Till Kuhlbrodt
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Till Kuhlbrodt
@tkuhlb.bsky.social
Physics of the Ocean and climate science. Earth System Modelling. Based in the UK.
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Since 2024 I am 95% out of action because I have Long Covid.
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long covid
missing even the years
of unhappy work
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(Poem by gomp: @gompart.bsky.social)
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This is an excellent question. Putting myself in the loop because I don’t want to miss the answers. (If there are any at all 😬)
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“Don’t mention fossil fuels. I mentioned them once, but I think I got away with it all right”

#COP30 does Fawlty Towers

www.bbc.com/news/article...
COP30: UN climate summit drops mention of fossil fuels from draft deal
A row over fossil fuels has broken out at COP30 but this is also likely to be a negotiating tactic.
www.bbc.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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La COP30 n'est pas un échec - c'est une farce inthesetimes.com/article/cop3...
COP30 Isn't a Failure — It's a Farce
Why these climate summits can't solve the crisis—and why we should support Indigenous land struggles instead.
inthesetimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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Something this cursed post has revealed is that many liberals believe that cheap renewables have effectively solved climate change, and now it's just a waiting game.
You ever just sit down and realize that the rise of 21st century fascism is capital's answer to climate change?
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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More powerful evidence of the disaster of #Brexit from @jonathanfreedland.bsky.social. If we’re to avoid yet more austerity, we need to start by rejoining the customs union & single market. Brexit was a reckless waste of money we simply can’t afford @europeanmovement.co.uk
Rachel Reeves is studiously ignoring the cause of Britain’s woes: the Brexit-shaped hole in its roof | Jonathan Freedland
The autumn budget will mop up some damage, but the true source of the economic crisis is clear. The government should now fix it – tragically, it won’t, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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📢 New paper on the impacts of AMOC collapse on European hydroclimate. 🌊

We find an AMOC collapse would exacerbate drought conditions across Europe, linked to reduced precipitation. In combination with climate change droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe.

doi.org/10.5194/hess...
Changing European hydroclimate under a collapsed AMOC in the Community Earth System Model
Abstract. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is expected to weaken or even collapse under anthropogenic climate change. Given the importance of the AMOC in the present-day climate,...
doi.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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The Thwaites stopper may fail during the southern summer. Then things quickly change. phys.org/news/2025-11...
Cracks in Antarctic 'Doomsday Glacier' ice shelf trigger accelerated destabilization
Thwaites Glacier in West Antarctica—often called the "Doomsday Glacier"—is one of the fastest-changing ice–ocean systems on Earth, and its future remains a major uncertainty in global sea-level rise p...
phys.org
November 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Here is a map view of the record high temperatures in October 2025 across the #Antarctic. Compare this blob of anomalies greater than 5°C with the Arctic from my earlier post. Yikes!

Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds... using a 1981-2010 reference period.
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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#Cop30 climate summit in Brazil disrupted after fire breaks out in venue

- Event thrown into confusion after conference centre evacuated but UN says no one has been hurt

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30 climate summit in Brazil disrupted after fire breaks out in venue
Event thrown into confusion after conference centre evacuated but UN says no one has been hurt
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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My thoughts are with all who lost loved ones or still struggle with effects of #Covid. Tho we knew it at the time, confirmation of the “toxic & chaotic culture” at heart of Govt; that they did “too little, too late” & that faster action could have saved over 20K lives is still horrifying
‘Chaotic and indecisive’: key findings of report on UK’s Covid response under Tories
Second pandemic report focuses on decision-making, organisation and messaging by senior politicians including Boris Johnson
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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The UK Covid-19 Inquiry confirms what our communities have lived for years: the government’s pandemic response wasn’t just a failure - it was a historic abandonment. “Too little, too late” doesn’t capture the scale of the harm. /1
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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À la COP30, nous sommes en train d'être évacués après qu'un important incendie se soit déclaré sur le site.

À un jour de la fin des négociations climatiques qui s'avèrent très tendues, le symbole est hallucinant.

(Le feu est maitrisé et tout le monde va bien)
November 20, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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51.38680, -2.36000

#WindowsOnWednesday: marvel at these quatrefoils and ogee arches.

#Windows #BathUK #Architecture #GothicRevival #Museums #Photography
November 19, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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Obligatory SNOWS vid from Reading, UK.
November 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Myself and my @greenparty.org.uk colleagues have written to the Chancellor pressing her to use the upcoming Budget to tackle inequality in Britain: tax wealth, cut bills, and deliver real change for the ordinary families all across this country who desperately need it.
It is a political choice to keep children in poverty whilst billionaire and multimillionaire wealth grows larger.

@greenparty.org.uk has today written to the Chancellor urging her to use the next week's Budget to tax wealth fairly, cut bills and deliver real change.
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Happy Polar Pride Day! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Today is a special day in the international polar science and operations community when we celebrate the contributions of our LGBTQ+ colleagues.

Polar science is the ultimate teamwork environment - and making sure everyone feels included and welcome is crucial.
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Wenn die #NationaleDekade gegen postinfektiöse Erkrankungen zu einem Erfolg werden soll, muss man unbedingt Lehren aus der #RECOVER -Initiative der NIH ziehen.

Dort standen für die #Longcovid -Forschung mehr als doppelt so viele Mittel zur Verfügung - Durchbrüche sind ausgeblieben.
#MECFS
November 17, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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"‘In fact, what’s really surprising is that higher AI literacy brings more overconfidence...We would expect people who are AI literate to not only be a bit better at interacting with AI systems, but also at judging their performance with those systems – but this was not the case.’"
AI use makes us overestimate our cognitive performance
A study led by Aalto University reveals that when it comes to AI, specifically, LLMs, the Dunning-Kruger Effect doesn’t hold. All users show a significant inability to assess their performance a...
www.eurekalert.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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1️⃣ A new Nature Communications study from the RECOVER-Adult consortium tracks how #LongCovid symptoms evolve over 15 months in 3,659 adults infected in the Omicron era. This isn’t just “who has LC” it’s about what path the symptoms take.
November 18, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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🌊 Southward shift of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current upstream of Drake Passage maintains a stable circumpolar transport

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Southward shift of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current upstream of Drake Passage maintains a stable circumpolar transport - Nature Climate Change
Climate change is altering the strength and position of Southern Ocean westerly winds but the ocean transport is stable. Here the authors use sea surface height to show that a poleward shift of the no...
www.nature.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Happy #PolarPride 2025! Celebrate diversity and the contributions of LGBTQIA+ people to polar science!
November 18, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Really proud of this paper. Over the course of a year, we sampled PM2.5 in >300 houses in Bradford. This work package was led by myself and @profrosiemc.bsky.social and involved a dedicated team of atmospheric and health researchers
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....
Inequalities and indoor air pollution: a prospective observational study of particulate matter (PM2.5) levels in 309 UK homes from the Born in Bradford cohort study - BMC Public Health
Particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Evidence suggests socioeconomic and ethnic minority groups are disproportionately exposed to higher outdoor air pollu...
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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No

The only way this will happen is when climate breakdown drives societal and economic collapse and all that goes with it

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Can Cop30 begin the process of phasing out fossil fuels?
Ending use of coal, oil and gas is essential in tackling climate crisis – but even talking about it is controversial
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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Wollt ihr uns verarschen?
Ja, weil ihr das so wollt.
Lufthansa verspricht Fliegen mit „klimaneutralem" Treibstoff.
Dieser Treibstoff soll über das Recycling pflanzlicher Öle gewonnen werden. Wie absurd das ist, lässt sich leicht am Jahres Kerosinverbrauch der Lufthansa belegen (rund 9 Mio. Tonnen Kerosin im Jahr 2024. (1/4)
November 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM