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The summer heat preview -- from the ocean; Record Highs and Climate Risk; When Will 1.5 be the Norm?The Noreaster Path; Maine's Treaty Push; Tuvalu in Peril; Yes, Drought for Florida
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A Lone Dolphin Takes Up Residence in Front of St. Mark's Square, Venice When you picture Venice, you probably imagine gondolas gliding past centuries-old palaces. What you don’t expect to see is a bottlenose dolphin playing in the water in front of St. Mark’s Square. Yet that’s exactly what happened last summer, when a lone dolphin nicknamed Mimmo began cruising through the Venetian Lagoon, and eventually settled in San Marco Basin, one of the busiest tourist hubs in Venice. Bottlenose dolphins typically travel in small social groups, making extended solitary stays like this relatively rare. Now, a study published in Frontiers in Ethology documents the dolphin’s movements over several months and explores what his presence reveals about wildlife management in urban waters. The researchers say Mimmo’s appearance isn’t the real concern. Human behavior is. “We present the case of one of the most charismatic animals in one of the most iconic cities: a solitary dolphin in Venice,” said senior author Guido Pietroluongo in a press release. “Our observations document this animal’s remarkable adaptation to an unusual context and highlight the need to manage human behavior to ensure its welfare.” A Solitary Dolphin in Venice Bottlenose dolphins once moved freely throughout the Adriatic Sea, including the Venetian Lagoon. While common dolphins largely disappeared from...

A Lone Dolphin Takes Up Residence in Front of St. Mark's Square, Venice
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Main Topic: Atmospheric Scientific Proof That Climate Is Changing for Australia @commondreams.org
On The Extreme Temperature Diary 2/24/2026 At:
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New risks from historic blizzard As millions dig out from a historic blizzard there are risks of falling snow and ice as well as roads that could freeze over. NBC News’ Emilie Ikeda reports.

#ExtremeWeather: As millions dig out from a historic blizzard there are risks of falling snow and ice as well as roads that could freeze over.

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Main Topic: US Youth, Climate Coalition Sue to Stop Trump EPA ‘From Torching Our Kids’ Future’ via @commondreams.org
On The Extreme Temperature Diary MON 2/23/2026
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The Link Between Air Pollution And Alzheimer's Is Now Clearer Than Ever Tiny air pollution particles may be doing more than harming our lungs.

"[T]his research suggests that particulate matter could be contributing directly to some of the millions of new Alzheimer's diagnoses recorded each year."

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Vonn, Shiffrin and Brignone among the Olympic skiers voicing concern over receding glaciers The host city is a fitting place for them to be talking about it.

#ClimateCrisis vs. #WinterOlympicGames “Most of the glaciers that I used to ski on are pretty much gone” The accelerating loss of glaciers.

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The Trailer of the Sun; A Half Year of 1.5 & What's 1.7 Like? Hurricane Tracks of Today; The Challenges of Prediction; Emerging Diseases; The Fossil Fuel Corruption The Lucky Battery Storage in Eire; Air Pollution & Alzheimers. Read more: @climateguyw.bsky.social

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Main Topic: Updated Ed Hawkins Visuals @edhawkins.org
On The Extreme Temperature Diary MON 2/16/2026
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Main Topic: Earth Hurtling Toward ‘Hothouse Trajectory,’ Scientists Warn in Tipping Points Analysis via
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On The Extreme Temperature Diary TUE 2/17/2026
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Burgum: "CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal."

Tribe buys 10,000 acres north of Lake Tahoe from city of Santa Clara in historic land deal The sale of Loyalton Ranch comes 175 years after the Washoe people were forced from lands during the Gold Rush.

#Conservation - "It’s very rich in wildlife. When we’re out there, we’ve seen herds of pronghorn antelope and golden eagles. It’s very vast and beautiful. A classic Western landscape.”

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Chance of El Niño forming in Pacific Ocean may push global temperatures to record highs in 2027 — Guardian US One expert says 2027 could be even hotter than the last three years, which have been the top three warmest on record

Chance of El Nino firming in the Pacific may push global temperatures to new highs in 2027.

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#ClimateEmergency: “In the future, if climate change is not addressed and is not thoughtfully handled, triathlons can cease to exist,”

#Olympics

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More Snow in Florida Than Utah? Why Weird Weather Has Dominated This Year.

"The snowpacks that typically build up in the mountains over the winter are crucial in spring and summer, when they melt and replenish rivers and reservoirs." Climate Weirding Strikes Again.

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‘No end in sight’ to Britain’s wet weather as dozens of flood warnings issued Met Office forecasts more rainfall to continue UK’s 37-day run, and flooding expected especially in south-west England and Midlands

‘No end in sight’ to Britain’s wet weather as dozens of flood warnings issued

Met Office forecasts more rainfall to continue UK’s 37-day run, and flooding expected especially in south-west England and Midlands

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What Americans Lose If Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled - Eos Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.

#Science "NCAR is not just another research center. It is purpose-built critical infrastructure... [for]applied research in ways that no single university, agency, or contractor can replicate on its own."

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Journey to the Melting Continent

#Thwaites #SeaLevelRise: Successes and Failures to Study the Rapidly Changing Thwaites Glacier. Video recap of the Expedition.

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Climate ‘Superfund’ Bills Spread Nationwide, Despite Legal Battles

#Pollution: "Despite the legal efforts to kill the newer, climate-focused versions of these laws, states around the country are proposing similar measures."

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West US - Yeah, it's Warm; Snowpack Lows; Colorado Basin Update; Wetter Wets and Drier Dries; Coastal Erosion - UK's Turn; No Miracles Needed for Energy; Watching Classrooms. + More stories courtesy @climateguyw.bsky.social Today:

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Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing

#Conservation: Fishing groups versus everybody else. Trump Opens Marine National Monument in Atlantic to Commercial Fishing.

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The arctic cold persists, and so does Philly’s snowpack. Both may even go away some day. Temperatures are due to moderate next week ... but not much.

#ExtremeWeather:
"The cold won’t be as harsh during the workweek, but a thaw isn’t imminent, and some snow is possible Wednesday."
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Coastal Funding Protected! Recent Federal Victories for our Coasts and Ocean FY26 funding protected to support our nation’s coasts and ocean, including level funding for beach water quality testing, coastal management, and more!

#Oceans: Fighting for Coastal Programs and Protections. Read a Status Report

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Group says this marine protected area is ‘one of the most poached’ in California Wildcoast says monitoring determined that the South La Jolla State Marine Reserve has a high incidence of people fishing or otherwise taking wildlife illegally

#Oceans: “It’s important to know how many people surf at [any particular] spot, how many people fish and how many people fish illegally” Studies on one of California's most poached MPAs

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Watch: Aerial footage of stunning property that sold for $63 million in Santa Clara County Six times the size of Golden Gate Park, Sargent Ranch has been at the center of development battles for decades

#Conservation
"Plans for a sand and gravel quarry on the site are now dead. It will be preserved as open space in perpetuity, according to the land trust."

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Drilling Is Underway to Examine Antarctica’s Melting Ice From Below

"Scientists fear that as Thwaites’s floating ice erodes and weakens, the rest of the glacier could start sliding quickly from the land to the ocean..." Drilling for Answers

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Wetlands do not need to be flooded to provide the greatest climate benefit, shows study Wetlands make up only about 6% of the land area but contain about 30% of the terrestrial organic carbon pool. Therefore, CO2 emissions from wetlands are central to the global climate balance. In Denma...

"Most people currently expect that converted Danish low-lying soils will be flooded on a large scale. But our research shows that this is not a good idea." Wetland studies and methane emissions.

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Former Stability vs. Present Fact; Pittsburgh Lows; #NCAR Teeters; #Solar's Remarkable Rise; Rapid Charge Trains; The Aussie Grid in Heated Summer; SMRs Future? #Otters & Climate These stories and more courtesy @climateguyw.bsky.social 's Extreme Temp Diary Today:

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Main Topic: Expect Small Strains That Really Add Up from Climate Change via @alexsteffen.bsky.social
On The Extreme Temperature Diary FRI 1/30/2026
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Greenland at Risk; Small Things Fall Apart on Climate; Behavior Change Study; The Changing Sacramento River Runoff; Fast Warming Arctic; Super High Tide; Powering Past Coal. These stories and more courtesy @climateguyw.bsky.social today:

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