Becky Dale
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Data journalist with BBC focusing on global storytelling and climate science
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Lovely story on the BBC about iceberg a23a, which has given us decades of fun but is now nearing its end… Really enjoyed talking with Mark Poynting about this one-time behemoth.
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This iceberg was once the biggest in the world. Now it has just weeks left - BBC News
A23a was once twice the size of Greater London but now its 40-year journey is coming to an end.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-20f878f1-f4af-4022-9f62-b0515b9f4b20
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Back from leave and back to mapping. BBC Verify is keeping close tabs on the conflict in the Middle East In maps: Strikes across Iran and the Middle East
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In maps: Strikes across Iran and the Middle East
Iranian strikes on targets across the Middle East and Gulf regions continued on Monday after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran killing the country's supreme leader.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g0pnnj8xyo
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Amidst the Epstein Files clamour, we’re still finding evidence of poor and inconsistent redactions. Days after the initial outcry: Naked images remained in Epstein files despite outcry
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Naked images remained in Epstein files despite outcry
Four images seen by BBC Verify show partially clothed women with their faces and bodies unredacted.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5yd10yp2m1o
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Would love to be at this in November!
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about 2 months ago
Solar's not the biggest renewable in Britain but it drove last year's rise to record renewable generation. From
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New record year for renewable electricity in Britain - thanks especially to strong solar output. Read our analysis of 2025 here
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Today’s story: 7 water companies have been ordered to reduce potentially harmful levels of forever chemicals in drinking water sources for more than 6 million people. Water UK stresses the water is safe to drink but calls for a PFAS ban to prevent accumulation
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Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water for 6m people
The persistent pollutants which build up in the environment have been linked to serious illnesses.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9q1nzyzyjeo?app-referrer=search
4 months ago
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National Hurricane Center
4 months ago
#Melissa makes landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope as a powerful category 5 hurricane. For the latest updates visit
http://hurricanes.gov
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Nassos Stylianou
5 months ago
NEW: How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution Massive shipping containers packed with powerful batteries are shoring up grids & extending the use of clean power
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How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution
Vast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power
https://ig.ft.com/mega-batteries/
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UN Environment Programme
6 months ago
History made for the ocean:
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Agreement enters into force, protecting high seas & deep seabed, safeguarding life under water. “Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step forward to save our ocean, & to save our future” - ED
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David Ho
6 months ago
Are you a journalist covering climate solutions?
@jaimepalter.bsky.social
and I have some advice for sharing these stories without hype, by balancing potential and challenges. Online on 7 October 2025 at 13:00 (UTC-4) Register here:
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Been playing the newly launched Chartle game and pretty happy to have got today’s in one go.
chartle.cc
6 months ago
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Those small temperature changes are having an effect. Record warm seas help to bring extraordinary new species to UK waters
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Record warm seas help to bring extraordinary species to UK waters
The UK's seas have had their warmest first seven months of the year on average since records began.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c05enyryqvmo
7 months ago
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Europe is breaking its reliance on American science - Reuters
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Europe is breaking its reliance on American science — Reuters
European governments are taking steps to break their dependence on critical scientific data the United States historically made freely available to the world, and are ramping up their own data collect...
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7 months ago
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The court ruled that developing nations have a right to seek damages for the impacts of climate change
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Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change
The decision from the world's highest court has been welcomed by developing nations at most risk from climate change.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce379k4v3pwo
8 months ago
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E.P.A. Is Said to Draft a Plan to End Its Ability to Fight Climate Change
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/climate/epa-endangerment-finding-rescind.html
8 months ago
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Final report into 'broken' water industry says regulator Ofwat should be scrapped
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Final report into 'broken' water industry says regulator Ofwat should be scrapped - live updates
The major review led by former Bank of England deputy governor Sir Jon Cunliffe was issued by the government to
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8 months ago
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NPR
8 months ago
The government of the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho has declared a two-year state of disaster, as its once-thriving garment industry unravels in the wake of Trump's tariffs threats.
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"We are on our knees": U.S. tariffs devastate Lesotho's garment workers
The government of the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho has declared a two-year state of disaster, as its once-thriving garment industry unravels in the wake of Trump's tariffs threats.
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Serious water pollution incidents up 60% in England, Environment Agency says
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Serious water pollution in England up 60%, government says
Last year had the highest number of pollution events by water companies ever recorded.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg5zl75dmm0o
8 months ago
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Copernicus ECMWF
10 months ago
Join the Copernicus WEkEO Service from 10-12 June for a two-day online workshop! Explore key climate challenges and learn how to use tools like Jupyter Notebooks, QGIS and R Studio for ecosystem monitoring. Register now!
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Science Magazine
10 months ago
Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
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Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
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Giant iceberg on crash course with island - penguins and seals in danger
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A23a: Giant iceberg on collision course with island - penguins and seals in danger
More than twice the size of greater London, the expanse of ice is unpredictable and dangerous.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd64vvg4z6go
about 1 year ago
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The world has just seen its hottest-on-record year. Again. 2024 was also the first full calendar year to breach the critical 1.5C warming threshold, according to
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about 1 year ago
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Chris Jeavans
about 1 year ago
A good news story AND a pretty chart 🤩 🌬️🪁 ! Wind provided more electricity than ever last year as the UK moved further away from planet-warming fossil fuels to power the nation, new data shows. Lovely work by
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Myanmar's secret soldier-spies have been undermining military control. We've spoken to a few of them to learn. Read about it here and watch The Watermelons documentary on BBC iPlayer:
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Soldier-spies in Myanmar help pro-democracy rebels make gains
Leaked intelligence from military spies is helping turn the civil war in the resistance’s favour, BBC finds.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c390ndrny17o
about 1 year ago
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Rose 🌹
over 1 year ago
You wanted starter packs to be searchable. Our engineers are busy keeping us online, so in the meantime, an independent developer built a new searchable library of starter packs. This is the beauty of building in the open 🦋
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Another day another broken climate record. The past 12 months have seen average temperatures above the 1.5C threshold for the first time.
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World's first year-long breach of key 1.5C warming limit
The last 12 months were the hottest on record, temporarily sending the world past a deeply symbolic mark.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68110310
about 2 years ago
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Hello world 🙃
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