A new all-electric double-decker Climate Stripes bus has started taking passengers around Reading today. The bus shows the warming stripes for Reading back to the 1860s and will hopefully help start climate conversations amongst passengers. #ShowYourStripes

A new all-electric double-decker Climate Stripes bus has started taking passengers around Reading today. The bus shows the warming stripes for Reading back to the 1860s and will hopefully help start climate conversations amongst passengers. #ShowYourStripes

26 days in a row with rain in Reading. Longest such sequence on record in observations at the University going back to 1908.

Sustainable transport 🤝 Climate communication As Reading continued to experience the longest unbroken spell of rainfall ever recorded in the town, it was fitting that Reading Buses were launching a new fleet of electric buses, including this beauty featuring the #ClimateStripes ♥️ #ShowYourStripes

The ocean is warming as the upper atmosphere is cooling – both as a result of excessive greenhouse gas emissions.

Climate 'fingerprints' mark human activity from the top of the atmosphere to the bottom of the ocean theconversation.com/climate-fing...

Rising GHGs create a TOA energy imbalance - less heat escapes to space Predicted fingerprints: tropospheric warming, stratospheric cooling, ocean heat uptake Observed reality: 11 warmest years since 1850 are in the last decade Theory → prediction → observation theconversation.com/climate-fing...

Nice summary of observed climate fingerprints, as climate stripes. The stratosphere cooling is an important sign of human influence. With more GHGs absorbing outgoing heat, less reaches the stratosphere and it cools. Other causes - if the sun got hotter - would not cool the stratosphere.

Climate 'fingerprints' mark human activity from the top of the atmosphere to the bottom of the ocean theconversation.com/climate-fing...

Ahead of two expert workshops for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the University's Whiteknights campus this February, we are excited to announce a FREE in-person and online public lecture, featuring IPCC Chair, Professor Sir Jim Skea. Register now 👉 https://rdg.ac/4alN8hX

A data-driven mosaic of our warming planet - now updated through 2025 🥵 Download graphic at zacklabe.com/climate-chan...

LOOKING FOR A NEW ACADEMIC OPPORTUNITY? Regius Professorship in Meteorology & Climate Science - a role awarded to the University of Reading by Queen Elizabeth II Seeking an exceptional academic leader who will shape the future of meteorology & climate science. jobs.reading.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Reading to host major IPCC expert workshops shaping the future of climate science We are delighted that the IPCC will bring two major international workshops to University of Reading in collaboration with the UK Government and Met Office - weather and climate next month. 👉 https://rdg.ac/3ZaWg2K

Inside the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) EVENT: Public talk by Jim Skea, chair of the IPCC PLACE: University of Reading DATE: 9th Feb, 6.30pm DETAILS: www.reading.ac.uk/events/Feed/...

This will be an excellent conference for anyone interested in climate data and data visualisation.

What does 1.5°C even mean anyway? Lengthy new community effort to discuss definitions, meanings, uncertainties & monitoring how close we might be to global temperature levels given in the Paris Agreement. Led expertly by Peter Thorne [@peterthorne.bsky.social]: essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...

Good luck to the reviewers…

When it rains, it now rains more. For those experiencing the flooding in south-west England, it is worth remembering that rainfall in winter has increased by about 25% overall. And, the rainfall has also become more intense: when it rains, it now rains more, increasing the risk of flooding.

When it rains, it now rains more. For those experiencing the flooding in south-west England, it is worth remembering that rainfall in winter has increased by about 25% overall. And, the rainfall has also become more intense: when it rains, it now rains more, increasing the risk of flooding.

🚨 NEW STUDY: As Australia prepares for another heatwave, our latest study found the early January heatwave which hit SE Australia was made 5x more likely due to climate change. What was once a relatively rare 1-in-25-year event is now expected about every 5 years. 🧵 1/6

The @metoffice.gov.uk have just tweaked their app. Improved: forecast maps scrolling better but not as clean as last app version. ‘Feels like’ temperature back on main carousel. Not fixed yet: No wind gusts on carousel. Locations list still awful design. Warnings list & map should be more visible.

Trump: "I haven't been able to find any windfarms in China." Reality: China has far more windfarms than any other country on Earth

So… the @metoffice.gov.uk app redesign - is it just a bit worse or much much worse?

Ben Santer, an outstanding scientist and historically significant figure in the development of understanding of climate change, is relocating to the UK. Very much looking forward to him visiting the @metoffice.gov.uk to talk about our common research interests.

Which option do we choose - act or delay? These are the 'warning' stripes highlighting global choices. Do we act rapidly and keep global temperatures below 2°C, or delay and end up in a 3°C world (or worse)?

As the climate data for 2025 continues to be released, it's time to update various data visualisations. First - the global climate stripes for 1850-2025. A third darkest red stripe is added. The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record. A sequence that is unlikely to be broken soon.

176 tiny maps (1850-2025) Maps of temperature anomalies for each year. The progression to warmer, redder colours is evident over virtually the entire planet. This 'small multiples' #dataviz approach is effective to show that nowhere is escaping from the warming due to us burning fossil fuels.

Global mean temperature 2025: 1.44 ± 0.13 °C above the 1850-1900 average, based on a synthesis of eight international datasets. 2025 was the second or third warmest year on record. 2024 remains the warmest. That makes the past 3 years are the 3 warmest years on record. wmo.int/news/media-c...

As the climate data for 2025 continues to be released, it's time to update various data visualisations. First - the global climate stripes for 1850-2025. A third darkest red stripe is added. The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record. A sequence that is unlikely to be broken soon.

Most 2025 global temperatures are now out (degrees C above 1850-1900 baseline) 1.41 HadCRUT5 1.44 Berkeley 1.46 JRA-3Q 1.47 Copernicus 1.53 DCENT-I NOAA and NASA GISS values will be public at 2pm UK time and but based on already public Jan-Nov data they will likely be between 1.3 and 1.4 degC.

2025 was the fourth warmest year on record for the USA www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/nationa...

2025 adds another dark red stripe to the climate stripes New data confirms Earth’s third-warmest year on record, and 11th warmest year in a row. Created by Prof Ed Hawkins, the 2025 stripes reflect a century of climate science and provide a clear call for climate action. 👉 https://rdg.ac/4sGfjPX

2025 global climate highlights are out: 🌡️ 2025 was 3rd warmest year on record, 1.47ºC above the preindustrial level 📈 2023-2025 is the first three year period above 1.5ºC (according to ERA5) 🌍 The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record See: climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima... ⚒️🧪🌊

2025 was the fourth warmest year on record for the USA www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/nationa...

“Many of 2025’s heat-related records are, of course, likely to be broken again soon.” We spoke to @edhawkins.org about 2025 being the UK’s warmest year on record, and about the causal chain for changes in climate. ncas.ac.uk/in-conversat...

🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero 1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system 2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free 3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us" 4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous 5) That's it! 1/10

Nullschool weather app for mobile phones...!

Open full Professor position in beautiful Scotland…

What would the hottest UK day of 1976 look like today? 35.9°C back in 1976 would be 38-39°C now. The hot extremes are warming faster than the average for the UK. climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-summer...

Putting the hot & dry summer of 1976 into context 50 years after the extreme summer for the UK and Ireland, what can we still learn? climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-summer...

Published today: Importance of beginning industrial-era climate simulations in the eighteenth century Defining pre-industrial to be 1750, rather than 1850, produces different (simulated) historical climate changes after 1850. Pre-1850 volcanoes & land use matter. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Published today: Importance of beginning industrial-era climate simulations in the eighteenth century Defining pre-industrial to be 1750, rather than 1850, produces different (simulated) historical climate changes after 1850. Pre-1850 volcanoes & land use matter. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Although its very cold at the moment in the UK, 2025 was both the warmest (with a mean temperature of 10.09°C) and sunniest (1648.5 hours) on record. Here is a climate and weather #dataviz summary for the last year. #climatechange #globalwarming.

Putting the hot & dry summer of 1976 into context 50 years after the extreme summer for the UK and Ireland, what can we still learn? climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-summer...

Happy new year! My all sky camera imaged the sky every 15 seconds and this picture shows what happened in the sky in 2025. It shows the length of the night and day with the hourglass shape, the monthly lunar cycle with the diagonal bands, the elevation of the Sun at local noon, and lots of clouds.

Climate stripes (as developed by @edhawkins.org @uniofreading.bsky.social ) displayed as a wrap in Liberty fabrics. It’s a Möbius strip so it's continuous from the darkest blue at the back for 1903 to the final dark red next to it which is 2024. #showyourstripes

2025 has broken historical climate records, with provisional Met Office figures showing it has been both the warmest and sunniest year on record for the UK. Find out more: www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

The UK's warmest year (for now) And introducing a ‘causal chain’ for changes in extreme UK heat climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-uks-wa...

Confirmation from #NCIC data just released that the #UK saw its warmest year on record in 2025, alongside the record warm Central England Temp.

2025 was the warmest year on record for Central England in a dataset that starts in 1659. (Daily data available since 1772.) www.metoffice.gov.uk/hadobs/hadce...