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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 3d

Recommended read: An extract from a new book on how the world needs to adapt to climate change, by Dr @susannahfisher.bsky.social, featured in Backchannel.

Why do we need to adapt?

In the first of a three-part series, adaptation expert Susannah Fisher explains why the scale of climate impacts poses hard choices around how to live safely in the climate-changed world.

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Susannah Fisher @susannahfisher.bsky.social · 6d

Backchannel are running some short extracts from my book in the run up to COP 30.

The first one is up and includes a 25% discount code for UK buyers :)

backchannel1.substack.com/p/why-do-we-...

Why do we need to adapt?

In the first of a three-part series, adaptation expert Susannah Fisher explains why the scale of climate impacts poses hard choices around how to live safely in the climate-changed world.

backchannel1.substack.com

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Jeremy Williams @jeremywilliams.bsky.social · 6d

Currently reading: Sink or Swim, by @susannahfisher.bsky.social - very good so far, and a hardback book without a dust cover is a classy object, no?

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Aarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.bsky.social · 11d

”According to the ERA5 dataset of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S)*, Europe is the fastest-warming continent and has warmed by approximately 0.53°C per decade since the mid-1990s, and the Arctic is warming even faster—around 0.69°C per decade.”

climate.copernicus.eu/why-are-euro...

Why are Europe and the Arctic heating up faster than the rest of the world?

As the planet continues to warm, not all regions are heating up at the same pace. Over the last thirty years, the global average temperature has increased by around 0.26°C per decade. But in Europe a...

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 19d

Well, here's some good news to start the weekend. Negotiating a treaty is one thing, but the work only starts once it's ratified and it looks as though the High Seas Treaty (aka BBNJ) will soon be up and running. This provides structure & standards & is a big step in protecting our ocean. 🎉🎉🌊

Historic High Seas Treaty is a "turning point for humanity" - Oceanographic

An historic treaty to protect the marine life and ecosystems of the high seas, the High Seas Treaty, will come into force in 120 days.

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Susannah Fisher @susannahfisher.bsky.social · 23d

Looking forward to talking about my new book, Sink or Swim, about how we adapt to warming temperatures with @dannydorling.bsky.social in Oxford at @caper.fun tomorrow at 19:30!

Tickets here: caper.fun/grownup-events

@bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @chiffchat.bsky.social

Caper - A family bookshop in East Oxford

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Prof Lisa Schipper 🌍🍉💪 @lisaschipper.bsky.social · 27d

My reading this morning! @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social @susannahfisher.bsky.social

A picture of a book cover. The cover is cream colour with red binding. The book is called Sink or Swim, how the world needs to adapt to climate change by Susannah Fisher.

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Geographical Magazine @geographical.co.uk · Sep 3

Head to our Reddit page to ask Susannah Fisher a question in our latest AMA!

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Prof Friederike Otto @frediotto.bsky.social · Aug 28

One of the strongest, clearest increases in likelihood & intensity, attributable to climate change, I've seen in a complex index like fire weather - the more intense & frequent events in Greece & Türkiye are already outpacing efforts to adapt.
www.worldweatherattribution.org/weather-cond...

map of the Aegean coast depicting change in vapour pressure deficit due to climate change

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Kit England @kitengland.bsky.social · Aug 26

Over breakfast, I began to read 'Sink or Swim' - the excellent new book by @susannahfisher.bsky.social. I only read the prologue but I'm so excited. It's unpicking lots of the challenging questions that are at the heart of transformational adaptation, and the tradeoffs with incremental approaches.

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Susannah Fisher @susannahfisher.bsky.social · Aug 26

Delighted to see my new book Sink or Swim about the hard choices ahead to adapt to the impacts of climate change reviewed in the @financialtimes.com by @pilitaclark.bsky.social along with @billmckibben.bsky.social's brilliant new book on the rise of solar power.

The true cost of the car and a drive for change — new environment books

The history of snow, power of the sun and our motor vehicle addiction

www.ft.com

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Peter du Toit @peterdutoit.com · Aug 26

More retreats will happen on our march to 2°C

“In the next few weeks, the last 71 residents will load their possessions onto boats to move to Mertarvik. They will become one of the first Alaska Native villages to complete a large-scale relocation because of climate change”

Climate change destroyed an Alaska village. Its residents are starting over in a new town

Erosion and melting permafrost have just about destroyed the Alaska village of Newtok. About 70 feet of land has been disappearing each year, and all that remains are some dilapidated and largely abandoned gray homes scraped bare of paint by salty winds of Bering Sea storms.

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Nathan Nelson @nathannelson.bsky.social · Aug 19

The availability, price, shape, size and taste of the foods we take for granted is changing and will continue to change thanks to climate change and water shortages that are only going to get more severe
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Herefordshire farmer sees broccoli harvest hit by heatwave and lack of water

The British Growers Association warns that supplies of broccoli are 'tight' thanks to the heatwave.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Peter du Toit @peterdutoit.com · Aug 17

Vast numbers of people live in areas that are highly vulnerable to #heatwaves.

Everything pictured here is at long term heating of ~1.5°C - and we are firmly on track to cross 2°C.

Large scale heat adaptation is called for!

Trying to keep cool in an increasingly hot world – picture essay

The Cooling Solution is a photographic and scientific project that aims to show how people are adapting to high temperatures and increasing humidity across different countries, cultures and socioeconomic conditions

www.theguardian.com

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Susannah Fisher @susannahfisher.bsky.social · Aug 18

Thank you @hwright.bsky.social !

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Dr. Helena Wright @hwright.bsky.social · Aug 17

Important point by @susannahfisher.bsky.social in her new book:

"If I had been writing this book a few years ago I might have talked more about the highest-emission scenarios and painted a picture of an apocalyptic desert world of 4C or 5C.. The good news is, that is now not very likely" #optimism

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Gareth Redmond-King @gredmondking.bsky.social · Aug 14

Have, in the past, read and enjoyed @susannahfisher.bsky.social's Substack - so look forward to dipping into her new book. I might go to Bookshop.org for it rather than Amazon though.

uk.bookshop.org/p/books/sink...

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Bloomsbury Books UK @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social · Aug 14

🌊 Sink or Swim - Susanah Fisher

The world needs to adapt to climate change – but how? What are the key problems and hard choices that lie ahead for the global community? This book reveals all.

Read more - www.bloomsbury.com/uk/sink-or-s...

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UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction @uclrdr.bsky.social · Aug 12

Pre-order 'Sink or Swim' now. bloomsbury.com/uk/sink-or-s...

Sink or Swim

The world needs to adapt to climate change – but how? What are the key problems and hard choices that lie ahead for the global community? This book reveals all.…

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UCL Risk & Disaster Reduction @uclrdr.bsky.social · Aug 12

🌍 How do we adapt to our changing climate?

Find out in @susannahfisher.bsky.social's powerful new book 'Sink or Swim', exploring resilience in a warming world.

Catch her thoughts on the BBC's Instant Genius podcast: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/h...

#ClimateAction #UCLRDR

How the world needs to adapt to a changing climate

Podcast Episode · Instant Genius · 07/08/2025 · 31m

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Prof Friederike Otto @frediotto.bsky.social · Oct 17

At the same time as all attention was on hurricanes Helene & Milton Nepal experienced heavy rain & devastating floods - also made worse by human-induced climate change & rapid urbanisation & an economy struggling after the 2015 Earthquake and Covid. www.worldweatherattribution.org/rapid-urbani...

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Olivia Rudgard @oliviarudgard.bsky.social · Oct 23

The floods that have killed more than 1,000 people this year across Africa's Sahel region could return regularly as a result of climate change, says new study by @wwattribution.bsky.social. No paywall: