George Adamson
@drgeorgeadamson.bsky.social
Reader in Climate and Society, King's College London.
Climate variability, history, knowledge, politics and risk, particularly El Niño.
Climate variability, history, knowledge, politics and risk, particularly El Niño.
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Application deadline: February 18th, 2024, PhD Start: September/October 2024.
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☀️ 🌀 Have you ever wondered how climate data are used? Who engages? With what [type of] information? To do what?
I'm advertising a fully-funded PhD Studentship with Dr James Porter and the UK MetOffice on "Mapping engagement with climate adaptation information"!
More details: bit.ly/3Ha1djf
I'm advertising a fully-funded PhD Studentship with Dr James Porter and the UK MetOffice on "Mapping engagement with climate adaptation information"!
More details: bit.ly/3Ha1djf
January 8, 2024 at 2:57 PM
Application deadline: February 18th, 2024, PhD Start: September/October 2024.
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New Open Access commentary in The GJ:
'Problems of past anticipations of the future: The case of medical manpower' by Clare Herrick
This piece explores the historical difficulties of projecting the future in planning for healthcare systems
doi.org/10.1111/geoj... #geosky #geo
'Problems of past anticipations of the future: The case of medical manpower' by Clare Herrick
This piece explores the historical difficulties of projecting the future in planning for healthcare systems
doi.org/10.1111/geoj... #geosky #geo
December 19, 2023 at 10:12 AM
New Open Access commentary in The GJ:
'Problems of past anticipations of the future: The case of medical manpower' by Clare Herrick
This piece explores the historical difficulties of projecting the future in planning for healthcare systems
doi.org/10.1111/geoj... #geosky #geo
'Problems of past anticipations of the future: The case of medical manpower' by Clare Herrick
This piece explores the historical difficulties of projecting the future in planning for healthcare systems
doi.org/10.1111/geoj... #geosky #geo
New blog on El Nino and extreme temperatures. TL/DR: don't blame El Nino - blame anthropogenic greenhouse emissions.
www.kcl.ac.uk/el-nino-not-...
#greensky #climatesky #geosky
www.kcl.ac.uk/el-nino-not-...
#greensky #climatesky #geosky
Why El Niño is not to blame for record-breaking temperatures in 2023
Dr George Adamson, Reader in Climate and Society, explains the history behind El Niño, and why it is not the guilty culprit it’s made out to be.
www.kcl.ac.uk
December 11, 2023 at 2:45 PM
New blog on El Nino and extreme temperatures. TL/DR: don't blame El Nino - blame anthropogenic greenhouse emissions.
www.kcl.ac.uk/el-nino-not-...
#greensky #climatesky #geosky
www.kcl.ac.uk/el-nino-not-...
#greensky #climatesky #geosky
Not to make light of the alarming surface warming we’re seeing at the moment, but every El Niño observed since 1998 has been ‘weird’
A 'weird' El Nino: some good coverage of the exceptional warmth in 2023 and potential drivers over at
the BBC: www.bbc.com/news/science...
the BBC: www.bbc.com/news/science...
November 19, 2023 at 6:49 PM
Not to make light of the alarming surface warming we’re seeing at the moment, but every El Niño observed since 1998 has been ‘weird’
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A 'weird' El Nino: some good coverage of the exceptional warmth in 2023 and potential drivers over at
the BBC: www.bbc.com/news/science...
the BBC: www.bbc.com/news/science...
November 19, 2023 at 6:27 PM
A 'weird' El Nino: some good coverage of the exceptional warmth in 2023 and potential drivers over at
the BBC: www.bbc.com/news/science...
the BBC: www.bbc.com/news/science...
November 18, 2023 at 6:13 PM
Strong stench of desperation wafting up the Thames from Westminster today
November 13, 2023 at 12:30 PM
Strong stench of desperation wafting up the Thames from Westminster today
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This made me lol.
(Thanks to @washingtonpost.com Climate 202 for pointing it out. OG here www.instagram.com/p/Cy0XHUYtJ2S)
(Thanks to @washingtonpost.com Climate 202 for pointing it out. OG here www.instagram.com/p/Cy0XHUYtJ2S)
October 31, 2023 at 11:48 AM
This made me lol.
(Thanks to @washingtonpost.com Climate 202 for pointing it out. OG here www.instagram.com/p/Cy0XHUYtJ2S)
(Thanks to @washingtonpost.com Climate 202 for pointing it out. OG here www.instagram.com/p/Cy0XHUYtJ2S)
Twitter now is like walking into a party you know you should never have gone to.
'Oh George I hear you're into climate change? You should really hear what my friend Julia Hartley Brewer thinks about it.'
'Oh George I hear you're into climate change? You should really hear what my friend Julia Hartley Brewer thinks about it.'
October 31, 2023 at 10:10 AM
Twitter now is like walking into a party you know you should never have gone to.
'Oh George I hear you're into climate change? You should really hear what my friend Julia Hartley Brewer thinks about it.'
'Oh George I hear you're into climate change? You should really hear what my friend Julia Hartley Brewer thinks about it.'
Do young people not use subscript for the '2' in CO2 any more? Has anyone else come across this?
It's a 100% failure rate in the essays I'm marking at the moment. #geosky
It's a 100% failure rate in the essays I'm marking at the moment. #geosky
October 27, 2023 at 2:21 PM
Do young people not use subscript for the '2' in CO2 any more? Has anyone else come across this?
It's a 100% failure rate in the essays I'm marking at the moment. #geosky
It's a 100% failure rate in the essays I'm marking at the moment. #geosky
Goddamnit America
October 26, 2023 at 8:06 AM
Goddamnit America
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There is this common wisdom among policymakers that getting the energy transition right means understanding the hard sciences.
While that’s obviously necessary, it should be now clear that what climate politics needs is a desperate and thorough grasp of history and social studies.
While that’s obviously necessary, it should be now clear that what climate politics needs is a desperate and thorough grasp of history and social studies.
Excited about this: we’ve published a fantastic essay by historian Anton Howes, along with an introduction by me, on energy transitions of the past.
It looks at how energy abundance can transform our lives, but only if it’s used effectively
www.nesta.org.uk/feature/what...
It looks at how energy abundance can transform our lives, but only if it’s used effectively
www.nesta.org.uk/feature/what...
What the history of energy tells us about the age of renewables
The transition to using coal and water power can give us some clues about how the switch to clean energy could play out
www.nesta.org.uk
October 24, 2023 at 6:28 AM
There is this common wisdom among policymakers that getting the energy transition right means understanding the hard sciences.
While that’s obviously necessary, it should be now clear that what climate politics needs is a desperate and thorough grasp of history and social studies.
While that’s obviously necessary, it should be now clear that what climate politics needs is a desperate and thorough grasp of history and social studies.
You know your platform's gone to pot when you're advertising crypto scams
October 17, 2023 at 12:30 PM
You know your platform's gone to pot when you're advertising crypto scams
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The energy transition won't be successful if it is perceived as something that is happening "to" people. It must be “with” people. Giving communities authentic agency, a stake in the planning process, and a share in revenue when appropriate is the best way to expand the coalition for climate action.
Contributed a few quotes to this piece on how ditching human rights as a priority has caused Norway's renewable energy plans to fizzle into almost nothing.
Contrary to the modern-eco-modernists view, the more you discard human rights, the *worse* the outcomes:
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/o...
Contrary to the modern-eco-modernists view, the more you discard human rights, the *worse* the outcomes:
www.theguardian.com/world/2023/o...
Demonstration in Oslo seeks removal of windfarms in Indigenous region
Campaigners use traditional Sámi tents to block roads in Norwegian capital in protest against turbines on reindeer pastures
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2023 at 1:33 PM
The energy transition won't be successful if it is perceived as something that is happening "to" people. It must be “with” people. Giving communities authentic agency, a stake in the planning process, and a share in revenue when appropriate is the best way to expand the coalition for climate action.
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THREAD
Rishi Sunak's UK climate policy U-turns "made meeting future targets harder" says @theCCCuk
Sunak's cranked up risks to emissions cuts in buildings, transport & electricity
Contrary to Sunak, CCC says rollbacks "likely to incr…energy bills & motoring costs for hholds"
Rishi Sunak's UK climate policy U-turns "made meeting future targets harder" says @theCCCuk
Sunak's cranked up risks to emissions cuts in buildings, transport & electricity
Contrary to Sunak, CCC says rollbacks "likely to incr…energy bills & motoring costs for hholds"
October 12, 2023 at 11:01 AM
THREAD
Rishi Sunak's UK climate policy U-turns "made meeting future targets harder" says @theCCCuk
Sunak's cranked up risks to emissions cuts in buildings, transport & electricity
Contrary to Sunak, CCC says rollbacks "likely to incr…energy bills & motoring costs for hholds"
Rishi Sunak's UK climate policy U-turns "made meeting future targets harder" says @theCCCuk
Sunak's cranked up risks to emissions cuts in buildings, transport & electricity
Contrary to Sunak, CCC says rollbacks "likely to incr…energy bills & motoring costs for hholds"
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idea: bluesky, but without twitter screenshots
October 10, 2023 at 9:37 PM
idea: bluesky, but without twitter screenshots
Almost exactly a year after the death of Bruno Latour, I now discover Amartya Sen has passed away. A huge loss.
October 10, 2023 at 12:00 PM
Almost exactly a year after the death of Bruno Latour, I now discover Amartya Sen has passed away. A huge loss.
I feel like this site will really come into its own when people stop using it to post about stuff happening on Twitter
October 9, 2023 at 7:29 AM
I feel like this site will really come into its own when people stop using it to post about stuff happening on Twitter
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So my survey got attacked by some bots, and now I've lost 50% of my data. Please help me get to 1,000 real humans who actually meet my survey criteria? This sad PhD candidate thanks you in advance.
September 22, 2023 at 5:45 PM
So my survey got attacked by some bots, and now I've lost 50% of my data. Please help me get to 1,000 real humans who actually meet my survey criteria? This sad PhD candidate thanks you in advance.
Who or what exactly is a ‘motorist’?
September 29, 2023 at 9:08 AM
Who or what exactly is a ‘motorist’?