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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 4h

Israel launched air attacks that killed several Palestinians despite the ceasefire, saying they were in retaliation for a Hamas attack in Rafah that killed two Israeli soldiers — a claim the group denies.

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 10h

Thousands of activists rallied outside the Israeli embassy in South Korea's capital to stage a mass 'die in' showing solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.

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Jan Jepsen @jepsen48.bsky.social · 11h

EXTREME WEATHER

'The committee said the [UK] government needed to prepare for more intense and frequent heat waves, drought, flooding, storms and wildfire conditions.'

phys.org/news/2025-10...

Climate advisers warn UK to prepare for 2C warming by 2050

UK climate advisers warned the government for the first time on Wednesday to prepare for 2C of global warming by 2050, stressing current efforts to adapt to extreme weather are falling far short.

phys.org

Jan Jepsen @jepsen48.bsky.social · 19h

WILDFIRE

"We are witnessing the effects of climate change play out across our world on an extreme scale. Not only is a warming planet creating more dangerous fire-prone weather conditions, but it is also influencing how vegetation grows, dries out ..."

phys.org/news/2025-10...

Report shows climate change is fueling extreme wildfire seasons across the Earth

Climate change is driving extreme wildfire events worldwide, finds a new global report revealing a stark picture of increased fire events across multiple continents.

phys.org

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Jan Jepsen @jepsen48.bsky.social · 20h

FEMA BUYOUTS and CLIMATE DISASTERS

'Researchers expect millions of Americans to relocate from properties facing increasing risks of flood, fire and other kinds of disasters in the years ahead.'

theconversation.com/fema-buyouts...

FEMA buyouts vs. risky real estate: New maps reveal post-flood migration patterns across the US

In general, people are moving to safer homes after disasters, but the vast majority are selling, meaning someone else is now taking on that risk. Buyout programs can help.

theconversation.com

Jan Jepsen @jepsen48.bsky.social · 21h

BALTIC SEA

'The lead author of the study, Maren Voss, emphasizes, "The consequences of climate change and human activity will become particularly visible in the Baltic Sea."'

phys.org/news/2025-10...

Baltic Sea emerges as model for understanding consequences of climate change on coasts

Under the lead of the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW), a review article outlined the state of the Baltic Sea coast and its expected development as a result of climate change...

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 1d

No kid should ever have to protest or advocate for their friends’ basic humanity.

But they’re standing up at No Kings anyway.

A little boy holds a handmade sign with hearts glued to it. It reads, “leave my friends ALONE Donald Trump”. He’s bravely protesting at the No Kings Evanston protest.

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Ian Carrillo @iansociologo.bsky.social · 1d

Listen to this powerful interview clip.

Dale Denwalt @denwalt.bsky.social · 1d

Retired Army Sgt. Brian Wofford spoke to me this morning at the Oklahoma City #NoKings protest. Didn’t expect him to be carrying his DD214 so I asked some warmup questions like when he got out and whether his injury was service-related.

He paused while describing the car bomb in Iraq to say this:

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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 1d

This is what democracy looks like. #NoKings

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

BREAKING: Gaza's Media Office says the Israeli army has committed 47 violations after the truce deal entered into force in early October, killing 38 Palestinians and wounding another 143 people.

🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/nuq6mi

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

Strike on civilian vehicle by Israeli military marks deadliest violation of eight-day ceasefire with Hamas.

Israel kills 11 Palestinian family members in Gaza’s deadliest truce breach

Strike on civilian vehicle by Israeli military marks deadliest violation of eight-day ceasefire with Hamas.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 2d

This morning, I was hit in the face by a baton.

I’m going to have a pretty gnarly bruise but we need to remember why this is happening: Trump and ICE are rounding up our neighbors, treating them as subhuman, and shipping them off to labor camps in foreign countries. It has to end.

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Jan Jepsen @jepsen48.bsky.social · 2d

IRAN and WATER

'While reporting on war is essential to expose its human costs and security, environmental coverage is equally important. Climate change will not pause for a ceasefire, and neglecting it risks overlooking a crisis that affects everyone.'

theconversation.com/drought-sand...

Drought, sand storms and evacuations: how Iran’s climate crisis gets ignored

Tehran is facing its worst water shortages for ten years, but there is little reporting on it outside Iran.

theconversation.com

Jan Jepsen @jepsen48.bsky.social · 2d

TROPICAL RAINFORESTS and CO2

“We thought the forest would be able to store more carbon because [CO2] is increasing. But looking at these long term empirical datasets, we find that is not the case ...”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source

Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications

www.theguardian.com

Jan Jepsen @jepsen48.bsky.social · 2d

ANTARCTICA

'Some scientists are sounding the alarm, warning that the rapid “Greenlandification” of Antarctica will have serious consequences, including an accelerated rise in sea levels and significant shifts in rainfall and drought patterns.'

insideclimatenews.org/news/1610202...

Scientists Warn About the ‘Greenlandification’ of Antarctica - Inside Climate News

Global warming is awakening sleeping giants of ice at the South Pole as glaciers start to flow faster and surface melting increases.

insideclimatenews.org

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wargle1970.bsky.social @wargle1970.bsky.social · 4d

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 4d

Keeping an eye on our planet's recent temperature trend and variability (12-month running mean). Many of the temporary peaks and dips are related to upper ocean heat anomalies in the Pacific (like ENSO).

+ Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds...
+ Climate change indicators: zacklabe.com/climate-chan...

Line graph time series of a 12-month running mean of global mean surface temperature anomalies from 1979 through September 2025. There is a long-term increasing trend and large interannual variability on this graph. Anomalies are computed relative to a 1991-2020 baseline. Blue shading is shown for below average anomalies, and red shading is shown for above average anomalies.

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Jan Jepsen @jepsen48.bsky.social · 5d

DEFORESTATION

“As long as tearing down forests remains more profitable than protecting them, the world will not meet its 2030 goal to halt deforestation, with catastrophic consequences for the climate ...”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns

Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus

www.theguardian.com

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anita72.bsky.social @anita72.bsky.social · 6d

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 5d

Here's a closer look at the record low sea ice conditions around #Svalbard. The ice edge is still close to the 85°N line of latitude along the Atlantic front. That's a lot of open water into the Barents Sea region! Data from AMSR2.

Graphic showing Arctic sea-ice concentration on 10/13/2025 near Svalbard, Greenland, and Novaya Zemlya. A line of 85°N latitude is also annotated along with the Atlantic Ocean.

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Jan Jepsen @jepsen48.bsky.social · 5d

FREQUENT FLOODS

“Working with natural processes, such as reconnecting rivers to their floodplains, restoring wetlands, and planting woodlands to intercept rainfall have the benefits of improving our natural environment alongside reducing flood risk.”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

Jan Jepsen @jepsen48.bsky.social · 5d

TIPPING POINTS

"We are rapidly approaching multiple Earth system tipping points that could transform our world, with devastating consequences for people and nature. This demands immediate, unprecedented action from leaders at COP30 and policymakers worldwide."

phys.org/news/2025-10...

Earth enters 'new reality' as coral reefs reach first climate tipping point

The world faces a "new reality" as we have reached the first of many Earth system tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm unless humanity takes urgent action, according to a report released b...

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 6d

In contrast to the other side of the #Arctic, sea ice along the Atlantic front is a record low for this time of year. This relates to the recent record warmth and southerly winds/waves pushing the marginal ice zone closer to the North Pole.

Data from @nsidc.bsky.social (nsidc.org/data/seaice_...).

Graphic showing a line graph time series of daily Arctic sea ice extent in the Atlantic sector of the Arctic (Greenland + Barents + Kara Seas) for each year from 1979 to 2025. This year is shown in red. Purple to white color shading is used for each other year's line. There is a long-term decreasing trend for every day of the year.

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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 7d

The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 7d

It's about instilling fear in and controlling the populace through violence.

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