Prof Bill McGuire
@profbillmcguire.bsky.social
Volcanologist, climate scientist, writer, broadcaster, activist, socialist, best-selling author of HOTHOUSE EARTH: AN INHABITANT'S GUIDE. Born @ 313 Home town, Llanelli (South Wales) - lives in the wonderful Peak District Website: billmcguire.co.uk
From the opening paragraph, this article is so full of bollox, it's hard to know where to start www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Air conditioners are our best bet in the fight against extreme heat – whether we like it or not
Global AC demand will inevitably accelerate as the world continues to warm amid the climate crisis
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The Reform brown shirts getting their kicks from assaulting women Scum of the Earth
Andy Martell 🇯🇪@andymartell.bsky.social · 24h agoNo arrest made… there’s a pattern forming… bsky.app/profile/davi...
"No arrests made" One rule for fascists, another for the rest If this had been a peaceful climate or Palestinian protest, they would have been dragged off to jail in no time Disgusting double standards www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
Port of Dover delays: Disruption as masked 'stop the boats' protesters block roads
Hundreds of demonstrators, wearing black with their faces covered, caused delays to traffic reaching the port.
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This is what happens when a planet is run as a market - greed, exploitation, environmental destruction, climate collapse, and, ultimately, entire nations in thrall to market ups and downs and effectively handing over the reins of government Pure insanity www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘There’s no plan’: as instability in global bond markets rises, what are the knock-on effects?
From mortgages to inflation, concerns about the public finances of major economies have wide-reaching consequences
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How many warnings does the government need? For 'not done enough' read 'bugger all' www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK has not done enough to prepare for shocks to food supplies, says watchdog
National Audit Office urges government to act as climate crisis, disease and cyberattacks pose growing risks
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The government simultaneously telling people to stock up on food, and going ahead with extracting more fossil fuels from the North Sea www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... The fact that they are incapable of connecting the two, shows they haven't a clue about what climate breakdown actually means
Jackdaw gas field set to be approved as soon as mid-September, sources say
The government is set to give the go-ahead for the gas field off the coast of Aberdeen, the BBC understands.
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This rogue state is a festering sore that the world has given carte blanche to do anything it wants It is an obscenity whose leaders need to be arrested, tried and jailed, and the keys thrown away www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
Israelis shoot dead two Palestinian teenagers after settlers encircle village
Troops escort settlers into al-Mughayyir and raze village outside Hebron as ethnic cleansing of West Bank continues
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"In the UK, ministers are prioritising climate resilience after the UK’s hottest summer on record" If this were true, they would be on a war footing I see no sign at all of any serious effort to make the UK better prepared for the climate mayhem that's coming www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warning
Exclusive: UK government plans campaign urging citizens to prepare for national emergencies
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"likely to be the largest in at least 1,000 years' Make no mistake, this is going to be an unprecedented and catastrophic weather/climate event Harvests will be especially badly hit Without wishing to sow concern, stocking-up in advance would be judicious www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Supersizing before our eyes’: UN warns of record El Niño approaching
Event is likely to be largest in at least 1,000 years and will pile extra heat into a world already in a climate crisis
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"The company said the luxury vehicle, which can reach 60mph in 4.3 seconds, heralded 'a new era of enhanced refinement and capability' And gives the f*ckwit driving it the potential to kill and injure pedestrians even more quickly www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Range Rover launches its first electric vehicle, with starting price of £154,070
Fully electric SUV unveiled after year-long delay and will be built at Jaguar Land Rover’s plant in Solihull
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Hugely wishful thinking If emissions peak by 2040 and fall rapidly, research shows we might get away with 'just' a reprise of the Pliocene ~ 3C higher temperatures and sea level eventually 15 - 25m higher If they don't, it will be worse - much worse www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global heating will hit at least 1.8C, UN warns, and there are ‘no good outcomes’
But scientists say the world could get back to 1.5C through deep, rapid emissions cuts and removing carbon from the atmosphere
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ONE IN FIVE AMERICANS ON MEDICAID ARE PREDICTED TO RISK LOSS OF HEALTHCARE COVERAGE IN JANUARY DUE TO TRUMP'S NEW ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS! www.bu.edu/sph/news/art... PLEASE REACH OUT TO EVERYONE YOU CAN AND TELL THEM TO COMPLAIN THAT 10 MILLION AMERICANS ARE AT RISK TO LOSE MEDICAID COVERAGE!
Nearly 1 in 5 Medicaid-eligible Adults in Expansion States Are At Risk of Losing Health Coverage Due to Insufficient or Inconsistent Work Hours
A new study found that nearly 20 percent of eligible adults in Medicaid expansion states are in danger of not meeting the minimum work hours that will be required nationwide beginning January 1. Women...
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The flim-flam and fripperies of late stage capitalism just keep on coming www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Dyson launches £420 toothbrush that films ‘live cleaning footage’ inside your mouth
James Dyson says ‘complete dental system’ will also include toothpaste and mouth rinse that each cost £8.50
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Climate breakdown is all-pervasive and affects the solid Earth as well as the atmosphere and oceans We ignore this at our peril Read my latest piece in @theguardian.com 🙂 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world | Bill McGuire
In Alaska, the Himalayas, the Andes, Greenland, and perhaps also the Alps, deadly chain reactions are just waiting to be triggered, says climate professor Bill McGuire
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If you have been shocked by the horrific climate change driven events in Nepal, you can do your bit to help out by donating here www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/relief-mis...
Relief Mission - Nepal Outburst Flood
The flash flood in Nepal has been utterly devasting. Help us get the EcoHimal team into the field to help the post-rescue relief effort.
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This is an absolutely vital initiative If you want to break the grip of the climate-destroying billionaire-owned media on our democracy, then please sign and share mediasovereignty.org
Media Sovereignty Act Campaign - Media Sovereignty Act Campaign
Green Party leader Zack Polanski endorsesthe Media Sovereignty Act Campaign! British-owned Media for Genuine Democracy! This Campaign Aims to get the Media Sovereignty Act passed by the UK Parliament....
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This is such drivel that I have to post it again Spending on HS2 - a couple of hundred miles of railway between London to Birmingham - £100 BILLION + Spending to tackle wildfires and extreme weather - 'almost a £100 million' It just beggars belief www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A Britain of wildfires and flood risks: be sure, the climate crisis is real, and we will deal with it | Angela Eagle
Reform and the Conservatives are willing to mislead the public, but as environment secretary, I believe we must be honest – and act boldly, says Angela Eagle
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"We are spending almost £100m to strengthen the country’s capacity to respond to wildfires and extreme weather" £100 million? Don't make me laugh This will not even scratch the surface You clearly have no idea at all of the climate mayhem that is coming www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A Britain of wildfires and flood risks: be sure, the climate crisis is real, and we will deal with it | Angela Eagle
Reform and the Conservatives are willing to mislead the public, but as environment secretary, I believe we must be honest – and act boldly, says Angela Eagle
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Could be a double whammy as water piles up behind debris blocking river and threatens a second flood www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
Nepal-Tibet: More than 350 killed in Nepal as rising lake raises fear of new flood - follow live
The US Geological Survey says "glacial collapse" triggered the wall of water and mud that tore through Nepal and Tibet. Hundreds of people are still missing.
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Nice to see the audience top a quarter of a million If you are at a loose end....... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee9f...
Natural Disaster Expert: Elites Have NO PLAN for Climate Collapse | Aaron Bastani meets Bill McGuire
YouTube video by Novara Media
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A direct line can be drawn from the fossil fuel corporation CEOs in their smart suits and swanky offices, to the brutal deaths of the terrified people you can see in these films Himalayan glaciers are collapsing, and meltwater lakes breaching, due to global heating www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
Hundreds missing, including 291 foreign tourists, after deadly flash flood on Nepal-Tibet border
In Tibet, CCTV captured a wall of mud and water hitting a border crossing. The missing in Nepal include more than 100 from India and 12 from the UK.
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Hundreds missing after colossal Nepal flash flood Cause not yet certain, but this has all the features of a quake- triggered glacial lake outburst flood (GLOF) - releasing huge amounts of ponded meltwater resulting from rapid melting of Himalayan glaciers Time will tell youtu.be/XO59xlpy1bY
At least 7 dead after massive flash flood strikes Nepal
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Stocking up on tinned food? Is this some sort of joke? Climate breakdown is set to have a catastrophic impact on food supply The UK already cannot feed itself, and other countries will hang on to what they have Nothing less than a war footing will cut it www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
UK to warn citizens to stock up on food amid threat from climate crisis and hostile states
Government resilience campaign aims to ensure people can cope in a national disaster, in order to free resources for most vulnerable
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@andyburnham.bsky.social This is the reality Being 'pragmatic' about Jackdaw and Rosebank will end up COSTING the economy anything up to £300+ BILLION Just imagine what you could do with that money! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate damage would obliterate any economic benefits of new North Sea fields, analysis shows
Exclusive: Economic harm of CO2 pollution from Rosebank and Jackdaw forecast to far outweigh any boost to UK
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"economic damage caused by the carbon pollution from the oil and gas produced would be between £119bn and £336bn in the coming decades, compared with the £28.7bn value to the UK" The idiocy of new North Sea oil and gas by numbers www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate damage would obliterate any economic benefits of new North Sea fields, analysis shows
Exclusive: Economic harm of CO2 pollution from Rosebank and Jackdaw forecast to far outweigh any boost to UK
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I hesitate to flag this again, but you might have missed it first time round @aaronbastaani.bsky.social @novaramedia.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee9f...
Natural Disaster Expert: Elites Have NO PLAN for Climate Collapse | Aaron Bastani meets Bill McGuire
YouTube video by Novara Media
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No, No, No, No, NO! Carbon capture and storage does NOT reduce emissions All it does is lock-in fossil fuel usage and infrastructure, and facilitate business as usual As far as tackling the climate emergency is concerned, it is a con trick www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Can Burnham justify giving the go ahead to oil drilling? Yes, but these must be the conditions | Michael Jacobs
Carbon capture and storage could make the Rosebank site compatible with UK net zero commitments – if its owners are willing to pay the price, says economist Michael Jacobs
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