It is not only a tragedy for humans: French wildfires are turning animals’ homes into ‘a desert of ashes’ | National Geographic www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

French wildfires are turning animals’ homes into ‘a desert of ashes’

The catastrophic fires have potential to do long-term damage to many wild animal populations, but a toad species could be the most affected.

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This is grotesque and fascist.

Ted Hesson@tedhesson.bsky.social · 2d ago

ICE is beginning to outfit Haitian immigrants with ankle monitors after the Trump admin ended their deportation protections www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

I can’t imagine what is must be like to be at the receiving end of Russia’ human safari war crimes. Chasing down a market stall seller. Amazingly, despite the explosion, he survived www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Video shows Russian drone chasing Ukrainian street vendor in 'human safari' attack

Ukraine said the video - showing a terrified civilian being hounded by a remotely-controlled drone - amounted to a war crime.

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Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

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More evidence that Reform voters are not like other people in the UK. Show them some potential corruption and they’re all in.

How come Farage is allowed to hold a press conference, which was broadcast on the BBC?

Well there we are. Nigel Farage has blown a gaping hole in his excuse for why his secret £5 million ‘gift’ from a crypto billionaire did not need to be declared. Reform are up to their neck in sleaze and they clearly think the rules don’t apply to them. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Farage admits he discussed returning as Reform leader months earlier than previously stated

Admission may undermine Farage’s account of circumstances surrounding £5m gift from crypto billionaire

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"After removing the effects of El Niño, volcanic eruptions & solar cycles, researchers found the planet has warmed at roughly 0.35°C per decade over the past ten years, compared with just under 0.2°C per decade from 1970 to 2015." So, almost double the rate 😱 www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Scientists detect a sharp acceleration in global warming

Global warming appears to have shifted into a faster gear. After removing the effects of El Niño, volcanic eruptions, and solar cycles, researchers found that the planet has warmed at roughly 0.35°C p...

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Other nuclear plants requiring pretty drastic measures to continue operating, or needing to shut down www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Rupert Read@rupertread.bsky.social · 2d ago

Remember: nuclear power IS intermittent. Probably, as climate breakdown deepens, worse so than wind - and solar. Pass it on…

They don’t want it to be true. If the crossings stopped they’d be subsidizing them to embarrass Labour. Reform and Restore NEED the small boat crossings

Liam Thorp@liamthorp.bsky.social · 2d ago

Andy Burnham correctly points out in an interview that small boat crossings are massively down this year compared with last. The comments in the post are filled with people suggesting he is lying about this very clear, data-evidenced fact. It’s almost as though they don’t want it to he true…

One more time. The costs of climate adaptation will dwarf the costs of decarbonisation. #Pyrocene #ClimateAdapation Gift link. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

European wildfire costs this year have already surpassed €3bn

Economic toll in worst-hit countries exceeds official estimate of costs to bloc in average year, according to FT analysis

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I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.

Important, because Farage's defence for not declaring Harborne's £5m 'gift' has always been very specific: he did not decide to stand until 3rd of June. Turns out this deal was struck mid-May (confirmed by RefUK) and facilitated by Farage's other big donor, convicted felon 'Posh' George Cotrell. 🧐

European Heart@bexbitchley.bsky.social · 4d ago

@mrjamesob.bsky.social @sturdyalex.bsky.social @pimlicat.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/nigel-farage-reform-leader-deal-george-cottrell-5gfrcrmb0

New: A business that made a six-figure donation to Reform UK received interest-free loans of £67m from unnamed “related companies” in the months before, raising questions about the possible origin of the funds. observer.co.uk/news/politic...

Reform given six-figure donation by firm that received £6...

Nigel Farage’s party is facing questions about the lack of transparency over £100,000 in funds donated by a management consultancy

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“Two distinct groups of accounts on X were actively amplifying anti-Spanish disinformation by weaponising anti-colonial narratives. These accounts appeared to be affiliated with actors in Israel or the US… 3/

Billion-pellet plastic spill blights England's north east coast oceanographicmagazine.com/news/billion... #PlasticPollution #Microplastics

Billion-pellet plastic spill blights North East Coast

Private shipping firms face fury from local communities and the regional mayor over a slow response to the UK's worst-ever microplastic spill

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"Pragmatic" What politicians say when they want to ignore the scientific reality of the #climatecrisis for short-term political convenience www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Burnham promises ‘pragmatic’ approach to North Sea oil and gas

PM tells reporters the government cannot ignore the energy resource ‘when people are struggling’

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The BBC treats climate change as a political subject, which it is not. This gives them the excuse of "both sidesing" an overwhelming scientific consensus and outright lying. It is a propaganda machine downplaying a deadly emergency and questions need to be asked at the highest level as to why.

Michael E. Mann@michaelemann.bsky.social · 6d ago

I was not informed by the BBC that they would have a right wing political figure or lobbyist on after me to rebut what I said. The individual in question went on to spout lies about China, etc. to distract attention from the Trump administration's assault on climate action. This is unacceptable.

Human-induced climate change made the extreme fire weather that fuelled the recent destructive wildfires at least twice as likely in France and at least 20 times more likely in Spain, according to our new study.

Shell’s quarterly profits up from $4.3bn to $9.8bn, jump in price of oil/gas due to wars . Customer bills hiked, industries crippled, economies damaged, planet burns from fossil fuels pollution, corporations profit from catastrophies. Another $3bn share buyback. Must levy 100% windfall tax.

Shell’s profits more than double after jump in oil and gas prices

Environmentalists renew calls for windfall tax to support households after Q2 earnings rise to almost $10bn

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‘Extremely scary findings’ show #climatecrisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather - Latest study says global heating has made hot, dry and windy conditions in Spain at least 20 times more likely @wwattribution.bsky.social Story by me www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather

Latest study says global heating has made hot, dry and windy conditions in Spain at least 20 times more likely

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Clean out the UK news media cesspit -> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

Petition: Ban foreign media ownership, enact a social media levy & new regulatory reform

Pass law to ban foreign & offshore ownership of UK media, enact a social-media levy to distribute media ownership across society & fund independent, local & cooperative-owned media. We believe democra...

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These wildfires didn’t come out of nowhere. Activists and scientists tried to warn us but the media refused to inform the public. Even now the media isn’t reflecting the full truth of this crisis. We’re talking about rising sea levels that will swallow coastal towns and cities, diseases

#GlobalHeating greatly increases #wildfire risk. That‘s been established scientifically for a long time (see IPCC reports) but has now been shown again for the current fires 🔥 in France and Spain in a new World Weather Attribution study. www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...

No one can ever believe anything Trump pledges, says or puts in writing. With Trump, a deal is never a deal and nobody can count on the US for anything while he’s president. His word is garbage, agreements mean nothing, and he lies about everything.

🧵UK media has been duped about net-zero (again) The playbook is identical: 1️⃣ Find a big scary number 2️⃣ Speed-dial non-specialist hacks 3️⃣ Do say “serious economic damage” 4️⃣ Don’t say “we pretended gas is free” 5️⃣ That's it! Many papers still fell for it 🤷

I just tried it on Google AI 😂🤣

Thanks to SKS

Changing gas stove/hob to electric can help asthmatics as much - or more - than drugs - study #airpollution Story by @drgaryfuller.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Replacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs, US experts find

Team in Ohio finds swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite study being scaled back by Trump cuts

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Maternity care has collapsed in Gaza. In the first six months of 2026: nearly 4,000 miscarriages, 82 cases of severe maternal morbidity per 1,000 deliveries, 57% of pregnant women anemic. www.ochaopt.org/content/huma...

Humanitarian Situation Report | 23 July 2026 | United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - Occupied Palestinian Territory

Fatalities linked to settler attacks in 2026 have already surpassed the total recorded during all of 2025, with 18 Palestinians killed as of 20 July compared with 17 throughout 2025.

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