Ian Hall

Time to redouble our efforts then...

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño

Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds

After removing natural effects (El Niño etc), warming rose from ~0.2°C/decade (1970–2015) to ~0.35°C/decade in the last 10 years; fastest since 1880.

At this pace, 1.5°C could be crossed before 2030.

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Firefighters issue warning after first moorland wildfire of year West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue is urging people to take care and report wildfires immediately.

It’s only early March.

And our moors are burning.

Think about that.

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Slight diversion…but that headline does a disservice to men and women. The story is about a subset of Gen Z misogynists, not ‘men my age’. Framing misogyny as a generational male trait is part of the problem and risks normalising it, instead of calling it what it is.

‘Unprecedented’: Scientists sound climate alarm over Europe’s forests More than 200,000 hectares of European forests could be disturbed annually by 2100, according to a new study.

Scientists sound alarm over Europe's forests as 216,000 hectares at risk - even if warming halts

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Sea levels higher than previously thought, putting millions at risk New analysis shows a methodological blindspot which means average levels are roughly 30cm higher than previously thought

🌊 Sea levels higher than previously thought, putting millions more at risk

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Yes, climate models and reanalyses do include elevation (via lapse rates and topography). Mid-Miocene Africa wasn’t uniformly lowland hot. Much of East Africa was already elevated and forested (not modern savanna) which moderates temperature and humidity. Global mean temp ≠ local lethal heat.

Oops, I deleted my earlier tweet and reposted it with the clarification to avoid retweets of just the misleading headline. Science updates, and so does my wording!

Global sea levels have been underestimated due to poor modelling, research suggests Analysis shows average levels are 30cm higher than thought, and up to 150cm in south-east Asia and Indo-Pacific

Global sea levels aren’t underestimated because scientists were ‘poor’ at modelling, they’re being updated as new data comes in. That’s how science works: models improve, understanding evolves.

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Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments - Nature Meta-analyses on a global scale show that the measured coastal mean sea level is higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments.

🌊 Sea level much higher than assumed in most coastal hazard assessments

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I should also clarify the headline: Global sea levels aren’t underestimated because scientists were ‘poor’ at modelling, they’re being updated as new data comes in. That’s how science works: models improve, understanding evolves.

The “Wet-Gets-Wetter” Response to Climate Change Does Not Always Apply - Eos While the precipitation response to a warming climate is often stated as the “wet gets wetter,” this response does not apply to east-west overturning circulations like the Pacific Walker circulation.

The “Wet-Gets-Wetter” Response to Climate Change Does Not Always Apply

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UK’s climate aid cuts condemned as ‘reckless’ slashing by charities and campaigners Campaigners warn proposals will drive global allies away at a critical time

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Climate change pushes tropical insects to their heat limit Up to half of the insects in the Amazon region could be exposed to life-threatening heat levels due to progressive, anthropogenic global warming. This is shown by a recent study by the universities of...

Climate change pushes tropical insects to their heat limit

Up to half of the insects in the Amazon region could be exposed to life-threatening heat levels due to progressive, anthropogenic global warming.

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I agree. I don’t think current forms of struggle are sacred. Many are inefficient or poorly designed.

The question is whether institutions will intentionally replace automatable work with better forms of challenge, or simply remove it in the name of efficiency.

Environmental Controls on Green Bands in Marine Sediments In the modern ocean, the appearance of dark colored diagenetic bands is associated with high bottom water oxygen At two core sites in the path of North Atlantic Deep Water, green bands are found ...

Ancient ocean oxygen left green bands on the seafloor

Million-yr records reveal sediment bands formed as deep waters re-oxygenated after low-O2 phases during Pleistocene glaciations; a hidden archive of Earth’s breathing

Our new IODP EXP361 paper 👇

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Ocean heat forced West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat after the Last Glacial Maximum - Nature Communications Amundsen Sea records show warm Circumpolar Deep Water drove major West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat from 18,000–10,000 years ago. Subsequent cooling stabilized the grounding line, indicating ocean heat...

Ocean heat forced West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat after the Last Glacial Maximum

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Warm ocean water, not air temperature, drove massive Antarctic ice retreat after the last ice age  - British Antarctic Survey A new study concludes that warm ocean water was the primary driver of major West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat since the end of the last ice age 18,000 years ago.

🌊 Warm ocean water, not air temperature, drove massive Antarctic ice retreat after the last ice age

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Antarctica lost 10 times Greater Los Angeles in ice over 30 years - Oceanographic A 30-year satellite study reveals Antarctica has lost 12,820-square-kilometres of grounded ice, 10 times the size of Greater Los Angeles.

A 30-year satellite analysis reveals Antarctica has lost 12,820 square kilometres of grounded ice, with concentrated retreat in West Antarctica, providing a critical benchmark for future sea-level rise projections.

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The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn’t cheating – it’s the erosion of learning itself Automating knowledge production and teaching weakens the ecosystem of students and scholars that sustains universities, raising existential questions about their mission.

The greatest risk of AI in Higher Education isn’t cheating — it’s the erosion of learning itself

If we eliminate the friction that builds expertise, what’s left? Struggle isn’t inefficiency. Ignore this, and we’ll produce credentials while quietly dismantling HE

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UK slashes climate aid programmes for developing countries Exclusive: Schemes worth hundreds of millions of pounds to protect biodiversity and oceans likely to be substantially reduced

Deeply saddened to see the UK slash climate aid for developing countries.

Climate finance isn’t charity; it’s a responsibility. We must stand by our commitments and the countries that did the least to cause this crisis.

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The strikes on Iran show why quitting oil is more important than ever Oil isn’t a normal commodity – it shapes politics around the world.

The strikes on Iran show why quitting oil is more important than ever

Electrification + renewables = energy that isn’t shipped through chokepoints.

Decarbonisation is national security.

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🌊 Satellite data reveal that Antarctica’s shrinking sea ice isn’t just a climate statistic: it’s reshaping the entire Southern Ocean food web.

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Good catch, that’s a typo... it should be 'from,' as you mentioned.

Study challenges role of Antarctic meltwater in sequestration Long-standing theory that glacial melt water would release iron into the ocean, spark algae blooms and sequester carbon challenged by new data

🌊 New study challenges the role of Antarctic meltwater in carbon sequestration

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Absolutely. We need to treat climate change as a core security issue, not a side note.

👀 another reason for my declining running pace? CO2’s messing with my blood and bones 🤯

Southern Ocean Vertical Carbon Stratification Across the Mid‐Pleistocene Transition Breakdowns of Southern Ocean carbon isotope stratification occur at multiple glacial terminations back to at least 1.55 million years ago An increasingly efficient Southern Ocean biological pump ...

📣 Our latest IODP Expedition 361 paper:

Southern Ocean carbon stratification across the MPT

🌊 What controlled ice-age CO2?

Our new record reveals recurring deep carbon release — and a surprising decoupling after ~0.3 Ma.

Check it out 👇

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The Great Ocean Sync: How Melting Arctic Ice Links the World’s Most Powerful Currents This blog post and the “Deep Dive” podcast, created by NotebookLM, are based on “Evolving synchronization of the Gulf Stream and Kuroshio-Oyashio Extension in a changing climate” by Joh et al. (202…

Have you noticed synchronized SST anomalies between the Pacific and Atlantic in global maps? It’s not a coincidence. According to a new study in Science Advances by Joh et al. (2026), this "oceanic handshake" is directly linked to the retreat of Arctic sea ice. 🌊🧪 ocean2climate.org/2026/03/01/t...

Geopolitical conflict impedes climate change mitigation - npj Climate Action npj Climate Action - Geopolitical conflict impedes climate change mitigation

Geopolitical conflict isn’t just tragic. It slows climate action too.

A timely reminder as tensions rise in Iran…

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