Considerable sea ice anomalies persisted in the Barents Sea and Sea of Okhotsk regions through April 2026. This is in sharp contrast to the rather extensive ice in the eastern Bering Sea area this past winter. + Concentration = fraction of sea ice + Graphic from zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

How's your weekend going? :)

A reminder. The RSPB did not say stop feeding birds after this weekend. They encouraged people to feed safely and feed sensibly to reduce the spread of diseases. @rspbengland.bsky.social climatewithbrian.com/2026/04/10/r...

A really beautiful 2 mins of just listening to birdsong

A reminder. The RSPB did not say stop feeding birds after this weekend. They encouraged people to feed safely and feed sensibly to reduce the spread of diseases. @rspbengland.bsky.social climatewithbrian.com/2026/04/10/r...

Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 3rd lowest on record (JAXA data)... • about 420,000 km² below the 2010s mean • about 790,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 1,170,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 1,670,000 km² below the 1980s mean More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

“The Turkish Mediterranean coast is the most polluted coast in the whole Mediterranean because of...plastic waste from the recycling factories. There’s huge amounts of microplastics–sometimes people can’t even get into the sea because of all the waste” ~ Prof Sedat Gündoğdu Photos, Verdat Örüç

It is now late autumn in Antarctica. The polar night, when the sun disappears below the horizon until spring, will soon extend over most of the continent. Yet there is still hardly any sea ice in the southern Bellingshausen Sea (lower left in the regional map below).

Hope is contagious and science is king: 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel era A fantastic piece here picking out 2 points. Science is king The public want climate action www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Germany was largest exporter of plastic waste in 2025, sending 810,000 tonnes overseas, analysis finds 'This is waste colonialism' www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Climate change is our current reality. Climate records continue to be broken year on year, as the European State of the Climate Report lists profound climate impacts. climatewithbrian.com/2026/04/28/e... @wmo-global.bsky.social @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social #ClimateChange #StateofTheClimate

Historic breakthrough’: Colombia climate talks end with hopes raised for fossil fuel phaseout Nearly 60 countries back voluntary roadmaps to wean world off coal, oil and gas, at conference prompted by frustration with UN climate summits www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Climate change is our current reality. Climate records continue to be broken year on year, as the European State of the Climate Report lists profound climate impacts. climatewithbrian.com/2026/04/28/e... @wmo-global.bsky.social @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social #ClimateChange #StateofTheClimate

Toxins plus climate harms likely cause of reduced fertility, study finds - The Guardian www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

“We can learn a huge amount in the UK from what Ukraine is doing. They are building decarbonised infrastructure across the country because solar and wind and batteries are much harder to target than large scale power stations" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A fantastic piece from Dr Perrin @abiperrin.bsky.social

Last month was the 3rd warmest March on record for land areas around the world... Data provided by @noaa.gov NOAAGlobalTemp v6.1.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...)

I'm not sure who it was in France who helped spiked my numbers today, but thank you whoever you are 😀 climatewithbrian.com

Channel 4 Exclusive! King's Private Estate tried to sell toxic land to Council Watch tonight for more! @channel4news.bsky.social @bylinesnetwork.co.uk climatewithbrian.com/2026/04/27/c...

Channel 4 Exclusive! King's Private Estate tried to sell toxic land to Council Watch tonight for more! @channel4news.bsky.social @bylinesnetwork.co.uk climatewithbrian.com/2026/04/27/c...

If you're in the UK, Plastic Inc is a Kindle Daily Deal today, available till midnight for just 99p! www.amazon.co.uk/Plastic-Inc-...

National Emergency Climate viewings help to inform the public more about climate breakdown 'Hope comes from action. Hope comes from courage.’ @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @nebriefing.bsky.social @mikebernerslee.bsky.social @deborahmeaden.bsky.social #PEBuk climatewithbrian.com/2026/04/07/n...

Restoring and recharging at the sea

A fantastic piece from Dr Perrin @abiperrin.bsky.social

Largest-ever ban on toxic chemicals in EU hit by ‘extremely frustrating’ delays www.theguardian.com/environment/...

MPs call for urgent, drastic and decisive action on pervasive PFAS pollution #PFAS @bylinesnetwork.co.uk @bylinetimes.bsky.social climatewithbrian.com/2026/04/22/m...

MPs call for urgent, drastic and decisive action on pervasive PFAS pollution #PFAS @bylinesnetwork.co.uk @bylinetimes.bsky.social climatewithbrian.com/2026/04/22/m...

Going back 2000 years really brings our current warming into perspective. Carbon pollution is remaking our climate. Thanks @edhawkins.org for the great visual.

A water recycling plant Elon Musk promised to build in Memphis to offset the huge amount of local drinking water Grok's data centre devours has been postponed indefinitely. Apparently, Musk considers drinking water for local people less of a priority than increasing computing power for Grok👇🏾

BBC News - Fears over PFAS 'forever chemicals' at Oxfordshire development site - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We need to see more climate visuals which lead to us being empowered to take action and O’Neill’s book charts the various issues which are currently holding us back. 'The Visual Life of Climate Change' by Saffron O'Neill climatewithbrian.com/2026/04/19/r...

If you read one thing today ... An essential article by the great @billmckibben.bsky.social billmckibben.substack.com/p/big-oil-br...

We need to see more climate visuals which lead to us being empowered to take action and O’Neill’s book charts the various issues which are currently holding us back. 'The Visual Life of Climate Change' by Saffron O'Neill climatewithbrian.com/2026/04/19/r...

Japan reveals new name for 40C-and-hotter days after blistering summer We will all need a new climate language www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Kokushobi, "cruelly" or "brutally hot" days, are 104F or more. With a super El Nino stirring, we'll likely see our share this summer.

Japan reveals new name for 40C-and-hotter days after blistering summer We will all need a new climate language www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Yorkshire Water to pay out £2.35m over pollution incidents Water company to pay out £2.35m over pollution But they are taking pollution 'really seriously' folks! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought Shocking www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Yorkshire Water to pay out £2.35m over pollution incidents Water company to pay out £2.35m over pollution But they are taking pollution 'really seriously' folks! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought Shocking www.theguardian.com/environment/...

More than half of Britain’s butterfly species in decline, monitoring scheme shows Warmer weather has benefited some species in Britain, but others that rely on specific plants or habitats have struggled www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Stupidly began 'The Visual Life of Climate Change' by Saffron O'Neill at 1130pm...now utterly hooked! Who needs sleep anyway...

We really are being taken for fools. Taken today, with the last discharge on the 4th April for 18mins. 10 days ago and the river still looks like this.

Thanks Brian for this first review of #GreenThinking: you got it! "She challenges the reader to ask why these systems are in place in the first place and who they benefit." climatewithbrian.com/2026/04/11/r...

We really are being taken for fools. Taken today, with the last discharge on the 4th April for 18mins. 10 days ago and the river still looks like this.

While chemical companies knew of health risks, even to their own staff, for years, they seem to have done little research on treating health harms caused. As a result, agencies have little advice to offer people, beyond 'probably best not eat that veg'. share.google/7Nk9jAXU9P1B... 3/4

“It makes me angry and guilty for poisoning my children for all of these years" One of the more insidious aspects of PFAS pollution is the way it can turn what ought to be health-giving activities like growing your own veg into health-harming ones: share.google/eegDQksoGrJ9... 1/4

As climate change warms sea water, it spells disaster for oysters + other cold-water shellfish: share.google/uUIhX0X2cEYs...

In ‘Green Thinking’, Natalie Bennett calls for a deep, transformative, ‘breaking the chains’ moment, to move us away from outdated ideas which promote harmful outcomes.' @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social #GreenThinking climatewithbrian.com/2026/04/11/r...