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Naomi Oreskes @naomioreskes.bsky.social · 27d

Congrats to @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social and colleagues for this important new paper
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors - Nature

Climate change made 213 historical heatwaves reported over 2000–2023 more likely and more intense, to which each of the 180 carbon majors (fossil fuel and cement producers) substantially contributed.

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Alex Hibberts @hibbertsalex.bsky.social · 28d

Does anyone know of any (UK-based) ECRs in geography, history & archaeology working on the Little Ice Age? I'm looking for collaborators for a potential workshop!

@eseh.bsky.social @northernenvhistory.bsky.social @esehnextgate.bsky.social @carsoncenter.bsky.social @greenhouseuis.net

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 29d

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P. David Polly @pdpolly.bsky.social · Sep 5

Truth. And such a waste for the future of the state of Indiana after five generations of investment to elevate Hoosier kids to world class status. thebtownbee.com/2025/08/31/t...

The decline of a great university

THE ACADEMY IS AN OUTDATED CONCEPT TO THE IU TRUSTEES AND STATE GOVERNMENT By Mike Leonard Peaceful , beautiful and under attack. SUVs blowing through stop signs. Cars going the wrong way on one-wa…

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Dr. Josh Bregy @prehistormic.bsky.social · Sep 6

My first post on sake for the Substack.
Izakaya: "A Thousand Cranes" by Origami Sake substack.com/@prehistormi...

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"A Thousand Cranes" by Origami Sake

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Dr. Josh Bregy @prehistormic.bsky.social · Sep 6

Hurricane Katrina at 20: Part 2
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Hurricane Katrina at 20: Part 2

What do sand and mud tell us about the storm?

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American Meteorological Society @ametsoc.org · Aug 28

New AMS statement outlines five foundational flaws that make the Department of Energy's Climate Synthesis Report "inconsistent with scientific principles and practices."

Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/3UQRC82

The Practice and Assessment of Science: Five Foundational Flaws in the Department of Energy's 2025 Climate Report

Adopted by the Executive Committee of the AMS Council on 27 August 2025

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Dr. Josh Bregy @prehistormic.bsky.social · Aug 25

Waveland, Miss., is still recovering 20 years after Hurricane Katrina hit

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Waveland, Miss., is still recovering 20 years after Hurricane Katrina hit

Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Waveland, Miss. A deadly and destructive storm surge nearly 30 feet high washed away the town. Twenty years later, it's still trying to recover.

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · Aug 21

The full documentary Climate Extremes: Extreme Weather is now out on YouTube:

Climate Extremes: Extreme Weather (Full Documentary)

Share Climate Extremes with your friends and followers! Learn about extreme weather, climate adaptation, and planetary behavior from leading global scientists! Click the "share" button above for sharing options! Subtitles include: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkis

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Dr. Josh Bregy @prehistormic.bsky.social · Aug 24

Tea Time
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Some comments on the Bold Black Chai from The Republic of Tea.

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Bold Black Chai from The Republic of Tea

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National Hurricane Center Bot @nhcbot.bsky.social · Aug 23

Tropical Storm #Fernand Advisory 1: New Tropical Storm Forms South-Southeast of Bermuda. Expected to Remain Over the Open Ocean. hurricanes.gov https://x.com/NHC_Atlantic/status/1959355976588353931

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John Leavitt @leavittalone.bsky.social · Aug 23

So US auto loan defaults have gone over 5% for the first time ever huh

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Dr. Josh Bregy @prehistormic.bsky.social · Aug 23

This would be awesome! I feel like all the annotations that would accumulate could almost be turned into a compendium of sorts.

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Dr. Josh Bregy @prehistormic.bsky.social · Aug 23

Tea Time
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Talking about one of the teas I've been drinking, The Magician (from Cup and Kettle in Bloomington, IN).

Tea Time

The Magician from Cup and Kettle

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Ryan J Hollister @phaneritic.bsky.social · Aug 23

This new storymap of the M8.8 Kamchatka Peninsula Earthquake by the USGS is EXCELLENT and will be of great use to anyone teaching classes that involve quakes or tectonics. ⚒️
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The 2025 Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia Earthquake

The July 29, 2025, M8.8 earthquake east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia, occurred as the result of shallow reverse faulting.

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Dr. Josh Bregy @prehistormic.bsky.social · Aug 23

Excited to be here!

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Dr. Josh Bregy @prehistormic.bsky.social · Aug 23

Thanks so much, Ben! My tea drinking has only gotten worse.

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Brian McNoldy @bmcnoldy.bsky.social · Aug 22

Barring the ridiculous 2023 & 2024 seasons, the ocean heat content averaged over the Atlantic's Main Development Region (MDR) would be at record high values during the past 2 weeks.
The MDR stretches from Central America to Africa and is the birthplace of the majority of Atlantic major hurricanes.

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Dr. Josh Bregy @prehistormic.bsky.social · Aug 22

Let me add that I was inspired by @benlockwood.bsky.social, who has quite a few newsletters, including one on the latest ecology research. www.briefecology.com

Brief Ecology | Ben Lockwood, Ph.D. | Substack

Highlighting recent ecological research, explaining it, and putting it into wider contexts. Click to read Brief Ecology, by Ben Lockwood, Ph.D., a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

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Dr. Josh Bregy @prehistormic.bsky.social · Aug 22

So, I made a Substack. If you’re interested in my musings on papers I’m reading or publishing, climate and hazard current events, or the tea (or sometime sake) that I’m drinking, here it is. prehistormic.substack.com

Something's Brewing | Josh Bregy, Ph.D. | Substack

Musings on interesting climate, natural hazards, tea, and sake. Click to read Something's Brewing, by Josh Bregy, Ph.D., a Substack publication. Launched 2 days ago.

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Dr. Josh Bregy @prehistormic.bsky.social · Aug 6

Yes!!!!!!! (Now we just need a Paleotempestology companion episode.)

Ologies with Alie Ward @ologies.bsky.social · Aug 6

WE GOT HURRICANES 🌀

Stellar weather folks @drkimwood.bsky.social & @mattlanza.bsky.social chat:

-“deadlier” femme-named hurricanes
-anatomy of a cyclone
-the eyes have walls
-do we need a category 6?
-bonkers history
-Hurricane Hunters
-tracking the big ones
-cows
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Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 1 with Matt Lanza & Dr. Kim Wood — alie ward

Hurricanes. Typhoons. Cyclones. Tropical storms. Tropical depressions. What does it all MEAAAN? Let’s dive in. Career meteorologists Dr. Kim Wood of the University of Arizona and Space City Weather’s ...

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Brian McNoldy @bmcnoldy.bsky.social · Aug 6

The season has been abnormally quiet so far, but that can turn around quickly. As of today, the Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) is at just 28% of average for the date. 2022 actually had an even slower start, but before that, you have to go back to 2009 to find a quieter first 65 days of the season.

Dexter intensifies, watching two other areas across the tropics

Updates and summaries on tropical Atlantic activity... including easterly waves, tropical storms, subtropical storms, and hurricanes.

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Dr. Josh Bregy @prehistormic.bsky.social · Jul 31

The #AGU25 deadline has been extended to July 31 at 17:00 EDT. If you are working on #TropicalCyclone resilience, including hazard communication, modeling hazards & infrastructure, socioeconomic or policy changes, then consider submitting to our session: agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/pr...

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Hurricane Katrina 20 Years Later: Turning Tragedy into Resilience

On August 29th, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast, leaving unparalleled devastation in its wake. In many ways, this storm—from smashing infrastructure and records alike to scarri...

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Dr. Josh Bregy @prehistormic.bsky.social · Jul 31

The #AGU25 abstract submission deadline has been extended to July 31 at 17:00 EDT, so if you're working on #paleohazards (broadly defined), consider submitting to our session: agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/pr...

@agu.org @pages-ipo.bsky.social
#paleotempestology #paleostorms #paleofloods #drought

Extreme Events and Hydrological Hazards During the Holocene and Common Era

Instrumental records of extreme events (e.g., tropical cyclones, floods, droughts, etc.) are spatially and temporally limited, creating significant challenges in understanding natural hazards with lon...

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · Jul 28

On average, 86% of all named tropical systems in the Atlantic occur after August 2, and the first hurricane doesn't form until August 11.
We have a long season to go. Prepare now – Learn how at weather.gov/safety/hurricane

Chart showing average Atlantic hurricane and tropical storm activity from May to December based on data from 1944 to 2020. Activity increases sharply in August, peaking in mid-September. A marker indicates the current date as July 28, just before activity begins to rise.

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