Dana Bergstrom
@danambergstrom.bsky.social
Scientist, ecologist, Antarctica, impacts of climate change & writer of musicals - Antarctica, Beneath the Storm (out soonish)
#BluePlanetNeeds💙OurLove Lutruwita/ Tasmania.
Graphic art on Redbubble: SundogProducts
#BluePlanetNeeds💙OurLove Lutruwita/ Tasmania.
Graphic art on Redbubble: SundogProducts
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Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
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The dismantling of Science in #Australia continues...
I remember that hopes were high in 2022 that the new Labor Government would end the decade-long decline. We are now in the second #Albanese term, and things are worse than ever.
ABC News article: www.abc.net.au/news/science...
#PlantScience
I remember that hopes were high in 2022 that the new Labor Government would end the decade-long decline. We are now in the second #Albanese term, and things are worse than ever.
ABC News article: www.abc.net.au/news/science...
#PlantScience
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
The dismantling of Science in #Australia continues...
I remember that hopes were high in 2022 that the new Labor Government would end the decade-long decline. We are now in the second #Albanese term, and things are worse than ever.
ABC News article: www.abc.net.au/news/science...
#PlantScience
I remember that hopes were high in 2022 that the new Labor Government would end the decade-long decline. We are now in the second #Albanese term, and things are worse than ever.
ABC News article: www.abc.net.au/news/science...
#PlantScience
Brought to you by fossil fuel corporations and gov inaction
Ok back to the real world for NSW
Catastrophic fire danger today
Don’t do anything stupid Abe warn the daft members of your families
No sparks!!!
Catastrophic fire danger today
Don’t do anything stupid Abe warn the daft members of your families
No sparks!!!
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Brought to you by fossil fuel corporations and gov inaction
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Iceland has designated the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) a national security concern and an existential threat.
Yet still fossil fuel usage continues to grow, and they barely agreed to *name* the problem at #COP30.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Yet still fossil fuel usage continues to grow, and they barely agreed to *name* the problem at #COP30.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Iceland deems possible Atlantic current collapse a security risk
Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and an existential threat, enabling its government to strategize for worst-case scenarios, the country's climate minister told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Iceland has designated the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) a national security concern and an existential threat.
Yet still fossil fuel usage continues to grow, and they barely agreed to *name* the problem at #COP30.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Yet still fossil fuel usage continues to grow, and they barely agreed to *name* the problem at #COP30.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Or we could just tax resources companies🤔
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Or we could just tax resources companies🤔
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David Pope in Canberra Times
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
David Pope in Canberra Times
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📢 A translation of remarks by the president of Nauru has sparked safety concerns for people being deported to the Pacific nation.
'Immediate pause' urged on 'secret' Nauru deal, after speech sparks safety concerns
www.sbs.com.au
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Very sad news showing that even world heritage status does not protect from a disease 😔
November 25, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Very sad news showing that even world heritage status does not protect from a disease 😔
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Literary journals are breeding grounds of talent – including the new Splinter, rebooted Southerly, and First Nations journal Sovereign Texts, launching next year.
Meanjin was closed – but new Australian literary journals are springing up around the country
theconversation.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Literary journals are breeding grounds of talent – including the new Splinter, rebooted Southerly, and First Nations journal Sovereign Texts, launching next year.
#Daillyglimmer The lushness of a city park in springtime with Nth Hemisphere deciduous tree in full leaf and perennial boarders
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
#Daillyglimmer The lushness of a city park in springtime with Nth Hemisphere deciduous tree in full leaf and perennial boarders
Marine heatwave developing across the Southern Hemisphere again. Particularly a hot spot of the tip of NZ 😬
Southern Hemisphere marine heatwave update
We have now several hot spots developing - would be a bit early to start for real
First 6 days ago, second from yesterday, and the last from last year...
#climate
We have now several hot spots developing - would be a bit early to start for real
First 6 days ago, second from yesterday, and the last from last year...
#climate
November 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Marine heatwave developing across the Southern Hemisphere again. Particularly a hot spot of the tip of NZ 😬
#DailyGlimmer 👇This more than an excellent article - this is a brilliant and awe-inspiring read !!!
🙏 @jacktoohey.bsky.social
🙏 @jacktoohey.bsky.social
Excellent article by @jacktoohey.bsky.social in @smhaustralia.nzcow.com on our obsession with real estate & its many negative consequences;
“Aust finds itself in a paradox. Passive property ownership appears more financially rewarding than productive work…distorted reward system”
Tax reform now!
“Aust finds itself in a paradox. Passive property ownership appears more financially rewarding than productive work…distorted reward system”
Tax reform now!
November 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
#DailyGlimmer 👇This more than an excellent article - this is a brilliant and awe-inspiring read !!!
🙏 @jacktoohey.bsky.social
🙏 @jacktoohey.bsky.social
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EXCEPTIONAL HEAT WAVE IN AUSTRALIA
Another day with >46C (46.1C Windorah).
Some areas are at record heat levels for November both in Queensland and Northern Territory:
42.2 Blackwater November Highest Max on record
28.6 Yulara November Highest Min on record
Another day with >46C (46.1C Windorah).
Some areas are at record heat levels for November both in Queensland and Northern Territory:
42.2 Blackwater November Highest Max on record
28.6 Yulara November Highest Min on record
November 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
EXCEPTIONAL HEAT WAVE IN AUSTRALIA
Another day with >46C (46.1C Windorah).
Some areas are at record heat levels for November both in Queensland and Northern Territory:
42.2 Blackwater November Highest Max on record
28.6 Yulara November Highest Min on record
Another day with >46C (46.1C Windorah).
Some areas are at record heat levels for November both in Queensland and Northern Territory:
42.2 Blackwater November Highest Max on record
28.6 Yulara November Highest Min on record
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This, by @giacgrassi.bsky.social, remains one of the simplest and best climate visuals
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This, by @giacgrassi.bsky.social, remains one of the simplest and best climate visuals
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Now that we are likely to cross 1.5°C, there is increasing discussion on "overshoot".
There is a lot of uncertainties on overshoot, but there is one thing that we are 100% sure about:
GHG emissions need to go down >90% in decades for overshoot to be a reality.
www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
There is a lot of uncertainties on overshoot, but there is one thing that we are 100% sure about:
GHG emissions need to go down >90% in decades for overshoot to be a reality.
www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
November 24, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Now that we are likely to cross 1.5°C, there is increasing discussion on "overshoot".
There is a lot of uncertainties on overshoot, but there is one thing that we are 100% sure about:
GHG emissions need to go down >90% in decades for overshoot to be a reality.
www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
There is a lot of uncertainties on overshoot, but there is one thing that we are 100% sure about:
GHG emissions need to go down >90% in decades for overshoot to be a reality.
www.swp-berlin.org/publikation/...
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Ferocious storm just rolled up the coast from Brisbane.
Hail, rain, and tremendous winds being experienced now.
And more hail!
Trees down, Bribie island.
Hail, rain, and tremendous winds being experienced now.
And more hail!
Trees down, Bribie island.
November 24, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Ferocious storm just rolled up the coast from Brisbane.
Hail, rain, and tremendous winds being experienced now.
And more hail!
Trees down, Bribie island.
Hail, rain, and tremendous winds being experienced now.
And more hail!
Trees down, Bribie island.
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"Poverty is not evidence, the presumption of innocence must apply to everyone" Smashing column by @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org & @maiyazize.bsky.social #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Poverty is not evidence, the presumption of innocence must apply to everyone
In the final days of October, the Federal Government quietly inserted a last-minute amendment into an unrelated bill. It has been trying to rush through a change that would allow police and the Home A...
thepoint.com.au
November 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
"Poverty is not evidence, the presumption of innocence must apply to everyone" Smashing column by @kristin8x.antipovertycentre.org & @maiyazize.bsky.social #ThePoint
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
“20,000 square kilometres of the marine environment, killed an estimated 1 million animals from more than 550 species & had widespread impacts on human health”
Yet we are still opening new coal & gas fields. Obviously Aus Labor know no (existential) fear as they try to play off greens vs coalition
Yet we are still opening new coal & gas fields. Obviously Aus Labor know no (existential) fear as they try to play off greens vs coalition
Researchers warn that the alga Karenia cristata, which has killed around a million animals in Australian waters in one of the biggest algal blooms ever seen, could harm marine life elsewhere
Toxic algae blighting South Australia could pose a global threat
Researchers warn that the alga Karenia cristata, which has killed around a million animals in Australian waters in one of the biggest algal blooms ever seen, could harm marine life elsewhere
www.newscientist.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:06 PM
“20,000 square kilometres of the marine environment, killed an estimated 1 million animals from more than 550 species & had widespread impacts on human health”
Yet we are still opening new coal & gas fields. Obviously Aus Labor know no (existential) fear as they try to play off greens vs coalition
Yet we are still opening new coal & gas fields. Obviously Aus Labor know no (existential) fear as they try to play off greens vs coalition
#Dailyglimmer Sometimes it worth looking away from the bright shiny spot to find magic
November 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
#Dailyglimmer Sometimes it worth looking away from the bright shiny spot to find magic
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I love Northern Australia, and it breaks my heart what's happening and is planned for this region. More people need to know why this place is so special and what's at risk, so I wrote about it. My first article for @australiainstitute.org.au's The Point. thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Northern Australia is extraordinary, and it’s under severe threat
Right now, this region, is under siege, in large part due to insatiable corporate and government desires to ‘develop’ the North.
thepoint.com.au
November 23, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I love Northern Australia, and it breaks my heart what's happening and is planned for this region. More people need to know why this place is so special and what's at risk, so I wrote about it. My first article for @australiainstitute.org.au's The Point. thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
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Video shot by astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, shows a stunning display of the Northern Lights as seen from the International Space Station.
November 23, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Video shot by astronaut Zena Cardman, commander of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission, shows a stunning display of the Northern Lights as seen from the International Space Station.
Lots of Hobart turned out today in support of due process, sensible government spending & listening to experts Estimate at end of rally was 8-10k. Not sure where a police count of 1.5k came from?
It was pretty biggly
It was pretty biggly
Protest against Hobart stadium attendance numbers rubbished by Premier
The Tasmanian government has taken a "leaf out of the Trump White House" by "smearing opponents" to the proposed Hobart AFL stadium, according to a rally against the project.
www.abc.net.au
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Lots of Hobart turned out today in support of due process, sensible government spending & listening to experts Estimate at end of rally was 8-10k. Not sure where a police count of 1.5k came from?
It was pretty biggly
It was pretty biggly
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November 23, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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