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Paul Young @pjyng.bsky.social · Jul 11

Yeah, makes sense - I have felt slightly more suggestable today....

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Christine Wiedinmyer @cwiedinm.bsky.social · Jul 10

How slashing university research grants impacts Colorado’s economy and national innovation – a CU Boulder administrator explains
theconversation.com/how-slashing...

How slashing university research grants impacts Colorado’s economy and national innovation – a CU Boulder administrator explains

Federal funding cuts in the billions have impacted dozens of universities in the US.

theconversation.com

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Paul Young @pjyng.bsky.social · Jul 10

A circumzenithal arc? Anyway, nice clear skies on the Costa del Morecambe, but bracing for some “this is not normal, the world is on fire” weather this weekend

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Paul Young @pjyng.bsky.social · Jul 10

If you're as concerned as me about the pace and scale of proposed staff cuts and department closures at UK universities, this piece arguing for a new regulatory framework is worth a read 👇

isrf.org/blog/a-new-r...

A New Regulatory Framework for University Cuts

isrf.org

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · May 12

Updated Climate Visuals

(1) Warming stripes for atmosphere and ocean
(2) Climate indicators (adding land humidity for 2024)
(3) UK climate indicators (adding some 2024 data)

ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · May 12

Coming soon: a website showing exactly how much warmer or cooler than usual the UK is right now.

If you live in the north-west of England it is currently a lot warmer than usual for the time of year and time of day.

Map showing hot much warmer than usual it is right now

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Paul Young @pjyng.bsky.social · May 12

Great to have extended the climate stripes up and down and to have documented their genesis!

Interested the stratosphere signal? See Box 5-1 of the 2018 WMO Ozone Assessment:

👉🏼 csl.noaa.gov/assessments/...

Thanks to NCAR's Bill Randel & John Starr for the extended stratospheric temperature data.

Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · Apr 30

The Warming Stripes have now been extended downwards into the ocean and upwards into the stratosphere!

Collaborative paper which tells the story of how the stripes were developed, and discusses their extension across the Earth system, is now available in BAMS: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

Warming stripes for deep ocean to upper stratosphere

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Prof. Bob Howarth @profbobhowarth.bsky.social · Apr 15

Just heard that staff are being told this morning that EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) will be completely shut down by the end of April.... because who needs research or development on environmental issues?

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Andrew King (he/him) @andrewkingclimate.bsky.social · Mar 19

In this article @lindenashcroft.bsky.social and I look at the latest WMO report on the climate in 2024. In a nutshell- the climate is moving further away from its pre-industrial state because of our greenhouse gas emissions. We need to get to net zero ASAP theconversation.com/flooding-in-...

Flooding in the Sahara, Amazon tributaries drying and warming tipping over 1.5°C – 2024 broke all the wrong records

The atmosphere now has the highest carbon dioxide levels in the last 800,000 years – and global heat records have toppled yet again. Coincidence? Of course not

theconversation.com

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Paul Young @pjyng.bsky.social · Mar 18

With everything going on (*waves hands*), I've found this diagnosis from George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison a good read:

www.penguin.co.uk/books/455534...

You can hear George being interviewed on the Disorder podcast too:

open.spotify.com/episode/3lUM...

The Invisible Doctrine

This book is dynamite' - Caroline Lucas | 'Fantastic' - Mark Ruffalo We live under an ideology that preys on every aspect of our lives: our education and our jobs; our healthcare and our leisure; our...

www.penguin.co.uk

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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · Feb 21

From @guardian-climate.bsky.social: The Trump administration is stripping away support for scientific research in the US and overseas that contains a word it finds particularly inconvenient: “climate.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Outcry as Trump withdraws support for research that mentions ‘climate’

US government stripping funds from domestic and overseas research amid warnings for health and public safety

www.theguardian.com

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Paul Young @pjyng.bsky.social · Feb 13

Have also heard of US friends removing anything climate-related from email signatures etc. if they have fed clients :-(

Valérie Masson-Delmotte @valmasdel.bsky.social · Feb 13

www.axios.com/2025/02/09/n...

NOAA told to search its grants for climate change terms

The search would provide a list of NOAA's climate change-related grants.

www.axios.com

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Paul Young @pjyng.bsky.social · Feb 12

Probably could sell but would not likely cover the cost of replacing and reinstalling!

Paul Young @pjyng.bsky.social · Feb 12

Option 2 seems attractive. However, the scary array of cabling, controls, and wired plates makes me think it's a job for someone with money for an entire home re-wiring.

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Paul Young @pjyng.bsky.social · Feb 12

One blind now doesn't work. For repair, call out fee and first hour is ~£130+VAT.

Which option?

1) It's probably rare (first time in ~4 years) and it's easier to suck up the cost.

2) Beware sunk cost fallacy. It's going to always cause problems and we should go back to a "dumb" system.

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Rebecca Willis @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social · Feb 12

It's only taken me about, ooh, five years to sort... but here we have it, a workshop for early career women in sustainability!

Come along and/or tell your friends. Brilliant speakers, great chance to meet some amazing people.

www.ticketsource.co.uk/she-is-susta...

"March 24th Early Careers in Sustainability Workshop" at Imperial College London

Tickets are now available for March 24th Early Careers in Sustainability Workshop at Imperial College London, Grantham Institute Climate Change. on Monday 24th March 2025 at 9:30AM. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

www.ticketsource.co.uk

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Heather Price @drheatherprice.bsky.social · Feb 12

🚨 New competitively funded PhD opportunity! 🚨

Applications are open for a 3 year funded PhD on indoor air quality, behaviour change and health.

🔬 Find out more here: www.stir.ac.uk/research/res...

#airquality #airpollution #behaviourchange

Improving indoor air quality and health through data-supported behaviour changes | Research | University of Stirling

Explore a co-funded PhD opportunity in Improving indoor air quality and health through data-supported behaviour changes.

www.stir.ac.uk

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Paul Young @pjyng.bsky.social · Feb 10

See also this thread for a link to Lucy Easthope's book:

bsky.app/profile/ruth...

Ruth Watson @ruthwatson.bsky.social · Feb 4

A fascinating short programme about the perception of risk, and who gets listened to...

@lucygobag.bsky.social is always worth listening to #Cassandra

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - At Your Own Peril, Cassandra

Lucy Easthope explores the history of risk.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Paul Young @pjyng.bsky.social · Feb 10

Interested in the history, practice, and sociology of risk?

Lucy Easthope's "At your peril" series for the BBC is well worth a listen, especially at only 5 x 15 mins!

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand...

BBC Sounds - At Your Own Peril - Available Episodes

Listen to the latest episodes of At Your Own Peril on BBC Sounds.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Paul Young @pjyng.bsky.social · Feb 4

See also this though 👇🏼
bsky.app/profile/mich...

Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · Feb 4

“A recent surge in global warming is not detectable yet” www.nature.com/articles/s43...

A recent surge in global warming is not detectable yet - Communications Earth & Environment

Despite 2023’s record temperatures, there is no significant warming surge beyond the 1970s, and an increase of at least 55% across all datasets is required for a detectable warming surge at the presen...

www.nature.com

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Paul Young @pjyng.bsky.social · Feb 4

"Global warming has accelerated: Are the United Nations and public well informed?"

New from from Jim Hansen et al, covering sci, policy, justice, and railing against GCM underestimates of change.

If you're in climate, I expect you'll be asked about it!

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Global Warming Has Accelerated: Are the United Nations and the Public Well-Informed?

Global temperature leaped more than 0.4°C (0.7°F) during the past two years, the 12-month average peaking in August 2024 at +1.6°C relative to the temperature at the beginning of last century (the ...

www.tandfonline.com

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Paul Young @pjyng.bsky.social · Jan 31

What's the energy mix for the UK's power right now? Last week? Last month? Since 2012?

Perhaps, like me, you're late to the party on these excellent visuals and resources from software dev Kate Morley:

grid.iamkate.com

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Paul Young @pjyng.bsky.social · Jan 24

The impact of #stormEowyn in Morecambe, NW England 😱

Pic is from my son who is on a work placement in a light industrial estate.

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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · Jan 24

The jet stream that helped dump a foot of snow on the Gulf Coast is now accelerating over the Atlantic, helping fuel the strongest storm on record over Ireland with 100 mph gusts and 50 ft waves! It is so strong NOAA sent a hurricane hunter to Ireland to collect data!
#Eowyn

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Paul Young @pjyng.bsky.social · Jan 13

CA Wildfires: GallagerRe have completed an "event response", giving an overview and insurance angle regarding these horrific events.

For those unfamiliar, event response reports are often produced by the industry during/just after events with big $$ losses.

🔗 www.linkedin.com/posts/gallag...

Gallagher Re on LinkedIn: Gallagher Re Event Response - Southern CA Wildfires

Please see below for event commentary relating to the ongoing devastation from the Southern California / Los Angles #wildfires including financial loss…

www.linkedin.com