Paul Southon
@paulsouthon.bsky.social
Public health, photography, science & science fiction
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This is Angel Falls in Venezuela, with its 807-metre sheer plunge - the tallest waterfall on our planet.
Except - it isn't. There's one that's bigger. MUCH bigger. And when I learned about it this week, my mind was fully blown.
OK. Buckle up! (Especially if you don't have a head for heights.)
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Except - it isn't. There's one that's bigger. MUCH bigger. And when I learned about it this week, my mind was fully blown.
OK. Buckle up! (Especially if you don't have a head for heights.)
1/
November 3, 2025 at 11:07 AM
This is Angel Falls in Venezuela, with its 807-metre sheer plunge - the tallest waterfall on our planet.
Except - it isn't. There's one that's bigger. MUCH bigger. And when I learned about it this week, my mind was fully blown.
OK. Buckle up! (Especially if you don't have a head for heights.)
1/
Except - it isn't. There's one that's bigger. MUCH bigger. And when I learned about it this week, my mind was fully blown.
OK. Buckle up! (Especially if you don't have a head for heights.)
1/
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Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
October 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Minority representation on TV causes outrage
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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A new international study warns that the global construction sector’s carbon footprint is on track to double by 2050, threatening to derail efforts to meet the Paris Agreement climate targets.
🔗 iiasa.ac.at/news/oct-202...
@pku1898.bsky.social @pik-potsdam.bsky.social
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October 27, 2025 at 12:26 PM
A new international study warns that the global construction sector’s carbon footprint is on track to double by 2050, threatening to derail efforts to meet the Paris Agreement climate targets.
🔗 iiasa.ac.at/news/oct-202...
@pku1898.bsky.social @pik-potsdam.bsky.social
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@pku1898.bsky.social @pik-potsdam.bsky.social
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This is Europe's largest onshore wind farm. It can generate enough energy to power 1 million homes.
We have so many solutions to this crisis. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables #endfossilfuels
We have so many solutions to this crisis. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables #endfossilfuels
October 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
This is Europe's largest onshore wind farm. It can generate enough energy to power 1 million homes.
We have so many solutions to this crisis. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables #endfossilfuels
We have so many solutions to this crisis. Implement them. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #renewables #endfossilfuels
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#Solar farms built on agricultural land improve biodiversity.
Having some solar plants in arable land is beneficial for birds life.
A research for the UK:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
Having some solar plants in arable land is beneficial for birds life.
A research for the UK:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
July 21, 2025 at 7:47 AM
#Solar farms built on agricultural land improve biodiversity.
Having some solar plants in arable land is beneficial for birds life.
A research for the UK:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
Having some solar plants in arable land is beneficial for birds life.
A research for the UK:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10....
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NEW 🔔 Health literacy as a public health goal: 25 years on
✍️ Don Nutbeam
FREE doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf119
✍️ Don Nutbeam
FREE doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf119
July 18, 2025 at 7:07 AM
NEW 🔔 Health literacy as a public health goal: 25 years on
✍️ Don Nutbeam
FREE doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf119
✍️ Don Nutbeam
FREE doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf119
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Now THAT's a cease and desist letter
July 14, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Now THAT's a cease and desist letter
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Heat is a silent killer. The hottest June on record in Western Europe caused 2,300 deaths across 12 cities, of which 1,500 were down to the climate crisis (see link in comment). climate.copernicus.eu/heatwaves-co...
Heatwaves contribute to the warmest June on record in western Europe
The European continent experienced two significant heatwaves in mid-June and late June-early July 2025. The first event peaked between 17 and 22 June, affecting large parts of western and southern Eur...
climate.copernicus.eu
July 10, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Heat is a silent killer. The hottest June on record in Western Europe caused 2,300 deaths across 12 cities, of which 1,500 were down to the climate crisis (see link in comment). climate.copernicus.eu/heatwaves-co...
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Here’s some common sense for you. If you want or need to drive in cities, your problem isn’t people choosing walking, biking & public transit because of smart, safe infrastructure. It’s all those people being forced to drive big cars instead, stuck in traffic in front of you. #TheTRUTHaboutTraffic
July 6, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Here’s some common sense for you. If you want or need to drive in cities, your problem isn’t people choosing walking, biking & public transit because of smart, safe infrastructure. It’s all those people being forced to drive big cars instead, stuck in traffic in front of you. #TheTRUTHaboutTraffic
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I can think of 100 places I’d rather be than in London during 34°C heat , but it was for an important cause . This coming Monday will see my petition on fossil fuel ads debated in Parliament .
Use @badvertising.bsky.social email tool to ask your MP to attend the debate chrispackh.am/mps-attend-f...
Use @badvertising.bsky.social email tool to ask your MP to attend the debate chrispackh.am/mps-attend-f...
July 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I can think of 100 places I’d rather be than in London during 34°C heat , but it was for an important cause . This coming Monday will see my petition on fossil fuel ads debated in Parliament .
Use @badvertising.bsky.social email tool to ask your MP to attend the debate chrispackh.am/mps-attend-f...
Use @badvertising.bsky.social email tool to ask your MP to attend the debate chrispackh.am/mps-attend-f...
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The secret German weather station on the Arctic island of Svalbard. Part of the 'Weather War'.
The team, led by Lieutenant Wilhelm Dege, were the last German troops to surrender in WW2, finally doing so FOUR MONTHS after Germany had officially surrendered.
It was not for want of trying. /1
The team, led by Lieutenant Wilhelm Dege, were the last German troops to surrender in WW2, finally doing so FOUR MONTHS after Germany had officially surrendered.
It was not for want of trying. /1
June 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM
The secret German weather station on the Arctic island of Svalbard. Part of the 'Weather War'.
The team, led by Lieutenant Wilhelm Dege, were the last German troops to surrender in WW2, finally doing so FOUR MONTHS after Germany had officially surrendered.
It was not for want of trying. /1
The team, led by Lieutenant Wilhelm Dege, were the last German troops to surrender in WW2, finally doing so FOUR MONTHS after Germany had officially surrendered.
It was not for want of trying. /1
A few -shots from our garden. I know I've taken loads of these before, but still enjoy experimenting with different approaches.
June 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
A few -shots from our garden. I know I've taken loads of these before, but still enjoy experimenting with different approaches.
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Pollution, stress response, and obesity: A systematic review
Open Access
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Open Access
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
June 6, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Pollution, stress response, and obesity: A systematic review
Open Access
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Open Access
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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go.bsky.app/2iSkmMx starter pack with an assortment of Wales-related accounts - just added @glamarchives.bsky.social but there are probably new arrivals I’ve missed - let me know!
June 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
go.bsky.app/2iSkmMx starter pack with an assortment of Wales-related accounts - just added @glamarchives.bsky.social but there are probably new arrivals I’ve missed - let me know!
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Link to the report:
"70% chance that 5-year average warming for 2025-2029 will be more than 1.5 °C"
says
@wmo-global.bsky.social
says
@wmo-global.bsky.social
WMO Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update (2025-2029)
wmo.int
May 28, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Link to the report:
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Centre researcher Rachel Mazac recently published an article together with Finnish colleagues on the Planetary Plate Puzzle; a serious designed to game start dialogues around sustainable future diets.
Read the article about the game and its effects here:
Read the article about the game and its effects here:
www.tandfonline.com
May 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Centre researcher Rachel Mazac recently published an article together with Finnish colleagues on the Planetary Plate Puzzle; a serious designed to game start dialogues around sustainable future diets.
Read the article about the game and its effects here:
Read the article about the game and its effects here:
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Pop stars doing their bit.
May 21, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Pop stars doing their bit.
Winterbourne Gardens in Birmingham being beautiful.
May 13, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Winterbourne Gardens in Birmingham being beautiful.
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OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
May 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
OK, this is wild.
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them.
It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*.
What the HELL?
1/
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"Data product" is science language for a processed dataset that is organised, checked and ready for sharing. This announcement from the USA's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration means they're ending snow/ice data sharing. Globally critical data streams on the polar regions will just stop.
This is horrible. I don't even know what to say. Some of our most key polar data.
"As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported."
nsidc.org/data/user-re...
"As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported."
nsidc.org/data/user-re...
May 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"Data product" is science language for a processed dataset that is organised, checked and ready for sharing. This announcement from the USA's National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration means they're ending snow/ice data sharing. Globally critical data streams on the polar regions will just stop.
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Our findings highlight the substantial potential of greenness to reduce heat-related mortality. Preserving and expanding vegetation in urban areas should be considered a vital strategy for both cooling the environment and protecting public health in a warming #climate.
shorturl.at/PJDwq
shorturl.at/PJDwq
May 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Our findings highlight the substantial potential of greenness to reduce heat-related mortality. Preserving and expanding vegetation in urban areas should be considered a vital strategy for both cooling the environment and protecting public health in a warming #climate.
shorturl.at/PJDwq
shorturl.at/PJDwq
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Essential genetics debunking of very entrenched myths.
Worth also noting that many of these came initially from the labs of US eugenicists, for whom monogenic traits had to explain everything so their proposed policies would ‘work’
Worth also noting that many of these came initially from the labs of US eugenicists, for whom monogenic traits had to explain everything so their proposed policies would ‘work’
Remember when you first learned about genetics at school? All those fascinating examples of human traits that are each apparently determined by just a single gene? Time to check in on some of your favourites to see how they’re doing. 🧬🧵🧪 1/n
May 3, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Essential genetics debunking of very entrenched myths.
Worth also noting that many of these came initially from the labs of US eugenicists, for whom monogenic traits had to explain everything so their proposed policies would ‘work’
Worth also noting that many of these came initially from the labs of US eugenicists, for whom monogenic traits had to explain everything so their proposed policies would ‘work’
An interesting and balanced view on what Tony Blair actually said.
5 reasons I (mostly) agree with Tony Blair on Net Zero open.substack.com/pub/jossgarm...
5 reasons I (mostly) agree with Tony Blair on Net Zero open.substack.com/pub/jossgarm...
5 reasons I (mostly) agree with Tony Blair on Net Zero
It was just a few months ago when Tony Blair issued a paper hailing the Conservatives’ decision to put the Net Zero target into law as "a significant moment of statecraft and global leadership that he...
open.substack.com
May 1, 2025 at 8:31 AM
An interesting and balanced view on what Tony Blair actually said.
5 reasons I (mostly) agree with Tony Blair on Net Zero open.substack.com/pub/jossgarm...
5 reasons I (mostly) agree with Tony Blair on Net Zero open.substack.com/pub/jossgarm...
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There are some key public services which are clearly more important for lower-income families.
When we asked them, they prioritised GP services, adult social care, justice and schools relative more than high-income households.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/58qMKUI
When we asked them, they prioritised GP services, adult social care, justice and schools relative more than high-income households.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/58qMKUI
April 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
There are some key public services which are clearly more important for lower-income families.
When we asked them, they prioritised GP services, adult social care, justice and schools relative more than high-income households.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/58qMKUI
When we asked them, they prioritised GP services, adult social care, justice and schools relative more than high-income households.
Read more ➡️ buff.ly/58qMKUI