Dr Ben King 🌍
@benking01.bsky.social
Long Covid & PE recovery.
GeographyTeacher.
Sustainability & Climate Change.
BSc Env Science & Physics (Stirling).
Soil Erosion PhD & Geog PGCE (Exeter).
Tuba player.
Devon, UK
GeographyTeacher.
Sustainability & Climate Change.
BSc Env Science & Physics (Stirling).
Soil Erosion PhD & Geog PGCE (Exeter).
Tuba player.
Devon, UK
Pinned
5pm on Monday of the half-term break. Got some 'holiday marking' cleared 👍
Sign of a slight #ParasympatheticSwing on waking this morning, so I've pretty-much rested all day, apart from 10 minutes of pruning in the garden 😊
Below ONE #VisibleHealth pacepoint used so far today!
#Pacing #LongCovid
Sign of a slight #ParasympatheticSwing on waking this morning, so I've pretty-much rested all day, apart from 10 minutes of pruning in the garden 😊
Below ONE #VisibleHealth pacepoint used so far today!
#Pacing #LongCovid
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There was a thing during covid which was “happy hypoxics” where people had terrifyingly low sats, but seemed quite comfortable at rest.
Covid is really really weird. I still think that’s the case.
Covid is really really weird. I still think that’s the case.
February 17, 2026 at 10:48 AM
There was a thing during covid which was “happy hypoxics” where people had terrifyingly low sats, but seemed quite comfortable at rest.
Covid is really really weird. I still think that’s the case.
Covid is really really weird. I still think that’s the case.
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Amazing to attend tonight's Band rehearsal without having had a full day's work beforehand!
Ending the day TWENTY-SIX #VisibleHealth Pacepoints behind today's Pacesetter, as my Heartrate has remained LOW.
Just 3.5 PacePoints used all day.
Handy, as we've got a LONG journey tomorrow 😊😁
Ending the day TWENTY-SIX #VisibleHealth Pacepoints behind today's Pacesetter, as my Heartrate has remained LOW.
Just 3.5 PacePoints used all day.
Handy, as we've got a LONG journey tomorrow 😊😁
February 16, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Amazing to attend tonight's Band rehearsal without having had a full day's work beforehand!
Ending the day TWENTY-SIX #VisibleHealth Pacepoints behind today's Pacesetter, as my Heartrate has remained LOW.
Just 3.5 PacePoints used all day.
Handy, as we've got a LONG journey tomorrow 😊😁
Ending the day TWENTY-SIX #VisibleHealth Pacepoints behind today's Pacesetter, as my Heartrate has remained LOW.
Just 3.5 PacePoints used all day.
Handy, as we've got a LONG journey tomorrow 😊😁
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So many orphaned in the UK from school transmission. 10 million children globally lost parents or care givers. Never once have these 10 million families been mentioned. How enormously have these families been failed.
UCL plotted a graph modeling these data (until the end of 2022).
The impact of Covid orphanhood must not be ignored!
The impact of Covid orphanhood must not be ignored!
January 13, 2026 at 12:18 AM
So many orphaned in the UK from school transmission. 10 million children globally lost parents or care givers. Never once have these 10 million families been mentioned. How enormously have these families been failed.
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🌡️ For the third year in a row, every day in 2025 was more than 1°C warmer than the 1850–1900 pre-industrial level. Over a third of days were above 1.5°C.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:30 AM
🌡️ For the third year in a row, every day in 2025 was more than 1°C warmer than the 1850–1900 pre-industrial level. Over a third of days were above 1.5°C.
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On this day 4 years ago.
The CTPA scan that finally identified my Covid-induced #PulmonaryEmbolism
But I would have to go home from hospital overnight (during a named storm) for a second time - because apparently being #breathless is sometimes a requirement for being taken seriously... I wasn't 😌
The CTPA scan that finally identified my Covid-induced #PulmonaryEmbolism
But I would have to go home from hospital overnight (during a named storm) for a second time - because apparently being #breathless is sometimes a requirement for being taken seriously... I wasn't 😌
February 17, 2026 at 10:04 AM
On this day 4 years ago.
The CTPA scan that finally identified my Covid-induced #PulmonaryEmbolism
But I would have to go home from hospital overnight (during a named storm) for a second time - because apparently being #breathless is sometimes a requirement for being taken seriously... I wasn't 😌
The CTPA scan that finally identified my Covid-induced #PulmonaryEmbolism
But I would have to go home from hospital overnight (during a named storm) for a second time - because apparently being #breathless is sometimes a requirement for being taken seriously... I wasn't 😌
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'...the climate only view of climate change, looking at the direct big physical effects, in the latter half of the 21st Century, is grossly unrealistic. They do not look at how our societies, will be devastated by biodiversity and ecosystem collapse, well before we have reached 3C.'
Please read this, your life, and that of your children's lives, depend on understanding this. It is all unrolled on one page, and fully supported by references. Please do not just ignore it, and if you think I have it wrong, then please say so. But please support it?
skywriter.blue/@did:plc:afc...
skywriter.blue/@did:plc:afc...
Page by Stephen Barlow | @steb77.bsky.social
"‘Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating"
I can scarcely believe what I am reading, that adapting to 3C of warming is "doable". Only someone who doesn't understand wha...
skywriter.blue
February 17, 2026 at 8:23 AM
'...the climate only view of climate change, looking at the direct big physical effects, in the latter half of the 21st Century, is grossly unrealistic. They do not look at how our societies, will be devastated by biodiversity and ecosystem collapse, well before we have reached 3C.'
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6 years ago. I was taken away on holiday - a flight to #Athens - and I felt the #flygskam (Flight Shame).
3 years ago was my 50th Birthday treat to #Santorini.
We've taken no flights since then, yet I still feel the #FlightShame, considering their big impact on #GlobalHeating 🤔
#GreenhouseGases
3 years ago was my 50th Birthday treat to #Santorini.
We've taken no flights since then, yet I still feel the #FlightShame, considering their big impact on #GlobalHeating 🤔
#GreenhouseGases
February 15, 2026 at 4:55 PM
6 years ago. I was taken away on holiday - a flight to #Athens - and I felt the #flygskam (Flight Shame).
3 years ago was my 50th Birthday treat to #Santorini.
We've taken no flights since then, yet I still feel the #FlightShame, considering their big impact on #GlobalHeating 🤔
#GreenhouseGases
3 years ago was my 50th Birthday treat to #Santorini.
We've taken no flights since then, yet I still feel the #FlightShame, considering their big impact on #GlobalHeating 🤔
#GreenhouseGases
'...the climate only view of climate change, looking at the direct big physical effects, in the latter half of the 21st Century, is grossly unrealistic. They do not look at how our societies, will be devastated by biodiversity and ecosystem collapse, well before we have reached 3C.'
Please read this, your life, and that of your children's lives, depend on understanding this. It is all unrolled on one page, and fully supported by references. Please do not just ignore it, and if you think I have it wrong, then please say so. But please support it?
skywriter.blue/@did:plc:afc...
skywriter.blue/@did:plc:afc...
Page by Stephen Barlow | @steb77.bsky.social
"‘Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating"
I can scarcely believe what I am reading, that adapting to 3C of warming is "doable". Only someone who doesn't understand wha...
skywriter.blue
February 17, 2026 at 8:23 AM
'...the climate only view of climate change, looking at the direct big physical effects, in the latter half of the 21st Century, is grossly unrealistic. They do not look at how our societies, will be devastated by biodiversity and ecosystem collapse, well before we have reached 3C.'
Reposted by Dr Ben King 🌍
Please read this, your life, and that of your children's lives, depend on understanding this. It is all unrolled on one page, and fully supported by references. Please do not just ignore it, and if you think I have it wrong, then please say so. But please support it?
skywriter.blue/@did:plc:afc...
skywriter.blue/@did:plc:afc...
Page by Stephen Barlow | @steb77.bsky.social
"‘Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating"
I can scarcely believe what I am reading, that adapting to 3C of warming is "doable". Only someone who doesn't understand wha...
skywriter.blue
February 17, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Please read this, your life, and that of your children's lives, depend on understanding this. It is all unrolled on one page, and fully supported by references. Please do not just ignore it, and if you think I have it wrong, then please say so. But please support it?
skywriter.blue/@did:plc:afc...
skywriter.blue/@did:plc:afc...
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Planning for ~3C isn’t “giving up” on 1.5C. It’s realistic risk management.
Europe is already feeling the impacts. Current adaptation plans aren’t enough. The message: act now on resilience, heat, floods, infrastructure, or pay far higher costs later.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Europe is already feeling the impacts. Current adaptation plans aren’t enough. The message: act now on resilience, heat, floods, infrastructure, or pay far higher costs later.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating
Advisory board member says adapting is ‘not rocket science’ but Europe already paying price for lack of preparation
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Planning for ~3C isn’t “giving up” on 1.5C. It’s realistic risk management.
Europe is already feeling the impacts. Current adaptation plans aren’t enough. The message: act now on resilience, heat, floods, infrastructure, or pay far higher costs later.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Europe is already feeling the impacts. Current adaptation plans aren’t enough. The message: act now on resilience, heat, floods, infrastructure, or pay far higher costs later.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Climate change coverage fell 14% globally in 2025, while the world endured record heat, raging wildfires, and devastating floods.
The crisis intensified. The headlines didn’t.
Less coverage = less urgency.
www.colorado.edu/today/2026/0...
The crisis intensified. The headlines didn’t.
Less coverage = less urgency.
www.colorado.edu/today/2026/0...
Climate change media coverage fell 14% in 2025
Despite rising impacts, climate change received less attention in media around the world in 2025. CU Boulder sociologist Max Boykoff shares the reasons and
www.colorado.edu
February 17, 2026 at 6:10 AM
Climate change coverage fell 14% globally in 2025, while the world endured record heat, raging wildfires, and devastating floods.
The crisis intensified. The headlines didn’t.
Less coverage = less urgency.
www.colorado.edu/today/2026/0...
The crisis intensified. The headlines didn’t.
Less coverage = less urgency.
www.colorado.edu/today/2026/0...
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But we won't offer a vaccination for Covid for kids despite it being one of the most devastating illnesses of modern times..
Or admit that minimising vaccination for Covid has meant a weakening of uptake of all vaccinations
#measles
Or admit that minimising vaccination for Covid has meant a weakening of uptake of all vaccinations
#measles
🆕 We’re excited to announce the launch of a new government campaign urging parents and guardians to get their little ones vaccinated to protect against serious illnesses such as measles.
🔗 nhs.uk/childhoodvaccinations
#StayStrongGetVaccinated
🔗 nhs.uk/childhoodvaccinations
#StayStrongGetVaccinated
February 17, 2026 at 7:04 AM
But we won't offer a vaccination for Covid for kids despite it being one of the most devastating illnesses of modern times..
Or admit that minimising vaccination for Covid has meant a weakening of uptake of all vaccinations
#measles
Or admit that minimising vaccination for Covid has meant a weakening of uptake of all vaccinations
#measles
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Art against fascism
February 17, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Art against fascism
Yet another reason to #GetVaccinated
"Risk of type 2 diabetes may be higher up to 3 years after COVID infection in unvaccinated and severely ill"
Study of more than 2 million adults tested for COVID (2020–2024) found risk highest in year 1, still elevated in year 2 and year 3, not significant after 3 years.
Study of more than 2 million adults tested for COVID (2020–2024) found risk highest in year 1, still elevated in year 2 and year 3, not significant after 3 years.
Risk of type 2 diabetes may be higher up to 3 years after COVID infection in unvaccinated, severely ill
www.cidrap.umn.edu
February 16, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Yet another reason to #GetVaccinated
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Cladonia sp #lichen. #newfoundland, Canada. #fungi #fungifriends
The lichen is about 3cm top to bottom.
The lichen is about 3cm top to bottom.
February 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Cladonia sp #lichen. #newfoundland, Canada. #fungi #fungifriends
The lichen is about 3cm top to bottom.
The lichen is about 3cm top to bottom.
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5pm on Monday of the half-term break. Got some 'holiday marking' cleared 👍
Sign of a slight #ParasympatheticSwing on waking this morning, so I've pretty-much rested all day, apart from 10 minutes of pruning in the garden 😊
Below ONE #VisibleHealth pacepoint used so far today!
#Pacing #LongCovid
Sign of a slight #ParasympatheticSwing on waking this morning, so I've pretty-much rested all day, apart from 10 minutes of pruning in the garden 😊
Below ONE #VisibleHealth pacepoint used so far today!
#Pacing #LongCovid
February 16, 2026 at 5:06 PM
5pm on Monday of the half-term break. Got some 'holiday marking' cleared 👍
Sign of a slight #ParasympatheticSwing on waking this morning, so I've pretty-much rested all day, apart from 10 minutes of pruning in the garden 😊
Below ONE #VisibleHealth pacepoint used so far today!
#Pacing #LongCovid
Sign of a slight #ParasympatheticSwing on waking this morning, so I've pretty-much rested all day, apart from 10 minutes of pruning in the garden 😊
Below ONE #VisibleHealth pacepoint used so far today!
#Pacing #LongCovid
5pm on Monday of the half-term break. Got some 'holiday marking' cleared 👍
Sign of a slight #ParasympatheticSwing on waking this morning, so I've pretty-much rested all day, apart from 10 minutes of pruning in the garden 😊
Below ONE #VisibleHealth pacepoint used so far today!
#Pacing #LongCovid
Sign of a slight #ParasympatheticSwing on waking this morning, so I've pretty-much rested all day, apart from 10 minutes of pruning in the garden 😊
Below ONE #VisibleHealth pacepoint used so far today!
#Pacing #LongCovid
February 16, 2026 at 5:06 PM
5pm on Monday of the half-term break. Got some 'holiday marking' cleared 👍
Sign of a slight #ParasympatheticSwing on waking this morning, so I've pretty-much rested all day, apart from 10 minutes of pruning in the garden 😊
Below ONE #VisibleHealth pacepoint used so far today!
#Pacing #LongCovid
Sign of a slight #ParasympatheticSwing on waking this morning, so I've pretty-much rested all day, apart from 10 minutes of pruning in the garden 😊
Below ONE #VisibleHealth pacepoint used so far today!
#Pacing #LongCovid
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BBC headline utterly failing. ‘The saga of a £165m rail line that keeps causing travel chaos’
It’s not the rail line that “keeps causing travel chaos” its the shifting climate with more prolonged and intense rainfall and more frequent storms leading to landslips and the sea wall being washed out.
It’s not the rail line that “keeps causing travel chaos” its the shifting climate with more prolonged and intense rainfall and more frequent storms leading to landslips and the sea wall being washed out.
February 15, 2026 at 11:49 PM
BBC headline utterly failing. ‘The saga of a £165m rail line that keeps causing travel chaos’
It’s not the rail line that “keeps causing travel chaos” its the shifting climate with more prolonged and intense rainfall and more frequent storms leading to landslips and the sea wall being washed out.
It’s not the rail line that “keeps causing travel chaos” its the shifting climate with more prolonged and intense rainfall and more frequent storms leading to landslips and the sea wall being washed out.
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At least 34 children have been infected by a "fast-spreading" measles outbreak in several north London schools in the UK.
One in five children who contracted the illness had been admitted to hospital, all of whom "had not been fully immunised".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
One in five children who contracted the illness had been admitted to hospital, all of whom "had not been fully immunised".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
North London measles outbreak hits several schools with at least 34 children infected
A number of children have been hospitalised as officials urge families to check they are up to date with their vaccines.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 3:17 PM
At least 34 children have been infected by a "fast-spreading" measles outbreak in several north London schools in the UK.
One in five children who contracted the illness had been admitted to hospital, all of whom "had not been fully immunised".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
One in five children who contracted the illness had been admitted to hospital, all of whom "had not been fully immunised".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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15 February 1934 | Hans Ament was born in Vienna - one of the Jewish children from the orphanage in #Izieu arrested by the Gestapo on 6 April 1944.
On 30 May 1944 he was deported from Drancy to #Auschwitz where he was murdered.
On 30 May 1944 he was deported from Drancy to #Auschwitz where he was murdered.
February 15, 2026 at 12:00 PM
15 February 1934 | Hans Ament was born in Vienna - one of the Jewish children from the orphanage in #Izieu arrested by the Gestapo on 6 April 1944.
On 30 May 1944 he was deported from Drancy to #Auschwitz where he was murdered.
On 30 May 1944 he was deported from Drancy to #Auschwitz where he was murdered.
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16 February 1939 | Dutch Jewish boy, Jesayes Visser, was born in Rotterdam.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://bit.ly/3MtiLwY
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://bit.ly/3MtiLwY
February 16, 2026 at 3:00 AM
16 February 1939 | Dutch Jewish boy, Jesayes Visser, was born in Rotterdam.
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://bit.ly/3MtiLwY
He was deported to #Auschwitz from #Westerbork in September 1942. He was murdered in a gas chamber after the arrival selection.
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▶ The first two gas chambers created near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://bit.ly/3MtiLwY
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16 February 1926 | A German Jewish girl Margot Frank, Anne's older sister, was born in Frankfurt. She and her family went into hiding in Amsterdam. After being arrested, they were deported with their parents to #Auschwitz. The sisters perished in Bergen-Belsen.
February 16, 2026 at 3:00 PM
16 February 1926 | A German Jewish girl Margot Frank, Anne's older sister, was born in Frankfurt. She and her family went into hiding in Amsterdam. After being arrested, they were deported with their parents to #Auschwitz. The sisters perished in Bergen-Belsen.
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“Parents are being urged to make sure their children are vaccinated before the return to school after the half term break”
West Midlands measles vaccine plea ahead of half term
The region accounts for more than a quarter of all cases in England, officials say.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 1:31 PM
“Parents are being urged to make sure their children are vaccinated before the return to school after the half term break”
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“Unvaccinated pupils identified as close contacts of people with measles could be excluded for 21 days in accordance with national guidelines, Enfield Council said in a letter to all parents in the borough in late January.“
North London measles outbreak: Unvaccinated pupils could be excluded from school
Children identified as close contacts of people with the disease could be excluded for three weeks
www.bbc.co.uk
February 16, 2026 at 1:29 PM
“Unvaccinated pupils identified as close contacts of people with measles could be excluded for 21 days in accordance with national guidelines, Enfield Council said in a letter to all parents in the borough in late January.“