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Gavin Schmidt

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Climate scientist, juggler. Bikes etc. Blogging at https://www.realclimate.org - data visualization, explainers, and debunking.

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Gavin A. Schmidt is a British climatologist, climate modeler and Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, and co-founder of the climate science blog RealClimate. .. more

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John Kennedy @micefearboggis.bsky.social · 3h

NASA have a press release...

www.nasa.gov/news-release...

NASA Releases Global Temperature Data - NASA

Global temperatures in 2025 were cooler than 2024, with average temperatures of 2.14 degrees Fahrenheit (1.19 degrees Celsius) above the 1951 to 1980 average.

www.nasa.gov

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Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 3h

Heat and greenhouse gas pollution rise in lock-step — until 2023, when the thermostat goes bonkers.

🎁🔗 The 2025 climate numbers are in.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

A chart back to 1970 showing the global average temperate rise, which matches the warming effects of CO₂, methane and other warming gases, until an anomalous heat spike after 2023.

Reposted by Du Toit, Gavin A. Schmidt, Dana R. Fisher

John Kennedy @micefearboggis.bsky.social · 3h

Global mean temperature 2025: 1.44 ± 0.13 °C above the 1850-1900 average, based on a synthesis of eight international datasets.

2025 was the second or third warmest year on record. 2024 remains the warmest.

That makes the past 3 years are the 3 warmest years on record.

wmo.int/news/media-c...

WMO confirms 2025 was one of warmest years on record

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Reposted by John Kennedy, David N. Thomas, Du Toit , and 2 more John Kennedy, David N. Thomas, Du Toit, Gavin A. Schmidt, John H. Knox

Berkeley Earth @berkeleyearth.org · 4h

🌍 Berkeley Earth’s 2025 Global Temperature Report is out.
2025 was the 3rd warmest year on record. Annual global temperature reached 1.44 ± 0.09°C above the pre-industrial baseline; 770 million people experienced locally record-warm annual conditions.

Full report: berkeleyearth.org/global-tempe...

Global Temperature Report for 2025 - Berkeley Earth

2025 was the 3rd warmest year on Earth since direct observations began, and recent warming appears to be moving faster than expected.

berkeleyearth.org

Reposted by Stephan Lewandowsky, Gavin A. Schmidt, Steve Peers

The Independent @the-independent.com · 6h

Woman dragged from car by ICE yells ‘I’m disabled’ in chaotic scene in Minneapolis

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Reposted by John Kennedy, Gavin A. Schmidt, Patrick A. Jansen , and 1 more John Kennedy, Gavin A. Schmidt, Patrick A. Jansen, Tim Stephens

Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 6h

As the climate data for 2025 continues to be released, it's time to update various data visualisations.

First - the global climate stripes for 1850-2025. A third darkest red stripe is added.

The last 11 years have been the warmest 11 years on record. A sequence that is unlikely to be broken soon.

Reposted by John Kennedy, Gavin A. Schmidt, Erich Fischer , and 1 more John Kennedy, Gavin A. Schmidt, Erich Fischer, Ed Hawkins

Tim Osborn @timosbornclim.bsky.social · 7h

Most 2025 global temperatures are now out (degrees C above 1850-1900 baseline)

1.41 HadCRUT5
1.44 Berkeley
1.46 JRA-3Q
1.47 Copernicus
1.53 DCENT-I

NOAA and NASA GISS values will be public at 2pm UK time and but based on already public Jan-Nov data they will likely be between 1.3 and 1.4 degC.

Multi-dataset comparison of global temperatures from 1850-2025, with 2025 values highlighted in a separate panel for each individual dataset. Baseline is a combination of 1850-1900 means.

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Zeke Hausfather @hausfath.bsky.social · 22h

The tide seems to be finally turning on global coal, as both China and India are now adding enough clean energy to reduce their coal generation: www.carbonbrief.org/...

Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 1d

Agenda is here:

www.nationalacademies.org/cdn/material...

www.nationalacademies.org

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Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 1d

There is a live stream of the NASEM workshop on AI for weather and climate starting shortly (9am PST).

vimeo.com/event/5576943

Day 1-Accelerating Climate Progress with AI: From Science to Action Workshop

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Rhodium Group @rhg.com · 1d

New: We estimate that in 2025, US greenhouse gas emissions increased by 2.4%, marking a change from the prior two years of decreases in emissions. Emissions also grew faster than the economy in 2025, reversing the decoupling of emissions and economic activity of the prior two years.

Reposted by Gavin A. Schmidt, James Goodwin, Christina Ho

PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Worldwide Annually @tkovach.bsky.social · 2d

The "administration contends that these estimates are doubtful and said the E.P.A. would no longer take health effects into account in the cost-benefit analyses necessary for clean-air regulations, according to the documents. Instead, the agency would estimate only the costs to businesses."

E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution

www.nytimes.com

Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 2d

plus is there any evidence that the report was modified in any way even with these (incomplete) reviews?

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Scott Waldman @scottpwaldman.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: I obtained internal emails from the Department of Energy's climate working group. They show the group plotting to produce a second misleading climate report, DOE officials avoiding public disclosure laws, DOE peer reviewers stating they weren't qualified: www.eenews.net/articles/doe...

DOE sees bigger role for climate contrarians, records show

A small team of researchers who dispute mainstream climate science may play an outsize role in the next National Climate Assessment.

www.eenews.net

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 2d

📆 Mark your calendars!

On 14 January, WMO will release global temperature figures for 2025, consolidating multiple international datasets to provide a single, authoritative source of information to support climate monitoring and decision-making.

More details below:

🔗 https://bit.ly/3Ysu9vE

Reposted by Gavin A. Schmidt, Brian Medeiros

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 2d

Jerome Powell makes it clear:

The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President.

www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell

Good evening. On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testi

www.federalreserve.gov

Reposted by Gavin A. Schmidt, Magda Teter

NPR @npr.org · 3d

A recent Israeli decision to bar Doctors Without Borders and other aid groups means international staff and aid can no longer enter Gaza or the West Bank. Local staff must rely on dwindling supplies and no international expertise. n.pr/49f75Xo

Inside a Gaza medical clinic at risk of shutting down after an Israeli ban

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Reposted by Peter Thorne, Juliet B. Schor, Gavin A. Schmidt , and 6 more Peter Thorne, Juliet B. Schor, Gavin A. Schmidt, Jonathan M. Gilligan, Kevin Carey, Anne Norton, Lisa Diedrich, Mauro Gatti, Nicole Guenther Discenza

🏳️‍⚧️ Tár-Tár Binks @josie.zone · 5d

Renee Macklin Good's wife, Becca Good, released a statement and it moved me to sobbing tears:

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First, I want to extend my gratitude to all the people
who have reached out from across the country and around the world to support our family.
This kindness of strangers is the most fitting tribute because if you ever encountered my wife, Renee Nicole Macklin Good, you know that above all else, she was kind, In fact, kindness radiated out of her.
Renee sparkled. She literally sparkled. I mean, she didn't wear glitter but I swear she had sparkles coming out of her pores. All the time. You might think it was just my love talking but her family said the same thing. Renee was made of sunshine,
Renee lived by an overarching belief: there is kindness in the world and we need to do everything we can to find it Where it resides and nurture it where it needs to grow Renee was a Christian who knew that all religions teach the same essential truth: we are here to love each other, care for each other, and keep each other safe and whole.
Like people have done across place and time, we moved to make a better life for ourselves. We chose Minnesota to make our home. Our whole extended road trip here, we held hands in the car while our son drew all over the windows to pass the time and the miles,

What we found when we got here was a vibrant and welcoming community, we made friends and spread joy: And while any place we were together was home, there was a strong shared sense here in Minneapolis that we were looking out for each other. Here, I had finally found peace and safe harbor. That has been taken from me forever.
We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day. She is pure love. She is pure joy. She is pure sunshine
On Wednesday, January 7th, we stopped to support our neighbors. We had whistles. They had guns.
Renee leaves behind three extraordinary children; the youngest is just six years old and already lost his father. I am now left to raise our son and to continue teaching him, as Renee believed, that there are people building a better world for him. That the people who did this had fear and anger in their hearts, and we need to show them a better way.
We thank you for the privacy you are granting our family as we grieve. We thank you for ensuring that Renee's legacy is one of kindness and love. We honor her memory by living her values: rejecting hate and choosing compassion, turning away from fear and pursuing peace, refusing division and knowing we must come together to build a world where we all come home safe to the people we love. E

Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 5d

But even if they had stayed, those voices would have no reach at all there.

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Climate.us @climate.us · 5d

Art x Climate is an integral part of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), restored by Climate.us.
One of the featured artworks is “Drift Ice” by Deborah Pressman. Year and Medium: 2020, ink, oil sticks on paper

How to depict glaciers and ice floes? I form large pieces of paper into topographic representations of landscapes. The tactile features of the work change the perception of the image from flat representation to a semi-sculptural form. The polar regions are the most fragile and consequential for climate change and so far from population centers. Creating images that viewers can almost touch, that gives them a sense of the land, might help to foster shared responsibility for these fragile, vital areas.

Reposted by Du Toit, Gavin A. Schmidt, Ian Butler , and 1 more Du Toit, Gavin A. Schmidt, Ian Butler, Georg Weizsäcker

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 5d

‘A colossal own goal’: Trump’s exit from global climate treaties will have little effect outside US

For much of the last 30 years, the rest of the world has been forced to persevere with climate action in the face of US intransigence

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Shannon Vallor, Anna O. Law, Lisa W. Fazio , and 11 more Shannon Vallor, Anna O. Law, Lisa W. Fazio, Gavin A. Schmidt, Stacie B. Dusetzina, Smith, Michael W. Kraus, Patrick Svensson, Catherine J. Frieman, Joanna L. Grossman, Nicole Guenther Discenza, Jhumka Gupta, Nathan P. Kalmoe, Dunlap

Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 5d

Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.

A 35 year old letter to the editor, written by a very ballsy 15 year old, about the Rodney King verdict.

Reposted by Peter A. Stott, A. E. Dessler, Gavin A. Schmidt , and 1 more Peter A. Stott, A. E. Dessler, Gavin A. Schmidt, Tim Stephens

Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 5d

As a climate scientist, I know heatwaves in Australia will only get worse. We need to start preparing now | Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick #Climate

As a climate scientist, I know heatwaves in Australia will only get worse. We need to start preparing now | Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick

During black summer, my daughters were too young to know what was happening. Now, amid another Australian heatwave, they deserve answers

www.theguardian.com

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Susie & Midge w/ an extra Smidge @midgeandsusie.bsky.social · 5d

Make sure everyone knows who he is.

www.startribune.com/ice-agent-wh...

Star Tribune identifies ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis

Jonathan Ross was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing driver, according to court records.

www.startribune.com

Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 5d

any chance you'll fix the $ year? (i.e. keep it at 2020 US $ for instance?) - this would deal with the retroactive addition of older events as the $ devalues.

Reposted by Stefan Rahmstorf, Timon McPhearson, James P. Collins , and 8 more Stefan Rahmstorf, Timon McPhearson, James P. Collins, Jonathan A. Patz, Gavin A. Schmidt, Julie L. Lockwood, Neil Pederson, Dawn J. Wright, Robert C. Richards, Trevor A. Branch, Nathan P. Kalmoe

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 6d

After the US admin cancelled the $B Climate + Weather Disaster dataset, @climatecentral.org hired the scientists who ran it and set it back up.

Now the 2025 numbers are in: it's 3rd highest year on record and highest year w/o land-falling hurricanes.

More: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...

A map of the US with each 2025 billion-plus dollar weather and climate disaster geo-located on it. Source: Climate Central

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Olivier Simard-Casanova @o.simardcasanova.net · 6d

Bluesky a vérifié un nombre substantiel de comptes gouvernementaux français depuis ce matin

Je me demande si c'est suite à une demande du gouvernement, et si c'est effectivement le cas, est-ce que l'État a (enfin) décidé de devenir plus actif sur Bluesky ?

Reposted by Rebecca Solnit, Timon McPhearson, Gavin A. Schmidt

Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 6d

"Because the U.S. entered the UNFCCC with advice and consent of the Senate in 1992, it’s our legal view that it also must be exited using the same process in reciprocation... Letting this lawless move stand could shut the U.S. out of climate diplomacy forever"
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...