Bob Berwyn

Closeup of bluebell flowers with petals curved downward and open like an umbrella, with water droplets and part of an ant visible, against a backdrop of vertically pointed leaves.

Feelin it ...

Tamale heaven ...

“Making us safer”🤣 sounds pretty Orwellian.

Pale yellow crocus clump of7 flowers opening for the first time this season.

Bright yellow buttercups blooming against a backdrop of old wrinkled leaves and brown grass.

A busy clump of snowdrops blooming bright white amidst a bit of green and brown grass.

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.

A penguin stands on a slanted snow and ice field.

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!

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Why Electricity Bills Are So High—and How the Blowback Could Hit Trump - Inside Climate News As Democrats and climate activists seize on energy costs as a political issue, new data shows electricity rates rose 5 percent nationwide in 2025. The figures were much higher in some states.

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

insideclimatenews.org/news/0203202...

Gas prices soar as Iranian attacks shut down Qatari production Retaliatory strikes also hit Saudi Arabia refinery

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 ...

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*White America* didn’t just “allow” it.

They elected him.

Twice.

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Sun-dappled pine trees.

Forest light …

Map depicting predicted departures from average of temperatures later on Friday across the U.S. Southwest from the ECMWF model. Highly anomalously warm values are depicted nearly everywhere.

Map from NOAA NWS depicting specific locations expected to approach or exceed high temperatures today. Many such locations are noted in southern CA, AZ, NV, and adjacent regions.

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

A rocket launching into a blue sky trailing a bright pillar of flame, next to metal launch tower structure.

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...

Sun rays visible as shafts through a thick but but broken cloud bank, above a reflective ocean.

World keeps turning ...

Accelerated Global Warming Could Lock Earth Into a Hothouse Future - Inside Climate News Scientists say warming is increasing faster than at any time in at least 3 million years. There is no guide for what comes next.

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 -

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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!

Satellites Reveal New Climate Threat to Emperor Penguins - Inside Climate News Ice loss in the Antarctic Ocean may be killing the sea birds during their molting season.

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 ...

Virginia Senate Proposes to End Data Center Tax Exemption in January - Inside Climate News Leadership said its ‘firm as concrete’ in holding to the date. The industry warns it could halt investment in the state.

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.

Grasslands and Wetlands Are Being Gobbled Up By Agriculture, Mostly Livestock - Inside Climate News A new study takes a first-of-its kind look at how farming converts non-forested areas and major carbon sinks into cropland and pasture.

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.

Whale Entanglements in Fishing Gear Surge Off U.S. West Coast During Marine Heatwaves - Inside Climate News New research finds that rising ocean temperatures are shrinking cool-water feeding grounds, pushing humpbacks into gear-heavy waters near shore. Scientists say ocean forecasting tool could help fisher...

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.

Maps of the rainfall associated with two of the nine storms hitting the Mediterranean in January and February 2026.

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...

Satellites Reveal New Climate Threat to Emperor Penguins - Inside Climate News Ice loss in the Antarctic Ocean may be killing the sea birds during their molting season.

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

Closeup of purplish tulip flowers opening.

Good morning!

🤣 I feel like that sometimes, too.