Keeping up with students’ methods of cheating has always been a cat-and-mouse game for teachers. But some now say that AI tools, particularly Google Lens, have made it impossible to enforce academic integrity in the classroom. bit.ly/3Lww7rK 📝 @carolynjones100.bsky.social 📸 Lauren Justice

Cosmos: A Personal Voyage One of my favorite clips from Episode 7 (Nov. 1980), Carl Sagan returns to his 6th grade classroom to teach students in his childhood neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. You can see their genuine curiosity, wonder, and eagerness to learn. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNgJ...

Loved this morning’s Women’s Breeze Ride - a relaxed 8 miles along the Worcs & Bham Canal towpath, the A38 cycleway, and the beautiful Rea Valley. So good to see the green spaces full of life - cyclists, walkers, even kayakers! 🚴‍♀️🛶 Good for the body and soul 💚 letsride.co.uk/rides/breeze...

Global Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions rise again in 2024, up 2.3%. This is our collective progress, 10 years after the Paris Agreement. www.unep.org/resources/em... 1/

Neighborhood Walk Beautiful colors of Autumn Leaves on my walk today! Mid 50s F and overcast concrete skies, very comfortable! #Hiking #AutumnLeaves #Walking #PDX #PNW

As coal power plants go offline, data centers boot up, and more people switch to electric appliances and vehicles, the region's electrical grid is strained and there’s not enough renewable energy projected to come online to fill the gap.

Hurricane Melissa Lightning flashes within powerful eye wall of Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. 🌀 Potential to be strongest storm to make landfall in #Jamaica on record. 🌀 1/2 #Hurricane #TropicalCyclone #Lightning 2025/10/27 UTC CSU/CIRA&NOAA LEARN MORE: satlib.cira.colostate.edu/event/hurric...

Upwelling Failure For the first time since records began, the cold, nutrient-rich waters of the Gulf of Panama failed to emerge from depths of the ocean to rise to the surface. Finding highlights climate’s impact on fundamental oceanic processes. #Chlorophyll LEARN: stri.si.edu/story/upwell...

Harvest Moon No matter how far apart we are, we are always under the same moon. October 6, 2025 #HarvestMoon #MidAutumnFestival #FullMoon www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/mo...

Imelda Absorbs Humberto’s Remnants • Hurricanes #Imelda & #Humberto traveling in western Atlantic. • Humberto dissipates & gets assimilated by Imelda. Sept 29 - Oct 2, 2025 UTC Extratropical Transition #Hurricane #TropicalCyclone CSU/CIRA&NOAA Learn More: satlib.cira.colostate.edu/event/hurric...

Jane Goodall Releases Chimp I had the opportunity to meet her many years ago while attending one of her presentations with "Roots & Shoots" at my sons international school in Asia at the time. youtu.be/bCVmfDuRpBc

Mainstream Media Owned and operated by corporations to promote and influence for their own corporate interests and financial gain. Big Five U.S. #CorporateMedia #MainstreamMedia #Disney #ABC

🚨 It's official - 2025 observed the 10th lowest annual minimum #Arctic sea ice extent (statistical tie). My next blog will focus on this past summer season. This minimum was set 4 days earlier than average. For more information: @nsidc.bsky.social (nsidc.org/sea-ice-toda...)

Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Extent 2025 • Arctic Sea Ice maximum extent March 22, 2025 to minimum extent reached September 10, 2025. • In the 47-year-satellite record, 19 lowest minimums have all occurred in last 19 years. *Appreciation much obliged! 1/2 #Arctic #SeaIce MORE: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5583/

Ozone Hole Development 2025 2025 ozone hole presented an early development, larger-than-average area mid-September. Current ongoing #Antarctic ozone hole as 3D rendered animation below, thru 15 Sep 2025. 1/2 #OzoneHole #WorldOzoneDay CAMS/ECMWF LEARN MORE: atmosphere.copernicus.eu/monitoring-o...

In the Netherlands, you will often see paths such as this one. Separated, wide, and surrounded by greenery. By making cycling infrastructure safe and enjoyable, it is less of a hurdle to travel by bike.

Financing of Fossil Fuel Industry by Banks Worldwide 2016 to 2024 • JPMorgan Chase, USD 53.5 billion 2024 alone. USD 192.3 billion 2021-2024. • Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Bank of America, RBC, EACH exceeding USD 100 billion 2021-2024. #FossilFuels #Emissions Aug 2025 www.statista.com/statistics/1...

And just like that, we're back to the school run and the usual grind 🤯. How did you get to school today? Did you know that travelling actively to school improves mood, behaviour & confidence, increases attention levels & enhances performance? Here's to a new school year! (1st pic: Crispin Hughes)

Car exhaust. Factory smoke. Wildfire haze. Chances are, no matter where on Earth you live, you’re exposed to some form of air pollution almost every day. The consequences of this pollution can be debilitating – and deadly. #AirPollution Learn More: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

Earth Rotating 3D Earth with clouds, atmosphere, and night lights. “On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives.” #Earth #BlueMarble NASA SVS Learn, View, Download: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5570/

Kīlauea Volcano • Ep. 32, Halemaʻumaʻu eruption ended Sep 2. • Spectacular lava fountaining, crater floor flows. • ~12.5 million cubic yards of lava, enough to fill a hole the size of a football field one mile deep! #Volcano #Kīlauea #Geology #Hawaii USGS Learn More: www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/ki...

Greenland Ice Sheet Greenland subglacial flood bursts through #IceSheet surface. Equivalent to about 9 hours' worth of water thundering over Niagara Falls at peak flow, one of the largest recorded subglacial floods in #Greenland. 1/2 #Glacier #Meltwater ESA LEARN MORE: www.esa.int/Applications...

Temperature Records Broken High temperature records broken across NW Oregon & SW Washington Friday. Extreme Heat Warnings & Advisories for Pacific Northwest continue thru Tuesday, Aug. 26, triple digits, little nighttime relief. #ExtremeHeatWarning #HeatAdvisory #ORwx #WAwx www.weather.gov/pqr

🌡️ Heatwaves are prolonged, intense periods of high temps, with serious consequences for health, agriculture, energy and water. Learn more about how heatwaves are defined, and how Europe is adapting. Read the article 🔗 climate.copernicus.eu/heatwaves-br...

Dangerous Extreme Heat • Extreme Heat Warnings & Advisories for Pacific Northwest, triple digit some areas. • Numerous daily High Temperature records likely broken, little nighttime relief. • Dangerous #HeatWave across much of Western U.S. #ExtremeHeatWarning #HeatAdvisory #PNW www.weather.gov/pqr

Hurricane Erin Hurricane Erin continues journey along the U.S. Atlantic Coast as the Sun sets on August 20, 2025. Creating dangerous Storm Surge, life-threatening high surf, and powerful rip currents. #Hurricane #TropicalCyclone GOES-East - 2025/08/21 UTC Learn More: www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOES/

Hurricane Erin Churns off East Coast • Massive and strengthening Hurricane Erin looming off the U.S. East Coast. • Life-threatening high surf, powerful rip currents on U.S. East Coast. #Hurricane #TropicalCyclone 2025/08/20 UTC CSU/CIRA&NOAA Learn More: satlib.cira.colostate.edu/event/hurric...

The sun rises on massive and strengthening Hurricane Erin. The storm is expected to stay offshore, but some of its effects will be felt all along the East Coast.

Spain Wildfire Emissions Reach 23-year Record in Just One Week • Spain and Portugal Wildfires raged out of control. • PM2.5 show increased concentrations. Carbon #emissions almost vertical last few days. #Wildfires #Spain #Portugal CAMS/ECMWF LEARN MORE: atmosphere.copernicus.eu/spain-below-...

Climate Spiral 1880 – Present • Monthly Global Surface Temperature anomalies, in Celsius. • Combines Sea Surface Temperature (SST) with Land Surface Air Temperature (LSAT). • Updated August 13, 2025. NASA SVS Visualizer, @marksubbarao.bsky.social (NASA/GSFC) Learn More: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5190/

A Wall of Flames in Spain "I have been living 40 years here in Spain...and I have never seen something like this. Never in my life have I seen this, what is happening, houses burning, people burning." -Local resident #Wildfires #ExtremeHeat #Spain

Forest Park Watch as the bird takes flight deep into the vastness of the forest. Reset, refresh, perspective. #Biodiversity, #ecosystems, #habitat, natural environment, #forest, biological sequestration. 1/2 #ForestPark #PDX #Hiking #Birds

I’ve mulled over posting this for months now. But yesterday it came to a head. And I’m aware that the people who need to see it will either not be here, or will suggest that I’m lying. I live near an asylum hotel. The reason I didn’t post earlier is that I didn’t want to raise undue attention

A recent study has found “forever chemicals” contamination in 98% of the waterways it tested in the United States. The findings come at a time when representatives are gathered for the United Nations plastics treaty negotiations to hammer out a plan to address the growing plastic crisis.

Carbon Monoxide (CO) Molecule comprised of one carbon & one oxygen atom. • Human activity, vehicles, industry, wood burning, wildfires. • Interferes ability of blood to carry oxygen, fatigue, headaches, confusion. Jul 30-Aug 14, 2025 #Pollution #CarbonMonoxide Learn More: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5153/

The open road. #Maasland

Canada is experiencing their second worst wildfire season on record, and smoke from these fires can be carried many thousands of miles. On August 7, 2025, New England and Eastern Canada were enveloped in smoke that had traveled from Central Canada, impacting the air quality for millions. (1/5)

Numerous locations across the western U.S. are under Extreme Heat Warnings or Heat Advisories due to the hot temperatures this week. Here's how you can get more information: www.weather.gov - forecast & warning info www.weather.gov/safety - heat safety info www.heat.gov - detailed info on heat risk

The Hummingbird Effect The only birds in the world that can fly backwards! • Hummingbirds are driven by nectar, specialized bodies built for harvesting sugary fuel from flowers. • More than 50 species in Costa Rica. 1/2 #Hummingbird #Pollinators #Ecosystems Short: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fayu...

Maximum GFS 2m Temperature (°F) Outlook Forecast Map - United States Days 1-3 Max Temperatures | Sat, August 09, 2025 #ExtremeHeatWarning #HeatAdvisory Learn More: climatereanalyzer.org

Daily Global Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (CO₂) August 8, 2025: 426.18 ppm Four Atmospheric Baseline Observatories: Barrow, Alaska -🟦 Mauna Loa, Hawaii -🟥 American Samoa -🟩 South Pole, Antarctica -🟨 Black Lines: Global Trend & Seasonal Cycle. #CO2 #CarbonDioxide More: gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/...

North American Wildfires of 2025 The sun rises on wildfire smoke across the United States and Canada. Phenomena: #Smoke, #Wildfires #Canada GOES-19, August 6, 2025 UTC CSU/CIRA & NOAA Learn More: satlib.cira.colostate.edu/event/north-...

US & Canada Fire Map 🔥 US & Canada Fires - August 8, 2025 (week) 🔥 Active Fires / Thermal Anomalies Fossil fuel-charged, human-induced #climatechange. 1/2 #Wildfires #Canada #Smoke NASA FIRMS Learn More: firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov

Conflicting and contradictory messaging.

Wildfires continue to burn across parts of the U.S. and Canada again, and air quality has dropped from "moderate" to "unhealthy" again for millions of Americans Thursday (lasting through the weekend). Here’s a quick 🧵 on how climate change is part of the smoke story 🔽

Ahhh yes.... Summer in Portland, where you can ride up next to your city councilor and meet him for the first time and have a nice conversation while taking the lane on the Burnside Bridge. This person was thrilled to meet Councilor Mitch Green on a ride last night and asked to shake his hand.

National Weather Service’s first post on Bluesky. Also be sure to check NOAA's National Hurricane Center for Tropical Weather Outlook, Active Storms, warnings, forecasts, advisories, and better understanding of these hazards. #Hurricane #TropicalStorm #Cyclone Learn More: www.nhc.noaa.gov

Eat More Fresh Fruits and Vegetables! Eat less meat and animal products, less processed and ulta-processed foods. Provide your body with the nutrients it needs, exercise, and sleep well. Some of the main ingredients for my dinner: Summer squash, spinach, Brussels sprout, onion.

Megafires and Wildfires • Link between wildfires and climate change. • Cram Fire has become largest fire burning in the U.S. this year, on verge of becoming megafire. • Rising temperatures and longer droughts driving wildfires. 1/2 #Wildfire #Megafire Full Story: www.opb.org/article/2025...

Deforestation in the Philippines • This Infertile hybrid frog is a result of large-scale deforestation. • Shows how human-caused disturbances impact #biodiversity in the Philippines, where #deforestation is rampant due to mining, logging and expanding agriculture. news.mongabay.com/2025/07/defo...