Bernadette Woods Placky
@bernwoodsplacky.bsky.social
@ClimateCentral.org VP, Chief Meteorologist, #ClimateMatters Director Proud #PennState Alum, Twin Mom, #StubbornClimateOptimist #Unless #ShowYourStripes #GSD
Our survey of climate communicators found many work in isolation, with few connections beyond their fields. We're here to help change that. Watch our @wedonthavetime.wsocial.eu conversation: https://youtu.be/4KI64HDmG9s So let us know: Who do you want to connect with? Tag them in your reply!
My conversation about our work with the @tccollab.bsky.social, the future of democracy, and soooo much more is up at Climate Curious / TEDxLondon. You'll even catch my dance inspired by MJ's blazer @katharinehayhoe.com @bernwoodsplacky.bsky.social @au-cece.bsky.social tedxlondon.com/podcasts/the...
This was awesome. Thanks @katharinehayhoe.com @bernwoodsplacky.bsky.social and @tccollab.bsky.social! #climate #ClimateSolutions #ClimateConversations
Katharine Hayhoe@katharinehayhoe.com · 3w agoIf we want better climate conversations, we need to support the people having them. This week, @bernwoodsplacky.bsky.social and I share why we built the @tccollab.bsky.social, what our Landscape Assessment found, and how we can strengthen the field. Read on: www.talkingclimate.ca/p/communicat...
My best advice for talking climate with anyone. ☀️ Know your audience: topic, tone, timing. ☀️ Meet people where they are. Health, sports, kids outside. ☀️ Simplify, skip the jargon. ☀️ Don't be afraid. Full talk from Climate Week: https://www.wedonthavetime.org/events/climateweeknyc2026
Oatly, the world’s largest producer of oat milk, is sending a new message to its consumers: Most people want their governments to take action on climate change. buff.ly/MjTYo8R #the89percent
The world's largest oat milk producer has joined an unusual climate journalism campaign
The world’s largest producer of oat milk, Oatly, is pushing its customers and their governments to act on climate change, in a new milk carton campaign that's taking off in Europe and is expected in t...
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Katharine Hayhoe@katharinehayhoe.com · 2w agoImagine a room full of brilliant jazz musicians, all playing solos, none of them listening to each other. That's climate communication right now--and we have the data to prove it. Join @fisherdanar.bsky.social, @bernwoodsplacky.bsky.social & I on our @tccollab.bsky.social webinar today, 3pm ET!
Hurricane Polo is making landfall in an area that averages 5" rain per year. Even the mountains inland average under 15" per year.
"Communication is our most undervalued solution when it comes to climate change." 🗣️ Bernadette Woods Placky of @tccollab.bsky.social on why closing the climate silence gap starts with conversation. Watch more content from #ClimateWeekNYC on wedonthavetime.org/events/climateweeknyc2026
substack.com/@talkingclim... I came here because of the Nor’easter. I wanted to know what one of my favorite Baltimore City Metrologists is thinking about this. I subscribed to this Substack since she is the best of the best of the best. Bernadette Woods-(Placky). @bernwoodsplacky.bsky.social
Talking Climate Collaborative (@talkingclimatecollab)
Welcome to the first edition of the Talking Climate Collaborative’s newsletter. We hope you become part of our community! Every month, we’ll be sending you practical resources, research insights, tru...
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If we want better climate conversations, we need to support the people having them. This week, @bernwoodsplacky.bsky.social and I share why we built the @tccollab.bsky.social, what our Landscape Assessment found, and how we can strengthen the field. Read on: www.talkingclimate.ca/p/communicat...
NEW REPORT: Who's really talking about climate change? A landscape assessment of climate communication in the U.S. and Canada. talkingclimate.com/landscape-as... Virtual briefing Oct 1: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... @talkingclimatecollab @katharinehayhoe.com @fisherdanar.bsky.social
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Who’s Really Talking About Climate Change?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Climate concern is everywhere. Climate conversations are almost nowhere. That’s why the Talking Climate Collaborative is bringing together new research and practical action. Join us to explore findin...
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The @unep.org report 'Limiting Overshoot' is out. It's an important one. -Report puts best-case scenario peak temperature rise at 1.8°C; others suggest over 2°C -Above 1.5°C, climate impacts and risks of tipping points intensify with every fraction of a degree www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
UNEP: World set to cross 1.5°C global warming, but can still limit, adapt to and return from higher temperatures
Global temperature rise is set to cross 1.5°C, likely within the next few years, pushing climate risks and impacts to increasingly dangerous heights, but it is still possible to bring temperatures dow...
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Great ENSO explainer from @carbonbrief.org interactive.carbonbrief.org/el-nino-expl...
Explainer: How the ‘super El Niño’ will reshape the world’s weather
The world is currently experiencing what is expected to become the strongest El Niño on record – dubbed a “super El Niño” by many.
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Reporters used to have to write that no single weather event can be linked to climate change. The developing science of extreme weather attribution has changed that. And those who have damaged the climate might someday have to pay. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/c...
National Academies Report Backs Climate Change Attribution Science
Attribution science is advancing quickly, researchers said. That could support lawsuits seeking damages for severe events worsened by global warming.
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Thoughts, opinions, questions about the new hydration breaks? Read this piece by my friend @4abrighterfuture.bsky.social for more... time.com/article/2026... #ThisIsClimateChange #RespectTheHeat #PlayItCool
What the World Cup Hydration Breaks Really Tell Us
“Whether or not FIFA has gotten this policy exactly right, the need for hydration breaks underscores a new reality,” writes Laura Schifter.
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A slide from one of my talks on regional climate change... Our planet's climate today is fundamentally different globally from the heat extremes of the Dust Bowl era.
Super Typhoon Bavi grew from a tropical storm to a Category 5-equivalent monster in just over 24 hours. After its eye passed over Rota, part of the Northern Mariana Islands commonwealth of the United States, it’s headed for Japan and Taiwan.
Category 5-strength typhoon hits the U.S. island of Rota in the Pacific
A supertyphoon with the strength of a Category 5 hurricane passed over the island of Rota, part of the Northern Mariana Islands commonwealth of the United States.
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Climate change comes for the Tour de France and no amount of hydration breaks can save it.
'You may decide to cancel a stage' – French regions will be authorised to call off Tour de France stages if extreme heatwaves hit the race
Minister of the Interior issues message to department prefects as more high temperatures are forecast in France this July
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In this World Cup ad, football star Luka Modrić is being coached to bet on whether 2026 will be the hottest year ever. Meanwhile, games are being played in extreme heat, putting players and fans at risk. Is there any more perfect symbol of where we are right now? 🤯😵💫😱 and a 🧵 on why this matters
This one hits home. My sister runs events in Philly, including this parade - that they've been planning for 4 years! #ThisIsClimateChange
🔥 Ring of Fire Heat Dome will punch above its weight with near all-time records! The position of this heat dome / “ring of fire” (real term) will allow winds from the west on the north side of the dome to “downslope”/ flow downhills from the Appalachians & other mountains… 1/
This! Take a look at the dewpoint, which is the measure of moisture in the atmosphere. 60s = you can feel the thickness in the air 70s = tropical 79 in New Jersey is gross, pushing the feels like temperature 20 degrees higher! Note: this is not an official reading. #ItsAllAboutTheDewpoint
"Summers can be much rougher than the ones we and our parents and grandparents experienced. Every camp in the country should be ready for the seasons we actually have ‒ not the ones we used to have." www.usatoday.com/story/opinio... @4abrighterfuture.bsky.social
Summer camps aren't ready for the summers we have now | Opinion
Parents assume camps know how to keep children safe from extreme heat, smoke and floods. As Camp Mystic taught us, many do not.
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Incredible. 123 all-time records broken today in #France 2 sites had peak temps of 44°C/ 111°F
#France sizzled under a heat dome that felt more like a fire dome today. More than 300 locations reached 40C (104F) or above, 123 all-time records were set, and an additional 453 monthly records were set. #heatwave #ClimateChange
#Arctic sea ice in the Barents Sea is a record low for this time of year and potentially on its way to the earliest melt-out on record for the summer season. There is an area with sharply declining ice cover for long-term trends too. Map of the the region: zacklabe.com/arctic-clima...
🎙️ Great discussions need great moderators. Thanks to Paul Gross, Brigitte Perrin, Bernadette Woods Placky & Ariel Rodriguez for guiding the conversations at #FIMC2026. Connecting ideas, people & perspectives. @bernwoodsplacky.bsky.social @arielt51.bsky.social
You can even wear the stripes-they're a great convo starter! Here, in my Tamman dress with Ukrainian climate scientist Svitlana Krakovska, broadcast mets @johnmoralestv.bsky.social & @bernwoodsplacky.bsky.social, and the scarves knitted for @billmckibben.bsky.social & I by the Common Grace project.
Today is the day! #ShowYourStripes and start climate conversations!
Ed Hawkins@edhawkins.org · 4mo agoAs is the annual tradition, we hope many of you will take the opportunity to use the Climate Stripes this week to start important conversations about the risks from, and solutions to, climate change. Officially, #ShowYourStripes for 2026 is on Sat 20th June. www.ShowYourStripes.info
