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Working time physicist;
Mom, wife, ink/watercolour/drawing enthusiast;
Citizen of a Pale Blue Dot;

I draw what I like or find important.

There is in fact no Planet B.

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rahmstorf.bsky.social
The destabilisation of the Atlantic Ocean circulation #AMOC is no longer a distant scenario - it’s a national and global security risk. In this article, PIK director Johan Rockström and Iceland’s Climate Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson explain what to do about it. www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat...
Climate risk becomes a matter of security
The destabilisation of the #AMOC is no longer a distant scenario - it’s a national and global security risk. Iceland’s Climate Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson and I outline actions to tackle this thre...
www.linkedin.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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artherstory.bsky.social
Still Life with Watermelon, 1822, by #SarahMiriamPeale (American, 1800-85), who died #otd, Feb 4. Held by the Fogg Museum, Harvard, harvardartmuseums.org/collections/... #artherstory #womenartists
A still life painting of fruit on a wooden ledge - including one half of a honeydew melon, cut side up; a couple of bunches of black grapes with vine and leaves; a chunk of cut watermelon; a bunch of green grapes with a leaf; and behind that leaf, two peaches. Sitting on the ledge in front of the watermelon is a little piece of the fruit's flesh, with seeds.
February 4, 2026 at 2:11 PM
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marcuswadsak.bsky.social
Wir erhitzen unsere Erde - es wird warm und immer wärmer!

Der Verlauf der globalen Temperatur, Monat für Monat, Jahr für Jahr von 1979 bis heute:
February 4, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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manueloberhuber.bsky.social
Erstmals 0° in Kuba gemessen. 🇨🇺
wxnb.bsky.social Nahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 1d
Cuba 🇨🇺 has just recorded its lowest temperature on record this morning, with 0.0°C (32°F) at Indio Hatuey. This marks the first time in recorded history that the country has reached the freezing point.
February 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM
fiveforward.bsky.social
This semester's art school assignment: copy an old master using acrylics.

I chose Sibilla, attributed to Italian baroque master Elisabetta Sirani.

#art #acrylics #ElisabettaSirani
Acrylic painting of a baroque motive showing a woman reading a book in her left hand. Her head is slightly tilted and rests on her propped-up right hand. She wears a white blouse and golden and orange drapes around her right shoulder and arm. She wears a green turban with jewels on her forehead. The background consists of red drapes. Her facial expression is concentrated but placid.
February 2, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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marcuswadsak.bsky.social
Neuerlich extreme Regenmassen in Portugal!
in den nächsten 10 Tagen kommen hier bis zu 500 Liter pro Quadratmeter an Regen. Damit wird es hier in Summe heuer bereits mehr als 1000 Liter geregnet haben - das ist weit mehr als in Wien im ganzen Jahr.
February 1, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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artherstory.bsky.social
Self-portrait of Camilla Guerrieri painting Vittoria della Rovere, c. 1640, by #CamillaGuerrieriNati (#CamillaGuerrieriNati; Italian, 1628–after 1693). Held by Uffizi Galleries; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ca... #womenartists #artherstory
A painting in an elaborate carved gold-colored frame, of a woman holding a palette, brush uplifted in her right hand. In front of her is an easel on which is a portrait she's painting; between the easel and the artist the sitter is visible, under a red drape. The artist turns her head over her left shoulder to look directly - and unsmilingly - at the viewer.
February 1, 2026 at 12:18 AM
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meertext.bsky.social
Die Nachrichten aus dem #Iran sind grauenvoll

Das Regime geht mit größter Brutalität gegen die BürgerInnen vor
- viele Menschen verschinden einfach - vermutlich in Massengräbern
- Medizinisches Personal wird für Hilfe bestraft

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Disappeared bodies, mass burials and ‘30,000 dead’: what is the truth of Iran’s death toll?
Testimony from medics, morgue and graveyard staff reveals huge state effort to conceal systematic killing of protesters
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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meertext.bsky.social
#Taliban führen Krieg gegen #Frauen
Ohne medizinische Hilfe, im Zyklus aus Geburten u Fehlgeburten gefangen, der Willkür der Ehemänner ausgesetzt

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Appeasement gegenüber #Taliban bringt nichts
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#Afghanistan ist NICHT sicher
Taliban birth control ban: women ‘broken’ by lethal pregnancies and untreated miscarriages
Women across Afghanistan describe the traumatic impact of disappearing clinics and contraception
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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artherstory.bsky.social
Eurasian treecreeper, 1770-1800, by #AnnLee (British, 1753-1790). Held by the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, rammcollections.org.uk/collections/... #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory
A watercolor and gouache on paper drawing of two treecreepers on a dead treetrunk in a landscape. At the top, one bird leans over upside down toward the 2nd bird, who sits upright on a branch. The two curved bills do not quite touch. Underneath the drawing is the legend CERTHIA. Familiaris
January 30, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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artherstory.bsky.social
Madonna del latte, n.d., by #PlautillaNelli (Italian, 1524-88). The inscription reads “Di Suor Plautilla allieva del Frate/by #SuorPlautilla pupil of the friar.” Held by the Uffizi Galleries; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pl... #artherstory #womenartists #nuntastic #SuorPlautillaNelli
A drawing of the Madonna, seated, gazing down at the Christ Child in her lap. According to Cecelia M. Dorger's 2012 thesis "Studies in the image of the Madonna lactans in late medieval and Renaissance Italy": "the neckline in the drawing is boldly scooped, exposing part of Mary’s shoulder and a substantial portion of her bare décolleté. Her right breast is almost completely revealed as the Christ Child tugs down on the dress’s bodice. At the same time, both of the Child’s hands caress the breast, and the Virgin’s left hand holds up her breast to position it for feeding. The combination of the three hands and the Virgin’s gaze, which is aimed at her breast and her Child, directs the viewer’s attention to that area."
January 29, 2026 at 5:35 PM
fiveforward.bsky.social
Gut dass dort heuer keine internationalen Sportgroßereignisse stattfinden.
eileen4ever.bsky.social Eileen Ridge @eileen4ever.bsky.social · 7d
Holy moly this chart: Cumulative US measles cases
January 28, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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artherstory.bsky.social
Jeune femme à la rose / Young woman with a rose, c. 1797-8, by #MargueriteGérard (French, 1761-1837), who was born #otd, Jan 28. Held by Musée Antoine Vivenel; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ma... #womenartists #artherstory
A full length portrait in an oval frame of a woman seated sideways in a hardbacked chair, next to a small, tall round table with white legs with gold embellishment and a black marble top, on which sit an open hinged box and a small book. The woman has white skin and curly brown hair, held up with a pink ribbon. Her long gown is gold with white trim; she also wears a shawl with a small stripe of white near the neck, then a larger stripe of brown, then a stripe of red. Her left arm rests on the chair back, hand dangling. Her right hand sits in her lap, holding three small flowers - one pink, one red, and one yellow.
January 28, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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artherstory.bsky.social
Cherries in a Silver Compote [Tazza], 1610, by #FedeGalizia (Italian, 1578-1630). Private collection; source, www.arthistoryproject.com/artists/fede... #womenartists #artherstory
A painting of cherries piled high on a silver tazza with a cast foot, sitting on a wood or marble surface. In the lower left corner, four cherries still attached to a branch with leaves sit on the surface; on top of this little bunch sits a yellow and black butterfly. In the lower right corner is a bunch of yellow-red cherries, also on a branch with leaves. Between the tazza's foot and the 3 cherries in the lower right corner, a single cherry dangles by its stem from an edge of the tazza.
January 27, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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aberlejudith.bsky.social
Austria loses its WHO status as measles-free, too, together with Armenia, Azerbaijan Uzbekistan and Spain. This comes as no surprise, considering the rise in numbers in recent years and the decline in MMR vaccine coverage
#VaccineHesitancy #PublicHealthImpact #AllChildrenNeedProtection
January 27, 2026 at 5:12 AM
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manueloberhuber.bsky.social
Und morgen auch bei den @AustralianOpen in Melbourne an die 44°. 🎾
extremetemps.bsky.social Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 9d
HISTORIC:NEARLY 50C IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA
A deadly heat wave is rewriting climatic history

Many all time records
49.5 Ceduna
48.6 Wudinna
47.9 Cummins
46.1 Dubbo
etc
monthly
42.9 Mudgee
37.8 Stanthorpe

Tomorrow will be a madness
Nearly 50C between Victoria and New South Wales‼️
January 26, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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artherstory.bsky.social
Portrait of a 31-year-old woman half-length, wearing a black dress with red sleeves, 1550, attr to #CatharinaVanHemessen (#CaterinaVanHemessen; Flemish, c. 1527/8-after 1567). Private collection; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Po... #womenartists #artherstory
A half-length portrait of a white-skinned, brown-haired woman painted within a circle. The woman wears a white cap and collar; a black dress with red sleeves and white lace trim; and a short cape that is black on the outside, white on the inside. Her hands are clasped in front of her. The background is an olive-y green. Around the top portion of the circle around her, in capital gold letters, is written "Hinc vide qualis honos vultus elorente ivvente." At about mid-left is written "Aetat 31," and at the right, near the subject's left elbow, is the year 1550.
January 26, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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rahmstorf.bsky.social
Yet more evidence that the crucial Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC is weakening.
Bad news for our climate future.
More reason to finally get serious about ending fossil fuel use.
As fast as we can.
thierryaaron.bsky.social Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 10d
"The results also indicate that current #climate models underestimate the magnitude of the observed changes. This is caused most likely by a too simplistic representation of deep mixing processes in the ocean in numerical models"

#AMOC
#FasterThanExpected
Ventilation of the North Atlantic is Weakening
20 January 2026 / Kiel. The renewal of deep waters in the North Atlantic has slowed markedly over the past three decades. This is shown by a new study from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Resear...
www.geomar.de
January 26, 2026 at 6:14 AM
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marcuswadsak.bsky.social
Australien erlebt in den nächsten Tagen eine rekordverdächtige Hitzewelle mit bis zu 50 Grad. Der Klimawandel hat hier aber auch andere fatale Folgen/
orf.at/stories/3418...
Haiangriffe: „Fatale Kombination“ begünstigt Haiangriffe
Knapp eine Woche nach einer Haiattacke ist ein Zwölfjähriger in Sydney an den Folgen seiner schweren Verletzungen gestorben. „Unsere Herzen sind gebrochen“, zitierten australische Medien am Samstag au...
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January 25, 2026 at 6:30 AM
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artherstory.bsky.social
Little Girl Eating Cherries, 1817, by #JeanneÉlisabethChaudet (née Gabiou; French, 1761-1832), who was born #otd, Jan 23. Held at Musee Marmottan, marmottan.fr/notice/377/ #womenartists #artherstory #JeanneElisabethChaudet
A painting of a blond, white-skinned girl in a white sleeveless long dress, kneeling sideways on her right knee in a landscape. Her head turns toward her left shoulder so that the viewer sees her face in full. Her left knee is bent at more or less a right angle; on it sits a wicker basket with a handle, full of cherries. With her left thumb and forefinger she raises a single cherry toward her mouth. There are five cherries loose in the dirt in front of her.
January 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM
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manueloberhuber.bsky.social
Nordamerika steht ein selten starker Wintersturm bevor:
2cm dicke Eisschichten, 40cm Neuschnee, Sturmböen und unter -30°.
Es wird nicht alle Bundesstaaten gleich treffen, aber in vielen Gebieten ist mit längeren Stromausfällen und Stillstand vieler Infrastrukturen zu rechnen.
weatherprof.bsky.social Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 15d
One of the highest impact storms in recent memory this weekend!
This is not hype. The shear size of the area impacted, and more importantly the southern reach, has the potential to cripple communities for days… 1/
January 23, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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artherstory.bsky.social
Colnaghi unveils a stunning painting by one of the most fascinating artists of the seventeenth century, Michaelina Wautier
www.brafa.art/de/blog-deta...

Full press release, www.brafa.art/media/brafam...
A painting of the head and shoulders, and right fingers, of a man with a lined face, curly dark hair and a salt and pepper beard, gazing down at an open book that sits on top of a closed book. Only a portion of each book is visible. The man's right fingers are inserted among the pages, his thumb sits on top of the page to which the book is opened. He wears a brown cloak; at the neckline, a tiny bit of a white undergarment is visible. The background is yellowish-tan. According to the BRAFA press release: "The subject of this nearly square canvas is the philosopher Diogenes, shown half length, seated against a subdued background and absorbed in reading. A lantern, traditionally associated with Diogenes’ search for an honest man, appears here discreetly and unlit behind the figure, rather than in the more familiar depictions in which it is illuminated and held by the philosopher."
January 22, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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rahmstorf.bsky.social
"You always look at the worst case scenario whenever you're doing good risk management." Luke Kemp in this important PBS Weathered episode. Why do we do so little of this when it comes to climate? Worth watching!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wugk...
This Is How the World Ends According to Science
YouTube video by PBS Terra
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:22 PM
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climateanalytics.org
EU energy achievement unlocked: Renewables generated more electricity than fossil fuels for the first time in 🇪🇺. Solar grew by 20% for a fourth year running. Wind and solar generated more electricity than all fossil sources in 14 of the 27 EU countries in 2025. Via @ember-energy.org ⬇️
ember-energy.org Ember @ember-energy.org · 13d
NEW | Wind and solar generated more power than fossil fuels in the EU for the FIRST time ever.

🌪️ and ☀️ made up a RECORD 30% of 🇪🇺 electricity, up from 20% just five years ago.

https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/european-electricity-review-2026/
January 22, 2026 at 1:27 PM
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florianaigner.at
Das ist die außenpolitisch kritischste Phase, die die meisten von uns je erlebt haben. In den USA kippt die Demokratie, die NATO könnte jeden Tag zusammenbrechen. Und in den Medien wird das so ungefähr als mittelwichtig dargestellt. Warum keine täglichen Sondersendungen auf allen Kanälen?
January 19, 2026 at 9:53 AM