Climate scientist, University of Exeter & Met Office. Expert Adviser to Adaptation Committee of the Climate Change Committee. Lead author IPCC AR4, AR5, AR6 & AR7. Live music lover, supporter of grassroots venues. Cycles a lot, rock climbs occasionally. .. more
Climate scientist, University of Exeter & Met Office. Expert Adviser to Adaptation Committee of the Climate Change Committee. Lead author IPCC AR4, AR5, AR6 & AR7. Live music lover, supporter of grassroots venues. Cycles a lot, rock climbs occasionally.
Richard Arthur Betts is Head of the Climate Impacts strategic area at the Met Office Hadley Centre in Exeter, United Kingdom. He is also chair in Climate Impacts at the University of Exeter and the Principal Investigator of the EU FP7 project HELIX. He was a lead author for Working Group I and a contributing author for Working Group II of the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. He was a lead author for Working Group II of the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report. He is an editor for the International Journal of Global Warming, the Journal of Environmental Investing, and for Earth System Dynamics. He was appointed MBE in the 2019 Birthday Honours. .. more
We are certain the world is warming because we're burning fossil fuels and putting more greenhouse gases in the atmosphere
So we have to stop doing that
We also need to adapt to the changes we've already caused
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When an environment and education journalist is not only saying "I got tear gassed and so did children" but is comparing it with their previous experiences of being tear-gassed, you know stuff is going seriously and systematically wrong
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The amazing Dr. Ayana Johnson @ayanaeliza.bsky.social is the keynote speaker tonight, along with many local climate heroes.
Proud of Minnesota!
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(a) Become even more obsequious,
or
(b) Become defenders of the civil liberties, rule of law, and democratic institutions upon which their profession depends.
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Stay free
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- heatwaves & fires in Australia
- storms & floods in UK
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The #UK has lost measles elimination status — not because vaccines failed, but because vaccination rates fell.
The US is on track to lose it too.
#Measles is highly contagious, dangerous, and vaccine-preventable.
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The seismic shift underway makes it both possible & necessary to build a new European independence.
From security to the economy.
From defence to democracy.
Europe is gathering speed.
→ link.europa.eu/6qt6hC
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The arrival time of the CME is uncertain, but aurora sightings are possible in northern Britain and perhaps in southern areas depending on cloud cover.
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"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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Massive solidarity with Greenland demonstrations.
Source: dr.dk
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If that’s the case, it’s worth taking a look at the West Ham LTN engagement report.
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