Sue Beesley
@suebeesley.bsky.social
Gardener. Occasional microlighter. SolarPV devotee since 2011. Heat pump nerd.... Also at @bluebellcottage.bsky.social. See also: www.bluebellcottage.co.uk
Arctic sea-ice is at its lowest recorded for the 1st December, down almost 3 million square kilometers on the same day in 1982. Source: nsidc.org/sea-ice-toda...
December 2, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Arctic sea-ice is at its lowest recorded for the 1st December, down almost 3 million square kilometers on the same day in 1982. Source: nsidc.org/sea-ice-toda...
I'm reading with some amusement that 'Your Party' conference is riven with factions, mired in petty rows and that Sultana has swanned off in a huff. But what has really caught my attention are the party banners behind Corbyn. Dark grey on grey. Brooding, glowering, gothically gloomy.
November 29, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I'm reading with some amusement that 'Your Party' conference is riven with factions, mired in petty rows and that Sultana has swanned off in a huff. But what has really caught my attention are the party banners behind Corbyn. Dark grey on grey. Brooding, glowering, gothically gloomy.
Hello Zack - strugging to square your graphic with the one from nsidc.org/sea-ice-toda... which shows Arctic sea ice for 2025 close to the previous record, but not as exceptional as yours...?
November 29, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Hello Zack - strugging to square your graphic with the one from nsidc.org/sea-ice-toda... which shows Arctic sea ice for 2025 close to the previous record, but not as exceptional as yours...?
Looking at lines on a graph, it's hard to get a sense of the scale of Arctic sea ice loss over 40 years. Try this... Same day of the year. It's about 23% lower, or 2.7 million square kilometers. That's equivalent to about 32 times the entire island of Ireland. Source: nsidc.org/sea-ice-toda...
November 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Looking at lines on a graph, it's hard to get a sense of the scale of Arctic sea ice loss over 40 years. Try this... Same day of the year. It's about 23% lower, or 2.7 million square kilometers. That's equivalent to about 32 times the entire island of Ireland. Source: nsidc.org/sea-ice-toda...
Yesterday it was -4C and the ground was too frozen to work. Today it's +14C and I'm planting tulips in a shirt. Cheshire, U.K.
November 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Yesterday it was -4C and the ground was too frozen to work. Today it's +14C and I'm planting tulips in a shirt. Cheshire, U.K.
@theguardian.com headline today compared with @thetelegraph.bsky.social headline. 10 years for taking Russian bribes in the Guardian, might not have paid the correct Council tax in the Telegraph...
November 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
@theguardian.com headline today compared with @thetelegraph.bsky.social headline. 10 years for taking Russian bribes in the Guardian, might not have paid the correct Council tax in the Telegraph...
Both Arctic and Antarctic sea ice levels are near record lows for the time of year... See nsidc.org/sea-ice-toda...
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Both Arctic and Antarctic sea ice levels are near record lows for the time of year... See nsidc.org/sea-ice-toda...
Well this is good news - for the UK's north west region anyway... Reservoir levels have recovered to near normal.
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Well this is good news - for the UK's north west region anyway... Reservoir levels have recovered to near normal.
Central London is surprisingly peaceful. Remarkably little traffic noise, just the frequent planes and an occasional siren.
November 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Central London is surprisingly peaceful. Remarkably little traffic noise, just the frequent planes and an occasional siren.
And here's 2025... The index overlays the graph on the screenshot but still works I think. Sournce grid.iamkate.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
And here's 2025... The index overlays the graph on the screenshot but still works I think. Sournce grid.iamkate.com
Oh sorry - must have missed it off the screenshot....
November 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Oh sorry - must have missed it off the screenshot....
Yes - the transition is happening apace and there is only one direction of travel... #renewables.
November 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Yes - the transition is happening apace and there is only one direction of travel... #renewables.
In 2012 when I first put solarPV on my roof, wind and solar generated less than 7% of UK electricity generation. Gas and coal were 69%. So far in 2025, wind and solar have generated 39% of UK demand. Gas (there's no coal) is down to 29%. It's very good to see :-). grid.iamkate.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:23 PM
In 2012 when I first put solarPV on my roof, wind and solar generated less than 7% of UK electricity generation. Gas and coal were 69%. So far in 2025, wind and solar have generated 39% of UK demand. Gas (there's no coal) is down to 29%. It's very good to see :-). grid.iamkate.com
Tomorrow's job - seed sowing for those that need a cold spell before germinating. So tonight they're getting a pre-soak to prime them. All our own seed, collected from the gardens :-).
October 28, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Tomorrow's job - seed sowing for those that need a cold spell before germinating. So tonight they're getting a pre-soak to prime them. All our own seed, collected from the gardens :-).
This is good stuff - unless you're an unscrupulous landlord, that is...
October 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
This is good stuff - unless you're an unscrupulous landlord, that is...
Scrap that - we're now at 85% renewable..
October 26, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Scrap that - we're now at 85% renewable..
Scrap that - we're now at 82.5% renewable..
October 26, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Scrap that - we're now at 82.5% renewable..
Wind and hydro now generating 79.3% of UK electricity demand. Don't think I've ever seen it higher. Note also that the price is currently negative...
October 26, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Wind and hydro now generating 79.3% of UK electricity demand. Don't think I've ever seen it higher. Note also that the price is currently negative...
Even higher now...
October 26, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Even higher now...
We've got them, or something like it, in our lawn..
October 25, 2025 at 10:12 PM
We've got them, or something like it, in our lawn..
Snap! Didn't realise until the confirmation photo came through...
October 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Snap! Didn't realise until the confirmation photo came through...
We went to Edinburgh to see www.nationalgalleries.org/exhibition/a... Made it into a mini-break, spending ~£400 on hotels, buses, eating out, other ad-hoc tickets and bits of spending. Just one tiny example of the economic multiplier effect of art and culture. Don't get that with an AI data centre.
October 19, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We went to Edinburgh to see www.nationalgalleries.org/exhibition/a... Made it into a mini-break, spending ~£400 on hotels, buses, eating out, other ad-hoc tickets and bits of spending. Just one tiny example of the economic multiplier effect of art and culture. Don't get that with an AI data centre.
Yes - and this company is the sole owner of the company formerly named Reform Party UK Ltd which Nigel Farage owned 9/15ths of. It changed name to Reform 2025 Ltd on the same day the other one changed names - in effect they swapped names. We don't yet know who owns the new, parent company.
October 19, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Yes - and this company is the sole owner of the company formerly named Reform Party UK Ltd which Nigel Farage owned 9/15ths of. It changed name to Reform 2025 Ltd on the same day the other one changed names - in effect they swapped names. We don't yet know who owns the new, parent company.