Jan-Jaap Wesselink
@j1nj22p.eurosky.social
Bioinformatics/genomics, landscape photography
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Using phone calls, travel movements and location data, Der Spiegel has traced the recent drone attack on a German airport back to the elite SSD unit of the Russian military intelligence service GRU.
When are the authorities going to start saying we’re at war and have been for a long time?
When are the authorities going to start saying we’re at war and have been for a long time?
(S+) Leipziger Flughafen: Das sollen die Männer hinter der Drohnen-Attacke sein
Ermittler meinen zu wissen, wer den Leipziger Flughafen mit Drohnen angegriffen hat. Ihren Auftrag erhielten die Verdächtigen nach SPIEGEL-Recherchen wohl von einer Spezialeinheit des russischen Gehei...
www.spiegel.de
October 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Using phone calls, travel movements and location data, Der Spiegel has traced the recent drone attack on a German airport back to the elite SSD unit of the Russian military intelligence service GRU.
When are the authorities going to start saying we’re at war and have been for a long time?
When are the authorities going to start saying we’re at war and have been for a long time?
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Margaret Hamilton has died. Absolute legend, it was my honour to meet her and have a conversation with her just a few years ago, super nice and still sharp. Ave atque vale Margaret. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90
Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90.
news.mit.edu
October 8, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Margaret Hamilton has died. Absolute legend, it was my honour to meet her and have a conversation with her just a few years ago, super nice and still sharp. Ave atque vale Margaret. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
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Lithuania is deploying up to 100 soldiers to reinforce its border with Russia’s Kaliningrad region.
Officials said the preventative move follows reports of a possible Russian mobilisation which could prompt people to try crossing illegally.
Officials said the preventative move follows reports of a possible Russian mobilisation which could prompt people to try crossing illegally.
October 7, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Lithuania is deploying up to 100 soldiers to reinforce its border with Russia’s Kaliningrad region.
Officials said the preventative move follows reports of a possible Russian mobilisation which could prompt people to try crossing illegally.
Officials said the preventative move follows reports of a possible Russian mobilisation which could prompt people to try crossing illegally.
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Maricarmen ha muerto este miércoles en el hospital Gregorio Marañón de Madrid, según ha confirmado el Sindicato de Inquilinas.
Llevaba ingresada desde el 23 de septiembre, cuando fue desahuciada de su casa
Llevaba ingresada desde el 23 de septiembre, cuando fue desahuciada de su casa
Muere Maricarmen, la mujer que convirtió su lucha por la vivienda en un clamor que recorrió España
La vecina de Retiro, de 87 años, fallece poco después de haber sido expulsada de su piso por Urbagestión, empresa que luego reculó y le permitió conservar una casa a la que no retornará
www.eldiario.es
October 7, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Maricarmen ha muerto este miércoles en el hospital Gregorio Marañón de Madrid, según ha confirmado el Sindicato de Inquilinas.
Llevaba ingresada desde el 23 de septiembre, cuando fue desahuciada de su casa
Llevaba ingresada desde el 23 de septiembre, cuando fue desahuciada de su casa
I like tiny mushrooms best, but sometimes the big ones are nice too :) A giant polypore in the Meerdaalwoud close to Leuven. #mushrooms #woodland #photography
October 7, 2026 at 7:07 PM
I like tiny mushrooms best, but sometimes the big ones are nice too :) A giant polypore in the Meerdaalwoud close to Leuven. #mushrooms #woodland #photography
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Breaking News!
Code UFB!!!
For the first time in recorded history, the Niño 3.4 sea-surface temperature (SST) is above 30.0°C, reaching a preliminary SST of 30.06°C on October 5th.
The Niño 3.4 SST anomaly is now 3.41°C above the 1991-2020 baseline.
Everything is not fine.
Code UFB!!!
For the first time in recorded history, the Niño 3.4 sea-surface temperature (SST) is above 30.0°C, reaching a preliminary SST of 30.06°C on October 5th.
The Niño 3.4 SST anomaly is now 3.41°C above the 1991-2020 baseline.
Everything is not fine.
October 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Breaking News!
Code UFB!!!
For the first time in recorded history, the Niño 3.4 sea-surface temperature (SST) is above 30.0°C, reaching a preliminary SST of 30.06°C on October 5th.
The Niño 3.4 SST anomaly is now 3.41°C above the 1991-2020 baseline.
Everything is not fine.
Code UFB!!!
For the first time in recorded history, the Niño 3.4 sea-surface temperature (SST) is above 30.0°C, reaching a preliminary SST of 30.06°C on October 5th.
The Niño 3.4 SST anomaly is now 3.41°C above the 1991-2020 baseline.
Everything is not fine.
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Food companies (and governments) are flying blind to the escalating climate threats to supply chains
Shocks are increasingly likely to hit multiple regions at once, yet companies don’t have tools to assess the likelihood and impact of multiple supply shocks...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Shocks are increasingly likely to hit multiple regions at once, yet companies don’t have tools to assess the likelihood and impact of multiple supply shocks...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
COMMENTARY: Food companies are flying blind to the escalating climate threats to supply chains. Here’s what needs to change
This summer, you didn’t need a scientist to tell you the climate was changing. All you needed was a window. Fields that should have been green were baked brown, crops died in the ground and rivers shr...
www.reuters.com
October 6, 2026 at 7:54 AM
Food companies (and governments) are flying blind to the escalating climate threats to supply chains
Shocks are increasingly likely to hit multiple regions at once, yet companies don’t have tools to assess the likelihood and impact of multiple supply shocks...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Shocks are increasingly likely to hit multiple regions at once, yet companies don’t have tools to assess the likelihood and impact of multiple supply shocks...
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Up to 28°C on France's Atlantic islands today, in October!
Records mensuels de chaleur d'octobre ce 5/10/2026 sur plusieurs îles atlantiques :
27.9°C Noirmoutier ->27.5, 9/10/2023
27.6°C Ile d'Yeu ->26.8, 9/10/2023
26.9°C Ile de Groix ->26.5, 2/10/2011
25.9°C Belle-Ile ->24.8, 1/10/1997
A Quimper, les 26.7°C sont à 0.1° du record mensuel du 2/10/2011 (26.8)
27.9°C Noirmoutier ->27.5, 9/10/2023
27.6°C Ile d'Yeu ->26.8, 9/10/2023
26.9°C Ile de Groix ->26.5, 2/10/2011
25.9°C Belle-Ile ->24.8, 1/10/1997
A Quimper, les 26.7°C sont à 0.1° du record mensuel du 2/10/2011 (26.8)
October 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Up to 28°C on France's Atlantic islands today, in October!
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Since H5 bird flu arrived in Australia, nature conservation groups have called on the government to invest at least $200 million to protect Australia's native wildlife.
Now, the Federal Government has announced $20 million in funding for wildlife resilience.
birdlife.org.au/news/did-the...
Now, the Federal Government has announced $20 million in funding for wildlife resilience.
birdlife.org.au/news/did-the...
“Did they forget the zero?” Federal funding for H5 bird flu falls far short - BirdLife Australia
The latest investment in Australia’s H5 bird flu response falls far short in matching the scale of the threat.
birdlife.org.au
October 5, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Since H5 bird flu arrived in Australia, nature conservation groups have called on the government to invest at least $200 million to protect Australia's native wildlife.
Now, the Federal Government has announced $20 million in funding for wildlife resilience.
birdlife.org.au/news/did-the...
Now, the Federal Government has announced $20 million in funding for wildlife resilience.
birdlife.org.au/news/did-the...
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⚠️🔴 AVISO ROJO | Lluvia torrencial en Prelitoral de Barcelona.
➡️ Tormentas estacionarias, especialmente en el entorno de Granollers. Más de 90 l/m² en una hora. En vigor hasta las 9:59 h del lunes.
➡️ Inundaciones y crecidas súbitas. Sigue indicaciones de Protección Civil.
➡️ Tormentas estacionarias, especialmente en el entorno de Granollers. Más de 90 l/m² en una hora. En vigor hasta las 9:59 h del lunes.
➡️ Inundaciones y crecidas súbitas. Sigue indicaciones de Protección Civil.
October 5, 2026 at 6:19 AM
⚠️🔴 AVISO ROJO | Lluvia torrencial en Prelitoral de Barcelona.
➡️ Tormentas estacionarias, especialmente en el entorno de Granollers. Más de 90 l/m² en una hora. En vigor hasta las 9:59 h del lunes.
➡️ Inundaciones y crecidas súbitas. Sigue indicaciones de Protección Civil.
➡️ Tormentas estacionarias, especialmente en el entorno de Granollers. Más de 90 l/m² en una hora. En vigor hasta las 9:59 h del lunes.
➡️ Inundaciones y crecidas súbitas. Sigue indicaciones de Protección Civil.
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Mind-boggling - just mind-boggling
Now expected to peak at an extraordinary 4.2C in December
Now expected to peak at an extraordinary 4.2C in December
October 2, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Mind-boggling - just mind-boggling
Now expected to peak at an extraordinary 4.2C in December
Now expected to peak at an extraordinary 4.2C in December
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A species of lungfish found in South America has claimed the title of the animal with the biggest genome sequenced so far.
Learn more on #WorldAnimalDay: https://scim.ag/46OMl6v
Learn more on #WorldAnimalDay: https://scim.ag/46OMl6v
October 4, 2026 at 6:11 PM
A species of lungfish found in South America has claimed the title of the animal with the biggest genome sequenced so far.
Learn more on #WorldAnimalDay: https://scim.ag/46OMl6v
Learn more on #WorldAnimalDay: https://scim.ag/46OMl6v
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Videos of the ongoing floods in various parts of Spain here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZshF...
Via @reheissergaspard.bsky.social
Via @reheissergaspard.bsky.social
Spain in Flood Chaos! Violent Flash Floods Hit 15 Regions, Cars Swept Away as Towns Go Underwater
YouTube video by Wild WeatherUS
m.youtube.com
October 4, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Videos of the ongoing floods in various parts of Spain here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZshF...
Via @reheissergaspard.bsky.social
Via @reheissergaspard.bsky.social
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Two dead in flooding in Spain's Catalonia region reut.rs/4hZzTaC
Two dead in flooding in Spain's Catalonia region
Two people have died and another was missing after heavy rains and flooding in Spain's Catalonia region, authorities said on Sunday.
reut.rs
October 4, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Two dead in flooding in Spain's Catalonia region reut.rs/4hZzTaC
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Poland’s Defence Ministry is drafting a law to prepare the state for a “pre-war” or full defence-readiness phase before martial law is formally declared, Rzeczpospolita reports.
October 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Poland’s Defence Ministry is drafting a law to prepare the state for a “pre-war” or full defence-readiness phase before martial law is formally declared, Rzeczpospolita reports.
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I made a macOS screensaver that draws the warming stripes one year at a time. It holds all 1,069 locations from showyourstripes.info and nine ways to build each picture. Free download. Stripes by Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org
karaman.is/blog/2026/10...
#ShowYourStripes #dataviz #macOS
karaman.is/blog/2026/10...
#ShowYourStripes #dataviz #macOS
October 2, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I made a macOS screensaver that draws the warming stripes one year at a time. It holds all 1,069 locations from showyourstripes.info and nine ways to build each picture. Free download. Stripes by Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org
karaman.is/blog/2026/10...
#ShowYourStripes #dataviz #macOS
karaman.is/blog/2026/10...
#ShowYourStripes #dataviz #macOS
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The Ebola outbreak in Congo is now exploding in North Kivu, where 34% of Ebola patients are being treated in bare-bones health facilities instead of Ebola Treatment Units, according to @msf.org
3,982 confirmed deaths 😔
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/ebola...
3,982 confirmed deaths 😔
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/ebola...
Ebola outbreak spreading like “wildfire” across North Kivu
The province is bearing an increasing share of the Ebola burden in DR Congo, while access to specialized care remains insufficient.
www.doctorswithoutborders.org
October 2, 2026 at 7:48 PM
The Ebola outbreak in Congo is now exploding in North Kivu, where 34% of Ebola patients are being treated in bare-bones health facilities instead of Ebola Treatment Units, according to @msf.org
3,982 confirmed deaths 😔
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/ebola...
3,982 confirmed deaths 😔
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/ebola...
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Una fuerte tormenta ⛈️ provoca graves inundaciones en #Madrigueras, Albacete.
October 2, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Una fuerte tormenta ⛈️ provoca graves inundaciones en #Madrigueras, Albacete.
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🌀 La dana que se formará este fin de semana generalizará las tormentas ⛈️
🔗 https://www.tiempo.com/noticias/prediccion/jose-antonio-maldonado-meteorologo-la-dana-que-se-formara-este-fin-de-semana-generalizara-las-tormentas.html
🔗 https://www.tiempo.com/noticias/prediccion/jose-antonio-maldonado-meteorologo-la-dana-que-se-formara-este-fin-de-semana-generalizara-las-tormentas.html
October 1, 2026 at 4:15 PM
🌀 La dana que se formará este fin de semana generalizará las tormentas ⛈️
🔗 https://www.tiempo.com/noticias/prediccion/jose-antonio-maldonado-meteorologo-la-dana-que-se-formara-este-fin-de-semana-generalizara-las-tormentas.html
🔗 https://www.tiempo.com/noticias/prediccion/jose-antonio-maldonado-meteorologo-la-dana-que-se-formara-este-fin-de-semana-generalizara-las-tormentas.html
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Switzerland's glacier report 2026 is out.
Swiss glaciers have lost 5% of their ice volume this year. Only the last 5 years accounted for nearly 20% of the total ice loss across Switzerland. The numbers are devastating.
Full report → doi.glamos.ch/pubs/annualr...
Swiss glaciers have lost 5% of their ice volume this year. Only the last 5 years accounted for nearly 20% of the total ice loss across Switzerland. The numbers are devastating.
Full report → doi.glamos.ch/pubs/annualr...
October 1, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Switzerland's glacier report 2026 is out.
Swiss glaciers have lost 5% of their ice volume this year. Only the last 5 years accounted for nearly 20% of the total ice loss across Switzerland. The numbers are devastating.
Full report → doi.glamos.ch/pubs/annualr...
Swiss glaciers have lost 5% of their ice volume this year. Only the last 5 years accounted for nearly 20% of the total ice loss across Switzerland. The numbers are devastating.
Full report → doi.glamos.ch/pubs/annualr...
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“What we are seeing now is a complete explosion of these melt rates, leading to the disintegration of glaciers. They’re really just falling apart.”
#Switzerland 🇨🇭
#ClimateEmergency
#Switzerland 🇨🇭
#ClimateEmergency
‘Explosion of melt rates’: 20% of Swiss glaciers lost in five years
Alpine regions in Europe experiencing extreme glacier collapse due to heat-trapping effects of fossil fuel pollution
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2026 at 6:55 AM
“What we are seeing now is a complete explosion of these melt rates, leading to the disintegration of glaciers. They’re really just falling apart.”
#Switzerland 🇨🇭
#ClimateEmergency
#Switzerland 🇨🇭
#ClimateEmergency
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Barbaric. Capital punishment has no place in a civilised nation.
Christa Pike, who was supposed to be the first woman executed in Tennessee in more than 200 years, is still alive after the state tried and failed to execute her on Wednesday. TDOC officials refused to comment after the state’s second failed execution this year.
nashvillebanner.com/2026/09/30/c...
nashvillebanner.com/2026/09/30/c...
Christa Pike survives botched lethal injection attempt - Nashville Banner
Tennessee attempted to execute Christa Pike for a 1995 murder, but the lethal injection failed. Pike survives and was moved to a medical facility.
nashvillebanner.com
October 1, 2026 at 7:13 AM
Barbaric. Capital punishment has no place in a civilised nation.
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The Bank of England warning that the AI bubble could burst, with economic consequences, delivered in typically restrained language.
AI boom could trigger market shocks, Bank of England boss warns
Andrew Bailey says the central bank is watching the waves of cash being invested in artificial intelligence "very carefully".
www.bbc.co.uk
October 1, 2026 at 7:25 AM
The Bank of England warning that the AI bubble could burst, with economic consequences, delivered in typically restrained language.
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Big Oil remains the most significant obstacle to reducing emissions and limiting climate harms. It’s important to understand the long history of that.
The climate crisis we face today wasn't inevitable, and we have the receipts.
September 30, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Big Oil remains the most significant obstacle to reducing emissions and limiting climate harms. It’s important to understand the long history of that.
Bierset, c'est nous @liege.bike
September ends with 32.2C in FRANCE,31.2C in GERMANY and a HISTORIC HOT NIGHT
MINIMUMS:Up to 23C in France and
🇧🇪
20.4 Bierset
20.2 Dourbes Monthly record
19.9 Humain Monthly record
🇩🇪
20.0 Deuselbach
Tomorrow Thousands of October High Mins records from Spain to Scandinavia
MINIMUMS:Up to 23C in France and
🇧🇪
20.4 Bierset
20.2 Dourbes Monthly record
19.9 Humain Monthly record
🇩🇪
20.0 Deuselbach
Tomorrow Thousands of October High Mins records from Spain to Scandinavia
EUROPEAN HEAT WAVE
Another exceptionally hot day in Western Europe with up to 33C in France and 30C in Germany and Belgium.
‼️Next 2 nights will be absolutely exceptional:
We might see some tropical nights even in Benelux,Germany and UK.
More than a typical summer night.
Another exceptionally hot day in Western Europe with up to 33C in France and 30C in Germany and Belgium.
‼️Next 2 nights will be absolutely exceptional:
We might see some tropical nights even in Benelux,Germany and UK.
More than a typical summer night.
September 30, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Bierset, c'est nous @liege.bike