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Stefan Rahmstorf is a German oceanographer and climatologist. Since 2000, he has been a Professor of Physics of the Oceans… more

Stefan Rahmstorf
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The thing about attacks is true, for sure. Have a look under any random post of mine on X since Musk took it over.
But it has been going on ever since I started communicating publically about climate 30 years ago as a young postdoc.
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by Stefan Rahmstorf

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In reality, the prevailing view of climate science has always been to expect global warming, and warming has been predicted correctly since we have numerical climate models. See e.g. www.realclimate.org/index.php/cl...
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I'm just preparing a talk on climate disinformation. Because Trump used it in his UN speech, I'm including the old story of the forged Time Magazine cover, supposedly showing that climate scientists predicted a coming Ice Age.
"Climate sceptics" don't have honest arguments so resort to fake news.
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by Stefan Rahmstorf — Reposted by: Katja Rietzler

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“Bivalve records are really amazing. They are like the tree rings of the sea. They offer a continuous, annually resolved record of ocean conditions.”
New study finds #AMOC destabilization since 1950 "suggesting that the region is moving toward a tipping point."🌊
insideclimatenews.org/news/0310202...
New Study Shows Disruption of Ocean Currents That Stabilize the Global Climate - Inside Climate News
Clam shell growth rings contain clues about the looming potential for a tipping point into climate collapse.
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Reposted by: Stefan Rahmstorf, Matthew Søberg Shugart

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by Stefan Rahmstorf — Reposted by: Tuomas Mattila

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Excellent, well-informed new podcast! Like a ship entering a storm, we’re now entering the overshoot - a world above 1.5 degrees C #globalwarming. This requires a whole new mindset,
explored by Laurie Laybourn.
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Overshoot Podcast @overshootpod.bsky.social · 2d
Overshoot Episode 1: Uncharted Territory

If the world didn’t win, has it lost?

We meet the underdog diplomats who helped the world set the 1.5°C goal, and the champion sailors who can help us set a course for navigating what comes next

Listen to episode one now: open.spotify.com/episode/1bJl...
PART 1: Uncharted Territory
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Overshoot Episode 1: Uncharted Territory

If the world didn’t win, has it lost?

We meet the underdog diplomats who helped the world set the 1.5°C goal, and the champion sailors who can help us set a course for navigating what comes next

Listen to episode one now: open.spotify.com/episode/1bJl...
PART 1: Uncharted Territory
open.spotify.com
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Reposted by: Stefan Rahmstorf, Guntram B. Wolff, Cary L. Cooper , and 5 more

Reposted by: Stefan Rahmstorf

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Auf die Frage, was denn beim Extremwetterkongress über Trumps Äußerungen zur globalen Erhitzung gesagt wird....:
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by Stefan Rahmstorf — Reposted by: Katja Rietzler

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Was die einen als “grüne Experimente” diffamieren können die Menschen in vielen anderen Städten längst als Lebensqualität genießen: Kopenhagen, Amsterdam, Wien, Barcelona, Paris, Utrecht, Helsinki…
Weniger Emissionen, weniger Stau für alle, die dann noch Auto fahren wollen & weniger Verkehrstote…
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Ingwar Perowanowitsch @ingwarpero.bsky.social · Jul 31
Helsinki hat diese Woche das erreicht, wovon viele 🇩🇪 Städte nur träumen. In den letzten 12 Monaten gab es keinen einzigen tödlichen Verkehrsunfall und nur 277 Verletzte. Zum Vergleich: In der ähnlich großen Stadt Leipzig gab es 2024 über 4200 Verletzte und 38 Tote. Die 🇫🇮 Hauptstadt weitet...(1/2)
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by Stefan Rahmstorf

by Stefan Rahmstorf

by Stefan Rahmstorf

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ClimateAdam fact checks Trump’s UN speech, in his unique style: both enlightening and entertaining.
If you don’t yet subscribe to him, consider it!
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Climate Scientist Reacts to Trump's UN Speech
YouTube video by ClimateAdam
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by Stefan Rahmstorf

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“We are the most intellectual species to walk the planet, but we’re not intelligent. If you’re intelligent you don’t destroy your only home.”

Dr. Jane Goodall
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Vox understands color psychology. Fire=red.
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There is "no room for indifference or resignation."

Pope Leo nails the climate message.
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by Stefan Rahmstorf

Reposted by: Stefan Rahmstorf, Katja Rietzler

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apnews.com/article/wild... Study shows the world is far more ablaze now with damaging fires than in the 1980s
Study shows the world is far more ablaze now with damaging fires than in the 1980s
A new study shows that the world's most damaging wildfires are happening four times more often now compared to the 1980s.
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Reposted by: Stefan Rahmstorf, Katja Rietzler

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‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds
‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds
Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries
www.theguardian.com
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Reposted by: Stefan Rahmstorf, Richard S.J. Tol, Graeme S. Cumming , and 7 more

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Published today: our new paper showing a 44-year trend of increasing global wildfire disasters (fatalities and economic losses) due to climate change-induced extreme weather. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Climate-linked escalation of societally disastrous wildfires
Climate change and land mismanagement are creating increasingly fire-prone built and natural environments. However, despite worsening fire seasons, evidence is lacking globally for trends in socially ...
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by Stefan Rahmstorf — Reposted by: Anders Levermann, Dominik Wiedenhofer

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Jane Goodall 😢
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Remembering legendary conservationist Jane Goodall
YouTube video by Good Morning America
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by Stefan Rahmstorf — Reposted by: Marten Winter, Christopher Wright

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Having promised to peak emissions this decade, barely 50 years after it began to industrialise in earnest, China looks set to achieve that. And in the process, become a world leader in wind power, solar energy and electric vehicles. theconversation.com/when-china-m...
When China makes a climate pledge, the world should listen
Beijing has a track record of only promising what it plans to deliver. But too often the world’s attention is elsewhere.
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