“Things aren’t just getting worse. They’re getting worse faster,” said study co-author Zeke Hausfather. “Some reports, there’s a silver lining. I don’t think there really is one in this one.” washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/…

Foreign ministry criticizes CBC for changing Taiwan reference from country to 'self-ruled island' taiwannews.com.tw/news/6138615

In 2024, this region recorded 6,165,398 temperature observations from ships & buoys. The region also had 246 active weather stations on Pacific Islands, and a further 7,398 stations in North America, Asia, & Australia. Lastly, this area is ~1/3 of the Earth's surface, not half.

Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day! It’s a day to lift up our languages, honour our ancestors, and celebrate the strength of our communities.

1) There's a growing effort to deny Taiwan’s colonial history by redefining Han migration as “internal expansion.” But this is Han exceptionalism in disguise. Let’s unpack why Taiwan is a settler colony—historically, structurally, and politically.

Who ever thought a pair of spacecraft launched in the ’70s would end up with a Twitter account? We're signing off here, but our mission continues. (Fingers crossed for 50 years!) Thanks for being part of this remarkable story. Stay curious. Stay kind. Stay inspired. 💫 -V1&2

With resilient people & a steadfast commitment to democratic values, Taiwan has shown that democracy can survive & thrive, even in the face of constant threats. We will continue to work with our friends in the international community to ensure that democracy endures. 🎥

As heat waves scorch the globe . . . Mark Carney Liberal Party #cdnpoli

When a recognized glaciologist says 'it's hard to accept these numbers...' Well, you should be terrified! 1 m ice thickness lost... in 10 days! 😱😱😱

Longtime TFCC member and former VP Chris Horton 何貴森’s new book Ghost Nation: The Story of Taiwan and its Struggle for Survival will hit shelves in mid-July. The TFCC is organizing a group pre-order for Taiwan residents. Secure your copy here: forms.gle/SPGtMVEhtvoSS7…

"New paper: The role of isoprenoids in the chemical interaction between plants and other organisms in their rhizosphere" by Harro Bouwmeester Preview: Strigolactones are germination stimulants of many of the Orobanchaceae… Source: parasiticplants.org/b/Jm8 #parasiticplants

We dream. Of the news being boring again. And birds staying amazing.

Believe it or not, the usual suspects are trying to sell the little blip at the end of the Antarctic ice loss curve (due to a few strong snowfall events in East Antarctica) as proof that "global warming is a hoax". It just shows once again that "climate skeptics" just fool you.

Our final updates have been posted to the Climate.gov website, and this will be our final post to our social media channels.

Ontario Nature's Shane Moffatt says that both the Ontario and federal governments should see the Blanchard's cricket frog being classified as extirpated (not existing in Canada) as an indicator of the country’s deteriorating wetlands. Full article here: ow.ly/fQmn50WhNhi

The Telegraph The Telegraph I resent your wording — “alternative medicine” did not kill my sister because there is no such thing as “alternative medicine”. There is medicine, which is science-based, and then there is pseudoscience. No grey areas.

Scihub stopped uploading new articles. SciDB is a continuing effort which has the entire scihub collection AND new papers. annas-archive.org/scidb

“On her first dedicated scientific voyage to Antarctica in March [2025], the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina found the area sea-ice free. Scientists were able to reach places never sampled before. Over the past four summers, Antarctic sea ice extent has hit new lows.”

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Zero sympathy for this population having to have its paperwork in order. All of us foreigners face such requirements. PRC spouses are a privileged caste with de facto dual citizenship, thanks to the sweetheart deal with the PRC. Whereas foreigners like me can never do that.