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Just a Science Educator
@scienceeducator.bsky.social
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Husband,father,coach,33 year Phys Sci public educator (retired ‘21) solar promoter,optimist. Supporting science + educators and renewables. :)

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Just a Science Educator @scienceeducator.bsky.social · Dec 8
School boards and school administrators who refuse to listen to thousands of scientists, professional educators and experts and instead follow the advice of the loudest voice in the room… 👇
scienceeducator.bsky.social
Tell me you’re not a news outlet without saying you’re not a news outlet…

@foxnews.com.web.brid.gy
April 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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zacklabe.com
The World Meteorological Organization report on the State of the Global Climate 2024 was released today:

"...led to the highest number of new displacements recorded for the past 16 years, contributed to worsening food crises, and caused massive economic losses."

Press: wmo.int/news/media-c...
Line graph time series showing global mean surface temperature anomalies from 1850 through 2024 in units of degrees Celsius. All data sets are in agreement, and temperatures are warming over time due to human-caused climate change.
March 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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zacklabe.com
Watching the variability and long-term decline of February #Arctic sea-ice thickness and sea-ice volume...

+ Data information: climatedataguide.ucar.edu/climate-data...
March 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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zacklabe.com
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) averaged about 427 ppm in February 2025 (new record high) 🚨

10 years ago February averaged about 401 ppm. Preliminary data from gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/

Meanwhile... "Cuts target world-leading greenhouse gas observatory in Hawaii" (www.reuters.com/sustainabili...)
Red line graph time series of monthly carbon dioxide abundance from January 1959 through February 2025. There is a seasonal cycle and long-term increasing trend. Current levels of CO2 are at 427 ppm. This is the Keeling Curve graph. A line for CO2 10 years ago is also annotated.
March 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
scienceeducator.bsky.social
Captain, as a fellow science, EV and acceleration enthusiast, I highly recommend the Ford Mustang MachE.

We’ve owned it since ‘21 and LOVE IT!

@fordmotorsofficial.bsky.social
captmarkkelly.bsky.social Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · Mar 14
I bought a Tesla because it was fast like a rocket ship. But now every time I drive it, I feel like a rolling billboard for a man dismantling our government and hurting people. So Tesla, you’re fired!

New ride coming soon.
March 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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zacklabe.com
Temperature anomalies by latitude band in February 2025. Pay close attention to the magnitude of this warmth in the #Arctic (x-axis). This is really jaw-dropping.

[Latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance). Data from NASA GISS (GISTEMPv4) using a 1951-1980 climate baseline]
Bar graph showing zonal mean surface air temperature anomalies for each latitude band from the Antarctic to the Arctic in February 2025. All areas observed above average temperatures, except for parts of the Antarctic.
March 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
scienceeducator.bsky.social
His next book;

The Art of Making Everything Worse.

#confefe
March 10, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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briantylercohen.bsky.social
Musk getting decimated on his own app.
March 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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zacklabe.com
Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record (JAXA data)

• about 490,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,070,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,450,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,920,000 km² below the 1980s mean

Plots: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i... 🌊🧪⚒️
Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with purple for the 1980s, blue for the 1990s, green for the 2000s, and white for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2000 to 2024. 2025 is shown with a thick gold line. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between January and April by looking at the decadal average line positions.
March 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
scienceeducator.bsky.social
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March 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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icedoctord.bsky.social
This is an incredible map I stole from Amazing Maps on FB. Hurricanes/Cyclones don't cross the equator because of Coriolis. But why the asymmetry between the north and the south? Also, I can understand why the west side of S. America is calm (cool water), but the east is puzzling. #scicomm 🧪
March 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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kinesinmotors.bsky.social
Elimination of USDA food safety advisory committees
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At risk, new outbreaks due to Listeria & other bacteria
ryanmarino.bsky.social Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · Mar 8
USDA has eliminated two food safety advisory committees for microbiological contamination and meat inspection. Most recently, they had been reviewing regulatory approaches in response to the fatal Listeria outbreak from Boar’s Head meats and fatal Cronobacter contamination in powdered infant formula
USDA eliminates two food safety advisory committees
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has eliminated two committees that advise it on food safety, the agency said on Friday, raising concerns about government oversight of the food supply as the Trump administration seeks to downsize the federal bureaucracy and slash costs.
www.reuters.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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mhshapiro2.bsky.social
🧪But politics doesn't stop #ClimateChange. It continues to affect our military readiness.
www.cnn.com/2025/03/09/p...
Officials and experts warn that Pentagon plans to cut climate programs will hurt national security | CNN Politics
As the Pentagon and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency set their sights on climate-related programs at the Defense Department, officials and experts are warning that slashing them could p...
www.cnn.com
March 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
scienceeducator.bsky.social
Sadly, these individuals are in the initial part of the “find out” phase of FAFO…
March 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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adammc.space
A supermassive black hole has been found moving at over a thousand kilometres per second, evidence of a merger that could help explain how such black holes get so big 🔭🧪 www.newscientist.com/article/2470...
Two huge black holes merged into one and went flying across the cosmos
A supermassive black hole that doesn't appear to be where we would expect seems to be travelling at more than a thousand kilometres per second – the result of a giant cosmic collision
www.newscientist.com
March 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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nautil.us
"We are very massive, and there are only tiny galaxies around us. We have been eating little galaxies."

Physicist Miguel Aragon explains what makes the milky way special. 🧪
What Makes the Milky Way Special?
One question for Miguel Aragon, a computational physicist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.
nautil.us
March 9, 2025 at 3:20 PM
scienceeducator.bsky.social
Is it me or does there seem to be a trend?
zacklabe.com Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · Mar 9
Update - my monthly climate change dashboard...

Higher resolution graphic available at zacklabe.com/climate-chan...
This graphic shows four line graph time series and each are monthly from January 1984 through 2025. The first graph is a 12-month running mean of global mean surface temperature anomalies. Anomalies are computed relative to a 1991-2020 baseline using ERA5 data. The second graph is monthly carbon dioxide abundance. The CO2 graph is the Keeling Curve. Current levels are 427 ppm. The third graph is monthly global methane abundance. Current levels are 1943 ppb. The fourth graph is monthly global nitrous oxide abundance. Current levels are 338 ppb. The three greenhouse gases show seasonal cycles and long-term increasing trends using data from NOAA ESRL. The global mean surface temperature anomaly record also exhibits decadal variability and a long-term increasing trend. All graphs are rising and shown in four different colors, including white, yellow, orange, and pink.
March 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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robvalente.bsky.social
This Administration is turning its back on science. If you never had the measles or polio, thank science. If you use a smartphone as easily as a computer, thank science. If you want to know if it will be raining tomorrow, thank science. A total disaster is coming.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control'
Facing the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, Duke University is preparing for the worst.
apnews.com
March 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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marcelias.bsky.social
Donald Trump targeted AP and legacy media did nothing.

Donald Trump has now targeted two large law firms and Big Law is silent.

You all read Martin Niemöller's poem “First They Came.”

So, I ask you -- What are you doing?
March 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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muellershewrote.com
Just wanna say hi there to all the trump-voting terminated federal workers who said I had trump derangement syndrome.
a cartoon dog says hi there in front of a group of people
ALT: a cartoon dog says hi there in front of a group of people
media.tenor.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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itsbippy.bsky.social
Alaska is getting in on this action.
March 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
scienceeducator.bsky.social
The next pandemic is out there.

Will we be prepared or are we going to try Trump’s COVID response again?

Rep Greene from Georgia is already suggesting “measles parties” as a viable option.

We have to improve our science educational experiences for our students.

#standupforscience
rodrahimi.bsky.social Rod Rahimi @rodrahimi.bsky.social · Mar 8
“More trouble might be coming in the appropriations process: Vought’s 2023 proposal called for slashing the NIH’s budget…by more than 20%”

Every $1 of NIH funding generates $2.46 in economic activity and contributed to 99.4% of approved drugs. Insane to indiscriminately slash the budget 🧪🩺
Trump team orders huge government lay-offs: how science could fare
Nature talks to scientists inside US agencies about what the latest directive could mean for their staff members and budgets.
www.nature.com
March 8, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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samillingworth.com
🌡️ Heat affects kids' brain function

New research finds higher temperatures reduce brain connectivity in preadolescents, especially in networks linked to attention and memory.

🔗 www.jaacap.org/article/S089...

#SciComm #Neuroscience 🧪
Exposure to Ambient Temperature and Functional Connectivity of Brain Resting-State Networks in Preadolescents
Exposure to extreme temperatures has been linked to acute mental health events in young populations, but the underlying neural mechanisms are not well understood. Resting-state functional magnetic res...
www.jaacap.org
March 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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susanmcgraw88.bsky.social
Science discovers truths- like the facts or not! Earth needs our serious consideration and attention- NOW! The administration is set on ignoring science for profit.
Irresponsible and dangerous. Renewable clean energy offers a multitude of jobs
#BlueEarth #ProudBlue #DemVoice1
March 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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beebrookshire.bsky.social
At @standupforscience.bsky.social and the signs are statistically significantly excellent
A person in a mask holding a painting that says “hands off my transgenic mice”
March 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM