Karin Kirk
@karinkirk.bsky.social
Geologist, skier, science journalist for Yale Climate Connections. Former Earth and climate science writer for NASA, but our federal govt decided these topics are threatening to them. More determined than ever to keep pushing for climate solutions.
Does anyone know of an indoor air quality monitor with an alarm? (not a push notification, but an actual alarm) We went to bed with the windows open and woke up to AQI of 180 outside. No fun! Seems preventable with the right setup. Thanks for any recommendations!
A society that vilifies scientists and healthcare workers for trying to save lives is a society determined to destroy itself.
Summer days featuring conditions that promote wildfire ignition, intensity, and spread have more than doubled across large parts of the Iberian Peninsula, France, Italy, and Greece since 1981, according to a study in Scientific Reports. go.nature.com/44U6vLR 🌎🧪
The U.S. Secretary of Defense just stated that—so far—the war with Iran has cost $37.5 billion dollars. That's since February. That same amount is how much the United States spent on planetary science from FY2013 through FY2026 inclusive. Thirteen years of planetary science or five months of war.
Here's a fun little coincidence I noticed: Every Republican Congressmember loudly blaming Canada's forest management policies for this year's unprecedented wildfires (and ignoring climate change) is a massive recipient of fossil fuel funding. Receipts👇
Hey look, we can't accommodate climate change, we've got traditions to uphold and television contracts to consider! I mean, we've fucked over the climate and made summers super deadly, but don't expect us to actually change anything, okay?
Cycling Weekly@cyclingweekly.com · 3w ago'It's not possible, the Tour de France is July': Race director rejects Tadej Pogačar's wish www.cyclingweekly.com/racing/tour-...
It's the time of year when this NASA page about wildfires and climate change becomes sadly relevant. But the good news is that the page is still up! It walks through the ways we know that our warming climate is causing larger and more destructive wildfires - the evidence is clear.
Karin Kirk@karinkirk.bsky.social · last yr.I wrote this NASA page about wildfires and climate change, and I'm so excited it's finally live. It's a tireless effort to get big pages published at NASA - as it should be! How long will it remain up? Who knows. Check it out while you still can. 🧪 #climatesky science.nasa.gov/wildfires-an...
Scientists--if your funding was cut over the last year (for research on climate, global health, DEI, LGBTQ or womens health, etc) but you managed to keep the research going, I want to talk to you for an upcoming article! Plz contact me: gewin at me dot com. Re-posts appreciated!
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ As Pride Month comes to a close, we want to reiterate that at AGU, we stand with our LGBTQIA+ community—because inclusion drives innovation, and representation matters.
My husband complained to our local TV news and I could not be more proud. It annoyed us every night, "Welp another *weird* record high temperature, yet again!" As if there is no explanation. TV meteorologists explain all kinds of weather to their audiences, and they should include climate change.
Left Of Texas@leftoftexas.org · last mo.we need to normalize / pressure meteorologists to contextualize WHY and HOW weather fuckiness is tied to climate change.
We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office. Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.
Happy Juneteenth! 161 years ago today, the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas were finally freed. Let us celebrate our ancestors’ strength and resilience, and remind ourselves of the work we still have to do to create the future they dreamed of.
Incredible - dramatic improvements in air quality in London are linked to a measurable impact on Londoners' health: 9.3% drop in heart-related emergency admissions 5.1% drop in hospital admissions of all illnesses and health conditions Cleaning up our air protects our future.
Emergency hospital admissions fell after introduction of London’s T-charge and Ulez, study suggests
Imperial College scientists analysed health records before and after introduction of air pollution reduction zones
theguardian.com
Capitalism is neat because the world's first trillionaire had the resources to end global hunger and instead actively chose to starve hundreds of thousands of people to death
Dear Humanity, #ClimateChange threatens our existence. If we don't act soon there'll be catastrophic biodiversity loss & untold amounts of human misery. Time's running out. Yours, 15,000 concerned scientists Act, before action is no longer possible. #ClimateCrisis
I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline. “Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming. Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”
Forbes@forbes.com · 2mo agoScientists have reached a consensus that human behavior is a big driver of climate change—but Americans aren't buying it.
On this not-fighting-about-climate-change stuff we’ve been seeing, here’s some relevant new polling. 🧵
The conservative justices on the Supreme Court arguing that you can separate race and partisanship got me thinking about these maps. starkeycomics.com/2021/06/11/h...
The Montana Plan offers a practical, lawful solution to tackle one of the biggest issues underlying everything else we care about: reclaiming democratic control and putting power back in the hands of regular people, not special interests.
Just to put it all in one place 1. Posted a picture of Biden hogtied. 2 Mocked Paul Pelosi 3. Said he was glad Mueller died 4. Threatened the entire Iranian civilisation with being wiped out 5. Fomented an actual coup with extreme violence 6. Is a rapist But the left should tone down the rhetoric
Here's a little spoof of the media segment that every news channel has made lately. Let's talk to drivers about high gas prices! But there's a twist! ⚡⚡ www.youtube.com/shorts/suRnn...
Gas prices are high; these drivers don't care.
YouTube video by YaleClimateConnections
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"When I started writing about the climate crisis in the 1980s I was in my 20s, I didn’t fully comprehend that there could be a force...so steeped in greed & power that it would sacrifice the earth & its inhabitants for its own narrow interests. But there is, it’s Big Oil." @billmckibben.bsky.social
America's right-wing in a single exchange. It's perfect.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4mo agoWATSON COLEMAN: What would you say to the mothers of the kids who died because of your dismantling of USAID? Harvard says there are more than 100,000 of them VOUGHT: Harvard?
This is an excellent summary, very skimmable if you just want to get a sense of the highlights. A key distinction of our current energy crisis: "This time the alternative is superior." People - and governments - can walk away from being held hostage by fossil fuels. The freedom feels so good!
Simon Evans@drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 4mo ago"Replacing oil imports for road transport with EVs could save importers over $600 billion a year – the single largest lever any country has to cut its import bill."
"Replacing oil imports for road transport with EVs could save importers over $600 billion a year – the single largest lever any country has to cut its import bill."
The New Twin Fossil Shock
How the energy crises of the 2020s speed up the electric age
electrotech-revolution.com
Here's a short and sweet public radio spot about my recent article on the ski industry's response to climate change. Of all the pieces I've published in my career. This is the one that has generated the most negative pushback. Fascinating. app.publicnewsservice.org/story/advoca...
Advocates: MT, U.S. ski industry should do more on climate change
As winters get warmer and drier in Montana and the western U.S., environmental advocates say the ski industry could do more to address climate change.An analysis by Yale Climate Connections
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