The more you know.
The 4-year running mean for the global surface temperature anomaly will likely break 1.50°C before the year is out:
Can we have one for adults so the kids have a world to live in?
Prof. Eliot Jacobson
Good news! Ministers have finally given green light to new #NaturalHistory GCSE. We’ve campaigned so long for this! Big hats off to tireless advocate Mary Colwell 🙌 Now our young people will have a chance to get to know & love the natural world, to feel awe & wonder, & gain skills to protect it 🌷🌳🦡
Conservation orgs, personalities & birding media will all be at the birdfair promoting themselves & ultra-high carbon holidays as the climate breaks down in front of us.
Brief engagement with low-carbon birding & lifestyles was cynical greenwashing.
Carry on. Everything is fine.
You might think that Antarctica losing a chunk of ice as large as France as temperatures rise to 20 degs C above average, might be worthy of news coverage or might catch people’s attention!
Apparently not.
Don’t Look Up 🙄
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
The cold blob is no surprise…
A look at temperature departures around the world averaged over the last three months...
🟥 warmer than average
🟦 colder than average
Data from data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/
Long-awaited course to examine human effects on natural world and explore everyday ways to aid biodiversity
With every “exotic” bird sighting, the clock is ticking increasingly quickly towards a dystopian climate.
#ukbirding
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
777 firefighters. 22 aircraft. 5 helicopters.
EU deploys largest ever wildfire response for 2026 summer
The best long-term wildfire strategy, however, is reducing the climate risks that are making these events more frequent and severe
civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/news-stories...
#norfolkbirding
A bit on the occurrence and identification of the Montagu’s Harrier(s) at Horsey recently.
tg42lowcarbonbirding.wixsite.com/tg42/post/mo...
Steven Wright
The just-published DFE Natural History GCSE subject content consultation.
Climate change & its impacts was supposed to be an important part of the qualification. It’s virtually absent from the proposed content.
Absolute fucking joke.
Don’t look up!!!🙄🙄🙄
consult.education.gov.uk/gcse-and-a-l...
Caroline Lucas
777 firefighters from 14 European countries will be strategically pre-positioned in high-risk areas across Cyprus, Greece, Italy, France, Spain, and Portugal. This is the highest level of participatio...
Appearance of a western reef heron in north Wales is unlikely to be the last, as heating temperatures mean species can survive Britain’s winter, say experts
Firstly, thanks to Sean and Chris for taking and sharing the photos, Sean and Andy for early and rapid discussions of the ID, and Sean and Mick for their company and their skills in the field. Montagu...
