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Georgina Rannard

@georginarannard.bsky.social

BBC climate and science correspondent. I wrote a PhD now I write news. Covering space, earth and our oceans. Got a story? Email Georgina.rannard@bbc.co.uk

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Leo Hickman@leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 2mo ago

++BREAKING++ Leading climate scientists in the UK have written to senior editors in broadcast media - and OFCOM and IPSO: "To express our concern about recent media coverage of extreme weather, climate change and net-zero and to urge you…to inform public audiences of the scientific links"

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Chris Lintott @chrislintott.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Here we go…the marvellous Vera Rubin Observatory has started scanning the sky, telling us about things that change and move. In there there are untold wonders and undoubtedly a few surprises. Let’s go!

Rubin LSST:UK@lsstuk.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Hunting down supernovae in near real time! Last night, the UK data broker Lasair ingested and rapidly processed 800,000 alerts as the @vrubinobs.bsky.social public alerts stream began! Now anyone can observe astronomical events as they unfold thanks to Rubin’s data brokers. What a milestone! 🔭

A graphic showing the Rubin Observatory as a white observatory building on a dark hilltop. The night sky is in the background, with data alerts dotted across the sky.
Glen Dunlap@glendunlap.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I was too tired to go anywhere so I stayed home to see if I could see the #Crew11 capsule from the backyard in one opening I have in the trees. It made it and I have photographic evidence but that's about it. Pretty epic to watch even for a few seconds and that thing was hauling ass!

Night photo of a capsule streaking across the sky on its way to splashdown in the ocean
Georgina Rannard@georginarannard.bsky.social · 8mo ago

In the largest study to date of the impacts of deep sea mining on the environment, scientists found a 37% reduction in animals in the tracks of mining vehicles - Likely killed or moved away. Is this an impact that can be mitigated? A question for the ISA to consider. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Over a third of animals lost in test deep sea mining - scientists

The findings contribute to a controversial debate that pits green technology against the environment.

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Georgina Rannard@georginarannard.bsky.social · last yr.

The ICJ has released its long-awaited climate opinion and lawyers say it goes far further than expected. It could open the door to climate vulnerable states suing richer nations over historic emissions. @esmestallard.bsky.social and I watched the 2-hour read-out 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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Georgina Rannard@georginarannard.bsky.social · last yr.

A dinosaur the height of a labrador has been named a new species by scientists at the Natural History Museum - We went to see the little creature being assembled last week before it goes on display. You can go see the dog dino in the museum's Earth Hall from Thursday 🦕

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Georgina Rannard@georginarannard.bsky.social · last yr.

Pretty exciting - Vera Rubin reveals in its press conference that the telescope detected 2,104 new asteroids and 7 space objects close to Earth. For context, all other space and ground surveys combined usually find about 20,000 asteroids in a year.

Georgina Rannard@georginarannard.bsky.social · last yr.

An intense marine heatwave has developed in the UK and Ireland - with anomalies of 5C found in at least one area. The impacts probably aren't as severe as it would be in summer, but it's a worrying sign of what is likely to happen more often as climate change continues to warm our oceans.

Marine heatwave: UK sea temperatures soar after exceptionally warm Spring

Sea temperatures in some areas off the UK and Ireland are 4C above average.

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Georgina Rannard@georginarannard.bsky.social · last yr.

England had the driest spring since 1961 - leaving rivers exceptionally low in much of the UK - some had record lows for April The government and water companies are watching closely to see if this turns into a national drought but at the moment the signs aren't good www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Exceptionally low river levels forecast in parts of the UK

The warning comes after some parts of the UK had the driest Spring in nearly a century.

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Pallab Ghosh@pallabg.bsky.social · last yr.

We have develpment of a woolly mouse as a step to creating a mammoth like creature by gentically modifying elephants. The firm involved, Colossal Biosciences say they can do it in five years, but the development and claim has bought considerable criticsm and concern.🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Mice experiment as step to create mammoth-like elephants

Experiments on mice could see hairy, genetically modified elephants living in the Arctic, a US company claims.

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Georgina Rannard@georginarannard.bsky.social · last yr.

It's been a 40-year saga, but it looks like this giant iceberg is finally reaching the end of its days @erwanrivault.bsky.social and I with our latest look at A23a Spare a thought for fishermen navigating SG and the Macaroni penguins who feed on the continental shelf www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A23a: World's biggest iceberg runs aground off remote island

The iceberg appears to be stuck and may start breaking up near the island of South Georgia.

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