Katharine Hayhoe

Katharine Hayhoe

@katharinehayhoe.com

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climate scientist and professor, Texas Tech
chief scientist, The Nature Conservancy
board member, Smithsonian NMNH
alum, UofT and UIUC
author, Saving Us

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they approved their first climate change *plan* in *2021*. the kids on the cape seem more aware of the situation than the adults

Barnstable, Massachusetts Population: 242,847 Photos from Google Places API Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnstable,_Massachusetts

Barnstable students create art installation with climate change warningwww.capeandislands.org At Barnstable Harbor Marina last week, a group of 16-to-19-year-olds painted five wooden pilings to show where the mean high tide is today and where it could be with one, two, three, four, and five fe...

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A disrupted climate & diminished natural world are widening the dividing lines of ideological debate. Left unchecked, this will undermine democracy. In this column I argue it is no coincidence that more extreme politics comes at a time of more extreme weather. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Far right using climate crisis as bogeyman to frighten voters and build higher walls | Jonathan Wattswww.theguardian.com It is no coincidence that ever more extreme politics has come at a time of ever more extreme weather

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Anyone who thinks that temperatures in the 1930s were as high as today's is confusing global temperatures with temperatures in the U.S., which makes up 2% of the surface area of the globe. Globally, the 1930s were much much cooler than today.

A new study finds that submitted papers by EU/North American authors are more likely to be: * accepted more quickly * published by the first journal they're submitted to * published by a different journal if it's rejected the first time doi.org/10.1038/d415...

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I first worked on this icefield in 1981. Change was expected, but the change we are reporting in 2024 is breathtaking in scale and acceleration. Project led by masterfully by @bethandavies.bsky.social, coordinating many data streams. apnews.com/article/glac...

Melting of Alaska's Juneau icefield accelerates, losing snow nearly 5 times faster than in the 1980sapnews.com A new study says the melting of Alaska’s Juneau icefield, home to more than 1,000 glaciers, is accelerating.

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paper: The growing inadequacy of an open-ended Saffir–Simpson hurricane wind scale in a warming world Wehner+ doi.org/10.1073/pnas... "...a number of recent storms have already achieved this hypothetical category 6 intensity and ....more such storms are projected as the climate continues to warm."

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This is yet another demonstration of the power and success of climate science. Successful predictions like this demonstrate that we understand something fundamental about the climate system. In fact, climate science is a parade of successful predictions.

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first cohort of the American Climate Corps has been sworn in. 9,000 people will be deployed in the coming weeks to restore landscapes, erect solar panels, and work on environmental projects across America. #ShareGoodNewsToo grist.org/solutions/am...

The American Climate Corps officially kicks offgrist.org This month, 9,000 people will be deployed to restore landscapes and erect solar panels, helping guide the country toward a greener future.

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Burning coal is the most dirty, polluting, and inefficient way to get electricity. As early as 1306, Edward I banned Londoners from burning it, due to its noxious smog. So which countries are phasing it out the fastest now? Greece and the UK lead the way! Source: www.wri.org/insights/cou...

From oranges in Brazil to cocoa in west Africa; olives in southern Europe to coffee in Vietnam, permanently shifting weather patterns as a result of climate change are reducing crop yields, squeezing supplies and driving up prices. ] Read more:

Climate change is pushing up food prices — and worrying central bankswww.ft.com Shifting weather patterns are reducing crop yields and squeezing supplies, creating what could become a permanent source of inflation

This is so cool - when one of your favourite writers of women detectives from the early 1900s (admittedly a niche field but one I love) ends up writing about YOU! womensong.com/women-and-cl...

Women and Climate Change | Women Songwomensong.com

This one from today exemplifies something I often see, and why I discourage arguing w/ dismissives on social media: it's the dehumanizing anonymity of the internet that allows people to say things like this. They never say this to my face, because then they'd have to acknowledge I'm a fellow human.

Since I had such a large sample (nearly a hundred), I analyzed X comments by category. 47% said climate wasn't changing, I was lying, ignorant, or not really a scientist 15% said I was in it for the $ 14% were insults Content warning: Please don't read the fine print if you're sensitive.

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Canadian oil companies & lobby groups have scrubbed their websites of any and all mentions of carbon capture after Canadian govt's new "greenwashing" regulations come into effect Latest @desmog.bsky.social #abpoli #cdnpoli www.desmog.com/2024/07/03/c...

Canada Oil Companies Delete Carbon Capture Mentions on Websites Before New Regulations Kick inwww.desmog.com Canadian oil companies, fossil fuel lobby groups, and third-party advertisers are scrubbing their websites of content related to carbon capture and storage in the wake of new legal greenwashing guidel...

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Have you ever wanted to learn #Rstats, but you were too busy to dive into it? If so, you can attend one of the upcoming sessions of my acclaimed online 2-days workshop “Getting started with R for busy people”. Learn more here: o.simardcasanova.net/workshops/...#Rstats, but you were too busy to dive into it? If so, you can attend one of the upcoming sessions of my acclaimed online 2-days workshop “Getting started with R for busy people”. Learn more here: o.simardcasanova.net/workshops/...

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The science of #protests: how to shape public opinion and swing votes - Demonstrations are on the rise, and scientists are revealing which types work best. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The science of protests: how to shape public opinion and swing voteswww.nature.com Demonstrations are on the rise, and scientists are revealing which types work best. Demonstrations are on the rise, and scientists are revealing which types work best.

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Yesterday, I shared this same Canada Day thread on Bluesky, Threads, and X. Here's what I found. 🧵

“Canada is such a northern country, don’t we want a little global warming?” I often hear. In a nutshell, NO. We’re warming 2x faster than the rest of the world, driving extreme heat, flood, and sea level rise we are not prepared for. The wildfire season started in Feb this year. Feb! #canadaday

Canada’s Changing Climate Reportchangingclimate.ca

This is why I use Troop to plan any events that can’t be virtual. It identifies locations that minimize carbon AND visa hassles. I also recommend this @carbonbrief.org database to journalists & event-planners. www.carbonbrief.org/global-south... What do you do? More ideas please!

Burning coal is the most dirty, polluting, and inefficient way to get electricity. As early as 1306, Edward I banned Londoners from burning it, due to its noxious smog. So which countries are phasing it out the fastest now? Greece and the UK lead the way! Source: www.wri.org/insights/cou...

“The damage to human health, agriculture and the global economy is just beginning to be understood.” www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/c...

Well Beyond the U.S., Heat and Climate Extremes Are Hitting Billionswww.nytimes.com People all over the world are facing severe heat, floods and fire, aggravated by the use of fossil fuels. The year isn’t halfway done.

@hilaryrosed.bsky.social I saw this today and thought of your question www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Drumroll, please... 🥁🥁🥁 My promised Bluesky Starter Pack for Arlington, Virginia! This is very much a draft first-pass including the most active neighbors in the Arlington VA feed plus a few lurkers. Give me feedback on who to add or if you want to be removed. Go ahead and test it out for yourself!

Later tonight I'm gonna create a Bluesky Starter Pack for Arlingtonians 🥳🥳

Arlington, Virginiabsky.app Join the conversation

Also 4) Intensify faster 5) Move more slowly = Be much more dangerous, on average

Quick update on how hurricanes (tropical cyclones) are affected by climate change. Hurricanes that form will be: 1) more intense 2) bring more rain 3) bring higher storm surge

If a **thousand-year-old stone church** can electrify its heating system with a heat pump, who else can? www.isoenergy.co.uk/projects/st-...

St Stephen's Churchwww.isoenergy.co.uk St Stephens is a traditional Grade I listed stone church dating from the Norman and Early English periods. After recognising the increasing importance of switching to renewable heating, the clients be...

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Many fires erupting across northern CAtoday amid Red Flag conditions at the beginning of what may become a historically severe/long heatwave. Most immediately threatening fire appears to be #ThompsonFire near Oroville. Mandatory evacs now for portions of Oroville proper. #CAwx

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Please enjoy this fun PREVIEW of "Mapping the Deep," a free flipbook of NASA astronaut Kathy Sullivan's foreword + Chapter 1 + weblinks to pre-order + access to companion web site at mappingthedeep.com, already chock full of amazing resources! Go to: esriurl.com/deeppreview 🧪🦑

Yesterday, I shared this same Canada Day thread on Bluesky, Threads, and X. Here's what I found. 🧵

“Canada is such a northern country, don’t we want a little global warming?” I often hear. In a nutshell, NO. We’re warming 2x faster than the rest of the world, driving extreme heat, flood, and sea level rise we are not prepared for. The wildfire season started in Feb this year. Feb! #canadaday

Canada’s Changing Climate Reportchangingclimate.ca

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Hurricane Beryl: Caribbean leader calls out rich countries for climate failures as ‘horrendous’ storm makes landfalldlvr.it Ralph Gonsalves of St Vincent and the Grenadines calls Cop ‘largely a talk shop’ and beseeches west to honor commitments The prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) has decried a lack of political will in western Europe and the US to tackle…

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'Heat can kill - here's how to help!" by the great @katharinehayhoe.com "Protecting mobile home communities, extreme heat, and how to keep safe this summer" #ExtremeHeat #HeatDome www.talkingclimate.ca/p/heat-can-k...

Heat can kill - here's how to help!www.talkingclimate.ca Protecting mobile home communities, extreme heat, and how to keep safe this summer

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New working paper by EDHEC Risk's Rebonato et al. looks into physical #climaterisk and finds Equities may be overvalued by up to 40% "Current valuations appear to imply either a very strong and effective abatement action, or that climate change will have a negligible effect on economic output"...

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“California, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts and New Jersey have the most critical infrastructure that needs to be made more flood resilient – or be relocated to safer ground.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rising sea levels will disrupt millions of Americans’ lives by 2050, study findswww.theguardian.com Floods could leave coastal communities in states like Florida and California unlivable in two decades