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Alan Jackson @akjackson.bsky.social · 3h

As a child of the 60's, I have missed there being a large repertoire of protest songs. The songs were a key ingredient feeding opposition to the Vietnam war.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 5h

😍 Jon Batiste has released a climate change song. 😍https://www.jonbatiste.com/petrichor/#/

Petrichor - Jon Batiste

Official Website

www.jonbatiste.com

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 7h

Children are extra vulnerable in hot weather. One reason? They often don’t know to take a break when they’re too hot.

Hotter weather may be making more children sick » Yale Climate Connections

At two hospitals in Texas, the number of children coming into the ER with heat-related illnesses more than doubled between 2012 and 2023.

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Ted Roche 🌄 ⛈ 🌡 ⛅ 🌪 🌀 @tedroche.contoocook.org · 23h

Tom Toro is one of my favorite cartoonists. [See my profile for a (paid-for!) classic of his.] Sending in my order via @bookshop.org .org now.

Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to our resident cartoonist, @tbtoro.bsky.social, whose new cartoon collection comes out today!

Tom Toro’s favorite Tom Toro cartoons about climate change » Yale Climate Connections

Toro’s new cartoon collection was released on October 7.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to our resident cartoonist, @tbtoro.bsky.social, whose new cartoon collection comes out today!

Tom Toro’s favorite Tom Toro cartoons about climate change » Yale Climate Connections

Toro’s new cartoon collection was released on October 7.

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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 1d

The northern Leeward Islands will need to watch out for newly-formed Tropical Storm Jerry. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/trop...

Tropical Storm Jerry forms; a close pass by the Leeward Islands expected » Yale Climate Connections

Jerry is predicted to be a Cat 1 hurricane when it makes its closest approach to the northern Leeward Islands on Thursday night and Friday.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 Starting in 10 minutes: a free webinar discussing coastal flooding with @climatecentral.org, @johnmoralestv.bsky.social, and @drjeffmasters.bsky.social.

Register and join here: yale.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 1d

Frogs are croaking. And not in a good way.

Many amphibians may be imperiled by climate change, study finds » Yale Climate Connections

Heat waves and droughts seem to be pushing more amphibians toward extinction.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 2d

Join us tomorrow! @climatecentral.org @drjeffmasters.bsky.social @johnmoralestv.bsky.social

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 2d

Se espera que la onda se desarrolle de manera constante esta semana, convirtiéndose en una depresión tropical o tormenta tropical para el jueves, cuando se acercará al noreste de las Islas de Sotavento:

Perturbación 95L en el Atlántico central probablemente se desarrollará » Yale Climate Connections

Se espera que el sistema se encuentre cerca de las Islas de Sotavento el jueves o viernes.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 2d

“This is not just a cost and an insurance issue – it’s a life safety issue, and we want to make sure not just homes but families can stay whole.” – Mark Bove, a meteorologist and natural catastrophe solution manager with Munich Re, a reinsurance company.

Disasters caused over $131 billion in losses in the first half of 2025 » Yale Climate Connections

The costs of such disasters have been rising in the U.S. for a few different reasons.

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Committee to Protect Journalists @pressfreedom.bsky.social · 5d

BREAKING🚨 Journalist Mario Guevara has officially been deported Friday from the United States back to his native El Salvador. This is a shameful erosion of press freedom in the U.S. — the first time that CPJ has documented this type of retaliation related to reporting.
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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 5d

You may think you’re offsetting your flight or package delivery – but are those carbon credits actually working? 🌍✈️ Rebecca Sanders-DeMott explains what’s broken, and how to fix it.

The flaws of carbon credits designed to protect forests – and how to fix them » Yale Climate Connections

An expert explains why some offsets don’t deliver real climate benefits and what must change to make them trustworthy.

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Tom Toro @tbtoro.bsky.social · 5d

Why can’t it be both? 🤿
My latest for @climateconnections.bsky.social

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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 5d

A seemingly modest 7% increase in winds and 12% increase in rain due to global warming increased the damages from Typhoon #Ragasa by over 1/3, a new study has found. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/clim...

Climate change behind 36% of damage inflicted by Typhoon Ragasa in China » Yale Climate Connections

In the Atlantic, we're watching a tropical wave that emerged from the coast of Africa on October 3 that might develop in about a week as it approaches the Lesser Antilles Islands.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 5d

We appreciated the reminder!

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 5d

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 6d

Tia Taffer is a marketing director for Potential Energy Coalition, where she manages creative, digital, and social initiatives to drive impact.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 6d

@rachelreports.bsky.social is an independent climate reporter, a fellow with the Metcalf Ocean Nexus Academy, and the cofounder of the Asian American Journalists Association’s Pacific Islander Task Force.

Rachel Ramirez is an independent climate reporter and a fellow with the Metcalf Ocean Nexus Academy. She was previously the climate reporter at CNN and has written for Grist, Vox, The Guardian, Rolling Stone, and more. Ramirez is also the cofounder of the Asian American Journalists Association’s Pacific Islander Task Force. Based in New York City, Ramirez was born and raised on the island of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory just north of Guam.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 6d

@frankwords.bsky.social is Chief Innovation Officer for the Local Media Association. He leads the Covering Climate Collaborative, a network of 25 local newsrooms and six science partners reporting on the effects of climate change, climate justice, and climate solutions.

Frank Mungeam is Chief Innovation Officer for the Local Media Association, which works with over 3,000 local media brands, as well as several hundred R&D partners in the industry. LMA’s mission is to help local media companies develop sustainable business models for news. Mungeam leads LMA’s Center for Journalism Funding, focused on developing philanthropic and collaborative models for supporting local journalism, and he leads the Covering Climate Collaborative, a network of 25 local newsrooms and six science partners reporting on the effects of climate change, climate justice,
and climate solutions.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 6d

@caseymm.bsky.social is a News Application Developer at Thomson Reuters, specializing in automated mapping and turning complex datasets into engaging, easy to understand visuals.

Casey is a News Application Developer at Thomson Reuters, specializing in automated mapping and turning complex datasets into engaging, easy to understand visuals. Previously, she was a Senior Engineer at Zignal Labs, Locana, and Bocoup. Earlier in her career, Casey worked as a data and graphics journalist at the Los Angeles Times where she created the live wildfires map, and built data driven narratives at Mapbox and Vox Media. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from UNC Chapel Hill.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 6d

Una Kelley is the director of strategic partnerships at NC Local, a news organization dedicated to ensuring all North Carolinians have access to trustworthy information about issues that affect them.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 6d

@isaiashernandez.bsky.social is an environmentalist, educator, and communicator devoted to improving environmental literacy through content creation, storytelling, and public engagements.

Isaias Hernandez is an environmentalist, educator, and communicator devoted to improving environmental literacy through content creation, storytelling, and public engagements. Isaias is more commonly known by his moniker, Queer Brown Vegan: the independent media platform he started to bring intersectional environmental education to all. Hernandez’ journey to deconstruct complex issues while centering diversity and authenticity has resonated with a worldwide audience. He is working on his debut book, “Dear Environmentalist,” set to be published in April 2027 with Hachette Book Group under Timber Press imprint.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 6d

Antonieta Cadiz is the executive director of En Acción, a project of Climate Power dedicated to informing, engaging, and mobilizing Latinos on climate issues and the opportunities of a clean energy economy.

Antonieta Cadiz has dedicated her career to ensuring Latinos in the United States have access to critical information that shapes their communities. After more than 15 years in journalism, Antonieta joined Climate Power in 2020, motivated by her own experience as a survivor of an extreme weather event. In this role, she has led Latino communications strategy, advancing coverage of climate change in Latino media at both the state and national levels. She now serves as executive director of En Acción, a project of Climate Power dedicated to informing, engaging, and mobilizing Latinos on climate issues and the opportunities
of a clean energy economy.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 6d

We are thrilled to announce our advisory board! It's an honor to get to learn from these incredible people.

@isaiashernandez.bsky.social @rachelreports.bsky.social @caseymm.bsky.social @frankwords.bsky.social

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