Fair enough mr. pope, but you've never been behind on your traffic quota www.reuters.com/business/med...

Wildfires aren’t just getting bigger. They’re getting massively more expensive. A new study shows the most destructive fires are happening more often, fueled by climate change, urban sprawl, and decades of fire suppression. @umairfan.bsky.social for @vox.com: www.vox.com/climate/4635...

Appreciate @umairfan.bsky.social reaching out to ask about our personal experience with flooding as part of the greater discussion of a complex economic and societal issue.

Last year I co-wrote a piece with @umairfan.bsky.social about the way cultures that valorize endurance make it much harder for people to take the threat of extreme heat as seriously as they do extreme cold. It's past time to change that. www.vox.com/climate/3597...

This is a great explainer of the background - someunpleasant.substack.com/p/homo-econo...

Apparently people in San Francisco find it very grating when you call it "San Fran"

cat warming up on EV charger in Oslo winter

I was once doored by a car and took the bus to the ER. I had insurance, but I knew the ambulance copay was massive.

Gambling is a bigger scourge on sports than steroids

Alaska has issued a heat advisory—for the first time ever. Plus, 23andMe’s bankruptcy, anticipation around a telescope’s first images, and more in our news roundup with @Vox.com's @umairfan.bsky.social‬. 🔭 🎙️

We're uncovering major methane emitters hiding in plain sight - including small oil and gas wells that produce little fuel but account for nearly half of U.S. production-related emissions. More from our Lead Scientist Ritesh Gautam 👇 @umairfan.bsky.social @vox.com www.vox.com/climate/4164...

This rocks, actually

The clean energy transition is happening faster than we think, and it's crucial to understand how we’re getting there. From wind to solar, the rise of renewables is gaining what we're calling "escape velocity" — a point where growth becomes unstoppable, even amid political and economic challenges.

My fridge is full of hummus, queso, and guac because I misunderstood the assignment of buying the dip.

When you assume bad things are always done in secret, it can take much too long to realize proclamations of ill intent are serious. I think this is the hang-up.

A very DC punk show

Today on #SciFri 📻

Worm poachers? www.bbc.com/future/artic...

The ongoing heat wave in South Sudan has 12 students collapsing in Juba City every day apnews.com/article/sout...

I wonder of these are related

Scooplet: The US Fish and Wildlife Service has issued stop work orders, frozen funding, and ceased communication for all of its international grants, jeopardizing critical conservation overseas. Much of this money is appropriated for Interior, not foreign aid. www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

I want to be clear: the private sector, as it presently exists, *cannot* quickly spin up to fill any void left by substantial dismantling of #NOAA. Full stop. If that were to happen, people would die in extreme weather events who would not have otherwise, & economy would suffer.

Ok, I'll bite: Who is Norm and why is it so important to respect him?

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