Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
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Working for climate action in Edinburgh
https://data-4-climate-action-edinburgh.github.io/home/
pinned post!
Announcing the D4CAE Dashboard - it's here at last - three datasets, three different visualisations each. We will add more data over the coming months, but for now, please explore and send us your feedback.
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5 months ago
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Now with more consistent colour palette - D4CAE Dashboard:
data4climateactionedinburgh-d4cae-dashboard.share.connect.posit.cloud
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climatedata <div class="topbar" style="display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 15px; padding: 12px 20px;"> <a href="https://data-4-climate-action-edinburgh.github.io/home/"> <img sr...
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1 day ago
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ECCAN have just announced a new round of GreenLight funding is open for applications:
www.eccan.scot/greenlight-2...
(as of 11th of May 2026)
#Edinburgh
#climateaction
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ECCAN — Greenlight 2026
https://www.eccan.scot/greenlight-2026
5 days ago
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Someone called Pauline Ward giving a talk... Statistics in Society: Understanding Inequalities, Global Trends, and Climate Action
rss.org.uk/training-eve...
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Edinburgh
https://rss.org.uk/training-events/events/events-2026/local-groups/statistics-in-society-understanding-inequalities,/
14 days ago
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British Dragonfly Society
17 days ago
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has launched a call for evidence on the growing threat posed by wildfires in the UK. 2025 broke UK records for the most reported incidents of wildfires. Have your local green spaces been affected by wildfires in recent years?
bit.ly/4eeytI2
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Edinburgh Bus Users Group
20 days ago
Right, that's our stall booked. Come along on 27 June and find out: What we're up to. Everything you wanted to know about local buses but were frightened to ask. General chat with no particular aim in mind about public transport.
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Edinburgh Climate Festival has been announced for Sat 27th June:
linktr.ee/edinburghclimatefest
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edinburghclimatefest Official: Instagram, Facebook | Linktree
Free event celebrating community-led climate action in Edinburgh 🎭💃🌳🌏
https://linktr.ee/edinburghclimatefest
20 days ago
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Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
SpokesLothian
30 days ago
#Holyrood2026
#SP26
Our
#manifesto
analysis -->
www.spokes.org.uk/2026/04/holy...
We looked at
#activetravel
, mainly 🚲, and some related transport/environment, but not at 🚌🚆 1 Greens, excellent 2 LibDem, positive in a fairly modest way 3= Labour & SNP, poor 5 Reform, bad 6 Conservative, terrible
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ECCAN event in Edinburgh: Two screenings of The People's Emergency Briefing, 13th of May
www.eccan.scot/events-list/...
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People’s Emergency Briefing Film Screening Edinburgh | ECCAN Event — ECCAN
Join a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing film in Edinburgh, with discussion exploring local climate and nature action. Two sessions available.
https://www.eccan.scot/events-list/6coxygvyciaq44w8f8rlhua4684mia
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Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
Edinburgh Bus Users Group
about 1 month ago
Amendment to our earlier list of hustings (
edinburghbususers.group/edinburgh-bu...
) Living Rent now on 16 April
www.livingrent.org/living_rent_...
We understand Living Rent likes buses, so give them a go if you're not attending
@spurtle.bsky.social
hustings (Edinburgh North & Leith) !
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Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
Met Office - weather and climate
about 1 month ago
⚠️⚠️ Amber weather warning issued ⚠️⚠️ Strong winds across northern England, southern Scotland and northwest Wales Saturday 19:00 – Sunday 03:00 Latest info 👉
bit.ly/WxWarning
Stay
#WeatherAware
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Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
Met Office - weather and climate
about 2 months ago
#StormDave
brings heavy rain, strong winds and some snow this bank holiday weekend but there is also some more settled weather on the cards 🌥️ Find out more details here 👇
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New blogpost from Ebrahim Makhoul, one of our volunteers: "Understanding Edinburgh's environment through data: Rain, Walking and Cycling"
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Understanding Edinburghs Environment Through Data
Launching the D4CAE Dashboard By Ebrahim Makhoul Edinburgh is a city shaped by its environment. From its historic streets to its growing active travel network, daily life here is closely linked to wea...
https://data-4-climate-action-edinburgh.github.io/home/2026-02-20-Understanding-Edinburghs-environment-through-data/
3 months ago
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Always love seeing the snowdrops at
@thebotanics.bsky.social
. An abundance this year. There's always hope for humanity.
3 months ago
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Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
Davis Vaughan
3 months ago
dplyr 1.2.0 is out now and we are SO excited! - `filter_out()` for dropping rows - `recode_values()`, `replace_values()`, and `replace_when()` that join `case_when()` as a complete family of recoding/replacing tools These are huge quality of life wins for
#rstats
!
tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02...
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dplyr 1.2.0
dplyr 1.2.0 fills in some important gaps in dplyr's API: we've added a new complement to `filter()` focused on dropping rows, and we've expanded the `case_when()` family with three new recoding and re...
https://tidyverse.org/blog/2026/02/dplyr-1-2-0/
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Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
Dr. Dominic Royé
4 months ago
I am thrilled to co‑organise Visualising Climate with colleagues from Copernicus/ECMWF, BSC, BC3 and the University of Miami—the first global conference at the intersection of climate change and data visualisation, at a moment when clear, actionable communication is essential.
#dataviz
#datavis
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Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
Met Office - weather and climate
4 months ago
There are multiple warnings in place for
#StormChandra
, including amber warnings for rain and strong winds ⚠️ Flooding and damaging winds are expected later today and on Tuesday in parts of the UK. For further details 👉
bit.ly/WxWarning
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This month's data drop-in will be this Tuesday evening the 27th 7.30pm. If you'd like to attend and/or join the mailing list, send us an email:
data-4-climate-action-edinburgh.github.io/home/about/
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About
# What is D4CAE? [Data For Climate Action Edinburgh (D4CAE) is a group of volunteers](https://data-4-climate-action-edinburgh.github.io/home/2023-08-06-A-group-of-volunteers/) , using data skills to s...
https://data-4-climate-action-edinburgh.github.io/home/about/
4 months ago
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Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
Regenerative Futures Fund
9 months ago
We're looking for more people to join our residents group! If you're under 25, have experienced the impacts of poverty or racism and want to help decide which system-changing work will create a better future for Edinburgh, then get in touch!!
regenerativefuturesfund.org.uk/join-us/resi...
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Job: Regenerative Futures Fund Programme Coordinator £27,330 (£21,864 based on 28 hour working week) Home based/ Edinburgh
regenerativefuturesfund.org.uk/news-and-not...
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We are recruiting a Programme Coordinator — Regenerative Futures Fund | Working Together Towards A Regenerative And Just Future For Edinburgh | Community Fund | Scotland - UK
About Regenerative Futures Fund The Regenerative Futures Fund is a co-designed, community-rooted initiative to tackle poverty, racism and climate change in Edinburgh. A pooled fund providing unrest...
https://regenerativefuturesfund.org.uk/news-and-notes/we-are-recruiting-a-programme-coordinator
4 months ago
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Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
Edinburgh Community Solar Co-op
5 months ago
10 years of clean, green, community-owned electricity in Edinburgh & we're ready for our next major solar project! ECSC has put solar PV panels on 30 sites including Council offices, 18 schools, & leisure centres, saving >2000t Co2 emissions. Join our next phase SOON! - see:
tinyurl.com/ECSCpr1
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Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
Climate Majority Project
4 months ago
How do we equip young people for a changing world, and what does it feel like to teach climate in a time of crisis? Join us for: 🎬 Film screening + live online discussion 🗓 Tue 27 Jan | 6.30–7.45pm GMT | Zoom 🎙 Chaired by Caroline Lucas FREE registration:
www.tickettailor.com/events/clima...
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Announcing the D4CAE Dashboard - it's here at last - three datasets, three different visualisations each. We will add more data over the coming months, but for now, please explore and send us your feedback.
data4climateactionedinburgh-d4cae-dashboard.share.connect.posit.cloud
5 months ago
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Katharine Hayhoe
5 months ago
This week, I explore B Corps doing good and the toll of seasonal waste. I've also collected a host of ideas on how our choices can reduce waste, support communities, and restore nature — from thrifted treasures to shared experiences, and giving that supports families and ecosystems around the world.
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Simple ways to make the holidays more sustainable | Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe
Get more from Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/posts/simple-ways-to-145638160?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_fan&utm_content=web_share
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"GitHub has a maximum 2 GiB limit for a single push. " Whoooops! Locked out for trying to upload 9GB of data. Badge of honour! 😅
docs.github.com/en/get-start...
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Troubleshooting the 2 GiB push limit - GitHub Docs
Learn how to work around the 2 GiB push limit.
https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/using-git/troubleshooting-the-2-gb-push-limit
6 months ago
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Whoa, oh dearie me! Best wishes to all at CEDA for the data recovery process.
www.ceda.ac.uk/news/updates...
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CEDA ARCHIVE INCIDENT - 18th November 2025
Dear JASMIN and CEDA users, At approximately 10:02 on 18th November 2025, during the migration of data in the CEDA archive, a mistake was made which r...
https://www.ceda.ac.uk/news/updates/2025/2025-11-19-archive-incident/
6 months ago
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Data making a difference: Here's a campaign using the carbon footprint we provided - to raise funds to "Electrify our fleet!" - (by Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust)
www.fcct.scot/2025/10/27/c...
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Crowdfunder Appeal – now LIVE! – Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust
https://www.fcct.scot/2025/10/27/crowdfunder-appeal-now-live/
6 months ago
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I think we can take a lot of hope and comfort and inspiration from these young people.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Thousands take to streets of Glasgow to highlight 'climate emergency'
Demonstrators marched through Glasgow city centre on a day of global action to coincide with the COP30 climate talks in Brazil.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly4r9ggqleo
6 months ago
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Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
Friends of the Earth Scotland 🌍
7 months ago
📢 Join Scotland’s Climate March on Sat 15th Nov to demand a better world as part of a Global Day of Action! Assemble at 11am, Glasgow Green. Global Solidarity. A Fair Transition. Caring For Our Planet. Get involved:
climatemarch.scot
#ScotlandsClimateMarch
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Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
Stop Climate Chaos Scotland
6 months ago
Thousands marching in Glasgow this weekend to call for climate action and a safer future, as COP30 continues in Brazil. Will you join them? 📢 Scotland’s Climate March: 11am, Sat 15 Nov, Glasgow Green - part of a Global Day of Action. Join the action:
climatemarch.scot
#ScotlandsClimateMarch
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Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
Nicola Rennie
6 months ago
The prompt for day 12 of the
#30DayMapChallenge
is a "map from 2125", and this one *almost* fits that description! This shows the areas of Scotland likely to be affected by coastal erosion by 2100 🗺️
#RStats
#ggplot2
#DataViz
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Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
Julia Musto
7 months ago
Do we need a Category 6 hurricane - or even a complete redo of the Saffir-Simpson scale? I spoke with
@michaelemann.bsky.social
@katharinehayhoe.com
@climatecentral.org
@danielgilford.bsky.social
to learn more.
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
@the-independent.com
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Category 6 is the new hurricane normal, say scientists
Human-caused climate change is making major hurricanes like Melissa much stronger, faster and ultimately more life-threatening
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/category-6-hurricane-melissa-climate-change-b2855662.html
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Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
Katharine Hayhoe
7 months ago
In 2018, Meta decided “clean energy” and “climate change” were politically sensitive topics, and demanded that I - a climate scientist - register as a political org to post and boost posts on them. I refused, and my page has been shadow banned since then. For 7 years. Until this week, that is 😳
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Throwback Thursday: A group of volunteers
data-4-climate-action-edinburgh.github.io/home/2023-08...
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A Group Of Volunteers
Pauline Ward, 6 August 2023 I recently gave a presentation about the purpose, the evolution and the activities of Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh at a conference. In this blogpost, I share the abstrac...
https://data-4-climate-action-edinburgh.github.io/home/2023-08-06-A-group-of-volunteers/
7 months ago
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New from Public Health Scotland: Heat impacts on health in Scotland Deaths 2005-2024
publichealthscotland.scot/publications...
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Heat impacts on health in Scotland 28 October 2025 - Heat impacts on health in Scotland - Publications - Public Health Scotland
https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/heat-impacts-on-health-in-scotland/heat-impacts-on-health-in-scotland-28-october-2025/
7 months ago
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These saplings seem fine. It feels relatively calm just now. You wouldn't think there was more high winds forecast for later. So there's lots of people here.
#StormAmy
#Edinburgh
8 months ago
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Rest of Inverleith Park not much damage for now. Just a few branches down. Might be worth closing the gates though.
8 months ago
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Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
The City of Edinburgh Council
8 months ago
This week is
#ScotClimateWeek
. Making small changes can make a big difference and help protect our health and planet. For more ways to take action visit:
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/climate-action
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Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
The City of Edinburgh Council
8 months ago
A
@metoffice.gov.uk
yellow weather warning associated with
#StormAmy
is in place covering Edinburgh from 3pm today until midnight tomorrow. Yellow and amber warnings are in place across Scotland so please plan ahead and stay safe.
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Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
The City of Edinburgh Council
8 months ago
Advice on preparing for high winds is available on the Council website:
www.edinburgh.gov.uk/severe-weath...
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High winds, gales and storms
Advice on what you can do to prepare before the storm
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/severe-weather/high-winds-gales-storms
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Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
The City of Edinburgh Council
8 months ago
Due to forecasted wind speeds of up to 60mph associated with
#StormAmy
Princes Street Gardens and all gated public parks will close from 4pm this afternoon and tomorrow. Site inspections will be carried out before re-opening on Sunday (October 5). Plan ahead and take care.
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Huge limb fallen 5 metres off a tree onto the path round the pond at Inverleith Park. You can still get round by walming on the grass.
#StormAmy
#Edinburgh
8 months ago
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RBGE gardens currently closed to visitors because of
#StormAmy
. I hear they've sadly had damage to glass panes in some glasshouses, not the Palm House. And a couple of trees damaged too. And more high winds still expected! Be careful out there people! ⛈️🌀
#Edinburgh
www.rbge.org.uk/visit/royal-...
8 months ago
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📢 New blogost: A boat, a springboard and a footprint 🛥🤸👣
data-4-climate-action-edinburgh.github.io/home/2025-09...
#Edinburgh
#climateaction
#carbon
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A Boat A Springboard And A Footprint
A boat, a springboard and a footprint It’s a wonderful feeling when you can deliver, for someone who has asked for practical help. Last year Rachel Sedman from Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust...
https://data-4-climate-action-edinburgh.github.io/home/2025-09-26-A-boat-a-springboard-and-a-footprint/
8 months ago
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Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh
Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan
9 months ago
The Government will be testing the emergency alert system this Sunday at 3pm. Compatible mobile phones and tablets will make a loud siren-like sound and vibrate. If you have a device hidden from an abuser, this alert could reveal it. You can opt out using the advice below.
www.gov.uk/alerts/optin...
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Just fixed the website this morning: - the accessible version of our report is now available again - and the methods section - proper links to each page of the website, from the homepage. If you find a broken link, please say :-)
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Publications
ABCD Report D4CAE's ABCD report presents data on climate impacts and climate action in Edinburgh. It illustrates the kind of data skills we can offer to support voluntary / third sector organisations ...
https://data-4-climate-action-edinburgh.github.io/home/Publications/
9 months ago
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Wishing the best luck to
@relindsey.bsky.social
et al
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climatechange
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Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump
Climate.gov, which went dark this summer, to be revived by volunteers as climate.us with expanded mission
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/30/climate-gov-website-trump?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
9 months ago
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The Climate Springboard trained me to calculate carbon footprints
data-4-climate-action-edinburgh.github.io/home/2025-08...
#climateaction
#Edinburgh
#Scotland
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The Climate Springboard Trained Me To Calculate Carbon Footprints
Free carbon footprint training in Edinburgh Data 4 Climate Action Edinburgh received a request for help from Fountainbridge Canalside Community Trust. They wanted to know the carbon footprint of their...
https://data-4-climate-action-edinburgh.github.io/home/2025-08-25-The-Climate-Springboard-trained-me-to-calculate-carbon-footprints/
9 months ago
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BBC News - Firefighters tackle large gorse blaze on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Firefighters tackle large gorse blaze on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh
The blaze was seen spreading rapidly across the hill in Holyrood Park and police have urged people to stay away from the area.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckg449e1vnpo
9 months ago
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Lori D-J
9 months ago
Oh no! Arthur’s Seat, the hill in Edinburgh, has caught fire 🔥
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Firefighters tackle large blaze on Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh
The blaze was seen spreading rapidly across the hill in Holyrood Park and police have urged people to stay away from the area.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg449e1vnpo
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