This is happening, right now. The great "arribada" (arrival) of mother Olive Ridley sea turtles on the Odisha coast, where they dig sand-nests & lay their eggs, driven by ancient instinct. Heart-lifting, magnificent, moving: part of a geography of hope. 🎞️ by Bivash Pandav via my friend Yuvan Aves.

Say all together now: "STATE-OF-THE-ART CLIMATE MODELS SHOW WARMING STOPS ONCE WE STOP EMITTING CARBON" So, "There's still time to stop the worst impacts of climate change."

Excited to announce this new article, a comprehensive review of recent research on post-growth — the science of wellbeing within planetary boundaries. Published in the Lancet Planetary Health with a brilliant team of authors. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Storm #Éowyn has set new wind speed records for Ireland as potential sting jet hits the west coast (mean wind 37.5 m/s & gust 50.8 m/s). The location of the maximum winds and the satellite appearance of #Éowyn match with the conceptual model of a sting jet.

I understand that ChatGPT is down and fortunately this is not a problem for me as I have spent considerable time developing a local language model that I am able to run autonomously, fuelled by pastis and duck rillettes.

Oh just your average 140 mph wind gust (max over ocean) 938 mb storm, clocking Ireland Friday morning. It may end up being an all-time min low pressure record for that area.

Genuine lol! At least we have black humour as a consolation.

Storm #Eowyn is being forecast as one of the most intense wind storms to hit Ireland. We will have to wait for attribution studies to assess what role #climate change did or didn’t play. By coincidence I have been reading papers on current impacts of AMOC slowdown. 🧵

Great, thanks to the efforts @jonathanaharris.bsky.social 😍 we're delighted to say this year's Conference of Irish Geographers annual conference website is now live 🙂 come and join us at Queen's University Belfast in May 👇 www.conferenceofirishgeographers.ie#/

Brilliant satirical cover from Private Eye, mocking spineless media organisations and journalists who submit and cower in the face of power 👏

In 1582, a papal bull introduced the Gregorian calendar, still used today by most of the world. Because it’s 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, countries introducing it simply skipped a third of October, and if you scroll back far enough in the iPhone calendar app you can see it change

OK, by popular demand... here's my rendition of what I call "The Offramp". It's the virtuous circle antidote to the vicious cycle of the Doom Loop. It *starts* with social movements for economic and political justice. So, grab a pitch fork, and let the billionaire class know we're coming!

Beautiful shot of the Christmas Eve birb.

Time to add this to the old out-of-office reply!

Just having a morning munch...

Excellent birbs.

There’s an American lady with the same name as me who keeps giving my email address out to her friends by mistake. I have for years tried to alert her to no avail. Today I am delighted to read that Aileen sent her Christmas newsletter and she will be holidaying in France for the season.

I’m reading @doctorvive.bsky.social’s new book. It’s a great read - angry, clear and inspiring to take action. Recommended reading over Xmas holidays!

It is indeed a fascinating thread showing that action on climate change is not just the preoccupation of certain demographics.

Forget the numbers. The key things to understand about global temps are: 1. Homo sapiens (us) have never seen temps this high. 2. It's getting hotter, faster. 3. We're on track for collapse and mass extinction. 4. We could stop it, but Big Oil & govs are still making it hotter instead.

Here is a somber truth of creative life. If it goes well, people will begin to ask you for things. Each of those things, no matter how kind or flattering or genuine or even beneficial to your own career and finances as well as someone else's, will pull you from your true purpose.

How many whiskers does a red squirrel have? Lots! They're also under its chin, on its belly, elbows, wrists, feet, & the base of its tail. Called vibrissae, they are highly touch sensitive, so for example, a squirrel can always feel where it's about to place its foot #Cumbria #UKwildlife #mammals

Following a unanimously supported motion, Dublin City Council has joined the global call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. Cities & regions have an increasingly important role in driving climate action & leadership. This year, the council unveiled its plan to be climate neutral by 2030.

So happy to find @carlbovisnature.bsky.social here. Follow for stunning nature photos.

Stunning underwater life.

🌱🌎 Soon our volunteers will distribute (for free) 45,000 native trees grown in Ireland to hundreds of people who will plant and care for them. Growing today for a greener tomorrow! freetrees.ie

Consumerism is one of the underlying issues responsible for climate and biodiversity crises. Can we stop "celebrating" Black Friday, and do a White Friday (in honour of polar and montane wildlife) instead? A "buy nothing" day - or maybe week, month or more? Who's with me? Visual by Toni Llobet. 🌏🦊🐻‍❄️

Different worldviews and knowledge systems influence the ways people interact with and value nature. 🌍🧪: - @ipbes.bsky.social #ValuesAssessment All these values must be considered to effectively address the #biodiversity crisis. Read the Values Assessment Report: www.ipbes.net/the-values-a...

Best Boys and Girls.

Irish language rap group Kneecap has won a discrimination case over the British govt's refusal to award them an arts grant

The Debunking Handbook 2020 has been translated into 20 languages! This essential guide equips readers with tools to combat misinformation, thanks to the efforts of 22 experts and many global volunteers. skepticalscience.com/translation-... #debunking #misinformation

TIL long-tailed tits have yellow eye shadow!

Good man yourself Oedipus, how’re ye keeping these days, tell me now, do y’still have the

"In a year or two [the constraint is] just electricity supply” Every joule of energy that goes to developing technologies designed to enrich and empower manaical billionaires rather than protecting people and planet is an unforgiveable waste. www.ft.com/content/027b...

Beautiful albatross named Wisdom has been sighted back at her breeding grounds. Wisdom is at least 74 years of age and the oldest known ringed bird.

Mitigation costs in perspective

Morning! Detail of a very turquoise iceberg, reflected perfectly in Jökulsárlón glacial lagoon. #Iceland March 2017

Quite the talent.

The wonders of the natural world frequently leave me speechless, so I’ll just leave this here.

🚨 There are one or two phishing accounts pretending to be me and trying to get people to send them money, which is a MASSIVE PAIN IN THE HOLE - if people could report bsky.app/profile/ciar... and bsky.app/profile/ciar... I'd hugely appreciate it. I only sell through my website, www.ciaraioch.com 🚨

"The conversation no one wants to have is that it’s still impossible to calculate how many resources infrastructure of AI needs to run at scale—including water, a resource Spain is rapidly running out of with 78% of its landmass threatened by desertification." www.techpolicy.press/why-we-dont-...

I mean - this is not wrong #peerreview

Looks like toxic nuclear waste will be among the main by-products of generating toxic AI content ☢️ www.msn.com/en-us/news/u.... www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

A composite image of 8 consecutive shots of a red fox jumping sequence will it is hunting a few winters ago. Hoping to be lucky enough to witness it again this year. #fox #wildlife #photography #nature #mammals

Kinda feeling like this about my current literature review. Been finding it hard to switch gears into some deep thought and focus. #AcademicSky

In thinking about what rich nations owe the developing world, here’s something to keep in mind: The average American emits more CO₂ in one week than an average person in low-income countries does in one year.

Okay, I have to do a thread on this pretty amazing article because it is just seriously chockers with eye-opening stats about 'direct air capture' - ie, sucking up air and trying to remove carbon dioxide from it news.mit.edu/2024/reality...

1/ There's a lot of talk these days about scientific neutrality and the role of academics in our planetary emergency So I'd love to introduce myself by sharing some of my work on academic activism and talking a bit about my own shift from 'the lab' to the streets