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DrSkibum
@lbhartl.bsky.social
· Nov 15
recreating fieldwork haiku collection
counting syllables/
takes the mind off aching knees./
bad poems are fun/
backpacks:
you carry the drill/
i’ll take all the other stuff/
this is almost fair/
counting syllables/
takes the mind off aching knees./
bad poems are fun/
backpacks:
you carry the drill/
i’ll take all the other stuff/
this is almost fair/
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1. Federal funding for research promotes tech, biomedical, and scientific discovery in the US, and provides training for the sci/tech workforce that has brought immeasurable wealth to the US over the past 75 years.
Today's executive order includes a provision that will obliterate both functions.
Today's executive order includes a provision that will obliterate both functions.
Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and to improve the process of Federal
www.whitehouse.gov
August 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1. Federal funding for research promotes tech, biomedical, and scientific discovery in the US, and provides training for the sci/tech workforce that has brought immeasurable wealth to the US over the past 75 years.
Today's executive order includes a provision that will obliterate both functions.
Today's executive order includes a provision that will obliterate both functions.
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"The Department of Defense has said it will cancel plans to discontinue a program that makes public satellite data that is crucial for hurricane forecasting and sea ice monitoring" via @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/c...
In a Reversal, Key Hurricane-Monitoring Data Will Stay Online
www.nytimes.com
July 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"The Department of Defense has said it will cancel plans to discontinue a program that makes public satellite data that is crucial for hurricane forecasting and sea ice monitoring" via @nytimes.com: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/30/c...
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The #Glacier Loss Day is reached in Switzerland!
From now on all melt that occurs on glaciers until October is unsustainable. This tipping point has only been reached so early in the record-shattering year 2022.
Expect big ice loss due to the prolonged melt season and feedback effects
From now on all melt that occurs on glaciers until October is unsustainable. This tipping point has only been reached so early in the record-shattering year 2022.
Expect big ice loss due to the prolonged melt season and feedback effects
July 4, 2025 at 7:20 AM
The #Glacier Loss Day is reached in Switzerland!
From now on all melt that occurs on glaciers until October is unsustainable. This tipping point has only been reached so early in the record-shattering year 2022.
Expect big ice loss due to the prolonged melt season and feedback effects
From now on all melt that occurs on glaciers until October is unsustainable. This tipping point has only been reached so early in the record-shattering year 2022.
Expect big ice loss due to the prolonged melt season and feedback effects
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Remember those Earth at Night images we love? They were from DMSP's Optical sensor, OLS. it's so sensitive, it can pinpoint grid outages, invaluable after disasters. Although designed to work at least 5 years post-launch, they can work 20+ years. We're throwing away data for no reason
June 28, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Remember those Earth at Night images we love? They were from DMSP's Optical sensor, OLS. it's so sensitive, it can pinpoint grid outages, invaluable after disasters. Although designed to work at least 5 years post-launch, they can work 20+ years. We're throwing away data for no reason
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Sad to see that leadership didn’t approve of my suggested post language (assuming since this is what is posted) that I submitted on my last day in May as the social media manager.
Allow me share some of our team’s kind words here instead:
Allow me share some of our team’s kind words here instead:
June 27, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Sad to see that leadership didn’t approve of my suggested post language (assuming since this is what is posted) that I submitted on my last day in May as the social media manager.
Allow me share some of our team’s kind words here instead:
Allow me share some of our team’s kind words here instead:
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A shout out to the @hakai.org ACO team for their work in helping us understand the magnitude of glacier mass loss in western Canada in a study published today.
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
June 25, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A shout out to the @hakai.org ACO team for their work in helping us understand the magnitude of glacier mass loss in western Canada in a study published today.
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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Awful. More horrible science news
"The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) learned yesterday that the Department of Defense (DoD) will stop processing & delivering the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) data no later than 30 June 2025."
"The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) learned yesterday that the Department of Defense (DoD) will stop processing & delivering the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) data no later than 30 June 2025."
June 25, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Awful. More horrible science news
"The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) learned yesterday that the Department of Defense (DoD) will stop processing & delivering the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) data no later than 30 June 2025."
"The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) learned yesterday that the Department of Defense (DoD) will stop processing & delivering the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) data no later than 30 June 2025."
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Two-fold increase in glacier mass loss between 2010-2020 and 2021-2024! 🔥📈
CAN+Swiss glaciers lost 12-13% of their 2020 volume during these 4 years! 😱
Nothing can compare with early 2020s ice loss rates
📷 Bare ice at Peyto Glacier @hakai.org
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
CAN+Swiss glaciers lost 12-13% of their 2020 volume during these 4 years! 😱
Nothing can compare with early 2020s ice loss rates
📷 Bare ice at Peyto Glacier @hakai.org
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
June 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Two-fold increase in glacier mass loss between 2010-2020 and 2021-2024! 🔥📈
CAN+Swiss glaciers lost 12-13% of their 2020 volume during these 4 years! 😱
Nothing can compare with early 2020s ice loss rates
📷 Bare ice at Peyto Glacier @hakai.org
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
CAN+Swiss glaciers lost 12-13% of their 2020 volume during these 4 years! 😱
Nothing can compare with early 2020s ice loss rates
📷 Bare ice at Peyto Glacier @hakai.org
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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Hunting the extreme year 2022...
Yes, I'm really worried about the current state of Swiss #glaciers! After a dry winter, the scorching heat of the last weeks pushes glaciers towards another black year.
Hoping for some cooling but the summer has only just started
@vaw-glaciology.bsky.social
Yes, I'm really worried about the current state of Swiss #glaciers! After a dry winter, the scorching heat of the last weeks pushes glaciers towards another black year.
Hoping for some cooling but the summer has only just started
@vaw-glaciology.bsky.social
June 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Hunting the extreme year 2022...
Yes, I'm really worried about the current state of Swiss #glaciers! After a dry winter, the scorching heat of the last weeks pushes glaciers towards another black year.
Hoping for some cooling but the summer has only just started
@vaw-glaciology.bsky.social
Yes, I'm really worried about the current state of Swiss #glaciers! After a dry winter, the scorching heat of the last weeks pushes glaciers towards another black year.
Hoping for some cooling but the summer has only just started
@vaw-glaciology.bsky.social
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Finally… I’ve been waiting for someone to cover this story. So sad. Climate[dot]gov has always been one of my favorite go-to resources to share.
Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired #Climate
Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired
Exclusive: Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Finally… I’ve been waiting for someone to cover this story. So sad. Climate[dot]gov has always been one of my favorite go-to resources to share.
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Continued coverage of the plight of US climate science from @science.org here:
The US military has now halted operational data delivery of sea ice extent observations to @nsidc.bsky.social, blinding key eyes on climate change.
www.science.org/content/arti...
The US military has now halted operational data delivery of sea ice extent observations to @nsidc.bsky.social, blinding key eyes on climate change.
www.science.org/content/arti...
U.S. military trims access to its critical sea ice measurements
Data gaps come as Arctic sea ice shrinks to near-record lows
www.science.org
June 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Continued coverage of the plight of US climate science from @science.org here:
The US military has now halted operational data delivery of sea ice extent observations to @nsidc.bsky.social, blinding key eyes on climate change.
www.science.org/content/arti...
The US military has now halted operational data delivery of sea ice extent observations to @nsidc.bsky.social, blinding key eyes on climate change.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Die weiße Schneedecke ❄️ auf einem Gletscher schützt ihn vor direkten Sonnenstrahlen, was die Gletscherschmelze verlangsamt. Doch die Gletscher in Österreich und in den Ostalpen sind im Sommer mittlerweile mehrheitlich blank. Glaziologin Lea Hartl warnt daher vor "dunklen Gletschern". Mehr dazu ⤵️
Je dunkler die Gletscher, umso stärker schmelzen sie
Die Reflexion des Sonnenlichts spielt eine wichtige Rolle bei der Gletscherschmelze. Ein Forschungsprojekt untersucht, wie man sie durch Kombination von Daten möglichst genau messen kann und welche Pr...
scilog.fwf.ac.at
May 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Die weiße Schneedecke ❄️ auf einem Gletscher schützt ihn vor direkten Sonnenstrahlen, was die Gletscherschmelze verlangsamt. Doch die Gletscher in Österreich und in den Ostalpen sind im Sommer mittlerweile mehrheitlich blank. Glaziologin Lea Hartl warnt daher vor "dunklen Gletschern". Mehr dazu ⤵️
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May 28-June 1: Livestream 100 HOURS TO SAVE AMERICA'S FORECASTS. Weather and climate scientists share why forecasts are vital to all of us - from hurricanes to droughts to arctic sea ice and much more - wclivestream.com
The Weather & Climate Livestream
Join us starting May 28th, as meteorologists and climate scientists from across the US share their research and answer your questions.
wclivestream.com
May 26, 2025 at 4:52 PM
May 28-June 1: Livestream 100 HOURS TO SAVE AMERICA'S FORECASTS. Weather and climate scientists share why forecasts are vital to all of us - from hurricanes to droughts to arctic sea ice and much more - wclivestream.com
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Unidata maintains a lot of key weather data infrastructure, including the netCDF data standard and libraries, metpy. data dissemination servers for accessing models and observations from NOAA, and educational resources for the university community. Now everyone is furloughed b/c of Trump and DOGE.
May 9, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Unidata maintains a lot of key weather data infrastructure, including the netCDF data standard and libraries, metpy. data dissemination servers for accessing models and observations from NOAA, and educational resources for the university community. Now everyone is furloughed b/c of Trump and DOGE.
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NOAA-15, 0739 UTC Overpass: What imagery from the Grand Ol' Girl, @petagna.bsky.social @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social @wgoodf.bsky.social Remember, in June, the Trump Administration plans on de-supporting NOAA-15, 18 and 19 satellites. Still unclear as to their futures.
May 7, 2025 at 8:38 AM
NOAA-15, 0739 UTC Overpass: What imagery from the Grand Ol' Girl, @petagna.bsky.social @drgeoffsmith.bsky.social @wgoodf.bsky.social Remember, in June, the Trump Administration plans on de-supporting NOAA-15, 18 and 19 satellites. Still unclear as to their futures.
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Sea ice data on @polarportal.bsky.social is from European @osi-saf.eumetsat.int group, sea ice thickness + Greenland surface mass balance is from @dmidk.bsky.social's operational models + #GRACE satellite data is from our partners @dtucryo.bsky.social as part of @esaclimate.bsky.social ❄️🥼⚒️🧪⛏️🌊
Good morning! Quick reminder that you can see the current state of the #Arctic #SeaIce on @polarportal.bsky.social where you can also see how the # Greenland Ice Sheet mass budget from GRACE and the daily surface mass budget from @dmidk.bsky.social Some big improvements + new data coming soon too
May 7, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Sea ice data on @polarportal.bsky.social is from European @osi-saf.eumetsat.int group, sea ice thickness + Greenland surface mass balance is from @dmidk.bsky.social's operational models + #GRACE satellite data is from our partners @dtucryo.bsky.social as part of @esaclimate.bsky.social ❄️🥼⚒️🧪⛏️🌊
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This is horrible. I don't even know what to say. Some of our most key polar data.
"As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported."
nsidc.org/data/user-re...
"As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported."
nsidc.org/data/user-re...
May 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
This is horrible. I don't even know what to say. Some of our most key polar data.
"As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported."
nsidc.org/data/user-re...
"As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported."
nsidc.org/data/user-re...
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Landsat could use your support. The mission's 50+ year data continuity is at risk. If you believe contacting elected representatives does anything, now would be a good time to apply pressure. 🛰️📡
May 7, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Landsat could use your support. The mission's 50+ year data continuity is at risk. If you believe contacting elected representatives does anything, now would be a good time to apply pressure. 🛰️📡
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PGC have been vital in processing and providing satellite imagery, digital elevation models, maps and other geospatial data to scientists for decades. Polar science needs this work to continue.
#saveNSF #withoutNSF 🧪
#saveNSF #withoutNSF 🧪
Effective immediately, the PGC is no longer accepting new NSF-supported requests due to a lack of renewal funding. Current work is wrapping up. Please contact your NSF program officer if impacted. We’re grateful to have supported your polar research. Read our full statement at www.pgc.umn.edu
May 6, 2025 at 4:54 AM
PGC have been vital in processing and providing satellite imagery, digital elevation models, maps and other geospatial data to scientists for decades. Polar science needs this work to continue.
#saveNSF #withoutNSF 🧪
#saveNSF #withoutNSF 🧪
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Much of the debate we've seen so far has posed Trump's attacks on science as an American problem - but it's not. It's a global problem. The stark reality is that US research underpins much of the world's science - and it's not just money. /1 www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
Trump’s plan proposes sweeping cuts to climate and renewable energy programs.
www.nytimes.com
May 2, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Much of the debate we've seen so far has posed Trump's attacks on science as an American problem - but it's not. It's a global problem. The stark reality is that US research underpins much of the world's science - and it's not just money. /1 www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
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This is the 30th anniversary of the OKC Bombing. Please let me share a perspective on it. It starts with an Oklahoma geography lesson. 1/n
April 19, 2025 at 2:30 AM
This is the 30th anniversary of the OKC Bombing. Please let me share a perspective on it. It starts with an Oklahoma geography lesson. 1/n
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ON the NOAA/ NWS situation see this:
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
Stand Up for NOAA Research – The Time to Act is Now
The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.
www.ametsoc.org
April 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
ON the NOAA/ NWS situation see this:
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
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"Their data is sort of crucial to our monitoring mission," Louisiana State Climatologist Jay Grymes said.
www.nola.com/news/weather...
www.nola.com/news/weather...
'Crucial' climate data center shutters as federal funding expires. What's it mean for Louisiana?
A range of broadcast and private sector meteorologists took to social media to call the move "unacceptable" and "a disaster" while stressing the importance of the data. Here's what Louisiana experts a...
www.nola.com
April 19, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"Their data is sort of crucial to our monitoring mission," Louisiana State Climatologist Jay Grymes said.
www.nola.com/news/weather...
www.nola.com/news/weather...
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Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale
NSF has posted an “update on priorities.”
They’re canceling all “DEI and misinformation/disinformation” grants.
And the guidance on how to fulfill the longstanding, legally mandated Broadening Participation requirement is utterly incoherent.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
They’re canceling all “DEI and misinformation/disinformation” grants.
And the guidance on how to fulfill the longstanding, legally mandated Broadening Participation requirement is utterly incoherent.
www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...
Updates on NSF Priorities
www.nsf.gov
April 18, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Can confirm that my NSF grant "How False Beliefs Form & How to Correct Them" was cancelled today because it is "not in alignment with current NSF priorities" Shocking that understanding how people are misled by false information is now a forbidden topic. Our work will continue but at a smaller scale
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The 2026 budget passback plan calls for eliminating NOAA Research, the scientific backbone that keeps weather forecasts, alerts, and warnings accurate and effective. This would have disastrous consequences.
Read the AMS statement, in partnership w/ @nwas.org: bit.ly/4cz2RtC
Read the AMS statement, in partnership w/ @nwas.org: bit.ly/4cz2RtC
Stand Up for NOAA Research – The Time to Act is Now
The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.
bit.ly
April 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The 2026 budget passback plan calls for eliminating NOAA Research, the scientific backbone that keeps weather forecasts, alerts, and warnings accurate and effective. This would have disastrous consequences.
Read the AMS statement, in partnership w/ @nwas.org: bit.ly/4cz2RtC
Read the AMS statement, in partnership w/ @nwas.org: bit.ly/4cz2RtC