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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 1d

When one elementary school principal heard this news, she screamed with excitement:

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts has helped 10 Philly schools get AC » Yale Climate Connections

Students will have the chance to learn in cooler, more comfortable classrooms.

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John Morales @johnmoralestv.bsky.social · 2d

#Karen formed farther north & east than any other named storm on record.

"[It] had been traversing waters running just under 2 °F warmer than normal, a condition made 4 times more likely by climate change according to @climatecentral.org Ocean Climate Shift Index." www.nbcmiami.com/weather/hurr...

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Bob Henson @bhensonweather.bsky.social · 2d

No hurricanes, but yikes:

—TS #Jerry drenching the N Leeward Islands
—Moisture from TS #Priscilla that could trigger flash floods in the SW US
—The northernmost named Atlantic storm on record (#Karen)
—Plus one heck of a mid-Atlantic coastal storm brewing

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Karen becomes the Atlantic’s northernmost named storm on record » Yale Climate Connections

Karen popped up at the same latitude as Minneapolis, while Jerry douses the Northern Leeward Islands, Priscilla threatens to drench the U.S. Southwest, and an unnamed storm will be slamming the Mid-At...

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 2d

After a hurricane, many people worry about losing power. For trans Floridians, it can mean losing access to lifesaving medication and navigating hostility at disaster shelters. But one woman’s hurricane response team is stepping in:

When a hurricane hits, she shows up for those left behind » Yale Climate Connections

Trans advocate Jasmine McKenzie is building a lifeline for Black and trans Floridians who often can’t safely access disaster services from FEMA or religious organizations.

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 2d

These days I’m trying not to lose sight of the many actual heroes on the ground

Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 2d

After a hurricane, many people worry about losing power. For trans Floridians, it can mean losing access to lifesaving medication and navigating hostility at disaster shelters. But one woman’s hurricane response team is stepping in:

When a hurricane hits, she shows up for those left behind » Yale Climate Connections

Trans advocate Jasmine McKenzie is building a lifeline for Black and trans Floridians who often can’t safely access disaster services from FEMA or religious organizations.

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sam @wisconsam.bsky.social · 2d

My latest story dives into how structural and social transphobia make trans people more vulnerable to disaster and also shares lessons in community care

Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 2d

After a hurricane, many people worry about losing power. For trans Floridians, it can mean losing access to lifesaving medication and navigating hostility at disaster shelters. But one woman’s hurricane response team is stepping in:

When a hurricane hits, she shows up for those left behind » Yale Climate Connections

Trans advocate Jasmine McKenzie is building a lifeline for Black and trans Floridians who often can’t safely access disaster services from FEMA or religious organizations.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 2d

After a hurricane, many people worry about losing power. For trans Floridians, it can mean losing access to lifesaving medication and navigating hostility at disaster shelters. But one woman’s hurricane response team is stepping in:

When a hurricane hits, she shows up for those left behind » Yale Climate Connections

Trans advocate Jasmine McKenzie is building a lifeline for Black and trans Floridians who often can’t safely access disaster services from FEMA or religious organizations.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 3d

you DID see a celebrity

Josh Fruhlinger @jfruh.bsky.social · 4d

genuinely squealed like I saw a celebrity

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Alan Jackson @akjackson.bsky.social · 4d

As a child of the 60's, I have missed there being a large repertoire of protest songs. The songs were a key ingredient feeding opposition to the Vietnam war.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 4d

😍 Jon Batiste has released a climate change song. 😍https://www.jonbatiste.com/petrichor/#/

Petrichor - Jon Batiste

Official Website

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 4d

Children are extra vulnerable in hot weather. One reason? They often don’t know to take a break when they’re too hot.

Hotter weather may be making more children sick » Yale Climate Connections

At two hospitals in Texas, the number of children coming into the ER with heat-related illnesses more than doubled between 2012 and 2023.

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Ted Roche 🌄 ⛈ 🌡 ⛅ 🌪 🌀 @tedroche.contoocook.org · 5d

Tom Toro is one of my favorite cartoonists. [See my profile for a (paid-for!) classic of his.] Sending in my order via @bookshop.org .org now.

Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to our resident cartoonist, @tbtoro.bsky.social, whose new cartoon collection comes out today!

Tom Toro’s favorite Tom Toro cartoons about climate change » Yale Climate Connections

Toro’s new cartoon collection was released on October 7.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations to our resident cartoonist, @tbtoro.bsky.social, whose new cartoon collection comes out today!

Tom Toro’s favorite Tom Toro cartoons about climate change » Yale Climate Connections

Toro’s new cartoon collection was released on October 7.

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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 5d

The northern Leeward Islands will need to watch out for newly-formed Tropical Storm Jerry. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/trop...

Tropical Storm Jerry forms; a close pass by the Leeward Islands expected » Yale Climate Connections

Jerry is predicted to be a Cat 1 hurricane when it makes its closest approach to the northern Leeward Islands on Thursday night and Friday.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 Starting in 10 minutes: a free webinar discussing coastal flooding with @climatecentral.org, @johnmoralestv.bsky.social, and @drjeffmasters.bsky.social.

Register and join here: yale.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 5d

Frogs are croaking. And not in a good way.

Many amphibians may be imperiled by climate change, study finds » Yale Climate Connections

Heat waves and droughts seem to be pushing more amphibians toward extinction.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 6d

Join us tomorrow! @climatecentral.org @drjeffmasters.bsky.social @johnmoralestv.bsky.social

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 6d

Se espera que la onda se desarrolle de manera constante esta semana, convirtiéndose en una depresión tropical o tormenta tropical para el jueves, cuando se acercará al noreste de las Islas de Sotavento:

Perturbación 95L en el Atlántico central probablemente se desarrollará » Yale Climate Connections

Se espera que el sistema se encuentre cerca de las Islas de Sotavento el jueves o viernes.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 6d

“This is not just a cost and an insurance issue – it’s a life safety issue, and we want to make sure not just homes but families can stay whole.” – Mark Bove, a meteorologist and natural catastrophe solution manager with Munich Re, a reinsurance company.

Disasters caused over $131 billion in losses in the first half of 2025 » Yale Climate Connections

The costs of such disasters have been rising in the U.S. for a few different reasons.

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 9d

BREAKING🚨 Journalist Mario Guevara has officially been deported Friday from the United States back to his native El Salvador. This is a shameful erosion of press freedom in the U.S. — the first time that CPJ has documented this type of retaliation related to reporting.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 9d

You may think you’re offsetting your flight or package delivery – but are those carbon credits actually working? 🌍✈️ Rebecca Sanders-DeMott explains what’s broken, and how to fix it.

The flaws of carbon credits designed to protect forests – and how to fix them » Yale Climate Connections

An expert explains why some offsets don’t deliver real climate benefits and what must change to make them trustworthy.

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Tom Toro @tbtoro.bsky.social · 9d

Why can’t it be both? 🤿
My latest for @climateconnections.bsky.social

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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 9d

A seemingly modest 7% increase in winds and 12% increase in rain due to global warming increased the damages from Typhoon #Ragasa by over 1/3, a new study has found. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/clim...

Climate change behind 36% of damage inflicted by Typhoon Ragasa in China » Yale Climate Connections

In the Atlantic, we're watching a tropical wave that emerged from the coast of Africa on October 3 that might develop in about a week as it approaches the Lesser Antilles Islands.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 9d

We appreciated the reminder!

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 9d

Done!

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