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12 month running average Arctic sea ice area lowest on record.

Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys are one of the most extreme places on Earth 🌍❄️. I talked with @drgilbz.bsky.social about my PhD research on the glaciers there, why they matter for climate and ecosystems, and how they’re changing in a warming world. Check the great video she made below ⬇️

But remember, the impacts of airport expansion don't stop at CO2: 2/3 of the climate effects of aircraft come from non-CO2 impacts. Remember that next time Rachel Reeves says they'll invest in "green" aircraft tech.

Expanding airports in a climate crisis is criminal.

Already not on track to meet our (too weak) climate targets, an extra runway at Heathrow will cause a vast increase in emissions, driving deaths and health issues for Londoners and the world.

We didn’t know East Antarctica was melting like this.

Excellent new video from Dr Gilbz @drgilbz.bsky.social

I’m delighted to share that our new paper is now out in @natclimate.nature.com! Our long-term, monthly Antarctic-wide dataset of surface meltwater shows that the East Antarctic Ice Sheet is becoming increasingly prone to surface meltwater ponding.

I chatted to the amazing @drgilbz.bsky.social about our new paper (which Ella is also a co-author on!), which suggests that East Antarctica is becoming more prone to surface meltwater ponding. Check out the video below!

🌍21st June is #ShowYourStripes day. The bar chart shows the temperature change in the UK up to 2024 compared to the average of 1961-2010 showyourstripes.info
2024 was the warmest year on record. 📣Take action! www.un.org/en/actnow/te...

📊NEW ANALYSIS📊
Just 3% of the UK population take 30% of the fights. When this government expands UK airports, this 3% benefit the most.

Who are these people? Introducing... the ultra-frequent flyer. Our research with Possible. 1/5

We need a frequent flyer tax not a 3rd LHR runway.

2.8% of UK people are ultra-frequent flyers, 6+ flights/year,
7.7% are frequent 3+ , 17.1% regular 2+
& 72.4% fly once or never in a year.

Astonishing: 3% of UK people take 30% of all flights

According to a new report, these ultra-frequent-flyers, UFFs (>6 flights/yr) were responsible for 63% of new passenger traffic over the last 20 years.

New infrastructure is largely fulfilling the carbon burning habits of this tiny minority

It may be a small chance, but it's a chance nonetheless.

A year of average global temps above 2°C is now possible in the next 5 years, according a new report by the @wmo-global.bsky.social

Watch here 👉 youtu.be/3O2s9TkNKgk

Lowest global sea ice area for the date on record 🧪

"In the next 25 years just 20cm of #sealevelrise will cost around US$1 trillion per year in flood damages across the world's largest coastal cities" says @drgilbz.bsky.social

Present warming is "challenging the implementation of adaptation measures." #climatecrisis
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might have to take you up on that for the next one! 👀

It's always the first 24 hours...

Trying my best 😬💪

There's an awful lot about Obama's beachfront property and Al Gore, it's really taking me back to the good ol' days 😂

but also ostrich syndrome...

they are, but on a small scale, e.g. www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2023-03...

Well, denier comments are ROLLING in. And they look suspiciously similar.

Fossil fuel money is backing bot-farms to sow doubt, delay and despair all over socials & platforms like YT.

Whether they're accusing me of lying cos "we're already at 2C" or cos "CO2 is plant food", results are the same.

If you do nothing else today, listen to this 👇 excellent piece of climate communication. 11 minutes. Worth it. #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateAction

As a Londoner, same 🫠