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18 Sep, 5 tweets, 3 min read
This is a REALLY good idea. Social media is almost singlehandedly responsible for the spread of dangerous conspiracy theories, from covid to flat earth to climate. They need to acknowledge it and take responsibility to address it. @jack @LinkedIn @YouTube @Facebook @Twitter
Because I’m a scientist, I want to be clear that the statement above is not just my opinion. There is peer reviewed evidence for it. For example, on Twitter: news.mit.edu/2018/study-twi…
Flat earthers: “we provide evidence for … conversion after multiple exposures to Flat Earth YouTube videos on & the crucial role YouTube played in their conversion process, suggesting the platform is potentially a strong avenue for changing beliefs.” tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…
On Facebook, it’s even being done by bots. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamai…
These are just three examples. Feel free to add more!

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Good news for today: "The global pipeline of proposed coal power plants has collapsed by 76% since the Paris Agreement in 2015, bringing the end of new coal power construction into sight." Here's what needs to happen next ... (see next tweet) e3g.org/publications/n…
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17 Sep
So delighted to see #TIME100 recognize pioneering scientists @FrediOtto and @gjvoldenborgh for their work on the cutting edge of extreme weather attribution: putting numbers on how much worse climate change made a given hurricane, heatwave or flood. 👏👏👏time.com/collection/100…
Their work makes climate change up close and personal. I wrote this op-ed with Fredi a few weeks ago, when the air outside my family's home was choked with wildfire smoke and she was checking on her family's safety after the devastating German floods. nytimes.com/2021/08/17/opi…
If you'd like to understand the science behind how they put numbers on exactly how much more likely, stronger, or more damaging climate change made a certain event, I highly recommend @FrediOtto's engrossing book. greystonebooks.com/products/angry…
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29 Aug
Climate change didn't cause Hurricane Ida, an "explosively intensifying tropical storm" bearing down on Louisiana on the anniversary of Katrina. But it's virtually certain it made it worse.
It will take some time for the formal attribution studies to be done, and published. @FrediOtto and I explain the emerging field of rapid attribution of extreme events (how much more likely, intense, or stronger climate change made a given event), here: nytimes.com/2021/08/17/opi…
But given that science has already showed that a warmer ocean and other aspects of climate change are leading to much faster intensification of hurricanes and is also making them bigger, slower and with a lot more rainfall... (source: science2017.globalchange.gov)
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9 Aug
"Feeling despair as I read the new @IPCC_CH report" a friend texted me this am. And no wonder: what's at risk is the future as we know it. If you feel the same, you're not alone. Acknowledging how we feel is essential. Then, turn that fear into action. ted.com/talks/renee_le…
Where can we start? Almost anywhere. Have a conversation about how you're feeling & why it matters. "Worry is the wellspring of action," @ecotone2 says, and "Conversations w friends & family kick off a true positive feedback loop" @MattGoldberg100 finds. ted.com/talks/katharin…
Join an organization that shares your concerns. If you're a mom, @joinsciencemoms @CleanAirMoms. A parent, @parents_action @ap4ca and more. A senior, @eldersclimate. A winter athlete, @uk_protect @ProtectWinters @protectwintersc.
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As @DrShepherd2013 pointed out earlier this week, Elsa is the earliest named 5th storm of an Atlantic hurricane season on record. The 5th named storm typically does not form until August 31st. "Whatever "typically" means these days," he added ... twitter.com/i/events/13979…
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What does climate change have to do with it? We've got a Global Weirding episode, of course!
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Today is #CanadaDay and for many of us it is a day to reflect and mourn, to honour the survivors of the horrifying residential school system and remember the thousands of young Indigenous children who lost their lives due to neglect and abuse.
What else can we do? (short thread)
1/ Talk to our kids about it. Here's some suggestions. todaysparent.com/family/books/b…
2/ Raise awareness. That's what the #WearOrange movement is all about. onwa.ca/post/orange-sh…
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