Dr. Shaina Sadai
@scienceshaina.bsky.social
Climate scientist and critical physical geographer. Works on climate and sea level projections, corporate accountability, climate litigation, and climate justice.
Queer, disabled, vegan🌱🌈 She/her
Views expressed here are mine
Queer, disabled, vegan🌱🌈 She/her
Views expressed here are mine
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🚨New paper🚨
We attribute present day air temperature and sea level rise, as well as future projected sea level rise to the Carbon Majors, the 122 largest industrial fossil fuel and cement producers…more details below! iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... 1/n
🧪 #scicomm #ClimateSky #ClimateChange
We attribute present day air temperature and sea level rise, as well as future projected sea level rise to the Carbon Majors, the 122 largest industrial fossil fuel and cement producers…more details below! iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1... 1/n
🧪 #scicomm #ClimateSky #ClimateChange
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In the long term this is what will kill what's left of America's miniscule credibility in MENA: US-backed ceasefires are when the Arab ceases and Israel continues to fire.
And this is not a Trump problem, but a bipartisan problem. This "ceasefire" was achieved by the previous president.
And this is not a Trump problem, but a bipartisan problem. This "ceasefire" was achieved by the previous president.
A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon took effect a year ago today.
Since then, Israel has violated the ceasefire nearly 10,000 times: 7,500 violations of Lebanese airspace and almost 2,500 ground violations, according to the UN.
Since then, Israel has violated the ceasefire nearly 10,000 times: 7,500 violations of Lebanese airspace and almost 2,500 ground violations, according to the UN.
Lebanon: Israel’s attacks continue one year into "ceasefire"
www.nrc.no
November 28, 2025 at 2:22 AM
In the long term this is what will kill what's left of America's miniscule credibility in MENA: US-backed ceasefires are when the Arab ceases and Israel continues to fire.
And this is not a Trump problem, but a bipartisan problem. This "ceasefire" was achieved by the previous president.
And this is not a Trump problem, but a bipartisan problem. This "ceasefire" was achieved by the previous president.
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I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
A Babson College student wanted to surprise her family for Thanksgiving. She was deported instead. - The Boston Globe
Any Lucia Lopez Belloza was at Logan to catch a flight to Texas when immigration authorities detained her as she was about to board the plane.
www.bostonglobe.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I feel much safer today knowing that we deported a Babson College student back to a country where she hasn't lived since childhood.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
She wasn't even flying internationally. She was flying to Texas.
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Why POC collectively hold our breath when there’s a mass shooting or high profile crime before the suspect is even identified:
• Afghan man shoots a National Guard member:
With zero knowledge of the background or motive, the right screams that Muslims are terrorists and must be deported.
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• Afghan man shoots a National Guard member:
With zero knowledge of the background or motive, the right screams that Muslims are terrorists and must be deported.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Why POC collectively hold our breath when there’s a mass shooting or high profile crime before the suspect is even identified:
• Afghan man shoots a National Guard member:
With zero knowledge of the background or motive, the right screams that Muslims are terrorists and must be deported.
🧵
• Afghan man shoots a National Guard member:
With zero knowledge of the background or motive, the right screams that Muslims are terrorists and must be deported.
🧵
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Two rare striped rabbit species — Sumatran and Annamite — face habitat loss, snares and now a new threat: trafficking.
At least 10 were seized on flights from Thailand to India. Experts urge CITES Appendix III listing and a conservation breeding program.
At least 10 were seized on flights from Thailand to India. Experts urge CITES Appendix III listing and a conservation breeding program.
Already disappearing, Southeast Asia’s striped rabbits now caught in global pet trade
In the remote rainforest of Sumatra, Indonesia, and the Annamite Mountains straddling Vietnam and Laos, two species of nocturnal rabbits live elusive lives. These species, both of which have…
news.mongabay.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Two rare striped rabbit species — Sumatran and Annamite — face habitat loss, snares and now a new threat: trafficking.
At least 10 were seized on flights from Thailand to India. Experts urge CITES Appendix III listing and a conservation breeding program.
At least 10 were seized on flights from Thailand to India. Experts urge CITES Appendix III listing and a conservation breeding program.
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This THREAD.
Being among the first interrogated and ultimately fired by DOGE, I certainly felt we were facing the business end of a right-wing conspiracy theory 🧵
DOGE was not a money-saving effort. It was an effort to chase down and prove right-wing conspiracy theories. They went after USAID to prove conspiracy theories about foreign aid. Then they went after SSA to, again, pursue conspiracy theories about Dems paying "illegals" to vote. 1/2
November 26, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This THREAD.
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My group's firing appears to have been a consequence of a right-wing article from 2023 calling us, and I quote, "a cabal of perpetually triggered leftists obsessed with politics and pronouns"
The article echoed around Twitter until Musk saw it, tweeted we were "deleted" which DOGE then implemented
The article echoed around Twitter until Musk saw it, tweeted we were "deleted" which DOGE then implemented
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 AM
My group's firing appears to have been a consequence of a right-wing article from 2023 calling us, and I quote, "a cabal of perpetually triggered leftists obsessed with politics and pronouns"
The article echoed around Twitter until Musk saw it, tweeted we were "deleted" which DOGE then implemented
The article echoed around Twitter until Musk saw it, tweeted we were "deleted" which DOGE then implemented
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The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.
November 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
The NSF Bio Anthro Program DDRIG, Cultural Anthrpology DDRIG, and Archaeology DDRIG have all been archived (as of yesterday afternoon). Please speak with your grad students and plan accordingly. To say I am angry and depressed about this is an understatement.
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Israel has killed two Palestinian children in Gaza every single day since the so-called ceasefire
November 25, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Israel has killed two Palestinian children in Gaza every single day since the so-called ceasefire
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Ban #Massachusetts sheriffs from holding people in jail for ICE.
This is something concrete that our state government can do to stymie ICE's terrorism in our communities.
#mapoli #AbolishICE
This is something concrete that our state government can do to stymie ICE's terrorism in our communities.
#mapoli #AbolishICE
Monique Nguyen, the director of the Mayor Michelle Wu’s Office of Immigrant Advancement, talks about the stunning rise of detention in the Plymouth County HOC due to ICE activity and the dangerous effort to expand them. We need the Safe Communities Act to end new collaboration agreements. #mapoli
November 25, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Ban #Massachusetts sheriffs from holding people in jail for ICE.
This is something concrete that our state government can do to stymie ICE's terrorism in our communities.
#mapoli #AbolishICE
This is something concrete that our state government can do to stymie ICE's terrorism in our communities.
#mapoli #AbolishICE
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Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Scientists: have you been the target of an online harassment campaign, doxxing, or weaponized FOIA requests? I'd like to talk to you about steps you had to take to protect your digital security for an upcoming Nature story. (You can be anonymous if necessary.)
RTs appreciated.
RTs appreciated.
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news.un.org/en/story/202...
“To be a woman in #Gaza today means facing hunger and fear, absorbing trauma and grief, and shielding your children from gunfire and cold nights. It means being the last line of protection in a place where safety no longer exists.”
“To be a woman in #Gaza today means facing hunger and fear, absorbing trauma and grief, and shielding your children from gunfire and cold nights. It means being the last line of protection in a place where safety no longer exists.”
Gaza women are ‘last line of protection’ for their families amid attacks, hunger and harsh winter
Women in Gaza are ensuring their families’ survival “with nothing but courage and exhausted hands” while violence continues and essentials remain in short supply, the UN’s gender equality agency warne...
news.un.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
news.un.org/en/story/202...
“To be a woman in #Gaza today means facing hunger and fear, absorbing trauma and grief, and shielding your children from gunfire and cold nights. It means being the last line of protection in a place where safety no longer exists.”
“To be a woman in #Gaza today means facing hunger and fear, absorbing trauma and grief, and shielding your children from gunfire and cold nights. It means being the last line of protection in a place where safety no longer exists.”
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Call for PhD Student!
I'm recruiting a PhD student to work with me on a project related to my Future Fellowship at Monash University on the political economy of insurance, risk technology, climate governance, and the crisis of uninsurability. Here's the overview of my fellowship.
I'm recruiting a PhD student to work with me on a project related to my Future Fellowship at Monash University on the political economy of insurance, risk technology, climate governance, and the crisis of uninsurability. Here's the overview of my fellowship.
November 25, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Call for PhD Student!
I'm recruiting a PhD student to work with me on a project related to my Future Fellowship at Monash University on the political economy of insurance, risk technology, climate governance, and the crisis of uninsurability. Here's the overview of my fellowship.
I'm recruiting a PhD student to work with me on a project related to my Future Fellowship at Monash University on the political economy of insurance, risk technology, climate governance, and the crisis of uninsurability. Here's the overview of my fellowship.
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In a piece for @us.theconversation.com, Shaina Sadai @scienceshaina.bsky.social and I wrote about the sea level projections in our new paper. The focus here is on explaining how melting Antarctic ice sheets lead to regional differences in SLR. Paper linked below. theconversation.com/sea-level-do...
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact
Understanding what happens to Antarctica’s ice matters, because as it melts, sea levels rise, affecting lives and economies around the world.
theconversation.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
In a piece for @us.theconversation.com, Shaina Sadai @scienceshaina.bsky.social and I wrote about the sea level projections in our new paper. The focus here is on explaining how melting Antarctic ice sheets lead to regional differences in SLR. Paper linked below. theconversation.com/sea-level-do...
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Overall flu circulation is still low in the US but is steadily rising. Was on inpatient ID consult service last week.
Anecdotally I saw more COVID positives than flu positives. Lots of rhinovirus & parainflueza. Interestingly no rsv.
Get vaccinated now is the time.
www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-...
Anecdotally I saw more COVID positives than flu positives. Lots of rhinovirus & parainflueza. Interestingly no rsv.
Get vaccinated now is the time.
www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-...
Flu season is just beginning, but doctors are already on high alert
While flu levels are still low, a strain that has wreaked havoc in the U.K. and Canada is behind most cases so far in the U.S., mostly affecting kids.
www.nbcnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Overall flu circulation is still low in the US but is steadily rising. Was on inpatient ID consult service last week.
Anecdotally I saw more COVID positives than flu positives. Lots of rhinovirus & parainflueza. Interestingly no rsv.
Get vaccinated now is the time.
www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-...
Anecdotally I saw more COVID positives than flu positives. Lots of rhinovirus & parainflueza. Interestingly no rsv.
Get vaccinated now is the time.
www.nbcnews.com/health/cold-...
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On Nov. 22, Vahid Abedini, an Iranian Studies professor at University of Oklahoma, was boarding a flight to attend the Middle East Studies Assn mtg in Washington, D.C. when he was detained by ICE.
OU Prof Joshua Landis says "he has been wrongfully detained because he has a valid H-1B visa."
OU Prof Joshua Landis says "he has been wrongfully detained because he has a valid H-1B visa."
November 24, 2025 at 10:33 PM
On Nov. 22, Vahid Abedini, an Iranian Studies professor at University of Oklahoma, was boarding a flight to attend the Middle East Studies Assn mtg in Washington, D.C. when he was detained by ICE.
OU Prof Joshua Landis says "he has been wrongfully detained because he has a valid H-1B visa."
OU Prof Joshua Landis says "he has been wrongfully detained because he has a valid H-1B visa."
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I began this drawing as a simple sketch to test some paper (a new batch of Fabriano Artistico 300lb). The red crest was such a treat to draw after using so many greys! I see and/or hear red-bellied woodpeckers almost every day, but it never gets boring :)
I’m happy with the paper. #SciArt #Birds
I’m happy with the paper. #SciArt #Birds
November 23, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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You can see the birds on the roof
November 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
You can see the birds on the roof
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The findings of a study in Nature Climate Change show that artificial light at night disrupts the fundamental energetic constraints on ecosystem metabolism, warranting the inclusion of light pollution in global change and carbon–climate feedback assessments. go.nature.com/44cCKWm 🧪
November 23, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The findings of a study in Nature Climate Change show that artificial light at night disrupts the fundamental energetic constraints on ecosystem metabolism, warranting the inclusion of light pollution in global change and carbon–climate feedback assessments. go.nature.com/44cCKWm 🧪
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this is a hate crime
22 Nov 2025 -- Hundreds of trans pride flags planted on Boston Commons in a planned city-licensed memorial for TDOR removed overnight anonymously. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social
Hundreds of transgender pride flags pulled from memorial on Boston Common
Hundreds of flags representing transgender rights were pulled from a memorial on Boston Common.
www.cbsnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
this is a hate crime
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Agribusiness responsible for criminal deforestation in Brazil got badges, a space in the Blue Zone, in partnership with a Brazilian govt agency. They even did a barbecue there.
Clearly, Von der Leyen is not the only one to believe you can talk about emissions without dealing with the sources.
Clearly, Von der Leyen is not the only one to believe you can talk about emissions without dealing with the sources.
November 22, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Agribusiness responsible for criminal deforestation in Brazil got badges, a space in the Blue Zone, in partnership with a Brazilian govt agency. They even did a barbecue there.
Clearly, Von der Leyen is not the only one to believe you can talk about emissions without dealing with the sources.
Clearly, Von der Leyen is not the only one to believe you can talk about emissions without dealing with the sources.
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It's unfortunately not the first time some country delegates try to fight gender definitions in climate politics to be openly transphobic. And sometimes they don't want gender to be included at all. This time it made all the way to the final plenary (and it was booed accordingly)
November 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
It's unfortunately not the first time some country delegates try to fight gender definitions in climate politics to be openly transphobic. And sometimes they don't want gender to be included at all. This time it made all the way to the final plenary (and it was booed accordingly)
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How AP News whitewashes genocide.
TESTING THE CEASEFIRE??
Israel is *BREAKING* the ceasefire. Do you really think this would be the headline if Hamas killed 24 Israelis?
AP doesn’t even have the integrity to say Israel killed Palestinians. “Are dead” is passive to avoid attributing liability.
TESTING THE CEASEFIRE??
Israel is *BREAKING* the ceasefire. Do you really think this would be the headline if Hamas killed 24 Israelis?
AP doesn’t even have the integrity to say Israel killed Palestinians. “Are dead” is passive to avoid attributing liability.
November 22, 2025 at 9:41 PM
How AP News whitewashes genocide.
TESTING THE CEASEFIRE??
Israel is *BREAKING* the ceasefire. Do you really think this would be the headline if Hamas killed 24 Israelis?
AP doesn’t even have the integrity to say Israel killed Palestinians. “Are dead” is passive to avoid attributing liability.
TESTING THE CEASEFIRE??
Israel is *BREAKING* the ceasefire. Do you really think this would be the headline if Hamas killed 24 Israelis?
AP doesn’t even have the integrity to say Israel killed Palestinians. “Are dead” is passive to avoid attributing liability.
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Prince Hall & his collaborators twice endeavored to pass legislation in the Massachusetts state senate to end slavery. In a 1777 petition they argued for “the Natural Right of all Men” & against “the inconsistency of [people] acting themselves the part which they condemn and oppose in others . . .”
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Prince Hall & his collaborators twice endeavored to pass legislation in the Massachusetts state senate to end slavery. In a 1777 petition they argued for “the Natural Right of all Men” & against “the inconsistency of [people] acting themselves the part which they condemn and oppose in others . . .”
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COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
November 22, 2025 at 7:47 PM
COP30 overpromised, underdelivered, empowered distractions, backtracked on issues and once again gave big oil and big ag a free pass.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.
Unfortunately, the suspicions of climate scientists (here in Brazil and abroad) were confirmed again.