Heather Ford
@hl-ford.bsky.social
dog mom and sometimes paleoceanographer
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From @AGU.org: Senators are working on legislation to save NCAR, but we need extra support for these 8 states. Your Senators in Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas, and Wyoming need to hear from you.
December 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
From @AGU.org: Senators are working on legislation to save NCAR, but we need extra support for these 8 states. Your Senators in Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas, and Wyoming need to hear from you.
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AGU has a Congressional email and call script up on NCAR:
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
agu.quorum.us
December 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
AGU has a Congressional email and call script up on NCAR:
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NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
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An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth
December 17, 2025 at 2:52 AM
An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth
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NSF now planning to let POs largely decide what gets funded, and to send PIs reviews that are only 3-5 sentences long. They don't have to use outside reviewers (except maybe 1) and don't have to convene panels. (1/5)
NSF pares down grant-review process, reducing influence of outside scientists
Memo cites overburdened staff, but some say move also aims to elevate White House priorities
www.science.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:45 PM
NSF now planning to let POs largely decide what gets funded, and to send PIs reviews that are only 3-5 sentences long. They don't have to use outside reviewers (except maybe 1) and don't have to convene panels. (1/5)
Not gonna lie. This e-bike has been life changing. And the dogs like it too.
November 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Not gonna lie. This e-bike has been life changing. And the dogs like it too.
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I blinked several times reading this post. Then I read the article and blinked a million times more. Why is this allowed again? (This is a rhetorical question.)
Silicon Valley startup admits its balloon may have struck United jet, forcing emergency landing www.sfchronicle.com/travel/artic...
Silicon Valley startup admits its balloon may have struck United jet, forcing emergency landing
A Silicon Valley company says one of its “smart” weather balloons may have struck a United Airlines flight, cracking the cockpit windshield and injuring a pilot.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
I blinked several times reading this post. Then I read the article and blinked a million times more. Why is this allowed again? (This is a rhetorical question.)
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Today, we published a study long in the making on how upper and subsurface tropical Pacific waters responded (and maybe will adjust) to warmer global climate. Here’s the story of how we got here after 15 years. many authors but shout out @jfarmersalmanac.bsky.social
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Persistent eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean upwelling since the warm Pliocene
Upwelling generates a nutrient-rich “cold tongue” in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean (EEP), with impacts on global climate, oceanic biological productivity, and the carbon cycle. The cold tongue ...
www.science.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Today, we published a study long in the making on how upper and subsurface tropical Pacific waters responded (and maybe will adjust) to warmer global climate. Here’s the story of how we got here after 15 years. many authors but shout out @jfarmersalmanac.bsky.social
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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IF ANY CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY SIGNS THIS RADICAL AGREEMENT, THEY'LL LOSE BILLIONS IN STATE FUNDING — INCLUDING CAL GRANTS — INSTANTLY.
CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS, AND SURRENDER ACADEMIC FREEDOM.
CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS, AND SURRENDER ACADEMIC FREEDOM.
October 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
IF ANY CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY SIGNS THIS RADICAL AGREEMENT, THEY'LL LOSE BILLIONS IN STATE FUNDING — INCLUDING CAL GRANTS — INSTANTLY.
CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS, AND SURRENDER ACADEMIC FREEDOM.
CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS, AND SURRENDER ACADEMIC FREEDOM.
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A government shutdown stalls science, threaten jobs and weaken U.S. leadership. Call Congress today and tell them to to prevent RIFs, and work together to support science and end a government shutdown.
📲: agu.quorum.us/campaign/143...
📲: agu.quorum.us/campaign/143...
October 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
A government shutdown stalls science, threaten jobs and weaken U.S. leadership. Call Congress today and tell them to to prevent RIFs, and work together to support science and end a government shutdown.
📲: agu.quorum.us/campaign/143...
📲: agu.quorum.us/campaign/143...
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#Lecturer position in #EarthSciences 👇🏼@openuniversity.bsky.social
Please apply, if interested 🙏🏼
Closing Date: 20 October 2025
Contract Type: #Permanent
Fixed Term Contract/End Date: Not Applicable
jobs.open.ac.uk/job/Lecturer...
Please apply, if interested 🙏🏼
Closing Date: 20 October 2025
Contract Type: #Permanent
Fixed Term Contract/End Date: Not Applicable
jobs.open.ac.uk/job/Lecturer...
Lecturer in Earth Sciences
Lecturer in Earth Sciences
jobs.open.ac.uk
September 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
#Lecturer position in #EarthSciences 👇🏼@openuniversity.bsky.social
Please apply, if interested 🙏🏼
Closing Date: 20 October 2025
Contract Type: #Permanent
Fixed Term Contract/End Date: Not Applicable
jobs.open.ac.uk/job/Lecturer...
Please apply, if interested 🙏🏼
Closing Date: 20 October 2025
Contract Type: #Permanent
Fixed Term Contract/End Date: Not Applicable
jobs.open.ac.uk/job/Lecturer...
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my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"
September 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"
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The latest #TalesFromTheDeep episode on the StoryCorps Archive is from Carl Brenner, director of the U.S. Science Support Program for scientific ocean drilling. Take a listen to Carl's background -you might be surprised at what he majored in at college- and his leadership role in this community. 🌊⚒️
"What scientific ocean drilling has done for the nation and globally is yielded a staggering amount of information about Earth history"
“The breadth of the science that is done in this program is pretty exciting and you don't have to be a trained marine geologist to appreciate that.” This quote comes from Carl Brenner, the director of...
archive.storycorps.org
August 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The latest #TalesFromTheDeep episode on the StoryCorps Archive is from Carl Brenner, director of the U.S. Science Support Program for scientific ocean drilling. Take a listen to Carl's background -you might be surprised at what he majored in at college- and his leadership role in this community. 🌊⚒️
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@agu.org's own Elizabeth Landau is next up. “I am testifying on behalf of AGU and its scientists, who affirm that climate change, which is unequivocally driven by human activities that increase greenhouse gas emissions, is endangering human health and welfare in the US and globally,” she said.
August 19, 2025 at 6:39 PM
@agu.org's own Elizabeth Landau is next up. “I am testifying on behalf of AGU and its scientists, who affirm that climate change, which is unequivocally driven by human activities that increase greenhouse gas emissions, is endangering human health and welfare in the US and globally,” she said.
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NEW on the Babblery: Dr. Heather Ford explains how the job of scientist is now a global one, how her work adds to human knowledge about climate, and how climate change affects all of us, whether we believe in it or not.
babblery.com/2025/07/scie... @ksqdfm.bsky.social @hl-ford.bsky.social
babblery.com/2025/07/scie... @ksqdfm.bsky.social @hl-ford.bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
NEW on the Babblery: Dr. Heather Ford explains how the job of scientist is now a global one, how her work adds to human knowledge about climate, and how climate change affects all of us, whether we believe in it or not.
babblery.com/2025/07/scie... @ksqdfm.bsky.social @hl-ford.bsky.social
babblery.com/2025/07/scie... @ksqdfm.bsky.social @hl-ford.bsky.social
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For a bit of context w.r.t. the Texas floods, the intensity of rainfall in this region has likely already increased in the 21st Century and will likely continue to do so:
July 5, 2025 at 2:13 PM
For a bit of context w.r.t. the Texas floods, the intensity of rainfall in this region has likely already increased in the 21st Century and will likely continue to do so:
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a little late to the party, but AGU Science Policy is on BlueSky! Follow us for science policy news and opportunities #SciencePolicy @agu.org
a close up of an astronaut 's helmet and space suit against a black background .
ALT: a close up of an astronaut 's helmet and space suit against a black background .
media.tenor.com
June 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
a little late to the party, but AGU Science Policy is on BlueSky! Follow us for science policy news and opportunities #SciencePolicy @agu.org
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Fun fact: in the 1960s, Civil Rights protestors were given literal classes on nonviolent protest; they didn't all just spontaneously know what to do.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
I did my best to compile as many protest safety notes as possible into a one page foldout zine! Coincidentally…it seems the file has breached containment…like it’s available for anyone to print or hand out 👀⚖️
toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
toonyart.com/s/PSZine.pdf
June 13, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Fun fact: in the 1960s, Civil Rights protestors were given literal classes on nonviolent protest; they didn't all just spontaneously know what to do.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.
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For some perspective, the federal government funds *over half* of all scientific research and development conducted by the @uofcalifornia.bsky.social -- and UC is collectively responsible, in turn, for over 8% of all academic research conducted in the United States.
June 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
For some perspective, the federal government funds *over half* of all scientific research and development conducted by the @uofcalifornia.bsky.social -- and UC is collectively responsible, in turn, for over 8% of all academic research conducted in the United States.
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It's just one tax cut! What can it cost, a quarter of a million scientists?
May 31, 2025 at 3:25 PM
It's just one tax cut! What can it cost, a quarter of a million scientists?
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Women make up only 16% of corresponding authors who submit to Nature, a new Springer Nature analysis revealed. This is not enough - there are 30-40% #womeninSTEM
We want to change it, through targeted editorial policies & outreach. But change will take everyone!
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
We want to change it, through targeted editorial policies & outreach. But change will take everyone!
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gender equality in research publishing is a responsibility for everyone
A concerted effort is needed to support women in their choice of journal when submitting their manuscript.
www.nature.com
May 31, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Women make up only 16% of corresponding authors who submit to Nature, a new Springer Nature analysis revealed. This is not enough - there are 30-40% #womeninSTEM
We want to change it, through targeted editorial policies & outreach. But change will take everyone!
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
We want to change it, through targeted editorial policies & outreach. But change will take everyone!
🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Some of the citations in the White House’s sweeping “MAHA Report” appear to have been generated using artificial intelligence, resulting in numerous garbled scientific references and invented studies, AI experts said Thursday.
White House MAHA Report may have garbled science by using AI, experts say
The report, led by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., was intended to address the reasons for the decline in Americans’ life expectancy.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Some of the citations in the White House’s sweeping “MAHA Report” appear to have been generated using artificial intelligence, resulting in numerous garbled scientific references and invented studies, AI experts said Thursday.
I lived right by GISS and Tom's Restuarant on 112th during my time at @lamont.columbia.edu. My experience in NYC fostered my scientific development and made me the scientist I am today. Cutting funding and facilities doens't make climate change go away.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Godfather of climate science decries Trump plan to shut Nasa lab above Seinfeld diner: ‘It’s crazy’
Over breakfast at Tom’s Restaurant, right below the historic Giss lab, James Hansen calls Doge’s decision a ‘big mistake’
www.theguardian.com
May 22, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I lived right by GISS and Tom's Restuarant on 112th during my time at @lamont.columbia.edu. My experience in NYC fostered my scientific development and made me the scientist I am today. Cutting funding and facilities doens't make climate change go away.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Full sympathy for brillant climate scientists at NASA/GISS, literally expelled from their building. I still remember the depth of stimulating scientific discussions during my 1997 visit.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com
May 22, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Full sympathy for brillant climate scientists at NASA/GISS, literally expelled from their building. I still remember the depth of stimulating scientific discussions during my 1997 visit.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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There are only 14,393 comments submitted as of this moment! That's waaaay too few, considering the number of people who are affected by or rely on NIH/NSF funding.
🚨 Action alert: Two days left!!
Help protect NSF/NIH from political interference.
👎 A new rule (Sched. F) would allow for replacing career program officers with political appointees.
➡️ Action: Object here by THIS FRIDAY. Comments can be brief and/or anonymous. Helps future litigation.
Help protect NSF/NIH from political interference.
👎 A new rule (Sched. F) would allow for replacing career program officers with political appointees.
➡️ Action: Object here by THIS FRIDAY. Comments can be brief and/or anonymous. Helps future litigation.
Improving Performance, Accountability and Responsiveness in the Civil Service
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule to increase career employee accountability. Agency supervisors report great difficulty removing employees for poor performance or misconduc...
www.federalregister.gov
May 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
There are only 14,393 comments submitted as of this moment! That's waaaay too few, considering the number of people who are affected by or rely on NIH/NSF funding.