Post 352 (Incl. posts on X):
Cryospheres switched-gain/loss
Antarctic, GAINED (only) 8,000km, up to 14th at 2,705,000 km and only 362,000 km below average.
Arctic LOST (only) 114,000km, and dropped to second: 14,101,000km and 1.4 million km below average.
But Arctic sea ice volume STILL very bad.
Post 351 (Incl. posts on X):
Both Cryospheres slightly worse 😥.
Antarctic, lost 181,000km, down to 18th at 2,697,000 km and only 110,000 km below average.
Arctic up only 9,000km, but kept at 4th on record: 14,215,000km and 1.2 million km below average.
But Arctic sea ice volume STILL very bad.
BREAKING: Richard Tice is to announce Reform UK's plans to introduce a "Great Repeal Bill" that will scrap Labour's Employment Rights' Act and rent reforms
JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM
If you care about the social responsibility of scientists, don’t miss this mid-March talk at the @royalsociety.org
Jeff Waage, @abiperrin.bsky.social & @charliejgardner.bsky.social are courageous colleagues who lead by example.
You’ll want to hear what they have to say!
"...the higher the peak temperature, the more difficult it is to reverse temperature below critical levels and the longer it’s likely that we’ll remain in ‘overshoot’.” - @njsteinert.bsky.social, @cicero.oslo.no
#ClimateEmergency
youtu.be/Er3oEYYL38U?... Does Goodwin understand how a housing list works or even what it is?
⚠️"A first threshold, potentially as low as 1–2 °C above pre-industrial levels, triggers the long-term collapse of ~40% of marine ice volume in West Antarctica"
I.e. The Paris Agreement target locks in approximately 2.1 metres sea-level equivalent from WAIS alone.
🌊
The more people find out about Reforms actual behaviour as MPs and in local government the more their support slips.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...
Post 350 (Incl. posts on X):
Both Cryospheres improved (3rd week running).
Antarctic, lost 321,000km, up to 27th at 2,878,000 km and only 13,000 km below average!
Arctic up 202,000km, kept at 4th on record: 14,206,000km and 1.1 million km below average.
But Arctic sea ice volume STILL very bad.
Post 349 (Incl. posts on X):
Both Cryospheres improved (2nd week running).
Antarctic, lost 353,000km, down to 24th at 3,199,000 km and only 47,000 km below average!
Arctic +370,000km, up to 4th on record, at 14,004,000km and 1.2 million km below average.
But Arctic sea ice volume STILL very bad.
Post 348 (Incl. posts on X):
Both Cryospheres improved.
Antarctic much improved, only lost 294,000km, up to 26th at 3,552,000 km approx only 73,000 km below average!
Arctic +354,000km, up to 3rd on record, at 13,634,000km and 1.3 million km below average.
But Arctic sea ice volume STILL very bad.
Post 347 (Incl. posts on X):
Cryospheres tale of two halves.
Antarctic lost 502,000km, up to 19th at 4,348,000km and approx only 0.2 million km below average.
Arctic +181,000km, down to worst on record, at 13,280,000km and 1.4 million km below average.
Arctic sea ice volume STILL very bad.
1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10
Post 346 (Incl. posts on X):
Cryospheres tale of two halves.
Antarctic only lost 394,000km, Up to 14th at 4,348,000km and approx 0.3 million km below average.
Arctic LOST 30,000km, down to 2nd on record. At 13,099,000km and 1.4 million km below average.
Also, Arctic sea ice volume STILL very bad.
Dear Black people,
they’re coming for us too.
Post 345 (Incl. posts on X):
Both Cryospheres improving (yay!).
Antarctic lost 1,201,000km, Up to 11th at 4,742,000km and approx 0.5 million km below average.
Arctic gained 677,000km, up to 4th on record. At 13,129,000km and 1.2 million km below average.
BUT - Arctic sea ice volume STILL very bad.
Post 344 (2026) Incl. posts on X:
Cryospheres worsening slightly.
Arctic gained 223,000km, down to 2nd on record. At 12,452,000km and 1.4 million km below average.
Antarctic lost 998,000 km, down to joint 6th at 5,943,000km and approx 0.7 million km below average.
Arctic sea ice volume very bad.
We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.
‘Women have to fight for what they want’: UK campaigner’s 60-year unfinished battle for abortion rights
Every imperial power drums up paranoid fears to justify aggression and expansion. If one excuse looks too ridiculous to attempt, another will always be found.
Venezuela attack could embolden China and Russia, says Emily Thornberry
💯
Why Venezuela?
Oil.
Why now?
The affordability crisis, the end of the fracking revolution, and the threat of Chinese energy independence.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/why-venezu...
To add to the madness of it all, the attack on Venezuela is clearly, above all, an oil grab. But we scarcely need oil any more.
The rate of global mean sea level rise has increased from ~2.1 mm/year in 1993 to ~4.5 mm/year in 2023. www.nature.com/articles/s43...
A picture is worth 1000 words...
This appeared on the BBC News today, showing the increase in solar electric generation in the UK.
Not sure who produced it, but genuinely think this is a genius piece of scientific communication - the construct and choice of colour scale is near-perfect.
Chapeau!
2025 was UK’s warmest and sunniest year on record, says Met Office
Post 343 (incl. posts on X):
Cryospheres slightly better.
Arctic gained 663,000km, up to 3rd on record (yay!)! At 12,229,000km and 1.3 million km below average.
Antarctic lost 1,296,000 km, down to 7th at 6,941,000km and approx 0.8 million km below average.
No new data on Arctic sea ice volume.
Love it! 😻
BTW Merry Yule 🎄
