Thomas Wittig

@thwittig.bsky.social

In case your day is not yet full enough of fun-packed new climate data ... The June update for Total Column Precipitable Water was just released by ECMWF, and it shows yet another new record high for the Northern mid-latitudes, where over 50% of humans live. Wet times ahead.

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🚨The most important graph in the world has another year of data, and it doesn't look good!🚨 NASA CERES satellites measure how much sunlight Earth absorbs and how much heat is radiated back to space. The difference is heat accumulation, which has more than tripled!

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„…The new calculations reveal that following a relative sea level rise of 1 metre, it is estimated that 37% more coastal areas will fall below sea level, affecting up to 132 million individuals….“ #climate www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global sea levels have been underestimated due to poor modelling, research suggests

Analysis shows average levels are 30cm higher than thought, and up to 150cm in south-east Asia and Indo-Pacific

theguardian.com

Unintended innovation aid: While it is praised in the USA for “…preserving US sovereignty and protecting American workers and businesses from extraterritorial overreach…” it may backfire as it fuels the sovereign movement in the EU. Congrats. 🥳 www.theguardian.com/business/202... #tax

US will be exempt from global tax deal targeting profits of large multinationals

Agreement finalised by the OECD waters down a landmark 2021 deal that set a minimum global corporate tax of 15%

theguardian.com