Today's floods are tomorrow's warnings
Another pope speaks out, devastating Texas floods, and why it's so important to connect the dots on extreme weather and climateKatharine Hayhoe (Talking Climate)
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Wildfire health impacts continue -- but research shows that if we do not directly connect extremes with how they're being driven by a warming climate, being affected by disasters won't make us more willing to support + advocate for climate action. That's why it's SO important that we talk about it!
Read the article here: cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ext…
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Harpenden Highland Gathering
We went to the Harpenden Highland Gathering today. It's said to be the largest highland gathering in the UK outside of Scotland. We took some videos.
Here is the Harpenden Pipe Band entering the field.
Ellen wanted me to knock over some cans with a slingshot.
Last year I participated in hurling the haggis, so I had to to it again this year.
Massed bands leaving the field.
Harpenden Pipe Band, Harpenden Highland Gathering 2025
A big thank you to NatureScot, the University of St Andrews, and to all those who make our work possible!
Green Shores: Scotland's longest running coastal restoration project
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Green Shores: Scotland’s longest running coastal restoration project
In today’s guest blog, Dr Clare Maynard from the University of St Andrews tells us about ongoing efforts to restore a habitat that is vital for wildlife and for tackling climate change –…Scotland's Nature
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On your second point here, as a measure of existential threat, climate change is hard to beat. If one is metaphorically "running away" from reminders of not just personal but cultural 'death', then removing the capacity to measure change over a long baseline free from local influence is a very good way of doing it ...
In this sense, 'denial' can be seen as a defensive response to an existential threat.
Newspaper coverage of climate change around the globe dropped 6% from May to June 2025 -- and by 28% compared to June 2024, despite increasing frequency and severity of climate-fueled extreme weather events.
Read more: mecco.colorado.edu/summaries/i…
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This one pic destroys the entire "media are neutral and simply report on what is happening" narrative.
No-one is above the class war.
No media is neutral, and almost all large legacy outlets are owned by the rich. The media are neither victims nor impartial observers. They're accomplices.
This week, I’m delighted to welcome guest editor Dr. Kate Marvel. She's a theoretical physicist turned climate scientist whose brilliance, honesty, and humour shine through everything she writes.
In this edition of Talking Climate, Kate reflects on the role of emotion in science, the very real threats to climate research in the U.S., and why embracing our full humanity is essential to building a better future.
She also offers tangible ways to stand up for science and take climate action, from calling elected officials to joining local efforts for resilience and justice. Kate's thoughts are timely, powerful, and deeply human. I hope you’ll give them a read and, as always, share what you learn with people you know!
Read more here: talkingclimate.ca/p/can-scienc…
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We've finished our planting season for 2025 and there will be a small social media pause from this account till August.
Meantime, please enjoy our mini blog post about this year's planting season
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There has been a recent report by WWF on the importance and condition of the world's saltmarshes. It's good to see more attention being given to their role in biodiversity, coastal erosion and carbon storage.
Here's the link to the WWF report on the state of the world's saltmarshes
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and a nice summary of the report here:
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Vanishing saltmarshes threaten climate progress but recovery is within reach
The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) is a leading independent research institute dedicated to understanding and transforming how we interact with the natural world.UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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A U.S. Senate proposal to sell off public lands across 11 western states has been defeated: in no small part due to all the individuals and organizations who told their elected leaders that public lands need to stay in public hands. Over 100,000 messages were sent via The Nature Conservancy alone!
However, threats to U.S. public lands, including proposals to slash funding for essential programs that help maintain and restore them, continue. That is why our most powerful force is our voice!
Learn more here: preserve.nature.org/page/17103…
Defend Public Lands
Tell Congress America’s public lands need to be kept in public hands.preserve.nature.org
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A while back when I discussed plastic pollution in my newsletter Talking Climate, I said the most important way we can cut it is not by recycling (only 8% is actually recycled) but rather by advocating for plastic bans where we live.
And now, guess what - there’s peer-reviewed evidence this works!
Find the article here: science.org/doi/10.1126/scienc…
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This 8% figure seems suspect. I don't think it means only 8% of the plastics you put in the recycling program get recycled, but rather there is a lot of plastic, especially commercial (fishing, construction, styrofoam), that isn't even considered. Some people use the figure to say that recycling isn't worth it, but I disagree.
Plastic bags are hard to recycle and aren't taken by many recycling programs. When put in with regular waste they (and plastic straws) tend to blow in the wind, ending up in sewers and streams. So a ban here makes sense.
What do a football jersey, a ski suit, a beach towel, and a scarf have in common? They all show the warming stripes—and open the door to talking about climate change.
Here’s more on how you can join in, and start a conversation today without saying a word!
Learn more here: talkingclimate.ca/p/start-a-cl…
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How is the leap between climate crisis to selling electrical gadgets made is how my convo seems to end. How and from where is all this extra electrictity going to be produced without further destruction to "public" land and water bodies?
The plants are protected by 2/3 depth buried chestnut fencing, to help them establish.
#Saltmarsh #Restoration #Volunteers #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund
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Another two days with fabulous volunteers, we couldn't do it without them.
#SaltmarshRestoration #NatureScot #NatureRestorationFund #TidesOutTuesday
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@AmateurExpert
Hi there, Saltmarsh grows on tidal river estuaries, and previously there was a lot more saltmarsh here in Scotland. Saltmarsh that was here before has degraded and eroded due to land use change, pollution, and coastal erosion.
The mudflats are covered in water at high tide and exposed at low tide, so only species of plants that can grow in those conditions can live there. We are trying to restore some of the saltmarsh that has been lost over the past 100 or so years.
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
This car was in the parking lot (in British “car park”) of the Royal Hotel Weston, the hotel we stayed in at Weston-super-Mare. It reminded me of the car in the book/movie. I wish I’d taken a closer look at it and noted the make.
Update: According to Car Part Identifier, it’s a Morgan. After looking at the Morgan Motors’ website, I think they’re right
I made it!
!cycling group
#cycling #bicycle #bike #biking #velo #chasethesuncycle
I reached the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare about 40 minutes before sunset on Sunday, successfully finishing Chase the Sun. Woohoo!
I’ll post more later.
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Chase the Sun is tomorrow
!cycling group
#cycling #bicycle #bike #biking #velo #chasethesuncycle
I am rider #2. Follow my progress here: chasethesun.org/live/
Live | Chase The Sun
Follow LIVE the progress of over 2000 intrepid cyclists in 4 countries on the most epic midsummer longest day adventure - coast to coast, Chasing The Sun!Chase the Sun
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How cool is this?
"Khipus are a unique form of writing based on coloured and knotted cords. Andean people of the past used them as a record of the climate, and studied them to understand the patterns of what was going on. Efforts are now underway to get accurate radiocarbon dates."
Read more here: theconversation.com/the-inca-s…
The Inca string code that reveals Peru’s climate history
Andean people of the past looked at these strings as a record of the climate, and they studied them to understand patterns.The Conversation
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There’s an interview with Sabine Hyland on this recent Science In Action:
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Science In Action - Thirteen months to a chip off the moon - BBC Sounds
China’s audacious Tianwen-2 asteroid sample return mission is underwayBBC
Kevin Russell
in reply to Dr. Katharine Hayhoe • • •CBC never talks about how to stop climate change because they are extractionists, oil expansionists, Alberta oil promoters. CBC is corrupt enough to call even building the new energy, stopping oil expansion "radical"
The CBC is owned* in whole by the oil patch clique of Oil Corps.
*[CBC Board is Rex Murphy'd, part of the Harper years]
#cbc. #corrupt #fingerprints #footprints #climate #canpoli #cdnpoli #carney
Memento Mori 💃🏽🇪🇺🇩🇪🇺🇦
in reply to Dr. Katharine Hayhoe • • •