Toni Klemm

@toniklemm.bsky.social

Science communicator for weather and climate at @dwdderwetterdienst.bsky.social in Potsdam, Germany, #scicomm. Runner. Occasional blogger. He/him.

🌡️ Germany set a new heat record on Friday, which was broken yesterday, and broken again today. Records were also broken in many other countries across Europe. 🥵 Climate change played a significant role in these recent, incredibly hot temperatures, an attribution study now confirmed.

🥵☔️ Hitze, Trockenheit und Starkregen durch den #Klimawandel treffen Städte besonders hart. 🌳🚌 Entsiegelung, also mehr Grünflächen, und mehr #ÖPNV und Radwege für Pendler, die weniger #Emissionen verursachen als Autoverkehr, würden hier helfen. 🚗🏙️ In Berlin passiert gerade leider das Gegenteil.

The authoritarian, violent, and anti-science actions of the Trump admin over the past week show clear contempt for democracy and the public good, endangering people in the US and around the world. Congress must uphold its constitutional responsibility and hold the administration accountable.

Koonin spending an entire WSJ column criticizing @nationalacademies.org’s report for not being a review of his DOE climate contrarian report when (1) to my knowledge, the Academies have never reviewed a gov’t report without being asked (though such an independent review, or comparable, is necessary…

Opinion | Another Tale of Climate Change Bias

The government should stop funding the National Academies’ climate studies until they shed the political conformity.

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It is cool that Mosel ist much more than Riesling. However, moving the focus away from Riesling to other grape varieties is crucial. Climate Change increases average temperatures, leading to declining Riesling quality in the mid and long run.

American Association of Wine Economists AAWE@wineecon.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Wine grape varieties on the Mosel, Germany (2024): With 62.3% of plantings, Riesling is king — but there's still an amazing diversity of grape varieties.