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Dr. Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social · 1d

Just arriving here. Let the adventure begin.

Expect: ice, climate science, quirky notes and insights.

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Lisa Will @dustchick.bsky.social · 1d

I've always said this, but since last November, I've been pointing this out frequently in whatever venues to whatever audiences I can: "The planet NASA studies most is Earth."

Celeste Labedz @celestelabedz.bsky.social · 1d

A lot of comments on Mars rovers or Moon landings, but it's important to remember that the planet NASA studies most is Earth. This is less about cutting flashy things like moonwalks and more about keeping communities in the dark on climate, weather, agriculture, pollution, natural hazards, and more.

Reuters @reuters.com · 1d

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L

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Henri F. Drake @henrifdrake.bsky.social · 1d

This strikes me as the most concerning part of broad-stroke tipping points rhetoric.

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · 2d

We invite applications for two tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant to Associate professor level: jobs.colostate.edu/postings/167...

Assistant/Associate Professor

The Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions at the Assistant to Associate professor level:1) Climate dynamics. We see...

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Nick Lutsko @nick-lutsko.bsky.social · 1d

There's a good essay in @science.org about the importance of free global access to climate and weather data. The atmosphere doesn't know about borders, so paywalls anywhere hurt predictions everywhere; even more so for those who can't pay

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Free global access to climate and weather data must continue

Last month at the 80th session of the United Nations, the call to be “better together” was especially appropriate for discussions on the Early Warnings for All global initiative. About half the world’...

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Dr. Andrea Dutton @drandreadutton.bsky.social · 4d

🌊🌊JOB ALERT!! Are you an ice sheet modeler looking for a postdoc that does not rely on federal funding? Come join our research team at University of Wisconsin-Madison to study the physical and human dynamics of sea-level rise. www.linkedin.com/posts/andrea...

Job ad for postdoctoral research in ice sheet modeling | Andrea Dutton

🌊 🌊 JOB ALERT!! Looking for a postdoc that does not rely on federal funding?? Looking to live in a city that is routinely ranked as one of the best cities to live in across the entire U.S.? Come jo...

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Henri F. Drake @henrifdrake.bsky.social · 4d

Proud of MIT for rejecting the Trump administration's dangerous and counterproductive "compact".

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Regarding the Compact | MIT Organization Chart

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 11d

Universities are in a tough spot. On the one hand, universities that sign away their futures for the possibility of some short-term gains deserve nothing but contempt, ridicule, and reputational destruction. There is no other hand here.

Matthew Kirschenbaum @mkirschenbaum.bsky.social · 11d

Unless I’m misreading, this short statement actually seems equivocal or at best a placeholder. It does not say they are refusing, and to the contrary seems to hold the door open.

Dear Dartmouth community.
As many of you know, Dartmouth was one of nine universities asked by the White House to give feedback by Oct. 20 on a draft of its "Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education."
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I am deeply committed to Dartmouth's academic mission and values and will always defend our fierce independence.
You have often heard me say that higher education is not perfect and that we can do better. At the same time, we will never compromise our academic freedom and our ability to govern ourselves.
Best,
Sian Leah Beilock
President

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George Matsumoto @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social · 10d

🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 The 2026 Hollings scholarship is now open until 1/31/26. During the U.S. Govt shutdown, the application will remain open, but staff are unavailable to answer questions or provide assistance. Learn more about the program and check out our resources for applicants: lnkd.in/eE2rfbr7

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AAUP @aaup.org · 18d

Since returning to office, the Trump admin has cut lifesaving federal science programs, medical research &grants.

The AAUP and AFT launched a campaign to halt these cuts and continue the longstanding bipartisan commitment to funding scientific research that saves & improves the lives of Americans.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 18d

NSF today released instructions for the next round of applicants to its Graduate Research Fellowship Program. A key group—second-year Ph.D. students—is no longer eligible, and students who are still able to apply will face an unusually narrow timeframe. https://scim.ag/3KlQkQk

‘Completely shattered.’ Changes to NSF’s graduate student fellowship spur outcry

The announcement comes months later than usual, leaving many would-be applicants stranded

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Daniel Bolnick @danielbolnick.bsky.social · 19d

The GRFP announcement from NSF cuts out an entire cohort of 2nd year students from consideration, without warning. This is so deeply unfair that it warrants a formal protest from the scientific community. If someone wants to work with me to craft an open letter and solicit signatures, LMK.

Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 19d

New: After a long wait, the GRFP solicitation is live! Deadlines have been extended to early November, so applicants have a bit over a month to submit. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 19d

New: After a long wait, the GRFP solicitation is live! Deadlines have been extended to early November, so applicants have a bit over a month to submit. www.nsf.gov/funding/oppo...

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 20d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 20d

📢 Submissions are now open for the U.S. Climate Collection, a joint @theAGU + @ametsoc initiative.

This special collection will publish U.S.-focused climate assessment science that’s free to read, ensuring rigorous, accessible science informs decisions for years to come.

🔗 buff.ly/1tHUSLC

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Rep. Dave Min @congressmin.bsky.social · 21d

In 2009, the EPA found that greenhouse gasses endanger public health, and put in place measures to protect the environment.

Now, Trump’s rolling back these protections, making us less safe, and devastating the environment.

@houseseec.bsky.social and I are demanding he restore these protections.

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Henri F. Drake @henrifdrake.bsky.social · 21d

Trump was 24 years old in 1970. Maybe he just hasn't stayed up to date with climate science in the 55 years since...

Zeke Hausfather @hausfath.bsky.social · 22d

Its worth noting that when the first modern climate models were published in 1970 it was hardly clear that there was a warming trend; if anything there had been flat or slightly cooling global temperatures for the past three decades:

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Zeke Hausfather @hausfath.bsky.social · 22d

In a UN speech today, President Trump said that "all of these [climate] predictions were wrong".

Back in 2019 I led a research effort to digitize old climate model projections and assess how well they did. Turns out they got future warming pretty spot on!

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Ben Sanderson @benmsanderson.bsky.social · 24d

Sorry, but disagree with @hausfath.bsky.social here. You open Pandora's box, you ain't closing it again. We've already seen with Paris that well intentioned international agreements do not translate into physical reality and SRM governance is a much harder problem. Zero is the only safe level. /1

Zeke Hausfather @hausfath.bsky.social · 24d

I have a new @nytimes.com guest essay w/ @davidkeith.bsky.social about sunlight reflection. We note its not a solution for climate change and at best a band aid to treat systems, and suggest if its ever done it should only be to replace the cooling from air pollution today:

Opinion | A Responsible Way to Cool the Planet

A small, carefully scaled geoengineering program could compensate for the loss of cooling as we eliminate sulfur pollution.

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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 23d

Would be nice to see the enthusiasm for SRM redirected toward methane abatement and urban heat island mitigation, neither of which are “magic bullets” like SRM, but both of which meaningfully complement the temporal and/or spatial scales of decarbonization benefits

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Henri F. Drake @henrifdrake.bsky.social · 23d

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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 23d

Indeed they sort of go hand in hand — while many of the “tipping points” folk vehemently argue that they don’t support solar geoengineering, SRM would be a natural response strategy in a world in which there are sharp, identifiable boundaries (“tipping points”) between safety and danger.

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Henri F. Drake @henrifdrake.bsky.social · 23d

How does one of the most insightful climate scientists, Ray Pierrehumbert, who literally wrote the textbook on the topic, not have more followers?

ClimateBook @climatebook.bsky.social · 23d

Without noticing it particularly, I've found I'm now over 900 followers. Very gratifying. It would be a great Christmas present if I could get to a round 1000 by December! Meanwhile, it's been terrific to have such great engagement and dialogue. My thanks to everybody who had read and responded.

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ClimateDynamics @climatedynamics.bsky.social · 26d

Top Scientists Find Growing Evidence That Greenhouse Gases Are, in Fact, a Danger www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/c...

Top Scientists Find Growing Evidence That Greenhouse Gases Are, in Fact, a Danger

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ClimateBook @climatebook.bsky.social · 28d

I like Adam's work, and wish the department the best, but if I were an early career person thinking of this position, I'd have to ask myself whether given how Columbia disgraced itself by caving in to Trump, there could be any reassurance Columbia would have my back if my climate work irritated him.

Adam Sobel @adamsobel.bsky.social · 28d

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Michael Wara @michaelwara.bsky.social · 27d

Tonight I’m going to tell you about a California bill called SB326, authored by Senator Josh Becker and cosponsored by Senators Laird and Stern. This bill is perhaps the most significant wildfire legislation to land on Governor Newsom’s desk this year. I hope he signs it.

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