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Truthful and genuine conversations with experts and scientists about climate, health, science, and technology.
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@climatedad.bsky.socialReposted by @scitalkofficial.bsky.social

My son was 1 when world leaders pledged to keep global warming below 1.5C in an attempt to avoid irreversible climate collapse. When he was 10 the planet spent a whole year above 1.5C. By the time he’s 14, 1.5C will likely be crossed forever. The greatest betrayal in the history of our species.

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Wild bird populations in the UK have fallen to their lowest level since records began, figures show, with nearly half of species in decline. Prof Richard Gregory, the head of monitoring at the RSPB, called the overall findings “shocking and sobering”.

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@climatecasino.netReposted by @scitalkofficial.bsky.social

Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today: "Scientists are coming under pressure from some petro-states and major developing countries to delay publication of a key global report on the climate, despite pleas from vulnerable countries worried that postponement could spell disaster for them."

@race2extinct.bsky.socialReposted by @scitalkofficial.bsky.social

Oil-sands expansion. Jasper and the Rockies. Salmon watersheds. A new deepwater terminal near Vancouver. More tankers through endangered killer-whale habitat. We have a remarkable talent for calling economic benefits “national interest” and ecological costs “impacts.”

@coveringclimatenow.orgReposted by @scitalkofficial.bsky.social

Ahead of the midterm US elections, CCNow is sharing a collection of reports about how climate factors into local, state, and congressional races. After a summer of extreme heat, fires, and floods, will voters connect the dots between extreme weather, climate change, and the case for urgent action?

@climatecasino.netReposted by @scitalkofficial.bsky.social

Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 12, 2026 ~ Last February.

"accurate projections of when global warming will exceed the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 °C threshold are essential for effective climate policy. Existing estimates place this exceedance in the early 2030s..."

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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@rahmstorf.bsky.socialReposted by @scitalkofficial.bsky.social

An interesting new study has examined 20,736 scientific publications about climate tipping points. Several of those are estimated to be crossed around 1.5 degrees warming, i.e. any time soon: permafrost thaw, Greenland Ice Sheet, North Atlantic Subpolar Gyre.
theconversation.com/some-climate...

theconversation.comSome climate tipping points are being studied far more than others – new researchScientists aren’t focusing on the systems that may be closest to tipping.
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@coveringclimatenow.orgReposted by @scitalkofficial.bsky.social

Mothers at risk: At pre-COP meetings taking place this week in Fiji, attendees campaigned to put the maternal risks of climate change on the agenda at the upcoming talks in Antalya, Turkey, next month. buff.ly/GpfSkQd

@worldresources.bsky.socialReposted by @scitalkofficial.bsky.social

The EU’s deforestation footprint is not spread evenly across the hundreds of agricultural commodities it imports.

Our newest research finds nearly 74% of deforestation linked to the EU’s demand for seven commodities occurs in just six countries.

Learn more: go.wri.org/eudr-forest-...

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