Thea S
@theash.bsky.social
Londoner, Northerner, Climate Change worrier, Science lover, Book collector. What next?
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The Positive Climate News You May Have Missed This Year by @davidfickling.bsky.social
Some Grids Have Almost Decarbonized:
"in some parts of world, decarbonizing electricity is approaching its endgame.
Roughly three-quarters of power generation in UK & Europe this year came from non-fossil sources"
Some Grids Have Almost Decarbonized:
"in some parts of world, decarbonizing electricity is approaching its endgame.
Roughly three-quarters of power generation in UK & Europe this year came from non-fossil sources"
December 24, 2025 at 2:11 PM
The Positive Climate News You May Have Missed This Year by @davidfickling.bsky.social
Some Grids Have Almost Decarbonized:
"in some parts of world, decarbonizing electricity is approaching its endgame.
Roughly three-quarters of power generation in UK & Europe this year came from non-fossil sources"
Some Grids Have Almost Decarbonized:
"in some parts of world, decarbonizing electricity is approaching its endgame.
Roughly three-quarters of power generation in UK & Europe this year came from non-fossil sources"
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For >200 million Americans this Xmas will feel surreal. More like an Easter weather when not even warmer specially the night temperatures.
December 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
For >200 million Americans this Xmas will feel surreal. More like an Easter weather when not even warmer specially the night temperatures.
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We got rid of our gas stove about 4 years ago when I inadvertently discovered (thanks to charging a portable AQ monitor in the kitchen while cooking dinner) that the damned thing was leaking several toxic chemicals into our air. I wish we had given it the boot much sooner.
@mckennapr.bsky.social
@mckennapr.bsky.social
Gas Stoves Account For More Than Half of Some Americans’ Exposure to a Known Toxin, New Research Concludes - Inside Climate News
The common kitchen appliance plays an outsized role in exposure to nitrogen dioxide, a toxic air pollutant.
insideclimatenews.org
December 10, 2025 at 11:18 PM
We got rid of our gas stove about 4 years ago when I inadvertently discovered (thanks to charging a portable AQ monitor in the kitchen while cooking dinner) that the damned thing was leaking several toxic chemicals into our air. I wish we had given it the boot much sooner.
@mckennapr.bsky.social
@mckennapr.bsky.social
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Self-healing Roman concrete: reaction rims around volcanic aggregates show that calcium ions originating from the dissolution of lime clasts diffuse and remineralize, producing amorphous phases and various polymorphs of calcium carbonate ⚒️🧪🏺
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
An unfinished Pompeian construction site reveals ancient Roman building technology - Nature Communications
Here the authors combine microstructural and chemical analysis of building materials collected from an active construction site in Pompeii prior to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 ...
www.nature.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Self-healing Roman concrete: reaction rims around volcanic aggregates show that calcium ions originating from the dissolution of lime clasts diffuse and remineralize, producing amorphous phases and various polymorphs of calcium carbonate ⚒️🧪🏺
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A study in Nature Climate Change quantifies the potential for extreme heat events in Europe to generate mass mortality and projects tens of thousands of excess deaths. go.nature.com/483zJc3 🧪
December 1, 2025 at 2:18 AM
A study in Nature Climate Change quantifies the potential for extreme heat events in Europe to generate mass mortality and projects tens of thousands of excess deaths. go.nature.com/483zJc3 🧪
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Is the Atlantic Ocean circulation close to tipping?
Hear the latest science as I presented it last month at the ATLAS25 event in Helsinki.
Let me know if anything is unclear, or if you see good reasons why your government shouldn't immediately act on this. 🌊
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
Hear the latest science as I presented it last month at the ATLAS25 event in Helsinki.
Let me know if anything is unclear, or if you see good reasons why your government shouldn't immediately act on this. 🌊
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
Is the Atlantic Ocean circulation close to tipping?
YouTube video by Earth System Analysis - Potsdam Institute
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Is the Atlantic Ocean circulation close to tipping?
Hear the latest science as I presented it last month at the ATLAS25 event in Helsinki.
Let me know if anything is unclear, or if you see good reasons why your government shouldn't immediately act on this. 🌊
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
Hear the latest science as I presented it last month at the ATLAS25 event in Helsinki.
Let me know if anything is unclear, or if you see good reasons why your government shouldn't immediately act on this. 🌊
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
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Acceleration
“In 2015 our projected deadline for reaching 1.5°C was 27 years away. Now that threshold is only 4 years away – 23 years closer. This striking change suggests that global warming has accelerated quickly in recent years.”
Source: climate.copernicus.eu/rapid-approa...
#ClimateCrisis
“In 2015 our projected deadline for reaching 1.5°C was 27 years away. Now that threshold is only 4 years away – 23 years closer. This striking change suggests that global warming has accelerated quickly in recent years.”
Source: climate.copernicus.eu/rapid-approa...
#ClimateCrisis
November 16, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Acceleration
“In 2015 our projected deadline for reaching 1.5°C was 27 years away. Now that threshold is only 4 years away – 23 years closer. This striking change suggests that global warming has accelerated quickly in recent years.”
Source: climate.copernicus.eu/rapid-approa...
#ClimateCrisis
“In 2015 our projected deadline for reaching 1.5°C was 27 years away. Now that threshold is only 4 years away – 23 years closer. This striking change suggests that global warming has accelerated quickly in recent years.”
Source: climate.copernicus.eu/rapid-approa...
#ClimateCrisis
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NEW – Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/ONGzk3a
Read here: buff.ly/ONGzk3a
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
NEW – Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/ONGzk3a
Read here: buff.ly/ONGzk3a
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Springer Nature’s latest report explores gender representation among book authors and editors, offering insights to help promote more inclusive publishing practices across the industry.
Read this Springboard Blog to learn more: spklr.io/63324BKFZw
Read this Springboard Blog to learn more: spklr.io/63324BKFZw
October 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Springer Nature’s latest report explores gender representation among book authors and editors, offering insights to help promote more inclusive publishing practices across the industry.
Read this Springboard Blog to learn more: spklr.io/63324BKFZw
Read this Springboard Blog to learn more: spklr.io/63324BKFZw
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Experts-- join @wellcometrust.bsky.social and @sherilee.bsky.social for a webinar on the 15th of October, 2025 to learn more about becoming a reviewer for the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities First Order Draft (FOD)!
⏰2:00 PM UTC
➡️Register here: ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
⏰2:00 PM UTC
➡️Register here: ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Experts-- join @wellcometrust.bsky.social and @sherilee.bsky.social for a webinar on the 15th of October, 2025 to learn more about becoming a reviewer for the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities First Order Draft (FOD)!
⏰2:00 PM UTC
➡️Register here: ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
⏰2:00 PM UTC
➡️Register here: ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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"If we lose hope, we're doomed."
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
October 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"If we lose hope, we're doomed."
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
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“Since young girls began reading about my early life and my career with the chimps, many, many, many of them have told me that they went into conservation or animal behavior because of me… I sincerely hope that it will help to create more interest and fascination in the natural world.” Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
“Since young girls began reading about my early life and my career with the chimps, many, many, many of them have told me that they went into conservation or animal behavior because of me… I sincerely hope that it will help to create more interest and fascination in the natural world.” Jane Goodall
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🌍 Clean Planet is now open for submissions!🎉
A new #OpenAccess journal from #SpringerNature that brings together pollution research across air, water, soil, and ecosystems - with a focus on multi-environment studies.
#Springer #EnvironmentalScience
Read on: link.springer.com/journal/44480
A new #OpenAccess journal from #SpringerNature that brings together pollution research across air, water, soil, and ecosystems - with a focus on multi-environment studies.
#Springer #EnvironmentalScience
Read on: link.springer.com/journal/44480
Clean Planet
Clean Planet is an open access journal focusing on pollution research and environmental science. Our mission is to provide a platform for high-quality studies ...
link.springer.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🌍 Clean Planet is now open for submissions!🎉
A new #OpenAccess journal from #SpringerNature that brings together pollution research across air, water, soil, and ecosystems - with a focus on multi-environment studies.
#Springer #EnvironmentalScience
Read on: link.springer.com/journal/44480
A new #OpenAccess journal from #SpringerNature that brings together pollution research across air, water, soil, and ecosystems - with a focus on multi-environment studies.
#Springer #EnvironmentalScience
Read on: link.springer.com/journal/44480
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📰 Social media news helps
A study found that following news accounts on Instagram and WhatsApp boosted knowledge, belief accuracy, and trust in news, without raising polarisation.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm 🧪 #SocialMedia
A study found that following news accounts on Instagram and WhatsApp boosted knowledge, belief accuracy, and trust in news, without raising polarisation.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm 🧪 #SocialMedia
Following news on social media boosts knowledge, belief accuracy and trust - Nature Human Behaviour
Altay et al. show that following the news on social media increases current affairs knowledge, the ability to discern true from false news and trust in the news.
www.nature.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:50 AM
📰 Social media news helps
A study found that following news accounts on Instagram and WhatsApp boosted knowledge, belief accuracy, and trust in news, without raising polarisation.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm 🧪 #SocialMedia
A study found that following news accounts on Instagram and WhatsApp boosted knowledge, belief accuracy, and trust in news, without raising polarisation.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm 🧪 #SocialMedia
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Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it?
Helpful 🧪 explainer by @helenpearson.bsky.social & @heidiledford.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Helpful 🧪 explainer by @helenpearson.bsky.social & @heidiledford.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it?
The US president calls the widely used painkiller, also known as paracetamol, ‘a very big factor’ in autism, but scientists say that strong evidence is lacking.
www.nature.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it?
Helpful 🧪 explainer by @helenpearson.bsky.social & @heidiledford.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Helpful 🧪 explainer by @helenpearson.bsky.social & @heidiledford.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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More than 62,000 people in Europe may have died from heat-related causes in the summer of 2024, according to a study in Nature Medicine. The authors also suggest a new early-warning system that can reliably predict heat-health emergencies at least 1 week in advance. go.nature.com/48vdZrn 🧪
September 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
More than 62,000 people in Europe may have died from heat-related causes in the summer of 2024, according to a study in Nature Medicine. The authors also suggest a new early-warning system that can reliably predict heat-health emergencies at least 1 week in advance. go.nature.com/48vdZrn 🧪
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This is mind-blowing. Norway has gone from essentially ZERO sales of non-emitting Battery Electric Vehicles to *94%* of new passenger vehicles sales. In about 13 years! Incredible.
How are they doing it @robbieandrew.bsky.social?
How are they doing it @robbieandrew.bsky.social?
September 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This is mind-blowing. Norway has gone from essentially ZERO sales of non-emitting Battery Electric Vehicles to *94%* of new passenger vehicles sales. In about 13 years! Incredible.
How are they doing it @robbieandrew.bsky.social?
How are they doing it @robbieandrew.bsky.social?
"What changed? In short, everything but the science ..."
David Wallace-Wells is the best climate journalist working today, arguably the best journalist period, and this is a fantastic summary of where things stand on climate change:
It Isn’t Just the U.S. The Whole World Has Soured on Climate Politics.
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"What changed? In short, everything but the science ..."
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Contrast media near-silence on the inflated costs of Sizewell C with the hyperventilating already taking place at the prospect of offshore wind being £100/MWh - it actually might be more like £80/MWh, the auction will discover
Sizewell C is £286/MWh
Sizewell C is £286/MWh
August 27, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Contrast media near-silence on the inflated costs of Sizewell C with the hyperventilating already taking place at the prospect of offshore wind being £100/MWh - it actually might be more like £80/MWh, the auction will discover
Sizewell C is £286/MWh
Sizewell C is £286/MWh
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
“The study, published in Nature Climate Change, suggests that moderate increases in cumulative heatwave exposure increase a person’s biological age — to an extent comparable to regular smoking or alcohol consumption.”
“The study, published in Nature Climate Change, suggests that moderate increases in cumulative heatwave exposure increase a person’s biological age — to an extent comparable to regular smoking or alcohol consumption.”
Repeated heatwaves can age you as much as smoking or drinking
Long-term study suggests that the more heatwaves people are exposed to, the more it accelerates body ageing.
www.nature.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
“The study, published in Nature Climate Change, suggests that moderate increases in cumulative heatwave exposure increase a person’s biological age — to an extent comparable to regular smoking or alcohol consumption.”
“The study, published in Nature Climate Change, suggests that moderate increases in cumulative heatwave exposure increase a person’s biological age — to an extent comparable to regular smoking or alcohol consumption.”
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Achieving net zero will not be possible without AI technologies, argues Amy Luers, Sustainability Science & Innovation directs at @microsoft.com
A timely piece, when AI tools are under scrutiny for their sustainability costs
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A timely piece, when AI tools are under scrutiny for their sustainability costs
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Net zero needs AI — five actions to realize its promise
Without artificial-intelligence technologies, balancing human-caused greenhouse-gas emissions with carbon removals by 2050 is out of reach. Action in five areas is needed to keep this goal alive.
www.nature.com
August 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Achieving net zero will not be possible without AI technologies, argues Amy Luers, Sustainability Science & Innovation directs at @microsoft.com
A timely piece, when AI tools are under scrutiny for their sustainability costs
🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A timely piece, when AI tools are under scrutiny for their sustainability costs
🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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A study published in Scientific Reports reveals that an online game can enhance individuals' ability to identify vaccine misinformation. The game uses inoculation theory to expose players to manipulation techniques that are commonly used by anti-vaccine groups. go.nature.com/3JiHq5L 🧪
August 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A study published in Scientific Reports reveals that an online game can enhance individuals' ability to identify vaccine misinformation. The game uses inoculation theory to expose players to manipulation techniques that are commonly used by anti-vaccine groups. go.nature.com/3JiHq5L 🧪
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This Nature article argues that the recent declines in Antarctic sea-ice, ice-sheet, abyssal meridional overturning circulation (MOC), and marine species habitats point to a potential abrupt changes in the Antarctic environment: 🌊🧪🥼❄️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
August 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This Nature article argues that the recent declines in Antarctic sea-ice, ice-sheet, abyssal meridional overturning circulation (MOC), and marine species habitats point to a potential abrupt changes in the Antarctic environment: 🌊🧪🥼❄️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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"Drought in the UK has meant that crop yields were lower this year, while extreme weather in other countries has raised the wholesale prices of goods like coffee beans and cocoa."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why are food prices rising so fast?
Food and drink prices have risen by 4.9% over the last year, according to ONS inflation data.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"Drought in the UK has meant that crop yields were lower this year, while extreme weather in other countries has raised the wholesale prices of goods like coffee beans and cocoa."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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@nationalacademies.org launches self-funded, fast-track review of latest evidence for whether greenhouse gas emissions endanger health and welfare (same topic as the “four old scientists, an economist and a LLM” Dept of Energy report) — calls for input by August 27
www.nationalacademies.org
August 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
@nationalacademies.org launches self-funded, fast-track review of latest evidence for whether greenhouse gas emissions endanger health and welfare (same topic as the “four old scientists, an economist and a LLM” Dept of Energy report) — calls for input by August 27