For my Singapore folks, spring cleaning isn’t just about throwing everything away but about confronting how hyper consumerism has taken over (many of) our lives 🫣 so here’s my take on a responsible spring clean guide to help 🧧🤞🏻

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Next week is the 20th anniversary of the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. Remember - over 230.000 people died that day.

The anniversary is a chance to reflect on what we have learned in terms of preparedness, vulnerability and extreme rapid-onset events. I collected a few bits to reflect on lessons. 🧵

Normally I might not post this, but ... it's not every fortnight that your paper about an obscure #bioluminescent #deep-sea animal makes it on The Late Show...
Someone should have coached him on how to pronounce #nudibranch ;^) 🧪🦑🌊
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Crazy that COP29 is overrunning and we are seeing negotiators walk out of rooms because the text is *that bad* - especially when the reality of climate change is horrifying.

170+ lives were lost in the latest Super Typhoon in the Philippines that happened when COP29 was taking place.

As we go into Week 2 of COP29, I wanted to bring back this explainer on #COP29 agendas and what’s at stake.

These terms can be so tricky to navigate and come with so much context and nuance, but my comic will only be a brief primer to aid further digging 👀

Here goes 👇🏻 🧵 /1

Can’t believe the climate shift to Bluesky is finally happening! I’m a climate communicator, and I love talking about climate science especially using visuals. Starting to follow the climate experts on here… 👀