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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 1d

In the U.S., 193 cities experienced 7 or more days with temperatures significantly elevated by climate change, and over 21 million people faced at least 30 days of risky heat (defined as those days hotter than 90% of local temperatures recorded between 1991 and 2020) driven by carbon pollution.

Risky Summer 2025 Heat Added by Climate Change | Climate Central

New analysis shows that carbon pollution drove risky heat across the globe and in the U.S. this summer.

www.climatecentral.org

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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 1d

A report by Climate Central found that #climatechange has greatly increased the number of hot days in many U.S. cities during the summer.

In Reno, Nevada, of the 37 days that were hotter than average, 25 were a result of climate change.

www.kunr.org/2025-10-06/n...

New report shows that climate change added more hot days to the summer

A new scientific report shows that the number of days considered a heat risk this summer have risen across the U.S., including in northern Nevada.

www.kunr.org

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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 1d

Also, a significant portion of U.S. retirement wealth is tied to climate-exposed assets, including fossil fuel investments, which are both exacerbating the climate crisis and likely to lose their value in a sustainable future.

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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 1d

Climate change is increasingly jeopardizing retirement security for many Americans, with natural disasters destroying homes and driving hardship withdrawals to 401K savings.

inthesetimes.com/article/clim...

Climate Change Puts A Generation’s Retirement On The Line

Early retirement withdrawals for hardship have tripled since 2020, as disasters strike and insurance fails–leaving workers on their own in old age.

inthesetimes.com

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 2d

“Bivalve records are really amazing. They are like the tree rings of the sea. They offer a continuous, annually resolved record of ocean conditions.”
New study finds #AMOC destabilization since 1950 "suggesting that the region is moving toward a tipping point."🌊
insideclimatenews.org/news/0310202...

New Study Shows Disruption of Ocean Currents That Stabilize the Global Climate - Inside Climate News

Clam shell growth rings contain clues about the looming potential for a tipping point into climate collapse.

insideclimatenews.org

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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 3d

Half of the ice remaining across the world's mountain glaciers could be preserved if global warming is limited to 1.5C above "pre-industrial" levels of the late 1800s, according to research published this year in the journal Science.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Glacier preservation doubled by limiting warming to 1.5°C versus 2.7°C

Glaciers adapt slowly to changing climatic conditions, with long-term implications for sea-level rise and water supply. Using eight glacier models, we simulated global glacier evolution over multicent...

www.science.org

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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 3d

The 2024 World Meteorological Organization report shows that glaciers outside of Greenland and Antarctica lost 450 billion tonnes of ice. That's equivalent to a block of ice 7km (4.3 miles) tall, 7km wide and 7km deep.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Before and after images show glaciers vanishing before our eyes

They are melting like never seen before, changing landscapes around the world beyond recognition.

www.bbc.com

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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 3d

Economic threats include heat-related labor productivity losses, increased flooding, water scarcity, and coastal erosion. The World Bank recommends investments in flood mitigation, water security, coastal protection, and cooling infrastructure to mitigate risks and boost the economy.

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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 3d

#Thailand faces a 7% to 14% GDP loss by 2050 due to #climatechange if adaptation measures are not implemented according to a new report by the World Bank.

www.nationthailand.com/business/eco...

Thailand Faces 14% GDP Loss by 2050 Without Climate Action, World Bank Warns

New report reveals investments in flood protection and green transition could boost economy by up to 5% whilst averting catastrophic losses

www.nationthailand.com

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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 3d

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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 5d

In South Sudan, traditional 'rainmakers' face violence and death due to prolonged droughts and #climatechange, with at least six buried alive in the Lopit mountains over the past four decades, and more said to be buried in surrounding areas.

www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

Death of a rainmaker: When drought means murder in South Sudan

For a group of people whose job means life, climate change can spell death.

www.aljazeera.com

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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 5d

The study emphasizes the need for #adaptation and management of rising fire risks. Experts also stress the importance of making climate risk information accessible to the public to facilitate informed decisions and investments in wildfire preparedness and response.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Climate-linked escalation of societally disastrous wildfires

Climate change and land mismanagement are creating increasingly fire-prone built and natural environments. However, despite worsening fire seasons, evidence is lacking globally for trends in socially ...

www.science.org

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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 5d

A study using insurance data shows a sharp increase in destructive wildfires globally. Half of wildfires costing more than $1 billion have occurred in the past 10 years.
#climatechange

www.cbc.ca/news/science...

What insurance data reveals about how bad wildfires are getting | CBC News

Scientists tapped into 44 years of data to show how these societally destructive wildfires — ones that kill people and cause huge financial losses — are growing all across the world and are becoming m...

www.cbc.ca

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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 5d

Marine heat waves are becoming more common, and coral reefs are among the most vulnerable ecosystems in the world to climate change. Studies show that if climate change stays on the current path, surpassing 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) by 2100, 99% of the world's coral will be lost.

Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 5d

The University of Miami is crossbreeding Florida coral with Honduran coral to create heat-resistant corals, known as "Flonduran" corals, to combat #ClimateChange bleaching after more than 90% of corals in the Florida Keys has died.

www.npr.org/2025/10/01/n...

Why scientists are using corals from other countries to help save Florida's reefs

The past three summers have been the worst on record for Florida's coral reefs. To try to restore them, scientists are breeding corals that can handle heat better, using coral from other countries.

www.npr.org

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Suzanne York @suzanneyork.bsky.social · 7d

There's no thought about the consequences to the natural world - “The wildlife there have existed for and evolved over thousands of years in a connected ecosystem and this wall will sever populations in half”

Border wall slicing through Arizona wildlife corridor begins construction: ‘A show of force for nothing’

The 30ft-high wall between the US and Mexico will cut through one of the last unbroken grasslands in the west, leaving residents alarmed over the potential impact on wildlife and water use

www.theguardian.com

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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 5d

In Miami, rising sea levels have driven investors inland, leading to luxury developments in historically Black and immigrant communities, resulting in climate displacement.

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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 5d

Climate migration is complex issue and involves more than fleeing from environmental disasters and is increasingly linked to rising housing and development costs.

earth.org/climate-migr...

Climate Migration Doesn’t Always Arrive on a Boat | Earth.Org

From the US to Zambia, climate change is silently reshaping cities and displacing the people living in them.

earth.org

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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 5d

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian has proposed moving the capital from Tehran, a city of over 10 million people, due to the water crisis, overpopulation, and the threat of subsidence.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Iran must move its capital from Tehran, says president as water crisis worsens

Masoud Pezeshkian says subsidence is also ‘a disaster’ in city of 10 million, which consumes quarter of Iran’s water

www.theguardian.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 6d

"God will ask us if we have cultivated and cared for the world that he created for the benefit of all and for future generations, and if we have taken care of our brothers and sisters - what will be our answer, my dear friends?"

Pope Leo hits out at critics of global warming

In his first major statement on climate change, the pontiff criticises those who minimise climate change.

www.bbc.com

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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 6d

All migratory species are affected, however whales, including the North Atlantic right whale, are particularly vulnerable, facing altered migrations and reduced reproduction rates.

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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 6d

Climate change is altering the ocean's migration patterns, shrinking habitats, and threatening ecosystems according to findings from the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals.

oceanographicmagazine.com/news/climate...

Climate change is threatening all of the ocean's migratory species - Oceanographic

A report from the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species warns that all migratory species are being impacted by climate change.

oceanographicmagazine.com

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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 7d

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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 7d

The conference was held to mark the 10-year anniversary of Pope Francis's landmark encyclical on climate change and environmental degradation titled Laudato si' (Praise Be to You).

www.vatican.va/content/fran...

Laudato si' (24 May 2015)

Encyclical Letter Laudato si' of the Holy Father Francis on care for our common home (24 May 2015)

www.vatican.va

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Charles Thistlethwaite @charlest.bsky.social · 7d

Pope Leo XIV addressed a climate conference today ahead of the #COP30 #climatechange conference saying he hopes it and other forthcoming summits “will listen to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor, families, indigenous peoples, involuntary migrants and believers throughout the world.”

Pope Leo calls for global action to tackle climate change | CNN

Pope Leo XIV called for pressure to be placed on governments to act on protecting the environment as he stressed that damaging the natural world is incompatible with the Christian faith.

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