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The outcome of the climate crisis is now settled. The data is only for monitoring purposes. But is 🌎 war on the way? Geopolitics, climate.

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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · Nov 17

On this account, you will be able to find the major #Climate data regarding temperatures and forecasts, for air but also oceans
Co2 levels
#cryosphere data

Solving the #ClimateCrisis is now impossible. Because citizens don't want to.
And the wall of money will support that decision

#Metacrisis

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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 8h

Highest temperatures 08.10.2025 part 2

Noteworthy
37 USA (y) Peru (y) Angola India Somalia Mozambique Israel South Africa
36 Madagascar Ecuador (y) Indonesia Thailand Zimbabwe

Europe:  USA: 37.2c
Canada: 29.6
Coldest: #Greenland -32.8; SP: -61.7

226 days in a row (SP colder)

#ClimateCrisis

Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 8h

Highest temperatures 08.10.2025 part 1

42 Australia
41 Iran Algeria Chad Iraq Niger KSA
40 Brazil (y) Mexico (y) Kuwait UAE
39 Senegal Namibia Morocco Burkina Faso Oman Qatar Mali

Noteworthy
38 Colombia (y) China Egypt

#ClimateCrisis

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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 11h

World SSTs 07.10.2025

NOAA daily map as usual
Temperatures in oceans are dropping fast ,now
With the Pacific leading the charge

#ClimateCrisis

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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 14h

Your daily dose of #CO2 part 1

07.10.2020 411.31 ⬇️ 0.31 or - 0.08%
07.10.2019 411.62
07.10.2018 Unavailable
07.10.2017 407.45 🆙1.66 or 0.41 %
07.10.2016 405.79 🆙4.10 or 1.02 %
07.10.2015 401.69 🆙2.09 or 0.52 %

#ClimateCrisis

Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 14h

Your daily dose of #CO2 part 1

07.10.2026
07.10.2025 Unavailable (US government shutdown)
07.10.2024 422.00 🆙3.81 or 0.91 %
07.10.2023 418.19 🆙2.76 or 0.66%
07.10.2022 415.43 🆙1.84 or 0.44 %
07.10.2021 413.59 🆙2.28 or 0.55 %

#ClimateCrisis

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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 16h

Polar data 07.10.2025

JAXA #ANTARCTICA SEA ICE EXTENT: loss 47k
17.335458 km2 🆙 from 17.382118 yesterday
18 k more than the average loss on this day of 29k

2.2% of ice loss from maximum to minimum done
Approx 137 days to minimum
3rd lowest

#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere

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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 16h

Polar data 07.10.2025

JAXA #ARCTIC SEA ICE EXTENT: Loss 1k
5,538,427 km2 🆙 from 5,539,194 yesterday
68 k more than the average gain on this day of 67k

8.5% of Area gains from minimum to maximum done
Approx 152 days to the average date of the maximum
12th lowest

#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere

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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 19h

7-day forecast 15.10.2025

A big bump in temperatures is expected next week
East USA will be our SUPERSTAR , with #Greenland , N #Africa ,#MiddleEast, North China helping out

deep 🥶🥶🥶
West USA
West Brazil (y)
North Europe
North Russia

#ClimateCrisis

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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 19h

World SSTs 08.10.2025

The central #Pacific is a battleground: 🔥🔥 and 🥶🥶🥶 waters are fighting
NE Pacific is still cooling

The Atlantic is deeply asleep as usual

#ClimateCrisis

Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 20h

Salmap 08.10.2025

#ClimateCrisis

Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 21h

World temperature anomalies 08.10.2025

Not much heat around
Alaska
SE USA and East Canada
N #Africa + Spain
West Russia
South China
East Australia

Deep 🥶🥶🥶
East Russia
Balkans
Paraguay (y) area

#ClimateCrisis

Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 1d

Highest temperatures 07.10.2025 part 2

Noteworthy
37 Colombia (y) Somalia Angola Pakistan Zimbabwe Chad Mali India
36 Paraguay (y) Madagascar Indonesia Qatar South Africa Thailand Kenya

Europe: Spain Turkey 34c  USA: 35.6c
Canada: 31.1
Coldest: #Greenland -35.5c ; SP: -62.5c

#ClimateCrisis

Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 1d

Highest temperatures 07.10.2025 part 1

42 Bolivia (y) Mexico (y) Australia
41 Brazil (y) Niger Iran Oman KSA Algeria
40 Senegal UAE Kuwait
39 Honduras (y) Libya Namibia Egypt Iraq Senegal Mozambique Morocco

Noteworthy
38 Peru (y) China Botswana

#ClimateCrisis

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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 1d

World SSTs 06.10.2025

NOAA daily map as usual
#LaNina weakening is visible

Temperatures in oceans keep dipping as expected

#ClimateCrisis

Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 1d

Your daily dose of #CO2 part 1

06.10.2020 411.18 ⬇️3.09 or -0.75%
06.10.2019 414.49 🆙2.71 or 0.66%
06.10.2018 411.78 🆙2.39 or 0.58%
06.10.2017 409.39 🆙3.38 or 0.83%
06.10.2016 406.01 🆙2.12 or 0.52%
06.10.2015 403.89 🆙2.41 or 0.60%

#ClimateCrisis

Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 1d

Your daily dose of #CO2 part 1

06.10.2025 Unavailable (US government shutdown)
06.10.2024 422.27 🆙 3.91 or 0.93%
06.10.2023 418.36 🆙3,16 or 0.76%
06.10.2022 415.20 🆙1.38 or 0.33%
06.10.2021 413.82 🆙2.42 or 0.76%

#ClimateCrisis

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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 1d

Polar data 06.10.2025

JAXA #ANTARCTICA SEA ICE EXTENT: loss 20k
17.382118 km2 🆙 from 17.401721 yesterday
3 k less than the average loss on this day of 23k

2% of ice loss from maximum to minimum done
Approx 138 days to minimum
3rd lowest

#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere

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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 1d

Polar data 06.10.2025

JAXA #ARCTIC SEA ICE EXTENT: gain 67k
5,539,194 km2 🆙 from 5,472,498 yesterday
2 k more than the average gain on this day of 65k

8% of Area gains from minimum to maximum done
Approx 153 days to the average date of the maximum
14th lowest

#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere

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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 1d

7-day forecast 14.10.2025

Temperatures struggle to make new highs
East and North central Canada will shine again
East USA
N #Africa
#MiddleEast + Pakistan
West China

🥶🥶🥶
West Brazil
West USA
North Russia

#ClimateCrisis

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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 1d

World SSTs 07.10.2025

More of the same ...The central #Pacific is warming quite strongly
NE still cooling

The Atlantic is still asleep

#ClimateCrisis

Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 1d

Salmap 07.10.2025

#ClimateCrisis

Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 1d

World temperature anomalies 07.10.2025

East Canada superstar
East USA
Alaska
N #Africa + Spain
West Russia
NE China

Deep 🥶🥶🥶
SE Europe
East Russia
Paraguay area

#ClimateCrisis

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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 2d

Highest temperatures 06.10.2025 part 2

Noteworthy
36 South Africa Pakistan Myanmar Kenya Yemen Zimbabwe Morocco Thailand Indonesia

Europe : Turkey Spain 34c  USA: 35c
Canada : 31.6c
Coldest: #Greenland -32.3c ; SP: -63.5

224 days in a row (SP colder)

#ClimateCrisis

Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 2d

Highest temperatures 06.10.2025 part 1

43 Australia
42 Mexico (y) Argentina (y) Bolivia (y) Iran
41 Paraguay (y) Brazil (y) UAE Iraq
40 KSA Niger Oman Namibia
39 Kuwait Algeria

Noteworthy
38 China Libya India
37 Colombia (y) Botswana Chad Angola China Peru (y)

#ClimateCrisis

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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · 2d

World SSTs 05.10.2025

more of the same according to the NOAA daily map
Temperatures in oceans keep sliding towards seasonal lows

#LaNina is slightly weakening

#ClimateCrisis

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