Dr. Aaron Thierry
@thierryaaron.bsky.social
Graduate student at Cardiff University - researching the role of science and scientists in the climate movement. PhD in Ecology. Activism. Climate communications.
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Preventable suffering is both widespread and socially produced.
Preventable deaths in a warming world: how politics shapes who lives and who dies
Preventable suffering is both widespread and socially produced.
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I’m pleased to share my latest article in @uk.theconversation.com
It asks what overheated apartments, flooded rice fields, & invisible policy failures have in common, & how preventable harm becomes the slow violence of necropolitics in the Chthulucene.
Here's a short thread on some key points 🧵
It asks what overheated apartments, flooded rice fields, & invisible policy failures have in common, & how preventable harm becomes the slow violence of necropolitics in the Chthulucene.
Here's a short thread on some key points 🧵
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The presumed upcoming El Nino will help cement and quantify global warming acceleration, showing that 2C global warming is likely to be reached in the 2030s, not at midcentury.
See Another El Nino Already? mailchi.mp/caa/another-... Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/another-el...
See Another El Nino Already? mailchi.mp/caa/another-... Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/another-el...
February 6, 2026 at 3:24 PM
The presumed upcoming El Nino will help cement and quantify global warming acceleration, showing that 2C global warming is likely to be reached in the 2030s, not at midcentury.
See Another El Nino Already? mailchi.mp/caa/another-... Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/another-el...
See Another El Nino Already? mailchi.mp/caa/another-... Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/another-el...
Miguel Angel Perez, of the farmers organisation COAG in Andalusia's Cadiz province, told Spanish television TVE on Saturday: "It is raining without stopping. Crops like broccoli, carrots and cauliflowers are under water. Thousands of hectares inundated. We have a real natural catastrophe."
Farmers report 'catastrophic damage to crops as Storm Marta hits Spain and Portugal
Farmers in Spain warned on Saturday that torrential rains and high winds had left fields submerged and caused millions of euros worth of damage to crops, as Spain and Portugal braced for more extreme ...
www.reuters.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Miguel Angel Perez, of the farmers organisation COAG in Andalusia's Cadiz province, told Spanish television TVE on Saturday: "It is raining without stopping. Crops like broccoli, carrots and cauliflowers are under water. Thousands of hectares inundated. We have a real natural catastrophe."
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A reminder in this article from 11 years ago that you should only ever call a peak a peak once you're very comfortably years past it
insideclimatenews.org/news/1711201...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1711201...
Global Coal Consumption Likely Has Peaked, Report Says - Inside Climate News
Coal still provides about 40 percent of the world’s electricity, but it is “increasingly likely” that global consumption of the fossil fuel peaked in 2013, according to a new forecast based on recent ...
insideclimatenews.org
February 8, 2026 at 11:33 AM
A reminder in this article from 11 years ago that you should only ever call a peak a peak once you're very comfortably years past it
insideclimatenews.org/news/1711201...
insideclimatenews.org/news/1711201...
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) averaged about 429 ppm in January 2026
10 years ago January averaged about 403 ppm
Data available at gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
10 years ago January averaged about 403 ppm
Data available at gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
February 7, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) averaged about 429 ppm in January 2026
10 years ago January averaged about 403 ppm
Data available at gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
10 years ago January averaged about 403 ppm
Data available at gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
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ao final dessa série de 10 anos de observação esta area ao redor de Teerã, afundou em media 15cm.
geralmente com o passar dos anos ela flutua entre valores positivos e negativos indicado uma possível recuperação do aquífero por conta do degelo.
neste caso a região afunda, num ritmo constante.
geralmente com o passar dos anos ela flutua entre valores positivos e negativos indicado uma possível recuperação do aquífero por conta do degelo.
neste caso a região afunda, num ritmo constante.
November 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
ao final dessa série de 10 anos de observação esta area ao redor de Teerã, afundou em media 15cm.
geralmente com o passar dos anos ela flutua entre valores positivos e negativos indicado uma possível recuperação do aquífero por conta do degelo.
neste caso a região afunda, num ritmo constante.
geralmente com o passar dos anos ela flutua entre valores positivos e negativos indicado uma possível recuperação do aquífero por conta do degelo.
neste caso a região afunda, num ritmo constante.
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Estou trabalhando num conjunto de dados sobre esse região
November 24, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Estou trabalhando num conjunto de dados sobre esse região
Last Wednesday, the village of Grazalema (southern Spain, 900 m altitude) received 577 mm of rain in one day: the second highest ever recorded in Spain, only behind the deadly downpour in the Valencia region of 29 October 2024. malagaldia.es/2026/02/06/g...
Grazalema sufrió el segundo día más lluvioso jamás registrado en España, según la Aemet - malagaldia.es
La Agencia Estatal de Meteorología (Aemet) activó el aviso rojo -peligro extraordinario- el miércoles por lluvias muy abundantes en zonas de Cádiz (Grazalema
malagaldia.es
February 8, 2026 at 7:37 AM
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After receiving 1,300 mm of rain within ten days (more than our record *annual* amount here in central NL, 2023), Grazalema faced a mandatory evacuation: www.thespanisheye.com/2026/02/05/i...
IN VIDEOS: Army evacuates whole of Grazalema: ‘Ground zero’ of Storm Leonardo is at serious risk of landslides
The region of Cadiz has become the epicentre of Storm Leonardo after being completely overwhelmed by floodwater
www.thespanisheye.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:18 PM
After receiving 1,300 mm of rain within ten days (more than our record *annual* amount here in central NL, 2023), Grazalema faced a mandatory evacuation: www.thespanisheye.com/2026/02/05/i...
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As the leading global voice on the environment, UNEP provides leadership and encourages partnership in addressing humanity’s most pressing environmental challenges.
To achieve this, we regularly seek qualified professionals to join our team.
See current vacancies here: https://ow.ly/Gxon50Y9Qw2
To achieve this, we regularly seek qualified professionals to join our team.
See current vacancies here: https://ow.ly/Gxon50Y9Qw2
February 8, 2026 at 5:45 AM
As the leading global voice on the environment, UNEP provides leadership and encourages partnership in addressing humanity’s most pressing environmental challenges.
To achieve this, we regularly seek qualified professionals to join our team.
See current vacancies here: https://ow.ly/Gxon50Y9Qw2
To achieve this, we regularly seek qualified professionals to join our team.
See current vacancies here: https://ow.ly/Gxon50Y9Qw2
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#OtD 8 Feb 1938 veteran metalworker and anarchist, Olga Taratuta, was executed in the USSR for organising rail workers. She had been arrested and imprisoned many times by the regime and by the Tsar, but never gave up the fight for the working class stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1078...
February 8, 2026 at 7:10 AM
#OtD 8 Feb 1938 veteran metalworker and anarchist, Olga Taratuta, was executed in the USSR for organising rail workers. She had been arrested and imprisoned many times by the regime and by the Tsar, but never gave up the fight for the working class stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1078...
"But beneath the discontent, analysts also point to a deeper ecological crisis. The country has been gripped by a severe drought for six consecutive years, and many cities including its capital #Tehran are on the verge of "water bankruptcy"
#Iran 🇮🇷
#ClimateEmergency
#Iran 🇮🇷
#ClimateEmergency
Could ancient 'qanats' be the answer to Iran's water crisis? • FRANCE 24 English
YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 7:02 AM
"But beneath the discontent, analysts also point to a deeper ecological crisis. The country has been gripped by a severe drought for six consecutive years, and many cities including its capital #Tehran are on the verge of "water bankruptcy"
#Iran 🇮🇷
#ClimateEmergency
#Iran 🇮🇷
#ClimateEmergency
"Amy Barnes reveals why soaring premiums aren't just bad news for homeowners, but also a flashing red signal for the global financial system — and why investing in resilience now could change everything"
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateEmergency
Will Climate Change Make Your Home Uninsurable? | Amy Barnes | TED
YouTube video by TED
youtu.be
February 8, 2026 at 6:58 AM
"Amy Barnes reveals why soaring premiums aren't just bad news for homeowners, but also a flashing red signal for the global financial system — and why investing in resilience now could change everything"
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateEmergency
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People still viewing billionaire initiatives like the Bezos Earth Fund with good faith, please get up to speed
#WhenTheyShowYouWhoTheyAreBelieveThem
#WhenTheyShowYouWhoTheyAreBelieveThem
The Bezos Earth Fund out there sponsoring climate change denial summits,as the billionaire class unites around rolling coal to the singularity.
https://www.desmog.com/2025/12/18/amazon-sponsors-ai-energy-summit-featuring-climate-deniers/
https://www.desmog.com/2025/12/18/amazon-sponsors-ai-energy-summit-featuring-climate-deniers/
Amazon Sponsors AI Energy Summit Featuring Climate Deniers
Tech giant Amazon, which has for years portrayed itself as a global corporate climate leader, sponsored an AI energy summit featuring prominent climate deniers, DeSmog can reveal. The C3 Energy Summit on “American Leadership in Energy Innovation,” which took place in Washington, D.C., this week, featured sponsors and speakers from across the world of oil and gas, […]
The post Amazon Sponsors AI Energy Summit Featuring Climate Deniers appeared first on DeSmog.
www.desmog.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:07 AM
People still viewing billionaire initiatives like the Bezos Earth Fund with good faith, please get up to speed
#WhenTheyShowYouWhoTheyAreBelieveThem
#WhenTheyShowYouWhoTheyAreBelieveThem
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Long but good analysis of recent Science editorial.
Organizations like AAAS (and so many more) are failing to meet the moment because they cannot imagine the status quo collapsing. They have no "crisis mode."
Organizations like AAAS (and so many more) are failing to meet the moment because they cannot imagine the status quo collapsing. They have no "crisis mode."
Science EIC Thorp would like to have it both ways:
1) Credited for being reasonable in acknowledging the importance of (i) quiet insiders & (ii) activists in confronting cuts to science.
2) Clear on who he thinks really deserves the credit for the wins: insiders.
🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
1) Credited for being reasonable in acknowledging the importance of (i) quiet insiders & (ii) activists in confronting cuts to science.
2) Clear on who he thinks really deserves the credit for the wins: insiders.
🧵
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A tale of many twos
For the American scientific enterprise, the past year has seemed awash in contradiction. On the one hand, it has produced great upheavals and losses for US science. Many universities experienced some ...
www.science.org
February 6, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Long but good analysis of recent Science editorial.
Organizations like AAAS (and so many more) are failing to meet the moment because they cannot imagine the status quo collapsing. They have no "crisis mode."
Organizations like AAAS (and so many more) are failing to meet the moment because they cannot imagine the status quo collapsing. They have no "crisis mode."
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NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:10 PM
NYT confirming MS NOW reporting:
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
Prosecutors began investigating Renee Good's killing, then Washington told them to stop.
Federal prosecutors had a warrant to collect evidence from Good's vehicle, but Trump leaders said to drop it. About a dozen prosecutors have since departed.
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2️⃣ "AMOC strength will decline over the twenty-first century under all SSP scenarios"
All future scenarios show weakening of the #AMOC, though the exact magnitude and timing remain uncertain.
All future scenarios show weakening of the #AMOC, though the exact magnitude and timing remain uncertain.
February 5, 2026 at 8:04 AM
2️⃣ "AMOC strength will decline over the twenty-first century under all SSP scenarios"
All future scenarios show weakening of the #AMOC, though the exact magnitude and timing remain uncertain.
All future scenarios show weakening of the #AMOC, though the exact magnitude and timing remain uncertain.
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MERE HOURS after the President of the United States posted an AI video of the Obama’s as monkeys, the Science Tech Action Committee (led by @aaas.org and @researchamerica.bsky.social) posted a THANK YOU to TRUMP for SIGNING THE BUDGET.
Shot. Chaser.
sciencetechaction.org/aboutus/
Shot. Chaser.
sciencetechaction.org/aboutus/
February 7, 2026 at 1:18 AM
MERE HOURS after the President of the United States posted an AI video of the Obama’s as monkeys, the Science Tech Action Committee (led by @aaas.org and @researchamerica.bsky.social) posted a THANK YOU to TRUMP for SIGNING THE BUDGET.
Shot. Chaser.
sciencetechaction.org/aboutus/
Shot. Chaser.
sciencetechaction.org/aboutus/
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The Carbon Accounting Alliance has pulled its Oct 6 conference from the Science Museum, moving it to Senate House after members raised concerns over the museum’s fossil fuel sponsors, Adani and BP.
www.carbonaccountingalliance.com/news/why-we-...
www.carbonaccountingalliance.com/news/why-we-...
Why we moved our 2026 conference to Senate House — Carbon Accounting Alliance
Why we changed venues from the Science Museum to Senate House for our conference in October.
www.carbonaccountingalliance.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:34 AM
The Carbon Accounting Alliance has pulled its Oct 6 conference from the Science Museum, moving it to Senate House after members raised concerns over the museum’s fossil fuel sponsors, Adani and BP.
www.carbonaccountingalliance.com/news/why-we-...
www.carbonaccountingalliance.com/news/why-we-...
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Reminder:
Degrowth UK plans to run a series of articles as a stock-take of degrowth and ecosocialism worldwide.
Details and how to submit:
https://degrowthuk.org/2026/01/21/call-for-articles-degrowth-and-ecosocialism-the-global-picture/
#degrowth #ecosocialism
Degrowth UK plans to run a series of articles as a stock-take of degrowth and ecosocialism worldwide.
Details and how to submit:
https://degrowthuk.org/2026/01/21/call-for-articles-degrowth-and-ecosocialism-the-global-picture/
#degrowth #ecosocialism
Call for articles: Degrowth and Ecosocialism: the global picture
Degrowth UK plans to run a series of articles as a stock-take of degrowth and ecosocialism worldwide. We envisage two types of contribution.
1) Short pieces (up to 2,000 words) summarising the situation with regard to degrowth thinking and practice at a country level (or for large countries at a more regional level).
2) Longer pieces (up to 5,000 words) reviewing the state of degrowth and ecosocialism in relation to key issues, such as colonialism, imperialism and decolonisation; geopolitics; , feminism; racism; disability; class; collapse.
We are also open to contributions that don’t fit nicely into the above two categories but which nevertheless address the overall ‘worldwide’ theme (do discuss with us first).
Contributions may focus on degrowth or ecosocialism, or both. However, since this is a degrowth network website, they must be broadly in tune with the philosophy of degrowth.
Contributions should be sent to [email protected]. They will be reviewed by the degrowth uk coordinators.
Style and format should be broadly consistent with that of previous articles on this site. Illustrations should be open-access or have the relevant permission for their use. Articles will be published under a creative commons licence.
Mark H Burton and Anna Gregoletto, co-cordinators
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February 7, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Reminder:
Degrowth UK plans to run a series of articles as a stock-take of degrowth and ecosocialism worldwide.
Details and how to submit:
https://degrowthuk.org/2026/01/21/call-for-articles-degrowth-and-ecosocialism-the-global-picture/
#degrowth #ecosocialism
Degrowth UK plans to run a series of articles as a stock-take of degrowth and ecosocialism worldwide.
Details and how to submit:
https://degrowthuk.org/2026/01/21/call-for-articles-degrowth-and-ecosocialism-the-global-picture/
#degrowth #ecosocialism
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Today on Volts: these days I focus more on decarbonization than the details of climate change itself, but periodically I like to check in with a climate scientist and see how things are going. (Maybe one day I'll get good news.)
So, how's the climate doing?
Dr. Sarah Kapnick on the "fuzzy crystal ball" of modern climate science and the reality of a hotter world.
www.volts.wtf
February 6, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Today on Volts: these days I focus more on decarbonization than the details of climate change itself, but periodically I like to check in with a climate scientist and see how things are going. (Maybe one day I'll get good news.)
Reposted by Dr. Aaron Thierry
This is a problem because the IPCC is largely devoid of critical scholars, and due to government pressure, must focus on climate change - for some countries, issues of equity and justice are outside of climate change. So there is a reductionist, instrumentalist tendency in the IPCC, meaning that...
January 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
This is a problem because the IPCC is largely devoid of critical scholars, and due to government pressure, must focus on climate change - for some countries, issues of equity and justice are outside of climate change. So there is a reductionist, instrumentalist tendency in the IPCC, meaning that...
Reposted by Dr. Aaron Thierry
In my environmental justice seminar today, we discussed the extent to which research on climate justice is informed by knowledge on justice outside the climate field. This was inspired by @bcoolsaet.bsky.social et al's 2025 response to a piece by Zimm et al from 2024. 1/n
January 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
In my environmental justice seminar today, we discussed the extent to which research on climate justice is informed by knowledge on justice outside the climate field. This was inspired by @bcoolsaet.bsky.social et al's 2025 response to a piece by Zimm et al from 2024. 1/n
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New figures shows solar installations are really motoring in Africa - and the official data is sure to be a massive underestimate. www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...
Global Briefing: Solar installations in Africa grew 54 per cent during record-breaking 2025
New report reveals record year for Africa's solar industry, China's clean tech industries now bigger than all but seven of the world’s economies, and Türkiye appoints COP31 Climate High-Level Champion
www.businessgreen.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:45 PM
New figures shows solar installations are really motoring in Africa - and the official data is sure to be a massive underestimate. www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...
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8/9
My article explores how these patterns repeat across the globe, from overheated apartments to flooded rice fields.
Political and infrastructural neglect creates predictable vulnerability, turning slow violence into deaths of neglect.
My article explores how these patterns repeat across the globe, from overheated apartments to flooded rice fields.
Political and infrastructural neglect creates predictable vulnerability, turning slow violence into deaths of neglect.
February 3, 2026 at 8:14 AM
8/9
My article explores how these patterns repeat across the globe, from overheated apartments to flooded rice fields.
Political and infrastructural neglect creates predictable vulnerability, turning slow violence into deaths of neglect.
My article explores how these patterns repeat across the globe, from overheated apartments to flooded rice fields.
Political and infrastructural neglect creates predictable vulnerability, turning slow violence into deaths of neglect.
Reposted by Dr. Aaron Thierry
Globally, #climate harms follow patterns. The elderly, the sick, marginalized communities, and the poor are consistently at greater risk.
Vulnerability isn’t just exposure, it’s embedded in infrastructure, policy, and social support systems that fail to protect certain groups.
Vulnerability isn’t just exposure, it’s embedded in infrastructure, policy, and social support systems that fail to protect certain groups.
February 3, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Globally, #climate harms follow patterns. The elderly, the sick, marginalized communities, and the poor are consistently at greater risk.
Vulnerability isn’t just exposure, it’s embedded in infrastructure, policy, and social support systems that fail to protect certain groups.
Vulnerability isn’t just exposure, it’s embedded in infrastructure, policy, and social support systems that fail to protect certain groups.