To me this was a highlight of the @nebriefing.bsky.social A vital perspective from an "establishment source", traditionally listened to by the right-wing, from a sector that knows how to handle risks, threats and emergencies. Well worth a listen.

Great news: they are over halfway to their target. Let's see if we can get them there before Christmas.

Please share, and chip in if you can. www.crowdjustice.com/case/6-clima...

So many news stories on chocolate/food prices before Xmas. @theguardian.com & @thesun.co.uk explain role of climate crisis. @dailymirrornews0.bsky.social @dailymail.co.uk refer to extreme weather, but not WHY. (@dailytelegraph.bsky.social behind pay-wall). www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

If you are in the US and you would like to send a message to your elected representative about the proposed dissolution of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, @agu.org makes it easy with a template here: agu.quorum.us/campaign/151... #AGU25

Great to see Piers Forster raising with @katiewhitemp.bsky.social threat to UK food supply through impacts of climate crisis on global food production, as well as win-win solutions that are desirable irrespective of the crisis (eg heat-pumps, EVs). www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-OE...

Now over 45 000. Keeps growing sign & share

Looking for climate experts at #AGU25 right now who can comment on these administration plans to break up UCAR. DMs open.

My first ever conference (2000ish) I met someone from USA Navy talking about the "Tactical implications of an ice-free Arctic" . UK needs to wake up to threat to national security from climate crisis, and win-win actions on energy, economy and national security www.nebriefing.org/briefings/na...

Great article following the @nebriefing.bsky.social highlighting sport's role in creating the societal tipping points we need on awareness of and action to address the climate emergency. Sign the open letter here: www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-... www.forbes.com/sites/claire...

Exciting role Royal Met Soc working with @metoffice.gov.uk "Research Assistant to support an exciting project called the State of the Climate for the Agri-Food Sector". "https://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/royal-meteorological-society/project-based-research-assistant/1048159?tsId=36

Most Brits want climate action but don't realise others too. Time for a Uk @nebriefing.bsky.social . Please sign the letter & share - we need this to reach all those who want climate action. www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-...

37 dead "Experts say the climate crisis is in part responsible for the extreme weather fluctuations seen in the North African state" Say it how it is BBC, "The climate crisis, caused by burning fossil fuels, is driving increases in such extreme weather fluctuations" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sadly, I'm kind of used to >1700 dead after flooding in SE Asia & it not being high-profile in UK news. But potentially 100 000 under evacuation orders in USA & it's still barely registering. We have normalised the climate crisis so quickly (BBC don't mention climate) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Our current path takes us to disaster. The alternative brings economic gain. What's standing in the way? Those who profit from the status quo and fund delay. www.unep.org/resources/gl...

Though @financialtimes.com do add "even a temporary “overshoot” of the 1.5C level .... would impact food, water & nature, & displace populations, with long-lasting consequences even if temperatures later drop"  My worry is many in UK think this is just far away places with no consequence for them

Media always want brevity. A shame @financialtimes.com cut my quote on @nebriefing.bsky.social & what warming means for things that matter, e.g. UK food supply & national security. And that action is a long-term financial opportunity despite small short-term cost. www.ft.com/content/9e0e...

Prof @hayleyjfowler.bsky.social's warning at the National Emergency Briefing that everyone in the UK deserves to hear. For the full talk, please go to our YouTube channel. See below. #NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp

Tragic. I don't know how much is defendable at Hemsby, but we need a serious, public & open conversation in UK about what we do when people's homes become uninsurable & undefendable.

@itvnews.bsky.social saying "it will be tough challenge for scientists to persuade politicians & public that the cost of change is cheaper than the alternative" & failing to mention that economists in the @nebriefing.bsky.social showed just that! www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-... to MEDIA & Gov.

I need to read this - but given the consequences, even small risks of this must be very seriously table.media/en/climate/n...

This is an excellent route into weather/climate science, for those interested in the fluid dynamics of the atmosphere. Also may be less competitive than NERC PhD programmes (such as YES & UNRISK @universityofleeds.bsky.social) I don't know - you can apply to both/all!

Warnings of vulnerability of UK food supplies to climate & nature crisis in the @financialtimes.com. Time for the truth and a public infomation campiagn @nebriefing.bsky.social . Sign the letter here: www.nebriefing.org

And in @theexpressnews.bsky.social www.express.co.uk/news/politic... (though a bit thon on content). Film screenings at local events will scale this up

Great to see the @nebriefing.bsky.social covered in the @thetimes.com . We need to ensure media coverage and signatues on the letter keep going. link.thetimes.co.uk/view/62e2a8a...

My write up on the @nebriefing.bsky.social here, please consider signing the letter calling on Kier Starmer and media heads to televise a briefing to the country: theconversation.com/what-we-told...

And of course the UK is not immune. Sea-levels will carry on rising after we phase-out fossil fuels, but the quicker we drop fossil fuels, the smaller & slower the rise.

"Iranian President Massoud Pezeshkian said last month that the capital “must be relocated” if the current drought continues, warning that not doing so would “lead to a bleak future”." www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8... theconversation.com/irans-presid...

‪This quick summary of the @nebriefing.bsky.social National Emergency Briefing event in Westminster, by Dave Borlace, is very good if you want the 25 minute version. And please sign the letter: www.nebriefing.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7...

Please sign this. Effective democracy relies on a well-informed electorate, and quality information is urgently given decades of mis-direction & information from fossil-fuel lobbying.

WISER-EWSA brought together forecasters & researchers in testbeds for improving nowcast and forecast products in Southern Africa: SAWS (S Africa), INAM (Mozambique) and ZMD (Zambia). The report on our testbed is now available. Delivering on #EW4All eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/23...

Climate tagged on end, not at heart of story as it should be. Plus unecesseary caveats BBC. "While it is hard to link individual extreme weather events to climate change, scientists say ...". We CAN state climate change plays a role in this loss-of-life www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

At least previous article mentioned climate change! There's no mention of role of it in this one www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Fossil fuels driving climate crisis, increasing flooding that leaves 600 dead" . May be bbc should report on the www.nebriefing.org www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More on solutions & economics here - but not much. "Cost of UK net-zero, only 0.2% GDP and creating profit even if others don't act, with upfront costs largely met by private sector not tax payer. Faster action cheaper" is a key message (if I wrote it down right). www.forbes.com/sites/claire...

Telegraph says nuclear adds to bills. Wind reducing them. Yet my MP advocates nuclear as cheap & secure. Yet Lt Gen Nugee said in Ukraine renewables are improving energy security compared with centralised sources. We need informed decisions. Not a culture-war. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This is critical for dis-enfranchised people who are struggling, and want change, and are attracted to Reform. Climate action can bring people warmer homes, lower energy bills, jobs, improved standards of living, access to nature,clean air, health and so much more

Tho @newscientist.com and @theguardian.com not really covering the win wins actions across economy, climate jobs etc, that many speakers covered and the overwhelming economic evidence presented that acting saves £s

@newscientist.com reporting on @nebriefing.bsky.social www.newscientist.com/article/2506...

@theguardian.com predictably quick in its good coverage. This is the start. We need community organisations not centered on climate to convene tlscreenings of rhe film , and discussion www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Another key message of @nebriefing.bsky.social of course that UK action saves money - even if others don't act. (But powerful vested interests funding denial and delay).

Hard to convey the energy of @nebriefing.bsky.social today. The speakers from military, health & economic so important - climate is threatens much. But we have win-wins. Paraphrasing Lt General Nugee (retd). In the military you learn "You have to face the threat as it is. Not as you wish it to be.

@thegreenrunners.bsky.social great to meet some of you at @nebriefing.bsky.social today. Can you drop me a message?

Only 3 sleeps to go! Not too late to ask your MP to attend if they have not signed up (Check via the website) www.nebriefing.org

Open letter from over 1,000 UK scientists urging all MPs to attend the National Emergency Briefing. A huge list full of highly respected names. "Without much more urgent and decisive action, we risk seeing these impacts overwhelm our capacity to respond." Please share with your MP #NEB2025

We’ve been busy at #COP30 in Belém! 🌍 From carbon budgets to climate-resilient food systems, the University of Leeds team has been everywhere. Here’s what we’ve been up to 👇 (1/6)

Data driven ML nowcasting of imagery is complementary to nowcasts of derived quantities such as rain. Great work from Kilian Hermes - first dust nowcasts I'm aware of - and does storms. Diffusion - so large ensemble cheap to run. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...