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chrischirp.bsky.social
After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.

TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...
England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet
The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter
christinapagel.substack.com
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manchegoblue.bsky.social
If you’re frustrated with governments not reeling in social media, read this.
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mikegrunwald.bsky.social
Twinkies aren’t unhealthy because they have GMOs in them. They’re unhealthy because they’re Twinkies! GMO crops are safe, and gene-edited crops can help make more food with less land. There’s no need to freak out about them.
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michaelemann.bsky.social
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.”

― George Orwell, 1984
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Mike Johnson: "Let me look right into the camera and tell you very clearly: Republicans are the ones concerned about healthcare. Republicans are the party working around the clock everyday to fix healthcare. This is not talking points for us: we've done it."
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intfertsociety.bsky.social
Tick, tock.....
One day left to enter the Brian Chambers Award for early career scientists. We have some great entries, add yours and see if you can be standing here this December.
Details here: buff.ly/55AdXwT
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sumjournal.bsky.social
***NEW*** #openaccess
How a Decade of Different Tillage Intensity Influences Yield Response to Seasonal Weather Variations.
Cannon & Rial-Lovera
#soil #soilscience
doi.org/10.1111/sum....
Photo by Melissa Askew on Unsplash
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edhawkins.org
UK air temperatures and soil temperatures are warming at the same rate

climatelabbook.substack.com/p/monitoring...
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charlesjkenny.bsky.social
Blog with CGD colleagues: Cholera in Africa: Rising Deaths, Shrinking US Aid.

Africa seeing rising cholera deaths, but US foreign assistance not responding...
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profbillmcguire.bsky.social
"The Ministry of Defence spends around £1m a year sending children to private schools in north Wales because 'state schools teach some or all lessons in the Welsh language' "

What complete and utter stupidity - and an insult to us Welsh

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Defence ministry spends millions on private schools to avoid Welsh
Military personnel receive a private education allowance to avoid lessons in Welsh in state schools.
www.bbc.co.uk
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edhawkins.org
The @metoffice.gov.uk use weather station observations to reconstruct changes in UK average temperature since 1884.

@copernicusecmwf.bsky.social produce the ERA5 reanalysis which reconstructs global weather every hour back to 1950 using a weather forecast model.

Their estimates agree. Just sayin'.
davidpowlson.bsky.social
This looks horribly like facism, or at least a result of autocracy. Even if the autocrat himself, or close associates, are not directly responsible for violence against rivals some followers are emboldened to do crazy and dreadful acts. Trump is only one step away fro Putins tactics.
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waiterich.bsky.social
Here’s a good chart showing how soybeans are used globally. About 3/4 is for feeding the animals we eat (especially for chickens, pigs, and farmed fish), about 1/5 directly feeds humans, and 4% is for biofuel or other industrial uses. ourworldindata.org/drivers-of-d...
The World's Soy: is it used for Food, Fuel, or Animal Feed?
Shown is the allocation of global soy production to its end uses by weight. This is based on data from 2017 to 2019.
Our World in Data
Global soy production
Direct human food
20%
• Tofu (2.6%)
•Soy milk (2.1%)
•Other e.g. tempeh (2.2%)
oil (13.2%)


Animal feed
76%
Soybeans processed to soy cake for feed
Poultry (37%)
Pig (20.2%)
Aquaculture (5.6%)
Other animals (4.9%)
- Dairy (1.4%)
— Beef (0.5%)
- Pets (0.5%)
Soybeans fed directly
•to livestock (7%)
Industry 4%
•Biodiesel (2.8%)
— Lubricants (0.3%)
- Other (0.7%)
Data source: Food Climate Resource Network (FCRN), University of Oxford; and USDA PSD Database.
OurWorldinData.org - Research and data to make progress against the world's largest problems.
Licensed under CC-BY by the author Hannah Ritchie.
davidpowlson.bsky.social
Yes it often is. Because the amount of additional C that can be sequestered in soils that continue in agriculture is often greatly overstated. OK goes in right direction but fairly small effect. But extra organic C in soil is good for soil functioning and sustainability.
mikegrunwald.bsky.social
I'll be on Climate Chat tomorrow at 1 on YouTube Live. The topic, and this just happens to coincide with my somewhat friskier new tone, will be: "Is Carbon Farming a Scam?"

www.youtube.com/live/4W5J2XK...
Is "Carbon Farming" a Scam? with author Michael Grunwald
YouTube video by Climate Chat
www.youtube.com
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climatebadger.bsky.social
Still time to apply:
climatebadger.bsky.social
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We have a permanent Lecturer in Earth Sciences position available in @OU_EEE
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Closing Date: 20 October 2025*

We are a friendly, research intensive school with supportive colleagues and great labs.

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Lecturer in Earth Sciences
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