Europe's Record Heat, Rivers Recede

Reposted by Jamie Hannaford, Peter Thorne, Ed Hawkins , and 2 more Jamie Hannaford, Peter Thorne, Ed Hawkins, Paul Caplat, Kirstin Drenkhahn

131%

Scholar power: 131.0%

Story's scientific field profile

Environmental science 50%, Geography 25%, Energy 15%, Agriculture 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Jamie Hannaford	55%	56	41.2%
🎓 Peter Thorne	43%	57	32.5%
🎓 Ed Hawkins	37%	73	31.6%
🎓 Paul Caplat	50%	26	25.5%
🎓 Kirstin Drenkhahn	1%	7	0.3%
Total			131.0%

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83.0%

12.8 h

107

131.0%

Ranking score

2.77

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Sam Burgess

@oceanterra.org

Europe didnt just experience an exceptionally hot summer in 2026. It experienced a summer where multiple climate extremes reinforced each other.

First - temperature records were broken at daily, monthly and seasonal scales across Europe

Read more: climate.copernicus.eu/summer-revie...

October 2, 2026 at 7:37 AM

Reposted by Brian J. Enquist

46%

Scholar power: 46.5%

Story's scientific field profile

Environmental science 50%, Geography 25%, Energy 15%, Agriculture 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Brian J. Enquist	46%	102	46.5%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

46.0%

20.7 h

32

46.5%

Ranking score

0.068

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Jeff Berardelli

@weatherprof.bsky.social

I’ve argued that this El Niño event is likely the most deviant climate event we’ve witnessed. A magnitude I don’t think any climate scientist could have foreseen a year ago, even given our rapidly warming climate. Perhaps a Grey Swan event?

October 1, 2026 at 11:41 PM

Reposted by Valerie M. Delmotte

35%

Scholar power: 35.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Environmental science 50%, Geography 25%, Energy 15%, Agriculture 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Valerie M. Delmotte	35%	102	35.3%

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Scholar power

50.0%

12.3 h

6

35.3%

Ranking score

0.061

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Nicolas Berrod

@nicolasberrod.bsky.social

L’Europe occidentale a d'ailleurs connu son été le plus chaud jamais enregistré, avec une température moyenne de 21,7 °C, soit 2,5 °C au-dessus de la moyenne de 1991–2020.

3/4

October 2, 2026 at 8:02 AM

Reposted by Mark Lubell, Du Toit, David Johnson

23%

Scholar power: 23.4%

Story's scientific field profile

Environmental science 50%, Geography 25%, Energy 15%, Agriculture 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Mark Lubell	24%	63	19.0%
🎓 Du Toit	12%	13	4.3%
🎓 David Johnson	-	39	-
Total			23.4%

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Scholar power

47.0%

20.2 h

100

23.4%

Ranking score

0.061

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Zack Labe

@zacklabe.com

This is pretty wild... the average global sea surface temperature (outside of the polar regions) is still above 70°F (21.1°C) through the end of September. This is significantly above the prior record.

We'll cover this in our October climate briefing: climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 🌊

Line graph time series of daily global mean sea surface temperatures from 1982 to 2026. This year is currently at record high for this time of year. Data is from NOAA OISSTv2.1, and the graphic is created by Climate Central at https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-briefings.

October 2, 2026 at 12:09 AM

Reposted by Piotr Tryjanowski

28%

Scholar power: 28.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Environmental science 50%, Geography 25%, Energy 15%, Agriculture 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Piotr Tryjanowski	38%	58	28.9%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

51.0%

7.3 h

2

28.9%

Ranking score

0.061

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Reposted by Sabine Pahl

22%

Scholar power: 22.1%

Story's scientific field profile

Environmental science 50%, Geography 25%, Energy 15%, Agriculture 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Sabine Pahl	33%	45	22.1%

Formula for scholar power: sum of each reposter's field match × √reposter's h-index

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Scholar power

47.0%

12.0 h

19

22.1%

Ranking score

0.051

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

ECIU

@eciu.net

Grain harvest down more than 16M tonnes after hottest summer on record in Western Europe

Worst hit:

1️⃣ 🇫🇷 France lost 5.8m tonnes

2️⃣ 🇭🇺 Hungary - 3.1m tonnes/€723m

3️⃣ 🇬🇧 UK - 3m tonnes/€527m

4️⃣ 🇩🇪 Germany - 2.5m tonnes/€398m

5️⃣ 🇪🇸 Spain - 1.2m tonnes/€220m

October 2, 2026 at 8:20 AM

by Raghu Murtugudde

90%

Scholar power: 90.9%

Story's scientific field profile

Environmental science 50%, Geography 25%, Energy 15%, Agriculture 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Raghu Murtugudde	37%	67	90.9%

Formula for scholar power: 3 × author's field match × √author's h-index

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47.0%

18.3 h

0

90.9%

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0.05

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Reposted by Du Toit

4%

Scholar power: 4.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Environmental science 50%, Geography 25%, Energy 15%, Agriculture 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Du Toit	12%	13	4.3%

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Scholar power

80.0%

12.6 h

16

4.3%

Ranking score

0.042

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Nabil Wakim

@nabilwakim.bsky.social

Summer 2026 was hottest on record in Western Europe, yet still no political awakening - According to the European Copernicus service, the average summer temperature reached 21.7°C, well above average. Yet European Union member states continued to invest in fossil fuels.

Summer 2026 was hottest on record in Western Europe, yet still no political awakening

According to the European Copernicus service, the average summer temperature reached 21.7°C, well above average, and river flows dropped to their lowest levels in more than 30 years. Yet European Unio...

www.lemonde.fr

October 2, 2026 at 7:49 AM

Reposted by Fabián Muniesa

0%

Scholar power: 0.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Environmental science 50%, Geography 25%, Energy 15%, Agriculture 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Fabián Muniesa	1%	34	0.6%

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Scholar power

68.0%

11.0 h

20

0.6%

Ranking score

0.023

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Damian Carrington

@dpcarrington.bsky.social

May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future

- @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal average

#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

May heatwaves, deaths, ruined harvests: study of Europe’s summer paints grim picture for the future

EU Copernicus report shows surface air temperatures from June to August were 2.5C above decadal average

www.theguardian.com

October 2, 2026 at 9:20 AM

Reposted by Du Toit

4%

Scholar power: 4.3%

Story's scientific field profile

Environmental science 50%, Geography 25%, Energy 15%, Agriculture 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Du Toit	12%	13	4.3%

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Scholar power

49.0%

5.1 h

7

4.3%

Ranking score

0.019

Formula for ranking score (post): scholar_power × max((total_reposts)^(1/3), 1) × (1 / max(hours_since_posted, 1)) × (raw_relevance)^3

Climatologist49

@climatologist49.bsky.social

September 2026 was the second warmest September on record globally according to ERA5 reanalysis. As @khaustein.bsky.social noted yesterday, a cool September in Antarctica kept this September from breaking the record set in 2023.

October 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM

Reposted by Steve Peers

3%

Scholar power: 3%

Story's scientific field profile

Environmental science 50%, Geography 25%, Energy 15%, Agriculture 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Steve Peers	-	27	-

Prof. Eliot Jacobson

@climatecasino.net

Breaking News!
Code Yikes!

September 2026 finished second hottest on record, averaging 1.63°C above the 1850-1900 baseline. 2023 still holds the top spot, with an anomaly of 1.74°C.

The Climate Casino is taking the OVER on 1.80°C for October. Stay tuned!

October 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM

Reposted by Fabián Muniesa

0%

Scholar power: 0.6%

Story's scientific field profile

Environmental science 50%, Geography 25%, Energy 15%, Agriculture 10%

Name	Field match	H-index	Scholar power
🎓 Fabián Muniesa	1%	34	0.6%

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Scholar power

69.0%

13.2 h

3

0.6%

Ranking score

0.01

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RFI English

@en.rfi.fr

Europe hit by four of its 10 worst heatwaves in a single summer

A record 52 percent of Europe was exposed to intense heat stress during the exceptionally hot summer of 2026, according to the European Union’s Copernicus climate monitoring service.

rfi.my

October 2, 2026 at 7:13 AM

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