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"Their journey is both a protest and a demand: an end to fossil fuel extraction, respect for uncontacted peoples, direct financing for community-led projects, and a commitment to climate solutions centered around ancestral knowledge." - Natalia Arcos Cano
Indigenous flotilla sails to COP30 to demand respect and climate solutions » Yale Climate Connections
Representatives from more than 60 Indigenous organizations traveled the Amazon from the Andes in Ecuador to Belém, Brazil.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"Their journey is both a protest and a demand: an end to fossil fuel extraction, respect for uncontacted peoples, direct financing for community-led projects, and a commitment to climate solutions centered around ancestral knowledge." - Natalia Arcos Cano
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Yes. It's actually fairly unpleasant to walk in the United States. Cars are everywhere, forget that picturesque walk with a toddler to the neighborhood school, the air is choked with cars. There's literally nowhere besides a hiking trail or a golf course. And golf courses have gatekeepers.
“The biggest reason there aren't more walkable neighborhoods in the U.S. is that they've basically been banned … People feel they need a car, and then we mistake that as people wanting a car, when really they just didn't have an alternative.” – Ryan Johnson, Culdesac founder
This car-free neighborhood was designed to revolutionize American cities » Yale Climate Connections
A discussion with the founder of Culdesac, a real estate developer devoted to building walkable places.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Yes. It's actually fairly unpleasant to walk in the United States. Cars are everywhere, forget that picturesque walk with a toddler to the neighborhood school, the air is choked with cars. There's literally nowhere besides a hiking trail or a golf course. And golf courses have gatekeepers.
“The biggest reason there aren't more walkable neighborhoods in the U.S. is that they've basically been banned … People feel they need a car, and then we mistake that as people wanting a car, when really they just didn't have an alternative.” – Ryan Johnson, Culdesac founder
This car-free neighborhood was designed to revolutionize American cities » Yale Climate Connections
A discussion with the founder of Culdesac, a real estate developer devoted to building walkable places.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“The biggest reason there aren't more walkable neighborhoods in the U.S. is that they've basically been banned … People feel they need a car, and then we mistake that as people wanting a car, when really they just didn't have an alternative.” – Ryan Johnson, Culdesac founder
On a scale of one to 10, how much do you want to add a small solar system to your apartment balcony? ☀️
The solar panels Germans are plugging into their walls » Yale Climate Connections
Plug-in solar technology is making it easier for renters and low-income households to harness the power of the sun – but it’s not yet legal across most of the U.S.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:05 PM
On a scale of one to 10, how much do you want to add a small solar system to your apartment balcony? ☀️
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Los daños en el oeste de Jamaica fueron catastróficos, y las estimaciones preliminares ascienden a varios miles de millones de dólares, lo que representa una fracción significativa del PIB de Jamaica
Los daños en el oeste de Jamaica fueron catastróficos, y las estimaciones preliminares ascienden a varios miles de millones de dólares, lo que representa una fracción significativa del PIB de Jamaica
El Caribe tiene un problema de superhuracanes » Yale Climate Connections
Los países del Caribe enfrentan una amenaza cada vez mayor por los superhuracanes, que pueden costarles una fracción significativa de su PIB. Se espera que el cambio climático haga que los huracanes más intensos sean aún más fuertes.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Los daños en el oeste de Jamaica fueron catastróficos, y las estimaciones preliminares ascienden a varios miles de millones de dólares, lo que representa una fracción significativa del PIB de Jamaica
Los daños en el oeste de Jamaica fueron catastróficos, y las estimaciones preliminares ascienden a varios miles de millones de dólares, lo que representa una fracción significativa del PIB de Jamaica
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My latest post has a table of the most expensive hurricanes to affect each nation/territory/island in the Atlantic relative to GDP. Over 30 nations have suffered a storm costing more than 5% of GDP, and 13 have seen losses of at least 100% of GDP. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/the-...
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
My latest post has a table of the most expensive hurricanes to affect each nation/territory/island in the Atlantic relative to GDP. Over 30 nations have suffered a storm costing more than 5% of GDP, and 13 have seen losses of at least 100% of GDP. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/the-...
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Last thing I’ll say about this for now:
What is the _actually existing publication_ that you evangelize for? That you consistently hype when they do good things, urge people to support, and are a sustaining donor or subscriber to?
This isn’t a prompt; it’s a reminder to hold yourself accountable.
What is the _actually existing publication_ that you evangelize for? That you consistently hype when they do good things, urge people to support, and are a sustaining donor or subscriber to?
This isn’t a prompt; it’s a reminder to hold yourself accountable.
November 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Obviously @climateconnections.bsky.social, I think we do really important work (and I have the audience data to prove it). I also subscribe to @tonemadison.bsky.social & @capitalb.bsky.social
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Help us pay more climate reporters @climateconnections.bsky.social there are so many good journalists I wanna bring onto our coverage!!!
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Other folks have said it, but let me just note that:
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
(1) lots of talented, must-read journalists have been let go from their jobs over the last year
(2) millions of Americans are abandoning current media outlets and looking for new alternatives
Seems like a sure-fire business opportunity here?
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Help us pay more climate reporters @climateconnections.bsky.social there are so many good journalists I wanna bring onto our coverage!!!
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“Because things are at a loggerhead in D.C., a lot of the success has to take place at the local and state level,” says U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley of Illinois. “Every position matters: school board, library board, park district board.”
Why talking to your state and local leaders matters » Yale Climate Connections
These officials make key decisions about climate solutions, and they can be easier to reach than federal leaders.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
“Because things are at a loggerhead in D.C., a lot of the success has to take place at the local and state level,” says U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley of Illinois. “Every position matters: school board, library board, park district board.”
Learn to recognize the common patterns of misinformation and climate denial:
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Five ways Joe Rogan misleads listeners about climate change » Yale Climate Connections
Rogan exposes millions to climate denial. Let’s break down his tactics.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Learn to recognize the common patterns of misinformation and climate denial:
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Joe Rogan spent a whole podcast episode spouting climate misinformation. @dananuccitelli.bsky.social broke down the tactics Rogan and other climate deniers use so you can call them out when you hear them.
Five ways Joe Rogan misleads listeners about climate change » Yale Climate Connections
Rogan exposes millions to climate denial. Let’s break down his tactics.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Joe Rogan spent a whole podcast episode spouting climate misinformation. @dananuccitelli.bsky.social broke down the tactics Rogan and other climate deniers use so you can call them out when you hear them.
We treat corporations like people. Should we treat trees that way, too?
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Does nature have rights? » Yale Climate Connections
These articles will help you ponder that question.
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November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
We treat corporations like people. Should we treat trees that way, too?
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Birds flying above hurricanes? Damaged hospital posing as the actual one? Welcome to the phony world of AI-assisted weather disaster images. @climateconnections.bsky.social
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Imagery faked with AI’s help only added to the awfulness of Hurricane Melissa » Yale Climate Connections
A Category 5 landfall during Halloween week was scary enough on its own.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Birds flying above hurricanes? Damaged hospital posing as the actual one? Welcome to the phony world of AI-assisted weather disaster images. @climateconnections.bsky.social
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For any unfamiliar with the quality of journalism at Teen Vogue, it's well known for hard-hitting stories on "politically sensitive" topics including climate.
Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.
Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 8:25 PM
For any unfamiliar with the quality of journalism at Teen Vogue, it's well known for hard-hitting stories on "politically sensitive" topics including climate.
Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.
Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.
El 10 de noviembre empieza la #COP30 en Belém, Brasil 🌿 ¿Lograrán los países avances reales contra la crisis climática?
Brasil tiene la oportunidad de crear una nueva etapa de gobernanza climática global » Yale Climate Connections
La conferencia más grande para combatir los efectos del cambio climático se llevará a cabo en la Amazonia.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
El 10 de noviembre empieza la #COP30 en Belém, Brasil 🌿 ¿Lograrán los países avances reales contra la crisis climática?
Monarchs need milkweed. Bees need flowers. Solar fields can provide both – while generating renewable power. 🌞🦋🐝
Solar farms can bloom with life, not just energy » Yale Climate Connections
By planting wildflowers instead of grass, developers are creating habitat for bees, butterflies, and birds.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Monarchs need milkweed. Bees need flowers. Solar fields can provide both – while generating renewable power. 🌞🦋🐝
Still looking for a Halloween costume?
A costume to chill for » Yale Climate Connections
Energy efficiency advocate Brendan Haley highlights the benefits of heat pumps – which heat and cool homes – by dressing as one for Halloween.
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October 31, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Still looking for a Halloween costume?
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The final act of the Hurricane #Melissa 10-day rampage will be tonight in southeastern Newfoundland, bringing an end to the historic hurricane's impacts.
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Hurricane Melissa dies over the cold waters of the North Atlantic » Yale Climate Connections
In what will hopefully be the final act of the suddenly historic 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, ex-Melissa will be sweeping past Newfoundland, Canada late tonight as an extratropical storm with Cat 1...
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October 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The final act of the Hurricane #Melissa 10-day rampage will be tonight in southeastern Newfoundland, bringing an end to the historic hurricane's impacts.
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October 31, 2025 at 2:43 PM
El cambio climático causado por el ser humano aumentó la velocidad de los vientos del Huracán Melissa en un 7% (11 mph o 18 km/h), lo que provocó un incremento del 12% en los daños:
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El cambio climático fortaleció al Huracán Melissa, haciendo que los vientos de la tormenta fueran más fuertes y los daños más graves » Yale Climate Connections
Dos nuevos estudios de atribución rápida han encontrado que el cambio climático aumentó los vientos de Melissa entre un 7 y un 10%, y los daños en un 12%.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
El cambio climático causado por el ser humano aumentó la velocidad de los vientos del Huracán Melissa en un 7% (11 mph o 18 km/h), lo que provocó un incremento del 12% en los daños:
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Climate change strengthened Melissa about the same amount as in Hurricane Milton and Helene last year. However, the percentage increase in damage for Melissa due to climate change (12%) was less that for Milton and Helene (~45%) because Melissa was so strong that there wasn't much extra to destroy.
Climate change strengthened Hurricane Melissa, making the storm's winds stronger and the damage worse. » Yale Climate Connections
Two new rapid attribution studies have found that climate change increased Melissa's winds by 7-10% and damage by 12%.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Climate change strengthened Melissa about the same amount as in Hurricane Milton and Helene last year. However, the percentage increase in damage for Melissa due to climate change (12%) was less that for Milton and Helene (~45%) because Melissa was so strong that there wasn't much extra to destroy.
They’ve held funerals for melting glaciers. Built an icy graveyard. And launched a global “casualty list.” Meet the anthropologists helping the world mourn – and fight to save – its vanishing glaciers.
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The anthropologists holding funerals for the world’s dying glaciers » Yale Climate Connections
To help people grasp what it means to lose 273 billion tons of ice a year, two researchers are treating glaciers like community members – and giving them the memorials they deserve.
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October 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
They’ve held funerals for melting glaciers. Built an icy graveyard. And launched a global “casualty list.” Meet the anthropologists helping the world mourn – and fight to save – its vanishing glaciers.
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Melissa fue el duodécimo gran huracán en impactar a Cuba en los últimos 25 años. Ningún huracán de gran intensidad tocó tierra en Cuba durante el período de 34 años entre 1967 y 2000:
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El Huracán Melissa de Categoría 3 azota a Cuba y avanza rápidamente por las Bahamas » Yale Climate Connections
Se espera que Melissa afecte a las Bahamas y a Bermudas como un huracán de Categoría 2, y luego se convierta en un sistema extratropical cerca de Terranova, Canadá, el viernes.
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October 29, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Melissa fue el duodécimo gran huracán en impactar a Cuba en los últimos 25 años. Ningún huracán de gran intensidad tocó tierra en Cuba durante el período de 34 años entre 1967 y 2000:
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Today's #Melissa post covers the slew of remarkable records the hurricane set. And look at the calendar when thinking about these records: Melissa hit on October 28, seven weeks past the traditional peak of hurricane season, at a time when less than 10% of an average season’s activity occurs!
Cat 3 Hurricane Melissa hits Cuba, speeds through the Bahamas » Yale Climate Connections
Melissa is expected to impact the Bahamas and Bermuda as a Cat 2 hurricane, then become extratropical near Newfoundland, Canada, on Friday.
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October 29, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Today's #Melissa post covers the slew of remarkable records the hurricane set. And look at the calendar when thinking about these records: Melissa hit on October 28, seven weeks past the traditional peak of hurricane season, at a time when less than 10% of an average season’s activity occurs!