In a warming world with a growing population, the market for sustainable cooling in developing economies is set to double to $600 billion by 2050. Investors and governments are just starting to pay attention.
I spoke with @richard.wickedproblems.earth about the Trump Administration's investigations into climate groups, how it's connected to a broader policy of limiting free speech and assembly, and why it will backfire. Check out the full conversation (with a nice cover) here 👇
Three orthographic maps showing 2-m air temperature anomalies in January 2026, November 2025 to January 2026, and February 2025 to January 2026. Red shading is shown for warmer anomalies, and blue shading is shown for colder anomalies. Most areas are warmer than average. The mean temperature anomaly for each map is also displayed. Anomalies are calculated relative to a 1981-2010 baseline.
Temperature anomalies averaged over the last month (left), 3 months (center), and 12 months (right) across the Northern Hemisphere...
Data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5 reanalysis
Breaking News!
Y-axis alert!
For the first time on record, the 3-year running average for the mean rate of atmospheric CO2 growth broke 8.00 ppm per 3 years, reaching a new record high growth rate of 8.06 ppm per 3 years.
And that dip in the early 1990's was Mt. Pinatubo.
ICYMI - new distance record set by JWST! This surprisingly bright galaxy existed only 280 million years after the big bang 😲 (redshift z=14.44 🤯) Read more: science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
Kagi News displays a global temperature reading of world stability based on current events.
Try it out: news.kagi.com (Settings > Visual enhancements > Toggle "show world tension index" on)
What makes Rhea, a computer science student, pay for cleaner, customizable search? 👇️
you know, google's determination to shove AI features into places I don't want them is steadily getting me out of the google ecosystem. so props to them for that!
for search: kagi rips (it's like when google search worked)
now hunting for the email provider of my dreams...
Kagi's cartoon dog mascot in a circular position inside the Ghost logo, followed by the words Kagi and Ghost together with the handshake emoji in the middle
Introducing new Kagi Special! @ghost.org is offering an exclusive discount (60% off for 3 months) for Kagi members:
kagi.com/specials
Two-panel comic: Top panel shows a search engine choosing between shelves of boxed users, saying 'Can't wait to use this.' Bottom panel shows a person choosing between boxed search engines with various prices from Kagi, saying 'Can't wait to use this.'
With Kagi, you're always the customer. Never the product.
Want to understand what makes Kagi Lenses actually valuable? See how they take your search to the next level👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=39OR...
Kagi is growing! We're seeking an experienced Product Designer to join our fully remote team.
If you're passionate about our vision and meet the qualifications outlined below, we'd love to hear from you!
kagi.peopleforce.io/careers/v/17...
Graphic shows three line graph time series of monthly carbon dioxide abundance in ppm (blue line), monthly methane abundance in ppb (red line), and monthly nitrous oxide in ppb (purple line). Graphs are all shown from January 1984 through December 2025/September 2025. Current levels of CO2 are 427 ppm. Current levels of methane are 1941 ppb. Current levels of nitrous oxide are 339 ppb. All graphs show long-term increasing trends along with some interannual variability and seasonality.
Status of the most recent monthly-averaged greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
Observational data provided by gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
Your 'moment of doom' for Jan. 21, 2026 ~ Oceans of drought.
"the world is spending more than it receives — extracting from its rivers, lakes, wetlands and underground aquifers at a much faster rate than they are replenished"
www.cnn.com/2026/01/20/c...
Astrochemistry: Webb Reveals The Helix Nebula In Glistening Detail
astrobiology.com/2026/01/astr... #astrobiology #astrochemistry #astronomy
JWST could finally spot the very first stars in the universe www.scientificamerican.com/article/jwst...
Deep-sea sponge appreciation post: Bolosoma is a glass sponge that builds vertical structure in the deep sea, creating habitat for a whole host of life. IN 2025 on dives in Papahānaumokuākea, some had heads nearly a meter wide.
📷 NOAA Ocean Exploration, 2025 Beyond the Blue
Our our all female early career science team in Antarctic cold weather gear and “float coats” in the neumeyer channel
A corethron and chaetoceros diatom imaged with the Planktoscope from the southern ocean
Entering the neumeyer channel on the r/v Sikuliaq!
We have made it across the Drake and arrived at Palmer station today. All things considered, the drake was very kind to us. We picked up some supplies at Palmer and are headed to the Waddell to start science ops! Imaging plankton along the way :) #oceanography 🌊🐧❤️ whales and penguins abound!
#Arctic climate rankings are now updated for December 2025: zacklabe.com/archive-2025/. Record low sea ice conditions!
#SciComm #DataViz #OpenScience #OpenData
Puzzling red spots in photos from the James Webb Space Telescope are probably young supermassive black holes obscured by dense cocoons of gas
For the first time since 3 am on December 13th, the temperature at the Fairbanks Intl Airport is above 0F. 🥳 @alaskawx.bsky.social
Investing in climate adaptation strengthens European competitiveness - EEA report
Climate-proofing agriculture, energy and transport sectors would help avoid billions of euros in losses from the accelerating extreme weather events related to climate change
www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/...
New Climate One episode: “Inside the Chaotic, Lucrative ‘Disaster Economy’ with Grist” — featuring interviews with Naveena Sadasivam and @Ayurella Horn-Muller on their reporting. Worth a listen.
www.climateone.org/audio/inside...
#Podcast #Climate #Disaster
Record-breaking humidity is on the rise, but it’s understudied relative to dry heat. New research takes a look.
eos.org/research-spo...
Really clear night. Got much better images of Orion nebula and Andromeda galaxy, M31, than posted last time. And took longer exposures. Enjoy
🚨 2025 observed the lowest #Arctic sea-ice extent AND the lowest sea-ice volume for their yearly average values. This comes as no surprise to me as the polar environment continues to change. The consequences are far-reaching.
More graphics & stats already on my website: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
Giant phantom #jellyfish spotted deep in #Pacific. These rare sea creatures live where the sun doesn't shine.
Link for ore info and a video: www.popsci.com/environment/...
