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An evolving set of words chosen by contributors to reflect their experiences of the climate crisis.

questionable,

busy,

a pivot,

always changing,

a process,

cold static,

impossible heat,

change,

Unfolding,

Temporal,

Transient,

outer space,

dynamic,

mythical elements,

heatwave,

wildfire,

nice weather,

late afternoon,

Dark,

Acrid,

07:51,

elders,

olive trees,

remembering,

iridium,

striated,

fractal histories,

breaking records,

unprecedented,

gloomy,

cloudless,

wonky,

time,

extended life,

myth,

satellite séance,

red moon,

endless feelings,

about conquest,

Beautiful,

Threatened,

repetition,

a sunset,

daunting,

at a tipping point,

endangered,

at a precipice,

liquid,

free,

interconnected,

sweet,

golden,

lovely,

refreshing,

jellyfish,

stifling,

discomfort,

in decline,

expansive,

squally,

costal,

oceanic,

gradual,

Amber warning,

clearing,

light rain,

fish,

siblinghood,

siblings,

potencia,

cambio,

flujo,

tangible-intangible,

planetary,

vast,

rural,

sudden,

ubiquitous,

critical,

nice,

depressing,

bearable,

less,

becoming,

#NOKINGS,

in China,

in bubbles,

water,

bodies,

social relations,

brink,

the,

on,

warming up,

worrisome,

strange,

atypical,

light breeze,

blue sky,

no Kings,

unseasonable,

slow violence,

unsettled,

monsoonal,

shared,

monsoon,

protesting,

orange monarch,

charred,

everywhere,

aggression,

opportunistic,

Dense,

Static,

haunting,

un/graspable,

sensitive,

suspense,

expectation,

endings,

Fresh,

Cool,

connected,

complex,

crucial,

decommissioning,

data drop outs,

anomaly,

Gusting,

Thermic,

demonic,

witchy,

Saharan Dust,

slow-burn,

rebuilding,

Political,

adupt,

the first heat wave,

forecast,

changeable,

Fascinating,

Stunning,

Unique,

ever-changing,

restoration,

on my mind,

indistinguishable,

uncertain,

drizzle,

extraordinary,

fragile,

precious,

29.84Inhg,

edges,

glitchy,

29.75Inhg,

Magnetic,

Diverse,

Layered,

29.80 falling,

75F,

overcast,

arid,

sun-baked,

parched,

Cracked,

geological ghosts,

sunflowers,

defund,

appearances,

ranting,

historic,

curiosity,

silencing,

erasure,

fluid,

us,

enveloping,

scrambled,

heavy,

Polluted,

Hot,

adapting,

resilient,

taken for granted,

infinite,

Woman,

Definitions,

Enough,

politcal,

Trans rights now,

Polluters must Pay,

chaotic,

A transition,

A threshold,

A temporality,

Centrifugal,

Durational,

Rooted,

clouds,

of,

Lot,

hopeful,

sunny,

unseasonably warm,

INCREDIBLE,

VITAL,

ESSENTIALS,

Drizzling,

fluctuating,

temperate,

warming,

Unruly,

Agential,

debris,

canceled,

Bulbs blooming,

Peaceful,

honest,

climate whiplash,

changing,

Extraterrestrial,

high pressure,

Polyphonous,

Manifold,

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early flowering,

misty,

early,

warmth,

rapid,

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Ignition,

Rain,

physical,

unpredictable,

red warning,

un-weather,

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hollow,

ashen,

Haze,

angry,

confused,

failing,

moldering,

bone-chilling,

damp,

LA,

teleconnections,

snow,

Smoke,

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Rollercoaster,

edging,

Santa Ana winds,

Palisades fire,

uncontained,

Evacuate,

Windstorm,

Fire weather,

invisible updrafts,

vultures soaring,

quiet,

Tract housing,

interference,

adaptation,

suspicion,

Sunken sailboats,

Idalia,

PM-2.5,

air quality alert,

inversion layer,

Future,

Unexpected,

Contrails,

new beginnings,

Polar vortex,

1.5°C,

chilling effect,

mossy,

sudden change,

rising,

cyclical,

loss,

fire,

climate reality,

huge,

bright,

underground,

hum of seeds,

Darragh,

elemental,

worms,

mulch,

conspiratorial,

passion,

Nebel,

brewing,

clamour,

forgery,

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concrete,

civil war,

common ground,

dialogue,

questions,

gloom,

weather,

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wind,

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indoor sunshine,

displaced,

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Irony,

temperature rising,

decay,

dirt,

soil,

what you know,

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Tribe,

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Searching,

harvesting,

Policy,

Climate denial,

Democracy,

Fossil record,

Geologic time,

Anthropocene,

betting on the future,

gambling,

risky business,

hope,

reality,

flooding,

Cognitive dissonance,

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slowing current,

Atlantic cooling,

Amoc,

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anticipation,

troubling,

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everything,

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remote,

ten foot surge,

1000 year storm,

warming Gulf,

Milton,

re-member-ing,

harvest,

mushrooms,

Palestine,

given names,

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a lifetime,

body,

overheat,

people,

noise,

moist,

fair,

local,

light,

hotter,

learn,

radiate,

weather balloon,

upside down,

floods,

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Medium Temperature,

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inter-relations,

immeasurable,

story,

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2025-07-10 22:29:04

A Satellite Pass from PAF, with a gorgeous full moon rising in the south-east during the pass of NOAA-19. Got worried when the squelch level cut out the audio so we quickly reset, but something to learn for next time!

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2024-09-27 10:22:22

Alabama, United States

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2025-08-06 06:11:58

Near Graz, Austria

2024-09-09 12:36:26

Toronto (High Park), Canada

2025-02-04 12:04:03

deptford high street park, uk

Today in the UK, the weather was cold and grey, but while experiencing this, we were receiving ticking sounds from a satellite and converting them into an image. The resulting image of the sky was striking and different from the one outside, blending technology and nature. The climate crisis is evident in my community with more erratic weather patterns, storms, and rising pollution. The contrast between the natural world and the technology used to interpret it highlights both the challenges and potential solutions we face in addressing climate change.

2024-11-25 18:09:02

@astro.anderson

South West England, United Kingdom

As storm Bert leaves I take the opportunity to test my mobile rig consisting of electrical wire in a joiner, a short coax, RTL-SDR and a Samsung Galaxy S6. With no rain and a light breeze I was quite happy wandering around and aiming it roughly. I did not expect it to work so well after reading up on the 137MHz antenna variants and the precice calculations, pass filters and leaky coax.

2025-06-02 11:14:29

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-02 12:48:28

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-02 21:08:12

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

Gusty winds, cloudy, rain expected later.

2025-06-02 22:41:35

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-03 08:25:39

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-03 11:01:49

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-03 12:35:32

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-03 19:53:11

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-04 12:22:38

Bathgate, West Lothian,

Today is mostly dry with patchy rain, which can be heavy at times.

2025-06-04 19:26:59

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-04 22:16:02

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-05 09:13:14

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-05 12:09:43

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-05 22:10:25

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-05 23:43:42

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-06 08:47:06

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-06 21:57:45

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-07 08:21:38

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-07 11:51:49

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-07 21:45:06

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-08 09:34:43

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-08 11:39:07

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-08 19:22:20

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-08 21:32:31

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-09 09:08:33

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-09 11:26:27

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-09 18:56:22

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-09 21:19:59

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-10 08:42:26

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-10 11:13:45

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-11 08:16:21

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-11 11:01:06

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-11 19:43:49

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-11 22:35:11

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-12 09:30:03

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-12 19:17:40

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-13 09:03:54

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-13 12:16:29

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-13 18:51:44

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-13 22:09:41

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-14 08:37:46

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-14 12:03:46

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

Warm with thundery downpours today - good for the garden!

2025-06-14 20:05:25

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-14 21:57:00

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-16 11:38:23

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

I wasn’t sure what to expect today with NOAA 19, but a strong signal is still being received on APT. Will you continue the project if APT remains active? In terms of learning I have learned more of what doesn’t work rather than does work! Ferrite beads, position of the antenna, line of site not necessarily height, different antenna builds, directors, reflectors, element types, copper tape, wire types, skin effect, ¼ wave stubs, shielding, noise removing, software compiling, and a general “can do” spirit. VHF is ideal for inspiring and learning as it’s so hands on and forgiving if you don’t quite get it right, especially with the NOAA satellites. I’ve started looking at the Meteor M2-3 and M2-4, and perhaps I might try other satellites at the 1700MHz range, but I can guarantee one thing - I would never have even thought this was all possible from an amateur set up without having experienced NOAA’s 15, 18 and 19! They truly are astonishing.

2025-06-16 19:13:01

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-17 08:59:13

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-17 21:19:15

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-18 08:33:06

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-23 11:50:19

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-05-24 19:14:50

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-05-26 11:32:17

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

Experimental V-dipole mounted on car, using SDR++ for Android with RTL-SDR . Manual Doppler adjustments. Around 40 degrees elevation. Some interference from nearby aircraft - still testing gain settings. Rain and windy today.

2025-05-28 12:12:16

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

Cloudy with occasional showers.

2025-05-28 19:10:13

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-05-29 08:56:24

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-05-29 23:58:27

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-05-31 23:07:18

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-01 11:27:10

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-01 13:01:23

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-01 19:05:37

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-01 21:20:42

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-01 22:54:25

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-15 08:11:41

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-06-15 21:44:22

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-05-18 08:44:11

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

2025-05-19 12:27:41

Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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Bathgate, West Lothian, UK

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