Mike Hills

The struggle for control of the Arctic is accelerating - and riskier than ever - BBC News It is in no one’s interest to militarise the Arctic but thanks to something of an arms race heating up between the US, Russia and China, that is precisely what looks to be happening.

#BBCNews - The struggle for control of the Arctic is accelerating - and riskier than ever www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

Swiss glacier collapse: How the village of Blatten was wiped off the map - BBC News Nine million cubic metres of rock and ice came crashing down on Blatten after a landslide.

There are many more graphic tragedies taking place right now. But this is one. And a chilling sign of what may be to come. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

The Baltic Sea is home to cables crucial for Europe’s energy supply, but its shallow waters make them vulnerable. Since October 2023, at least 11 incidents of cable damage have been reported

In our latest visual story, we explain suspected sabotage incidents in the Baltic Sea

👉 ft.com/baltic-sea

Ridgeline chart showing the distribution of global daily air temperature differences from the pre-industrial reference period (1850-1900), for every year between 1940 and 2024. Each individual year resembles a hill, shaded in a darker shade of red and further to the right for warmer years. The trend is clearly towards warmer years, with 2024 standing out as first year above 1.5C.

NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold.

We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.

2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.

Quite a nice day on the west coast of Scotland!

Ridgeline plot showing daily sea ice extent compared with 1981-2010 average, million sq km, by year. 1979-2024. More days have less Arctic sea ice in recent years.

The Arctic Ocean could see its first ice-free day by 2030, new research shows

"The fact that the Arctic sea ice cover has changed so significantly that [its loss in] 2030 is even a remote possibility shows how much change there has already been in the Arctic environment”

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YouTube video by Channel 4 News Syria war: how Assad’s allies have given rebels chance of victory

If you’re trying to get your head around dramatic events in Syria, this quality explainer from @channel4news.bsky.social is a great place to start youtu.be/oCPPveLwtUk?...

"Denial is a River" / "Boiled Peanuts" - Doechii (LIVE on The Late Show)

knockout performance by Doechii from last night's Colbert!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggg45-e4oj0

ooof loving this!

Opinion | What One Russian Satellite Tells Us About the Future of Nuclear Warfare No shockwave. No mushroom cloud. But a space nuke would change life on Earth forever.

Meet SPUTNUKE. Russia is allegedly using satellite to practice deployment of nuclear weapon in space. NYT article describes program and consequences detonation of nuke in space would have. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

6 hours under martial law in Seoul On the ground from the protests outside the National Assembly building

6 hours under martial law: a drunk scene report from Seoul www.theverge.com/24312920/mar...

Thank you for sending me down this rabbit hole, it has greatly improved my day!

Fallen Herbert, Matthew Herbert, Momoko Gill · Fallen · Song · 2024

Lovely stuff, thanks mate. Had this on repeat yesterday, which is a similar, calming vibe open.spotify.com/track/7dDSnM...

Love how a piece of music can immediately change your mood like this one has just done for me open.spotify.com/track/5UYCAt... (apologies if the change isn't quite so positive for you...)

3 charts that help explain why there’s fluoride in drinking water | CNN President-elect Donald Trump has picked Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his Health and Human Services secretary and while we don’t know what the policies will be, one thing Kennedy has signaled he would look...

I wanted to understand what the fuss is about fluoride so I went off and did a ton of research into it, and the end result is this - my first solo byline at CNN! edition.cnn.com/2024/11/23/h...

This is what I came for

New mapping of Israeli attacks on Beirut.

The mapping done by Beirut Urban Lab shows that Beirut's southern suburbs, Dahiya, have been the target of 186 Israeli announced strikes, demolishing at least 262 buildings between 27 September and 17 November 2024.

beiruturbanlab.com/en/Details/2...

Phew! What a wild day of missile monitoring! But I think the facts are converging on a pretty clear picture of what Russia launched and what it means.

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For Your Ice Only went past me in Oban today and I was genuinely excited

Absolutely loved this series!