Andreas Schmittner
@andreasschmittner.bsky.social
Climate scientist, ocean, ice, biogeochemistry, paleo, modeling 🌦️🌎🌊❄️🌡️🥼🔬💻🦖
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Official statistics are vastly undercounting deaths from extreme weather www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Official statistics are vastly undercounting deaths from extreme weather
Research reveals that many more people lose their lives because of the effects of rainfall and flooding than are routinely accounted for.
www.nature.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Official statistics are vastly undercounting deaths from extreme weather www.nature.com/articles/d41...
10 Years After a Breakthrough Climate Pact, Here’s Where We Are www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here's Where We Are
Has anything really changed in the decade since the Paris Agreement was reached? Actually, quite a lot.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:25 PM
10 Years After a Breakthrough Climate Pact, Here’s Where We Are www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows.
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Paramount Has Blacklist for Stars Deemed “Overtly Antisemitic” — World of Reel
It sure looks like the likes of Javier Bardem, Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone, and Mark Ruffalo won’t be making movies for Paramount in the foreseeable future.
www.worldofreel.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Under new head of Paramount David Ellison, the studio has drawn up a list of actors who opposed the Gaza genocide and will not allow them to appear in its films and TV shows.
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
Does this sound familiar?
Also, "Ellison is reportedly aiming to take over Warner Bros. next."
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Reactionary centrists (like @mattyglesias.bsky.social with his “Big-Ass Truck Energy”) always say that Democrats need to support expanding fossil fuels because it’s popular.
They 👏 are 👏 wrong.👏
The U of Chicago shows, again, that the majority of Americans OPPOSE expanding fossil fuels.
They 👏 are 👏 wrong.👏
The U of Chicago shows, again, that the majority of Americans OPPOSE expanding fossil fuels.
October 24, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reactionary centrists (like @mattyglesias.bsky.social with his “Big-Ass Truck Energy”) always say that Democrats need to support expanding fossil fuels because it’s popular.
They 👏 are 👏 wrong.👏
The U of Chicago shows, again, that the majority of Americans OPPOSE expanding fossil fuels.
They 👏 are 👏 wrong.👏
The U of Chicago shows, again, that the majority of Americans OPPOSE expanding fossil fuels.
Modern human-caused sea level rise in China breaks 4,000-year stability.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 23, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Modern human-caused sea level rise in China breaks 4,000-year stability.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Senator Jeffrey Merkley claims that Trump is orchestrating a fabricated riot in order to invoke the Insurrection Act.
October 18, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Senator Jeffrey Merkley claims that Trump is orchestrating a fabricated riot in order to invoke the Insurrection Act.
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Cool season - as defined by sub-70 degree AMs - is shrinking in the Tampa Bay Area. We now have ~2 months less of AMs below 70F than we did decades ago! Due both to greenhouse warming and, in cities, urban heat island. That's today's Berardelli Bonus. Tks @climatecentral.org for the GFX help!
October 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Cool season - as defined by sub-70 degree AMs - is shrinking in the Tampa Bay Area. We now have ~2 months less of AMs below 70F than we did decades ago! Due both to greenhouse warming and, in cities, urban heat island. That's today's Berardelli Bonus. Tks @climatecentral.org for the GFX help!
Why Is This Remote and Rugged River in Alaska Turning Orange? apple.news/A8waEM-JbSG6...
Why Is This Remote and Rugged River in Alaska Turning Orange? — Smithsonian Magazine
New research suggests the Salmon River is full of toxic metals that are likely harming fish and other aquatic creatures
apple.news
October 11, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Why Is This Remote and Rugged River in Alaska Turning Orange? apple.news/A8waEM-JbSG6...
Here's a good article about the DOE climate report.
www.politico.com/interactives...
www.politico.com/interactives...
How a major DOE report hides the whole truth on climate change
www.politico.com
October 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Here's a good article about the DOE climate report.
www.politico.com/interactives...
www.politico.com/interactives...
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Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell ‘infested with bedbugs’
Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell ‘infested with bedbugs’
Exclusive: Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water
Environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg has told Swedish officials she is being subjected to harsh treatment in Israeli custody after her detention and removal from a flotilla carrying aid to Gaza, according to correspondence seen by the Guardian.
According to the correspondence, Israeli forces are also reported by another detainee to have taken photographs where Thunberg was allegedly forced to hold flags. The identity of the flags are unknown. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell ‘infested with bedbugs’
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Has Trump said anything about his former “spiritual leader”, Robert Morris, who was just sentenced to 6 months in prison for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl? Will the media even bother to ask him?
October 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Has Trump said anything about his former “spiritual leader”, Robert Morris, who was just sentenced to 6 months in prison for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl? Will the media even bother to ask him?
We store nuclear waste rusting tanks. 👀 www.science.org/content/arti...
Notorious ex–weapons factory will lock up nuclear waste in glass—if the White House lets it
Hanford vitrification plant set to open but some fear Trump officials are pushing for a cheaper alternative
www.science.org
September 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
We store nuclear waste rusting tanks. 👀 www.science.org/content/arti...
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This is a ten minute video broken up into parts for Bluesky from two australian doctors who made it into Gaza. The video starts with them saying the baby formula they brought with them was taken away and that Israel bombing the hospital in front of them and lying about giving warnings
September 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
This is a ten minute video broken up into parts for Bluesky from two australian doctors who made it into Gaza. The video starts with them saying the baby formula they brought with them was taken away and that Israel bombing the hospital in front of them and lying about giving warnings
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Climate activists often debate whether they should get involved in larger movements for justice, or whether it’s better to just “stay in their lane” of climate.
The opposition to climate action is not having that debate.
The opposition to climate action is not having that debate.
Charlie Kirk's extremism was fossil fueled
Big Oil's money gave Kirk a larger platform to spread baseless climate conspiracy theories—as well as other extremist views.
heated.world
September 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Climate activists often debate whether they should get involved in larger movements for justice, or whether it’s better to just “stay in their lane” of climate.
The opposition to climate action is not having that debate.
The opposition to climate action is not having that debate.
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Jon Stewart on @thedailyshow.com is REALLY good tonight, especially the long conversation with @mariaressa.bsky.social, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, who is blunt, brilliant and inspiring. Everyone should watch it. youtu.be/Tsb1I7hqaJ4?...
Maria Ressa - Fighting Back Against Trump’s Authoritarian Algorithm With Truth | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
youtu.be
September 19, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Jon Stewart on @thedailyshow.com is REALLY good tonight, especially the long conversation with @mariaressa.bsky.social, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, who is blunt, brilliant and inspiring. Everyone should watch it. youtu.be/Tsb1I7hqaJ4?...
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"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
Censorship Is the Authoritarian’s Dream
The right to free expression must include the right to say horrible and evil things.
www.insidehighered.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:24 AM
"More professors in the United States have been fired for controversial views in the past week than any other week in all of American history."
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
I've asked ChatGPT to compare the most recent reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) with the recent DOE report on climate in terms of numbers of authors, pages, and citations. Here is the result: IPCC's 6th Assessment Report (AR6) had 721 authors. DOE report had 5.
September 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I've asked ChatGPT to compare the most recent reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) with the recent DOE report on climate in terms of numbers of authors, pages, and citations. Here is the result: IPCC's 6th Assessment Report (AR6) had 721 authors. DOE report had 5.
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A new report by the prestigious US National Academy of Sciences concludes that the EPA’s 2009 endangerment finding was accurate, has stood the test of time, and is now reinforced by even stronger evidence:
Effects of Human-Caused Greenhouse Gas Emissions on U.S. Climate, Health, and Welfare | The National Academies Press
Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print.
nap.nationalacademies.org
September 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
A new report by the prestigious US National Academy of Sciences concludes that the EPA’s 2009 endangerment finding was accurate, has stood the test of time, and is now reinforced by even stronger evidence:
Now, here is a valid report on climate change from the @nationalacademies.org.
nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2923...
nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2923...
Effects of Human-Caused Greenhouse Gas Emissions on U.S. Climate, Health, and Welfare
Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print.
nap.nationalacademies.org
September 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Now, here is a valid report on climate change from the @nationalacademies.org.
nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2923...
nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/2923...
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An independent United Nations commission said Israel was committing genocide in Gaza.
It found indications of intentions to destroy, in whole or in part, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as a group — which it said amount to genocide.
It found indications of intentions to destroy, in whole or in part, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as a group — which it said amount to genocide.
U.N. commission finds that Israel committed genocide in Gaza
Israel rejected the conclusions, which echo those of a growing group of governments and human rights organizations.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
An independent United Nations commission said Israel was committing genocide in Gaza.
It found indications of intentions to destroy, in whole or in part, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as a group — which it said amount to genocide.
It found indications of intentions to destroy, in whole or in part, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip as a group — which it said amount to genocide.
“The overall strategy is attacking scientific findings in order to diminish the public’s trust,”, well said David Michaels.
Trump is installing political appointees to interfere in the peer-review process that is used to evaluate research proposals. Not good!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump is installing political appointees to interfere in the peer-review process that is used to evaluate research proposals. Not good!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump called for ‘gold-standard science’: how the NIH, NSF and others are answering
Some researchers say that US-agency policies provide opportunities for political interference.
www.nature.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
“The overall strategy is attacking scientific findings in order to diminish the public’s trust,”, well said David Michaels.
Trump is installing political appointees to interfere in the peer-review process that is used to evaluate research proposals. Not good!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump is installing political appointees to interfere in the peer-review process that is used to evaluate research proposals. Not good!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Good editorial from @nature.com on the ongoing denial of climate science by the current US administration.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Climate impacts are real — denying this is self-defeating
The US administration is attempting to undermine efforts to curb greenhouse-gas emissions. It will ultimately leave that country, and the world, worse off.
www.nature.com
September 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Good editorial from @nature.com on the ongoing denial of climate science by the current US administration.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trumps war on science continues. The good news is that there's some resistance from scientists, including the @nationalacademies.org.
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Feds try to dodge lawsuit against their bogus climate report
Meanwhile, Congress is trying to keep serious scientists from weighing in.
arstechnica.com
September 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Trumps war on science continues. The good news is that there's some resistance from scientists, including the @nationalacademies.org.
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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"Israeli airstrikes on Saturday leveled 3 schools run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza City... army carried out heavy strikes on the Sit Sura, Al-Alya & Shaheiber schools.. where 1000s of displaced people had sought refuge..."
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250913-tho...
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250913-tho...
Thousands displaced as Israel targets UNRWA schools sheltering civilians in Gaza City
Israeli airstrikes on Saturday leveled three schools run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza City, displacing thousands of civilians who had been sheltering there from months …
www.middleeastmonitor.com
September 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
"Israeli airstrikes on Saturday leveled 3 schools run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in Gaza City... army carried out heavy strikes on the Sit Sura, Al-Alya & Shaheiber schools.. where 1000s of displaced people had sought refuge..."
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250913-tho...
www.middleeastmonitor.com/20250913-tho...