We just had the second-warmest winter in U.S. history, despite icy blasts » Yale Climate Connections Record-smashing Western warmth far outperformed a memorable Eastern stretch of cold waves and winter storms.

Folks still thawing out might be wondering: How bad a U.S. winter was it overall? Very bad – that is, if you’re concerned about long-term warming and intensified drought impacts. (2nd warmest and 5th driest on record.) @climateconnections.bsky.social

yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/03/we-j...

Which type of Tuesday do you prefer? Record #hot 🥵 or bitter #cold 🥶?
Shocking swing incoming!

The Great Olympic lie: untold story of Winter Games’ huge environmental impact Rivers drained dry to create artificial snow, a forest cut down for the bobsleigh track – IOC’s claims to prioritise sustainability at Milano Cortina exposed

"...they decided to gouge a new snowpark out of a mountain in Livigno even though they already had one at Trepalle in the adjacent valley" - in France, they do this at a bigger scale, with a new ice stadium in Nice for 2030, despite having one already in Lyon... www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...

www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...

Excellent piece 👇🏿

Ancient humans were seafaring far earlier than we realised Thousands of years before the invention of compasses or sails, prehistoric peoples crossed oceans to reach remote lands like Malta and Australia. Doing so meant striking out in unknowable conditions. ...

www.newscientist.com/article/2511...

Dirty power, dark money: an Ohio cautionary tale for the country - The Boston Globe The FirstEnergy utility corruption scandal has broad national implications.

“It’s an incredibly brazen argument that now says bribery is protected by the First Amendment,”

" a cautionary tale about the toxic combination of near-monopoly utilities, the political players who regulate them, and the unfettered influence of campaign cash.

www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/05/o...

Global population living with extreme heat to double by 2050 - Oxford… The Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford brings together the best minds from different fields to tackle the most pressing issues of the 21st…

New study finds that "almost half the world’s population will be living with extreme heat by 2050 if the world reaches 2.0°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels. Most of the impacts will be felt early on as the world passes the 1.5°C target set by the Paris Agreement" tinyurl.com/amxa4xam

Electric vehicles reach tipping point in China, surge to 51% market share Electric vehicles have reached a tipping point in China. They now represent the majority of the new car market, surging...

Chinese auto market reaches 51% EVs. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 electrek.co/2025/08/29/e...

Trump hates the way wind farms look. Too bad, America’s court system says Despite legal challenges, wind power is fighting back.

"All five of the wind farms planned in federal waters have gotten the go-ahead. [...] It’s another loss for Trump in his war against wind energy, which continues to scale in the U.S. despite the president’s attacks." www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Graph showing: India's grid power mix: 25 December 2025

India's solar is making a solid contribution to daily generation, even in the middle of winter.
(In fact the insolation minimum is during the monsoon season.)

A picture of Dawn Wright, Esri Chief Scientist, with a quote: "Join us on the path toward generating positive climate action and find out how to use the geographic approach to empower the world you want to see."

What can you do to helpt turn climate change around? 🌱 Use GIS! 🌐

Register for our free course and learn how. We'll provide all the data and software you need: ow.ly/r4lf50Y6zUz

#gischat #geogsky #geosky 🧪 🦑 ⚒️ 🌊 🌎 🌍 🌏

Chinese EVs Blow Past Tesla and Tariffs En Route to Global Reign The U.S., the European Union and Mexico are trying to quash accelerating demand for China’s hottest electric vehicles.

🎁🔗 www.wsj.com/business/aut...

What Would it Take to Build a Post-Extractivist Agriculture? By Will LaFleur What is the relationship between extractivism, agriculture, and a sustainable future? As I started the fieldwork for my doctoral studies, this question sat at the heart of my inquir…

"Unsurprisingly, I and my co-authors concluded that a future in which extractivist relationalities remained the ordering logic of the world system would be antithetical to the sustainability of everything."

From our blog
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2473

Sinking river deltas put millions at risk of flooding Some of the world’s biggest megacities are located in river deltas threatened by subsidence due to excessive groundwater extraction and urban expansion, compounding the threat they face from sea-level rise

Some of the world’s biggest megacities are located in river deltas threatened by subsidence due to excessive groundwater extraction and urban expansion, compounding the threat they face from sea-level rise.

From SDGs to GPTs: Trading Solidarity for AI Automation? By Ron Salaj In this historical moment of a deepening global polycrisis, artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to emerge as the new knowledge regime promising to transform the world. This has been amp…

"AI systems frequently dehumanize, obscure accountability, and perpetuate systemic biases. These are not unintended glitches, but symptomatic of broader consequences—corporate capture of digital development, algorithmic opacity, and digital colonialism"

✍️ Blog post
www.developmentresearch.eu?p=2235

Read the full transcript of Carney’s speech to World Economic Forum - National | Globalnews.ca Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a forceful speech in Davos, Switzerland, on the 'new world order' and how middle powers like Canada can benefit by working together.

Listen to this speech from Mark Carney. Forget making Canada the 51st state; I’m ready for the US to be the 11th province.

Good morning! Here were the latest Key Messages issued eqrly this morning. Increasing area of at least 50% chances for Moderate Impacts (hazardous travel & to some infrastructure) from the Southern Plains to the Mid-Atlantic & Carolinas.

2025 was the fourth warmest year on record for the USA

www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/nationa...

Trump Admin Has Hired 100+ ‘Fossil Fuel Insiders’ to Fill Top Energy, Environmental Agency Roles One of them described her job as offering “concierge, white-glove service” to oil, gas, and coal companies seeking permits from regulators. Stephen Prager Oct 08, 2025 A top energy adviser to President Donald Trump admitted in an August interview that the administration is offering “concierge, white-glove service” to fossil fuel companies while blocking and defunding clean energy projects. The comments, reported Tuesday by the Washington Post, came from Brittany Kelm, a senior policy adviser for Trump’s National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC), which was established within the Department of the Interior in February.

The fossil fuel industry is raiding the infrastructure of the US government.

Are we allowed to be opposed to fossil fuels yet, or is that not enough of a Pragmatic Realist Climate Reset Agenda

www.commondreams.org/news/trump-a...

Some of you will know I've been working on a #greensocialprescribing project for a few years, combining nature with art and wellbeing activities to help people struggling with their mental health. You can read or download the final report on the project here. peopleneednature.org.uk/the-poundbur...

Why do global fossil CO2 emissions continue to rise?

In simple aggregated terms: economic growth (orange) is too strong to be overcome by improvements in energy efficiency & structural change (green), & CO2 intensity of energy use (blue).

robbieandrew.github.io/country/?cou...

How climate risks are driving up insurance premiums around the US – visualized ‘Tight correlation’ between premium rises and counties deemed most at risk from climate crisis, experts say

In USA:

‘Tight correlation’ between premium rises and counties most at risk from climate crisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

NOAA will "stop tracking the cost of the country’s most expensive disasters, those which cause at least $1 billion in damage."
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/c...

Understanding the impacts of #climatechange that increase with global temperature rise

Major impacts include sea level rise, extreme weather events, food and water shortages and spread of infectious diseases

Denial is not an option - this shit is real

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Understanding six “key truths” about climate change predicts policy support, discussion, and political advocacy - Climatic Change Effective communication is critical in efforts to limit and manage the risks of climate change. One empirical approach to crafting effective communication is to start with communication objectives, th...

Six "key truths" about climate change:
-It's real
-It's us
-Experts agree
-It's bad
-Others care
-There's hope

People who understand these truths are more likely to become part of the solution. Spread the word.

link.springer.com/article/10.1...

@mason4c.bsky.social @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social

US Tornado Pace Is Its Highest Since 2011 | Weather.com Does it seem like we've had a lot of tornadoes this spring, especially in the South and Ohio Valley? The latest data suggests we're on a pace not seen since 2011. - Articles from The Weather Channel |...

Perspective: U.S. tornado pace is most in 14 years. That included a potential March record.

PDF is available here! www.christophercallahan.me/publications
plus free-to-read online link here: rdcu.be/ei0T5

You should post a ReadCube link for those who don't have access.

This Could Be Japan’s Best-Kept EV Secret—and It Deserves to Be Shared Meet the Sakura, the best-selling electric car in Japan. It has driver assistance, auto-parking, fast charging, bi-directional power, and acres of charm. The killer stat: It only costs $17,000.

Japan’s best-selling EV is the Sakura, a kei car with bidirectional charging and 112 miles of range. Its cost: $17k.

The Sakura is an ideal urban car, but sclerotic federal regs block Americans from getting one.

How Well Is Congestion Pricing Doing? Very. One hundred days in, honking is down; bus speeds are up.

Less traffic (6 million fewer cars in first 100 days)

More people (1.5m more visitors to BIDs, Broadway tickets up)

Those who must drive get there in ½ the time (48% faster through Holland tunnel, 65% fewer rush hour delays)

And yes, honking down 70%!

www.curbed.com/article/100-... @nymag.com