Catsatira
@catsatira.bsky.social
Democracy good, fascism bad, climate change real.
Probably because they are not willing to recognize the drastic changes needed to bend the emissions curve. They believe their fossil fuels are greener. But no fossil fuels are green. www.climate.gov/sites/defaul...
www.climate.gov
December 18, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Probably because they are not willing to recognize the drastic changes needed to bend the emissions curve. They believe their fossil fuels are greener. But no fossil fuels are green. www.climate.gov/sites/defaul...
How I read this is that both
1 the effects of warming are worse than anticipated (ice sheets melting at 1.5 etc), and
2 the warming will be higher than anticipated (higher than 2.6), based on the research by Hansen, Simons and others.
Is that about right?
1 the effects of warming are worse than anticipated (ice sheets melting at 1.5 etc), and
2 the warming will be higher than anticipated (higher than 2.6), based on the research by Hansen, Simons and others.
Is that about right?
November 14, 2025 at 7:22 AM
How I read this is that both
1 the effects of warming are worse than anticipated (ice sheets melting at 1.5 etc), and
2 the warming will be higher than anticipated (higher than 2.6), based on the research by Hansen, Simons and others.
Is that about right?
1 the effects of warming are worse than anticipated (ice sheets melting at 1.5 etc), and
2 the warming will be higher than anticipated (higher than 2.6), based on the research by Hansen, Simons and others.
Is that about right?
It is hard to discern whether the window is rapidly closing or already closed when we are too far away to see
November 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
It is hard to discern whether the window is rapidly closing or already closed when we are too far away to see
When Batman buys the idea that Christianity is the religion of peace
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
When Batman buys the idea that Christianity is the religion of peace
Ways to bring down emissions, according to the graph:
1. Global pandemics
2. Financial crises
1. Global pandemics
2. Financial crises
November 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Ways to bring down emissions, according to the graph:
1. Global pandemics
2. Financial crises
1. Global pandemics
2. Financial crises
The headline is misleading. It is greenhouse gas emissions that have hastened global warming, not air-quality improvements. It's important to get that right. Other pollutants had a cooling effect, but greenhouse gases are the cause of warming. Two wrongs (GHGs+pollution) doesn't make a right.
November 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The headline is misleading. It is greenhouse gas emissions that have hastened global warming, not air-quality improvements. It's important to get that right. Other pollutants had a cooling effect, but greenhouse gases are the cause of warming. Two wrongs (GHGs+pollution) doesn't make a right.
Good article, but Disney didn't make the Anastasia movie.
October 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Good article, but Disney didn't make the Anastasia movie.
Savage Daughter | Official Video | Sarah Hester Ross
YouTube video by Sarah Hester Ross
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
We're reaching peak forcing any day now
(or not)
(or not)
October 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
We're reaching peak forcing any day now
(or not)
(or not)
Reposted by Catsatira
Wished there was a positive spin here. Yeah, solar PV and batteries…, but this is scary
wmo.int/news/media-c...
wmo.int/news/media-c...
Carbon dioxide levels increase by record amount to new highs in 2024
wmo.int
October 16, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Wished there was a positive spin here. Yeah, solar PV and batteries…, but this is scary
wmo.int/news/media-c...
wmo.int/news/media-c...
As long as we have no benchmark for how much is 'enough' when it comes to energy, I fear there will always be room for fossil fuels, even in a green economy.
October 17, 2025 at 6:39 AM
As long as we have no benchmark for how much is 'enough' when it comes to energy, I fear there will always be room for fossil fuels, even in a green economy.
"...we could already see the first day without sea ice by 2030"
"The authors of this new study found a chain of events that triggers the first ice-free day by late summer in the Arctic. First, the sea ice must be thinner than usual in the previous autumn."
www.gu.se/en/news/risk...
"The authors of this new study found a chain of events that triggers the first ice-free day by late summer in the Arctic. First, the sea ice must be thinner than usual in the previous autumn."
www.gu.se/en/news/risk...
Risk of a day without sea ice in the Arctic
The climate warms fastest in the Arctic. The sea ice there has become so thin that we could already see the first day without sea ice by 2030, according to a new study led by researchers from the Univ...
www.gu.se
October 14, 2025 at 9:18 AM
"...we could already see the first day without sea ice by 2030"
"The authors of this new study found a chain of events that triggers the first ice-free day by late summer in the Arctic. First, the sea ice must be thinner than usual in the previous autumn."
www.gu.se/en/news/risk...
"The authors of this new study found a chain of events that triggers the first ice-free day by late summer in the Arctic. First, the sea ice must be thinner than usual in the previous autumn."
www.gu.se/en/news/risk...
Masked fascist terrorists kidnapping a woman in broad daylight
October 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Masked fascist terrorists kidnapping a woman in broad daylight
If you do a dumb thing in a smart way, is it still dumb?
October 3, 2025 at 1:33 PM
If you do a dumb thing in a smart way, is it still dumb?
I think it will still depend on whether we have reached tipping points like turning our forests into carbon sources:
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
Or irreversible thawing of permafrost:
www.weforum.org/stories/2020...
(Ofc I'm no scientist, but this seems to be an issue)
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
Or irreversible thawing of permafrost:
www.weforum.org/stories/2020...
(Ofc I'm no scientist, but this seems to be an issue)
Are forests now contributing to climate change?
Forests' degradation and deforestation has put carbon capture in reverse; positive tipping points can help course correct with collaborative effort.
www.weforum.org
October 2, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I think it will still depend on whether we have reached tipping points like turning our forests into carbon sources:
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
Or irreversible thawing of permafrost:
www.weforum.org/stories/2020...
(Ofc I'm no scientist, but this seems to be an issue)
www.weforum.org/stories/2025...
Or irreversible thawing of permafrost:
www.weforum.org/stories/2020...
(Ofc I'm no scientist, but this seems to be an issue)
As I understand it's not a simple on/off-button. For example, the water in the oceans hold more warmth than the air. Even if GHG emissions stop, ocean heat would still melt ice. This affects albedo, meaning darker surfaces absorb more energy from the sun. Etc. Search 'climate tipping points'.
October 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
As I understand it's not a simple on/off-button. For example, the water in the oceans hold more warmth than the air. Even if GHG emissions stop, ocean heat would still melt ice. This affects albedo, meaning darker surfaces absorb more energy from the sun. Etc. Search 'climate tipping points'.
I've heard of that organization.
They won WW2!
They won WW2!
September 28, 2025 at 7:09 AM
I've heard of that organization.
They won WW2!
They won WW2!
September 27, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Who can blame them
It's a silly war
It's a silly war
September 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Who can blame them
It's a silly war
It's a silly war