Lovely listening to Steve Backshall today. Great experiences he described, hope to encounter some whales and dolphins myself one day. #GoDivingShow

A German word for being embarrassed by the actions of someone else is Fremdscham, or “foreign shame.” A similar word from Icelandic is aulahrollur, which is quite tricky to translate but basically means something along the lines of “cringe quake” or “douchebag chills”

Short trip today to the #GoDiving show. May have already made a first purchase. 🫣

This is how the leader and Chancellor-candidate of the Greens in Germany deals with Elon Musk. No great drama. Just a simple "go away" to an obnoxious troll. "Keep your fingers off our democracy, Herr Musk". Well, said!

Lovely sights in Lanzarote today. 🤿 #scuba #underwater Angel Shark dun dun dun dun

Merry Christmas 🎄

Nigel Farage loves open borders - for the super rich youtu.be/SA8T29zWNCw?...

Love it, will she support another vote in Brexit related matters?

Kemi Badenoch cites the "Call A General Election" online petition at PMQs. Fascinating!

Another banger from @hettieobrien.bsky.social: “The government knew it couldn’t have a political argument about winding back environmental law, because the public likes environmental law. So instead, they set out to kill environmental law by stealth.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Nothing can make a broken Brexit work. The UK government's red lines have left this country between a rock and a hard place. THIS COUNTRY helped craft the EU single market when we were at the top table, and now we know firsthand what it means to be outside of it. We need to rejoin.

Five more weeks till the next dive. Can't wait!

October 2024 was 1.69°C (3.04°F) warmer than the pre-industrial era, scientists at Berkeley Earth say.

The River Wye is dying—& the River Severn is going the same way. Blistered fish, algal blooms, sewage fungus sludging the riverbed. The only good news is the response: a “volunteer army” of citizen scientists & activists rising up to protect & heal the river. 👇💪 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Stop pretending it doesn't exist, guys. It's not going away.

From a few weeks back. Nessi on her holiday in Stoney Cove. 😉 #scuba #nessi

Snow. Read the full story here: https://buff.ly/3Sx08aw Photo by Krisztina This is an encounter from 2023 #WhaleTales #orca #storytelling

Changes in global temperature (1850-2023) Find similar graphics for your country or city: www.ShowYourStripes.info #ShowYourStripes

Earlier this afternoon I came across two of our local swans 🦢 - they are always curios and just beautiful. #nature #swans #walking

If you are looking for people interested in SCUBA, look no further!

We are doing a trial at my BSAC dive club in the next few months. A buddy will do traditional sit down learning for Sports Diver, while I will do the online part. A small sample, of course, but curious if it makes a difference for theory and also practical application. Happy to learn new skills.

The Extreme Weather Report, November 14, 2024. This is your weather on fossil fuels. #wx #news #climatechange #extremeweather #worldnews

Celebrating the deactivation of my old Twitter account with a nice picture that includes a blue sky taken at the Dunnet Nature Reserve earlier this year. Good day this. #nature #ocean

Our digital weekend front page 🔴 FOREIGN INFLUENCES: DOMESTIC STRIFE🔴 And catch up with @peterjukes @josiahmortimer and @NafeezAhmed going Behind the Headlines, tonight at 8pm on @BylineTV

Lately, journalists have asked if scientists didn't warn us enough, or didn't know how bad climate change would be. Scientists did their jobs. It's fossil fuel companies who lied about climate impacts FOR DECADES. They're to blame for these heat waves. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

It's #ShowYourStripes day, and I picked Dortmund to showcase the impact of Global Warming. You can find your own region here: showyourstripes.info Follow @edhawkins.bsky.social for more information.

Haven’t posted here in a while, so lets starts with a picture from a trip earlier this year. Bit of fresh coconut in Ilhabela 🇧🇷 #travel

Government Ministers are doubling down on Rishi Sunak’s completely rubbished claim about a £2,094 tax under a Labour Government The hope is if they repeat it enough times we shall give up highlighting the outright dishonesty of the claim Let them know they are wrong! youtu.be/Nv8kEeT-n3w?...

Lomnický Peak - 2634 meter. 🏔️ Greetings! #mountains #peak

Didn’t post here a lot. Festive break is coming, so might be more silence until 2024! Crazy how quick this year went by.

Loved being under water in Cyprus. ❤️Loving it. #MarineLife 🦑 #Scubadiving

Anyone who wants to take a guess where this picture is from? A pretty stunning wreck to visit, though I have seen not even half of it at the time. #ScubaDiving #MarineLife 🦑 #Wreckdiving

Today I'm 'Old Man yelling at clouds' again because they interrupt my PV generation. 🌞 Thankfully, it will be weekend soon!

Underwater shot at the Rozi wreck in Cirkewwa, Malta. Been to Malta twice for diving and it never disappointed. Search for Seashell Diving Center if you do visit, great group of people. #ScubaDiving #MarineLife 🦑

I missed this beauty when underwater, would have loved to share a patch of water. #ScubaDiving #Marinelife 🦑 #Maldives #Kurumba

Choosing the bamboo toothbrush over the plastic one didn't help. Maybe try using the dish soap bottle refilling stand next?

Wir überschreiten wir die 1,5 Grad Marke, auch wenn es nicht dauerhaft ist - es ist einfach nicht gut, was übrigens vorher schon absehbar war. #Klimaschutz wurde absichtlich verschleppt. Jetzt baden es alle aus. www.bbc.com/news/science...

Another favorite from Hurghada - Turtle 🐢! #Scubadiving #Marinelife 🦑

One from a few years ago, had a lovely time in Hurghada, Egypt. #ScubaDiving #MarineLife 🦑

Rishi Sunak claims a #GeneralElectionNow “is not what the country wants” Over 95,000 have now signed the petition telling him he’s wrong. Keep signing! https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/641904

Plenty of Perch fish about in the local diving lake. They always hang around the pool table, waiting for some food. Marine Life 🦑 #scuba #lakediving #gildenburgh

Whats a good first post? Or second, following the obligatory “Hello World”? Perhaps a nice picture- so here is my favorite ever shot from Budleigh Salterton Beach. Taken while looking against the sun and in the process of fallen backwards. Even if the odds are against, results can be good.

Hello World!