NEW – Global warming above 1.5C could trigger ‘multiple’ tipping points | Ayesha Tandon w/ comment from David A. McKay Sebastian Bathiany Alex Robinson Richard Alley

Read here: bit.ly/3cTpnTS

FACTCHECK | Some Conservative politicians are claiming solar farms are a ‘threat’ to UK farmland.

But what are the facts?

Josh Gabbatiss Freya Graham Robert McSweeney Giuliana A. Viglione, PhD

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GIJN's Data Journalism Top 10 this week features BBC News (UK) & Finance Uncovered's exposé on UK's transparency loophole, and Carbon Brief's report on the link between human-caused climate change & extreme weather.

Based on NodeXL Project analysis, curated by Eunice Au. buff.ly/3w19Mb7

This is a superb thread by Simon Evans on #energy prices

As some of us have pointed out repeatedly, the reason for the huge rise in bills is the huge rise in wholesale gas prices - not #NetZero policies and not green levies (which are set to account for less than 5% of bills)

🧵GIJN's Data Journalism Top 10 this week features:

🗺️Bloomberg' mapping of cooler spots in hot cities,

⛏️The New York Times' investigation into illegal mining in the Brazilian Amazon,

🦈The Wall Street Journal's look at shark attacks, & more. gijn.org/2022/08/12/dat…

How is wheat – one of the most traded commodities in the world – impacted by climate change, and how does it contribute to it?

A first in a new series that includes #dataviz , case studies and maps. Words by Aruna Chandrasekhar @NZagoruychik for Carbon Brief

bit.ly/WheatProfile

Best illustration of 'most of your users will not find your interactive features' ever

NEW – ​​Mapped: How climate change affects extreme weather around the world.

In 504 “attribution” studies mapped by Carbon Brief, 71% found warming made events more likely or severe 📈.

By Robert McSweeney Roz Pidcock Tom Prater Joe Goodman

THREAD

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++BREAKING++

The UK has recorded its highest ever temperature at 40.3C – smashing the previous record by 1.6C #heatwave

Last few days to apply for Interactive developer role!! Carbon Brief

#dataviz #journojob #devjob

Nearly 200,000 properties in England may have to be abandoned due to rising sea levels by 2050, according to new report.

Some of my maps plotting the worst affected local authorities used in Daily Mail Online here dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/ar…

📢 JOB: Interactive developer

Interested in visualising climate science & policy? Have experience in front-end dev, data viz, mapping?

Come work with me + Joe Goodman and play a major role in raising Carbon Brief reporting and analysis to next level

carbonbrief.org/vacancy-intera…

Carbon Brief's summer internship is back🌍

If you're a student/grad looking to get into climate journalism, please apply. We particularly encourage applicants from minority backgrounds.

It's paid at London Living Wage & travel expenses.

My DMs are open for any q's

#journojobs

🚨 Open source alert! 🚨
We here publish our second large DER SPIEGEL Svelte app on GitHub! A deep dive scrollytelling into Nobel laureate statistics.
👩‍💻🧑‍💻: github.com/spiegelgraphic…
PLUS: I'm going to talk about this app this afternoon! 👇

Can you save the planet from the worst effects of climate change? In our new, free-to-play game, it's time to take on the role of global minister for future generations and find out:🌍 ft.com/climategame

NEW - The Carbon Brief Profile: France | Josh Gabbatiss Joe Goodman Tom Prater

Read here: bit.ly/3O6WSjc