Peter Gleick
@petergleick.bsky.social
Climate, water, birds, bluegrass mandolin. Member US National Academy of Sciences, MacArthur Fellow, Carl Sagan Prize, author of The Three Ages of Water (2023). Also on Mastodon. @[email protected]. Email me at pgleick (at) gmail.
A short summary and interview with me discussing the growing trend of water-related violence worldwide, based on the new data just released by the @pacificinstitute.bsky.social.
www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/12/wate...
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Water Conflicts Surge Globally: A Conversation on Rising Threats
Events over this past year have made water’s role in global conflicts increasingly salient. India threatened to restrict water flows to Pakistan in response to cross-border terrorism. [...]
www.newsecuritybeat.org
December 4, 2025 at 10:17 PM
A short summary and interview with me discussing the growing trend of water-related violence worldwide, based on the new data just released by the @pacificinstitute.bsky.social.
www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/12/wate...
www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/12/wate...
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The @pacificinstitute.bsky.social published their update to the Water Conflict Chronology, documenting 420 events in 2024. #NewSecurityBeat sat down with Peter Gleick, a leading experts on water issues, to discuss the key takeaways from this year’s update.
www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/12/wate...
www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/12/wate...
Water Conflicts Surge Globally: A Conversation on Rising Threats
Events over this past year have made water’s role in global conflicts increasingly salient. India threatened to restrict water flows to Pakistan in response to cross-border terrorism. [...]
www.newsecuritybeat.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The @pacificinstitute.bsky.social published their update to the Water Conflict Chronology, documenting 420 events in 2024. #NewSecurityBeat sat down with Peter Gleick, a leading experts on water issues, to discuss the key takeaways from this year’s update.
www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/12/wate...
www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/12/wate...
Two groups are cheering Trump's efforts to weaken US automobile efficiency standards:
The petroleum industry
and
The Chinese automobile industry.
The petroleum industry
and
The Chinese automobile industry.
December 3, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Two groups are cheering Trump's efforts to weaken US automobile efficiency standards:
The petroleum industry
and
The Chinese automobile industry.
The petroleum industry
and
The Chinese automobile industry.
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If someone wanted to destroy the US automobile industry and tremendously strengthen the Chinese automobile industry, they wouldn't be doing anything differently than what Trump is doing now. China is now producing smarter, cheaper, cleaner cars than the US.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Trump to Roll Back Fuel Economy Rules in Nod to Rising Car Prices
It’s not clear that relaxing the standard will lower costs for consumers.
www.bloomberg.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:46 AM
If someone wanted to destroy the US automobile industry and tremendously strengthen the Chinese automobile industry, they wouldn't be doing anything differently than what Trump is doing now. China is now producing smarter, cheaper, cleaner cars than the US.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
If someone wanted to destroy the US automobile industry and tremendously strengthen the Chinese automobile industry, they wouldn't be doing anything differently than what Trump is doing now. China is now producing smarter, cheaper, cleaner cars than the US.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Trump to Roll Back Fuel Economy Rules in Nod to Rising Car Prices
It’s not clear that relaxing the standard will lower costs for consumers.
www.bloomberg.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:46 AM
If someone wanted to destroy the US automobile industry and tremendously strengthen the Chinese automobile industry, they wouldn't be doing anything differently than what Trump is doing now. China is now producing smarter, cheaper, cleaner cars than the US.
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
It's not the Department of War. It's the Department of Defense. Get your headlines straight.
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/c...
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/c...
Department of War Disputes Second Attack on Boat Strike Survivors Was a “Double-Tap”
Facing scrutiny for killing survivors of an initial boat strike, the Department of War is attempting to distance itself from a controversial military tactic.
theintercept.com
December 3, 2025 at 3:52 AM
It's not the Department of War. It's the Department of Defense. Get your headlines straight.
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/c...
theintercept.com/2025/12/02/c...
If Trump wants to change the blistering narrative from his administration's war criming, he should release the Epstein files.
December 3, 2025 at 12:07 AM
If Trump wants to change the blistering narrative from his administration's war criming, he should release the Epstein files.
Nothing like Black Friday and Giving Tuesday to make me think those "unsubscribe" links don't work.
December 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Nothing like Black Friday and Giving Tuesday to make me think those "unsubscribe" links don't work.
The only thing that happens at cabinet meetings is the syncophants heap embarrassing praise on Dear Leader. And they're so boring Trump now routinely sleeps through them.
Again, if Biden....
Again, if Biden....
December 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The only thing that happens at cabinet meetings is the syncophants heap embarrassing praise on Dear Leader. And they're so boring Trump now routinely sleeps through them.
Again, if Biden....
Again, if Biden....
Fascinating article defining and mapping river drainage systems on Mars, where #water used to flow.
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PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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December 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Fascinating article defining and mapping river drainage systems on Mars, where #water used to flow.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
The last coal plant delivering electricity to California has closed.
California's energy system is now coal free.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/ding-dong-...
California's energy system is now coal free.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/ding-dong-...
Ding dong, coal is dead
At least in California.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The last coal plant delivering electricity to California has closed.
California's energy system is now coal free.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/ding-dong-...
California's energy system is now coal free.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/ding-dong-...
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Really useful advice for authors on how to deal with the Anthropic settlement. In my case, I'm trying to figure out whether I or my publishers are the reproduction-rights-holders, which matters for where the payouts go.
What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement
Updated October 2, 2025 IMPORTANT: The Works List Is Now Live on the Settlement Website The searchable Works List and Claim Forms are now available at www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com. Find more i...
authorsguild.org
December 2, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Really useful advice for authors on how to deal with the Anthropic settlement. In my case, I'm trying to figure out whether I or my publishers are the reproduction-rights-holders, which matters for where the payouts go.
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🔥🔥🔥 Fall (Sep-Nov) was the 3rd warmest on record for the Contiguous U.S. (2016 & 2024 tied for 1st/2nd). 🔥🔥🔥
December 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🔥🔥🔥 Fall (Sep-Nov) was the 3rd warmest on record for the Contiguous U.S. (2016 & 2024 tied for 1st/2nd). 🔥🔥🔥
Birded the Albany Bulb in the Bay area today and saw 33 species.
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December 1, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Birded the Albany Bulb in the Bay area today and saw 33 species.
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TFW You're searching and searching for your cell phone and can't find it anywhere and then realize you're walking around with it in your hand. 🙄
November 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM
TFW You're searching and searching for your cell phone and can't find it anywhere and then realize you're walking around with it in your hand. 🙄
A wonderful and extremely personal review of the state of climate science 30 years on by one of the world's leading #climate scientists.
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A climate scientist reflects on 30 years fighting the 'forces of unreason'
Thirty years ago, the IPCC agreed on a historic finding: “The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate.”
thebulletin.org
November 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A wonderful and extremely personal review of the state of climate science 30 years on by one of the world's leading #climate scientists.
thebulletin.org/2025/11/a-cl...
thebulletin.org/2025/11/a-cl...
"Climate breakdown can be seen in the data"
Large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
#water
#climate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
#water
#climate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"Climate breakdown can be seen in the data"
Large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
#water
#climate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
#water
#climate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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It seems we're about to find out which US senior military officers are willing to sacrifice their commands to uphold their oaths to refuse illegal orders.
November 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It seems we're about to find out which US senior military officers are willing to sacrifice their commands to uphold their oaths to refuse illegal orders.
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Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
November 30, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Unfortunately, in US journalism it is considered neutral to spread a lie, but it is considered "biased" to call out a lie. So, there is a structural asymmetry that rewards colorful lies with virality.
Ok, I'll play @profanity.accountant
November 30, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Ok, I'll play @profanity.accountant
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“Our study shows that global warming causes and accelerates Day Zero Drought conditions worldwide.
Even if we meet the 1.5°C target, hundreds of millions of people will still face unprecedented water shortages"
Even if we meet the 1.5°C target, hundreds of millions of people will still face unprecedented water shortages"
750 Million at Risk: New Study Warns Extreme Water Scarcity Is Closer Than We Think
Climate simulations reveal that Day Zero Drought conditions are approaching rapidly worldwide, putting vast populations at risk of severe water scarcity. A new study in Nature Communications from rese...
scitechdaily.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:10 AM
“Our study shows that global warming causes and accelerates Day Zero Drought conditions worldwide.
Even if we meet the 1.5°C target, hundreds of millions of people will still face unprecedented water shortages"
Even if we meet the 1.5°C target, hundreds of millions of people will still face unprecedented water shortages"
It seems we're about to find out which US senior military officers are willing to sacrifice their commands to uphold their oaths to refuse illegal orders.
November 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It seems we're about to find out which US senior military officers are willing to sacrifice their commands to uphold their oaths to refuse illegal orders.
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