Dr. Chelsea Wegner Koch
@seawegs.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @ American University | studying how Arctic marine ecosystems are responding to change, supporting ethical and equitable research, co-producing knowledge, and sustainable practices
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Hey #Arctic Bluesky friends ❄️ I’m thinking a dedicated feed would be useful now more than ever. It’s becoming increasingly important to stay connected, collaborate and help each other out.
Let me know if you are in! I may start with a list then build a feed (after I figure this out!)
Let me know if you are in! I may start with a list then build a feed (after I figure this out!)
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The Senate appropriations committee has voiced its intent to ignore the request by President Donald Trump to slash the budgets of the National Science Foundation and NASA science programs. scim.ag/4nW7XWi
Senate spending panel would rescue NSF and NASA science funding
Its support for a flat budget is a sign of congressional resistance to drastic cuts Trump has proposed
scim.ag
July 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
The Senate appropriations committee has voiced its intent to ignore the request by President Donald Trump to slash the budgets of the National Science Foundation and NASA science programs. scim.ag/4nW7XWi
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The poor "Sea Ice Index" nsidc.org/data/seaice_... 😢
See thread for more on this tragic data loss: bsky.app/profile/zack...
See thread for more on this tragic data loss: bsky.app/profile/zack...
June 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
The poor "Sea Ice Index" nsidc.org/data/seaice_... 😢
See thread for more on this tragic data loss: bsky.app/profile/zack...
See thread for more on this tragic data loss: bsky.app/profile/zack...
HUD takeover of NSF headquarters confirmed. Another blow to US science.
“It’s unclear where displaced employees of the National Science Foundation will be moved.”
wtop.com/local/2025/0...
“It’s unclear where displaced employees of the National Science Foundation will be moved.”
wtop.com/local/2025/0...
HUD plans move to Alexandria, booting National Science Foundation from headquarters - WTOP News
The Department of Housing and Urban Development will move its employees out of D.C. to Alexandria, Virginia, booting the National Science Foundation from its headquarters.
wtop.com
June 25, 2025 at 9:34 PM
HUD takeover of NSF headquarters confirmed. Another blow to US science.
“It’s unclear where displaced employees of the National Science Foundation will be moved.”
wtop.com/local/2025/0...
“It’s unclear where displaced employees of the National Science Foundation will be moved.”
wtop.com/local/2025/0...
This is an outrage!!
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 9:26 PM
This is an outrage!!
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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."
Hey #Arctic Bluesky friends ❄️ I’m thinking a dedicated feed would be useful now more than ever. It’s becoming increasingly important to stay connected, collaborate and help each other out.
Let me know if you are in! I may start with a list then build a feed (after I figure this out!)
Let me know if you are in! I may start with a list then build a feed (after I figure this out!)
April 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Hey #Arctic Bluesky friends ❄️ I’m thinking a dedicated feed would be useful now more than ever. It’s becoming increasingly important to stay connected, collaborate and help each other out.
Let me know if you are in! I may start with a list then build a feed (after I figure this out!)
Let me know if you are in! I may start with a list then build a feed (after I figure this out!)
Reposted by Dr. Chelsea Wegner Koch
Arctic winter sea ice hits record low. www.nasa.gov/earth/arctic...
NASA, NSIDC Scientists Say Arctic Winter Sea Ice at Record Low - NASA
Winter sea ice cover in the Arctic was the lowest it's ever been at its annual peak on March 22, 2025, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado...
www.nasa.gov
March 28, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Arctic winter sea ice hits record low. www.nasa.gov/earth/arctic...
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The tribal governments of Alaska’s St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea say they’re living with the toxic legacy of Cold War military installations on their land, and this week they took their complaint to the United Nations special rapporteur on toxics and human rights.
Leaders from Alaska's St. Lawrence Island take contamination claims to U.N.
Tribes from the Bering Sea isle say they’re living — and dying— with the toxic legacy of Cold War military installations. A U.N. special rapporteur is considering their case.
www.ktoo.org
March 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The tribal governments of Alaska’s St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea say they’re living with the toxic legacy of Cold War military installations on their land, and this week they took their complaint to the United Nations special rapporteur on toxics and human rights.
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Playing my least favorite game - Is it a panic attack, too much caffeine, or a normal reaction to the state of the world?
March 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Playing my least favorite game - Is it a panic attack, too much caffeine, or a normal reaction to the state of the world?
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NEW: The Trump admin has informed NOAA that two buildings that are critical for weather forecasting will have their leases canceled. If this comes to pass, it's a really big deal. Includes weather fcst nerve center in College Park, Md.: www.axios.com/2025/03/03/d...
DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases at critical forecasting centers
NOAA's nerve center of national weather forecasting is on a lease cancellation list.
www.axios.com
March 3, 2025 at 8:42 PM
NEW: The Trump admin has informed NOAA that two buildings that are critical for weather forecasting will have their leases canceled. If this comes to pass, it's a really big deal. Includes weather fcst nerve center in College Park, Md.: www.axios.com/2025/03/03/d...
🌊 🧪Just out in Frontiers in #Marine #Science
We used #DNA #metabarcoding to investigate #Arctic clam diets in the Bering and Chukchi seas during record low sea ice years 2017-19. #diatoms #HABS #harmfulalgae #phytoplankton
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
We used #DNA #metabarcoding to investigate #Arctic clam diets in the Bering and Chukchi seas during record low sea ice years 2017-19. #diatoms #HABS #harmfulalgae #phytoplankton
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
Frontiers | Prevalence of pelagic diatoms and harmful algae in tellinid bivalve diets during record low sea ice in the Pacific Arctic determined by DNA metabarcoding
www.frontiersin.org
March 2, 2025 at 12:43 PM
🌊 🧪Just out in Frontiers in #Marine #Science
We used #DNA #metabarcoding to investigate #Arctic clam diets in the Bering and Chukchi seas during record low sea ice years 2017-19. #diatoms #HABS #harmfulalgae #phytoplankton
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
We used #DNA #metabarcoding to investigate #Arctic clam diets in the Bering and Chukchi seas during record low sea ice years 2017-19. #diatoms #HABS #harmfulalgae #phytoplankton
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...
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Applications now open!
February 25, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Applications now open!
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Climate folks, backup/download your data and then tell us if we have new ideas for making these data available publicly. I’ve been searching for a place to put our NCEI hosted data.
Pull your climate data now before it's gone, like US health data.
February 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Climate folks, backup/download your data and then tell us if we have new ideas for making these data available publicly. I’ve been searching for a place to put our NCEI hosted data.
Reposted by Dr. Chelsea Wegner Koch
Reminder!
𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 (𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱) 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.
More info here: www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f...
𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 (𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱) 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.
More info here: www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f...
February 1, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Reminder!
𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 (𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱) 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.
More info here: www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f...
𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 (𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱) 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.
More info here: www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f...
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Governance of Indigenous data in open earth systems science
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
by @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social et al.!!!!!
cc @oceanlani.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
by @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social et al.!!!!!
cc @oceanlani.bsky.social
Governance of Indigenous data in open earth systems science - Nature Communications
Using the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) as an example, this perspective discusses actions that recognize the sovereign rights of Indigenous Peoples and support better research across ...
www.nature.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Governance of Indigenous data in open earth systems science
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
by @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social et al.!!!!!
cc @oceanlani.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
by @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social et al.!!!!!
cc @oceanlani.bsky.social
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NSF's Undergraduate Research Coordination Networks in Undergraduate Biology program has been abruptly archived. The deadline was tomorrow. People were submitting proposals.
This program is designed to support the American scientific workforce. I cannot see the point of this level of self-sabotage.
This program is designed to support the American scientific workforce. I cannot see the point of this level of self-sabotage.
Research Coordination Networks in Undergraduate Biology Education (RCN-UBE)
new.nsf.gov
January 27, 2025 at 9:20 PM
NSF's Undergraduate Research Coordination Networks in Undergraduate Biology program has been abruptly archived. The deadline was tomorrow. People were submitting proposals.
This program is designed to support the American scientific workforce. I cannot see the point of this level of self-sabotage.
This program is designed to support the American scientific workforce. I cannot see the point of this level of self-sabotage.
Reposted by Dr. Chelsea Wegner Koch
Just got confirmation from NSF that all review panel meetings scheduled for this week are canceled and will be rescheduled. Story coming.
January 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Just got confirmation from NSF that all review panel meetings scheduled for this week are canceled and will be rescheduled. Story coming.
Reposted by Dr. Chelsea Wegner Koch
For the 11th year in a row, the Arctic warmed more drastically than the rest of Earth. Heat in the Arctic has led the region into “uncharted territory,” according to a new @NOAA report.
Another Hot Arctic Year Indicates a New Climate Regime - Eos
NOAA’s annual Arctic Report Card illustrates a warmer, wetter, and increasingly wonky Arctic climate.
eos.org
December 11, 2024 at 11:11 PM
For the 11th year in a row, the Arctic warmed more drastically than the rest of Earth. Heat in the Arctic has led the region into “uncharted territory,” according to a new @NOAA report.
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#AGU 2024 Polar Early Career Researcher Social
Thursday, December 12, 2024 from 6-7 pm ET at Anacostia Salon D at the Westin DC Downtown
Join for a short and fun networking social activity and head out for food!
RSVP required at tinyurl.com/polarECRSAGU24
@polarsecco.bsky.social #AGU24
December 3, 2024 at 1:37 AM
#AGU 2024 Polar Early Career Researcher Social
Thursday, December 12, 2024 from 6-7 pm ET at Anacostia Salon D at the Westin DC Downtown
Join for a short and fun networking social activity and head out for food!
RSVP required at tinyurl.com/polarECRSAGU24
@polarsecco.bsky.social #AGU24
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December 15, 2023 at 12:19 AM
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Seabirds, such as puffins and terns have a well-earned reputation as sentinels of change in marine environments. The scientists studying them are trying to get fisheries managers to heed their warnings.
Written by Abby McBride.
hakaimagazine.com/news/seabird...
Written by Abby McBride.
hakaimagazine.com/news/seabird...
December 12, 2023 at 8:51 PM
Seabirds, such as puffins and terns have a well-earned reputation as sentinels of change in marine environments. The scientists studying them are trying to get fisheries managers to heed their warnings.
Written by Abby McBride.
hakaimagazine.com/news/seabird...
Written by Abby McBride.
hakaimagazine.com/news/seabird...
Reposted by Dr. Chelsea Wegner Koch
Good advice in general, really
December 11, 2023 at 9:44 PM
Good advice in general, really