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Tropical forests in our time - people, trees and climate. Posts by Oliver Phillips.

Oliver Lawrence Phillips is a British ecologist who specializes in tropical forests and is currently Professor of Tropical Ecology in the School of Geography at the University of Leeds. He is noted for his work coordinating large-scale, collaborative research projects that study how humans have changed the world's tropical forests, and the implications for climate change. .. more

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Forest measurements are more important than ever.

“Dedicated teams working in the field to collect vital ground-truth data are essential to the success of our missions” - Simonetta Cheli #ESA Director of Earth Observation. Find out more in our latest newsletter.
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Reposted by Oliver L. Phillips

Now tell me again why we shouldn’t act on climate change…

The current, record El Niño could contribute to 451,000 additional heat-related deaths over the next six months.

El Niño is natural. The increasingly dangerous heat baseline we’re experiencing is not.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Huge El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six months
New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
I have a new piece out in Nature today on the record-breaking 2026/2027 El Niño, what impacts we should expect, and how governments can prepare. The Niño3.4 region is currently running more than 1C hotter than any prior event on record, and we remain months away from the peak www.nature.com/artic...

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Reposted by Oliver L. Phillips