Kate Moran

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

The world’s #wind and #solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year, marking a turning point for the global power system, according to research www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Victoria scientists chart climate change from Antarctica Not too many cruises take you to the edge of the map. But for University of Victoria scientist Dr. Tia Anderlini, this was no luxury voyage — it was a full-scale research mission to one of the most re...

🌊 Reporting from @cheknews.ca on the Canadian Antarctic Research Expedition (CARE) with colleague @tiaanderlini.bsky.social @seos-uvic.bsky.social @uvicscience.bsky.social @katemoran.bsky.social @oceannetworks.ca 🇨🇦 cheknews.ca/victoria-sci...

History repeats.

Somewhere in America, a young Hispanic girl is hiding in an attic writing a diary.

Looking at 100 years of October sea ice - I am sure you can guess what will happen next...

Summary of ice reconstruction: www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-p...

If I were dictator of America I would mandate that general tax revenue be used to install a large battery (say, 200MWh) next to every distribution feeder on the US grid. That would, in a stroke, solve basically all our grid problems & unlock *trillions* of dollars of economic growth & development.

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

Bar graph showing zonal mean surface air temperature anomalies for the period of June-July-August 2025. All latitude bands observed above average temperature anomalies.

All latitude bands were warmer than average over the last 3 months. This was particularly notable across the Antarctic around the South Pole (austral winter).

Plot shows zonal-mean temperature anomalies, where latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance). GISTEMPv4 data using their 1951-1980 baseline

M7.8 earthquake offshore Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky region ~2 hrs ago was tsunamigenic. This quake shook the seafloor offshore Canada ~4800km distant, as measured by @oceannetworks.ca sensors that help us to #knowtheocean Stay tuned as we monitor our other sensors that track tsunamis.

National Academy of Sciences rebuffs Trump EPA's effort to undo regulations fighting climate change WASHINGTON (AP) — Evidence showing that climate change harms public health is “beyond scientific dispute” and does not support a Trump administration effort to revoke a landmark 2009 U.S. government f...

National Academy of Sciences rebuffs Trump EPA’s effort to undo regulations fighting climate change

A group of 85 climate experts found it “full of errors, and not fit to inform policy making.”

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This is why they’re deleting studies

I know my Bluesky friends will appreciate this.
Carl died in the mid 90s at Cornell, my Alma Mater.
Carl was a role model of mine. Not sure who controls his account but they made my day!

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Cartoon by Patrick Corrigan of @thestar.com.

More true than ever.

Our home and native land!

Two beams of light shining on the oculus floor every 911

In alignment with the sun’s angle, this light shines on the oculus floor every 9/11.

Scientists tap 'secret' fresh water under the ocean, raising hopes for a thirsty world Scientists conducting a first-of-its-kind drilling operation have extracted samples of fresh water hiding in massive reservoirs deep under the ocean.

An aquifer under the sea? Let’s use it to water alfalfa for feeding cows.

The multi-decade Senator who did nothing for his state to improve their education, their economy, or their lives used his power to enable Trump who is now destroying the US economy, scientific supremacy and its excellence, democracy, and the free world order. Shame on you, McConnell.

Good morning with good news: Global costs of new wind, solar and battery storage will fall 22%-49% by 2035 and 2%-11% this year!

Battery costs will fall 49% by 2035.

Cheap batteries are game changers for solar & wind!

Data is for unsubsidized costs.
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Lawrence O'Donnell points out something not getting enough attention:

Today in RFK Jr's hearing. Idaho GOP Senator Mike Crapo refused to put RFK Jr under oath...

As if perjury would have stopped him, but still...

“I didn’t hear the usual grinding of ice” When a Norwegian vessel reached the North Pole this week, the scientific team made an alarming discovery.

"What struck me most: the ease of access through what used to be a far more ice-covered region", expedition leader Jochen Knies tells us, "We had been sailing through open water at 6–8 knots, something unthinkable three decades ago."

See our report straight from the North Pole! #climatechange

M5.8 earthquake offshore the Aleutians caused motion in the ocean off Canada's west coast. The shaking was detected @oceannetworks.ca seafloor sensors that help us to better #knowtheocean.

Polar stereographic map showing Arctic sea ice concentration trends for Septembers from 1979 to 2024. Red shading is shown for deceasing sea ice, and blue shading is shown for increasing sea ice. Trends are calculated in % per decade. All areas are observing decreasing sea ice in the outer edges of the Arctic Ocean.

September observes the largest losses of #Arctic sea ice concentration compared to any other month of the year. And NO increases. The largest declines are in parts of the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.

Sea ice concentration = fraction of ice-cover. More info: doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...

Took Zack's post as a sign to do a deep dive into some of the potential implications of increased oceanic heat in the news just this week, including potential eventual AMOC/Gulf Stream breakdown and a current months long record heatwave in Japan. Yeah, it's not good, folks. tinyurl.com/5n7neztb

The world's largest sand battery just went live in Finland Finland has inaugurated an industrial-scale sand battery this week in the southern town of Pornainen, where it'll take over heating duties from an old woodchip power plant for the municipality. It's s...

You thought AI was a cool technological development, but ... have you heard about heating up sand?

I Drove an EV Deep Into the Wilderness. I Never Feared Running Out of Juice. Charging deserts are going away. It’s now possible to embark on a Great American Road Trip in an electric vehicle.

Something surprising is happening -- despite Trump admin's rollbacks of incentives for EVs and related tech:

America's fast charging infrastructure is exploding. We'll see a 3x increase in chargers in just the next 4 years.

I hit the road to experience it first hand:

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A large earthquake near Antarctica caused motion on the ocean floor as far flung as offshore Canada’s west coast. @oceannetworks.ca sensors were all shook up.

In June, musician Dan Peter Parker joined Sailing the Sonic Sea in Victoria, BC for EarthSonic, a new project in collaboration with @uvic.ca & @oceannetworks.ca raising awareness of how climate change is reshaping the soundscape of the ocean.

Find out more here: earthsonic.org/sailing-the-sonic-sea

Canada's foreign trade with non-USA countries was up 13.6 percent in the first half of the year.

Canada's foreign trade with non-USA countries was up 13.6% in the first half of the year. This is a great start.