Michael Scoates
@mikescoates.bsky.social
Supporter of Women's Football
Lewes FC Owner
Minnesota Aurora FC Owner
Lewes FC Owner
Minnesota Aurora FC Owner
Australian Tennis Open is Jan/Feb 2026 (guess which month is usually Melbourne's hottest, but at least they adhere to a Heat Stress Scale and suspend matches when necessary).
FIFA Men's World Cup is next year.
LA Olympics are 2028.
www.channel4.com/news/how-unb...
FIFA Men's World Cup is next year.
LA Olympics are 2028.
www.channel4.com/news/how-unb...
How unbearable heat is putting athletes at risk
Right across the sporting landscape, competition is hotting up. Andrew Misra examines the impact of extreme temperatures in elite sport - and how schedules may need to adapt to keep athletes safe.
www.channel4.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Australian Tennis Open is Jan/Feb 2026 (guess which month is usually Melbourne's hottest, but at least they adhere to a Heat Stress Scale and suspend matches when necessary).
FIFA Men's World Cup is next year.
LA Olympics are 2028.
www.channel4.com/news/how-unb...
FIFA Men's World Cup is next year.
LA Olympics are 2028.
www.channel4.com/news/how-unb...
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Thanks Kevin. Very kind of you.
For anyone else, the talks are all in this video but there are no time stamps so just dive in (I might post some later if I have time)…
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2-PF...
For anyone else, the talks are all in this video but there are no time stamps so just dive in (I might post some later if I have time)…
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2-PF...
WATCH: National Emergency briefing on climate and nature by UK experts
YouTube video by GBNews
m.youtube.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Thanks Kevin. Very kind of you.
For anyone else, the talks are all in this video but there are no time stamps so just dive in (I might post some later if I have time)…
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2-PF...
For anyone else, the talks are all in this video but there are no time stamps so just dive in (I might post some later if I have time)…
m.youtube.com/watch?v=2-PF...
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you can lead the cybertruck to water but can you make it drink?
November 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
you can lead the cybertruck to water but can you make it drink?
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"2500 metres, 2800 metres, there's Elsa and Mr Freeze, 2900 metres, 3200 metres...".
Modern Science, expect the unexpected.
Modern Science, expect the unexpected.
Two miles of ice core on the shelf at our national ice core facility in Lakewood, Colorado. The WAIS Divide core from West Antarctica is a 3400m long (deepest US core, 2nd deepest ice core ever) 68,000 year old record of high resolution climate.
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 PM
"2500 metres, 2800 metres, there's Elsa and Mr Freeze, 2900 metres, 3200 metres...".
Modern Science, expect the unexpected.
Modern Science, expect the unexpected.
It's a big store, so if you get lost just remember:
There's blue, there's green, and there's something in between.
WE'RE TEAL!
(Can also just follow Rory's paw prints).
There's blue, there's green, and there's something in between.
WE'RE TEAL!
(Can also just follow Rory's paw prints).
November 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It's a big store, so if you get lost just remember:
There's blue, there's green, and there's something in between.
WE'RE TEAL!
(Can also just follow Rory's paw prints).
There's blue, there's green, and there's something in between.
WE'RE TEAL!
(Can also just follow Rory's paw prints).
The 2nd post in this thread is a table of European cities and how each is impacted. Thank you for this Swinda, regards from near Cardiff :)
📢 New paper on the impacts of AMOC collapse on European hydroclimate. 🌊
We find an AMOC collapse would exacerbate drought conditions across Europe, linked to reduced precipitation. In combination with climate change droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe.
doi.org/10.5194/hess...
We find an AMOC collapse would exacerbate drought conditions across Europe, linked to reduced precipitation. In combination with climate change droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe.
doi.org/10.5194/hess...
Changing European hydroclimate under a collapsed AMOC in the Community Earth System Model
Abstract. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is expected to weaken or even collapse under anthropogenic climate change. Given the importance of the AMOC in the present-day climate,...
doi.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The 2nd post in this thread is a table of European cities and how each is impacted. Thank you for this Swinda, regards from near Cardiff :)
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This made me chuckle.
Though, to counter-balance, AI is hugely time-saving for my projects at work which has dual the benefits of keeping more people out of work and helping to destroy the planet by entering lots of complex prompts.
Though, to counter-balance, AI is hugely time-saving for my projects at work which has dual the benefits of keeping more people out of work and helping to destroy the planet by entering lots of complex prompts.
Here’s a handy protocol to determine whether AI could be helpful with your problem or project.
November 24, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This made me chuckle.
Though, to counter-balance, AI is hugely time-saving for my projects at work which has dual the benefits of keeping more people out of work and helping to destroy the planet by entering lots of complex prompts.
Though, to counter-balance, AI is hugely time-saving for my projects at work which has dual the benefits of keeping more people out of work and helping to destroy the planet by entering lots of complex prompts.
You're gonna need a bigger coat.
Fee-fi-fo-fum the Polar Vortex is about to come undone! 😳
That typically means wild weather/ big time cold to follow!
But wait, don’t head for the hills just yet. I assure you the sky won’t fall.
Seriously though, you’re bound to hear about this, and the science is fascinating, so let’s dig in… 1/
That typically means wild weather/ big time cold to follow!
But wait, don’t head for the hills just yet. I assure you the sky won’t fall.
Seriously though, you’re bound to hear about this, and the science is fascinating, so let’s dig in… 1/
November 18, 2025 at 7:27 AM
You're gonna need a bigger coat.
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A funny postscript: when I was a young postdoc in the 1990s I was told by a professor that using colour graphics wasn't serious science.
And that only bad scientists speak to journalists.
And that only bad scientists speak to journalists.
November 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
A funny postscript: when I was a young postdoc in the 1990s I was told by a professor that using colour graphics wasn't serious science.
And that only bad scientists speak to journalists.
And that only bad scientists speak to journalists.
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I wouldn't board an aircraft, a bus, a train, a ship or even get in a car that had a 5% chance of crashing. Now AMOC collapse is closing in on over 25% probability we are all being boarded to a mad future.
Excellent eye opener of a presentation. Educate yourself, watch it.
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
Excellent eye opener of a presentation. Educate yourself, watch it.
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
Is the Atlantic Ocean circulation close to tipping?
YouTube video by Earth System Analysis - Potsdam Institute
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I wouldn't board an aircraft, a bus, a train, a ship or even get in a car that had a 5% chance of crashing. Now AMOC collapse is closing in on over 25% probability we are all being boarded to a mad future.
Excellent eye opener of a presentation. Educate yourself, watch it.
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
Excellent eye opener of a presentation. Educate yourself, watch it.
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
Are the U.N. kicking into gear to help out? Is there anything that actually CAN be done in the short term? (Long term I know, infrastructure/environment etc).
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Climate crisis or a warning from God? Iranians desperate for answers as water dries up
As rainy season fails to bring relief, authorities try cloud seeding – while others across the country pray for a miracle
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Are the U.N. kicking into gear to help out? Is there anything that actually CAN be done in the short term? (Long term I know, infrastructure/environment etc).
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Saw this today, fascinating!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'I heat my Essex home with a data centre in the shed'
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Saw this today, fascinating!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Absolutely my favourite thing. Ever.
Until I found it out was a real thing.
Until I found it out was a real thing.
November 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Absolutely my favourite thing. Ever.
Until I found it out was a real thing.
Until I found it out was a real thing.
"If your bathtub was overflowing, you wouldn't immediately reach for the mop.
You'd first turn off the tap.
That's what we need to do with fossil fuels."
Saw this simple analogy yesterday, thought it worth sharing.
You'd first turn off the tap.
That's what we need to do with fossil fuels."
Saw this simple analogy yesterday, thought it worth sharing.
November 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM
"If your bathtub was overflowing, you wouldn't immediately reach for the mop.
You'd first turn off the tap.
That's what we need to do with fossil fuels."
Saw this simple analogy yesterday, thought it worth sharing.
You'd first turn off the tap.
That's what we need to do with fossil fuels."
Saw this simple analogy yesterday, thought it worth sharing.
I was today years old when I discovered a croissant is actually a pastry and not a bread. Also a big thank you to India/South Asia for Butter Garlic Nan, which TasteAtlas have rated the best bread. In the World!
www.tasteatlas.com/breads#modal
www.tasteatlas.com/breads#modal
Breads of the World: Best Recipes & Restaurants | TasteAtlas
535 bread types and varieties. Learn how to prepare and cook them with the authentic recipes. Where to eat? Recommended traditional restaurants serving the best breads.
www.tasteatlas.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I was today years old when I discovered a croissant is actually a pastry and not a bread. Also a big thank you to India/South Asia for Butter Garlic Nan, which TasteAtlas have rated the best bread. In the World!
www.tasteatlas.com/breads#modal
www.tasteatlas.com/breads#modal
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Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
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very proud of myself, thanks for asking
November 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
very proud of myself, thanks for asking
This is very symbiotic. Also I had a little dig around and found ~500 Red Cross Volunteering opportunities:
volunteer.redcross.org.uk/opportunitie...
volunteer.redcross.org.uk/opportunitie...
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 AM
This is very symbiotic. Also I had a little dig around and found ~500 Red Cross Volunteering opportunities:
volunteer.redcross.org.uk/opportunitie...
volunteer.redcross.org.uk/opportunitie...
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Please pass this on to any potential PhD applicants. Thanks.
The closing date for applications is 10 December.
The closing date for applications is 10 December.
Looking for a PhD in climate science?
Great opportunity to help modernise one of the iconic climate time series - Central England Temperature.
Led by @timosbornclim.bsky.social, with myself and Met Office collaborators: www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
Great opportunity to help modernise one of the iconic climate time series - Central England Temperature.
Led by @timosbornclim.bsky.social, with myself and Met Office collaborators: www.uea.ac.uk/course/phd-d...
PhD Redeveloping Central England Temperature: Modernising a Historic Climate Series, CASE project with Met Office (OSBORNT_U26SCI) 2026/27 | UEA
PhD Redeveloping Central England Temperature: Modernising a Historic Climate Series, CASE project with Met Office (OSBORNT_U26SCI) 2026/27 | UEA
www.uea.ac.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Please pass this on to any potential PhD applicants. Thanks.
The closing date for applications is 10 December.
The closing date for applications is 10 December.
Glancing at the Women's Champions League table:
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Bit miffed about Arsenal as they know they can do better, but fair play to Man Utd, doing well, tough test in Wolfsburg awaits.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Bit miffed about Arsenal as they know they can do better, but fair play to Man Utd, doing well, tough test in Wolfsburg awaits.
November 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Glancing at the Women's Champions League table:
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Bit miffed about Arsenal as they know they can do better, but fair play to Man Utd, doing well, tough test in Wolfsburg awaits.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
Bit miffed about Arsenal as they know they can do better, but fair play to Man Utd, doing well, tough test in Wolfsburg awaits.
Just had a Windows Update that ... I dunno, added more confusion and frustration. I think I lost it when they first started calling programs apps and have been feeling slightly overwhelmed with each development since.
November 12, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Just had a Windows Update that ... I dunno, added more confusion and frustration. I think I lost it when they first started calling programs apps and have been feeling slightly overwhelmed with each development since.
When one of your go-to Climate Specialists starts dropping Joni Mitchell lyrics.
November 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
When one of your go-to Climate Specialists starts dropping Joni Mitchell lyrics.