Mike Harrington
@natureknowsbest.bsky.social
A straw in the stream of life.
The only thing more expensive than education is - ignorance.
(Benjamin Franklin)
The only thing more expensive than education is - ignorance.
(Benjamin Franklin)
Reposted by Mike Harrington
My new video…
UP, UP, and AWAY — Global Carbon Budget 2025…
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UP, UP, and AWAY — Global Carbon Budget 2025…
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#ClimateAction #climate #ClimateCrisis #weather #carbon #CO2 #weather #Brazil #COP30 #UN #Belem #Rio
UP, UP, and AWAY — Global Carbon Budget 2025…
YouTube video by Paul Beckwith
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November 16, 2025 at 4:05 AM
My new video…
UP, UP, and AWAY — Global Carbon Budget 2025…
youtu.be/BeE2HzEZ3O4?...
#ClimateAction #climate #ClimateCrisis #weather #carbon #CO2 #weather #Brazil #COP30 #UN #Belem #Rio
UP, UP, and AWAY — Global Carbon Budget 2025…
youtu.be/BeE2HzEZ3O4?...
#ClimateAction #climate #ClimateCrisis #weather #carbon #CO2 #weather #Brazil #COP30 #UN #Belem #Rio
The irony & utter hypocrisy is that one of Trump's greatest media supporters - Fox News - has consistently cherry picked news about Trump, selectively editing it in Trump's favour during his election campaigns. Trump is an aberration of humanity.
Trump wants to destroy the BBC and Farage is egging him on.
To all those who love the BBC, now is the time to speak up.
To all those who love the BBC, now is the time to speak up.
November 15, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The irony & utter hypocrisy is that one of Trump's greatest media supporters - Fox News - has consistently cherry picked news about Trump, selectively editing it in Trump's favour during his election campaigns. Trump is an aberration of humanity.
Today's US billionaires are making their own rules for socio-cultural norms to strengthen their own controls & manipulation thereof. Democracy & the rule of law are commodities traded like any other asset by the billionaire class.
$1 billion data centre to maybe create 100 jobs. That's likely an overstatement.
It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it.
www.wisn.com/article/meta...
It is truly not worth draining the living word for this vampiric tech and people are starting to realize it.
www.wisn.com/article/meta...
Meta plans $1 billion data center in Beaver Dam
The facility is expected to be completed in 2027 and will support 100 jobs, according to state officials.
www.wisn.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Today's US billionaires are making their own rules for socio-cultural norms to strengthen their own controls & manipulation thereof. Democracy & the rule of law are commodities traded like any other asset by the billionaire class.
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AI is a sophisticated & useful time-saving calculation tool. Thus far its outputs have demonstrated imperfection & inaccuracy so need equally sophisticated validation/authentication. It would be unwise to 100% rely upon unverified, & potentially prodigious, outputs in safety-critical applications.
Did you miss the launch of AI for a planet under pressure?
This landmark report shows that good use of AI is an opportunity the world cannot afford to miss – it can accelerate science and decision-making about climate change, biodiversity loss, and other crises related to planetary boundaries.
This landmark report shows that good use of AI is an opportunity the world cannot afford to miss – it can accelerate science and decision-making about climate change, biodiversity loss, and other crises related to planetary boundaries.
Launch event: AI for a planet under pressure
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already driving scientific breakthroughs in a variety of research fields, ranging from the life sciences to mathematics. This raises a critical question: can AI be…
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:15 AM
AI is a sophisticated & useful time-saving calculation tool. Thus far its outputs have demonstrated imperfection & inaccuracy so need equally sophisticated validation/authentication. It would be unwise to 100% rely upon unverified, & potentially prodigious, outputs in safety-critical applications.
Too many of today's rabble of dishonest & self-serving global leaders parrot the scripts of their fossil fuel paymasters. The latter value short-term profit above preserving & repairing a functioning biosphere which could continue to support life as we know it. Fiddling whilst Rome burns.
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Too many of today's rabble of dishonest & self-serving global leaders parrot the scripts of their fossil fuel paymasters. The latter value short-term profit above preserving & repairing a functioning biosphere which could continue to support life as we know it. Fiddling whilst Rome burns.
From 2025 it's theorized the remaining carbon budget to stay below +2°C is 1110 billion tons of CO2. At 38 billion tons per year, this would be exhausted in 29 yrs, & in 37 years at 30bt p.a. Current warming is non-linear & short-ived GHgases + feedbacks also increase the Earth Energy Imbalance
The thing that amazes me most about this figure is not the progress that we made from the blue line "where we were going", but that everyone seems to be having heart failure that the IEA made a scenario where emissions are flat, instead of falling 20% in 25 years...
www.axios.com/2025/11/13/c...
www.axios.com/2025/11/13/c...
November 14, 2025 at 9:40 AM
From 2025 it's theorized the remaining carbon budget to stay below +2°C is 1110 billion tons of CO2. At 38 billion tons per year, this would be exhausted in 29 yrs, & in 37 years at 30bt p.a. Current warming is non-linear & short-ived GHgases + feedbacks also increase the Earth Energy Imbalance
Maintaining BAU GHG emissions = more warming. GHG emissions from increasing permafrost melt, albedo loss, & stronger self-reinforcing feedbacks = upward curve of accelerated warming. Warming ocean CO2 content will trend towards less being absorbed, & more being emitted (they do both). +2°C by ~2040?
And the rest
Almost half of climate scientists polled think the temperature rise by the century's end will be 3C+
And I agree
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Almost half of climate scientists polled think the temperature rise by the century's end will be 3C+
And I agree
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Maintaining BAU GHG emissions = more warming. GHG emissions from increasing permafrost melt, albedo loss, & stronger self-reinforcing feedbacks = upward curve of accelerated warming. Warming ocean CO2 content will trend towards less being absorbed, & more being emitted (they do both). +2°C by ~2040?
Despite the medieval-dogma-driven ruling regime having a brutal chokehold over the people (much moreso than during the Shah's rule), the current critical shortage of water supply in Tehran might conceivably be an opportunity borne of desperation to nudge change to a tipping point.
"The house was already on fire,and #climate change & drought added fuel to this fire, the flames are everywhere & you can no longer deny, that's why the person at the highest level of the government is admitting that things went wrong" - Prof. Kaveh Madani
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
'Worse than war with Israel': Why Iran's regime is on edge
YouTube video by The Telegraph
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November 13, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Despite the medieval-dogma-driven ruling regime having a brutal chokehold over the people (much moreso than during the Shah's rule), the current critical shortage of water supply in Tehran might conceivably be an opportunity borne of desperation to nudge change to a tipping point.
Understanding the possibilities for geoengineering, whether you like the idea or not.
youtu.be/aN8zvljc5EQ?...
youtu.be/aN8zvljc5EQ?...
The Science and Politics of Geoengineering with Ted Parson | TGS 200
YouTube video by Nate Hagens
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November 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Understanding the possibilities for geoengineering, whether you like the idea or not.
youtu.be/aN8zvljc5EQ?...
youtu.be/aN8zvljc5EQ?...
Casey Jones gives a good brief analysis
youtu.be/OFLv9aXJPV0?...
youtu.be/OFLv9aXJPV0?...
November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Casey Jones gives a good brief analysis
youtu.be/OFLv9aXJPV0?...
youtu.be/OFLv9aXJPV0?...
Reposted by Mike Harrington
Here astrophysicist Jason Wright does an excellent job explaining why Avi is wrong:
(7/7)
sites.psu.edu/astrowright/...
(7/7)
sites.psu.edu/astrowright/...
Loeb’s 3I/ATLAS “Anomalies” Explained
Avi Loeb continues to claim that 3I/ATLAS has many anomalous behaviors that lead to the conclusion that it “might” be an alien spacecraft. He carefully hedges the probability that it is a spacecraft ...
sites.psu.edu
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Here astrophysicist Jason Wright does an excellent job explaining why Avi is wrong:
(7/7)
sites.psu.edu/astrowright/...
(7/7)
sites.psu.edu/astrowright/...
Reposted by Mike Harrington
📣 We just released a new free resource at @climatecentral.org - a 72-slide deck introducing key facts about climate change, including its causes, impacts, and solutions. It also comes with speaker notes and links for local storytelling.
➡️ www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt... (English & Spanish)
➡️ www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt... (English & Spanish)
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
📣 We just released a new free resource at @climatecentral.org - a 72-slide deck introducing key facts about climate change, including its causes, impacts, and solutions. It also comes with speaker notes and links for local storytelling.
➡️ www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt... (English & Spanish)
➡️ www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt... (English & Spanish)
Whatever China's hidden agenda, or true intentions may be, for us to achieve successful climate mitigation the end result may justify the means, however unpalatable the collateral gains for China may be. A viable Earth biosphere is at stake.
Analysis: China is not only powering the shift to clean energy, but becoming a driving force in climate diplomacy, filling a vacuum left by the U.S. and E.U.
As U.N. climate negotiations get underway, China is staking its claim to the leadership role.
As U.N. climate negotiations get underway, China is staking its claim to the leadership role.
As U.S. and E.U. Retreat on Climate, China Takes the Leadership Role
As U.N. talks get underway, China is emerging as a key leader in international climate efforts. It is empowering the global energy transition, and along with India and Brazil, is becoming the driving ...
e360.yale.edu
November 10, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Whatever China's hidden agenda, or true intentions may be, for us to achieve successful climate mitigation the end result may justify the means, however unpalatable the collateral gains for China may be. A viable Earth biosphere is at stake.
Potential supply of a future (patented?) distribution infrastructure? The idea that we could be forced into geoeng is bad enough, & undesirable, but without tight control of responsible govts (!) in regulated global collaboration then it could become a private sector Wild West
I spoke to someone about this, and they said that these investments were not philanthropy but were from people who hoped to see a positive return.
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Potential supply of a future (patented?) distribution infrastructure? The idea that we could be forced into geoeng is bad enough, & undesirable, but without tight control of responsible govts (!) in regulated global collaboration then it could become a private sector Wild West
Oh dear. Toddler Trump, of the fragile ego, is now throwing toys out of his pram again. Who would ever have thought that a vexatious litigant (& wannabe ballroom designer) would ever become President of the US?
Davie and Turness resign from the BBC, ironically after the Right whip up confected outrage about a Trump documentary.
Now there’s a chance to get someone sympathetic to the BBC into the top job.
Now there’s a chance to get someone sympathetic to the BBC into the top job.
BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit
Deborah Turness, the CEO of news, says “mistakes have been made”.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Oh dear. Toddler Trump, of the fragile ego, is now throwing toys out of his pram again. Who would ever have thought that a vexatious litigant (& wannabe ballroom designer) would ever become President of the US?
The unexplained spike in global warming is a non-linear trend reinforced by Business as Usual. It suggests we can expect more of the same. So geoeng may be forced upon us, particularly where we cannot adapt. Funding of related R&D seems logical but VC "private" investment (for profit) is puzzling
It amazes me to see what venture capitalists are willing to invest in.
Are the investors actually hoping to see a positive return, or do they see investing in companies that seem doomed to failure a form of philanthropy?
(Maybe I am being too optimistic.)
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Are the investors actually hoping to see a positive return, or do they see investing in companies that seem doomed to failure a form of philanthropy?
(Maybe I am being too optimistic.)
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...
Global cooling startup raises $60M to test sun-reflecting technology
The fundraising haul marks strong enthusiasm for experiments aimed at lowering temperatures, said the company. But it also raises questions about commercializing technologies with potentially damaging...
www.politico.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The unexplained spike in global warming is a non-linear trend reinforced by Business as Usual. It suggests we can expect more of the same. So geoeng may be forced upon us, particularly where we cannot adapt. Funding of related R&D seems logical but VC "private" investment (for profit) is puzzling
history.aip.org/climate/
A useful resource on the current understanding of climate change with links to historical data. Many thanks to the Website of the Center for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics.
A useful resource on the current understanding of climate change with links to historical data. Many thanks to the Website of the Center for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics.
The Discovery of Global Warming
A hypertext history of how scientists came to (partly) understand what people are doing to cause climate change. An abridged web version of Spencer R. Weart's book presented by the American Institute ...
history.aip.org
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
history.aip.org/climate/
A useful resource on the current understanding of climate change with links to historical data. Many thanks to the Website of the Center for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics.
A useful resource on the current understanding of climate change with links to historical data. Many thanks to the Website of the Center for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics.
Almost 50 years since a young Stephen H Schneider co-authored with Lynne E. Mesirow "The Genesis Strategy: Climate and Global Survival". The book anticipated today's climate extremes, & discussed adapting to extreme weather changes & formulating proactive risk strategies like stockpiling food.
November 10, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Almost 50 years since a young Stephen H Schneider co-authored with Lynne E. Mesirow "The Genesis Strategy: Climate and Global Survival". The book anticipated today's climate extremes, & discussed adapting to extreme weather changes & formulating proactive risk strategies like stockpiling food.
So who is gonna "benefit" from the "Bribery Ballroom" being constructed? Some hints below.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Who is paying for Donald Trump's new White House ballroom?
A former White House chief ethics lawyer described the ballroom donations as an ethical
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 2:16 PM
So who is gonna "benefit" from the "Bribery Ballroom" being constructed? Some hints below.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It is a fact that other mammals & some birds display empathy, but for them this cannot be diluted or diminished by the driving forces of greed & exploitation for profit.
“The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and clearest signs of a culture descending into barbarism.”
A good quote but I was informed it’s not from Hannah Arendt, so I deleted my post which included that wrong attribution.
A good quote but I was informed it’s not from Hannah Arendt, so I deleted my post which included that wrong attribution.
November 10, 2025 at 11:22 AM
It is a fact that other mammals & some birds display empathy, but for them this cannot be diluted or diminished by the driving forces of greed & exploitation for profit.