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Prof Bill McGuire
@profbillmcguire.bsky.social
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Volcanologist, climate scientist, writer, broadcaster, activist, socialist, best-selling author of HOTHOUSE EARTH: AN INHABITANT'S GUIDE. Born @ 313
Home town, Llanelli (South Wales) - lives in the wonderful Peak District
Website: billmcguire.co.uk
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Marvellous 👍

It also sums up perfectly most people's attitude to climate breakdown

They are in for one hell of a shock

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
The hard lessons of ignoring storm warnings: Becky Barnicoat on millennial life
Getting the wind up …
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:10 AM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
Great piece, but the word 'may' doesn't need to be there

Abandonment is a certainty, and is already happening on a small scale in South Wales

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how climate crisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk
As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:40 AM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
Just returned the corrected proofs

110 days to publication 🙂

@chrisgpackham.bsky.social @scientistsforxr.earth @xrglobal.bsky.social @tonyjuniper.bsky.social @mikebernerslee.bsky.social @marklynas.bsky.social @juststopoil.bsky.social @dwallacewells.bsky.social @johnvaillant.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 2:33 PM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
Evidence, in black and white, of a 21st century holocaust perpetrated by Israel

www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Wall of Tears: 50ft Brooklyn mural pays tribute to children killed in Gaza
Installation remembers the names of over 18,000 children killed by Israel in Gaza between October 2023 and July 2025
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:09 PM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
Disgusting pandering to the right by highlighting the fact he was an asylum-seeker rather than a murderer

How many murders are committed by British citizens every year?

Virtually all I would guess

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Asylum seeker sentenced to at least 29 years for murdering hotel worker Rhiannon Whyte
Deng Majek stabbed Rhiannon Whyte 23 times with a screwdriver at a train station in Walsall in October 2024.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 2:04 PM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
The Somerset Levels used to be under the sea, and with 2m of sea-level rise possible within 75 years, and several more metres rise thereafter, resettlement is the only long-term solution

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
‘Feels like a losing battle’: the fight against flooding in Somerset
Emergency pumps are deployed in attempt to stop water inundating homes around River Parrett
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January 29, 2026 at 5:02 PM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
It is now no longer possible to ignore the fact that, not only are emissions not coming down, but we are accelerating away from actions to bring them down

While the world burns, climate breakdown is increasingly being ignored by governments and corporations

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
US leads record global surge in gas-fired power driven by AI demands, with big costs for the climate
Projects this year expected to triple global gas capacity, forecast finds, as concerns grow over impacts on planet
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:14 PM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
“What’s very exciting about this particular Earth-sized planet is that its star is only [about] 150 light-years away from our solar system"

Not that close then, and not that habitable either

Let's concentrate on keeping the only one we have habitable

www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
A potentially habitable new planet has been discovered 146 light-years away – but it may be -70C
The Earth-size planet HD 137010 b has a ‘50% chance of residing in the habitable zone’ of its sun-like star, scientists say
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January 29, 2026 at 8:08 AM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
Another nauseating climbdown by Starmer following pressure from rich landlords

Providing shit accommodation for a massive rent is going to be perfectly legal for almost another decade

Completely indefensible

www.theguardian.com/money/2026/j...
Decent homes standard for UK private renters delayed by government until 2035
Campaigners pushing for 2030 deadline said deferral was ‘denying renters the most basic standards in our homes’
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
[Nipah] "is highly contagious between humans and seen by the World Health Organization as a high risk for epidemics because there is no vaccine. It has a high fatality rate of 40% to 75%, far deadlier than Covid-19"

A story worth keeping an eye on

www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
What is Nipah virus? Key things to know about the disease amid cases in India
Highly contagious virus, which spreads from animals to humans, has a high fatality rate and there is no vaccine
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:25 PM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
But not in England, where spineless Starmer is too scared to stand up to developers and require them to spend just £35 more per house

Utterly pathetic

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Swift bricks to be installed on all new buildings in Scotland as MSPs back law
Rest of UK has resisted calls to make builders install bricks that provide nesting for swifts and other endangered birds
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:19 PM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
"He is the politician who avoids politics, the problem-solver who hates to name a problem, the leader whose first choice is never to choose"

Indeed. Which is why he is not fit for purpose

Great piece from @rafaelbehr.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
From the Burnham row to the China visit, avoiding hard choices is the Starmer doctrine | Rafael Behr
Whether at home or abroad, the pattern of ducking difficult arguments and calling it pragmatism is the same, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
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January 28, 2026 at 9:41 AM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
Privatisation of UK's Royal Mail going well then?

When will the myth that private corporations are more efficient than public ones be put to bed once and for all

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Royal Mail delivered Christmas letters and parcels late to about 16m people
‘No light at the end of the tunnel for consumers’ as 2025 figure is 50% higher than previous year, says Citizens Advice
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:52 AM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
Nothing less than I would expect from dreadful Starmer

But still, 50 UK families have wealth of nearly £2/3 trillion between them

And are left untouched

Despicable and playing right into the hands of Reform

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
England’s most deprived areas to get worse by next election, report for No 10 finds
Exclusive: the 613 most deprived areas will see higher crime rates and worse unemployment under current funding schemes, report says
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:44 AM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
"3.8 million people experienced destitution in 2022.....Poverty in the UK is still not just widespread, it is deeper and more damaging than at any point in the last 30 years"

In one of the world's richest nations, this is truly an obscenity

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on deepening poverty in the UK: a catastrophic Tory legacy has cut millions adrift | Editorial
Editorial: A new Joseph Rowntree report underlines the corrosive impact of years of anti-welfare rhetoric. A reframing of the debate is urgently needed
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January 27, 2026 at 10:03 PM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
"When the ruling party compares unfavourably with the one that brought us Boris Johnson and Liz Truss, it’s worse than a betrayal. It’s a threat to our survival"

The truth from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

The worst, most incompetent, government in my lifetime

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:51 PM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
The latest utterly stupid policy from Starmer and his cronies

Putting kids health and well being at risk to save peanuts

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Government row breaks out over plan to cut spending for PE in England’s schools
Proposed cuts by DHSC and DfE came despite concerns about inactivity among children contributing to obesity
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:23 PM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
"being born and brought up in the UK did not mean that people from black, Asian or other immigrant backgrounds were always British"

But OK if you are from Europe, Oz, NZ or the US

People of Gorton & Denton

Don't be taken in and don't vote for this racist

www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
GB News presenter unveiled as Reform UK candidate in Gorton and Denton – UK politics live
TV presenter and former academic Matt Goodwin will compete for the seat
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:26 PM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
As I have recently posted, landslides and debris flows are becoming more common, devastating and lethal, as climate breakdown ramps up intense rainfall

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘Situation is dire’ for Sicily town teetering on cliff edge after landslide
1,500 people evacuated from Niscemi after battering by Cyclone Harry triggers 4km-long chasm in hillside
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:44 PM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
Just the latest devastating news on the climate breakdown front

And make no mistake, we WILL see 2C by 2050

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Number of people living in extreme heat to double by 2050 if 2C rise occurs, study finds
Scientists expect 41% of the projected global population to face the extremes, with ‘no part of the world’ immune
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
Of course

Very useful when extreme weather driven by climate breakdown has devastated harvests and there isn't enough food to go around

I am sure those extra notes will be delicious

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform says it would cut green policies to fund £2bn income tax cut in Scotland
Party’s pitch to voters in May Holyrood elections dismissed as ‘profoundly unserious, almost comically so’ by analysts
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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“It’s like Call of Duty,” one could be heard saying via a TV mic, referring to a first-person shooter military video game. “So cool, huh?”

These thugs are the scum of the Earth

The American people need to stamp out this ICE plague

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘This is what fascism looks like’: terror in Minneapolis reminiscent of civil war
Alex Pretti’s death could be a moment of reckoning for Democrats to call time on Trump waging war on his people
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:30 AM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
The long slippery slope to a fascist dictatorship

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Ella Baron on the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis – cartoon
The 37-year-old nurse was shot dead by federal agents on Saturday
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:12 PM
profbillmcguire.bsky.social
What total w*nkers

If you want to come to the wonderful upland areas of northern England, behave with some effing respect

Next time, you might not be so lucky

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Rescued Scafell Pike hikers urged to pay hotel bill and return head torches
Wasdale mountain rescue team says ‘we struggle to understand when the rescued take advantage of hospitality’
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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'it was an "insult to people's intelligence" to claim the decision had been made because of the difficulty and expense of finding a new mayor of Greater Manchester'

Nothing less than expected from cowardly Starmer and his cronies

Indefensible

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour row erupts after Andy Burnham blocked from byelection race
Allies of Greater Manchester mayor say No 10 has ‘chosen factionalism’ as decision leads to a furious backlash
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:20 PM