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Atmospheric Sciences @atmsciences.bsky.social · 1d

It is a thought proviking idea, using methane-consuming microbes to combat methane release at the source location (eg waste water, landfill, coal mines). What could be demonstrated already in this respect?

The Very Hungry Microbes That Could, Just Maybe, Cool the Planet

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 4d

The Dutch offshore wind programme is in trouble. While 4.5 GW is in operation and another 1.5 GW under construction, the plan was to rapidly build out capacity to 21 GW by 2032. That is now out of reach.
My thoughts on how this happened, and what to do about it!
www.commonfutures.com/en/insights/...

Putting the Dutch offshore wind train back on the tracks

www.commonfutures.com

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Gunnar Myhre @gunnarmy.bsky.social · 7d

Emerging hemispheric asymmetry of Earth’s radiation | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Emerging hemispheric asymmetry of Earth’s radiation | PNAS

Twenty-four years of satellite observations from the Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System show a northern hemisphere (NH) minus southern he...

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Atmospheric Sciences @atmsciences.bsky.social · 6d

‘Circular cirrus’ (contrails caused by circling aircraft) over The Netherlands observed with MTG

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Brian McNoldy @bmcnoldy.bsky.social · 8d

The centers of Hurricanes #Humberto and #Imelda are now just 480 miles apart, and they share a larger envelope of circulation. What a spectacular example of binary vortex interaction!

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Andrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 9d

Noting guru Eun-Pa Lim explains on X that its still very early days for the Sudden Stratospheric Warming, and what we have seen so far is a 'minor warming'

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Martin Jucker @drjucker.bsky.social · 9d

Busy days around what might become to be known as the 2025 Sudden Stratospheric Warming: Loads of media interest, and thanks to the journalists who take their time to talk to me before writing their story. Happy to take some of mine in turn. theconversation.com/air-temperat...

Visualisation of the southern hemisphere with the south pole on top, and above the pole the cold polar vortex being pushed to the side by a patch of warming over the southern ocean.

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KNMI @knmi.nl · 23d

De ozonlaag vertoont tekenen van herstel dankzij internationale samenwerking en wetenschappelijk onderbouwd beleid. Monitoring blijft nodig omdat natuurverschijnselen onverwacht invloed kunnen hebben.

Wereld Ozondag: van wetenschap naar wereldwijde actie

De ozonlaag vertoont tekenen van herstel dankzij internationale samenwerking en wetenschappelijk onderbouwd beleid. Monitoring blijft nodig omdat natuurverschijnselen onverwacht invloed kunnen hebben.

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KNMI @knmi.nl · 21d

Het KNMI heeft onhoorbaar laagfrequent geluid (infrageluid) geregistreerd van de inslag van asteroïde 2023 CX1, die op 13 februari 2023 boven Normandië in Frankrijk uiteenviel. De ruimterots was ongeveer één meter groot en werd slechts enkele uren voor de inslag ontdekt.

KNMI meet infrageluid van asteroïde boven Frankrijk

Het KNMI heeft onhoorbaar laagfrequent geluid (infrageluid) geregistreerd van de inslag van asteroïde 2023 CX1, die op 13 februari 2023 boven Normandië in Frankrijk uiteenviel. De ruimterots was ongev

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 23d

From daily tracking of the Antarctic ozone hole to open-access data, CAMS helps protect the ozone layer, safeguarding people and planet. On the #WorldOzoneDay, we highlight CAMS’ role in global efforts towards ozone recovery.
Read the article for insights 🔗 atmosphere.copernicus.eu/preserving-o...

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 22d

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 22d

This year, the ozone hole presented an early development, reaching a larger-than-average area mid-September. On #WorldOzoneDay, #CopernicusAtmosphere continues to provide tools for everyone to monitor the health of our planet.

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Montreal Protocol Ozone Secretariat @unepozone.bsky.social · 23d

In 1985, the Vienna Convention set the stage for fixing the ozone hole.

It showed the power of countries coming together around science. A model we still need today.

#WorldOzoneDay #MontrealProtocol #GlobalAction

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Atmospheric Sciences @atmsciences.bsky.social · 24d

‘Proxy retrievals are robust in horizontally heterogeneous conditions, including cloud-dominated tropics and variable surface albedo.’ doi.org/10.1029/2024...

On the Use of N2 $O as a Light‐Path Proxy for Accurate Greenhouse Gas Measurements From Space

N2 ${\mathrm{N}}_{2}$O serves as an effective proxy for GHG retrievals, mitigating light-path variability and scattering effects Proxy retrievals are robust in horizontally heterogeneous conditio...

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Atmospheric Sciences @atmsciences.bsky.social · 25d

Current growth in worldwide fossil fuel use is reduced by investments in wind and EV globally. The increasee in atmospheric CO2 is less than in an expanding world economy without ‘green’ investments. The pressure on the natural environment is less well mitigated, so green is subjective word indeed.

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Atmospheric Sciences @atmsciences.bsky.social · 25d

Note: Global greenhouse gas emission monitoring is not dependent on one state (eg US) or one actor not providing new data (eg EPA). The global carbon budget can be monitored using top-down inversions providing observation-based country emission estimates essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...

Global Carbon Budget 2024

Abstract. Accurate assessment of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and their redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and terrestrial biosphere in a changing climate is critical to bette...

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Atmospheric Sciences @atmsciences.bsky.social · 25d

Shares of power production by source, world

Share of electricity production by source

An interactive visualization from Our World in Data.

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Atmospheric Sciences @atmsciences.bsky.social · 25d

Global, Chinese and other CO2 emission trends compared to US

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Atmospheric Sciences @atmsciences.bsky.social · 25d

Emerging signs of diverging global and US trends for wind energy production and EV sales. Even if US would stop its green investments, the rest of the world continues to decarbonize rapidly, reducing future climate warming.

Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 25d

EV sales year to date

one of these is not like the others...

Global: 12.5 million, up 25%
China: 7.6 million, up 25%
Europe: 2.6 million, up 31%
North America: 1.3 million, up 6%
Rest of world: 1.0 million, up 44%

Electrek @electrek.co · 27d

Global EV market surges with 1.7M sales in August, up 25% YTD

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Atmospheric Sciences @atmsciences.bsky.social · 28d

Climate Experts’ Review of the DOE Climate Working Group Report. Dessler et al., 2025

DOEresponseSite

On July 29, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a report from its Climate Working Group (CWG). This report features prominently in the EPA's reconsideration of its 2009 Endangerment Finding...

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Atmospheric Sciences @atmsciences.bsky.social · 29d

Report: ‘Big businesses are doing carbon dioxide removal all wrong’

Report: Big businesses are doing carbon dioxide removal all wrong

The technology is needed to limit global warming. But corporations are supporting it in lieu of emissions reductions.

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Atmospheric Sciences @atmsciences.bsky.social · 29d

Safeguarding the polar regions from dangerous geoengineering: a critical assessment of proposed concepts and future prospects

Frontiers | Safeguarding the polar regions from dangerous geoengineering: a critical assessment of proposed concepts and future prospects

Fossil-fuel burning is heating the planet with catastrophic consequences for its habitability and for the natural world on which our existence depends. Halti...

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Atmospheric Sciences @atmsciences.bsky.social · Sep 7

Compilation of portraits of selected key persons in climate and/or energy, including a couple of atmospheric scientists

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · May 23

If you’re a climate/energy person, I will take your portrait pro bono.

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · May 23

After far too many years, I've got myself a new Guardian byline pic, very kindly taken pro bono by Nick Bowring. It was getting like The Picture of Dorian Gray in reverse.
Embrace the ravages of time!

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Atmospheric Sciences @atmsciences.bsky.social · Sep 7

In cropland areas where large quantities of fertilizers are commonly used, emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from soils can significantly impact air quality.’

Soil Moisture, Soil NOx and Regional Air Quality in the Agricultural Central United States

Simulated NO2 column bias is reduced over U.S. cropland in mid-April to mid-July when using a soil moisture-dependent soil NOx scheme Surface air quality sites near cropland show higher NO2 at mo...

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Atmospheric Sciences @atmsciences.bsky.social · Sep 7

Drivers of methane growth. Agriculture, waste sector, and fossil fuel production and consumption. New study covering the 1990-2023 time period

Global methane footprints growth and drivers 1990-2023 - Nature Communications

Understanding global methane trends remains limited, especially from a consumption view. This study shows rising emissions, limited decoupling, and shifting trade patterns involving more emerging and ...

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