Robert St.Onge
@robstonge.bsky.social
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Comparing solar to oil spills sets the bar at catastrophe.
Yes, Deepwater Horizon and Exxon Valdez were horrific. But the goal of climate action isn’t to be less destructive than disasters. It’s to stop normalizing ongoing habitat loss as acceptable collateral.
Yes, Deepwater Horizon and Exxon Valdez were horrific. But the goal of climate action isn’t to be less destructive than disasters. It’s to stop normalizing ongoing habitat loss as acceptable collateral.
Try to understand how tiny this amount of land is.
Will there be negative impacts? Yep of course, but how does it compare to the positive impacts?
How does it compare to power generation using fossil fuels?
Or to Deepwater Horizon, Exxon Valdez?
I think it's net positive.
Will there be negative impacts? Yep of course, but how does it compare to the positive impacts?
How does it compare to power generation using fossil fuels?
Or to Deepwater Horizon, Exxon Valdez?
I think it's net positive.
December 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Comparing solar to oil spills sets the bar at catastrophe.
Yes, Deepwater Horizon and Exxon Valdez were horrific. But the goal of climate action isn’t to be less destructive than disasters. It’s to stop normalizing ongoing habitat loss as acceptable collateral.
Yes, Deepwater Horizon and Exxon Valdez were horrific. But the goal of climate action isn’t to be less destructive than disasters. It’s to stop normalizing ongoing habitat loss as acceptable collateral.
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Animals affect ecosystems within ecological limits. Industrial systems override them.
No animal flattens mountaintops, fragments watersheds, mines globally, & redistributes materials at planetary scale.
Invoking animals normalizes impacts that are categorically different in magnitude & permanence.
No animal flattens mountaintops, fragments watersheds, mines globally, & redistributes materials at planetary scale.
Invoking animals normalizes impacts that are categorically different in magnitude & permanence.
December 19, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Animals affect ecosystems within ecological limits. Industrial systems override them.
No animal flattens mountaintops, fragments watersheds, mines globally, & redistributes materials at planetary scale.
Invoking animals normalizes impacts that are categorically different in magnitude & permanence.
No animal flattens mountaintops, fragments watersheds, mines globally, & redistributes materials at planetary scale.
Invoking animals normalizes impacts that are categorically different in magnitude & permanence.
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I wish cutting a young tree was the worst thing park visitors did.
Litter, human and dog feces, carved initials, harassed wildlife; all now routine in many parks.
www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/alg...
Litter, human and dog feces, carved initials, harassed wildlife; all now routine in many parks.
www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/alg...
Concerned hiker shares photo of disturbing discovery at campsite: 'This makes me rage'
One national park visitor raised concerns after finding a recently chopped young tree while on their hike.
www.thecooldown.com
December 20, 2025 at 5:48 AM
I wish cutting a young tree was the worst thing park visitors did.
Litter, human and dog feces, carved initials, harassed wildlife; all now routine in many parks.
www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/alg...
Litter, human and dog feces, carved initials, harassed wildlife; all now routine in many parks.
www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/alg...
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'Another remarkable spike in temperature is ongoing across the northernmost portions of the Arctic, with a poleward surge of heat and moisture from the Atlantic. Also note the clear warm Arctic, cold continent temperature anomaly pattern.'
More graphics at:
zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
More graphics at:
zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
Arctic Temperatures
Near real-time visualizations [Arctic Climate Seasonality and Variability] [Arctic Sea-Ice Extent and Concentration] [Arctic Sea-Ice Volume and Thickness] [Arctic Temperatures] [Antarctic Sea-Ice E…
zacklabe.com
December 20, 2025 at 11:59 AM
'Another remarkable spike in temperature is ongoing across the northernmost portions of the Arctic, with a poleward surge of heat and moisture from the Atlantic. Also note the clear warm Arctic, cold continent temperature anomaly pattern.'
More graphics at:
zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
More graphics at:
zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe...
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" #Worldwide_Disasters_Thread #cr41w
December 17–18, 2025
Tabuk, #Saudi Arabia
Rare #snowfall occurred in the northern high mountain regions of Saudi. This particularly affected the Jabal Al Lawz mountain range & the Trojena tourist region in the Tabuk area, where the where temps fell below 0°C"
December 17–18, 2025
Tabuk, #Saudi Arabia
Rare #snowfall occurred in the northern high mountain regions of Saudi. This particularly affected the Jabal Al Lawz mountain range & the Trojena tourist region in the Tabuk area, where the where temps fell below 0°C"
1.) #Weltweit_Katastrophen_Thread #cr41w
17.–18. Dezember 2025
Tabuk, #Saudi-Arabien
In den nördlichen Hochgebirgsregionen Saudi-Arabiens kam es zu seltenen #Schneefällen. Dies betraf insbesondere die Bergmassive Jabal Al Lawz und die Touristenregion Trojena in der Region Tabuk, wo die ⤵️
17.–18. Dezember 2025
Tabuk, #Saudi-Arabien
In den nördlichen Hochgebirgsregionen Saudi-Arabiens kam es zu seltenen #Schneefällen. Dies betraf insbesondere die Bergmassive Jabal Al Lawz und die Touristenregion Trojena in der Region Tabuk, wo die ⤵️
December 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
" #Worldwide_Disasters_Thread #cr41w
December 17–18, 2025
Tabuk, #Saudi Arabia
Rare #snowfall occurred in the northern high mountain regions of Saudi. This particularly affected the Jabal Al Lawz mountain range & the Trojena tourist region in the Tabuk area, where the where temps fell below 0°C"
December 17–18, 2025
Tabuk, #Saudi Arabia
Rare #snowfall occurred in the northern high mountain regions of Saudi. This particularly affected the Jabal Al Lawz mountain range & the Trojena tourist region in the Tabuk area, where the where temps fell below 0°C"
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7-day forecast 27.12.2025
More of the same
Deep 🥶🥶 over Canada + Alaska , West Europe , West Europe
🔥🔥
South and West 🇺🇸
Sahara band
North Scandinavia
NW China again + Mongolia
SW Australia
Almost no heat in The Southern Hemisphere ....CRAZY
#ClimateCrisis
More of the same
Deep 🥶🥶 over Canada + Alaska , West Europe , West Europe
🔥🔥
South and West 🇺🇸
Sahara band
North Scandinavia
NW China again + Mongolia
SW Australia
Almost no heat in The Southern Hemisphere ....CRAZY
#ClimateCrisis
December 20, 2025 at 9:00 AM
7-day forecast 27.12.2025
More of the same
Deep 🥶🥶 over Canada + Alaska , West Europe , West Europe
🔥🔥
South and West 🇺🇸
Sahara band
North Scandinavia
NW China again + Mongolia
SW Australia
Almost no heat in The Southern Hemisphere ....CRAZY
#ClimateCrisis
More of the same
Deep 🥶🥶 over Canada + Alaska , West Europe , West Europe
🔥🔥
South and West 🇺🇸
Sahara band
North Scandinavia
NW China again + Mongolia
SW Australia
Almost no heat in The Southern Hemisphere ....CRAZY
#ClimateCrisis
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Polar data 19.12.2025
JAXA #ANTARCTICA SEA ICE EXTENT: loss 330k
8.514830 km2 ⬇️ from 8.844635 km2
144k more than the average loss on this day of 156k
59% of ice loss from maximum to minimum done
Approx 64 days to minimum
6th lowest
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere
JAXA #ANTARCTICA SEA ICE EXTENT: loss 330k
8.514830 km2 ⬇️ from 8.844635 km2
144k more than the average loss on this day of 156k
59% of ice loss from maximum to minimum done
Approx 64 days to minimum
6th lowest
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere
December 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Polar data 19.12.2025
JAXA #ANTARCTICA SEA ICE EXTENT: loss 330k
8.514830 km2 ⬇️ from 8.844635 km2
144k more than the average loss on this day of 156k
59% of ice loss from maximum to minimum done
Approx 64 days to minimum
6th lowest
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere
JAXA #ANTARCTICA SEA ICE EXTENT: loss 330k
8.514830 km2 ⬇️ from 8.844635 km2
144k more than the average loss on this day of 156k
59% of ice loss from maximum to minimum done
Approx 64 days to minimum
6th lowest
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere
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Polar data 19.12.2025
JAXA #ARCTIC SEA ICE EXTENT: gain 71k
11,052,573 km2 🆙 from 10.981406 yesterday
1k less than the average gain on this day of 72k
74% of extent gains from minimum to maximum done
Approx 79 days to the average date of the maximum
Lowest ever
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere
JAXA #ARCTIC SEA ICE EXTENT: gain 71k
11,052,573 km2 🆙 from 10.981406 yesterday
1k less than the average gain on this day of 72k
74% of extent gains from minimum to maximum done
Approx 79 days to the average date of the maximum
Lowest ever
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere
December 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Polar data 19.12.2025
JAXA #ARCTIC SEA ICE EXTENT: gain 71k
11,052,573 km2 🆙 from 10.981406 yesterday
1k less than the average gain on this day of 72k
74% of extent gains from minimum to maximum done
Approx 79 days to the average date of the maximum
Lowest ever
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere
JAXA #ARCTIC SEA ICE EXTENT: gain 71k
11,052,573 km2 🆙 from 10.981406 yesterday
1k less than the average gain on this day of 72k
74% of extent gains from minimum to maximum done
Approx 79 days to the average date of the maximum
Lowest ever
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere
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Oh look, Spain is to set up a national network of climate shelters in public buildings to offer people refuge from intense heat before next summer, its prime minister has announced.
#collapse
#collapse
December 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Oh look, Spain is to set up a national network of climate shelters in public buildings to offer people refuge from intense heat before next summer, its prime minister has announced.
#collapse
#collapse
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"A group of endangered “galaxy frogs” [in Kerala, India] are missing, presumed dead, after trespassing photographers reportedly destroyed their microhabitats for photos."
(The Guardian)
#SoonerTheBetter
#collapse
(The Guardian)
#SoonerTheBetter
#collapse
December 18, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"A group of endangered “galaxy frogs” [in Kerala, India] are missing, presumed dead, after trespassing photographers reportedly destroyed their microhabitats for photos."
(The Guardian)
#SoonerTheBetter
#collapse
(The Guardian)
#SoonerTheBetter
#collapse
Reposted by Robert St.Onge
The linear extrapolation of the past 15 years and the nonlinear 30-year extrapolation now both put global warming at +1.54°C above 1850-1900.
Reaching +2°C in 2037 or 2034.
Using the @ecmwf.int ERA5 dataset.
H/t @tugberksamur.bsky.social
Reaching +2°C in 2037 or 2034.
Using the @ecmwf.int ERA5 dataset.
H/t @tugberksamur.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The linear extrapolation of the past 15 years and the nonlinear 30-year extrapolation now both put global warming at +1.54°C above 1850-1900.
Reaching +2°C in 2037 or 2034.
Using the @ecmwf.int ERA5 dataset.
H/t @tugberksamur.bsky.social
Reaching +2°C in 2037 or 2034.
Using the @ecmwf.int ERA5 dataset.
H/t @tugberksamur.bsky.social
Reposted by Robert St.Onge
The 30-year non-linear extrapolation now shows +3°C in 2049!
I consider this unlikely but not impossible (considering Earth's Energy Imbalance has more than doubled).
From a precautionary principle perspective we should plan accordingly.
I consider this unlikely but not impossible (considering Earth's Energy Imbalance has more than doubled).
From a precautionary principle perspective we should plan accordingly.
December 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The 30-year non-linear extrapolation now shows +3°C in 2049!
I consider this unlikely but not impossible (considering Earth's Energy Imbalance has more than doubled).
From a precautionary principle perspective we should plan accordingly.
I consider this unlikely but not impossible (considering Earth's Energy Imbalance has more than doubled).
From a precautionary principle perspective we should plan accordingly.
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Your daily #Antarctica update 19.12.2025
Today a look at Pine island glacier over the years
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere
Today a look at Pine island glacier over the years
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere
December 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Your daily #Antarctica update 19.12.2025
Today a look at Pine island glacier over the years
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere
Today a look at Pine island glacier over the years
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere
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Your daily #Thwaites update 18.12.2025
10 days and 3 photos for the GIF
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere #Antarctica
10 days and 3 photos for the GIF
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere #Antarctica
December 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Your daily #Thwaites update 18.12.2025
10 days and 3 photos for the GIF
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere #Antarctica
10 days and 3 photos for the GIF
#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere #Antarctica
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7-day forecast 26.12.2025
More of the same.. I am sorry
Deep 🥶🥶 over Canada + Alaska ,Europe , North Russia
🔥🔥
America
N #Africa
Caspian Sea area
All of China
SW Australia
As usual , almost no heat over The Southern Hemisphere
#ClimateCrisis
More of the same.. I am sorry
Deep 🥶🥶 over Canada + Alaska ,Europe , North Russia
🔥🔥
America
N #Africa
Caspian Sea area
All of China
SW Australia
As usual , almost no heat over The Southern Hemisphere
#ClimateCrisis
December 19, 2025 at 10:31 AM
7-day forecast 26.12.2025
More of the same.. I am sorry
Deep 🥶🥶 over Canada + Alaska ,Europe , North Russia
🔥🔥
America
N #Africa
Caspian Sea area
All of China
SW Australia
As usual , almost no heat over The Southern Hemisphere
#ClimateCrisis
More of the same.. I am sorry
Deep 🥶🥶 over Canada + Alaska ,Europe , North Russia
🔥🔥
America
N #Africa
Caspian Sea area
All of China
SW Australia
As usual , almost no heat over The Southern Hemisphere
#ClimateCrisis
Reposted by Robert St.Onge
the award for Insane Species goes to:
There’s a record 1.4 billion barrels of crude currently on the world’s oceans, pushing down benchmark prices and sending gasoline under $3 a gallon at the pump in the US. Read more: bloom.bg/4aVWIZE
📷: Justin Hamel/Bloomberg
📷: Justin Hamel/Bloomberg
December 19, 2025 at 11:45 AM
the award for Insane Species goes to:
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" #Worldwide_Disasters_Thread #cr41w
____😱____
December 17, 2025
Petrópolis (mountainous region in the state of #RiodeJaneiro), #Brazil
A violent #storm with extreme #rainfall and severe #flooding swept through the city of Petrópolis.
70% of the rainfall expected for the entire month of December"
____😱____
December 17, 2025
Petrópolis (mountainous region in the state of #RiodeJaneiro), #Brazil
A violent #storm with extreme #rainfall and severe #flooding swept through the city of Petrópolis.
70% of the rainfall expected for the entire month of December"
1.) #Weltweit_Katastrophen_Thread #cr41w
____😱____
17. Dezember 2025
Petrópolis (Bergregion im Bundesstaat #RiodeJaneiro), #Brasilien
Ein heftiger #Sturm mit extremen #Regenfällen und schweren #Überschwemmungen fegte über die Stadt Petrópolis hinweg.
70 % der für den gesamten Dezember erwarteten ⤵️
____😱____
17. Dezember 2025
Petrópolis (Bergregion im Bundesstaat #RiodeJaneiro), #Brasilien
Ein heftiger #Sturm mit extremen #Regenfällen und schweren #Überschwemmungen fegte über die Stadt Petrópolis hinweg.
70 % der für den gesamten Dezember erwarteten ⤵️
December 19, 2025 at 12:25 PM
" #Worldwide_Disasters_Thread #cr41w
____😱____
December 17, 2025
Petrópolis (mountainous region in the state of #RiodeJaneiro), #Brazil
A violent #storm with extreme #rainfall and severe #flooding swept through the city of Petrópolis.
70% of the rainfall expected for the entire month of December"
____😱____
December 17, 2025
Petrópolis (mountainous region in the state of #RiodeJaneiro), #Brazil
A violent #storm with extreme #rainfall and severe #flooding swept through the city of Petrópolis.
70% of the rainfall expected for the entire month of December"
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The US Naval Institute:
"The Trump administration’s campaign of military strikes against alleged Venezuelan drug vessels represents a profound misinterpretation of the fundamental tenets of international law governing the use of force & national & maritime sovereignty"
www.usni.org/magazines/pr...
"The Trump administration’s campaign of military strikes against alleged Venezuelan drug vessels represents a profound misinterpretation of the fundamental tenets of international law governing the use of force & national & maritime sovereignty"
www.usni.org/magazines/pr...
Operation Southern Spear, the U.S. Military, and Lawlessness
The administration has bypassed critical international law thresholds with potentially devastating precedence for the international order and, more concerning, U.S. domestic law.
www.usni.org
December 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The US Naval Institute:
"The Trump administration’s campaign of military strikes against alleged Venezuelan drug vessels represents a profound misinterpretation of the fundamental tenets of international law governing the use of force & national & maritime sovereignty"
www.usni.org/magazines/pr...
"The Trump administration’s campaign of military strikes against alleged Venezuelan drug vessels represents a profound misinterpretation of the fundamental tenets of international law governing the use of force & national & maritime sovereignty"
www.usni.org/magazines/pr...
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It’s California’s turn to share in the wealth of rain. But it will be too much, too fast for some as the Atmospheric River takes aim on the state. Flood Watches up for North/Central CA. Over the next week up to 15” of rain will fall. 1/
December 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It’s California’s turn to share in the wealth of rain. But it will be too much, too fast for some as the Atmospheric River takes aim on the state. Flood Watches up for North/Central CA. Over the next week up to 15” of rain will fall. 1/
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Reposted by Robert St.Onge
You know this is correct because we’re not being offered a third choice: it’s only the false choice of DONT BUILD CLEAN ENERGY or BUILD MORE FOSSIL FUELS.
Since neither of those will halt global heating, we need a third choice, stat.
Since neither of those will halt global heating, we need a third choice, stat.
It should be no surprise that environmental NGOs are under specific, intensive, & sustained attack by a de facto alliance of right-wing (think Project 2025) & centrist forces (think Abundance).
December 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
You know this is correct because we’re not being offered a third choice: it’s only the false choice of DONT BUILD CLEAN ENERGY or BUILD MORE FOSSIL FUELS.
Since neither of those will halt global heating, we need a third choice, stat.
Since neither of those will halt global heating, we need a third choice, stat.
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Wolves don’t stalk schoolyards. Folklore does.
www.activenorcal.com/wolf-sightin...
www.activenorcal.com/wolf-sightin...
Wolf Sightings Near Siskiyou County Elementary School Prompt School Safety Measures
Wolf activity reported near Little Shasta Elementary School prompted increased monitoring and safety measures this week.
www.activenorcal.com
December 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Wolves don’t stalk schoolyards. Folklore does.
www.activenorcal.com/wolf-sightin...
www.activenorcal.com/wolf-sightin...
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On track for +1.5c 🤣🤣 with record air travel
Remember when michael mann lied through his teeth claiming that people had understood the risks of the #ClimateCrisis ??
#Metacrisis
Remember when michael mann lied through his teeth claiming that people had understood the risks of the #ClimateCrisis ??
#Metacrisis
December 19, 2025 at 1:08 PM
On track for +1.5c 🤣🤣 with record air travel
Remember when michael mann lied through his teeth claiming that people had understood the risks of the #ClimateCrisis ??
#Metacrisis
Remember when michael mann lied through his teeth claiming that people had understood the risks of the #ClimateCrisis ??
#Metacrisis
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Your daily dose of #CO2 part 1
18.12.2025 427.10. 🆙2.49 or 0.59 %
18.12.2024 424.61 🆙2.23 or 0.53 %
18.12.2023 422.36
18.12.2022 Unavailable
18.12.2021 416.41 🆙 2.09 or 0.50 %
#ClimateCrisis
18.12.2025 427.10. 🆙2.49 or 0.59 %
18.12.2024 424.61 🆙2.23 or 0.53 %
18.12.2023 422.36
18.12.2022 Unavailable
18.12.2021 416.41 🆙 2.09 or 0.50 %
#ClimateCrisis
December 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Your daily dose of #CO2 part 1
18.12.2025 427.10. 🆙2.49 or 0.59 %
18.12.2024 424.61 🆙2.23 or 0.53 %
18.12.2023 422.36
18.12.2022 Unavailable
18.12.2021 416.41 🆙 2.09 or 0.50 %
#ClimateCrisis
18.12.2025 427.10. 🆙2.49 or 0.59 %
18.12.2024 424.61 🆙2.23 or 0.53 %
18.12.2023 422.36
18.12.2022 Unavailable
18.12.2021 416.41 🆙 2.09 or 0.50 %
#ClimateCrisis
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NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.
projects.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.