware:
“These are national assets.... They are what made this country great. Tearing things down doesn’t make it great again. It just tears things down.” 🥲
“These are national assets.... They are what made this country great. Tearing things down doesn’t make it great again. It just tears things down.” 🥲
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Glaciers in the Alps and Pyrenees have lost about 40% of their mass since 2000. www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...
At Europe's melting glaciers, signs of climate peril are everywhere
Europe's glaciers are shrinking faster than anywhere else on Earth, leaving behind unstable landscapes.
www.nbcnews.com
August 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Glaciers in the Alps and Pyrenees have lost about 40% of their mass since 2000. www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...
Paradise is not immune to extreme heat 🥲
A friend commented today about how unusually hot it was in Greece this summer. While AC wasn't really necessary 50-60 years ago (and most Greeks did not have it), it became a necessity in recent years.
Scary red bars 👇👇
showyourstripes.info/c/europe/gre...
A friend commented today about how unusually hot it was in Greece this summer. While AC wasn't really necessary 50-60 years ago (and most Greeks did not have it), it became a necessity in recent years.
Scary red bars 👇👇
showyourstripes.info/c/europe/gre...
Show Your Stripes
Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe
showyourstripes.info
August 20, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Paradise is not immune to extreme heat 🥲
A friend commented today about how unusually hot it was in Greece this summer. While AC wasn't really necessary 50-60 years ago (and most Greeks did not have it), it became a necessity in recent years.
Scary red bars 👇👇
showyourstripes.info/c/europe/gre...
A friend commented today about how unusually hot it was in Greece this summer. While AC wasn't really necessary 50-60 years ago (and most Greeks did not have it), it became a necessity in recent years.
Scary red bars 👇👇
showyourstripes.info/c/europe/gre...
👉 Climate tipping points are global warming levels beyond which changes in a part of the climate system become irreversible and serious.
Economist: "Scientists now have a decent understanding of which parts of the climate system are most vulnerable to tipping." 1/2
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Economist: "Scientists now have a decent understanding of which parts of the climate system are most vulnerable to tipping." 1/2
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Earth’s climate is approaching irreversible tipping points
Scientists are racing to work out just how close they might be
www.economist.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:34 PM
👉 Climate tipping points are global warming levels beyond which changes in a part of the climate system become irreversible and serious.
Economist: "Scientists now have a decent understanding of which parts of the climate system are most vulnerable to tipping." 1/2
www.economist.com/interactive/...
Economist: "Scientists now have a decent understanding of which parts of the climate system are most vulnerable to tipping." 1/2
www.economist.com/interactive/...
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In 2025, the U.S. saw wildfires, floods & more, but these aren’t isolated events. In this episode, @farhanasultana.com explains how colonial history & inequality shape who suffers most from climate disasters, in the U.S. & globally. #ClimateChange
🎧Listen now: scholars.org/podcast/uneq...
🎧Listen now: scholars.org/podcast/uneq...
August 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
In 2025, the U.S. saw wildfires, floods & more, but these aren’t isolated events. In this episode, @farhanasultana.com explains how colonial history & inequality shape who suffers most from climate disasters, in the U.S. & globally. #ClimateChange
🎧Listen now: scholars.org/podcast/uneq...
🎧Listen now: scholars.org/podcast/uneq...
What is the return of federal spending on nondefense research? 🤔
A recent study found that: An increase in nondefense R&D appropriations leads to more innovative activity and higher business-sector productivity in the long run.
How large is this effect? 👇👇
andrewjfieldhouse.com/wp-content/u...
A recent study found that: An increase in nondefense R&D appropriations leads to more innovative activity and higher business-sector productivity in the long run.
How large is this effect? 👇👇
andrewjfieldhouse.com/wp-content/u...
andrewjfieldhouse.com
July 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
What is the return of federal spending on nondefense research? 🤔
A recent study found that: An increase in nondefense R&D appropriations leads to more innovative activity and higher business-sector productivity in the long run.
How large is this effect? 👇👇
andrewjfieldhouse.com/wp-content/u...
A recent study found that: An increase in nondefense R&D appropriations leads to more innovative activity and higher business-sector productivity in the long run.
How large is this effect? 👇👇
andrewjfieldhouse.com/wp-content/u...
Interesting history! "...colonists turned to tea alternatives made with herbs, fruits and indigenous plants, including yaupon. These “liberty teas” proved perfectly acceptable substitutes, until the American Revolution ended and the tea trade returned..."
www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/07...
www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/07...
Tariffs give the U.S.’s only native caffeinated plant a shot at stardom
Yaupon, a holly plant long used by indigenous groups, gets new attention thanks to tariffs on tea and coffee.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 14, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Interesting history! "...colonists turned to tea alternatives made with herbs, fruits and indigenous plants, including yaupon. These “liberty teas” proved perfectly acceptable substitutes, until the American Revolution ended and the tea trade returned..."
www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/07...
www.washingtonpost.com/food/2025/07...