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Paul Macdonald
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Fighting for climate action, and challenging anti-science propaganda, disinformation, and misinformation.
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · Nov 15
A few years ago, prior to Australia’s ‘Black Summer’, I began capturing extreme events as I became aware of them escalating to a frequency of becoming annual events - some type of disaster of unprecedented scale occurring somewhere where such an event was previously unheard of. 🧵
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 5h
x.com/weathermonit...

#Precipitation
#Floods
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 5h
x.com/weathermonit...

#Precipitation
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#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 6h
x.com/volcaholic1/...

#Precipitation
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#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 6h
x.com/volcaholic1/...

#Precipitation
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#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 6h
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...

#CostOfInaction
#ExtremeWeather
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
Cost of Europe's extreme weather has doubled this decade
Europe is being forced to foot an ever-growing bill as damage from weather and climate-related extremes exceeded €44.5 billion in recent years.
www.euronews.com
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 6h
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#ExtremeHeat
#RecordHeat
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 10h
ANOTHER 38c day in CHINA

Brutal heat day and night continues in this insanely hot October,a month which is rewriting history.
Next days temperatures will increase even further, breaking dozens/hundreds of records again with peaks close to 40C.

Map credit:Jim Jiang
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 12h
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#ExtremeHeat
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#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 14h
EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN JAPAN: 35C!
This is the most extreme event in Japanese history.
October records pulverized (see list below).

Also incredible hot nights with Mins up to 28C (above July average):
28.0 Izena
26.2 Yakushima

Much hotter next week!
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 13h
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#OceanHeat
#Acidification
#Hypoxia
#DeadZones
#BiodiversityLoss
#ExtremeWeather
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
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The Final Report @firehorse249791.bsky.social · 13h
'One of the most intense marine heatwaves on Earth has developed off the coasts of China and South Korea, where ocean temperatures are up to 5°C (9°F) above normal.

NOAA has classified this event as a Category 4 (extreme) marine heatwave.'

via Colin McCarthy [X]
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 18h
For more details and videos of extreme climate and weather events, go to:
x.com/weathermonit...
x.com/volcaholic1
x.com/arab_storms
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#Precpitation
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 22h
x.com/volcaholic1/...

#Landslides
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 22h
mainichi.jp/english/arti...

#Precipitation
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#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
Tokyo's Izu islands see record rainfall as strong typhoon passes - The Mainichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A special heavy rain warning was temporarily issued for the Izu island chain south of Tokyo on Thursday, as a strong typhoon passed n
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 22h
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#Storms
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Tokyo's Izu islands see record rainfall as strong typhoon passes - The Mainichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A special heavy rain warning was temporarily issued for the Izu island chain south of Tokyo on Thursday, as a strong typhoon passed n
mainichi.jp
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 23h
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#ExtremeHeat
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 23h
44.2C today in Culiacan Int. Airport is also its

HOTTEST DAY IN HISTORY for any month
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 23h
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#ExtremeHeat
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 23h
HISTORIC HEAT IN MEXICO

Brutal heat today with 44.2C at Culiacan,
Hottest October day in history

(world hottest place today)

Since July, the North Pacific Mexico has been breaking record no-stop ,continuosly.

More records tomorrow
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 23h
www.facebook.com/share/r/1CNc...

#Lightning
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 1d
The ocean surrounding New Zealand is warming approximately 34% more rapidly than the global average.

environment.govt.nz/publications...
Our Marine Environment 2025
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 1d
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#OceanHeat
#Acidification
#Hypoxia
#DeadZones
#BiodiversityLoss
#Extinction
#ExtremeWeather
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 1d
esd.copernicus.org/articles/16/...

#Oscillations
#ENSO
#Currents
#AMOC
#OceanHeat
#TippingPoints
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
Tipping points in ocean and atmosphere circulations
Abstract. Continued anthropogenic pressures on the Earth system hold the potential to disrupt established circulation patterns in the ocean and atmosphere. In this narrative review, we investigate tip...
esd.copernicus.org
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 1d
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

#Food
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England sees second worst harvest on record, analysis shows
Provisional Government data suggests a much worse harvest than experts had so far predicted.
www.independent.co.uk
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 1d
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#OceanHeat
#Acidification
#Hypoxia
#DeadZones
#BiodiversityLoss
#Extinction
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 1d
www.facebook.com/share/r/1DiR...

#Hail
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 1d
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#Hail
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 2d
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 2d
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Beachgoers warned of major downside to drastic sea change: 'Too warm'
While the water may be invitingly warm, something devastating is occurring under the surface. Find out more.
au.news.yahoo.com
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Paul Macdonald @paulmac.bsky.social · 2d
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

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New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds
NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report finds
www.theguardian.com
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