Becky Dale
@beckydale.bsky.social
Data journalist with BBC focusing on global storytelling and climate science
The UK is on course to record its warmest summer on record. The last warmest summer was ... just last year. This from the @metoffice.gov.uk is particularly striking: England has recorded a mean summer temperature of 18.19C so far this summer, 2.46C above the 1991-2020 average.
The browning of Britain. Much of England and all of Wales are now formally in drought. We've seen it coming for weeks. Now we can see it from space. Story: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... by Barbara Metzler, Phil Leake, Mark Poynting and Jess Carr
UK heatwaves: Satellite images show how UK landscape has changed
BBC Verify's analysis indicates “vegetation stress” in many areas, which may affect wildlife and farming.
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++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n...
After so many days of high temperatures without rain, we’ve restarted our watch of water restrictions across the UK. Keep checking back as water companies put conservation measures in place. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Hosepipe ban in force for millions of households - is your area affected?
More than eight million households have been placed under hosepipe bans - which has raised questions about how effectively water resources are being managed.
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We're just beginning our third UK heatwave of the year, with the peak of summer still ahead of us. The team has pulled together all the ways this relentless heat - particularly the June wave - has been extraordinary. But it's also a sign of things to come. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Hotter and hotter and hotter' - Europe's new climate in seven charts
Temperature records have tumbled across the UK and Europe as scientists warn it is a sign of things to come.
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Exclusive: Trump is using tens of millions in taxpayer money meant for national parks to fund his desired projects, including White House paving stones he had promised to pay for, documents obtained by @michaelscherer.bsky.social show:
A White House Makeover, Brought to You by Struggling National Parks
Park projects are being defunded to cover President Trump’s Washington renovation spree.
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Climate.us is officially live! After NOAA ended Climate.gov’s day-to-day operations in 2025, former team members built Climate.us to carry that work forward. Their explanations and graphics have always stood out to me as clear, accessible, and transparent. I’m really looking forward to this reboot.
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It's a momentous day as the UK sees yet another prime minister resign. We've taken a look at what has characterised Starmer's premiership over the past (nearly) two years. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sir Keir Starmer's premiership in six charts
BBC Verify looks at the record of Sir Keir's time in government in six key areas since he took office in July 2024.
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Do you live in the UK? Have you ever wondered how many England football players come from your area? Even if you haven't, you probably want to check out this new piece: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Find your local World Cup hero with our postcode lookup
Which World Cup stars have roots near you? Find out with our interactive lookup tool
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Does El Niño forecasting have their own version of a "hot models" problem? There are currently 13 seasonal forecast ensembles used to predict future El Niño / La Niña. Diversity is good, but there remains broad disagreement among them, with some suggesting all-time records. 🧵
Today the WMO issued a warning that El Niño is imminent. The team's been hard at work to show you how we got here and what it might mean. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
Prepare for El Niño, UN warns - it could be the strongest in decades - BBC News
Scientists fear the combined effects of El Niño and human-caused climate change could reshape weather around the world
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As somebody only marginally interested in the activities (is that even the right word) of Tilly Norwood, this interview with her (it?) was deeply engrossing. Plus a delightful tribute to the art of acting near the end. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/m...
I Profile Celebrities for a Living. Nothing Prepared Me for Tilly Norwood.
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We have provisionally broken the UK record for highest daily minimum temperature in May... again 😮 Temperatures didn't fall below 21.3°C overnight at Kenley Airfield, making it a 'tropical night' (no lower than 20°C). Remarkably, the record was also broken yesterday.
Brilliant visual storytelling here from Jess Carr and Callum Thomson - analysing the seismic shifts seen in the local and national election results #dataviz #localelections2026 www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
How Britain's political map has been torn up - BBC News
A visual guide to post-election Britain
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Lovely story on the BBC about iceberg a23a, which has given us decades of fun but is now nearing its end… Really enjoyed talking with Mark Poynting about this one-time behemoth. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
This iceberg was once the biggest in the world. Now it has just weeks left - BBC News
A23a was once twice the size of Greater London but now its 40-year journey is coming to an end.
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Back from leave and back to mapping. BBC Verify is keeping close tabs on the conflict in the Middle East In maps: Strikes across Iran and the Middle East www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
In maps: Strikes across Iran and the Middle East
Iranian strikes on targets across the Middle East and Gulf regions continued on Monday after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran killing the country's supreme leader.
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Amidst the Epstein Files clamour, we’re still finding evidence of poor and inconsistent redactions. Days after the initial outcry: Naked images remained in Epstein files despite outcry www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Naked images remained in Epstein files despite outcry
Four images seen by BBC Verify show partially clothed women with their faces and bodies unredacted.
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Would love to be at this in November!
Visualising Climate@visualisingclimate.com · 7mo agoJoin us in Bologna, Italy, 4–6 Nov 2026 for Visualising Climate — the first global conference fully dedicated to climate data visualization and its power to transform public understanding of a changing planet. Come see the data. visualisingclimate.org #VisualisingClimate2026 #DataVis #ClimateCrisis
Solar's not the biggest renewable in Britain but it drove last year's rise to record renewable generation. From @beckydale.bsky.social @markpoynting.bsky.social & Jess Carr's www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New record year for renewable electricity in Britain - thanks especially to strong solar output. Read our analysis of 2025 here www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Today’s story: 7 water companies have been ordered to reduce potentially harmful levels of forever chemicals in drinking water sources for more than 6 million people. Water UK stresses the water is safe to drink but calls for a PFAS ban to prevent accumulation www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Firms ordered to reduce forever chemicals in drinking water for 6m people
The persistent pollutants which build up in the environment have been linked to serious illnesses.
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#Melissa makes landfall in southwestern Jamaica near New Hope as a powerful category 5 hurricane. For the latest updates visit http://hurricanes.gov https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G4XOBZmWcAAVNu6.png
NEW: How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution Massive shipping containers packed with powerful batteries are shoring up grids & extending the use of clean power ig.ft.com/mega-batteri... Latest visual story w/ @samlearner.bsky.social @inari-ta.bsky.social @samjoiner.bsky.social
How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution
Vast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power
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History made for the ocean: #BBNJ Agreement enters into force, protecting high seas & deep seabed, safeguarding life under water. “Our ocean is the foundation of our very existence. Today we took an important step forward to save our ocean, & to save our future” - ED @ingerandersen.bsky.social
Are you a journalist covering climate solutions? @jaimepalter.bsky.social and I have some advice for sharing these stories without hype, by balancing potential and challenges. Online on 7 October 2025 at 13:00 (UTC-4) Register here: uri-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Been playing the newly launched Chartle game and pretty happy to have got today’s in one go. chartle.cc
Those small temperature changes are having an effect. Record warm seas help to bring extraordinary new species to UK waters www.bbc.com/news/article...
Record warm seas help to bring extraordinary species to UK waters
The UK's seas have had their warmest first seven months of the year on average since records began.
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Europe is breaking its reliance on American science - Reuters apple.news/A0Gs-nPUUS-u...
Europe is breaking its reliance on American science — Reuters
European governments are taking steps to break their dependence on critical scientific data the United States historically made freely available to the world, and are ramping up their own data collect...
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The court ruled that developing nations have a right to seek damages for the impacts of climate change www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change
The decision from the world's highest court has been welcomed by developing nations at most risk from climate change.
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