Derek
@djmmoran.bsky.social
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Did you know?
2025 was the third hottest year on record, and the last 11 years are the warmest ever. Oceans absorbed 90% of the extra heat, fueling stronger storms, heavier floods & marine die-offs.
This isn't "weather", it's our planet screaming. Time to listen.
#OceanHeat
2025 was the third hottest year on record, and the last 11 years are the warmest ever. Oceans absorbed 90% of the extra heat, fueling stronger storms, heavier floods & marine die-offs.
This isn't "weather", it's our planet screaming. Time to listen.
#OceanHeat
January 17, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Did you know?
2025 was the third hottest year on record, and the last 11 years are the warmest ever. Oceans absorbed 90% of the extra heat, fueling stronger storms, heavier floods & marine die-offs.
This isn't "weather", it's our planet screaming. Time to listen.
#OceanHeat
2025 was the third hottest year on record, and the last 11 years are the warmest ever. Oceans absorbed 90% of the extra heat, fueling stronger storms, heavier floods & marine die-offs.
This isn't "weather", it's our planet screaming. Time to listen.
#OceanHeat
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Unprecedented presidency-ending corruption for anyone from Truman to Obama.
The deal has kick-started the president’s controversial plan to sell up to 50mn barrels of Venezuelan oil, with more sales expected in the ‘coming days and weeks’. ft.trib.al/a2pf6om
January 16, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Unprecedented presidency-ending corruption for anyone from Truman to Obama.
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"NASA acknowledges record heat but avoids referencing climate change" via @afp.com: insiderpaper.com/nasa-acknowl...
NASA acknowledges record heat but avoids referencing climate change
Don't say the c-word. Global temperatures soared in 2025, but a NASA statement published Wednesday alongside its latest benchmark annual report makes no
insiderpaper.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:04 PM
"NASA acknowledges record heat but avoids referencing climate change" via @afp.com: insiderpaper.com/nasa-acknowl...
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The 1991-2020 climate doesn't exist anymore 😟
January 14, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The 1991-2020 climate doesn't exist anymore 😟
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Latest from the Energy Profits Agency:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Latest from the Energy Profits Agency:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
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In a sane world, this would be front page news everywhere.
But it will hardly be covered anywhere.
The North Pacific Ocean surface warmed over twice as much over the past 15 years than it did over the preceding 156 years.
That's an increase in warming rate of >2000%!
But it will hardly be covered anywhere.
The North Pacific Ocean surface warmed over twice as much over the past 15 years than it did over the preceding 156 years.
That's an increase in warming rate of >2000%!
January 10, 2026 at 1:57 PM
In a sane world, this would be front page news everywhere.
But it will hardly be covered anywhere.
The North Pacific Ocean surface warmed over twice as much over the past 15 years than it did over the preceding 156 years.
That's an increase in warming rate of >2000%!
But it will hardly be covered anywhere.
The North Pacific Ocean surface warmed over twice as much over the past 15 years than it did over the preceding 156 years.
That's an increase in warming rate of >2000%!
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2025 was the hottest year on record for ocean heat content. Unfortunately, we now say this every year. 🥹
"In addition to setting a new record in 2025, the global
ocean continues to show sustained and intensified warming."
+ #OpenAccess Study: doi.org/10.1007/s003...
+ Data: www.ocean.iap.ac.cn
"In addition to setting a new record in 2025, the global
ocean continues to show sustained and intensified warming."
+ #OpenAccess Study: doi.org/10.1007/s003...
+ Data: www.ocean.iap.ac.cn
January 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
2025 was the hottest year on record for ocean heat content. Unfortunately, we now say this every year. 🥹
"In addition to setting a new record in 2025, the global
ocean continues to show sustained and intensified warming."
+ #OpenAccess Study: doi.org/10.1007/s003...
+ Data: www.ocean.iap.ac.cn
"In addition to setting a new record in 2025, the global
ocean continues to show sustained and intensified warming."
+ #OpenAccess Study: doi.org/10.1007/s003...
+ Data: www.ocean.iap.ac.cn
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Monthly global climate data update from Berkeley Earth for the month of December 2025.
Third hottest month of December since 1850.
#climate
datagraver.com/climate-data...
Third hottest month of December since 1850.
#climate
datagraver.com/climate-data...
January 10, 2026 at 7:51 AM
Monthly global climate data update from Berkeley Earth for the month of December 2025.
Third hottest month of December since 1850.
#climate
datagraver.com/climate-data...
Third hottest month of December since 1850.
#climate
datagraver.com/climate-data...
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Media outlets will probably never stop presenting the deadly impacts of fossil fuels as delightful fun:
A breeze will bring a brief reprieve for coastal areas of Victoria and South Australia today before the heat and fire danger ramps up again tomorrow.
State-by-state breakdown of the heatwave as a 47C day looms for some
A breeze will bring a brief reprieve for coastal areas of Victoria and South Australia today before the heat and fire danger ramps up again tomorrow.
www.abc.net.au
January 7, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Media outlets will probably never stop presenting the deadly impacts of fossil fuels as delightful fun:
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HISTORIC HEAT WAVE IN AUSTRALIA- 49c
49C at Onslow
Brutal heat in millions square km2 area:
Insane MINIMUM 35.8C Paraburdoo AP
HOTTEST NIGHT EVER RECORDED IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
30.5 Bulga Downs also record
Next days crazy heat in Victoria up to 47C!
49C at Onslow
Brutal heat in millions square km2 area:
Insane MINIMUM 35.8C Paraburdoo AP
HOTTEST NIGHT EVER RECORDED IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
30.5 Bulga Downs also record
Next days crazy heat in Victoria up to 47C!
January 7, 2026 at 10:53 AM
HISTORIC HEAT WAVE IN AUSTRALIA- 49c
49C at Onslow
Brutal heat in millions square km2 area:
Insane MINIMUM 35.8C Paraburdoo AP
HOTTEST NIGHT EVER RECORDED IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
30.5 Bulga Downs also record
Next days crazy heat in Victoria up to 47C!
49C at Onslow
Brutal heat in millions square km2 area:
Insane MINIMUM 35.8C Paraburdoo AP
HOTTEST NIGHT EVER RECORDED IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
30.5 Bulga Downs also record
Next days crazy heat in Victoria up to 47C!
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Today was our 8th record high temperature set or tied in Houston since December 20th. I believe this now ranks us as the winter with most record highs? 2016-17 was close. 2021-22 was close. But this has dethroned them. Still not quite a top 5 warm Dec 1-Jan 6, but edging closer.
January 7, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Today was our 8th record high temperature set or tied in Houston since December 20th. I believe this now ranks us as the winter with most record highs? 2016-17 was close. 2021-22 was close. But this has dethroned them. Still not quite a top 5 warm Dec 1-Jan 6, but edging closer.
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Here's another view of December's record low Arctic sea-ice volume.
"Paleo Arctic sea-ice extent records, reconstructed from proxies like sediment cores, reveal that the dramatic decline in recent decades is unprecedented over at least the last 1,500 years"
"Paleo Arctic sea-ice extent records, reconstructed from proxies like sediment cores, reveal that the dramatic decline in recent decades is unprecedented over at least the last 1,500 years"
January 6, 2026 at 3:03 AM
Here's another view of December's record low Arctic sea-ice volume.
"Paleo Arctic sea-ice extent records, reconstructed from proxies like sediment cores, reveal that the dramatic decline in recent decades is unprecedented over at least the last 1,500 years"
"Paleo Arctic sea-ice extent records, reconstructed from proxies like sediment cores, reveal that the dramatic decline in recent decades is unprecedented over at least the last 1,500 years"
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"The long term improvement in casualty figures as a result of, for example, seat belt legislation and reduction in drunk driving has stalled because cars are becoming more dangerous – not for their occupants but for those outside them. Yet, somehow politicians sit on their hands."
The killer cars
One of the many unfulfilled promises of the Labour government has been its commitment to a road safety strategy.
open.substack.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
"The long term improvement in casualty figures as a result of, for example, seat belt legislation and reduction in drunk driving has stalled because cars are becoming more dangerous – not for their occupants but for those outside them. Yet, somehow politicians sit on their hands."
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Here's the 365-day running mean, showing 2025 ending at 1.47°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average. The quadratic trendline says 1.52°C for 2026.
The Climate 8-Ball says "1.58°C will come this way if an El Nino doth the oceans sway." The Climate 8-Ball sucks at poetry.
The Climate 8-Ball says "1.58°C will come this way if an El Nino doth the oceans sway." The Climate 8-Ball sucks at poetry.
January 3, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Here's the 365-day running mean, showing 2025 ending at 1.47°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average. The quadratic trendline says 1.52°C for 2026.
The Climate 8-Ball says "1.58°C will come this way if an El Nino doth the oceans sway." The Climate 8-Ball sucks at poetry.
The Climate 8-Ball says "1.58°C will come this way if an El Nino doth the oceans sway." The Climate 8-Ball sucks at poetry.
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In case you haven't heard the news, 2025 was the third hottest year on record at 1.47°C above the 1850-1900 baseline, and likely the third hottest year in the last 120,000 years.
Data: climatereanalyzer.org/clim/t2_dail...
Data: climatereanalyzer.org/clim/t2_dail...
January 3, 2026 at 5:28 PM
In case you haven't heard the news, 2025 was the third hottest year on record at 1.47°C above the 1850-1900 baseline, and likely the third hottest year in the last 120,000 years.
Data: climatereanalyzer.org/clim/t2_dail...
Data: climatereanalyzer.org/clim/t2_dail...
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The US attack on Venezuela is an illegal act of aggression against a sovereign country (with lots of oil). Venezuela has become a more deeply repressive dictatorship & urgently needs democratic solution but this is unjustified & unjustifiable. Look forward to seeing swift UK Government condemnation.
January 3, 2026 at 11:12 AM
The US attack on Venezuela is an illegal act of aggression against a sovereign country (with lots of oil). Venezuela has become a more deeply repressive dictatorship & urgently needs democratic solution but this is unjustified & unjustifiable. Look forward to seeing swift UK Government condemnation.
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The UK's warmest year (for now)
And introducing a ‘causal chain’ for changes in extreme UK heat
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-uks-wa...
And introducing a ‘causal chain’ for changes in extreme UK heat
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-uks-wa...
January 2, 2026 at 12:18 PM
The UK's warmest year (for now)
And introducing a ‘causal chain’ for changes in extreme UK heat
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-uks-wa...
And introducing a ‘causal chain’ for changes in extreme UK heat
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-uks-wa...
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Top-3 warmest years globally, out of 135:
1. 2024
2. 2023
3. 2025
1. 2024
2. 2023
3. 2025
🚨 The first preliminary analysis from the Japan Meteorological Agency highlights 2025 as the third warmest year on record globally (since at least 1891 in this data).
Additional climate rankings will be released later for other datasets.
Graph and methods by ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/prod...
Additional climate rankings will be released later for other datasets.
Graph and methods by ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/prod...
January 2, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Top-3 warmest years globally, out of 135:
1. 2024
2. 2023
3. 2025
1. 2024
2. 2023
3. 2025
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🚨 December 2025 #Arctic sea ice extent was the *lowest* on record for the month...
This was 1,620,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. December ice extent is decreasing at about 3.5% per decade. Data: @nsidc.bsky.social at nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
This was 1,620,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. December ice extent is decreasing at about 3.5% per decade. Data: @nsidc.bsky.social at nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
January 2, 2026 at 7:58 PM
🚨 December 2025 #Arctic sea ice extent was the *lowest* on record for the month...
This was 1,620,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. December ice extent is decreasing at about 3.5% per decade. Data: @nsidc.bsky.social at nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
This was 1,620,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. December ice extent is decreasing at about 3.5% per decade. Data: @nsidc.bsky.social at nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
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In 2026, we keep building the citizen-based alternative to the top-down mainstream media.
Join us! ✊
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Daily consumers of bottled water ingest over 90,000 more microplastic particles than people who drink tap water.
There are no warnings on bottles.
Either companies do not test their products, or conceal the harms to boost profits and exec pay.
What do regulators do?
There are no warnings on bottles.
Either companies do not test their products, or conceal the harms to boost profits and exec pay.
What do regulators do?
Bottled water drinkers ingest 90,000 more microplastic particles each year
New review finds people who drink tap water ingest only about 4,000 microplastic particles a year
www.independent.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Daily consumers of bottled water ingest over 90,000 more microplastic particles than people who drink tap water.
There are no warnings on bottles.
Either companies do not test their products, or conceal the harms to boost profits and exec pay.
What do regulators do?
There are no warnings on bottles.
Either companies do not test their products, or conceal the harms to boost profits and exec pay.
What do regulators do?
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The 51st state.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Chlorinated chicken row as US seeks leverage over stalled UK tech pact
Britain is facing renewed pressure from the White House to allow American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into UK supermarkets.
www.farminguk.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
The 51st state.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
Trump demands that the UK allows American chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated meat into its supermarkets.
UK already agreed to pay more for US drugs, reduced tax on private equity managers, considering cutting tax on tech companies.
'Tacking back control', someone said.
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Absolute madness in OKLAHOMA
86 at Tulsa is SIX DEGREES ABOVE ITS DECEMBER RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE
Thousands and Thousands of recordss have been falling since day #1 in over 2 dozens of US States, several times more than any other month in history
Gonna get MUCH WORSE tomorrow
86 at Tulsa is SIX DEGREES ABOVE ITS DECEMBER RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE
Thousands and Thousands of recordss have been falling since day #1 in over 2 dozens of US States, several times more than any other month in history
Gonna get MUCH WORSE tomorrow
SUMMER GOES ON: 94F in Texas
Records smashed by absurd margins up to 5F across several States
December records
KS
82 Coffeyville
81 Independence
79 Parsons
LA
88 Green Canyon
TN
78 Chattanooga
etc
Tomorrow will rewrite history across 2 dozen States with hundreds of records !
Records smashed by absurd margins up to 5F across several States
December records
KS
82 Coffeyville
81 Independence
79 Parsons
LA
88 Green Canyon
TN
78 Chattanooga
etc
Tomorrow will rewrite history across 2 dozen States with hundreds of records !
December 28, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Absolute madness in OKLAHOMA
86 at Tulsa is SIX DEGREES ABOVE ITS DECEMBER RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE
Thousands and Thousands of recordss have been falling since day #1 in over 2 dozens of US States, several times more than any other month in history
Gonna get MUCH WORSE tomorrow
86 at Tulsa is SIX DEGREES ABOVE ITS DECEMBER RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE
Thousands and Thousands of recordss have been falling since day #1 in over 2 dozens of US States, several times more than any other month in history
Gonna get MUCH WORSE tomorrow
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The thickness of #Arctic sea ice dropped to a new all-time record low this year around the North Pole (data from PIOMAS). More in my latest 'climate viz of the month' blog: zacklabe.com/climate-viz-... #OpenScience #SciComm #DataViz #OpenData
Climate Viz of the Month
November 2025 Hi! I am happy to share the first of (hopefully) some new graphics in this ‘climate viz of the month’ blog. For quite a few years now, I’ve been procrastinating on figuring out an eff…
zacklabe.com
December 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The thickness of #Arctic sea ice dropped to a new all-time record low this year around the North Pole (data from PIOMAS). More in my latest 'climate viz of the month' blog: zacklabe.com/climate-viz-... #OpenScience #SciComm #DataViz #OpenData