Erin Sikorsky

UN environment report 'hijacked' over fossil fuels - top scientist The US and other governments derailed an agreement on a global environment study, its co-chair says.

Another example of more aggressive US opposition to int'l climate/environmental work (vs. the first Trump admin that just peace'd out of such efforts or sent working level civil servants).

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Great thread.

Human-Caused Warming Tripled the Death Toll of European Heat Waves This Summer, New Report Shows - Inside Climate News Public health researchers struggle to track the accelerating pace of global warming impacts.

The grim death toll from heat waves across European cities this past summer would have been captured in shocking headlines if they happened all at once, in a bombing or plane crash—835 in Rome, 630 in Athens, 409 in Paris.

Embracing Climate Realities: The Climate Security Implications of COP30 The optimistic era of climate diplomacy, epitomized by the 2015 Paris Agreement, has given way to a more fragmented world in which climate change has taken a back seat.

This year's UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) highlighted a harsh reality: the optimistic era of climate diplomacy has given way to a more fragmented and competitive world, in which climate change is taking a back seat to other concerns, write @erinsikorsky.bsky.social and Siena Cicarelli.

Mallory Stewart to Assume CEO Role for The Council on Strategic Risks - The Council on Strategic Risks The former Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance will succeed Christine Parthemore, who will remain on as Director of the Nolan Center after six years of service ...

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Talk about ecological security….

South Asia needs climate solidarity Shared geography and interconnected ecosystems make the region highly vulnerable, but also uniquely positioned to act collectively.

Interesting perspective from South Asian parliamentarians on the need for regional cooperation on climate in light of COP failures (via @carbonbrief.org)

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Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.

If you're replying with "that's impossible" or "we're already cooked" I feel bad for you but you're wrong, the future is not yet written. Making a big difference, for good, or for bad as we are seeing now, is hard. But it's not that hard.

starting point for future budgets for things that are good, "idk, how about triple it" bsky.app/profile/cost...

Europeans have pointlessly reassured themselves with Trump’s supposed unpredictability. When it comes to Europe, this admin is consistent and predictable. As the #NSS clarifies,it’s in the business of tearing Europe apart by supporting far right nationalists backed by Russia too

The NSS signals 2 big shifts for Europe

1. Europe will handle its own security now. They take the 5% commitment literally.

2. US plans lots of political interference to back the far right. This is what "restoring Europe’s civilizational self-confidence and Western identity" means.

Buckle up.

Highlights from the extreme heat and agriculture report (FAO/WMO)

State Level Climate Security Briefers: Colorado, Hawaii, and Washington - The Council on Strategic Risks The Center for Climate and Security (CCS) has released the latest in a series of subnational climate security briefers focused on the US states Colorado, Hawaii, and Washington.

🆕 Learn how extreme weather and climate hazards threaten lives, infrastructure, military bases, and local economies in Colorado, Hawai’i, and Washington in the latest release of subnational #climatesecurity briefers from CCS.

⬇️ Read the briefers

This!! One of my longtime favorite things to do in DC is browse the Kramerbooks tables of fiction and nonfiction, where dozens of books are arranged flat and face-up. Have picked up so many good reads this way over the years.

All hotels on Grand Canyon National Park's South Rim to close indefinitely The closures come on the heels of the devastating Dragon Bravo Fire on the park's North Rim, which destroyed the historic Grand Canyon Lodge, the visitor center, a wastewater treatment plant and more ...

South Rim hotels at the Grand Canyon are closing indefinitely due to water supply issues post-Dragon Bravo Fire. There is a series of significant breaks in the main waterline, and currently, no water is being pumped to the South Rim. www.wmur.com/article/gran...

Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy

This will raise how much you pay to drive your car for the next ten years. Every time you fill up at the pump, the price should've been lower, but it won't be, because of this. Also more kids and elderly people will get sick from air pollution. Analysis: Seems bad. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/c...

Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy

Poisoning our children’s future, giving a gift to our competitors, and undermining innovation. So much winning.

We (my old DOD job) talked about this extensively in our FTAC report (A Federal Framework and Action Plan for Climate Services) that no one ever read or covered in the media. bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/wp-content/u...

Zillow’s climate risk reversal looks like a setback. It’s really a wake‑up call. When private models sow confusion, it’s a flashing warning sign that Washington needs to fix federal flood maps,

Zillow’s climate score rollback is a wake-up call: build open, future‑conditions federal flood maps -- gold‑standard, trustworthy data for building codes, mortgages, and our future. Column today: open.substack.com/pub/susanpcr...

Greece tackles forest fires with new risk assessment map The new map will allow better preparation for and prevention of wildfires.

Greece is transforming its approach to forest fires with a National Forest Fire Risk Assessment Map - the first of its kind in decades.

It's 2025 and people are calling for a National Climate Service

It's 2020 and people are calling for a National Climate Service

It's 2011 and people are calling for a National Climate Service

It's 1978 and people are calling for a National Climate Service

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It’s critical to make “climate‑aware, nationally consistent mapping information public. Our flood mapping program should be treated as critical national infrastructure, as important as the core weather forecasting that the National Weather Service provides.” Cost: $3-$12 billion.

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Sri Lanka and Indonesia deploy militaries as Asia floods death toll passes 1,100 Millions of people affected by torrential rainfall in Sri Lanka and large parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia

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My Three Weeks Navigating Ice in the Arctic Ocean In a paradox of global warming, thawing ice isn’t making Arctic waters easier to navigate. It makes them more dangerous.

In a paradox of global warming, thawing ice isn’t making Arctic waters easier to navigate: it makes them more dangerous on.wsj.com/3KqH7qi

At least 500 killed in south-east Asia floods and landslides More than 350 people killed on Indonesia’s Sumatra island with 162 reported dead across Thailand The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in south-east Asia reportedly climbed past 500 on Saturday as clean-up and search-and-rescue operations got under way in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia. Heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed swathes of the three countries this week, killing hundreds and leaving thousands stranded, many on rooftops awaiting rescue. Continue reading...

At least 500 killed in south-east Asia floods and landslides

Fears ratchet up over Mora County well contamination The bottled water at the Las Vegas Walmart is a better deal than the water in Mora. The superstore is 36 miles away from Helen and Julian Olivas’ home in

Fears of post-wildfire groundwater well contamination in New Mexico www.taosnews.com/news/environ...

Thailand's military flew in a C-130 cargo plane with supplies of medicine, food and water and the navy said a flotilla of 14 boats and the aircraft carrier Chakri Naruebet would depart later on Tuesday with two helicopters, doctors and field kitchens that can supply 3,000 meals a day.

It is estimated that wildfires have ravaged more than 46,000 hectares this year in the UK, the largest area since monitoring began.
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