Rasmus E. Benestad
@brasmus.bsky.social
Climate scientist, physicist, statistics nerd, and code developer. Contributor to RealClimate.org and leader of Tekna Klima. Working for the Norwegian Meteorological Institute.
It's surprising that Microsoft Teams is such a poor platform considering all time since the Covid-19 event. The Teams-app on my Android just keeps circles and tells me to wait a moment (forever?). Why do so many insist on using such mediocre systems?
November 24, 2025 at 3:35 PM
It's surprising that Microsoft Teams is such a poor platform considering all time since the Covid-19 event. The Teams-app on my Android just keeps circles and tells me to wait a moment (forever?). Why do so many insist on using such mediocre systems?
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Popping outside to get some lunch?
Perhaps grab your umbrella, especially if you're in northeast England or eastern Scotland, as here there are plenty of heavy showers. Sunglasses will prove more useful in Northern Ireland and western Scotland though! 🌦️🌈
Here's the latest👇
Perhaps grab your umbrella, especially if you're in northeast England or eastern Scotland, as here there are plenty of heavy showers. Sunglasses will prove more useful in Northern Ireland and western Scotland though! 🌦️🌈
Here's the latest👇
November 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Popping outside to get some lunch?
Perhaps grab your umbrella, especially if you're in northeast England or eastern Scotland, as here there are plenty of heavy showers. Sunglasses will prove more useful in Northern Ireland and western Scotland though! 🌦️🌈
Here's the latest👇
Perhaps grab your umbrella, especially if you're in northeast England or eastern Scotland, as here there are plenty of heavy showers. Sunglasses will prove more useful in Northern Ireland and western Scotland though! 🌦️🌈
Here's the latest👇
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Oh dear, God, Hannan said something sensible.
November 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Oh dear, God, Hannan said something sensible.
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Never forget the. The links to Russia run deep!
As revealed by The Mirror and Good Law Project in 2024 - Reform donor Lilley controlled a series of companies that own 12,000 hectares of farmland in the Stavropol region of Russia, in the south west of the country, used to produce cereals & oilseeds
As revealed by The Mirror and Good Law Project in 2024 - Reform donor Lilley controlled a series of companies that own 12,000 hectares of farmland in the Stavropol region of Russia, in the south west of the country, used to produce cereals & oilseeds
Major Donor to Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Owns Russian Assets
One of the biggest donors to Nigel Farage’s anti-net zero Reform UK during the general election campaign has significant Russian business interests, DeSmog can report. Natural resources investor Davi...
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November 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Never forget the. The links to Russia run deep!
As revealed by The Mirror and Good Law Project in 2024 - Reform donor Lilley controlled a series of companies that own 12,000 hectares of farmland in the Stavropol region of Russia, in the south west of the country, used to produce cereals & oilseeds
As revealed by The Mirror and Good Law Project in 2024 - Reform donor Lilley controlled a series of companies that own 12,000 hectares of farmland in the Stavropol region of Russia, in the south west of the country, used to produce cereals & oilseeds
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Storm naming is a public safety tool that makes severe weather easier to remember, talk about and follow.
Met Office Head of Warnings and Guidance Holly Clements spoke to @carbonbrief.org all about it ⬇️
Met Office Head of Warnings and Guidance Holly Clements spoke to @carbonbrief.org all about it ⬇️
NEW – Met Office: Ten years of naming UK storms to warn the public | Holly Clements @metoffice.gov.uk
Read here ⬇️
Read here ⬇️
Met Office: Ten years of naming UK storms to warn the public - Carbon Brief
Storm naming is a public safety tool that makes severe weather easier to remember, talk about and follow.
www.carbonbrief.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Storm naming is a public safety tool that makes severe weather easier to remember, talk about and follow.
Met Office Head of Warnings and Guidance Holly Clements spoke to @carbonbrief.org all about it ⬇️
Met Office Head of Warnings and Guidance Holly Clements spoke to @carbonbrief.org all about it ⬇️
The contrast between this and the attitudes towards Ukraine is mind boggling www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Why Trump’s lavish Saudi courtship leaves Israel on the backfoot
Pageantry and trillion-dollar promises reveal how Washington’s loyalties may be tilting toward the Gulf
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:26 AM
The contrast between this and the attitudes towards Ukraine is mind boggling www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
We expect more drought and flood since the fraction of Earth's area receiving daily precipitation seem to be decreasing in addition to higher evaporation with a global warming (DOI:10.1038/s41612-024-00794-z): www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Vietnam flooding death toll reaches 90 amid landslides and relentless rain
Environment ministry says most of the deaths were in the mountainous central province of Dak Lak
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
We expect more drought and flood since the fraction of Earth's area receiving daily precipitation seem to be decreasing in addition to higher evaporation with a global warming (DOI:10.1038/s41612-024-00794-z): www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
If the rest of the world manages to establish renewables and drop Saudi Arabian and Russian oil, then they cannot avoid phase out www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Compromises, voluntary measures and no mention of fossil fuels: key points from Cop30 deal
A deal is welcome after talks nearly collapsed but the final agreement contains small steps rather than leaps
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
If the rest of the world manages to establish renewables and drop Saudi Arabian and Russian oil, then they cannot avoid phase out www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This is a man made tragedy, but can be solved with the right people in the right places. Need to replace the people sent to the COPs, in addition to world leaders and business leaders, in order to make more progress? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
Wealthy countries should triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:44 AM
This is a man made tragedy, but can be solved with the right people in the right places. Need to replace the people sent to the COPs, in addition to world leaders and business leaders, in order to make more progress? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Are you fucking kidding me it’s like we are living in a cartoon
November 21, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Are you fucking kidding me it’s like we are living in a cartoon
I'm convinced that Trump is in Putin's pocket. Is that a reasonable interpretation? www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Ukraine risks losing key partner or its dignity, warns Zelenskyy, as Trump sets Thanksgiving deadline to accept deal – Europe live
US president says ‘Thursday is an appropriate time’ in radio interview as Ukrainian leader weighs up US proposal
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I'm convinced that Trump is in Putin's pocket. Is that a reasonable interpretation? www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism manage to bring people together on a common path, but this becomes harder when it comes to more rational matters www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Cop30 live: summit president says ‘everybody will lose’ as fears rise that conference will end without a deal
André Corrêa do Lago issues plea to preserve Paris agreement with countries far from reaching agreement on scheduled final day
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Hinduism manage to bring people together on a common path, but this becomes harder when it comes to more rational matters www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
X and Grok are made for the really stupid and ignorant souls, the losers www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
French authorities investigate alleged Holocaust denial posts on Elon Musk’s Grok AI
X chatbot suggested gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau were ‘designed for disinfection’ not mass executions Europe live
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
X and Grok are made for the really stupid and ignorant souls, the losers www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Bør dislutere om oljeselskapene burde betale for klimarilpassing, slik at kostnadene knyttet til fossil energi gjenspeiler de egentlige kostnadene. Hvorfor skall alle andre betale? Bør ikke forurenseren betale? www.nrk.no/norge/parisa...
Parisavtalen ti år: – Verden ville vært et farligere sted uten
Ti år har gått siden Parisavtalen ble inngått, og i dag kan verdens land ta avtalen et skritt videre.
www.nrk.no
November 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Bør dislutere om oljeselskapene burde betale for klimarilpassing, slik at kostnadene knyttet til fossil energi gjenspeiler de egentlige kostnadene. Hvorfor skall alle andre betale? Bør ikke forurenseren betale? www.nrk.no/norge/parisa...
Is it naive to expect that developed countries, which historically got rich by exploiting others, will pull themselves together and contribute in a collective effort to save the global community? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds
Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Is it naive to expect that developed countries, which historically got rich by exploiting others, will pull themselves together and contribute in a collective effort to save the global community? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Today I'm attending CORDEX Science advisory team (SAT) open meeting in regional climate modelling in Hamburg @wcrpclimate.bsky.social. We have been far too slow, and I realise that I should have published local climate projections for Saudi Arabia here on bluesky before the COP meeting. Next year.
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Today I'm attending CORDEX Science advisory team (SAT) open meeting in regional climate modelling in Hamburg @wcrpclimate.bsky.social. We have been far too slow, and I realise that I should have published local climate projections for Saudi Arabia here on bluesky before the COP meeting. Next year.