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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 1h

🌪️ Nor’easters, hurricanes, subtropical storms: what’s the difference between the types of storms that impact the US? How do they form, and how is climate change making them stronger and wetter?

Read @marc-alessi.bsky.social's latest blog to find out.

#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather

Hurricanes, Nor’easters, Subtropical Storms! What’s the Difference?

Different types of storms explained.

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Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 2h

…involve mobilizing the bank’s research, banking and investment resources to scour the US and the rest of the world for new opportunities in sectors including rare earth minerals, energy technologies, battery storage and grid resiliency. Alastair Marsh

Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 2h

The US will struggle to generate the energy it needs to power growth in its tech industry without including wind and solar, according to JPMorgan—The plans announced by Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon… www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @willmathis.bsky.social @bloomberglp.bsky.social

JPMorgan Says US Risks Missing Energy Goals Without Wind, Solar

The US will struggle to generate the energy it needs to power growth in its tech industry without including wind and solar, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s global head of sustainable solutions...

www.bloomberg.com

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Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 4h

Are induction stoves that much safer than gas?—a steady drumbeat of studies has pointed to the risks of burning methane in our homes, from asthma to chronic respiratory diseases, especially in children and the elderly. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi... @mjcoren.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com

Advice | Are induction stoves that much safer than gas? We tested them.

The click of a gas stove igniting is the sound of dinner in millions of U.S. homes. But how safe are they? We tested them against induction cooktops to find out.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 19h

by 67 per cent to 617 GWh this year and to grow tenfold by 2035, according to energy research firm BNEF. @samjoiner.bsky.social

Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 19h

How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution—California has become ground zero for the battery storage revolution, but the example is being followed all over the world. Global capacity is expected to rise… ig.ft.com/mega-batteries @nassosstylianou.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution

Vast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power

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Sam Learner @samlearner.bsky.social · 22h

NEW: How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution

Our story today on how storage is changing grids and extending the use of clean power

ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...

How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution

Vast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power

ig.ft.com

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Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 21h

…coral ecosystems – on which about a billion people depend for food and livelihood – are now tipping into an irreversible decline. This means the Earth has entered a “new reality”. @stuti.bsky.social

Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 22h

The world has reached its first climate tipping point—The latest Global Tipping Points Report, led by the University of Exeter and released ahead of this year’s Cop30 climate summit in Brazil, says that… www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan... @juliaelenamusto.bsky.social @the-independent.com

The world has reached its first climate tipping point

Milestone signals stark new reality for the planet – and raises the alarm about impending catastrophes

www.independent.co.uk

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 1d

Will take some ownership of this. I have not done a great job consistently highlighting agriculture alongside fossil fuels in my climate coverage. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Meat is a leading emissions source – but few outlets report on it, analysis finds

Sentient Media reveals less than 4% of climate news stories mention animal agriculture as source of carbon emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Sunrise Movement @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social · 1d

It’s Indigenous People’s Day. A typhoon has just devastated Alaska Native villages along the coast of Western Alaska. Colonization has not ended, and it’s tied to the climate crisis. vist.ly/4aayw

Remnants of Typhoon Halong bring widespread damage to Western Alaska

Dozens of residents were rescued after floodwaters in multiple communities swept homes off their foundations.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 1d

Republican leaders beginning to push back against Trump's moves bashing solar. Utah Governor Spencer Cox: "This is how we lose the AI/energy arms race with China.” @heatmap.news

Republicans Balk at Trump’s Solar Cuts

On Corpus Christi’s drought, China’s Scottish factory, and no more ships to give

heatmap.news

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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 1d

Sanity says: “if there is a risk that the AMOC is weakening and heading towards a tipping point, we need to act on that (just like with other major risks). This is not an issue where we can afford to wait until we are certain, or pretend it’s just an academic discussion without major consequences.”

Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 2d

High resolution images from satellite and from eddy-resolving ocean circulation models point to an ongoing decline of the Atlantic overturning circulation, a key ocean current for our climate. Read more about it in my new blog article. 🌊
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...

RealClimate: High-resolution ‘fingerprint’ images reveal a weakening Atlantic Ocean circulation (AMOC)

The #AMOC is the reason for Europe’s mild climate. Evidence that it is slowing has been piling up over the years – it now is likely at its weakest in at least a millennium, and it may even be approach...

www.realclimate.org

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 1d

Some LADWP customers can get free solar panels and battery storage. Here's how: laist.com/news/climate...

Some LADWP customers can get free solar panels and battery storage. Here's how

The goal of the L.A. Department of Water and Power program is to help low-income households save on their bills while boosting the power grid.

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Canary Media Inc. @canarymedia.com · 1d

Barbara Kelley remembers when her windows were routinely coated with coal dust from the power plant in Salem, Massachusetts. She also remembers when the community started to discuss building an offshore wind terminal in its place.

Now, federal funding cuts have jeopardized those plans.

Massachusetts offshore wind port uncertain after federal funding cuts

Salem residents worked for years on plans for a port that offered economic development and other community benefits. Then the Trump administration…

www.canarymedia.com

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Energy Institute at Haas @ucenergyinstitute.bsky.social · 1d

New Energy Institute Blog Post: Is There Really an Energy Silver Lining to a Datacenter Bubble? - by Jim Bushnell

energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/i...

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Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 1d

…to cut methane emissions from their hundreds of thousands of dairy suppliers. Last month, however, Nestle’s logo vanished from the initiative’s website. Ilena Peng @bloomberglp.bsky.social

Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 1d

Nestle quietly exits global initiative to reduce dairy methane emissions—Less than two years ago, a group of the world’s biggest food companies, including Nestle, Danone and Kraft Heinz, announced a major alliance… www.latimes.com/business/sto... @benelgin.bsky.social @latimes.com

Nestle quietly exits global initiative to reduce dairy methane emissions

www.latimes.com

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Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 1d

…that he “wouldn’t be surprised” if US EV sales fell from about 10 per cent to 5 per cent of the market. Harry Dempsey

Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 1d

Why carmakers are falling back in love with petrol—“It’s a game-changer,” Ford’s chief executive Jim Farley said last month as the EV tax credits expired, adding… www.ft.com/content/a0cf... Kana Inagaki @financialtimes.com

Why carmakers are falling back in love with petrol

Revival comes as industry confronts higher tariff-related costs and rising threat posed by cheap Chinese EVs

www.ft.com

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Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 1d

…is a piece of that puzzle. And my work is making that invisible reality clear and visible. Recently, I had three grants funding my labs, which were all canceled or discontinued in early June.

Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 1d

He Studied How Emissions Are Heating Up U.S. Cities—For a while, climate change was described in terms of polar bears and ice caps, not things that are part of daily life. But emissions are all around you — every action you take… www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/c... @sachimulkey.bsky.social @nytimes.com

He Studied How Emissions Are Heating Up U.S. Cities

www.nytimes.com

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Australian Renewable Energy News @solardirectory.bsky.social · 2d

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.
#auspol #renewables
www.wired.com/story/as-coa...

Australia’s March Toward 100 Percent Clean Energy

The country’s grid operator says shifting from coal to clean power is not only possible but inevitable. The work there could provide a road map for other countries.

www.wired.com

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 2d

Some not-so-pie-in-the-sky reasons to be hopeful for electric vehicles in the U.S., from @dangearino.bsky.social: insideclimatenews.org/news/0910202...

What’s Ahead for the US Electric Vehicle Industry After Hitting a Massive Speed Bump? - Inside Climate News

The sudden loss of tax credits hurts, but automakers are taking steps to mitigate the damage, and dozens of new models are coming soon.

insideclimatenews.org

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Climate Adaptation and Restoration Team @clubadaptation.bsky.social · 1d

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport—Waymo, Alphabet’s self-driving taxi firm, proudly proclaims that its cars do around 250,000 trips a week. Yet in New York alone that number of trips is made every three days using the city’s bike-share scheme. www.economist.com/internationa...

Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport

Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war

www.economist.com

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