Another morning in Absurdistan ... the stupid burns so much. When will it end? But the late-winter morning light at the local park was nice ...

The presumed upcoming El Nino will help cement and quantify global warming acceleration, showing that 2C global warming is likely to be reached in the 2030s, not at midcentury. See Another El Nino Already? mailchi.mp/caa/another-... Also available on Substack: jimehansen.substack.com/p/another-el...

Warming Triggers a Chain Reaction of Disturbance in European Forests Escalating wildfires, wind damage and insect outbreaks could threaten tourism, water supplies and biodiversity, a new study shows insideclimatenews.org/news/0503202...

Climate justice is a a long time coming, with sketchy, shady petrostates fighting tooth and nail to slow progress, but step by step, it's coming closer.

With all the smoke and mirrors out there, it's easy to forget that there is still a globe-spanning coalition of nations, representing billions of people, that want to strengthen global climate rules.

Man, watching the U.S. chewing off its own limbs right now to try and get out of its own fossil fuel trap is agonizing! insideclimatenews.org/news/1001202... (Symbolic photo of Deepwater Horizon by the U.S. Coast Guard)

Blueberry brunch bliss …

When human-caused warming kicked into high hear in the 80s, pine beetles proliferated and wiped out huge swaths of Western forests. In Colorado, some of the dead stands were colonized by eagles, with great nesting sites and a clear view over a man-made reservoir stocked with trout.

The Scottish avalanche forecasters – photo essay

Good morning!

Wildfires surge northward, more disturbance and fragmentation—more global warming means a rough ride for forests. Important new research from an international team.

Feelin it ...

Tamale heaven ...

OK, in spite of everything, THIS is still happening at the local park ...

December 2025 through February 2026 was the 2nd warmest winter on record for the Contiguous U.S. according to Prism climate data. The widespread record to near record warmth in the west easily outweighed the cool temps in the east. 🔥🔥🔥

for those of you who werent adults during iraq, its hard to overstate how much the media loves war porn. they salivate over pentagon spin briefings. they love stories about all the bombs and how supposedly infallible they are. they love the notion of the commander in chief, in the situation room etc

As the laid off Middle East News Editor, I concur. Management eliminated the positions of every single staff correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East.

I have a soft spot for penguins, so when I hear researchers say, "There's little good news these days," it makes me sad and angry. insideclimatenews.org/news/2602202...

Update: According to Prism via @climatologist49.bsky.social the US had its 2nd warmest meteorological winter (Dec-Feb)! Folks in the East much really be shocked at this. But the entire West has been baking!

RICHMOND!!! Visit this link: fight2win.standupforscience.net/Richmond-Mar... to learn more about your local SATURDAY MARCH 7TH RALLY to TAKE BACK OUR SCIENCE! See map for location! Rally starts at 12pm and goes till 2pm! #March7Richmond #standupforscience #science #savescience!

New from me and @mlavelle.bsky.social: Why Electricity Bills Are So High—and How the Blowback Could Hit Trump insideclimatenews.org/news/0203202...

Iran attack shuts down Qatar gas production. That leaves the US as the main purveyor of LNG, with exports led by a few firms including Venture Global.

Timeline cleanse ... Play-n-Watch: youtu.be/gIGZbHTqWpY?...

*White America* didn’t just “allow” it. They elected him. Twice.

Want your friends to leave the hellsites and join bluer skies? ☁️ I’ve compiled a Starter Pack of 100 Extinction Rebellion champions to jump start their journey 🌱 go.bsky.app/A5y76rX

Forest light …

Exceptionally warm-to-hot late winter conditions expected across the Southwest through the weekend, peaking Fri and Sat. Numerous daily record highs (and record warm overnight minimums) will be set, along with some Feb monthly records possible. [Thread] #CAwx #AZwx #NVwx

Rocket launches and reentries are already polluting all layers of the atmosphere, including the highest levels that interact with space, and the projected increase through 2040 is boggling. insideclimatenews.org/news/1902202...

World keeps turning ...

Just a little reminder that there IS reason for concern.

This is why I wanted to talk to @greenparty.org.uk CEO Harriet Lamb. Energetic leader, outstanding candidate quality, can win you a seat. Now the question will be how quickly can the Greens scale while maintaining coherence. Organising and ops. Watch/listen - news.wickedproblems.uk/p/a-perfect-...

I guarantee there is nowhere else you will find my special combination of fossil fuel accountability, television criticism, political access journalism and occasional true crime. Yes, it is all about climate!

Emperor penguins were molting on what seemed to be stable sea ice. Then that platform crumbled before they could replenish their waterproof plumage. Spoiler: this story has a sad ending ...

Data centers in Virginia have been exempt from paying retail sales and use tax on their computer equipment since 2008 so long as they invest $150 million and create 50 jobs. In 2025, those tax exemptions were worth $1.9 billion to data centers—equal to 2% of the state's budget.

Most policies have been aimed at minimizing agriculture’s impact on forests. A new study says the focus should be on grass and wetlands, too.

Rising ocean temperatures are shrinking cool-water feeding grounds which are putting humpback whales at a greater risk of getting entangled in fishing gear close to shore. Scientists say ocean forecasting could help fisheries mitigate this risk.

The Mediterranean is a hotspot of climate change, not only due to more heat, droughts and wildfires, but increasingly severe rainstorms led to catastrophic flooding this winter, highlighting again the urgent need to transition away from fossil fuels. www.worldweatherattribution.org/increasingly...

As one of the scientists said in the story, "There is little good news for penguins these days."

Good morning!

Worldwide, many politicians infected with various strains of populist and capitalist viruses, are currently trying to downplay climate risks. Global science efforts show how dangerous this is.

Nine months after the Colorado Supreme Court ruled a climate impact lawsuit filed by city and county officials in Boulder against Suncor Energy and ExxonMobile could move forward, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the fossil fuel companies’ appeal of that decision.

For all those who didn't watch tonight, allow me to summarize: The liar lied again.

A critical logjam is emerging for post-#disaster aid to U.S. states, $11 billion or more, according to some calculations. #SEJournalTipSheet explores how this looks on the ground and how politics play into the backlog. @ejtodaynews.bsky.social

Morning and noon. Wonder what the evening will bring ...

I went to court yesterday for @fm4.orf.at and found out, among other things, that you can wash an Austrian police-cap in the machine: The beginning of the #LetzteGeneration trial in #Vienna: with comments from @steurer.bsky.social and Martha Krumpeck fm4.orf.at/stories/3052...

We always seem to find money for new weapons, but it is a struggle to find funding for #science. Klemens Weisleitner is a victim of the dead-end of Kettenverträge. He has has to be creative to continue his passion for studying the microbes on #antarctica. But this work, seems vital to me.

Wie geht Wetter? Ich hab versucht das in einem Podcast zu erklären: open.spotify.com/episode/0DBu...

I think we should be asking why the United States news media refuses to talk about the profit motives for detaining people. www.opensecrets.org/news/2025/04...

Last month, the UK government was slammed for its bungled rollout of a nat sec report on biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse. I write about what happens when nations shield their citizens from the very real threats of ecological disruption for @thebulletin.org: thebulletin.org/2026/02/deny...

Evening breaker folds water into golden light sand breathing it in