Dr William Shatwell
@drextremeray.bsky.social
Retired radiologist, 40 years in the NHS and proud of it. European as well as British. Climate change is real, and the most urgent problem of our time.
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NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
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Warning from German scientists that current observations of emissions and ocean temperatures make 3C of #globalheating by mid-century plausible.
3C of heating makes our current global society unlivable, by the way. Parts of Spain become the Sahara, eg.
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
3C of heating makes our current global society unlivable, by the way. Parts of Spain become the Sahara, eg.
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
December 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Warning from German scientists that current observations of emissions and ocean temperatures make 3C of #globalheating by mid-century plausible.
3C of heating makes our current global society unlivable, by the way. Parts of Spain become the Sahara, eg.
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
3C of heating makes our current global society unlivable, by the way. Parts of Spain become the Sahara, eg.
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
Big polluters caused the climate crisis - why should we pay for the impacts while they continue to profit?
Join me and add your name to this @friends-earth.bsky.social petition, demand big polluters pay their fair share for a greener future🌍👇
foe.uk/lipp6
Join me and add your name to this @friends-earth.bsky.social petition, demand big polluters pay their fair share for a greener future🌍👇
foe.uk/lipp6
Make polluters worldwide pay for a greener future
While the cost of living and climate crises rage on and oil and gas companies' profits soar, something is shifting… More and more of us want big polluters to pay for the damage they cause to our plane...
foe.uk
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Big polluters caused the climate crisis - why should we pay for the impacts while they continue to profit?
Join me and add your name to this @friends-earth.bsky.social petition, demand big polluters pay their fair share for a greener future🌍👇
foe.uk/lipp6
Join me and add your name to this @friends-earth.bsky.social petition, demand big polluters pay their fair share for a greener future🌍👇
foe.uk/lipp6
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Carolin Lucas, "The level of disgust and distrust in the population is like nothing I've ever seen before"
"It's really dangerous and scary"
"It's so important there is a voice out there offering hope and solutions and isn't afraid to say what it thinks"
"It's really dangerous and scary"
"It's so important there is a voice out there offering hope and solutions and isn't afraid to say what it thinks"
October 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Carolin Lucas, "The level of disgust and distrust in the population is like nothing I've ever seen before"
"It's really dangerous and scary"
"It's so important there is a voice out there offering hope and solutions and isn't afraid to say what it thinks"
"It's really dangerous and scary"
"It's so important there is a voice out there offering hope and solutions and isn't afraid to say what it thinks"
The ECHR was Britain’s response to WW2 fascist regimes. With authoritarianism on the rise again, we’d be mad to give up the protections it provides. Tell your MP we won’t let that happen! actionstorm.org/petitions/pr...
actionstorm.org
October 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
The ECHR was Britain’s response to WW2 fascist regimes. With authoritarianism on the rise again, we’d be mad to give up the protections it provides. Tell your MP we won’t let that happen! actionstorm.org/petitions/pr...
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Yesterday, the largest far-right protest in UK history marched through London, led by racist Tommy Robinson.
Today, we say: They don’t speak for us — and they won’t have the last word.
This Wednesday we come together against Trump and for a better future. Do everything to be there.
Today, we say: They don’t speak for us — and they won’t have the last word.
This Wednesday we come together against Trump and for a better future. Do everything to be there.
September 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Yesterday, the largest far-right protest in UK history marched through London, led by racist Tommy Robinson.
Today, we say: They don’t speak for us — and they won’t have the last word.
This Wednesday we come together against Trump and for a better future. Do everything to be there.
Today, we say: They don’t speak for us — and they won’t have the last word.
This Wednesday we come together against Trump and for a better future. Do everything to be there.
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At the last local elections, the Green Party won in Kenilworth Park Hill, ALISON FIRTH can do the same on Thurs 18th September. Greens work hard for residents all year round, leading with fiscal responsibility. It will be a tight race against Reform and Cons, so YOUR VOTE WILL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE! 💚
September 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
At the last local elections, the Green Party won in Kenilworth Park Hill, ALISON FIRTH can do the same on Thurs 18th September. Greens work hard for residents all year round, leading with fiscal responsibility. It will be a tight race against Reform and Cons, so YOUR VOTE WILL MAKE THE DIFFERENCE! 💚
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A message from Alison Firth ahead of the Kenilworth Park Hill by-election next week. Your vote matters! VOTE GREEN on Thursday Sept 18th 💚
September 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A message from Alison Firth ahead of the Kenilworth Park Hill by-election next week. Your vote matters! VOTE GREEN on Thursday Sept 18th 💚
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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is an uncommon, but terrible late complication of childhood measles. There is no cure but vaccination prevents it.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
LA County reports child died from rare measles complication after infection in infancy
Los Angeles County health officials reported the death of a school-aged resident from a known but rare complication after a measles infection acquired during infancy, and urged residents to ensure their families are vaccinated against the disease.
www.reuters.com
September 13, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is an uncommon, but terrible late complication of childhood measles. There is no cure but vaccination prevents it.
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
www.reuters.com/business/hea...
I just signed this petition calling for better cooperation with the EU on the environment. Will you add your name, too? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/uk-eu-enviro...
Tell The Government: Strengthen UK-EU Environmental Cooperation
Climate change and environmental problems don't respect borders. The UK and EU must work together to protect our shared environment, tackle the climate crisis, and preserve biodiversity for future gen...
www.europeanmovement.co.uk
July 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I just signed this petition calling for better cooperation with the EU on the environment. Will you add your name, too? www.europeanmovement.co.uk/uk-eu-enviro...
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this is stupid and dangerous when bird flu is so widespread in US birds and dairy herds.
US cancels more $700 million funding for Moderna bird flu vaccine reut.rs/4dHDuXc
US cancels more $700 million funding for Moderna bird flu vaccine
The Trump administration has cancelled a contract awarded to Moderna for the late-stage development of its bird flu vaccine for humans, as well as the right to purchase shots, according to the drugmaker.
reut.rs
May 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
this is stupid and dangerous when bird flu is so widespread in US birds and dairy herds.
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Thankfully, the village was evacuated already, but one person is missing and everyone else’s homes are destroyed.
Make no mistake: this is a climate disaster.
Make no mistake: this is a climate disaster.
Swiss village almost entirely destroyed after collapse of glacier buries it in mud
One person missing and Blatten devastated after huge cloud of ice and rubble inundates evacuated town
www.theguardian.com
May 29, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Thankfully, the village was evacuated already, but one person is missing and everyone else’s homes are destroyed.
Make no mistake: this is a climate disaster.
Make no mistake: this is a climate disaster.
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Like Brexit, Trump & Musk's Agenda is 'Ideologically Incoherent & Ultimately Self-Defeating'
The disaster of Brexit is now being replicated on a global scale by a US administration determined to shoot its country's own interests in the foot
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/like-brexi...
The disaster of Brexit is now being replicated on a global scale by a US administration determined to shoot its country's own interests in the foot
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/like-brexi...
Like Brexit, Trump and Musk's Agenda is 'Ideologically Incoherent and Ultimately Self-Defeating'
The disaster of Brexit is now being replicated on a global scale by a US administration determined to shoot its country's own interests in the foot, argues former UK diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
www.bylinesupplement.com
February 16, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Like Brexit, Trump & Musk's Agenda is 'Ideologically Incoherent & Ultimately Self-Defeating'
The disaster of Brexit is now being replicated on a global scale by a US administration determined to shoot its country's own interests in the foot
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/like-brexi...
The disaster of Brexit is now being replicated on a global scale by a US administration determined to shoot its country's own interests in the foot
www.bylinesupplement.com/p/like-brexi...
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TikTok took it down, so let’s share the shit out of this reading list. #HolocaustRemembranceDay #NeverAgainIsNow #BookSky
#StateMediaCensorship
#StateMediaCensorship
January 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
TikTok took it down, so let’s share the shit out of this reading list. #HolocaustRemembranceDay #NeverAgainIsNow #BookSky
#StateMediaCensorship
#StateMediaCensorship
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Fix the two-party system before someone turns it into a one-party system, or it'll be game over for good.
PR is like a seatbelt. You don't need it - until you're heading through the political windscreen at 60mph.
And when the realisation finally dawns on you it's the last insight you'll ever have.
PR is like a seatbelt. You don't need it - until you're heading through the political windscreen at 60mph.
And when the realisation finally dawns on you it's the last insight you'll ever have.
January 27, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Fix the two-party system before someone turns it into a one-party system, or it'll be game over for good.
PR is like a seatbelt. You don't need it - until you're heading through the political windscreen at 60mph.
And when the realisation finally dawns on you it's the last insight you'll ever have.
PR is like a seatbelt. You don't need it - until you're heading through the political windscreen at 60mph.
And when the realisation finally dawns on you it's the last insight you'll ever have.
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From Aaron Rugenburg on 🐦
Shell. 35 years ago. They knew
“An internal report by Shell from 1989 precisely predicting the "violent weather" and "deluges" that just destroyed half of Appalachia, and summing up expected climate chaos with the comment, "Civilisation could prove a fragile thing."
Shell. 35 years ago. They knew
“An internal report by Shell from 1989 precisely predicting the "violent weather" and "deluges" that just destroyed half of Appalachia, and summing up expected climate chaos with the comment, "Civilisation could prove a fragile thing."
October 1, 2024 at 7:38 AM
From Aaron Rugenburg on 🐦
Shell. 35 years ago. They knew
“An internal report by Shell from 1989 precisely predicting the "violent weather" and "deluges" that just destroyed half of Appalachia, and summing up expected climate chaos with the comment, "Civilisation could prove a fragile thing."
Shell. 35 years ago. They knew
“An internal report by Shell from 1989 precisely predicting the "violent weather" and "deluges" that just destroyed half of Appalachia, and summing up expected climate chaos with the comment, "Civilisation could prove a fragile thing."
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“Europe was on brink of a night train revolution. Here’s what actually happened.
Nightjet, operated by Austrian Federal Railways, is one of a slew of new night train services in Europe, but rising demand for sleeper services has yet to be met by emerging new operators.”
www.cnn.com/travel/europ...
Nightjet, operated by Austrian Federal Railways, is one of a slew of new night train services in Europe, but rising demand for sleeper services has yet to be met by emerging new operators.”
www.cnn.com/travel/europ...
Europe was on the brink of a night train revolution. Here’s what actually happened | CNN
Going to sleep in one city center and waking up in another is an increasingly popular alternative to flying. So where are all the new trains?
www.cnn.com
August 9, 2024 at 10:24 PM
“Europe was on brink of a night train revolution. Here’s what actually happened.
Nightjet, operated by Austrian Federal Railways, is one of a slew of new night train services in Europe, but rising demand for sleeper services has yet to be met by emerging new operators.”
www.cnn.com/travel/europ...
Nightjet, operated by Austrian Federal Railways, is one of a slew of new night train services in Europe, but rising demand for sleeper services has yet to be met by emerging new operators.”
www.cnn.com/travel/europ...
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"Musk at his core is a man with practically no principles except whatever will enrich him, and a deep need for attention and validation. He’s been getting the latter from the far right since he started on his rightward radicalisation and he’s constructed for himself the world’s largest echo chamber"
Elon Musk’s journey from humanitarian to poster of rightwing memes
X owner has cited transgender daughter Vivian’s transition as reason for shift, blaming ‘the woke mind virus’
www.theguardian.com
August 9, 2024 at 9:18 PM
"Musk at his core is a man with practically no principles except whatever will enrich him, and a deep need for attention and validation. He’s been getting the latter from the far right since he started on his rightward radicalisation and he’s constructed for himself the world’s largest echo chamber"
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What is the hottest temperature humans can survive? It could be as low as 21C wet bulb temperature #NomadCentury
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What is the hottest temperature humans can survive? These labs are redefining the limit
The threshold for survival in heat is lower than thought — researchers are using state-of-the-art climate chambers to explore when blistering conditions threaten life. The threshold for survival in he...
www.nature.com
August 15, 2024 at 8:00 AM
What is the hottest temperature humans can survive? It could be as low as 21C wet bulb temperature #NomadCentury
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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If anyone is still straddling both worlds, I posted a very VERY long explanation on Twitter about how to make the hellish experience there more tolerable.
Link below, in case you're interested.
x.com/edwinhayward...
Link below, in case you're interested.
x.com/edwinhayward...
x.com
x.com
August 17, 2024 at 11:29 AM
If anyone is still straddling both worlds, I posted a very VERY long explanation on Twitter about how to make the hellish experience there more tolerable.
Link below, in case you're interested.
x.com/edwinhayward...
Link below, in case you're interested.
x.com/edwinhayward...
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Climate change will inevitably stop being a hazy future concern and will someday turn everyday life upside down. At the risk of causing counterproductive doomism, I offer observations and speculations on how the planetary crisis may play out. 1/25
yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/08/when...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/08/when...
When will climate change turn life in the U.S. upside down? » Yale Climate Connections
Intensifying extreme weather events and an insurance crisis are likely to cause significant economic and political disruption in the U.S. sometime in the next 15 years.
yaleclimateconnections.org
August 19, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Climate change will inevitably stop being a hazy future concern and will someday turn everyday life upside down. At the risk of causing counterproductive doomism, I offer observations and speculations on how the planetary crisis may play out. 1/25
yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/08/when...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/08/when...
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Elon Musk buys a pub
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl3t...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl3t...
Elon Musk buys a pub
YouTube video by Matt Green Comedy
www.youtube.com
August 16, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Elon Musk buys a pub
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl3t...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl3t...