#BBCNews - The struggle for control of the Arctic is accelerating - and riskier than ever www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

There are many more graphic tragedies taking place right now. But this is one. And a chilling sign of what may be to come. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

The Baltic Sea is home to cables crucial for Europe’s energy supply, but its shallow waters make them vulnerable. Since October 2023, at least 11 incidents of cable damage have been reported In our latest visual story, we explain suspected sabotage incidents in the Baltic Sea 👉 ft.com/baltic-sea

NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold. We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940. 2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.

Quite a nice day on the west coast of Scotland!

The Arctic Ocean could see its first ice-free day by 2030, new research shows "The fact that the Arctic sea ice cover has changed so significantly that [its loss in] 2030 is even a remote possibility shows how much change there has already been in the Arctic environment” on.ft.com/3DgyKJK

If you’re trying to get your head around dramatic events in Syria, this quality explainer from @channel4news.bsky.social is a great place to start youtu.be/oCPPveLwtUk?...

knockout performance by Doechii from last night's Colbert! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggg45-e4oj0

Meet SPUTNUKE. Russia is allegedly using satellite to practice deployment of nuclear weapon in space. NYT article describes program and consequences detonation of nuke in space would have. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

6 hours under martial law: a drunk scene report from Seoul www.theverge.com/24312920/mar...

Love how a piece of music can immediately change your mood like this one has just done for me open.spotify.com/track/5UYCAt... (apologies if the change isn't quite so positive for you...)

I wanted to understand what the fuss is about fluoride so I went off and did a ton of research into it, and the end result is this - my first solo byline at CNN! edition.cnn.com/2024/11/23/h...

This is what I came for

New mapping of Israeli attacks on Beirut. The mapping done by Beirut Urban Lab shows that Beirut's southern suburbs, Dahiya, have been the target of 186 Israeli announced strikes, demolishing at least 262 buildings between 27 September and 17 November 2024. beiruturbanlab.com/en/Details/2...

Phew! What a wild day of missile monitoring! But I think the facts are converging on a pretty clear picture of what Russia launched and what it means. Short 🧵

For Your Ice Only went past me in Oban today and I was genuinely excited