Dr Rebecca Emerton

SSHWS category is assigned using ONE value: the maximum wind 10 meters above the ocean surface averaged over 1 minute. A hurricane is not a point. Its size (extent of its wind *field*), forward speed, rainfall, potential storm surge, and the landscape it traverses all factor into its impacts. [3/5]

As a meteorologist with a 20-year obsession with hurricanes (thanks to Charley in 2004), who has done research and diagnostics on tropical cyclone forecasting and now works in climate science / learning about attribution, this is a very interesting thread about Hurricane Melissa ⬇️🧵🌀

I was lucky enough to spend some time recently learning how to make fused glass art - and was so excited to use @annalombardi.bsky.social’s beautiful data viz from the cover of #ESOTC2024 as inspiration for a glass creation! Grateful to work with someone so wonderful, supportive and inspiring ☺️ ☁️☀️

I had a lot of fun making these - I find your beautiful data viz so inspiring, both for storytelling / climate communications and for creating art 😄🥰 a pleasure to work with you always @annalombardi.bsky.social!

NWS Norman just issued their 1,112th Severe Thunderstorm Warning this year, which is now ~12% higher than their previous year's max of 988. (Glad VTEC implemented 4 digit tracking event numbers!)

A decade of C3S monthly climate bulletins with updates monitoring temperature, hydro variables & sea ice 🌡️💧🧊

I joined the team 3 years ago & I’m grateful to work with such an inspiring + dedicated team!

Curious who’s behind the C3S climate info you might’ve spotted in the news? “Meet” our team ⬇️

Celebrating 10 years of monthly climate updates! Since 2015, the #C3S Climate Bulletin has delivered timely and concise information about our climate to a global audience.
Read the story behind the data: climate.copernicus.eu/celebrating-...

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During the heatwave in western Europe in August, maximum feels-like temperatures reached up to 45°C in France, 47°C in Portugal, and 49°C in Spain – the threshold for ‘extreme heat stress’ is 46°C 🥵

Based on insights from Thermal Trace, our new app for monitoring heat and cold stress worldwide 🔗⬇️

Factcheck: 16 misleading myths about solar power

✍️ @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org
🎨 @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org @jjgoodman.bsky.social Tom Pearson

Read here: buff.ly/47kIjiZ

Summer 2025 is the warmest on record for the UK Provisional Met Office statistics confirm that summer 2025 is officially the warmest summer on record for the UK.

Met Office stats confirm summer 2025 is officially the warmest summer on record for the UK.

The UK’s mean temp of 16.10°C surpasses the previous record of  15.76°C and pushes the summer of 1976 out of the top 5 warmest summers.

www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

Amy, Bram, Chandra (Ch-an-dra), Dave, Eddie, Fionnuala (Fee-new-lah), Gerard (Jer-ard), Hannah, Isla, Janna (Yah-nah), Kasia (Ka-shaa), Lilith, Marty, Nico, Oscar, Patrick, Ruby, Stevie, Tadhg (Tie-g), Violet, Wubbo (Vuh-boh) Keeping you safe when it matters the most.

Latest storm names announced❗
Here are the #StormNames for 2025/26, announced with Met Eireann and KNMI, the Dutch National Weather Service. Has your name made the list?

📈 Thermal Trace map shows feels-like temps reaching 46°C in Spain on 15 August - @rebeccalize.bsky.social , #C3S
📈 July 2025 temperature anomalies in the Arctic circle - ACCAP
📈 Highest temperature of 2025 (May 1 through Aug 15) in North America - Brian Brettschneider

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Rising temperatures mean heat stress is becoming a growing health risk — especially in Europe. What causes heat stress and how do we monitor it? Explore the science in our article
🔗 climate.copernicus.eu/heat-stress-...

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Ever wondered how heat stress is changing where you live? With the new Thermal Trace app from #CopernicusClimate and #ECMWF, you can explore “feels-like” temperatures, track heat stress categories and thresholds, and visualise interactive charts for your city.

In recent days, southern Europe has faced heatwaves ☀️ Thermal Trace maps show feels-like temps reaching 46°C – the ‘extreme heat stress’ threshold – in Spain on 14-15 August and 47°C on 11-12 August 🥵 In SW France, feels-like temps reached 45°C – that's up to 14°C above average! 🌡️

Find out more ⬇️

🥁OUT NOW | The first signs of Africa’s solar take-off are in, as the continent’s solar panel imports SURGED by 60% in the last 12 months☀️

While South Africa led the 2023 rise in solar panel imports, 20 other countries lead the way this time around 📈

https://loom.ly/IBLOSSw

Created by Luke Jerram and exhibiting at National Trust properties around the UK this summer ✨

Photo of the Helios art installation - a globe hanging in amongst the trees with a detailed image of the sun, lit up in the dark.

Close up photo of the Helios art installation - a globe hanging in amongst the trees with a detailed image of the sun, lit up in the dark.

A photo of Basildon Park from the front lawn

Visited Helios at Basildon Park - a 7 m installation of the Sun hanging among the trees in the grounds, and with soundscapes that are real recordings from space. 1 cm of the image on the sphere represents 2000 km on the surface of the Sun! 🤩☀️✨ #SciArt

🌡️ Heatwaves are prolonged, intense periods of high temps, with serious consequences for health, agriculture, energy and water. Learn more about how heatwaves are defined, and how Europe is adapting. Read the article 🔗 climate.copernicus.eu/heatwaves-br...

Witnessing the rapid and extensive thawing of permafrost in Svalbard is truly impressive but deeply concerning

The new Thermal Trace app from #C3S and #ECMWF is here! 80+ years of thermal stress data based on “feels-like” temperatures for any location worldwide, now at your fingertips. Fast, intuitive, interactive – and free! Read our article for the full details and head to the app. 🔗
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In recent days, southern Europe has faced heatwaves ☀️ Thermal Trace maps show feels-like temps reaching 46°C – the ‘extreme heat stress’ threshold – in Spain on 14-15 August and 47°C on 11-12 August 🥵 In SW France, feels-like temps reached 45°C – that's up to 14°C above average! 🌡️

Find out more ⬇️

Find out more about the app in this article: climate.copernicus.eu/thermal-trac...

Plus! You can download the data behind the charts directly from the app, or access the gridded post-processed data in the updated ERA5-HEAT dataset in the Climate Data Store: cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/der...

Explore questions like:
☀️ Where recently experienced extreme heat stress?
🌡️ What was the hottest feels-like temperature during heatwaves this summer?
🥶 What was the coldest feels-like temperature in the cold snap last winter?
🥵 How many days of heat stress did I experience in the year I was born?

Global map of the peak heat stress experienced in June 2025, a screenshot from the new Thermal Trace app from C3S and ECMWF.

Excited to share our new app Thermal Trace!

🔗 thermaltrace.climate.copernicus.eu

Thermal stress = health impacts of exposure to extreme thermal conditions (heatwaves, cold spells)

Use Thermal Trace to monitor heat & cold stress globally (five days behind real time) & explore changes over time 🥵🥶

Tropical nights are on the rise in Europe, offering little relief from daytime heat. The Copernicus Climate Change Service tracks these trends to help keep communities informed and safe.
Read more in our European State of the Climate report: climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2024

#CopernicusClimate

An interesting comparison of this summer so far with the UK’s infamous summer of 1976 ☀️🥵 This year’s June heat was more widespread across Europe + the UK saw larger temperature anomalies this June, but drought in 1976 was more prolonged and widespread with more extreme water use restrictions 💧

Why are Europe and the Arctic warming twice as fast as the global average? Explore the science behind these regional trends in our latest article.
climate.copernicus.eu/why-are-euro...

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