Irene Quaile
@iceblogger.bsky.social
https://iceblog.org/ Scots journalist and blogger based in Germany. Into climate, environment, all things icy. Contributor to Eye on the Arctic, Arctic Today, Polar Journal.
2015–2025 were the 11 hottest years on record. In 2025, extreme heat, wildfires, heavy rain & cyclones affected millions, causing widespread damage & disruption. In this WMO #StateOfClimate report, look back at the extreme weather events that shaped 2025: bit.ly/StateOfClimate2025
New satellite observations show that the apparent pause in Arctic winter sea-ice loss was short-lived. Record-low ice extents in 2025 & 2026 restore the long-term declining trend. Ongoing climate warming continues to reduce the Arctic's capacity to recover winter sea ice.
Dramatic drop in Arctic sea ice levels puts an end to hopes of short-term recovery
Scientists say what looked like a pause in the early 2020s now appears to have been a temporary slowdown
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"Climate skepticism and conspiracy theories are mostly a Western phenomenon. In India and other countries of the global south, climate change is already a question of daily survival, and has been for some time." Germany: As temperatures rise, so does climate skepticism share.google/affPnBLPqGMC...
Germany: As temperatures rise, so does climate skepticism
Some 98% of active climate scientists say climate change is happening, and is man-made. Nonetheless, a new study shows the number of climate-change skeptics in Germany has increased. Why is that?
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“El Niño is strengthening – adding fuel to a planet already on fire with scorching heat domes, apocalyptic wildfires and record hot seas. Fossil fuels are fanning the flames of this crisis.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
India’s monsoon rains in danger as UN chief warns planet is ‘on fire’
António Guterres says strengthening El Niño will help push the world’s climate crisis into ‘uncharted territory’
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Yikes!
Damian Carrington@dpcarrington.bsky.social · 2w agoMillions face long-term coastal flooding risk in UK without climate action, scientists warn - A ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ suggests need for large-scale movement of populations away from reshaped coast #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...
„The researchers found that between 2024 and 2025 Arctic sea ice declined by 5.8%. This is the largest year-to-year wintertime drop ever recorded.“ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Slowdown in Arctic ice melt ends after largest winter decline on record
Scientists recorded slower reduction over past 20 years, but study finds this was ‘temporary rather than sustained’
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23 zettajoules is the latest measure of excess heat into oceans caused by fossil fuel: 23,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 joules Entire human energy production = 1/2 a zettajoule.
Global ocean temperatures are entering ‘uncharted territory,’ climate scientists say
Sea surface temperatures in late June reached nearly 70 degrees Fahrenheit on average, shattering records
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„That’s a doom loop. It’s called “derailment risk”: the threat that climate consequences undermine climate action in a self-defeating spiral, derailing the world from a route to avoiding the worst.“ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Andy Burnham must act fast on the climate – or risk getting stuck in a ‘derailment’ doom loop | Laurie Laybourn
Around the world, climate-sceptic parties are exploiting floods and fires to make political capital. Without urgent changes, this deadly spiral will continue, says Laurie Laybourn, executive director ...
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“The risks we face from climate change cannot be underestimated” www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Britons urged to take ‘small steps’ to prepare for potential national crises
Government to launch campaign to help people cope with events such as weather emergencies or cyber-attacks
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We're now at day 28 of setting a new record daily global sea-surface temperature.
Snow and ice on Swiss glaciers melting at alarming rate amid heatwave, expert says Much of the water that flows into the Rhine and the Rhone – two of Europe’s major rivers – comes from the Alpine glaciers. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Snow and ice on Swiss glaciers melting at alarming rate amid heatwave, expert says
Accumulation on Switzerland’s glaciers from last winter expected to all be gone by Monday amid ‘enormous’ melt rates across Alps
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"Critically, our study suggests that such reorganisations can unfold over about a century, with individual components of the circulation changing within just a few decades – within a human lifetime." theconversation.com/the-gulf-str...
The Gulf Stream suddenly moved north during an ancient cold snap – and it’s a warning for our future
New evidence shows a major climate shift ‘within a lifetime’ 13,000 years ago.
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Three scenarios discussed in our article illustrate the choices and risks we face. I'd say: let's aim for the green one. We still have a choice, and are not yet destined to bequeath a much less habitable planet to future generations. Our children and grandchildren deserve a fair chance.
“Let’s not wait for our governments to save the world. We each have to do our bit- and we can. This is not somebody else’s problem. It’s NOT something we can NOT do anything about.” #WorldEnvironmentDay #NowForClimate @unep iceblog.org/2026/06/04/w...
World Environment Day 2026: A Global Call for Climate Action
There is no separating environment and climate. This June 5th, World Environment Day, we acknowledge that the changes we have made – and go on making – to our climate are having devastating effects…
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🚨 Heads up to all ocean 🌊 elders: Starting this month, more than 900 deep-sea ocean sensors will be pulled out of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans off the coast of Washington, Oregon, Alaska, North Carolina and Greenland. Time to put a stop to this. Call your reps now. www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Trump administration dismantles ambitious ocean monitoring program
Scientists across the country are expressing alarm as the Trump administration dismantles another tool for understanding how the planet is changing. More than 900 deep-sea ocean sensors will be pulled...
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“Let’s not wait for our governments to save the world. We each have to do our bit- and we can. This is not somebody else’s problem. It’s NOT something we can NOT do anything about.” #WorldEnvironmentDay #NowForClimate @unep iceblog.org/2026/06/04/w...
World Environment Day 2026: A Global Call for Climate Action
There is no separating environment and climate. This June 5th, World Environment Day, we acknowledge that the changes we have made – and go on making – to our climate are having devastating effects…
iceblog.org
World Environment Day 2026: A Global Call for Climate Action There is no separating environment and climate. This June 5th, World Environment Day, we acknowledge that the changes we have made – and go on making – to our climate are having devastating effects on the environment. Protecting the…
World Environment Day 2026: A Global Call for Climate Action
There is no separating environment and climate. This June 5th, World Environment Day, we acknowledge that the changes we have made – and go on making – to our climate are having devastating effects on the environment. Protecting the climate is protecting the environment – and keeping our planet liveable. If we don't halt runaway climate change and reverse the warming trend, a lot of us may not be around to worry about the rest.
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“Protecting the climate is protecting the environment – and keeping our planet liveable.” Thank you for publishing, @TiredEarth. This tireless effort by the younger generation to protect our exhausted planet gives me hope! Please read and share. #worldEnvironmentDay tiredearth.com/articles/det...
Tired Earth | Worldwide Community for Environmental Action
Tired Earth is a global environmental platform uniting people from around the world to share ideas, promote sustainability, and take action for the planet.
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Hard to believe I’m even writing this. Meteorological summer hasn’t even begun, yet Paris, France has already logged more days above 32°C than its annual average.
#Klima #Weltrekord #Klimaschtuz #ErneuerbareEnergien Wow, kreativer Protest in Hamm gegen Katharina Reiches Energiepolitik. 5000 Menschen (lt. Greenpeace) bildeten eine bewegliche Windradformation. (Lt. Polizei sollen es 2700 Menschen gewesen sein). www.tagesspiegel.de/gesellschaft...
Weltrekord in Hamm aufgestellt: Tausende Menschen protestieren mit Windrad-Formation gegen Gaskraftwerke
Tausende Menschen haben am Samstag in Hamm gegen die Energiepolitik von Katherina Reiche demonstriert. Rund 2000 von ihnen formten dabei ein bewegliches Windrad.
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A record-shattering heat wave is roasting Western Europe, spurred by a remarkably (record) strong heat dome for this time of year in that location. www.cnn.com/2026/05/26/c...
Europe is sweltering in a deadly, early heat wave. Here’s why it’s happening | CNN
Temperature records are being smashed across Europe as parts of the continent swelter under a heat dome that is bringing extreme temperatures alarmingly early in the year.
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Electricity demand will make solar power the most dominant source of energy by 2032, says BloombergNEF. Researchers observed that the 3 energy shocks of the past decade — the Covid pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and the Iran War — have motivated countries “to decouple from imported fossil fuels”
Iran Energy Shock Supports Boom in Renewables and Electrification
Solar power will be the single-largest source of electricity by 2032, BloombergNEF researchers said in their annual New Energy Outlook report.
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