Neelima Vallangi
@neelima.bsky.social
Covering climate crisis in the Himalaya & South Asia.
Journalist / Photographer / Documentary Filmmaker
📍Nepal/India
Words/images/film in Guardian, Nature, Deutsche Welle, BBC, Al Jazeera, SCMP etc. Portfolio at https://neelima.contently.com
Journalist / Photographer / Documentary Filmmaker
📍Nepal/India
Words/images/film in Guardian, Nature, Deutsche Welle, BBC, Al Jazeera, SCMP etc. Portfolio at https://neelima.contently.com
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This is for people who think all the scientists losing their jobs because of the Trump regime will magically be hired by other countries. Let’s see how a PhD geoscientist is doing…
January 22, 2026 at 5:39 PM
This is for people who think all the scientists losing their jobs because of the Trump regime will magically be hired by other countries. Let’s see how a PhD geoscientist is doing…
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🥁 India Is Electrifying Faster Than China 🥁
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 22, 2026 at 12:21 PM
🥁 India Is Electrifying Faster Than China 🥁
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Read our story on @ember-energy.org's analysis. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Jared Kushner's "New Gaza" plan did not address key issues such as property rights or compensation for Palestinians who lost their homes, businesses and livelihoods during the war. Nor did they address where displaced Palestinians might live during the rebuilding.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
US pitches 'New Gaza' development plan; Israeli fire kills five Palestinians
The United States announced plans for residential towers, data centres and seaside resorts, part of President Donald Trump's push to advance an Israel-Hamas ceasefire shaken by repeated violations.
www.reuters.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Jared Kushner's "New Gaza" plan did not address key issues such as property rights or compensation for Palestinians who lost their homes, businesses and livelihoods during the war. Nor did they address where displaced Palestinians might live during the rebuilding.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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*this* is the funniest thing of all
January 21, 2026 at 1:30 PM
*this* is the funniest thing of all
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Omg. Iran killed 16,500 protesters and injured 330,000 in two days.
Iran report says 16,500 dead in ‘genocide under digital darkness’
Witnesses tell of the brutality inflicted on those taking part in anti-regime protests
www.thetimes.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Omg. Iran killed 16,500 protesters and injured 330,000 in two days.
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Really impressive. The level of mutual aid and compassion in this community blows my mind.
They have quite an operation going.
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
www.mprnews.org/episode/2026...
Minneapolis church has delivered more than 12,000 boxes of groceries to families in hiding
DHH church has hundreds of volunteers packing and delivering groceries to families who have been too scared to leave their homes during the immigration operation.
www.mprnews.org
January 17, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Really impressive. The level of mutual aid and compassion in this community blows my mind.
NEW:
For the new @natclimate.nature.com series Solutions in Practice, profiled a novel AI-powered long-range monsoon onset forecast with a 4-week lead time sent to 38 million Indian farmers, allowing them to plan for growing season based on the timing of the rain!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
For the new @natclimate.nature.com series Solutions in Practice, profiled a novel AI-powered long-range monsoon onset forecast with a 4-week lead time sent to 38 million Indian farmers, allowing them to plan for growing season based on the timing of the rain!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
AI-driven weather forecasts for climate adaptation in India - Nature Climate Change
Advanced monsoon onset prediction with multi-week lead time via an artificial intelligence (AI) weather model helps smallholder farmers adapt to a changing climate.
www.nature.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:49 PM
NEW:
For the new @natclimate.nature.com series Solutions in Practice, profiled a novel AI-powered long-range monsoon onset forecast with a 4-week lead time sent to 38 million Indian farmers, allowing them to plan for growing season based on the timing of the rain!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
For the new @natclimate.nature.com series Solutions in Practice, profiled a novel AI-powered long-range monsoon onset forecast with a 4-week lead time sent to 38 million Indian farmers, allowing them to plan for growing season based on the timing of the rain!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Overheard just now on the train, from a teenager who had just picked up a newspaper and started flicking through it, to his mates:
“This was like doomscrolling back in the day”.
“This was like doomscrolling back in the day”.
January 16, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Overheard just now on the train, from a teenager who had just picked up a newspaper and started flicking through it, to his mates:
“This was like doomscrolling back in the day”.
“This was like doomscrolling back in the day”.
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People really don’t understand how bad Minnesota is at this point. The news is openly discussing the federal plans to use old Amazon prime facilities in places like Woodbury and other suburbs as fascist detention centers.
We are fully through the glass and people need to fully take in that reality
We are fully through the glass and people need to fully take in that reality
January 14, 2026 at 9:03 PM
People really don’t understand how bad Minnesota is at this point. The news is openly discussing the federal plans to use old Amazon prime facilities in places like Woodbury and other suburbs as fascist detention centers.
We are fully through the glass and people need to fully take in that reality
We are fully through the glass and people need to fully take in that reality
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It really cannot be overstated at this point enough that literally in some of the whitest suburbs of the city, we have armed Gestapo agents going door-to-door, asking people to turn in their neighbors.
I live in Cottage Grove and they were in my neighborhood last week. It’s ridiculous.
January 14, 2026 at 9:59 PM
It really cannot be overstated at this point enough that literally in some of the whitest suburbs of the city, we have armed Gestapo agents going door-to-door, asking people to turn in their neighbors.
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Worth remembering: The world has been spending more on solar than oil for the last two years.
January 15, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Worth remembering: The world has been spending more on solar than oil for the last two years.
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Pope Leo XIV used an annual address on Friday to the diplomatic corps to the Vatican to forcefully condemn “a diplomacy based on force” and a “zeal for war.”
Pope Leo Rebukes a Spreading Global ‘Zeal for War’
The pontiff used an annual address to ambassadors to the Vatican to condemn countries that prioritized violence over diplomacy to achieve their goals.
nyti.ms
January 10, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Pope Leo XIV used an annual address on Friday to the diplomatic corps to the Vatican to forcefully condemn “a diplomacy based on force” and a “zeal for war.”
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*screams in historian*
Trump: "I'm a fan of Denmark too. They've been very nice to me. But the fact that they had a boat land there [Greenland] 500 years ago doesn't mean they own the land. I'm sure we had lots of boats go there also."
January 9, 2026 at 10:08 PM
*screams in historian*
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I searched the Latin name of ginger and Google said yeah that's a Spice Girl, and some people use it to flavor stuff
January 9, 2026 at 5:27 AM
I searched the Latin name of ginger and Google said yeah that's a Spice Girl, and some people use it to flavor stuff
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Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
January 9, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Best TikTok thing going is the two dudes trying food from every country without leaving NYC. If you haven’t seen them yet, it’s incredible. My favorite so far is last week’s. Legit got me emotional.
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There go these useless schemes to use Sargassum for CO₂ removal. 🥲
Since 2015, the amount of Sargassum in the northern Sargasso Sea has decreased by more than 90%.
eos.org/articles/the...
eos.org/articles/the...
The Northern Sargasso Sea Has Lost Much of Its Namesake Algae - Eos
There’s less than a tenth as much Sargassum as there was a few years ago, a shift that may be linked to increasing sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico.
eos.org
January 8, 2026 at 5:20 PM
There go these useless schemes to use Sargassum for CO₂ removal. 🥲
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Now more than ever, it’s important to understand how energy, climate, and environment are inextricably linked to finance and geopolitics. It’s a great time to follow some awesome journalists focused on those topics here. It’s free!
January 5, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Now more than ever, it’s important to understand how energy, climate, and environment are inextricably linked to finance and geopolitics. It’s a great time to follow some awesome journalists focused on those topics here. It’s free!
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Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
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A Black man named Keith Porter was shot and killed by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
Your reminder that what happened to Renee Nicole Good is something that happens regularly in America. This is not new, but it is an expanded version of militarized people targeting Black people in particular.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.
From ICE detention to murder with impunity, we've been doing it. Now it's broadened.
January 8, 2026 at 12:21 AM
A Black man named Keith Porter was shot and killed by an ICE officer on New Year’s Eve.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
Marimar Martinez was shot five times by an ICE officer in Chicago who went on to brag about leaving seven holes in her body.
This is not new but it is expanding.
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Outrage as Trump withdraws from key UN climate treaty and dozens of other international organisations
Here's a full list of the other countries not in the UN climate treaty
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#climatecrisis
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Here's a full list of the other countries not in the UN climate treaty
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#climatecrisis
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Outrage as Trump withdraws from key UN climate treaty along with dozens of international organisations
Experts decry move to leave UNFCCC as ‘embarrassing’ as president orders withdrawal from 66 international groups
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Outrage as Trump withdraws from key UN climate treaty and dozens of other international organisations
Here's a full list of the other countries not in the UN climate treaty
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#climatecrisis
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Here's a full list of the other countries not in the UN climate treaty
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Train to Busan but they’re riding the Haundae Beach sky capsules.
January 8, 2026 at 5:52 AM
Train to Busan but they’re riding the Haundae Beach sky capsules.
Stunning photos of a horrifying flotilla of industrial-fishing ships that can be seen from space, plundering an ungoverned part of the ocean. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Mad fishing’: the super-size fleet of squid catchers plundering the high seas
Every year a Chinese-dominated flotilla big enough to be seen from space pillages the rich marine life on Mile 201, a largely ungoverned part of the South Atlantic off Argentina
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 4:22 AM
Stunning photos of a horrifying flotilla of industrial-fishing ships that can be seen from space, plundering an ungoverned part of the ocean. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This is the ICE agent who murdered a woman by shooting her multiple times in the face.
January 7, 2026 at 7:14 PM
This is the ICE agent who murdered a woman by shooting her multiple times in the face.
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More brutality from the federal government in Minneapolis today as authorities have shot and killed yet another person.
After the two federal-involved shootings in Chicago, one thing is clear: do NOT trust what DHS says about this incident.
After the two federal-involved shootings in Chicago, one thing is clear: do NOT trust what DHS says about this incident.
ICE shooting leaves woman dead in Minneapolis, DHS says
Minnesota state representatives are set to testify during a Republican-led House Oversight Committee hearing on allegations of fraud and misuse of federal funds in the state.
www.cnn.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:20 PM
More brutality from the federal government in Minneapolis today as authorities have shot and killed yet another person.
After the two federal-involved shootings in Chicago, one thing is clear: do NOT trust what DHS says about this incident.
After the two federal-involved shootings in Chicago, one thing is clear: do NOT trust what DHS says about this incident.
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New with @regret.bsky.social: Grok’s creation of harmful “undress” images is relentless.
Even today, after days of scrutiny, Grok was churning out ‘bikini’ and underwear images of women every few seconds.
Researchers estimate that Grok has become the biggest creator of sexualized deepfake images
Even today, after days of scrutiny, Grok was churning out ‘bikini’ and underwear images of women every few seconds.
Researchers estimate that Grok has become the biggest creator of sexualized deepfake images
Grok Is Pushing AI ‘Undressing’ Mainstream
Paid tools that “strip” clothes from photos have been available on the darker corners of the internet for years. Elon Musk's X is now removing barriers to entry—and making the results public.
www.wired.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:23 PM
New with @regret.bsky.social: Grok’s creation of harmful “undress” images is relentless.
Even today, after days of scrutiny, Grok was churning out ‘bikini’ and underwear images of women every few seconds.
Researchers estimate that Grok has become the biggest creator of sexualized deepfake images
Even today, after days of scrutiny, Grok was churning out ‘bikini’ and underwear images of women every few seconds.
Researchers estimate that Grok has become the biggest creator of sexualized deepfake images