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Brett Simpson

@brettvsimpson.bsky.social

Climate and human rights journalist. Current Institute of Current World Affairs fellow based in the Norwegian Arctic. Words: The Atlantic, NYT, Foreign Policy, Nat Geo, the Nation, The World, and more.

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Institute of Current World Affairs@icwa.org · 3mo ago

Unseasonably melting ice during NATO’s recent 'Cold Response’ exercise in Arctic Norway exposed soil & vegetation to damage. And the huge emissions involved in the war rehearsal contributed to the region's long-term destruction, @brettvsimpson.bsky.social reports: www.icwa.org/nato-arctic-...

‘Cold response’ seeks warm coverage  - ICWA

A NATO Arctic exercise in Norway at a fraught time for the alliance was both practice and propaganda—with significant environmental costs.

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David Tomkins 🦋@davidctomkins.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Real time data coming out of the world’s climate measurement systems should be stopping us in our tracks. The latest estimate shows that, this week, the Earth is 1.9°C warmer than before we began burning fossil fuels. #climatecrisis #ClimateEmergency #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/we-re-t...

We’re Touching 1.9°C - And It’s Only 2025

Real time data coming out of the world’s climate measurement systems should be stopping us in our tracks. The latest estimate by climate scientist Dr Karsten Haustein shows that, this week, the Earth ...

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Institute of Current World Affairs@icwa.org · last yr.

While Indigenous "permanent participants" are considered equal stakeholders to nation-states at the @arcticcouncil.bsky.social, political jockeying often overshadows their interests. This may change w Greenland's chairship, ICWA fellow @brettvsimpson.bsky.social reports: www.icwa.org/greenland-ch...

Greenland chairs the Arctic Council - ICWA

At a precarious moment for the Arctic Council, Greenland takes the helm for the first time, ICWA fellow Brett Simpson reports.

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Institute of Current World Affairs@icwa.org · last yr.

Arctic temperatures are rising 4x faster than on the rest of the planet. The last few years, Tromsø winters have been going off-book. December brought record-setting precipitation. Unpredictable melts triggered more avalanches, @brettvsimpson.bsky.social reports: www.icwa.org/norway-arcti...

On thinning ice - ICWA

A long Arctic winter abates in Tromsø, Norway, but the weather remains a force to be reckoned with, ICWA fellow Brett Simpson writes.

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Brett Simpson@brettvsimpson.bsky.social · last yr.

Last August, I moved to the Arctic as an @icwa.org fellow. From here, it’s obvious that Trump wants Greenland for “security” threats caused by Arctic warming. But I was surprised to learn how seriously the DoD and NATO have been taking CC as a threat of its own. Now, that may be changing. My latest:

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · last yr.

Trump acts as if climate change does not matter. But the security concerns he raises about Greenland are global-warming issues, Brett Simpson writes.

Peter Gleick@petergleick.bsky.social · 2y ago

Dear California farmers and Congressional representatives: Trump has just literally thrown millions of gallons of #water away that farmers were counting on this summer, purely to brag that he could. That #cawater cannot be captured or used now by anyone. www.latimes.com/environment/...

Acting on Trump's order, federal officials opened up two California dams

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers just opened up two California dams. A spokesperson says the flows are 'controlled' and being coordinated with local officials.

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