Mike K

@k-mike.bsky.social

Flight Free ∵ 2014 Living Off Grid ∵ 2013 Grows some food, has hens, builds large temporary data networks

The latest Nino 3.4 data. Yesterday's Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature set the 60th consecutive daily record high for the Nino 3.4 region, and was 0.83°C higher than the previous record for July 28th, which came at the start of the 1997/98 El Nino.

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Breaking News! Code UFB!!! On July 20th, the global surface temperature rose above 17.0°C. This is only the third year on record reaching 17.0°C, the other two years are 2023 and 2024. The temperature is forecast to go even higher over the next two days. Stay tuned!

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Shocking news that Andrew Windsor is under investigation: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... The shocking bit being that we're 7 years past a global revelation and decades past his security detail knowing everything. Here's to "lessons learned" two decades from now.

Police investigating former prince Andrew will visit US to speak with accuser’s relatives

Thames Valley police reportedly wish to talk to Virginia Giuffre’s brother and sister-in-law about her allegations

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++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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UK, the 5th largest economy and 4th globally in total private wealth, holds roughly $18 trillion in combined assets. However, 400,000 children in the UK were supported by baby banks in 2025, +11% increase from the year before. And 4.5 million kids live in poverty shorturl.at/qkaL5 #noBillionaires

About 400,000 UK children supported by baby banks, up 11% on previous year

Exclusive: Charities say they ‘cannot continue to absorb the impact of child poverty’ without government support

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Possibly / probably a Five-spot Burnet, although there's every chance it's the Six-spot Burnet Moth. It's has the most beautifully red wings in flight.

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The stunning Mullein caterpillar on one of our Mullein plants. The pupa can spend up to five winters in the ground before emerging as a night moth.

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Here's an updated anomaly graph for sea-surface temperatures in region Nino 3.4, using the preferred color scheme. I will be updating these whenever they look crazier than the previous update. That may be daily.

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