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Paul Macdonald

@paulmac.bsky.social

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www.timesnownews.com/health/clima...

www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...

#Health
#MentalHealth
#ExtremeHeat
#RecordHeat
#HeatWaves
#SleepDeprivation
#ChildhoodDevelopment
#Diabetes
#HeartDisease
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

The Final Report @firehorse249791.bsky.social · Jul 16

A new report links rising nighttime temperatures to widespread sleep loss in India, increasing risks of heart disease, diabetes, poor immunity, and mental health problems.

www.timesnownews.com/health/clima...

#FossilFuels #Meat #Dairy #Collapse #Climate #India

Climate Change Is Stealing India's Sleep: New Report Reveals Alarming Health Impact

A new report links rising nighttime temperatures to widespread sleep loss in India, increasing risks of heart disease, diabetes, poor immunity, and mental health problems. , Health, Times Now

www.timesnownews.com

July 16, 2026 at 12:37 PM

Author Suzy Davies Award-Winning Children's Books and YA LitFic

@birdwriterwrites.bsky.social

#KennethGrahame's #TheWindinTheWillows and #kidstv's #TalesofTheRiverbank inspired this first book in a #series

www.amazon.co.uk/Housie-Mousi... #kidlitartsky #kidsbookswelove #kidlitartpostcard #wildlifesky #animalsky #KidLitChat #readers #vocab #childhooddevelopment #languageskills #mustread

September 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM

Paul Macdonald

@paulmac.bsky.social

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#Health
#Fire
#ToxicSmoke
#Ozone
#OxidisingPollutants
#LungDamage
#BrainDamage
#HeartDamage
#RespiratoryIllness
#Asthma
#COPD
#MentalHealth
#Alzheimers
#Pregnancy
#ChildhoodDevelopment
#Death
#Grief
#Trauma
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

September 24, 2026 at 3:15 PM

Paul Macdonald

@paulmac.bsky.social

www.facebook.com/share/p/19Ey...

#Health
#ExtremeHeat
#RecordHeat
#HeatWaves
#HeatStroke
#HeartAttacks
#ChronicKidneyDisease
#WetBulbTemeratures
#Humidity
#MentalHealth
#ChildhoodDevelopment
#Death
#Grief
#Trauma
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

July 16, 2026 at 1:03 AM

Paul Macdonald

@paulmac.bsky.social

#Fire
#Health
#ChildhoodDevelopment
#AirPollution
#ToxicSmoke
#RespiratoryIllness
#Dementia
#Alzheimers
#MentalHealth
#ExtremeHeat
#RecordHeat
#ExtremeFire
#HeatWaves
#Drought
#DestructiveWinds
#ExtremeWeather
#Death
#Grief
#Trauma
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

The Weather Network @weathernetwork.bsky.social · Jul 10

Children and adolescents are particularly susceptible to the harmful neurological effects of wildfires.

https://ow.ly/1age50ZmwXo

Wildfire smoke can harm your brain, not just your lungs - The Weather Network

Children and adolescents are particularly susceptible to the harmful neurological effects of wildfires

ow.ly

July 11, 2026 at 3:35 AM

Author Suzy Davies Award-Winning Children's Books and YA LitFic

@birdwriterwrites.bsky.social

Kids' #storytime is an important milestone in #childhood, giving them #selfesteem to thrive in the world.

www.amazon.com/Luna-Moon-Pi... #families #childhooddevelopment #speech #vocab #selfconfidence #kidlit #kids #readers #reading #Disney #movies #Netflix #moms #dads #grandma #granddad

November 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM

Paul Macdonald

@paulmac.bsky.social

#CostOfInaction
#Fire
#Health
#ToxicSmoke
#Ozone
#OxidisingPollutants
#ExtremeHeat
#AirPollution
#RespiratoryIllness
#Asthma
#COPD
#MentalHealth
#Alzheimers
#Depression
#Anxiety
#ChildhoodDevelopment
#HeartAttacks
#Death
#Grief
#Trauma
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

David Roberts @volts.wtf · Jul 18

We didn't previously integrate wildfire-smoke costs into the supposed cost of climate change for the US, and it turns out to be bigger than all those other costs combined. Oops! Gosh I wonder if we're underestimating anything else. Probably shoulda done something about this. Ah well.

What Worries Me Most About This Wildfire Smoke

We didn’t know days like this could happen. Then we learned how bad they really are.

heatmap.news

July 19, 2026 at 2:58 PM

Paul Macdonald

@paulmac.bsky.social

#Sicily

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#Fire
#ExtremeHeat
#RecordHeat
#ExtremeFire
#HeatWaves
#Drought
#Storms
#Lightning
#DryLightning
#DestructiveWinds
#ExtremeWeather
#Health
#ToxicSmoke
#RespiratoryIllness
#ChildhoodDevelopment
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

July 21, 2026 at 7:22 AM

Paul Macdonald

@paulmac.bsky.social

CAUSED AND/OR AMPLIFIED/INTENSIFIED BY HUMANS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS

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#Health
#Fire
#ToxicSmoke
#AirPollution
#RespiratoryIllness
#Asthma
#MentalHealth
#ChildhoodDevelopment
#ExtremeHeat
#RecordHeat
#HeatWaves
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

July 14, 2026 at 10:49 AM

Andrew Fenner

@numbershapes.bsky.social

Opal “Sticker Books”.

www.numbershapes.com/activities/o...

#Kids #Parenting #ChildhoodDevelopment

December 29, 2024 at 7:06 PM

Paul Macdonald

@paulmac.bsky.social

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#Health
#Fire
#ExtremeFire
#Ozone
#OxidisingPollutants
#ToxicSmoke
#BrainDamage
#LungDamage
#HeartDamage
#RespiratoryIllness
#MentalHealth
#Dementia
#Alzheimers
#Pregnancy
#ChildhoodDevelopment
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

September 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM

Paul Macdonald

@paulmac.bsky.social

#Health
#Fire
#ChildhoodDevelopment
#AirPollution
#ToxicSmoke
#RespiratoryIllness
#Dementia
#Alzheimers
#MentalHealth
#ExtremeHeat
#RecordHeat
#ExtremeFire
#HeatWaves
#Drought
#DestructiveWinds
#ExtremeWeather
#Death
#Grief
#Trauma
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

The Weather Network @weathernetwork.bsky.social · Jul 10

Children and adolescents are particularly susceptible to the harmful neurological effects of wildfires.

https://ow.ly/1age50ZmwXo

Wildfire smoke can harm your brain, not just your lungs - The Weather Network

Children and adolescents are particularly susceptible to the harmful neurological effects of wildfires

ow.ly

July 11, 2026 at 4:01 AM

Paul Macdonald

@paulmac.bsky.social

#Health
#Fire
#ToxicSmoke
#Ozone
#OxidisingPollutants
#HeatWaves
#ExtremeHeat
#AirPollution
#COPD
#IschemicHeartDisease
#RespiratoryIllness
#Asthma
#MentalHealth
#Dementia
#Alzheimers
#ChildhoodDevelopment
#Death
#Grief
#Trauma
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

Ozone from wildfire plumes increases mortality

Decades of improvement in surface ozone exposure in the United States risk being reversed by wildfires

www.science.org

July 19, 2026 at 2:05 PM

Paul Macdonald

@paulmac.bsky.social

CAUSED AND/OR AMPLIFIED/INTENSIFIED BY HUMANS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS

#Oil
#Coal
#Gas

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

#Health
#MentalHealth
#Fire
#AirPollution
#ChildhoodDevelopment
#RespiratoryIllness
#Death
#Grief
#Trauma
#HumanDisplacement
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

February 5, 2026 at 9:13 PM

Hollywood Learning Centers

@hollywoodlearning.bsky.social

Build a strong foundation in child development and teaching with early childhood education courses designed for future educators. Learn more.
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#earlychildhoodeducation #earlychildhoodeducationcourses #preschooleducation #childhooddevelopment

Early Childhood Education & Daycare | Hollywood Learning Centers

Explore early childhood education courses in Florida. Enroll in our daycare programs in Hollywood, FL, and shape young minds for a bright future!

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June 30, 2026 at 8:18 PM

Paul Macdonald

@paulmac.bsky.social

#Fire
#ExtremeFire
#ExtremeHeat
#HeatWaves
#Health
#AirPollution
#ToxicSmoke
#RespiratoryIllness
#Asthma
#MentalHealth
#ChildhoodDevelopment
#Dementia
#Alzheimers
#Drought
#Storms
#Lightning
#DestructiveWinds
#ExtremeWeather
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · Jul 15

Crazy video of #Wildfires in Ontario 14.07.2026

#Climatemergency #ClimateCrisis

July 15, 2026 at 2:28 PM

Paul Macdonald

@paulmac.bsky.social

#Health
#Fire
#ToxicSmoke
#Ozone
#OxidisingPollutants
#LungDamage
#BrainDamage
#HeartDamage
#IschemicHeartDisease
#Asthma
#COPD
#ChronicDiseases
#MentalHealth
#Dementia
#Alzheimers
#Pregnancy
#ChildhoodDevelopment
#Death
#Grief
#Trauma
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · Aug 10

SUMMER OF SMOKE 💨 Stunning NASA Animation shows #smoke blanketing the US and #Canada over the past 3 weeks. Summer is only half done and we’re already near record smoke emissions in WA & OR in NASA’s database since 2003, a feedback to warming. And unfortunately many more fires continue to rage. 1/

August 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM

Paul Macdonald

@paulmac.bsky.social

www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weat...

#Health
#Fire
#ToxicSmoke
#AirPollution
#RespiratoryIllness
#Asthma
#MentalHealth
#ChildhoodDevelopment
#Disease
#ExtremeHeat
#RecordHeat
#HeatWaves
#Death
#Grief
#Trauma
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

The Weather Network @weathernetwork.bsky.social · Jul 5

As Albertans brace themselves for what could be another smoky summer, health experts are warning there is no safe level of exposure.
https://ow.ly/v8bf50ZknIX

Experts warn Albertans should prepare for more smoky skies this summer - The Weather Network

Wildfire smoke exposure has physical and mental health impacts, doctors say

ow.ly

July 5, 2026 at 4:27 PM

Paul Macdonald

@paulmac.bsky.social

CAUSED AND/OR AMPLIFIED/INTENSIFIED BY HUMANS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS

#Health
#Fire
#ToxicSmoke
#AirPollution
#RespiratoryIllness
#Asthma
#MentalHealth
#ChildhoodDevelopment
#ExtremeHeat
#RecordHeat
#HeatWaves
#Death
#Grief
#Trauma
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · Jul 14

Thick smoke from Canadian wildfires descends across the U.S. East Coast.

July 15, 2026 at 2:26 AM

Author Suzy Davies Award-Winning Children's Books and YA LitFic

@birdwriterwrites.bsky.social

#EarlyLearning

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Poop the Dragon

Poop the Dragon [Davies, Suzy, Campbell, Lizy J] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Poop the Dragon

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June 6, 2025 at 7:00 PM

Paul Macdonald

@paulmac.bsky.social

CAUSED AND/OR AMPLIFIED/INTENSIFIED BY HUMANS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS

#Fire
#Health
#ToxicSmoke
#AirPollution
#RespiratoryIllness
#Asthma
#MentalHealth
#ChildhoodDevelopment
#ExtremeHeat
#RecordHeat
#HeatWaves
#Death
#Grief
#Trauma
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · Jul 14

Thick smoke from Canadian wildfires descends across the U.S. East Coast.

July 15, 2026 at 2:24 AM

Paul Macdonald

@paulmac.bsky.social

bsky.app/profile/fire...

www.modernghana.com/news/1520602...

#Health
#ExtremeHeat
#RecordHeat
#HeatWaves
#Humidity
#WetBulbTemperatures
#TemperatureHumidityIndex
#HeatStroke
#HeartAttacks
#Pregnancy
#ChildhoodDevelopment
#Death
#Grief
#Trauma
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

The Final Report @firehorse249791.bsky.social · Aug 19

France experienced more than 7,300 excess deaths during heatwaves so far this year, health authorities said Wednesday www.modernghana.com/news/1520602... #FossilFuels #Meat #Dairy #Collapse #Climate #Europe

France experienced more than 7,300 excess deaths – and counting – during historic heatwaves

France experienced more than 7,300 excess deaths during heatwaves so far this year, health authorities said Wednesday, as the country has also endured a record number of hot days since mid-June, accor...

www.modernghana.com

August 19, 2026 at 6:13 PM

MandyLoon

@mandycmerciless.bsky.social

#ChildhoodDevelopment

May 11, 2026 at 7:03 PM

Paul Macdonald

@paulmac.bsky.social

www.facebook.com/share/p/1Cz8...

#Fire
#ExtremeFire
#Drought
#Ozone
#OxidisingPollutants
#ToxicSmoke
#BrainDamage
#LungDamage
#HeartDamage
#RespiratoryIllness
#MentalHealth
#Dementia
#Alzheimers
#Pregnancy
#ChildhoodDevelopment
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

September 5, 2026 at 2:25 PM

Paul Macdonald

@paulmac.bsky.social

#Fire
#ExtremeFire
#ExtremeHeat
#HeatWaves
#Health
#AirPollution
#ToxicSmoke
#RespiratoryIllness
#Asthma
#MentalHealth
#ChildhoodDevelopment
#Dementia
#Alzheimers
#Drought
#Storms
#Lightning
#DestructiveWinds
#ExtremeWeather
#Oil
#Coal
#Gas
#FossilFuelPollution
#AnthropogenicGlobalWarming

The Final Report @firehorse249791.bsky.social · Jul 15

15.07.2026

'An apocalyptic scene unfolded on Highway 11 in Northwestern Ontario, Canada, this evening as the sky turned deep red and nearly black.'

WeatherMonitors [x]

#FossilFuels #Meat #Dairy #Collapse #Climate #Canada

July 15, 2026 at 11:44 PM

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