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One of the most severe marine heatwaves on Earth has developed off the coast of Ireland and the UK, with water temperatures as high as 4-5°C above normal. NOAA's Marine Heatwave Watch has categorized this event as a Category 4 (extreme) marine heatwave.

Just launched! Phase 2 of the City of Edinburgh Council's proposals to increase the number of the city’s parks under Fields in Trust protection agreements. Find out more about the scheme and let us know what you think! consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/fitphase2 Fields in Trust 💚

Five books you might like to read when asking what you can do about the #ClimateEmergency🧵 1. @ClimatePsych's excellent guide for turning anxiety into action

A sad day. In addition to his amazing research on batteries, John Goodenough's life is a story of making surprising moves in academia. A true inspiration. RIP fortune.com/2023/06/26/joh…

Your parents are right about some things and wrong about others. They're right that you have to work hard and finish things, but they'll tend to be too risk-averse and their taste in problems will be a generation out of date.

GOOD NEWS! A temporary tree preservation order has been secured for the woodland around Western Harbour Ponds. Please write in support of it being made permanent! Here’s the order: edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file… Comments by 13 July to [email protected] referencing order 206

Friends in Edinburgh, join us in Thursday for this month's Climate Drinks

The word "Anthropocene" falsely represents the predicament humanity is in. We are entering a near-explosive geological instant of high CO2, high global temperature and high sea level. That's an event boundary, not a geological era. And the cause is not anthropic, it's capitalist.

Ask and you shall receive - this poster design is now available as a pay what you want download to print yourself 💚🖨️ tolmeiagregory.com/product/climat… You can support my work from a minimum of £1 (suggested £5) and help inspire others to find their role in the movement! 🥳

Whoever decided you can’t build a cycling city in hilly or wintery conditions forgot to tell Oslo. Boosted by a ten-fold increase in infrastructure construction—€450 million worth—since 2015, (e-)bicycle traffic has grown 77%, as it strives for a 16% modal share target by 2025.

Blocking the roads like this is completely unacceptable. They should lock up the people who did this and throw away the key. #JustStopOil

A poor objective! That intensity of young trees would have a high death rate. New plantations never compensate for mature trees. The supporting ecology is not there and tree monoculture is high maintenance. Better to have preserved more original trees.

Wake up every morning. Say to yourself l "I do not consent to the destruction of life on earth." It only takes 25% of the population to enact social tipping points. 25% to flip the system. In that I find hope in the #ClimateBreakdown meme quote George Monbiot

I often wonder what parents will tell their kids as they become teens and adults. The honest answer is mostly that they pretended it wasn’t happening because doing something would have meant time, effort and activism. There again, most younger people are mostly ignoring it too

Outstanding etymological #map of #Africa tells you where place names came from. Love it! Source: buff.ly/2xNBISS

In or near Edinburgh? Interested in good conversation / debate? Totally get along to this 👇 #edinburgh

#Scotland take on #England in Guinness Men's Six Nations at Scottish Gas Murrayfield at 4.45pm tomorrow + it's going to be a busy one! Plan travel to or near the stadium + follow Lothian Buses Edinburgh Trams + ScotRail for updates. Road closures/changes 👉 edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file… #CalcuttaCup

I love long tree life content.

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