Ed Hawkins

Ed Hawkins

@edhawkins.bsky.social

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Climate scientist at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading | IPCC AR6 Lead Author | MBE | Warming Stripes: http://www.ShowYourStripes.info | Weather Rescue citizen science initiative: http://www.WeatherRescue.org

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It is five years since the UK put net-zero by 2050 into law. Prime Minister Theresa May, saw the Gorner glacier in Switzerland retreating on her regular hiking visits there. That visual manifestation of our warming world helped persuade her of the need to act. www.politico.eu/article/ther...

Nobody even noticed the Tories’ biggest legacywww.politico.eu Five years ago this week, in the teeth of the Brexit wars, an outgoing Tory prime minister was looking for a legacy. Theresa May settled on net zero —and now it’s on Labour to keep that target aliv…

And, now #ShowYourStripes goes to Hollywood... Ozi will soon appear in cinemas! The film, produced by Leo de Caprio, tells the story of an orphan orangutan whose home is destroyed by deforestation. Becoming an influencer, she travels across the forest to try and save it. ozivoiceoftheforest.com

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Amazing tool to #ShowYourStripes + visualise generational effects of #ClimateChange from NASA @alexruane.bsky.social @edhawkins.bsky.social Even my great-grandmother experienced some warming, but much less compared to my own predicted experience! 🧪 svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/webapps/clim...

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This #showyourstripes day 2024, I am happy to announce our new NASA Climate Legacies tool that allows you to put yourself and your family & friends on the climate stripes diagram we presented in the IPCC Synthesis Report. Make your own at svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/webapps/clim...; a🧵

NASA Climate Legaciessvs.gsfc.nasa.gov

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Happy #ShowYourStripes Day! We are certainly feeling that dark red in DC this week with the ongoing heatwave. See your region’s stripes at showyourstripes.info, courtesy of @edhawkins.bsky.social .

Show Your Stripesshowyourstripes.info Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe

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Today’s the longest day of the year in the NH and it is also #showyourstripes day. The warming stripes, that is! The brainchild of @edhawkins.bsky.social, each stripe represents a year. Get the stripes for where you live here and share: showyourstripes.info

Show Your Stripesshowyourstripes.info Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe

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For #ShowYourStripes day, here are the #WarmingStripes of my home country 🇮🇹 Thanks to @edhawkins.bsky.social The mean temperature anomaly for the last couple of years was around 2°C above average! Italian summers have become unbearable. This one won't be different 🥵 www.yahoo.com/news/italy-b...

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Today is #ShowYourStripes day, highlighting global warming and climate change. These stripes show that Nottingham, where I live, is not immune. We’re dangerously close to making +1.5 deg C the new norm. Find and share the stripes for where you live: showyourstripes.info 🌍 @edhawkins.bsky.social

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#showyourstripes day highlights global heating across the global. Here are the temperature increases for London UK. Terrifying 🥵 ht @edhawkins.bsky.social

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It's #ShowYourStripes day! showyourstripes.info It's time for action. #EndFossilFuels. @edhawkins.bsky.social

Show Your Stripesshowyourstripes.info Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe

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21st June is #ShowYourStripes day! Switzerland warmed by more than 2.5°C since ~1850, and we see and feel it. Data by Meteoswiss, stripes by the famous @edhawkins.bsky.social 😉

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It's #ShowYourStripes day, this is ours for the Valencian region in Spain. Based on the system designed by @edhawkins.bsky.social. You can check yours at showyourstripes.info

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It's #ShowYourStripes today! Here are the stripes for the Netherlands 🇳🇱 I’m afraid 2 °C is not very far off for us 😬You can find about about your country/region on @edhawkins.bsky.social's showyourstripes.info

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#ShowYourStripes Here are the 2024 stripes from Bergen, Norway. Made by our colleague Andreas Opsvik, based on data from prof. Helge Drange, based on @edhawkins.bsky.social stripes. We are entering the red scale here too.

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It's #ShowYourStripes today so let me make New Zealand the first country to kick off - you can find about about your country/region on @edhawkins.bsky.social's showyourstripes.info

Hello Australia - it is #ShowYourStripes day! Visit showyourstripes.info to download simple, stark graphics that highlight how your climate has warmed over the past century or so. Share them to start conversations about climate change. It's time for action.

Ready for #ShowYourStripes on Friday? 1) Download your own stripes: ShowYourStripes.info 2) Share the graphics widely on 21st June 3) Start conversations about climate risks & actions to take

Show Your Stripesshowyourstripes.info Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe

Visit Principal Place in London to see 'Radial', built by Foster + Partners. It is an architectural sculpture designed to use the warming stripes concept to foster community engagement while prioritising environmental consciousness. #ShowYourStripes www.archilovers.com/projects/327...

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Your chance to spread the word about how quickly our climate is changing. There’s no better way to communicate this than with @edhawkins.bsky.social Warming Stripes. #ShowYourStripes day is THIS Friday! Download: showyourstripes.info Choose the type of visual / region and post away!

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If only we had detailed information telling us the climate is changing far faster than any time in human history... ...and if only we had an unambiguous physical explanation for why those changes have occurred... ...then some politicians would still deny any problem exists.

If only we had detailed information telling us the climate is changing far faster than any time in human history... ...and if only we had an unambiguous physical explanation for why those changes have occurred... ...then some politicians would still deny any problem exists.

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Next Friday (21st June) is #ShowYourStripes day! Join a free-to-attend conversation about the Warming Stripes between myself & Tom Clarke. Learn about how they became a global climate symbol. In person in Reading: whatsonreading.com/venues/conce... Watch online: whatsonreading.com/venues/conce...

From Local to Global (To Attend Online) | What's On Readingwhatsonreading.com From local to global: how the climate stripes spread a message around the world Join us in conversation with Professor Ed Hawkins MBE, climate scientist and IPCC author, and creator of the famous clim...

Next Friday (21st June) is #ShowYourStripes day! Join a free-to-attend conversation about the Warming Stripes between myself & Tom Clarke. Learn about how they became a global climate symbol. In person in Reading: whatsonreading.com/venues/conce... Watch online: whatsonreading.com/venues/conce...

From Local to Global (To Attend Online) | What's On Readingwhatsonreading.com From local to global: how the climate stripes spread a message around the world Join us in conversation with Professor Ed Hawkins MBE, climate scientist and IPCC author, and creator of the famous clim...

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A little something I wrote about Thwaites for BBC Science Focus mag.

This ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than scientists thought. Now Earth’s biggest cities are at risksciencefocus.com Warming ocean waters are causing the world's biggest glacier to melt at an alarming rate.

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“We are playing Russian roulette with our planet,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres. “We need an exit ramp off the highway to climate hell. Powerful speech on #WorldEnvironmentDay‌ @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social data show warmest 12 months on record 💙🤍💙💛🧡❤️💔 #ClimateAction 🧪⚒️

A successful launch for the #EarthCARE satellite! First conceived 30 years ago at University of Reading, it will gather vital information about clouds & aerosols which will help us improve weather forecasts & climate models. Well done everyone involved! www.bbc.com/news/article...

Earthcare cloud mission launches to resolve climate unknowns - BBC Newswww.bbc.com Europe's Earthcare satellite will tell us if the planet could lose the cooling effect of clouds.

Things are only getting wetter

One month until #ShowYourStripes day! On 21st June we encourage everyone to show their stripes and start a climate conversation with family, friends or colleagues. We will be projecting the warming stripes onto major landmarks in London! Download your local stripes here: www.ShowYourStripes.info

Show Your Stripeswww.showyourstripes.info Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe

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How hot was 2023 where you live? The warming stripes for each country, and many cities, are now updated! See www.ShowYourStripes.info, which includes a new interactive map. #ShowYourStripes