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[Andrew Fidel Fernando @afidelf]

Went to cover a cricket tournament which Sri Lanka has not qualified for.

But of course wrote about Sri Lanka.

https://t.co/bS42TynuNL

[Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf 🌏 🦣 @rahmstorf]

We've reached 1.5°C global warming.
With current policies, we're heading for a catastrophic 2.7°C warming.
A new review paper in Science shows: this would change the Arctic 'beyond recognition', with knock-on effects (like rising seas) around the world.
https://t.co/B4gvkQeL48

[David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells]

Ten years ago, in January 2015, the E.U.'s Copernicus climate team registered global average temperatures 1.15 degrees Celsius above the 1850-1900 "preindustrial average." In January 2025, it registered global average temperatures 1.75 degrees Celsius above that average.

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

Nature is essential for our survival—it provides the food we eat, the water we drink, the energy we use, and the very foundation of life itself.

But the accelerating nature crisis is unraveling ecosystems, deepening inequalities, and threatening all life on Earth.

Learn actionable steps to address biodiversity loss with UNEP’s new guide: https://t.co/Ws0SgAjYcz

[David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells]

"Across places where a third of humanity lives, actual daily temperature records are outpacing model predictions, according to forthcoming research from Dartmouth’s Alexander Gottlieb and Justin Mankin." https://t.co/K2oorr08yF

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

#UsaElection #USA2024 #StopArmingIsrael #FreePalestine #ClimateJusticeNow

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

“Where people face repression and rights violations every day, activists see a clearer connection... We can’t talk about the climate if we can’t even go out on the street and hold a sign. Climate activism and human rights are united.”

https://t.co/BGsJCMl8h6

[Dr Charlie Gardner (also on the blue place) @CharlieJGardner]

Do not pay attention to this if you want to sleep easy tonight

But do pay attention if you want to maximise your chances of sleeping easy in future

The choice should be simple

[Tzeporah Berman @Tzeporah]

Such an excellent illustration of how inefficient fossil fuels are and how manufactured our dependency actually is.

Close to half of all shipping traffic worldwide is just moving fossil fuels around

[Dr Charlie Gardner (also on the blue place) @CharlieJGardner]

1/ You’ve seen the fires
You seen the floods
You’ve read the news reports
You’re scared
And now you want to do something about it

But what? And how?

A (longish) thread

[David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells]

“We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster. This is a global emergency beyond any doubt. Much of the very fabric of life on Earth is imperiled. We are stepping into a critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis.” https://t.co/dFlDchwgyb

[Dr Charlie Gardner (also on the blue place) @CharlieJGardner]

If your bath is overflowing, you don't start investing in fancy new mops

You turn off the tap

[Aaron Regunberg @AaronRegunberg]

Nothing to see here -- just an internal report by Shell from 1989 precisely predicting the "violent weather" and "deluges" that just destroyed half of Appalachia, and summing up expected climate chaos with the comment, "Civilisation could prove a fragile thing."

[Jeff Berardelli @WeatherProf]

If everyone was aware of how many flood disasters are ravaging the planet lately, people would have a much better awareness and understanding of the climate challenge humanity faces. This is just the beginning.
The below thread compiles many of them.

[Dr Charlie Gardner (also on the blue place) @CharlieJGardner]

1/ Why is crossing the planetary boundary for ocean acidification so terrifying?

In more acidic oceans, corals, molluscs and crustaceans are less able to produce their calcium carbonate shells

These creatures underpin ocean food webs

[Extinction Rebellion Sverige @ExtinctionR_SV]

Are you all aware of what we are losing? #ClimateCrisis

[Leon Simons 🌍 @LeonSimons8]

Wake up!

[David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells]

“When civil disobedience is punished more severely than racist rioting, something has gone badly wrong.” https://t.co/hXKwtG13xv

[Johan Rockström @jrockstrom]

Here is my scientific update @TEDTalks of the state of the Planet. The planet is changing faster than expected, hitting harder on people across the world. We must admit we have underestimated risks. Tipping points are approaching fast. Window open? Yes https://t.co/0Vbn9DdjOB

[David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells]

“Our infrastructure is simply becoming too hot to function, or at least function well.” https://t.co/mRX1cSOfqw