Tony Bartelme
@tbartelme.bsky.social
My new book is Rising Waters. I write for The Post and Courier in Charleston, SC. Love hiking. Don’t like X, Meta and oligarchs. https://linktr.ee/tbartelme
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Tony Bartelme
@tbartelme.bsky.social
· Jul 29
Rising Waters: Reports from Across a Rapidly Warming World
A globe-spanning climate journey by Pulitzer finalist Tony Bartelme — Rising Waters reveals the science, urgency, and hope behind our warming world.
www.eveningpostbooks.com
My latest book, Rising Waters, is officially on sale now!
(A portion of every sale goes to The Post and Courier's nonprofit Rising Waters Lab.) Thanks!
#climate
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(A portion of every sale goes to The Post and Courier's nonprofit Rising Waters Lab.) Thanks!
#climate
www.eveningpostbooks.com/products/ris...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
My son's latest track
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BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
November 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Same, same.
“Forty years later, when I look at satellite imagery and other data on hurricanes and extreme weather, I often cannot believe my eyes. Most of these mind-boggling events have a potential link to climate change.” 🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
“Forty years later, when I look at satellite imagery and other data on hurricanes and extreme weather, I often cannot believe my eyes. Most of these mind-boggling events have a potential link to climate change.” 🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
Opinion | Hurricane Melissa Maxed Out What Scientists Thought Was Possible
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Same, same.
“Forty years later, when I look at satellite imagery and other data on hurricanes and extreme weather, I often cannot believe my eyes. Most of these mind-boggling events have a potential link to climate change.” 🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
“Forty years later, when I look at satellite imagery and other data on hurricanes and extreme weather, I often cannot believe my eyes. Most of these mind-boggling events have a potential link to climate change.” 🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
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"The NHC began using the #DeepMind model at the start of the Atlantic hurricane season in June. For the 13 named storms that have formed so far, the DeepMind model has generally performed well in predicting both their tracks and intensities."
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This ‘impressive’ AI model predicted Hurricane Melissa’s perilous growth
An artificial-intelligence tool is helping to crack the challenge of forecasting hurricane intensity.
www.nature.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"The NHC began using the #DeepMind model at the start of the Atlantic hurricane season in June. For the 13 named storms that have formed so far, the DeepMind model has generally performed well in predicting both their tracks and intensities."
with @franklinjamesl.bsky.social
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with @franklinjamesl.bsky.social
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My latest book, Rising Waters, is officially on sale now!
(A portion of every sale goes to The Post and Courier's nonprofit Rising Waters Lab.) Thanks!
#climate
www.eveningpostbooks.com/products/ris...
(A portion of every sale goes to The Post and Courier's nonprofit Rising Waters Lab.) Thanks!
#climate
www.eveningpostbooks.com/products/ris...
Rising Waters: Reports from Across a Rapidly Warming World
A globe-spanning climate journey by Pulitzer finalist Tony Bartelme — Rising Waters reveals the science, urgency, and hope behind our warming world.
www.eveningpostbooks.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
My latest book, Rising Waters, is officially on sale now!
(A portion of every sale goes to The Post and Courier's nonprofit Rising Waters Lab.) Thanks!
#climate
www.eveningpostbooks.com/products/ris...
(A portion of every sale goes to The Post and Courier's nonprofit Rising Waters Lab.) Thanks!
#climate
www.eveningpostbooks.com/products/ris...
October 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
A big thank you to those who have reviewed or written about Rising Waters!
@coveringclimatenow.org
tonybartelme.com/buy/
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Buy Rising Waters | Tony Bartelme
Rising Waters is Tony Bartelme's new book about the climate crisis through the lens of his work in Charleston, South Carolina.
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October 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
A big thank you to those who have reviewed or written about Rising Waters!
@coveringclimatenow.org
tonybartelme.com/buy/
@coveringclimatenow.org
tonybartelme.com/buy/
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The marine heatwave occurring across much of the East China Sea is one of the most extreme ever recorded in this part of the world. Over the past few days, it has reached “Beyond Extreme” Category 5 status — Completely uncharted territory.
October 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The marine heatwave occurring across much of the East China Sea is one of the most extreme ever recorded in this part of the world. Over the past few days, it has reached “Beyond Extreme” Category 5 status — Completely uncharted territory.
Gas-fired power plant would affect 2 million people. New: www.postandcourier.com/news/dominio...
Proposed SC gas plant’s pollution could affect 2 million people
Harvard research found a proposed Colleton County power plant would emit more than 160 tons of fine particle pollution each year, posing health risks and costs.
www.postandcourier.com
October 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Gas-fired power plant would affect 2 million people. New: www.postandcourier.com/news/dominio...
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“The International Energy Agency now projects that global demand for coal, oil, and gas will all peak before 2030, marking the beginning of structural decline rather than resurgence.
The illusion of a fossil revival has unraveled under market realities.” www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
The illusion of a fossil revival has unraveled under market realities.” www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
Russia’s Coal Collapse Marks The End Of Fossil Fuel Post-War Illusion
Russia’s Coal Collapse signals the end of the fossil era. From bankrupt mines to battery booms, the global energy transition is accelerating. Facing political resistance.
www.forbes.com
October 19, 2025 at 12:13 PM
“The International Energy Agency now projects that global demand for coal, oil, and gas will all peak before 2030, marking the beginning of structural decline rather than resurgence.
The illusion of a fossil revival has unraveled under market realities.” www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
The illusion of a fossil revival has unraveled under market realities.” www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
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Follow to our story last week about sanctioned Russian bankers in South Carolina:
www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
Sanctioned Russian bankers owe Beaufort County more than $278,000 in back taxes
Sanctioned Russian bankers who own luxury homes in SC’s Palmetto Bluff resort owe back taxes to Beaufort County, which can’t collect due to Treasury sanctions.
www.postandcourier.com
October 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Follow to our story last week about sanctioned Russian bankers in South Carolina:
www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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The plot thickens!
Follow to our story last week about sanctioned Russian bankers in South Carolina:
www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
Sanctioned Russian bankers owe Beaufort County more than $278,000 in back taxes
Sanctioned Russian bankers who own luxury homes in SC’s Palmetto Bluff resort owe back taxes to Beaufort County, which can’t collect due to Treasury sanctions.
www.postandcourier.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The plot thickens!
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Damning account by @mhurteau.bsky.social of US Forest Service foot-dragging on a prescribed burn propsal for an old-growth forest.
By the time they approved it, a massive wildfire incinerated most of the trees last month:
www.hurteaulab.org/blog/a-eulog...
By the time they approved it, a massive wildfire incinerated most of the trees last month:
www.hurteaulab.org/blog/a-eulog...
A Eulogy for Teakettle
Justice William O. Douglas, in his dissenting opinion of the Supreme Court’s decision in Sierra Club v. Morton, said “Contemporary public concern for protecting nature’s ecological equilibrium...
www.hurteaulab.org
October 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Damning account by @mhurteau.bsky.social of US Forest Service foot-dragging on a prescribed burn propsal for an old-growth forest.
By the time they approved it, a massive wildfire incinerated most of the trees last month:
www.hurteaulab.org/blog/a-eulog...
By the time they approved it, a massive wildfire incinerated most of the trees last month:
www.hurteaulab.org/blog/a-eulog...
Follow to our story last week about sanctioned Russian bankers in South Carolina:
www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
Sanctioned Russian bankers owe Beaufort County more than $278,000 in back taxes
Sanctioned Russian bankers who own luxury homes in SC’s Palmetto Bluff resort owe back taxes to Beaufort County, which can’t collect due to Treasury sanctions.
www.postandcourier.com
October 5, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Follow to our story last week about sanctioned Russian bankers in South Carolina:
www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
Thank you national Dao Prize judges for including our @postandcourier.bsky.social projects 41 Seconds and Deadly Helene in your finalist list of the best investigative reporting work in 2024. Appreciate your support for local journalism!
yaf.org/news/yafs-na...
yaf.org/news/yafs-na...
YAF's National Journalism Center Reveals 2025 Dao Prize Finalists
yaf.org
September 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Thank you national Dao Prize judges for including our @postandcourier.bsky.social projects 41 Seconds and Deadly Helene in your finalist list of the best investigative reporting work in 2024. Appreciate your support for local journalism!
yaf.org/news/yafs-na...
yaf.org/news/yafs-na...
Thanks KALW, Ethan Elkind and Malihe Razazan for the climate crisis conversation today!
www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...
www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...
Rising Waters: Reports from Across a Rapidly Warming World
In his new book, "Rising Waters," Tony Bartelme reveals the science, urgency, and hope behind our warming world.
www.kalw.org
September 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Thanks KALW, Ethan Elkind and Malihe Razazan for the climate crisis conversation today!
www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...
www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...
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On today's Your Call's One Planet series, we'll talk to @tbartelme.bsky.social about his new book on the invisible impacts of climate change, along with the solutions we need to address them.
Join us 10am PT - stream live @kalwradio.bsky.social:
www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...
Join us 10am PT - stream live @kalwradio.bsky.social:
www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...
Rising Waters: Reports from Across a Rapidly Warming World
In his new book, "Rising Waters," Tony Bartelme reveals the science, urgency, and hope behind our warming world.
www.kalw.org
September 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
On today's Your Call's One Planet series, we'll talk to @tbartelme.bsky.social about his new book on the invisible impacts of climate change, along with the solutions we need to address them.
Join us 10am PT - stream live @kalwradio.bsky.social:
www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...
Join us 10am PT - stream live @kalwradio.bsky.social:
www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...
Our new investigation into sanctioned Russian bankers has an Atlanta twist. We worked with the @ajc.com and Thad Moore. Their story is: www.ajc.com/news/2025/09...
A Russian banker spent millions on Atlanta properties, left with little trace
Sergey Khotimskiy invested over $37 million in Atlanta real estate. He is among the 4,000 people and entities the U.S. sanctioned after the Ukraine invasion.
www.ajc.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Our new investigation into sanctioned Russian bankers has an Atlanta twist. We worked with the @ajc.com and Thad Moore. Their story is: www.ajc.com/news/2025/09...
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What do Justin Bieber, Trevor Lawrence and Russian sanctions have to do with each other?
Read here: www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
@billbrowder.bsky.social #sanctions
Read here: www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
@billbrowder.bsky.social #sanctions
Sanctioned Russian bankers plowed millions into this South Carolina resort
Russian bankers hit by U.S. sanctions bought multimillion-dollar homes in South Carolina’s Palmetto Bluff neighborhood and retail centers in Atlanta, Georgia.
www.postandcourier.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
What do Justin Bieber, Trevor Lawrence and Russian sanctions have to do with each other?
Read here: www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
@billbrowder.bsky.social #sanctions
Read here: www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
@billbrowder.bsky.social #sanctions
What do NBA player Dennis Schroder, Russian bankers and US sanctions have to do with each other? Read our latest investigation "Hidden Deeds: The Russians Next Door."
@billbrowder.bsky.social @johndellosso.bsky.social
www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
#Russia #Sanctions
@billbrowder.bsky.social @johndellosso.bsky.social
www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
#Russia #Sanctions
Sanctioned Russian bankers plowed millions into this South Carolina resort
Russian bankers hit by U.S. sanctions bought multimillion-dollar homes in South Carolina’s Palmetto Bluff neighborhood and retail centers in Atlanta, Georgia.
www.postandcourier.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
What do NBA player Dennis Schroder, Russian bankers and US sanctions have to do with each other? Read our latest investigation "Hidden Deeds: The Russians Next Door."
@billbrowder.bsky.social @johndellosso.bsky.social
www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
#Russia #Sanctions
@billbrowder.bsky.social @johndellosso.bsky.social
www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
#Russia #Sanctions
What do Justin Bieber, Trevor Lawrence and Russian sanctions have to do with each other?
Read here: www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
@billbrowder.bsky.social #sanctions
Read here: www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
@billbrowder.bsky.social #sanctions
Sanctioned Russian bankers plowed millions into this South Carolina resort
Russian bankers hit by U.S. sanctions bought multimillion-dollar homes in South Carolina’s Palmetto Bluff neighborhood and retail centers in Atlanta, Georgia.
www.postandcourier.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:03 PM
What do Justin Bieber, Trevor Lawrence and Russian sanctions have to do with each other?
Read here: www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
@billbrowder.bsky.social #sanctions
Read here: www.postandcourier.com/news/special...
@billbrowder.bsky.social #sanctions