Peter Dynes

And the really alarming part? The last La Niña period wasn’t even cool at all globally. They were still among the warmest years ever recorded on Earth. That tells you just how much the entire baseline climate system has shifted upward.

If you were looking at the climate data over the past 5 years, it didn’t take a genius to work out we were heading toward a Godzilla El Niño. With so much extra heat/energy trapped in the system, this may eventually just become the norm...humanity never lived in a world this hot.

The 1877–78 super El Niño contributed to drought, crop failure and famine that killed millions worldwide. But this is not the climate of 1877. Today’s El Niño is developing in a much hotter world, with record ocean temperatures already loading the system with extra heat & energy.

Latest Substack - "The other planetary experiment nobody is talking about" open.substack.com/pub/peterdynes…

Our latest MEERTalk with Phoebe Barnard is now available on YouTube! In this talk, Phoebe explores why we can’t continue with “business as usual” and what role each of us can play in a rapidly changing world. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=r30v1o… #ClimateAction #MEERTalk

MEER’s week-long workshop in India is underway—students are gaining hands-on experience in sheet application, alongside field visits and direct community engagement. #climateadaptation #communityengagement #India #MEER

“Extreme heat pushes agrifood systems to the brink.” Cooling infrastructure and heat mitigation can no longer be optional. MEER is developing low-energy solutions to reduce heat exposure and build resilience in vulnerable regions. #Cooling #ClimateAdaptation #ExtremeHeat #MEER

Huge parts of the Pacific are +3°C above normal, with hotspots up to +4.6°C. Marine heatwaves are just as devastating as land events, disrupting ecosystems, stressing coral, & threatening entire ocean food chains. This is not just warmer water. It’s a major shock to ocean life.

We could be heading for a +3°C “Godzilla” super El Niño so fasten your seatbelts. On top of long-term global warming, this could push parts of the climate system into completely new territory. The Pacific is warming at record rates.

Not a cloud in the sky over Ireland on April 29th..and very little forest on view. Once the island had ~80% forested. Now just ~11% remains and just ~2% of that is actually native woodland. Europes lowest. We didn’t just lose trees — we lost huge swathes of ecosystems.

Latest Substack - "El Niño is not new—but in a warmer world with weakening defences, it is becoming something far more dangerous." open.substack.com/pub/peterdynes…

Europe has warmed twice as fast as the global average over the past 30 years.....now the fastest-warming continent on Earth. And that “blue blob” in the North Atlantic? A signal that the AMOC is under threat. This isn’t abstract. It’s a system starting to shift.

And remember, this is only the beginning.

Recently, around 15 journalists from leading news outlets visited MEER’s Pune site through an Earth Journalism Network engagement, getting a first-hand look at our surface-based cooling solutions in action. #Pune #coolingsolutions #climateadaptation #MEER

This Earth Day, we highlight the work already taking shape across MEER’s global teams. From Sierra Leone to India, teams are building cooling systems using aluminum, PET, bamboo & upcycled materials. Practical, local, and already in use. #EarthDay #ClimateAction #MEER

Correction: India’s current heatwave is reaching up to **47°C** across large parts of the country (not 50°C as previously stated

It's hard enough to grow crops in this heat, but without fertiliser, it's near impossible. thelogicalindian.com/india-fertilis…

#India is baking again...up to 50°C across large parts of the country. As if the climate crisis wasn’t enough, a fertiliser crunch looms too, with heavy reliance on Gulf imports. Even The Ministry for the Future didn’t see that one coming.

The Cerros de la Plaza glacier is no more. The planet is quietly losing one of its most powerful cooling systems...its natural reflectivity. As glaciers disappear, so does Earth’s albedo. Less sunlight is reflected back to space, more heat is absorbed, and warming accelerates.

Every lighthouse in Ireland, with accurate timings, flash patterns and colours. Map by Neil Southall.