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Róisín Moriarty @roisinmoriarty.com · 13h

It has been very very busy few weeks but so happy that the first episode of climate change off the record will be coming out very soon! @drclarenoone.bsky.social

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Climate change - off the record @cc-offtherecord.bsky.social · 13h

It's live.🎙️

Climate Change: Off the Record - a more human conversation about climate change

Trailer out now!👇

1st episode coming very soon!

@drclarenoone.bsky.social @roisinmoriarty.com

@ucc.ie @uniofgalway.bsky.social

Climate Change Off The Record- Trailer

open.spotify.com

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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · 1d

The full quote as reported:

“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change,” he said.
“This might be controversial, because I believe in addressing climate change....

Joe Noonan @joenoonan.bsky.social · 2d

“I don’t think we can mitigate for climate change.”

- Mícheál Martin, Taoiseach.

www.independent.ie/business/tec...

Taoiseach says some climate projects will not be fulfilled because they risk polarising society

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has rowed back on climate change commitments, saying Ireland may not be able fulfil all current initiatives due to the polarising effect it could have on society.

www.independent.ie

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Clare Noone @drclarenoone.bsky.social · 16h

It's live.🎙️

Climate Change: Off the Record - honest talk about climate change.

Trailer out now!👇

1st episode coming soon!
@roisinmoriarty.com @ucc.ie @universityofgalway.bsky.social

open.spotify.com/episode/1Bac...

Climate Change Off The Record- Trailer

open.spotify.com

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Róisín Moriarty @roisinmoriarty.com · Sep 3

Exciting news! We, @drclarenoone.bsky.social
and I, are starting a climate change #podcast 🎙️ called

*Climate change--off the record*

@cc-offtherecord.bsky.social

where we talk to experts about the ups and downs of working on climate change

Stay tuned...

@ucc.ie #climateaction

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Sam Burgess @oceanterra.org · Jun 11

May 2025 breaks an unprecedented long sequence of months over 1.5ºC above pre-industrial

🌡️ May 2025 was the second warmest May globally

📈 May 2025 was 1.40°C above the estimated 1850-1900 average

🌊 SSTs were the 2nd highest on record for May, with an extreme marine heatwave in the North Atlantic

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Gerard McCarthy @germac.bsky.social · May 23

The marine heatwave off the coast of Ireland is pretty severe at the moment. Temperatures are about 3ºC above normal for this time of the year. Source: www.marine.ie/site-area/da...

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Philip Boucher-Hayes @philipb-h.bsky.social · May 21

There is an enormous gap between what the Irish government says it will do on climate, and what it is actually getting done. There is an even bigger gap between what it says it’ll do and what science says needs to be done.

“Hot Mess” episode 30
Listen: 👉 www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

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Patricia Devlin @trishdevlin.bsky.social · May 21

So after quite a few weeks investigating Ireland’s culling of badgers to control TB, I found data that shows that a staggering 80% of the protected species killed by the Department of Agriculture were TB free. jrnl.ie/6709659

Over 80% of badgers culled in government TB programme found to be free from the disease

More than 8,000 badgers destroyed by DAFM in a nation-wide crackdown to eradicate bovine tuberculosis were found to be infection free following post-mortems.

jrnl.ie

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Róisín Moriarty @roisinmoriarty.com · Apr 17

Maybe I should ask one of my favorite climate podcasts...

any advice for novice pod-casters @climatealarmclock.bsky.social ?

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Róisín Moriarty @roisinmoriarty.com · Apr 17

Looking for advice #podcast

What are all the things you know now that would have been helpful to know when you started?

Dr Clare Noone @uniofgalway.bsky.social and I will be working on a #Climate podcast this summer with support from @ucc.ie & @researchireland.bsky.social

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · Mar 5

Toxic Town - the Netflix retelling of a real-life toxic pollution event which caused birth defects in the town of Corby (UK) - offers a stark warning on rollbacks of environmental regulations

By @kirstypringle.bsky.social & @jimmcquaid.bsky.social:
theconversation.com/netflixs-tox...

Netflix’s Toxic Town offers a stark warning on environmental rollbacks

The show highlights the urgent need for environmental regulations in a time when governments are rolling back on them

theconversation.com

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Hannah Daly @hannahdaly.ie · Mar 4

“A colossal missed opportunity” - a clear message in a new report from from Ireland’s fiscal and climate advisory councils.

Instead of taking action to cut emissions (making energy cleaner & more secure, & diversifying farming) we face €26 billion in compliance costs to meet EU targets

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Zoom Earth @zoom.earth · Mar 4

Real-time cyclone tracker for #Alfred here: zoom.earth/storms/alfre...

Tropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE Tracker, Updates & Forecast | Zoom Earth

Live tracking map, satellite images and forecasts of Tropical Cyclone Alfred 2025 near Queensland, Australia. Current wind speed 100km/h. Max 215km/h.

zoom.earth

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Zoom Earth @zoom.earth · Mar 2

Tropical Cyclone #Alfred is forecast to make a sharp turn westward towards southern Queensland, Australia in the coming days.

Landfall is likely north of #Brisbane later this week.

A powerful easterly swell and heavy rain could bring coastal flooding from Wednesday as Alfred nears.

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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · Feb 28

Images from #hurricane #Garance in #Reunion

Credit : Disaster News

Lots of swimmers indeed

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #Floods

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Zoom Earth @zoom.earth · Feb 28

Tropical Cyclone #Garance has made a direct landfall over the island of La Réunion in the Indian Ocean with winds over 165 km/h 🇷🇪

This animation shows the recent satellite imagery with rain detected by radar. Yellow = heavy/extreme rain.

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Joe Allen @joeallenjoe.bsky.social · Feb 22

Particle levels in homes in L.A🧵
Plot has 3 useful pieces of info:
1) compare in burn zone --> adjacent to burn zone --> distal
2) compare indoor (grey) v. outdoor (green)
3) compare levels to EPA thresholds (blue and red dotted lines)

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RTÉ News @news.rte.ie · Feb 18

An asteroid that could level a city now has a 3.1% chance of striking Earth in 2032, according to NASA data, making it the most threatening space rock ever recorded by modern forecasting

3.1% chance 'city killer' asteroid will hit Earth - NASA

An asteroid that could level a city now has a 3.1% chance of striking Earth in 2032, according to NASA data, making it the most threatening space rock ever recorded by modern forecasting.

www.rte.ie

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Fionn Rogan @finorgan.bsky.social · Feb 17

"January ranked as the third biggest monthly anomaly above pre-industrial levels, with a surface air temperature of 13.23C — 1.75C above the 1850-1900 average for the first month of the year" www.ft.com/content/b5d1...

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Philip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · Feb 15

What these nihilistic vandals are doing to dismantle science & medicine—generations of expertise & public service & life improving benefits—is cultural revolution level national self harm. No foreign foe could inflict such brutal damage & senseless suffering on US so fast & effectively & unresisted.

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Peter Thorne @peterthorne.bsky.social · Feb 12

Delighted to announce that @edhawkins.org has been approved for an adjunct Prof position in the ICARUS climate research centre @maynoothuni.bsky.social (I really must set up an ICARUS account here ...) which will formalise and strengthen our existing collaborations. Welcome Ed!

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Clare Noone @drclarenoone.bsky.social · Feb 15

Amazing news!😊

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Dr Maria Neira @drmarianeira.bsky.social · Jan 9

cocktail of extreme weather events is turning California’s wildfires into a deadly urban conflagration. @who.int @ccacoalition.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social

Climate change is a ‘big culprit’ of California fires, say scientists

A cocktail of extreme weather events is turning California’s wildfires into a deadly urban conflagration.

www.euronews.com

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Dr Maria Neira @drmarianeira.bsky.social · Jan 10

« The challenges of reaching net zero emissions are often discussed, but little attention is given to the gains from living in a low-carbon future. Less fossil-fuel combustion means less air pollution»
@drgaryfuller.bsky.social @who.int

Warmer homes and healthier people: what’s not to like about a low-carbon future?

Challenges of hitting net zero emissions are often discussed, but little focus is given to the gains of living in a low-carbon world

www.theguardian.com

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