“No climate justice on occupied land” Respect for Greta Thunberg’s vocal commitment to the cause of Palestine. One struggle, one fight! 🇵🇸🌱🍉

Today, the 5th US National Climate Assessment was released. I've been an author now for 4 assessments - so what's new with this one, and why does it matter? (thread) nca2023.globalchange.gov

After three years of work by a team of over 750 scientists, we are releasing the US 5th National Climate Assessment today! We see greater impacts of climate change on the US since the 2018 NCA4 report, but also some encouraging signs of progress. nca2023.globalchange.gov

Biden owes us real climate action. Climate disasters are uprooting families and claiming thousands of lives. He needs to declare a climate emergency and use the full powers of his presidency to create green union jobs, end the fossil fuel era, and prepare for climate disasters.

Like a broken record, last month was the hottest October (using NASA GISS data)... Data/info: data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/faq/

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce as figures in the new U.S. National Climate Assessment report, a thread

NHC and NWS Weather Prediction Center are beginning to issue experimental graphics for rainfall associated with tropical cyclones affecting Caribbean and Central American locations. For more info and to provide comments, refer to the Public Information Statement: weather.gov/media/notifica…

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It's not a named storm, and it may not get named at all, but Potential Tropical Cyclone 22 is still one of the most threatening systems of the entire 2023 Atlantic season thus far. Here's an update from Jeff Masters and me. Climate Connections yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/11/potent…

The COP #COP28UAE is complicit in compromising the lives of our people. It is a corporate sponsored selfie opp for self-anointed power brokers that don’t serve frontline interests- at Your People at UPROSE 🌻 - we call for a boycott. The path to climate justice is local & frontline led🌻

This bench used to be a wind turbine blade. Many retired wind blades end up in landfills. A startup called Canvas is trying to change that. Full story by Coco Liu Bloomberg Green: bloomberg.com/news/features/…

This is the best summary I've ever seen on why air travel — especially academic air travel — is unethical in this era of climate emergency.

This brave talk from Jamie Alexander is a must-listen to ground us in the world that needs to exist so that *all* of us get a chance to thrive on a healthy planet. We can't shy away from speaking the truth, especially when it's hard. ❤️🌍

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NEW – Revealed: How colonial rule radically shifts historical responsibility for climate change | Simon Evans @VernerViisas Read here ➡️ bit.ly/3TecPJx

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