Ben Smith

Climate adaptation specialist. Water, ecosystem restoration, climate information.

[Ben Smith @bdp_smith]

I wrote about the latest @theCCCuk report on coasts, and the emotional response I had to it. It's a great report and doesn't pull any punches - well done @ChiefExecCCC and all involved https://t.co/1GkTB9i2WS

[Ben Smith @bdp_smith]

@DaveThroup Really good explanation and examples, thanks! Been wondering what plausible worst cases look like for the UK

[Prof Hayley J. Fowler @HayleyJFowler]

I have PhD projects live on https://t.co/8E5W6oS9Fq I am involved in supervising: "A sub-hourly quality controlled blended UK precipitation dataset to understand uncertainty in flood predictions" and "Understanding Record Breaking Flood Events"

[Ben Smith @bdp_smith]

@beckytaylorgill Literal definition of 'taking your eyes of the prize'

[Ben Smith @bdp_smith]

@AurelNz West Ham vs Man Utd is the 4th best match across the whole of Europe?? Ok

[Ben Smith @bdp_smith]

@SamLMontano Brb, just off to get rich enough to buy a team and rename it FEMA

[Ben Smith @bdp_smith]

@DaveThroup That is an absolutely incredible amount of rainfall. There's just no managing that

[Dave Throup @DaveThroup]

900mm of rain in 24 hours in North Carolina as Hurricane Helene tracked north.

Unsurprisingly, reports of devastating impacts on local infrastructure.

[Ben Smith @bdp_smith]

@DaveThroup Amazing, thanks!

[Ben Smith @bdp_smith]

@fgenovese__ @BritishAcademy_ Need to read it properly but not sold on 'tech not available or too costly' as an answer here! Also looks like a quite eclectic set of indicators

[Ben Smith @bdp_smith]

@Samfr See also the strong evidence for cash transfers in an international development context. . .

[HM Treasury @hmtreasury]

🚨BREAKING: We are creating a new National Wealth Fund

This Fund will help get the economy growing by:

📈Unlocking investment
💼Supporting thousands of jobs
🇬🇧 Making every part of the country better off

[Grace Robertson 🏳️‍⚧️ @GraceOnFootball]

Britain is not France. Le Pen (RN, dark blue) did well across all age groups. Reform and Tories disproportionately popular among the old.

[(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges]

Seeing a lot of growing hysteria about Labour’s vote share. Overstated. This was the election where tactical voting finally happened in significant numbers. And it didn’t happen by accident. Was a major plank of Starmer’s strategy.

[Simon Evans @DrSimEvans]

NEW DATA: Sales of combustion engine cars are plunging as UK consumers turn to electric

⛽️petrol car sales down 7.8% yr-yr
🛢️diesel down another 17.2%
📈 EVs were up 7.4%, outselling diesels 3:1
🚘19% of new cars in June were EVs
🔌28% of new cars in June come with a plug

[Ben Smith @bdp_smith]

@PronouncedAlva Don't think Thangam should really count as unexpected at this point!

[Duncan Robinson @duncanrobinson]

Almost comical chart

[James Murray @James_BG]

Why is everything broken? @IPPR has the underlying answer. https://t.co/YNslhOxua6