Dan Cermak
@cerdan.bsky.social
Scientist, sociology, environment, active mobility, orienteering.
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Climate News Round Up
Wednesday 24-09-2025
1. Investing in climate protection pays for itself. Many times over:
Wednesday 24-09-2025
1. Investing in climate protection pays for itself. Many times over:
Service post for 'realistic', 'conservative' governments:
"1 Euro invested in climate protection yields a return of between €1.8 and €4.8."
"1 Euro invested in climate protection yields a return of between €1.8 and €4.8."
"Jeder in den Klimaschutz investierte Euro hat einen Nutzen von 1,8 bis 4,8 Euro."
taz.de/Studie-von-O...
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September 24, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Climate News Round Up
Wednesday 24-09-2025
1. Investing in climate protection pays for itself. Many times over:
Wednesday 24-09-2025
1. Investing in climate protection pays for itself. Many times over:
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According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050.
Just the start.
Common sense.
Just the start.
Common sense.
August 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050.
Just the start.
Common sense.
Just the start.
Common sense.
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🤦♀️ Sadly this is true! GOP politicians wrote a letter to Canada, complaining about the wildfires ruining their summer. Full on Karens want to speak to the manager. When wildfires are caused by climate change, made worse by Republican policies! 🇺🇸🇨🇦
And PLEASE vote for better people. Votefromabroad.org
And PLEASE vote for better people. Votefromabroad.org
July 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
🤦♀️ Sadly this is true! GOP politicians wrote a letter to Canada, complaining about the wildfires ruining their summer. Full on Karens want to speak to the manager. When wildfires are caused by climate change, made worse by Republican policies! 🇺🇸🇨🇦
And PLEASE vote for better people. Votefromabroad.org
And PLEASE vote for better people. Votefromabroad.org
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before and after today’s glacier collapse that buried 90% of blatten, switzerland
May 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
before and after today’s glacier collapse that buried 90% of blatten, switzerland
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Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
April 3, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Those trying to understand the tariffs as economic policy are dangerously naive.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
No, the tariffs are a tool to collapse our democracy. A means to compel loyalty from every business that will need to petition Trump for relief.
1/ A 🧵 to explain his plan and how we fight back.
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The CDC has literally been gutted today.
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
April 1, 2025 at 4:10 PM
The CDC has literally been gutted today.
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
There’s no need for “April Fools” when reality is a nightmare for every human on this planet.
Thousand of scientists fired.
Entire departments erased.
1/
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Aging might not be enough to eliminate H5N1 viruses in raw-milk cheese
Though effective for other pathogens, the aging process didn't inactive H5N1 avian flu virus in most raw cheese samples.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
Though effective for other pathogens, the aging process didn't inactive H5N1 avian flu virus in most raw cheese samples.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
March 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Aging might not be enough to eliminate H5N1 viruses in raw-milk cheese
Though effective for other pathogens, the aging process didn't inactive H5N1 avian flu virus in most raw cheese samples.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
Though effective for other pathogens, the aging process didn't inactive H5N1 avian flu virus in most raw cheese samples.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/a...
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I still remember how much I enjoyed my sociology course in college, and I loved my professor so much! SHE was the BOMB!
Why sociology is important and even more so right now. Worth a read!
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/soci...
www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/soci...
Why Sociology Is Essential, and Especially Right Now
The discipline of sociology matters, maybe now more than ever. Here are 21 reasons why an understanding of sociology can benefit everyone.
www.psychologytoday.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I still remember how much I enjoyed my sociology course in college, and I loved my professor so much! SHE was the BOMB!
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As expected, public approval of congestion pricing in New York is following the same trajectory it followed in London, Stockholm and everywhere else it was tried. One would hope we could learn a lesson from such things!
"More NYC residents now support the program than oppose it. About 42% said the toll should remain while 35% want it eliminated, according to Siena’s latest poll. That’s a reversal from December, when only 32% supported the $9 fee while 56% were against it."
🔌🚗
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NYC Congestion Pricing Toll Gains Support Among City Residents
New York City’s controversial congestion pricing initiative is gradually gaining support, although the new toll has yet to win over a majority of voters.
www.bloomberg.com
March 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
As expected, public approval of congestion pricing in New York is following the same trajectory it followed in London, Stockholm and everywhere else it was tried. One would hope we could learn a lesson from such things!
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The urban fabric of Portsmouth, New Hampshire ♥️
March 2, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The urban fabric of Portsmouth, New Hampshire ♥️
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Tables from the first draft of a memo that I circulated in my department to discuss long-term departmental strategy. Sharing in case anyone else is interested. Not peer reviewed. First draft.
Largest Sociology Departments by Majors Graduated, 2023
jncohen.commons.gc.cuny.edu/analysis-of-...
Largest Sociology Departments by Majors Graduated, 2023
jncohen.commons.gc.cuny.edu/analysis-of-...
February 27, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Tables from the first draft of a memo that I circulated in my department to discuss long-term departmental strategy. Sharing in case anyone else is interested. Not peer reviewed. First draft.
Largest Sociology Departments by Majors Graduated, 2023
jncohen.commons.gc.cuny.edu/analysis-of-...
Largest Sociology Departments by Majors Graduated, 2023
jncohen.commons.gc.cuny.edu/analysis-of-...
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Americans are learning a fact "too often overlooked — that one of our country's greatest and least-appreciated assets has been public faith and trust in a variety of highly complex systems staffed by experts whose names we'll never know," Brooke Harrington, a professor of economic sociology, writes.
Opinion | Trust Was Once an American Superpower
Undermining one of our country’s greatest and least-appreciated assets.
www.nytimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Americans are learning a fact "too often overlooked — that one of our country's greatest and least-appreciated assets has been public faith and trust in a variety of highly complex systems staffed by experts whose names we'll never know," Brooke Harrington, a professor of economic sociology, writes.
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February 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Studying environmental sciences is about studying our life support system. It should not be partisan.
February 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Studying environmental sciences is about studying our life support system. It should not be partisan.
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Thanks @mtosterholm.bsky.social for pointing this out—agreed.
I teach ID Epi to grad students, & the tension in class is real. Seeing public health leaders pushed out is making students lose confidence in career prospects.
It’s short-sighted & will have consequences for years.
#PublicHealth
I teach ID Epi to grad students, & the tension in class is real. Seeing public health leaders pushed out is making students lose confidence in career prospects.
It’s short-sighted & will have consequences for years.
#PublicHealth
February 18, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Thanks @mtosterholm.bsky.social for pointing this out—agreed.
I teach ID Epi to grad students, & the tension in class is real. Seeing public health leaders pushed out is making students lose confidence in career prospects.
It’s short-sighted & will have consequences for years.
#PublicHealth
I teach ID Epi to grad students, & the tension in class is real. Seeing public health leaders pushed out is making students lose confidence in career prospects.
It’s short-sighted & will have consequences for years.
#PublicHealth
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This comment on r/fednews really stood out to me. Trump and Musk want people to think they're firing do-nothing "bureaucrats," but they're really getting rid of people dedicated to serving this country and keeping it operational. I hope these stories get told.
February 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
This comment on r/fednews really stood out to me. Trump and Musk want people to think they're firing do-nothing "bureaucrats," but they're really getting rid of people dedicated to serving this country and keeping it operational. I hope these stories get told.
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“The worry that congestion pricing would turn prime Manhattan business districts into dead zones is belied by new economic data showing pedestrian traffic is up in the borough, including in the ‘congestion zone’ below 60th Street.”
Evidence matters. At least it should, in a sane world.
Evidence matters. At least it should, in a sane world.
“Foot traffic at…Broadway and Prince Street in SoHo spiked by 20% year-over-year since the introduction of congestion pricing, said Erin Piscopink, the executive director of the SoHo Broadway Initiative, a business improvement district that represents 150 businesses.”
gothamist.com/news/vehicle...
gothamist.com/news/vehicle...
Vehicle traffic is down in Manhattan, but pedestrian traffic is up, data says
Congestion-pricing has eased traffic in Manhattan, but it hasn't kept pedestrians away.
gothamist.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:59 PM
“The worry that congestion pricing would turn prime Manhattan business districts into dead zones is belied by new economic data showing pedestrian traffic is up in the borough, including in the ‘congestion zone’ below 60th Street.”
Evidence matters. At least it should, in a sane world.
Evidence matters. At least it should, in a sane world.
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This is worth watching every day!
Arctic sea-ice extent continues on its record low trajectory, with the latest data from February 8 showing extent 428,000 square kilometers below the previous record daily low and 1.41 million square kilometers below the 1991-2020 average.
Yikes!
Arctic sea-ice extent continues on its record low trajectory, with the latest data from February 8 showing extent 428,000 square kilometers below the previous record daily low and 1.41 million square kilometers below the 1991-2020 average.
Yikes!
February 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
This is worth watching every day!
Arctic sea-ice extent continues on its record low trajectory, with the latest data from February 8 showing extent 428,000 square kilometers below the previous record daily low and 1.41 million square kilometers below the 1991-2020 average.
Yikes!
Arctic sea-ice extent continues on its record low trajectory, with the latest data from February 8 showing extent 428,000 square kilometers below the previous record daily low and 1.41 million square kilometers below the 1991-2020 average.
Yikes!
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"The most abundant nanoplastic was tyre particles (41%), then polystyrene (28%) and polyethylene (12%). Each tyre on the world’s 1.6bn vehicles can lose 4kg during its lifetimes and may be the largest source of tiny plastic pollution."
Vehicle tyres found to be biggest source of nanoplastics in the high Alps
Mountaineers now scaling more peaks for first global study of nanoplastics, which can enter lungs and bloodstream
www.theguardian.com
February 5, 2025 at 12:23 AM
"The most abundant nanoplastic was tyre particles (41%), then polystyrene (28%) and polyethylene (12%). Each tyre on the world’s 1.6bn vehicles can lose 4kg during its lifetimes and may be the largest source of tiny plastic pollution."
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🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
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Here’s a thread of words that result in the National Science Foundation rejecting grants under the Trump administration’s bigoted and anti-intellectual executive order.
Among other things, about every shark paper I’ve ever written has included the word “female” referring to *FEMALE SHARKS*
Among other things, about every shark paper I’ve ever written has included the word “female” referring to *FEMALE SHARKS*
February 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Here’s a thread of words that result in the National Science Foundation rejecting grants under the Trump administration’s bigoted and anti-intellectual executive order.
Among other things, about every shark paper I’ve ever written has included the word “female” referring to *FEMALE SHARKS*
Among other things, about every shark paper I’ve ever written has included the word “female” referring to *FEMALE SHARKS*
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"According to a 2013 UC Berkeley study titled “Pounds That Kill,” weight was found to be a critical factor in fatal auto crashes. The study found that each 1,000-pound increase in a striking vehicle’s weight increased the probability of a fatality in the struck vehicle by 47%."
As EV vehicles get heavier, they’re also getting more dangerous, safety experts say
the proliferation of heavier electric trucks in recent years has raised concerns among safety experts who fear their increased speed and weight will lead to deadlier incidents
www.siliconvalley.com
February 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
"According to a 2013 UC Berkeley study titled “Pounds That Kill,” weight was found to be a critical factor in fatal auto crashes. The study found that each 1,000-pound increase in a striking vehicle’s weight increased the probability of a fatality in the struck vehicle by 47%."
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First 28 days of 2025 were 1.75°C above pre-industrial!
Even with La Niña cooling the planet down somewhat, this will be the hottest January in history.
The Global warming rate might have more than doubled!
Even with La Niña cooling the planet down somewhat, this will be the hottest January in history.
The Global warming rate might have more than doubled!
January 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
First 28 days of 2025 were 1.75°C above pre-industrial!
Even with La Niña cooling the planet down somewhat, this will be the hottest January in history.
The Global warming rate might have more than doubled!
Even with La Niña cooling the planet down somewhat, this will be the hottest January in history.
The Global warming rate might have more than doubled!
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I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵
January 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I ran @USAID health programs for the last 3 years. Trump’s 90 day Stop Work Order on foreign assistance does serious damage to the world and the US. Examples:🧵