Muhammad Ittefaq, Ph.D.
@ittefaq.bsky.social
Assistant Professor: Michigan State University Senior Research Scientist: @harvardcchange.bsky.social Host: @scitalkofficial.bsky.social Science Talk YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScienceTalkOfficial/featured
A NSW parliamentary inquiry has recommended the government “consider assessing limitations that can be placed on fossil fuel advertising or sponsorship agreements, with particular attention to public buildings, transport assets and educational institutions.”
NSW Parliament recommends limits on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorship - Comms Declare
A New South Wales parliamentary committee has recommended that the state government examine restrictions on fossil fuel advertising and sponsorships.
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What worries Prof. William Rees and keeps him awake at night? youtube.com/shorts/ujKZt...
What Keeps Prof. William Rees Up at Night?
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What worries Prof. William Rees and keeps him awake at night? youtube.com/shorts/ujKZt...
What Keeps Prof. William Rees Up at Night?
YouTube video by Science Talk
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Something deeply troubling & shocking is happening at Exeter University*, where a mass cull of staff is planned, even though it's in surplus. No good justifications given. @jamesgdyke.info provides the details: www.technosphere.earth/the-bonfire-... *Disclosure: I have a Visiting Fellowship here. +🧵
The bonfire of the humanities
150 academic posts at the University of Exeter are to be cut, most in the humanities but also in social sciences, engineering and environmental sciences
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Rising cost of insuring against climate crisis will have wider knock-on effects for UK economy | Heather Stewart #Climate
Rising cost of insuring against climate crisis will have wider knock-on effects for UK economy | Heather Stewart
As extreme weather events become more common, economists say government will need to take more active role to protect consumers
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Breaking News! y-axis alert! Nino 3.4 sea surface temperatures are now more than 3 standard deviations above the 1991-2020 mean, forcing an extension of the y-axis up to 3.5σ. And that line way at the bottom? That's 1988.
MAHA and anti vaccine movement in the US. Prof. Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social youtu.be/8N2pkXun7Vc?...
MAHA and Anti-Vaccine Movement I Is Science Complex I Huge Damage to Scientific Community
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We need bold solutions rn. This would be tough, but is really needed. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival
Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions
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100 years of changing June sea ice... Total data set available from 1850 through 2017. Summary of methods: carbonbrief.org/guest-post-p...
🚨New Study Published🚨 In this study, we discussed key considerations for designing and implementing ethical AI systems to strengthen transparency and regulations to develop humane technology that empowers users and clinicians in promoting mental wellbeing. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
"I've been a #climate scientist for 33 years and we're seeing exactly the kinds of things that we were warning back then... [although] these records are perhaps more extreme and coming sooner than we had expected," @richardabetts.bsky.social
Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed
The combined effects of a heat dome and climate change have brought extreme warmth to western Europe.
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What happens to a country without land? globalvoices.org/2026/05/27/t...
Tuvalu aims to become a ‘Digital Nation’ amid rising sea levels
"The Digital Nation is a new way to fight, adapt and protect our identity and sovereignty. It is about taking control, shaping our future and keeping our roots alive."
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🔥 Individual or system change?🔥 This debate has been at the center of much of my social media engagement for years (causing a fair bit of frustration). Yet I have never published research directly addressing it. Until now. 🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
How is the Australian federal government doing at meeting its obligations under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework? "Terribly," says wildlife ecologist @euanritchie.bsky.social. However, the government claims they are 'on track' on most of those targets. Listen here @mongabay.com
Australia is failing to meet its environment targets, argues ecologist
Australia is one of 17 “megadiverse” countries that account for 70% of Earth’s biodiversity. However, Australia is unique in having the highest mammalian extinction rate in the world. That makes conse...
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It's time for your monthly climate change indicator update: 🫣 + Global temperature: 📈 + Carbon dioxide (CO₂): 📈 + Methane (CH₄): 📈 + Nitrous oxide (N₂O): 📈 Download at zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
Crossover happens! Solar and wind provide more power than gas. Fossil fuel corruption won’t stop progress. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
Another first for renewables: Wind and solar outgenerate gas in April
It’s a milestone moment that shows just how much clean energy has matured in a short amount of time — and a lot more growth is on the way.
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Jasmine Clark will become the first Black woman with a science Ph.D. to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. https://scim.ag/4dDZe6P
Microbiologist wins Georgia primary for U.S. House seat
Jasmine Clark is set to become the first Black congresswoman with a science Ph.D.
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While El Niño is expected to bring a quieter than usual Atlantic hurricane season, the reverse is true in the Pacific. I give a brief preview of the forecasts for the Pacific tropical cyclone season in today's post. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/05/el-n...
El Niño expected to help spur intense hurricane and typhoon seasons in the North Pacific » Yale Climate Connections
NOAA is forecasting an active eastern Pacific hurricane season, and TSR is predicting an active northwest Pacific typhoon season.
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U.S. television news coverage of climate change policy is aggregately balanced but polarized doi.org/10.1088/2515... via @ioppublishing.bsky.social
U.S. television news coverage of climate change policy is aggregately balanced but polarized
U.S. television news coverage of climate change policy is aggregately balanced but polarized, Landgren, Ekaterina, Osborne-Gowey, Jeremiah, Garland, Joshua, Boykoff, Maxwell, Burgess, Matthew G
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When we took office, NYC had a $12B deficit. Today it’s zero. And we didn’t close that gap on the backs of working people. We closed it while funding parks, libraries, safer streets, & public housing. Call it Pothole Politics or Democratic Socialism: We are government that delivers for the people.
🚨Techno-optimistic scientists take fewer climate actions In a new preprint, @colognaviktoria.bsky.social, @maiensachis.bsky.social, @jmbh.bsky.social & I examine techno-optimism among 9,199 scientists and how it relates to their civic engagement and lifestyle choices🧵 🔗 Link: tinyurl.com/hh94huzv
Last month was the 11th lowest #Antarctic sea ice extent on record for the month of April. This was 670,000 km² below the 1981-2010 April average. Data from the @nsidc.bsky.social at nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
Beautiful nature in Netherlands 🇳🇱 and Germany 🇩🇪
Fossil fuel companies are the best-represented group at the UN conferences on climate change, with more lobbyists attending than representatives from any nation. This year, a new global conference began with the mission of outgrowing fossil fuels. No fossil lobbyists allowed. US did not attend.
Santa Marta: Key outcomes from first summit on ‘transitioning away’ from fossil fuels - Carbon Brief
Countries attending a first-of-its-kind summit have walked away with plans to develop national roadmaps away...
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