after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans: www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...

"We’re in serious trouble. That’s the message I saw written in the ashes of Los Angeles....We’re in trouble not because we’re helpless, or because we have broken the planet beyond repair." 1/2

Further evidence that in Trump 2.0, climate chaos is a feature, not a bug.

It was fantastic being in Freetown for the launch of the city’s pioneering heat action plan and seeing parts of it already at work - from Congo market to Ojuku’s mangroves - alongside Yvonne Ali-Sawyerr and Eugenia Kargbo @kbmcleod.bsky.social #Africa #extremeheat #women

"Vulnerability primarily stems from the dysfunction of key institutions” - Abdihakim Ainte, director of climate change for Somalia’s prime minister @odi.global @icrc.bsky.social #COP29 #Africa #resilience

Climate attribution comes of age: "Studies calculating the role of the climate crisis in what are now unnatural disasters show 550 heatwaves, floods, storms, droughts and wildfires have been made significantly more severe or more frequent by global heating." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The G20 has removed language calling for the "transition away from fossil fuels," agreed on at COP28, from its leaders' statement in Rio. You can call this backsliding, or you can call it murderous indifference. Really, up to you. www.ft.com/content/8352...

“African countries wake up every morning to a crime they did not commit." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

It's a dark today in London - and on some other social media platforms! - so time for some BlueSky. Delighted to be here

Extreme heat is deadly. Time to rethink how we portray it visually in the news.... #heatwave #climate #health #journalism

“The adaptation window is closing, and countries affected by conflict and fragility can easily reach their limits, if they’re not already there. The question is, who actually pays the cost of doing nothing?” #COP29 #climate #adaptation @odi.global

I spent days digging into the public statements of every single Trump Cabinet pick to see what they've said about climate change and it was a horrible process but I did it because Journalism Is Important and climate change is actually real so please click it I beg you heated.world/p/trumps-ent...