Bill Atkinson
@atkinsopht.bsky.social
Centenarian born 1925 in NYC. OG #Antifa #WWII Now: Cambridge, MA.
Go to my website right now >> http://Atkinsopht.WordPress.com
Cornell BME 1950 #Engineer #Mountaineer #Astronomy #Gunks #B29 #ClimateCrisis #WetBulb #Psychrometrics
Go to my website right now >> http://Atkinsopht.WordPress.com
Cornell BME 1950 #Engineer #Mountaineer #Astronomy #Gunks #B29 #ClimateCrisis #WetBulb #Psychrometrics
Let us hope that L A TACO Ice Tracker fares better than Apple's Ice Block.
I think there's an element of spine involved.
I think there's an element of spine involved.
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November 27, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Let us hope that L A TACO Ice Tracker fares better than Apple's Ice Block.
I think there's an element of spine involved.
I think there's an element of spine involved.
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Arctic sea-ice extent current ranks 2nd lowest for the day since record began in 1979, and are on track to set a new daily record low in the next few days.
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? The Climate 8-ball says there's no escape from reality.
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? The Climate 8-ball says there's no escape from reality.
November 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Arctic sea-ice extent current ranks 2nd lowest for the day since record began in 1979, and are on track to set a new daily record low in the next few days.
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? The Climate 8-ball says there's no escape from reality.
Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? The Climate 8-ball says there's no escape from reality.
Reposted by Bill Atkinson
Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
As of November 25th, Arctic sea-ice extent just hit a new record daily low and is now more than 32,000 km² below the previous record low for the date, set in 2016.
Current extent is more than 1,360,000 km² below the 1991-2020 average.
Code Yikes!
As of November 25th, Arctic sea-ice extent just hit a new record daily low and is now more than 32,000 km² below the previous record low for the date, set in 2016.
Current extent is more than 1,360,000 km² below the 1991-2020 average.
November 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
As of November 25th, Arctic sea-ice extent just hit a new record daily low and is now more than 32,000 km² below the previous record low for the date, set in 2016.
Current extent is more than 1,360,000 km² below the 1991-2020 average.
Code Yikes!
As of November 25th, Arctic sea-ice extent just hit a new record daily low and is now more than 32,000 km² below the previous record low for the date, set in 2016.
Current extent is more than 1,360,000 km² below the 1991-2020 average.
Reposted by Bill Atkinson
Meanwhile, while the Arctic sets new record daily lows, the global surface temperature continues setting new record daily highs.
November 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Meanwhile, while the Arctic sets new record daily lows, the global surface temperature continues setting new record daily highs.
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"As former head of LA’s Dept of Health, & as the state’s first SG, Abraham became infamous when he banned state health agencies from recommending vaccines to the public."
Sanity. Deliver us from these murderous jerks!
Does this jerk look happy or intelligent?
truthout.org/articles/the...
Sanity. Deliver us from these murderous jerks!
Does this jerk look happy or intelligent?
truthout.org/articles/the...
The CDC Just Appointed an Anti-Vaxxer to the Agency’s Second-Highest Position
In 2024, Ralph Abraham ordered state agencies under his watch to stop recommending vaccines.
truthout.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"As former head of LA’s Dept of Health, & as the state’s first SG, Abraham became infamous when he banned state health agencies from recommending vaccines to the public."
Sanity. Deliver us from these murderous jerks!
Does this jerk look happy or intelligent?
truthout.org/articles/the...
Sanity. Deliver us from these murderous jerks!
Does this jerk look happy or intelligent?
truthout.org/articles/the...
"As former head of LA’s Dept of Health, & as the state’s first SG, Abraham became infamous when he banned state health agencies from recommending vaccines to the public."
Sanity. Deliver us from these murderous jerks!
Does this jerk look happy or intelligent?
truthout.org/articles/the...
Sanity. Deliver us from these murderous jerks!
Does this jerk look happy or intelligent?
truthout.org/articles/the...
The CDC Just Appointed an Anti-Vaxxer to the Agency’s Second-Highest Position
In 2024, Ralph Abraham ordered state agencies under his watch to stop recommending vaccines.
truthout.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"As former head of LA’s Dept of Health, & as the state’s first SG, Abraham became infamous when he banned state health agencies from recommending vaccines to the public."
Sanity. Deliver us from these murderous jerks!
Does this jerk look happy or intelligent?
truthout.org/articles/the...
Sanity. Deliver us from these murderous jerks!
Does this jerk look happy or intelligent?
truthout.org/articles/the...
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So much good work by @willbunch.bsky.social
This. USNA 81 grad. We were specifically taught about My Lai as THE example of NOT following illegal orders. Thank you, @willbunch.bsky.social for point this out.
In 1968, a soldier named Hugh Thompson defied orders to save Vietnamese lives during the My Lai massacre. Eventually seen as a hero, in real time he was vilified and nearly court-martialed
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
It's Congress' job to stop Trump's war crimes, not the troops. My new column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...
November 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
So much good work by @willbunch.bsky.social
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Reposted by Bill Atkinson
Breaking News!
Code UFB!!!
On November 22nd, the planet hit 1.81°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline, making it the warmest November 22nd on record, and likely the warmest November 22nd in the last 120,000 years.
Hot times ahead.
Code UFB!!!
On November 22nd, the planet hit 1.81°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline, making it the warmest November 22nd on record, and likely the warmest November 22nd in the last 120,000 years.
Hot times ahead.
November 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Breaking News!
Code UFB!!!
On November 22nd, the planet hit 1.81°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline, making it the warmest November 22nd on record, and likely the warmest November 22nd in the last 120,000 years.
Hot times ahead.
Code UFB!!!
On November 22nd, the planet hit 1.81°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline, making it the warmest November 22nd on record, and likely the warmest November 22nd in the last 120,000 years.
Hot times ahead.
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Your 'moment of doom' for Nov. 25, 2025 ~ and he is us
"the species extinction rate is estimated to be between 1 000 and 10 000 times higher than natural extinction rates – the rate of species extinctions that would occur if we humans were not around.”
www.2oceansvibe.com/environment-...
"the species extinction rate is estimated to be between 1 000 and 10 000 times higher than natural extinction rates – the rate of species extinctions that would occur if we humans were not around.”
www.2oceansvibe.com/environment-...
Gone, Gone...And Gone: The IUCN Drops Its 2025 Species Extinction List
Yes, this grim roll call of vanished species comes with a side serving of climate chaos and human meddling.
www.2oceansvibe.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Your 'moment of doom' for Nov. 25, 2025 ~ and he is us
"the species extinction rate is estimated to be between 1 000 and 10 000 times higher than natural extinction rates – the rate of species extinctions that would occur if we humans were not around.”
www.2oceansvibe.com/environment-...
"the species extinction rate is estimated to be between 1 000 and 10 000 times higher than natural extinction rates – the rate of species extinctions that would occur if we humans were not around.”
www.2oceansvibe.com/environment-...
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"If Democrats regain power in 2028, which seems increasingly likely given Trump’s cratering popularity, they can’t do another Merrick Garland, repeating their past mistake of letting past lawbreaking go unpunished."
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/doge-was-a...
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DOGE Was a Harbinger of Trump’s Assault on Decency and Privacy
Democrats will have to repair the damage
paulkrugman.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"If Democrats regain power in 2028, which seems increasingly likely given Trump’s cratering popularity, they can’t do another Merrick Garland, repeating their past mistake of letting past lawbreaking go unpunished."
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/doge-was-a...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/doge-was-a...
"If Democrats regain power in 2028, which seems increasingly likely given Trump’s cratering popularity, they can’t do another Merrick Garland, repeating their past mistake of letting past lawbreaking go unpunished."
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/doge-was-a...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/doge-was-a...
DOGE Was a Harbinger of Trump’s Assault on Decency and Privacy
Democrats will have to repair the damage
paulkrugman.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 PM
"If Democrats regain power in 2028, which seems increasingly likely given Trump’s cratering popularity, they can’t do another Merrick Garland, repeating their past mistake of letting past lawbreaking go unpunished."
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/doge-was-a...
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/doge-was-a...
"Global negotiations at the annual U.N. climate summit ended Saturday in Belém with a watered-down agreement that does not even mention fossil fuels, let alone offer a roadmap to phase out what are the primary contributors to the climate crisis."
@climatecasino.net
truthout.org/video/cop30-...
@climatecasino.net
truthout.org/video/cop30-...
COP30 Ended With a Watered-Down Agreement That Doesn’t Even Mention Fossil Fuels
Two attendees of the UN climate summit break down the final deal and discuss the few positive outcomes.
truthout.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"Global negotiations at the annual U.N. climate summit ended Saturday in Belém with a watered-down agreement that does not even mention fossil fuels, let alone offer a roadmap to phase out what are the primary contributors to the climate crisis."
@climatecasino.net
truthout.org/video/cop30-...
@climatecasino.net
truthout.org/video/cop30-...
"Dr. Hansen, the former director of NASA Institute for Space Studies, warns humanity has a larger price to pay than currently expected & criticizes institutional failures to communicate the true scale of the crisis."
@climatecasino.net @michaelemann.bsky.social
www.collapse2050.com/james-hansen...
@climatecasino.net @michaelemann.bsky.social
www.collapse2050.com/james-hansen...
James Hansen: Candid Truth About Global Warming
"Substantial underestimate"
www.collapse2050.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:45 AM
"Dr. Hansen, the former director of NASA Institute for Space Studies, warns humanity has a larger price to pay than currently expected & criticizes institutional failures to communicate the true scale of the crisis."
@climatecasino.net @michaelemann.bsky.social
www.collapse2050.com/james-hansen...
@climatecasino.net @michaelemann.bsky.social
www.collapse2050.com/james-hansen...
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Behold what happens when you fix Roger Pielke Jr's serial errors:
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Behold what happens when you fix Roger Pielke Jr's serial errors:
"This isn’t border enforcement or public safety: it’s warfare against due process and America itself. It’s gotten so bad that Senator Elissa Slotkin and her peers are getting death and bomb threats."
hartmannreport.com/p/under-trum...
hartmannreport.com/p/under-trum...
Under Trump’s Regime Only Obedience is Legal and Even Discussing Defiance is a Crime?!?
Trump has attacked the American Way and Congress MUST proceed with investigations and impeachment; rightwingers on SCOTUS notwithstanding, no one is above the law in a functioning democracy...
hartmannreport.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
"This isn’t border enforcement or public safety: it’s warfare against due process and America itself. It’s gotten so bad that Senator Elissa Slotkin and her peers are getting death and bomb threats."
hartmannreport.com/p/under-trum...
hartmannreport.com/p/under-trum...
Lemurs are primates! They are related to us! They have fingers & opposable thumbs. Eating lemurs is like eating chimpanzees!
"Conducted over the past four years, it concludes that more than 10,000 lemurs were sold for pricey dishes across 17 cities in the country."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/s...
"Conducted over the past four years, it concludes that more than 10,000 lemurs were sold for pricey dishes across 17 cities in the country."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/s...
Lemurs in Madagascar Face an Unexpected Killer
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Lemurs are primates! They are related to us! They have fingers & opposable thumbs. Eating lemurs is like eating chimpanzees!
"Conducted over the past four years, it concludes that more than 10,000 lemurs were sold for pricey dishes across 17 cities in the country."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/s...
"Conducted over the past four years, it concludes that more than 10,000 lemurs were sold for pricey dishes across 17 cities in the country."
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/s...
"It is a fight, and yes, we are currently losing it; the fossil fuel proponents and lobbyists are steering us towards disaster."
@climatecasino.net @michaelemann.bsky.social @dwallacewells.bsky.social
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
@climatecasino.net @michaelemann.bsky.social @dwallacewells.bsky.social
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
A Fight We Cannot Lose—the +1.5°C Limit—the last chance saloon.
It is a fight, and yes, we are currently losing it; the fossil fuel proponents and lobbyists are steering us towards disaster. The cost is in lives. Is anyone being held responsible? This is a low-sid...
www.dailykos.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:49 PM
"It is a fight, and yes, we are currently losing it; the fossil fuel proponents and lobbyists are steering us towards disaster."
@climatecasino.net @michaelemann.bsky.social @dwallacewells.bsky.social
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
@climatecasino.net @michaelemann.bsky.social @dwallacewells.bsky.social
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
"But rather than change their message, their agenda, or their behavior that is repelling voters, they’ve chosen to change the maps. And even that doesn’t seem to be working out the way they hoped."
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
In push to redraw House maps, Trump and GOP avoid obvious solution
Republicans across the country, spurred by President Donald Trump and encouraged by House Speaker Mike Johnson, are pushing hard to redraw as many congressional districts as possible in order to ...
www.dailykos.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:29 PM
"But rather than change their message, their agenda, or their behavior that is repelling voters, they’ve chosen to change the maps. And even that doesn’t seem to be working out the way they hoped."
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
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The latest data point (for November 21, 2025) was 1.79°C over pre-industrial, just 0.02°C below the record for the day set in 2023.
Will tomorrow bring a new daily record? The Climate 8-ball is optimistic. Stay tuned!
Will tomorrow bring a new daily record? The Climate 8-ball is optimistic. Stay tuned!
November 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The latest data point (for November 21, 2025) was 1.79°C over pre-industrial, just 0.02°C below the record for the day set in 2023.
Will tomorrow bring a new daily record? The Climate 8-ball is optimistic. Stay tuned!
Will tomorrow bring a new daily record? The Climate 8-ball is optimistic. Stay tuned!
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Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today:
"Iran’s capital must be moved because the country 'no longer has a choice,' President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday ... warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain."
www.iranintl.com/en/202511209...
"Iran’s capital must be moved because the country 'no longer has a choice,' President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday ... warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain."
www.iranintl.com/en/202511209...
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today:
"Iran’s capital must be moved because the country 'no longer has a choice,' President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday ... warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain."
www.iranintl.com/en/202511209...
"Iran’s capital must be moved because the country 'no longer has a choice,' President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday ... warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain."
www.iranintl.com/en/202511209...
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The final agreement from COP30 doesn't mention fossil fuels, argues we are only 80% of the way to 1.5C, sets out an insane timeline of GHG reductions, and mentions 'a rapidly narrowing window.'
The COP is dead and burried. And COP30 was the final nail.
unfccc.int/sites/defaul...
The COP is dead and burried. And COP30 was the final nail.
unfccc.int/sites/defaul...
November 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The final agreement from COP30 doesn't mention fossil fuels, argues we are only 80% of the way to 1.5C, sets out an insane timeline of GHG reductions, and mentions 'a rapidly narrowing window.'
The COP is dead and burried. And COP30 was the final nail.
unfccc.int/sites/defaul...
The COP is dead and burried. And COP30 was the final nail.
unfccc.int/sites/defaul...
Reposted by Bill Atkinson
This graphic predicts future temperatures, based on continued accelerated warming:
1.50°C by 2026
2.00°C by 2036
2.50°C by 2045
2.85°C by 2050
Of course, a lot of non-linearities are possible before 2050. Like a net-zero, carbon-free, sustainable vegan utopia. Or the other ...
1.50°C by 2026
2.00°C by 2036
2.50°C by 2045
2.85°C by 2050
Of course, a lot of non-linearities are possible before 2050. Like a net-zero, carbon-free, sustainable vegan utopia. Or the other ...
November 23, 2025 at 8:12 PM
This graphic predicts future temperatures, based on continued accelerated warming:
1.50°C by 2026
2.00°C by 2036
2.50°C by 2045
2.85°C by 2050
Of course, a lot of non-linearities are possible before 2050. Like a net-zero, carbon-free, sustainable vegan utopia. Or the other ...
1.50°C by 2026
2.00°C by 2036
2.50°C by 2045
2.85°C by 2050
Of course, a lot of non-linearities are possible before 2050. Like a net-zero, carbon-free, sustainable vegan utopia. Or the other ...