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Andrew Heiss
11 days ago
Grading and googling hallucinated citations, as one does nowadays, and now that LLMs have been around for a while, I've discovered new horrors: hallucinated journals are now appearing in Google Scholar with dozens of citations bc so many people are citing these fake things
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Naomi Alderman
21 days ago
Horrifying/funny/horrifying again to spot how many of these were definitely written by ChatGPT
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The FT Influence List 2025
Who are the people who shaped the world this year?
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/26d5bbda-a11a-4056-991e-05387b16dc14
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Hetan Shah
about 1 month ago
Baroness Nicola Blackwood has been appointed as Chair of the Health Data Research Service
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Visionary leader appointed for Health Data Research Service
Patients to benefit from faster life-saving treatments as new leader appointed for health data service
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/visionary-leader-appointed-for-health-data-research-service
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Financial Times
about 2 months ago
More than 200 studies have provided compelling evidence of a link between rising temperatures and adverse pregnancy outcomes, including premature birth, stillbirth, low birth weight, congenital abnormalities and hypertensive disorders in mothers
on.ft.com/4oNPZEX
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How a warmer world is making pregnancy riskier
Some scientists argue that the link between increasing heat and adverse maternal outcomes is quietly becoming a public health emergency
https://on.ft.com/4oNPZEX
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Grist
about 2 months ago
Grist launches international reporting project on the impacts of climate change on human health. The year-long series called Vital Signs will include stories from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia.
grist.org/updates/gris...
#News
#Media
#Health
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Grist launches international reporting project on the impacts of climate change on human health
The year-long series called Vital Signs will include stories from the Americas, Africa, Asia, Europe, and Australia.
https://grist.org/updates/grist-launches-international-reporting-project-on-the-impacts-of-climate-change-on-human-health/
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Emma Court
about 2 months ago
Extreme heat now kills roughly one person every minute, and about 550,000 a year, finds
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's new report. And scientists warn parts of the world may soon hit limits where itâs too hot and humid for people to survive. My latest for
@bloomberg.com
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Hot Weather is Killing More than Half a Million People a Year
Authors of a new Lancet report warn that parts of the world could become unlivable, as climate change drives a surge in heat deaths.
https://www.linkedin.com/redir/redirect/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bloomberg.com%2Fnews%2Farticles%2F2025-10-29%2Fheat-deaths-around-the-world-top-half-a-million-a-year-scientists-find%3FaccessToken%3DeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MTc0MzUxNSwiZXhwIjoxNzYyMzQ4MzE1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNFY5RFRHUTFZUUcwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJDRDM4ODUzM0U2OUE0QTJEQjkyN0I1QjIxMDkyMUIxMiJ9.tCAiziP6F2wAy6JULzGnxQdNxZWefUvEJcVdVBCY9ok&urlhash=TPgY&isSdui=true&lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base%3BGA%2FnAhUnRHmRKMDAQ5dHNw%3D%3D
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How government bureaucracy is hampering skilled researchers from coming to the UK, contributing to our economy, making scientific breakthroughs...
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3 months ago
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POLITICO Europe
4 months ago
France has recorded nearly 400 locally-acquired cases of chikungunya this summer, French health authorities announced today, as tropical tiger mosquitoes also increasingly spread across Europe due to climate change.
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Local chikungunya cases soar in France
Tiger mosquitoes that carry the virus are increasingly spreading across Europe.
https://www.politico.eu/article/local-chikungunya-cases-soar-in-france/
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The role of secretary of state for science is essential to the success of the government's aims, says Wellcome chief exec
@jarottingen.bsky.social
4 months ago
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Research England should not backtrack on their proposals on people, culture and environment as part of the next Research Excellence Framework, says
@jarottingen.bsky.social
www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Investing in research culture is a sure bet  Balancing the elements of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) is a challenge. Those who have tried managing the demands of âjustâ one department of⊠...
Investing in research culture is a sure bet  Balancing the elements of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) is a challenge. Those who have tried managing the demands of âjustâ one department of o...
https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7366760440904794113/
4 months ago
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Cancer Research UK Policy
4 months ago
New report đš Our 2025 analysis shows the mounting impacts of the UK immigration system: over ÂŁ870,000 cost, challenges to recruit and delays to life-saving cancer research. Read more:
bit.ly/CRUK2025visasblog
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Ed King
4 months ago
'Climate change is well and truly transforming the experience of living in Britainâs capital'
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Rich Londoners Find Money Canât Buy ACs As Temperatures Soar
As Londoners struggle to adapt to rising temperatures, some of the cityâs wealthier denizens are finding that money canât always deliver the relief they seek.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-19/rich-londoners-balk-at-hearing-no-in-efforts-to-install-acs?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1NTU5MTIxNiwiZXhwIjoxNzU2MTk2MDE2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUMFo1RTdHUDQ5MzYwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiI1RTUzMTc1QURCQ0U0Mjk2QTQ2NTE0OEQ2MTVBN0YyNSJ9.7lMcZ2XujG02JwMgyVlEXMfWpL4LudqdcaQlu6_ljIE&leadSource=uverify%20wall
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Another one for the "we're all climate journalists now" pile
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5 months ago
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Dave Vetter
5 months ago
On the one hand, far fewer people are being killed. On the other, some people get to work two minutes later. So it's impossible to say whether it's good or not.
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Journey times up, deaths down: Welsh 20mph speed limit still divisive two years on
Protests continue against default lower limit in urban areas that supporters say is working âexactly as intendedâ
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/aug/03/welsh-20mph-speed-limit-divisive-journey-times-deaths
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David Ho
5 months ago
Motherfucking wind farmsâŠ
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ianVisits
5 months ago
Thirst for knowledge: Free Wellcome exhibition charts our watery past and future
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/thi...
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Thirst for knowledge: Free Wellcome exhibition charts our watery past and future
You might need a glass of water to read this review, and you think about it differently afterwards.
https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/thirst-for-knowledge-free-wellcome-exhibition-charts-our-watery-past-and-future-82761/
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Covering Climate Now
5 months ago
Extreme heat doesnât receive the same âround-the-clockâ coverage as wildfires, hurricanes, or floods. Yet, âOf all the climate disasters we face, heat is the most urgent, and its day-to-day effects are also the trickiest to talk about.â By Meg Bernhard
@columjournreview.bsky.social
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What Makes Heat So Hard to Cover?
For journalists, the most urgent climate disaster is also the trickiest to report on.
https://buff.ly/TkVZGHB
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Cuts to the UK aid budget have led to the closure of the Fleming Fund, which has been tackling the growing global threat of antimicrobial resistance.
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In which
@whippletom.bsky.social
agrees with our diagnosis on the shortcomings of the UK's "science superpower" sloganeering, though not our alternative suggestion
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
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British boasts of being a âscience superpowerâ are a bit of a cringe
Not since that other phrase, âfollow the scienceâ, has there been so much unease that words that sound like they are backing science might be a trap for it
https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/british-boasts-of-being-a-science-superpower-are-a-bit-of-a-cringe-r79bn5wms
5 months ago
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Wellcome Trust
5 months ago
Newly published research shows for the first time that eight healthy babies have been born in the UK following a pioneering IVF technique that reduces the risk of mitochondrial disease. Weâre proud to have supported this work from the beginning:
wellcome.org/news/mitocho...
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Mitochondrial donation: the IVF treatment giving families hope | News | Wellcome
The first healthy babies born in the UK thanks to mitochondrial donation show what science can achieve when combined with advocacy and engagement to build trust.
https://wellcome.org/news/mitochondrial-donation-pioneering-ivf-treatment-giving-families-hope?utm_source=&utm_medium=o-wellcome&utm_campaign=bluesky&utm_content=
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Martin Smith
5 months ago
Strength in science can help the UK find its place in a changing world. Wellcome has published a new report on how the UK can be the global partner of choice for R&D, and why investing in science supports diplomacy and security as well as economic growth.
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Fr Edward Barlow
6 months ago
And that's why this season, I'm favouring the Latin Chasuble over the Gothic (greater side-ventilation!).
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Interesting insight on people rethinking their wardrobes to cope with heat caused by climate change
www.ft.com/content/980a...
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Uniqlo basks in consumers buying âsummer all yearâ clothes in hotter climate
Japanese retailer says trend is global as shoppers shift to lighter layers to cope with extremes in weather
https://www.ft.com/content/980a6285-445c-4e72-a816-e41a39e659a1
6 months ago
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whet moser
6 months ago
whenever i see grok screenshots i remember how it's running on methane-gas generators in a black neighborhood in memphis
www.politico.com/news/2025/05...
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'How come I canât breathe?': Musk's data company draws a backlash in Memphis
The companyâs turbines â enough to power 280,000 homes â run without emission controls in an area that leads Tennessee in asthma hospitalizations.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/06/elon-musk-xai-memphis-gas-turbines-air-pollution-permits-00317582
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Crawford Barber
6 months ago
Great to see the Government ambition to reinvent the NHS through science and tech in the
#NHS10yearplan
. To realise these changes, investment and a focus on delivery now needed.
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"A 45C summer in the UK is now a near-term threat and we are dangerously unprepared."
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How unusual is this UK heat and is climate change to blame?
Scientists are clear that global warming is making heatwaves like this hotter and more likely.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c2k1103vljqo
6 months ago
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6 months ago
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James Ball
6 months ago
Slowly, ever so slowly, the British public is abandoning the idea that "hot weather = good", proving that the arc of history bends towards progress after all.
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Some remarkable figures in here
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US Spending on Climate Damage Nears $1 Trillion Per Year
The bill for impacts from rising temperatures exceeded 3% of US GDP, according to a new analysis by Bloomberg Intelligence.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-17/us-spending-on-climate-damage-nears-1-trillion-per-year?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc1MDE3MDIyMywiZXhwIjoxNzUwNzc1MDIzLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTWFpUMFdUMEcxS1cwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIyOUFFOTNDMDVBQUM0NjkyQjUzQzZFMjBFQjlBM0UzMiJ9.DTycE2cd8zYw9IGgXSceKji9RwwDjHWCBTnjQrMLH9w
6 months ago
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John-Arne RĂžttingen
7 months ago
Superb to see so many recognised in science and public health in the King's birthday honours. Congratulations in particular to former
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
director of infectious disease Gordon Dougan and
@lshtm.bsky.social
director Liam Smeeth.
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Thomas Zauner
7 months ago
Please enjoy this table of possible future scenarios from a 1990s paper in a peer-reviewed journal on how to deal with nuclear waste storage in underground repositories in New Mexico. I found it while doing research for an article on nuclear waste storage. "WIPP" means "Waste Isolation Pilot Plant".
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Martin Smith
7 months ago
It's Spending Review day! The Chancellor has announced ÂŁ86bn for research over the next four years A big number, particularly in the economic context... ...but it also amounts to a reduction in ambition. Here's why đ
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Spending review research commitments are "a reduction in ambition at a time when the UK desperately needs the economic growth that investing in science brings" Wellcome ceo
@jarottingen.bsky.social
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7 months ago
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Adam Tranter
7 months ago
Today, the Government launches plans to fast-track driverless vehicle trials in the UK. One of the companies involved says London presents a big challenge: âIt has seven times more jaywalkers than San Francisco.â Except⊠it doesn't. đ§”
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LeithMotive
7 months ago
I would rather a colleague didn't respond than send an automated AI response without reading it. I cannot think of anything more contemptuous you could do as a response to a colleague who has used their work time to contact you.
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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
7 months ago
The case for using "global majority" by institutions should be rejected unless + until it can be shown - most people understand what it means (most don't) - most people it is about would like it used (most don't) I find it a deeply incoherent fiction + a highly regressive term in some many ways
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Lara Williams
7 months ago
What spoils our crops, kills about six times more people than malaria every year and is breathed in by each of us every single day? Itâs not a virus or bacteria, but something even more formidable: fungi đ via
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Deadly Fungi Are Here, and Theyâre Spreading
Unlike âThe Last of Us,â virulent fungal disease isn't a work of science fiction.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-05-22/the-last-of-us-is-sci-fi-deadly-fungi-aren-t?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc0NzkxOTA0NiwiZXhwIjoxNzQ4NTIzODQ2LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTV045U0hEV0xVNjgwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJFQUM5MEQ5ODAzNTU0ODdEQjQ2NDFDMjdGRDVBMzUxNiJ9.vXwYyDo5CGbEcupnt45XT_Ti6hHTuxRNLplrlQCNDew
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Kate Bevan
7 months ago
Quite apart from anything else, I never trust anyone who centres text, for God's sake.
openai.com/sam-and-jony/
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Sam and Jony introduce io
Building a family of AI products for everyone.
https://openai.com/sam-and-jony/
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Merriam-Webster
8 months ago
*crab-walked
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John Bull
8 months ago
Set the "techbros reinvented the bus" timer back to zero
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Jorge (he/him)
8 months ago
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Lovely little interview from
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with one of the new pope's brothers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2_R...
8 months ago
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Michael Peel
8 months ago
The hit series The Last of Us conjured a fictional apocalypse caused by brain-altering fungi. But the real world threat from this mysterious biological kingdom is itself disturbing. Killer fungi to spread as climate heats up
www.ft.com/content/506f...
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@financialtimes.com
www.ft.com/register
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Killer fungi to spread as climate heats up
A warming world accelerates rise of infection-causing species in echo of television series âThe Last of Usâ
https://www.ft.com/content/506f5a03-8520-40e1-aee3-a6e6427f68c0
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Ariel Wittenberg
8 months ago
NEW from me: Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company is operating 35 gas turbines without any pollution permits, belching asthma-worsening emissions into an area that leads Tennessee in ER visits for asthma.
www.eenews.net/articles/elo...
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Elon Muskâs xAI in Memphis: 35 gas turbines, no air pollution permits
The companyâs turbines â enough to power 280,000 homes â run without emission controls in an area that leads Tennessee in asthma hospitalizations.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/elon-musks-xai-in-memphis-35-gas-turbines-no-air-pollution-permits/
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Greg Jenner
8 months ago
Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add âmeaningâ afterwards, and youâll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine
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Robert Colvile
9 months ago
I know itâs got nothing to do with tariffs but the stuff from Starmer today on medical research and data sharing is very good and very important - hopefully building on fine work of
@bengoldacre.bsky.social
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Association of Medical Research Charities
9 months ago
The Government and
@wellcometrust.bsky.social
are partnering to establish a new Health Data Research Service. This partnership is exactly what is needed to help to ensure a trustworthy approach, and to build confidence among public, patients and health professionals:
bit.ly/3XNJG9w
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New service just announced by Keir Starmer, in partnership with Wellcome â how will it help unlock new health discoveries?
wellcome.org/news/nationa...
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National data service will simplify access to health data for research | Wellcome
Wellcome is partnering with the UK Government to establish a ÂŁ600 million health data research service. It will simplify secure access to health data for research.
https://wellcome.org/news/national-data-service-will-simplify-access-health-data-research
9 months ago
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Wellcome Trust
9 months ago
We want to put health at the heart of climate conversations across society.  That's why we're partnering with
@nhm-london.bsky.social
on their new gallery â Fixing Our Broken Planet. đ
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Lara Williams
9 months ago
A group of lesser-discussed climate pollutants are many times more powerful than carbon dioxide and could serve as an emergency brake on near-term warming. Even better: Thereâs reason to be cautiously optimistic (with a huge caveat) đ gift link via
@opinion.bloomberg.com
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The World Is Waking Up to the Dangers of Super Pollutants
A group of lesser-discussed greenhouse gasses is many times more powerful than CO2. Cracking down on them can provide immediate results.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-02/methane-black-carbon-super-pollutants-offer-emergency-brake-on-climate-change?sref=r4AzvICB
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