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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 6d

📣 Check it out! Explore the new data viz on our homepage: www.climatecentral.org

@climatecentral.org just released a new tool to explore climate impacts in U.S. cities and states - making complex data easier to understand for your community.

🚨 What’s the biggest Fall climate threat where you live?

Example of the new climate tool from Climate Central. This is showing climate change in Pennsylvania which is seeing annually a change in precipitation of 3.2 inches since 1970 and a warming of 3.2°F. Fall threats include heat, heavy rainfall, and sea level rise. This is associated with impacts like increased cooling demand, more extreme rainfall, and changes to fall foliage.

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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 7d

Climate change is global. But the impacts are felt locally. Climate Central has a new feature that can help you tell your city’s climate story, finding the impacts that matter the most for you and your community. 1/2
www.climatecentral.org/climate-local

Title Climate change is global. But the impacts are local. White search bar underneath then two dark blue boxes side by side. One for New Orleans, the other for Boston. Each showing different fall impacts from climate change. Icons for heat, hurricanes, rainfall, sea level rise and severe weather are present.

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Tom Di Liberto @tdiliberto.bsky.social · 13d

I'm hiring! 🔽

Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 13d

What @ariellemargot.bsky.social said.

We're hiring a Social Media and Digital Content Creator!
www.climatecentral.org/open-positio...

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Climate.us @climate.us · 13d

In case you missed the big news earlier this week...

We've brought the website of the Fifth National Climate Assessment back online. Explore it at nca5.climate.us

The assessment, which was released by the U.S. Global Change Research Program in 2023, is the most recent state of the science...
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Fifth National Climate Assessment

The Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effort that provides the…

nca5.climate.us

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Tom Di Liberto @tdiliberto.bsky.social · 14d

It's so easy when it comes to climate action to think that you're alone in your concerns. But survey after survey says the opposite! It will take community to solve climate change. And there's A LOT of people who care.

Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 14d

Most people want more climate action. But we think others care far less than they actually do. Talking about climate change can help close this perception gap. #ClimateMatters

bit.ly/2025-climate... #climatematters

Cartoon with 6.5 outlines of human bodies filled in green and 3.5 bodies outlined in green, with those people thinking in a thought bubble that 4.5 bodies are filled in. Text reads 65% of americans are concerned about climate change...but they think only 43% are.

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Tom Di Liberto @tdiliberto.bsky.social · 14d

Oh I love the idea of a graphic of the year award! Who do we need to lobby for that to come to fruition?

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Arielle Tannenbaum @arielletannenbaum.bsky.social · 14d

Most people care about climate change & want govts to act —yet many think they’re in the minority. You’re not! Talking about this helps close the perception gap. More in this week’s Climate Matters: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...

Thanks @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social & happy #ClimateWeek!

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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 15d

Check out the details, data, & attribution science from @wwattribution.bsky.social in the wake of Hurricane Helene here ⤵️

www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...

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Climate.us @climate.us · 15d

🚨 NCA5 is now LIVE! 🚨

They took it down, but we've brought it back at: nca5.climate.us

Bookmark. 👏 this. 👏 page. 👏

This is just our first step in restoring trusted science information that Americans need to understand what's happening with the climate.

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 18d

Three regional CASCs - the Northeast, South Central and Pacific Islands - will cease operations in coming weeks because Dept of the Interior won’t approve their next 5-year agreements.

Other CASCs have had projects cancelled and funds reprogrammed in violation of Congressional appropriations.

A climate science network may lose its Pacific hub. Here's what that means for local researchers

A local hub for climate research is facing an uncertain future. As HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports, time is ticking for them to receive crucial federal funding.

www.hawaiipublicradio.org

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 20d

New docs obtained via FOIA reveal how the personal attacks to FEMA staff last hurricane season were much worse than previously known, including swatting & doxxing of officials.

Story @bloomberg.com, w/ @davey.bsky.social @jasonleopold.bsky.social (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Chaos Inside FEMA as Death Threats Distract From Hurricane Response

Internal documents show how online conspiracies and personal attacks disrupted FEMA during back-to-back hurricanes last year.

www.bloomberg.com

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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 21d

📍Spain:

Another round of unusual, excessive heat has been building, forecast to peak through the back half of the week.

🌡️Temperatures 7°-9.5°C ABOVE average.
🔴Heat made up to 5x more likely by -- almost impossible without -- human-caused climate change.

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 21d

🚨 NEW: Climate change is already causing 30,000 deaths per year - a global annual economic loss of $100-350B USD - but the true damage is probably 10x higher. Out TODAY in Nature Climate Change: the first systematic look at the science of "health impact attribution" 🔓 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"Health losses attributed to anthropogenic climate change," a brief communication in the journal Nature Climate Change. There's a map showing regions of the world, and pie charts of relevant studies as they apply to different health impacts like "heat-related deaths" and "maternal and child health"

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Tom Di Liberto @tdiliberto.bsky.social · 22d

Cool session for educators on how to use our Coastal Risk Finder in your classrooms!
September 22
5-6pm ET

Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 22d

🌊 Are you an educator interested in resources on rising seas and coastal floods? Don't miss our Climate Central training session for grades 4-12 on using our Coastal Risk Finder tool.
September 22, 2025
5-6pm ET
Register ⬇
go.climatecentral.org/crf-training...

Climate Central webinar graphic with title "Explore Coastal Risk Finder: a training session for grade 4-12 educators". Text underneath says "Join Climate Central for a workshop focused on helping grade 4-12 educators use Coastal Risk Finder maps and resources in the classroom. Learn how to navigate the tool and get ideas for how it can strengthen lesson plans about rising seas and coastal floods."
Two side by side photos of the experts leading the session.

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Tom Di Liberto @tdiliberto.bsky.social · 22d

This is a remarkable retrospective from @noaa.gov NCEI on Helene nearly a year after the storm came ashore. This is made even more powerful by the fact that these researchers are talking about their communities/neighbors/loved ones.

🧵🔽 from @jjrennie.bsky.social

Jared Rennie @jjrennie.bsky.social · 22d

I’m proud to say that @noaa.gov and NCEI has released a 1 year retrospective on #Helene using ESRI Story Maps.

arcg.is/aqCD4

Here is a brief thread of how this came to be and how NOAA can still do good things (even while wearing pajamas).

Helene in Southern Appalachia

One year later: An event analysis and how we move forward.

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Andrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 24d

The National Climate Risk Report - my life for two years - has just been released.
www.acs.gov.au/pages/nation...
Minister Bowen press conference at: www.youtube.com/live/GLvd_fu...
My specific report on the weather and climate hazards: climateservice.maps.arcgis.com/sharing/rest...

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 25d

Today is “drag and tag,” tagging sharks with drag queens while raising money for LGBQT+ youth organizations in Florida!

www.scientificamerican.com/article/drag...

Drag Queens Tag Sharks in Annual Florida Science Celebration

The annual “Drag ’n Tag” expedition takes place amid a wave of antitransgender legislation

www.scientificamerican.com

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 29d

I am SO EXCITED about this!

Many folks want to take personal action on climate change, but many resources treat people like monoliths.

Enter SHIFT -- a collaboration between Dr. Kim Nicholas and Project Drawdown -- that tailors advice for YOU, using your climate superpowers.

jointheshift.earth

SHIFT

jointheshift.earth

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Brian Kahn @blkahn.bsky.social · Sep 8

I know there's a lot of news rn but @eroston.bsky.social, @zhirji.bsky.social and I wrote a full accounting of the Trump administration's war on climate science and clean energy. Putting it all in one place was a lot!

Trump Is Dismantling Climate Science at a Dangerous Pace

The White House has blocked efforts to measure, respond to and fight global warming. That puts all Americans at risk.

www.bloomberg.com

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Tom Di Liberto @tdiliberto.bsky.social · Sep 8

The gulf is bathwater right now.

Climate Central @climatecentral.org · Sep 8

🌊The Gulf of Mexico is running hot(ter than it ever has) for early September.

Waters that have been nearly untouched this summer/hurricane season are currently holding more heat than has ever been experienced in the era of modern record keeping.
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Line graph of Gulf of Mexico daily sea surface temperatures from January to December. The 2025 line (teal) is above all others, showing record-breaking warmth. The 2023 record (light blue) and 1991–2020 mean (gray) are also shown. By September 7, 2025, sea surface temps are the hottest on record for this time of year, reaching above 85°F.

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · Sep 8

People at NIH, I have a question I'm curious to hear from you about, Signal is davelevitan.26 if have a sec, and you can remain anonymous

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Tom Di Liberto @tdiliberto.bsky.social · Sep 4

Really cool new generational heat tool from @climatecentral.org that lets you compare the number of extremely hot days added by climate change across generations.

Climate Central @climatecentral.org · Sep 4

🥵🔥🌡 How has climate change shaped your lifetime of heat?
We have have a new interactive tool that helps you find out.
Let's take it for a spin.
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climatecentral.observablehq.cloud/generational...

Dark blue front webpage from Climate Central that reads How has climate change shaped your lifetime of heat. Below is a light blue box with text and pull down windows asking what year you were born and where.

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Climate Central @climatecentral.org · Sep 3

Starting at Noon ET today September 3! Don't miss this webinar on prepping your fall climate coverage.

Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · Sep 3

Starts in a little over an hour! Journalists, join us for our webinar on prepping your fall climate coverage. These are always packed with great story ideas and data you can use in your reporting... RSVP here: coveringclimatenow.org/event/prep-y...

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Tom Di Liberto @tdiliberto.bsky.social · Sep 3

Share with @relindsey.bsky.social how you've used climate[dot]gov in the past why it should continue! She's one of the folks behind @climate.us !

Rebecca Lindsey @relindsey.bsky.social · Sep 3

Want to help @climate.us? Today’s task is collecting endorsements. If you followed, shared, cited, or collaborated with us at Climate[dot]gov, and want to tell us why the site was important to you and why its mission should continue, I’m listening!

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NPR @npr.org · Sep 2

More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.

Dozens of scientists find errors in a new Energy Department climate report

More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.

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