John Marsham

John Marsham

@johnmarsham.bsky.social

Prof of Atmospheric Science, Weather, Climate, Tropical Meteorology, Communicating the Climate Crisis

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Alex Andreou
@sturdyalex.bsky.social

This went on for the rest of the full hour, at which point the BBC apologised for having to go to the weather and urged viewers to follow continuing live coverage on iPlayer. Forty-one minutes of unfiltered, unchallenged propaganda by a far right party with 8 MPs, now third in the polls. Discuss.

Alex Andreou@sturdyalex.bsky.social

BBC News just interrupted its coverage to go, live, to Nigel Farage - a man with no contitutional standing in our setup - responding to the budget - a document which nobody has seen yet. WHY

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Peter Geoghegan
@petergeoghegan.bsky.social

This is objectively very very funny

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Vance: "Remember in 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine and gas prices skyrocketed. They skyrocketed, by the way, far higher than they are today...They skyrocket every time some tin pot dictator decides to throw a tantrum."

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Jill Belch
@jillbelch.bsky.social

Incorrect @BBCNews Wood burning IS NOT CHEAPER THAN GAS And it poutres you, your family & your neighbours Please correct this article! It’s harmful. #AirPollution

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Adam Bienkov
@adambienkov.bsky.social

What is the BBC's justification for maintaining this level of coverage of Reform now it has slipped into third place?

Alex Andreou@sturdyalex.bsky.social

BBC News just interrupted its coverage to go, live, to Nigel Farage - a man with no contitutional standing in our setup - responding to the budget - a document which nobody has seen yet. WHY

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the Juice Media
@thejuicemedia.com

The Government™ has made an ad about all these protests happening around the world, and it’s surprisingly honest and informative.

John Marsham
@johnmarsham.bsky.social

Thanks to Climate Action Ilkley for supporting another @nebriefing.bsky.social screening in Ilkley, and to Christchurch for hosting. Yet more to come in November!

Steve Peel@steve-peel.bsky.social

Post screening discussion of People's Emergency Briefing tonight at Christchurch, Ilkley. Big audience of about 100 very concerned and seeking commitment from their MPs.

John Marsham
@johnmarsham.bsky.social

Classic cognitive dissonance from @dailymail.co.uk. I imagine if you are one of the 7000 without power having a torch with charged batteries, a way to charge your phone and even a wind-up radio may be quite useful. Someone hacked French fridges - the next hack could be much much worse

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Simon Evans
@drsimevans.carbonbrief.org

You might like to remember this next time you hear someone claiming that net-zero is driving up bills

Simon Evans@drsimevans.carbonbrief.org

NEW ANALYSIS: Expensive gas behind "nearly 90%" of rise in UK household electricity bills since 2020 + 77% of the rise in gas bills Contrary to what you've seen in media / political narratives, net-zero is "helping to shelter Britain from the impact of expensive gas", says @acjsissons.bsky.social

John Marsham
@johnmarsham.bsky.social

Thanks to Burleys Men She'd for invite to their @nebriefing.bsky.social screening. Love how this movement is growing beyond the usual 'eco' groups. My 6th screening, and only two convened by local eco group. Reflections: As usual universal concern, creating action is the more challenging bit, but

John Marsham
@johnmarsham.bsky.social

Thanks to Burleys Men She'd for invite to their @nebriefing.bsky.social screening. Love how this movement is growing beyond the usual 'eco' groups. My 6th screening, and only two convened by local eco group. Reflections: As usual universal concern, creating action is the more challenging bit, but

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John Marsham
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other countries and almost every continent, but What's obvious is how so many have internalised the msg that 'action is a cost & a scarifice' (pushed by fossil fuel lobby), when so many actions save money and bring other benefits, eg

John Marsham
@johnmarsham.bsky.social

Thanks to Burleys Men She'd for invite to their @nebriefing.bsky.social screening. Love how this movement is growing beyond the usual 'eco' groups. My 6th screening, and only two convened by local eco group. Reflections: As usual universal concern, creating action is the more challenging bit, but

John Marsham
@johnmarsham.bsky.social

each screening counts (now over 5000), if creates only one more it keeps screening rate stable. And each leads to conversations, letters to MPs, signed petition, more engagement in local activities, others going to orher screenings. The cascade has now gone not just from Westminster to UK, but

John Marsham
@johnmarsham.bsky.social

Great to see Lt Gen (retired) Richard Nugee writing in the Daily Express. We need different voices for different audiences and sure the National security aspects vital for many www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-exp...

pressreader.com‘Ramp up pro­duc­tion to fight food secur­ity risks’ | Daily ExpressA DEFENCE heavy­weight says Bri­tain will run out of food we expect to find in shops unless we get ahead of the worsen­ing cli­mate. Former Army top brass Richard Nugee, who is part of the taskforce ...
John Marsham
@johnmarsham.bsky.social

As well as statistics, Rain over Africa has been tested in with African operational forecasters in real time in WISER-EWSA and EW4Energy testbeds (southern Africa & Ghana), demonstrating value for warnings and decisions

John Marsham
@johnmarsham.bsky.social

Banning journalists from Conservative conference with no explanation - anyone who thinks our democracy is weakened and under threat needs to wake up

Byline Times@bylinetimes.bsky.social

"Picking on Byline Times sends a message to other political journalists: Be careful. Don't be too critical. We can do the same to you." @adambienkov.bsky.social speaks to LBC's @mrjamesob.bsky.social about Byline Times' ban from Conservative Party Conference.

John Marsham
@johnmarsham.bsky.social

Thanks @yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk for discussion of El Nino. The Pacific may feel far away, but our world is interconnected in so many ways & they affect us. Floods, droughts, heat, food & water availability get worse until we have phased out fossil fuels. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/weather...

yorkshirepost.co.ukLeeds professor on how El Niño could impact UK’s weather and disrupt food supplyJohn Marsham, Professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Leeds, explains the El Niño and how the record-breaking phenomenon could impact the UK.
John Marsham
@johnmarsham.bsky.social

Great work engaging people in Ilkley. Most people underestimate how concerned others are. Most MPs underestimate how much people support action on climate. Time for a @nebriefing.bsky.social . Time to write to your MP if they are not already supporting it.

Steve Peel@steve-peel.bsky.social

Another great day getting people's views in Ilkley. Overwhelmingly recognising more extreme weather & loss of nature. Large majority wanting public and MPs to be better informed and wanting a televised national briefing. @nebriefing.bsky.social @johnmarsham.bsky.social

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Emma Monk
@monkemma.bsky.social

🧵 As front-page headlines go, this has to be one of the most misleading I've seen in a long time It's an out-and-out lie But notice the trick they use to get away with it...👀 *They're* not lying - they're just quoting someone else who is👍🏻 In this case, the leader of the opposition🙄 1/33

John Marsham
@johnmarsham.bsky.social

Everyone agree this is simply a lie? When did media stop holding MPs to account? 1. High gas prices are not a result of Labour approach to N Sea. Set internationally. No amount of gas from UK waters could make a signicant difference. Taxes etc are a small fraction, and cant explain increases 2.

John Marsham
@johnmarsham.bsky.social

Everyone agree this is simply a lie? When did media stop holding MPs to account? 1. High gas prices are not a result of Labour approach to N Sea. Set internationally. No amount of gas from UK waters could make a signicant difference. Taxes etc are a small fraction, and cant explain increases 2.

John Marsham
@johnmarsham.bsky.social

Sea level rise often ignored as 'far future', but good to see recognised as existential. See also our Nature commentary, www.nature.com/articles/d41...

nature.comWe need a global assessment of avoidable climate-change risksTo understand the urgency of emissions reductions, policymakers and citizens need a full analysis of what is at stake.
Bob Kopp@bobkopp.net

Happening now: UN high-level meeting on sea-level rise

webtv.un.org(Part 1) High-level Plenary Meeting to Address the Existential Threats Posed by Sea-level Rise - General Assembly, 81st sessionThe High-Level Meeting on Sea Level Rise will convene global leaders, experts, and other stakeholders to address the urgent and escalating threat of rising sea levels. This meeting will focus on build...
John Marsham
@johnmarsham.bsky.social

Good work from @eciu.net on the double-whammy that is possibly UK lowest harvest on record followed by record El Nino. UK media so far I think more focused on El Nino impacts on UK storms - I guess the food price story will grow as impacts appear. eciu.net/media/press-... eciu.net/media/press-...

eciu.netUK harvest even worse than previously thought – new dataUpdated figures released by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) suggest the UK's arable harvest is now expected to be even smaller than previously forecast.
John Marsham
@johnmarsham.bsky.social

Reflects (1) A near complete failure of media, including BBC, to hold politicians to account on severity of climate crisis & cost (in fact savings) of net zero. Note Conservatives guilty too (2) Huge private & fossil-fuel donations to parties - which have to stop www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-re...

carbonbrief.orgFactcheck: Reform UK’s 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy - Carbon BriefReform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has emerged as a major force in UK politics in recent years – pushing…
John Marsham
@johnmarsham.bsky.social

I just emailed the UK Gov to demand: - #TellTheTruth: issue & publicise the full, unredacted National Security Assessment - Hold a UK wide briefing on Climate & Nature Risks - #ActNow: mitigate against the serious threats to UK security - actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...

actionnetwork.orgDemand the UK Government Tell the Truth and Act Now!Join us to email the UK Government and show support for the three demands of Extinction Rebellion’s Love & Rage event. Our demands: - #TellTheTruth by issuing and publicising the full, unredacte...
John Marsham
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I added 1 Stop huge private & fossil fuel party donations 2 Ensure the BBC holds politctians to accoun. It is a failure of BBC & other media that Reform (& Tories) have got away with so many lies & mis-info www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-re...

carbonbrief.orgFactcheck: Reform UK’s 45 false or misleading claims about climate and energy - Carbon BriefReform UK, led by Nigel Farage, has emerged as a major force in UK politics in recent years – pushing…
John Marsham
@johnmarsham.bsky.social

One of the challenges of communicating the seriousness ClimateCrisis, is the fact that is affects far far more than people realise, "11% of UK homes could be at risk" from resultant subsidence, thene there's floods, sea-level rise ... www.theguardian.com/business/202...

theguardian.com‘We can see into the other room’: insurers face surge in subsidence claimsStressed UK homeowners tell of cracks opening up in the walls around them after two record-hot summers

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays)
@sundersays.bsky.social

If you would like to add your voice to tens of thousands of people thanking RNLI volunteers for their work, 38 Degrees have organised this open letter to express public support (at a time when a hateful fringe have been intimidating & abusing RNLI volunteers) act.38degrees.org.uk/act/rnli-tha...

act.38degrees.org.ukAn open letter in support of the volunteers and staff at the RNLIThis is a disgrace. Brave RNLI volunteers being called scum for risking their lives to save others at sea is just plain wrong. So I've signed an open letter of thanks for the RNLI letting them know th...