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Veronica Westendorff
@veewest.bsky.social
PhD Infrastructure and Environmental Systems, landscape architect, mountain lover, gardens, dogs, fiber arts, travel
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For the first time ever all the producers of operational surface temperature products will coordinate their 2024 releases on Jan 10.

This includes NASA, NOAA, Hadley Centre/CRU, Berkeley Earth and Copernicus (ECMWF).
🌡️ 2024 saw repeated record breaking temperatures.

📈On 10 January, we're releasing the Global Climate Highlights, covering the key data from the 2024 climate, including temperature, sea ice and greenhouse gas d#CopernicusClimatelimate
December 30, 2024 at 11:26 AM
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Never forget, a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.

ALL ROAD USERS.

And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.

Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA
Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.
usa.streetsblog.org
December 10, 2024 at 7:27 AM
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Small patches of urban wildflowers boost bee populations and biodiversity, study shows

theprogressplaybook.com/2024/11/26/s...
Small patches of urban wildflowers boost bee populations and biodiversity, study shows
A cultivated small urban meadow has "a similar value for pollinators as larger areas of natural meadow," the researchers found.
theprogressplaybook.com
December 6, 2024 at 10:58 AM
It’s not really the holidays without the TARDIS and a dalek!
December 1, 2024 at 1:13 PM
Appreciating the long view and the details today 💜
November 28, 2024 at 12:14 PM
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There are quite a few examples of scientists who work specifically on this - eg @fisherdanar.bsky.social, whose most recent book studies social impacts of the climate movement.

Nice summary -->>

theconversation.com/heres-how-cl...

Also check out: @climatessn.bsky.social @cast-centre.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 1:45 PM
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This is a great figure. For all the doom & gloom about climate inaction, we have made a big dent over the past 25 years.

What started out as 3.5-4°C increase by 2100 is now down to 2-3°C. Of course, more work is urgently needed but this is progress! We don't let up now. h/t @hausfath.bsky.social
November 18, 2024 at 8:48 PM
I love when we get pictures of our fur babies when we travel 💜🩷❤️
November 19, 2024 at 12:35 PM
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Good news:

Energy transition investment topped $1.8 trillion in 2023.
November 18, 2024 at 8:50 AM