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Southern Europe swelters under deadly heatwave as temperatures pass 40C Four-year-old boy dies of heatstroke in Italy as scientists warn of ‘molotov cocktail’ of climatic conditions

Scientists warn of 'molotov cocktail' of climatic conditions fueling vast wildfires in Italy, France, Croatia, and Spain. “The world has warmed by about 1.4C because of fossil fuel pollution“ and Europe “has warmed nearly twice as fast as the global average...” by Ajit Niranjan in ‪@theguardian.com‬

It's not just us eagerly waiting - experts from our partner organisations across Europe are getting ready for the launch of Metop-SGA1, and are excited about the new instruments on board incl. the Sentinel-5 mission. 🛰️

Hear what they have to say by checking out our YouTube playlist: bit.ly/3UqkmEh

I have to put icepacks under mine to keep the computer cool enough. F bonkers.

🌡️INSANE WORLD RECORDS HOT NIGHTS

Minimum 32.8 Bunj PAKISTAN 1470m asl
August WORLD RECORD hottest night at that elevation (2nd only after that set last month !)

Crazy Min 37.8 Alula SAUDI ARABIA
SAUDI ARABIA HOTTEST NIGHT EVER
and WORLD RECORD HIGHEST MINIMUM >600m asl !

Na honderd jaar zitten we opnieuw in een watercrisis: ‘We onderwaarderen het water enorm’

Na honderd jaar zitten we opnieuw in een watercrisis: ‘We onderwaarderen het water enorm’

Well, isn’t *that* interesting?

Three oart sculture created with vertically sited pieces of driftwood inlaid with circles of coloured stained glass, placed on a riverbank against a gooden sky

'The 3 Graces' on the River Adur' stained glass and driftwood sculptures by UK artist Louise V Durham #WomensArt

Apply Now for The Covering Climate Now Academy The CCNow Academy is a free, live online course for journalists looking to strengthen their climate skills. Starts mid-September.

Journalists worldwide can now apply for a spot at the Covering Climate Now Academy. This is a live, hands-on space to grow your climate reporting skills, connect with peers and ask the questions that matter. Small groups, hands-on practical workshops for real-world journalism. Apply today ⤵️

Artist Lewis Chamberlain ‘The Chair’ (pencil on paper) 2023.
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Column | Can’t put solar panels on your roof? Plug-in ‘balcony solar’ may be for you. Balcony solar promises to cut energy costs and grid reliance for renters and apartment-dwellers. I did a trial run at my home.

“Can’t put solar panels on your roof? Plug-in ‘balcony solar’ may be for you.
Balcony solar promises to cut energy costs and grid reliance for renters and apartment-dwellers. I did a trial run at my home.”

Shown in historic Paris — can we avoid yet another “aesthetics vs sustainability” debate?

This. 👆

One of the things that has pretty annoying is that if you have any kind of bullshit meter, if you have anything inside of yourself that doesn’t enjoy being lied to, the last couple of years of almost every area of public life have been driving you up a fucking wall

World’s largest offshore wind farm gets consent: comment The Scottish Government has granted consent for SSE’s Berwick Bank offshore wind farm.

World’s largest offshore wind farm gets consent

The 4GW Berwick Bank offshore wind farm "could generate over one-and-a-half times much electricity each year than from gas that might be produced with new [North Sea] licences. "
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An illuminated sign showing IF.

This lift/elevator is having an existential crisis.

A family opened a town’s first bookstore. A bathroom bill is driving them away. The Phelans ran the only bookstore in Vermillion, South Dakota. They sold it and moved after a new law would’ve required their daughter to use a boys’ bathroom.

Bathroom bans hurt our families and communities.

Transgender people deserve the freedom to be ourselves, in every state.

WTAF peeps.

Supreme Court formally asked to overturn landmark same-sex marriage ruling 10 years after the Supreme Court extended marriage rights to all same-sex couples, it will consider whether to take a case asking it to overturn the decision.

The Supreme Court is extraordinarily unlikely to use this case as a vehicle to overturn marriage equality. The merits of Obergefell aren't even the central legal issue in the case. I understand the fear, but this is not a serious request. abcnews.go.com/Politics/sup...

Russia to hold emergency talks with oil firms as fuel prices surge, media reports The move comes as gasoline prices in Russia have jumped nearly 50% since the start of the year, with Ai-95 setting record highs for five consecutive days.

⚡️ Russia to hold emergency talks with oil firms as fuel prices surge, media reports.

The move comes as gasoline prices in Russia have jumped nearly 50% since the start of the year, with Ai-95 setting record highs for five consecutive days.

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NEW YORK: We're having a party next Thursday, please come

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#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory

Again….

The treatment for an ectopic pregnancy is an abortion

The treatment for a septic uterus is an abortion

The treatment for a miscarriage that doesn’t release is an abortion

If you don’t get these procedures YOU DIE
YOU. DIE.

#AbortionIsHealthcare

Seattle newspaper from January 13, 1923 political cartoon "the threat to America" two KKK members chopping down the American Liberty tree whose branches are labeled the ballot, free speech, free press, the Constitution, law and order, religious freedom

Hedy Lamarr in a 1940 publicity photo.

Drawing from the 1942 patent for a method of using “frequency-hopping” to create a jam-proof radio-guided torpedo. Image credit: U.S. Patent Office.

#ResistanceRoots

Today in history, 1942: Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent for frequency-hopping technology to protect radio-controlled weapons from jamming and interference. The technique later formed the basis for technologies such as Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth. /1

UK party leaders urged to end ‘pernicious currents’ of hatred fuelling anti-migrant protests More than 200 refugee groups, charities and unions sign letter calling for action after weeks of protests outside asylum hotels

Yes please.

I'm bracing for people to be very, very mad when it stops being free for them or goes away---and not able to correctly identify who to be mad at

This is also my fear. No-one wants to send their children to war.

Trump puts Washington, DC, police under federal control, deploys National Guard Trump in a social media post on Sunday declared that "the Homeless" in Washington, D.C., will "have to move out."

Trump puts Washington DC police under federal control, deploys National Guard to relocate homeless people .

Assumes homeless people are criminals, hasn't looked at causes of petty crime.

In the 1930s Nazi Germany relocated beggars, homeless, and the unemployed to concentration camps.

What next?

Artwork featuring a woman holding her strong arms over the heads of three young children in protection

"Seed Corn Must Not Be Ground" final lithograph of Käthe Kollwitz, 1942. The death of her son in battle in 1914 profoundly affected the artist, who expressed her grief by creating many prints on the theme of mothers protecting their children from the horrors of war #WomensArt

Why Drones Can’t Replace Traditional Firepower Podcast-Folge · Geopolitics Decanted by Silverado · 05.08.2025 · 49 Min.

Great discussion with @justin-br0nk.bsky.social and @dmitri.silverado.org about the "drone panacea myth".

See also the RUSI article www.rusi.org/explore-our-...