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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 1h

With more trees dying and insufficient new growth, according to the research. “It’s the first tropical forest of its kind to show this symptom of change,” said lead author, Dr Hannah Carle from Western Sydney University.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘This is bad news’: Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source

Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 1h

The oceans are getting hotter and can therefore absorb less CO2 while on land hotter and drier conditions and more wildfires mean less plant growth.

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 1h

Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere soared by a record amount in 2024 to hit another high, UN data shows, deepening the climate crisis that is already taking lives worldwide. Scientists are concerned that the planet’s carbon sinks are beginning to fail.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating

CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening

www.theguardian.com

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 2h

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 1d

“Make an effort to understand the imperative [for climate action] and recognise the huge opportunities,” he said. “Those opportunities are your growth story – inaction is catastrophic.” In Feb UK’s net zero sector was growing 3X faster than the overall UK economy.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Climate investment is only growth opportunity of 21st century, says leading economist

Lord Stern says fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 1d

“Last year, 8.1m hectares (20m acres) of forest – an area roughly half the size of England – were burned, pulled or cut down, which was higher than the loss at the time of Cop26 in Glasgow, when the target of zero deforestation by 2030 was signed.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns

Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 1d

“Extreme weather is battering installations from Guam to North Carolina and fueling instability in regions overseas where American forces may be called to intervene.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Pentagon retreats from climate fight even as heat and storms slam US troops

For decades, the military treated climate crisis as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 2d

“The report from scientists and conservationists warns the world is also “on the brink” of reaching other tipping points, including the dieback of the Amazon, the collapse of major ocean currents and the loss of ice sheets.”
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Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

www.theguardian.com

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 3d

If Johnson won’t swear in Adelita Grijalva now, why would we believe he’ll turn over power on January 3, 2027 if Democrats win a majority.

Grijalva not being sworn in is just a dress rehearsal.
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Who is Adelita Grijalva and why hasn't she been sworn in to Congress yet?

Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election last month to succeed her late father.

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 3d

"In our view, America's leadership in science and innovation depends on independent thinking and open competition for excellence... Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education."
www.bbc.com/news/article...

MIT rejects federal funding deal with Trump administration

The deal would see universities cap foreign admissions, restrict protests and adopt a binary definition of gender.

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 4d

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 4d

“Pollinators like bees and butterflies are lifelines for our health, our food systems and our economies – sustaining the fruits, vegetables and seeds that nourish us,” said Grethel Aguilar.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years

Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study

www.theguardian.com

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 4d

What a nut job. No wonder he and JD Vance get along, birds of a feather flock together.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Inside tech billionaire Peter Thiel’s off-the-record lectures about the antichrist

The political svengali and investor has been giving lectures on ‘an evil king or tyrant … who appears in the end times’

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 5d

“The agriculture secretary proposed that farmers who lost their workforce to an Ice raid should have their crops picked by Medicaid recipients who need a job to keep their benefits.”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

History shows war against immigrants will backfire on all Americans

Deportations are likely to cause employers to let go of US workers, and reduce the labor force

www.theguardian.com

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 5d

As many as 40 academics have been dismissed in aftermath of shooting, allegedly without due process

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

US professors facing threats, firings and harassment over Charlie Kirk posts

As many as 40 academics have been dismissed in aftermath of shooting, allegedly without due process

www.theguardian.com

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 5d

“The Nobel committee attacked the growing wave of authoritarianism in Venezuela and in countries around the world. Trump’s critics saw it as a not-too-subtle dig at the US president’s use of the military in cities and pressure on his political enemies at home.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

White House slams Trump’s perceived Nobel peace prize snub as ‘politics over peace’

President has ‘heart of humanitarian’, spokesperson says after unsuccessful bid for prize amid Gaza ceasefire deal

www.theguardian.com

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 5d

The Venezuelan opposition politician María Corina Machado has won the Nobel peace prize for her dogged struggle to rescue the South American country from its fate as “a brutal, authoritarian state”.

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize

Opponent of Maduro regime receives award and praise for keeping ‘flame of democracy burning’

www.theguardian.com

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 6d

September 2025 was the 3rd warmest September on record for our planet, following 2023 (1st place) and 2024 (2nd place). The last 12-months have been about 1.51°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average.

Summary of month: climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-... via @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social data

Orthographic map showing 2-m air temperature anomalies in September 2025 relative to a 1981-2010 baseline. This visualization shows North and South America. Most areas are warmer than average.

Orthographic map showing 2-m air temperature anomalies in September 2025 relative to a 1981-2010 baseline using ERA5 data. This visualization shows Africa, Europe, and western Asia. Most areas are warmer than average.

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Aaron D. Ford @aarondfordnv.bsky.social · 6d

If Congress doesn’t work together to save the ACA tax credits, Nevadans could see their premiums jump from $595 to $2,021 a month — a $1,425 increase for the same plan.

Health care costs have risen faster in Nevada than anywhere else, we need to get serious about keeping costs down for families.

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 5d

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 6d

Trump and his anti-science goons could not hide the Fifth National Climate Assessment. Here it is...
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Fifth National Climate Assessment

The Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effort that provides the sc...

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 6d

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Climate.us @climate.us · 8d

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Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 7d

@allinwithchris.bsky.social when do you start covering the Climate Crisis EVERYDAY. The Guardian does it.

There are lots of critical stories, but I think you can carve out 5 minutes 4 days a week.

Bryan Godbe @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 21d

A new study shows wildfires are causing more than 40,000 premature deaths per year — and that rising temperatures will lead to even more.
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See where wildfire smoke is getting worse in the U.S. — The Washington Post

The past six summers have been the smokiest on record. New research shows that smoke could become the costliest consequence of climate change for Americans.

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