joe wertz
@joewertz.bsky.social
Weather and climate reporter for @bloomberg.com Data journalist. Okie in London. Boot-wearer, pug-lover. No stranger of hijinks. Signal: 4056736397
In the time it took you to read this post, Europe installed 345 solar panels. The grid map used to glow green. Now, it flashes amber, red — sometimes black. Europe's solar power is booming faster than the grid can handle. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Europe’s Solar Power Surge Puts Unprecedented Strain on Its Grid
The rise of renewables had led to thousands of instances of voltage exceeding allowed limits.
www.bloomberg.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
In the time it took you to read this post, Europe installed 345 solar panels. The grid map used to glow green. Now, it flashes amber, red — sometimes black. Europe's solar power is booming faster than the grid can handle. www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Storm Benjamin pummeled France with hurricane-force winds on Thursday. Seven people were hurt, 140K without power in France and widespread travel disruptions across the continent: t.co/I7BQTLHuLf
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-23/blackouts-and-travel-disruptions-mount-as-storm-batters-europe?utm_source=website&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=twitter
t.co
October 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Storm Benjamin pummeled France with hurricane-force winds on Thursday. Seven people were hurt, 140K without power in France and widespread travel disruptions across the continent: t.co/I7BQTLHuLf
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NEW: Weather models were performing worse ahead of a devastating storm in Alaska compared to a year ago. As one scientist @ecmwf.int put it, "the fact that all the models mis-captured this event tells us something." From me + @joewertz.bsky.social (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Deadly Alaska Storm Hit After a Month of Wider Forecast Errors
Scientists say outages at federal monitoring sites in the state may have contributed to confusion over the storm’s predicted track.
www.bloomberg.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
NEW: Weather models were performing worse ahead of a devastating storm in Alaska compared to a year ago. As one scientist @ecmwf.int put it, "the fact that all the models mis-captured this event tells us something." From me + @joewertz.bsky.social (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Britain’s clean energy sector faces supply challenges brought on by declining wind speeds, according to analysts at Citigroup.
Citigroup Sees UK Clean Energy Sector Suffering From Falling Wind Speeds
Britain’s clean energy sector faces supply challenges brought on by declining wind speeds, according to analysts at Citigroup Inc.
bloom.bg
October 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Britain’s clean energy sector faces supply challenges brought on by declining wind speeds, according to analysts at Citigroup.
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A look at transportation systems across five global financial centers shows sweaty commuters in London have a right to feel jealous of other cities—While climate change is… www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... @joewertz.bsky.social @bloomberglp.bsky.social
Beijing, New York Commuters Keep Their Cool As Londoners Sweat
A look at transportation systems across five global financial centers shows sweaty commuters in the UK capital have a right to feel jealous of some other cities.
www.bloomberg.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
A look at transportation systems across five global financial centers shows sweaty commuters in London have a right to feel jealous of other cities—While climate change is… www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... @joewertz.bsky.social @bloomberglp.bsky.social
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Iraq blackout: "Electricity demand jumped, triggering a failure in transmission, as temperatures in parts of the country soared to as high as 50C (122F), with millions of people joining the Arbaeen pilgrimage."
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Iraq Goes Dark After Searing Heat Wave Triggers Power Grid Failure
Iraq was plunged into darkness on Monday as searing heat pushed up power demand, triggering a failure in transmission lines that led to a near nationwide blackout.
www.bloomberg.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Iraq blackout: "Electricity demand jumped, triggering a failure in transmission, as temperatures in parts of the country soared to as high as 50C (122F), with millions of people joining the Arbaeen pilgrimage."
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Any new pop punk bands I need to jam? It’s Friday and I need something that sounds like cutting class to skate in an alley while the girl I like talks to the dude I don’t.
August 8, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Any new pop punk bands I need to jam? It’s Friday and I need something that sounds like cutting class to skate in an alley while the girl I like talks to the dude I don’t.
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A study predicted economic damages from climate change 3x higher than previous assessments. But it was flawed -- all thanks to the data from just one country.
I dug into this strange study and the researchers calling it out:
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
I dug into this strange study and the researchers calling it out:
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
A study predicted huge climate damages. But it had a fatal flaw: Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan’s erroneous data dramatically changed the results of a study on global climate damages.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
A study predicted economic damages from climate change 3x higher than previous assessments. But it was flawed -- all thanks to the data from just one country.
I dug into this strange study and the researchers calling it out:
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
I dug into this strange study and the researchers calling it out:
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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🔴⚠️🔥♨️🇬🇷🇹🇷The E.#Mediterranean is engulfed by smoke of #wildfires from the #Balkans to #Turkey.Last 6hrs by meteosat-12 #MTGI1 with main fires in #Greece and Turkey.#Evia #Messinia #Kythira #Crete.Devastation in the forests of #Karabük and the city of #Bursa #climateemergency
July 27, 2025 at 12:36 PM
🔴⚠️🔥♨️🇬🇷🇹🇷The E.#Mediterranean is engulfed by smoke of #wildfires from the #Balkans to #Turkey.Last 6hrs by meteosat-12 #MTGI1 with main fires in #Greece and Turkey.#Evia #Messinia #Kythira #Crete.Devastation in the forests of #Karabük and the city of #Bursa #climateemergency
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What is this chart showing?
July 17, 2025 at 7:44 PM
What is this chart showing?
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London's sweltering underground - where every day is a heat wave. Great & very timely story by my colleague @joewertz.bsky.social (gift link):
London Tube Carriages Can Be 5C Hotter Than Street in Heat Wave
For London commuters squished into cramped carriages, faces against sweaty armpits, every day is a heat wave, and every heat wave is an inferno.
www.bloomberg.com
June 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
London's sweltering underground - where every day is a heat wave. Great & very timely story by my colleague @joewertz.bsky.social (gift link):
The UK is poised to reject the very controversial zonal pricing plan and retain one wholesale power price across the country. @octopus.energy lobbied hard for this. Hell of a scoop by my colleagues @willmathis.bsky.social @lucygjwhite.bsky.social @pronouncedalva.bsky.social
UK Set to Drop Regional Power Price Plan Hated By Industry
The UK government is poised to reject a controversial plan to divide the nation’s electricity market into zones, according to people familiar with the matter, retaining one wholesale power price throu...
www.bloomberg.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:22 PM
The UK is poised to reject the very controversial zonal pricing plan and retain one wholesale power price across the country. @octopus.energy lobbied hard for this. Hell of a scoop by my colleagues @willmathis.bsky.social @lucygjwhite.bsky.social @pronouncedalva.bsky.social
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Electricity use on the biggest US grid, which serves nearly a fifth of Americans from Washington DC to Illinois, is expected to climb to a 12-year high as intense heat spurs air conditioning needs.
Intense Heat to Push Biggest US Grid’s Power Use to 12-Year High
Electricity use on the biggest US grid, which serves nearly a fifth of Americans from Washington DC to Illinois, is expected to climb to a 12-year high as intense heat spurs air conditioning needs.
bloom.bg
June 20, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Electricity use on the biggest US grid, which serves nearly a fifth of Americans from Washington DC to Illinois, is expected to climb to a 12-year high as intense heat spurs air conditioning needs.
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A Swiss glacier collapse mostly destroyed an Alpine village on Wednesday. The Alps have warmed about 2C since the pre-industrial period, with many glaciers losing half their mass since 1900. By colleagues @lauramillan.bsky.social and @joewertz.bsky.social (gift link)
Swiss Glacier Collapse Engulfs Alpine Village in Rock and Ice
A Swiss glacier has collapsed, destroying most of the Alpine village of Blatten in a wave of rock and ice.
www.bloomberg.com
May 29, 2025 at 10:39 AM
A Swiss glacier collapse mostly destroyed an Alpine village on Wednesday. The Alps have warmed about 2C since the pre-industrial period, with many glaciers losing half their mass since 1900. By colleagues @lauramillan.bsky.social and @joewertz.bsky.social (gift link)
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It's still unclear what exactly caused Spain's blackout Monday. But frequency data shows that the grid was already under stress for at least a half hour before the system broke.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#energysky
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#energysky
April 30, 2025 at 3:01 PM
It's still unclear what exactly caused Spain's blackout Monday. But frequency data shows that the grid was already under stress for at least a half hour before the system broke.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
#energysky
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#energysky
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Much of NOAA could lose internet access + face issues transmitting weather data if a key contract is not approved this week. N-Wave - NOAA's national network service provider - has been running on a short-term work order. With
@weathersullivan.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@weathersullivan.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Weather Agency Risks Loss of Data Network, Internet Service
A key contract that supports the network service provider for the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is set to lapse this week, threatening internet access and the transmission of inte...
www.bloomberg.com
April 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Much of NOAA could lose internet access + face issues transmitting weather data if a key contract is not approved this week. N-Wave - NOAA's national network service provider - has been running on a short-term work order. With
@weathersullivan.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
@weathersullivan.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
On the tube with some school kids in reflective vests headed out for a field trip. One of them brought a Minecraft joke book and these kids are ROLLING. Doubled over cackling. I can’t decipher a single set up or punch line, but the kiddos are losing it. Never seen anyone laugh so hard at anything!
April 22, 2025 at 8:33 AM
On the tube with some school kids in reflective vests headed out for a field trip. One of them brought a Minecraft joke book and these kids are ROLLING. Doubled over cackling. I can’t decipher a single set up or punch line, but the kiddos are losing it. Never seen anyone laugh so hard at anything!
@startribune.com is getting one hell of a reporter. Everybody in MN send @nbminor.bsky.social tips, leaks and documents!
Hello! A little news from me.
Next week is my last at @cprnews.bsky.social. Later this month I will join the @startribune.com's politics team covering the state Capitol.
Denver, Colorado and CPR have all been wonderful to me since I arrived more than a decade ago. I'll miss this place dearly.
Next week is my last at @cprnews.bsky.social. Later this month I will join the @startribune.com's politics team covering the state Capitol.
Denver, Colorado and CPR have all been wonderful to me since I arrived more than a decade ago. I'll miss this place dearly.
April 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
@startribune.com is getting one hell of a reporter. Everybody in MN send @nbminor.bsky.social tips, leaks and documents!
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The next frontier of forecasting will go beyond traditional weather data as forecasters, aided by new AI techniques, turn to non-weather inputs to help predict emerging weather risks and volatile climate patterns.
With @joewertz.bsky.social; 🎁🔗:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
With @joewertz.bsky.social; 🎁🔗:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
The Next Frontier of Forecasts Will Go Beyond Weather Data
Artificial intelligence is driving the next frontier of forecasting beyond traditional weather data to analyze non-meteorological factors.
www.bloomberg.com
April 8, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The next frontier of forecasting will go beyond traditional weather data as forecasters, aided by new AI techniques, turn to non-weather inputs to help predict emerging weather risks and volatile climate patterns.
With @joewertz.bsky.social; 🎁🔗:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
With @joewertz.bsky.social; 🎁🔗:
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Are you doing something useful, profitable, interesting or cool with AI weather forecast models for your business? Something you were unable to do before? I wanna talk to you!
March 25, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Are you doing something useful, profitable, interesting or cool with AI weather forecast models for your business? Something you were unable to do before? I wanna talk to you!
Is this a safe space? Good: I’m too dumb to understand “Severance.”
March 23, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Is this a safe space? Good: I’m too dumb to understand “Severance.”
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As drought, heat, rain and more occur in tandem, they’re putting a strain on emergency management systems.
Cascading Extreme Weather Events Unleash Billions in Damages Globally
As drought, heat, rain and more occur in tandem, they’re putting a strain on emergency management systems.
www.bloomberg.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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As drought, heat, rain and more occur in tandem, they’re putting a strain on emergency management systems.
Cascading Extreme Weather Events Unleash Billions in Damages Globally
As drought, heat, rain and more occur in tandem, they’re putting a strain on emergency management systems.
www.bloomberg.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
As drought, heat, rain and more occur in tandem, they’re putting a strain on emergency management systems.
If you know of any downstream effects of the NOAA firings on international weather/climate response, warning, research or data collection efforts, please reach out. On here, my @bloomberg.com email or Signal. Background info is always helpful.
February 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM
If you know of any downstream effects of the NOAA firings on international weather/climate response, warning, research or data collection efforts, please reach out. On here, my @bloomberg.com email or Signal. Background info is always helpful.