ClimateDynamics
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Great article on heat stress physics. Very smart. Hats off. Entrainment‐Based Framework for Understanding Extratropical Moist Heat Extremes - Jha - 2026 - Geophysical Research Letters - Wiley Online Library agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Entrainment‐Based Framework for Understanding Extratropical Moist Heat Extremes
Dry-air entrainment in the lower free troposphere intensifies extratropical moist heat extremes Entrainment-based framework explains breakdown of moist convective neutrality during extratropical ...
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Sunday 7/26 at 10am PT on Climate Chat: The Physics & Economics of Sea Level Rise with climate scientist Robert Kopp @bobkopp.net. Don't miss it! @leonsimons.com @bikingmzstacey.bsky.social @radsci.bsky.social #ClimateChange #SLR youtu.be/0kcC_VwXVp8
The Physics & Economics of Sea Level Rise with Robert Kopp
YouTube video by Climate Chat
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Once you understand that this is a model of science written by non-scientists who hate universities but love venture capital and redirecting money to political allies, everything makes a lot more sense. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...
Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities
Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science.
nytimes.com
OpenAI admits AI ‘agent’ caused major cyber breach by itself www.ft.com/content/9db7...
OpenAI admits AI ‘agent’ caused major cyber breach by itself
AI lab’s advanced models escaped testing ‘sandbox’ to hack Hugging Face
ft.com
1/ Trump wants to tariff Canada over wildfire smoke — calling it a "willful negligence" invasion of "filthy, polluted" air. Cartoonish? Sure. But it's a preview of how states will treat extreme weather in a warming world. New piece 🧵
Data centers are quietly taking over Texas. The effects could be catastrophic. - WIRED apple.news/AjbNbAZdXRB6...
Data Centers Are Quietly Taking Over Texas. The Pollution Could Be Catastrophic — WIRED
A regulatory loophole has let in thousands of new fossil-fuel-burning power sources across the state. The AI business is booming—but residents feel blindsided.
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A US court case against Israeli private investigator Amit Forlit could reveal who hired hackers to target climate critics of Exxon in 2016. The indictment alleges that a lobbying firm representing Exxon, likely DCI Group, hired Forlit to hack climate activists. 👀
US trial could reveal who paid hackers to target Exxon climate critics: ‘on the edge of our seats’
Oil giant has denied involvement, but climate activists are closely watching court case against Israeli private investigator for answers
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www.ft.com/content/4f34... Unprecedented UK stretch above 30C stokes ‘firewave’ and strains emergency services
Unprecedented UK stretch above 30C stokes ‘firewave’ and strains emergency services
Swath of the nation from Kent to Lincolnshire records significantly more rapid warming than the rest of the UK
ft.com
Dangerous heat wave threatens oppressive temperatures in much of the US apnews.com/article/heat...
Dangerous heat wave threatens oppressive temperatures in much of the US
A widespread and dangerous heat wave is building across the U.S., with triple-digit highs expected in the Southwest and Great Plains this weekend.
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Our collaborators published "An optimized Python library for analyzing dynamical systems with recurrence microstates" – link.springer.com/article/10.1... #recurrence_plot
An optimized Python library for analyzing dynamical systems with recurrence microstates - The European Physical Journal Special Topics
Recurrence analysis techniques based on recurrence plots (RPs) have become a standard tool for the study of dynamical systems, offering means to quantify nonlinear characteristics from time series and...
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We suggest key questions that institutions need to ask themselves
Europe must learn from America’s assault on science @chrischirp.bsky.social @tiagocorreia.bsky.social & I warn in Eur J Public Health that what is happening there could happen here, with catastrophic consequences @eupha.bsky.social academic.oup.com/eurpub/artic...
Eurostar orders trains that can cope with 55C ‘Saudi’ summers www.ft.com/content/b9ed...
Eurostar orders trains that can cope with 55C ‘Saudi’ summers
Amended contract follows heatwaves across UK and western Europe
ft.com
Excited to see this review paper published! OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1029/2025... We provide an updated view on the applications of archaeal lipids as environmental proxies. Shoutouts to our co-lead authors @climategordon.bsky.social and @lipidorama.bsky.social for spearheading on this.
I spoke with Caitriona Perry of BBC World News about the dual European and North American heat domes and their tie-in with human-caused climate change youtu.be/UTcGmmZ-1I4
Michael Mann, BBC World News w/ Caitriona Perry About Record Heat & Climate Change (7/1/26)
YouTube video by Michael Mann
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On June 30, the rate of heat-related ER visits in the Mid-Atlantic region was 425 per 100,000, slightly below the 95th percentile. On July 3, it reached 2,065 per 100,000, a nearly 5-fold spike and nearly 27% higher than the previous max reported rate. ephtracking.cdc.gov/Applications...
Heat & Health Tracker | Tracking | NCEH | CDC
The CDC Heat and Health Tracker provides local heat and health information so communities can better prepare and respond to extreme heat events.
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‘Heat dome’ and storms over eastern US send power prices soaring www.ft.com/content/76de...
‘Heat dome’ and storms over eastern US send power prices soaring
Almost 1mn households left without power after storms and weekend temperatures near 40C disrupt grids
ft.com
How the Heat Is Upending Plans for America’s 250th Birthday www.nytimes.com/2026/07/03/w...
How the Heat Is Upending Plans for America’s 250th Birthday
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roughly 2000 potentially died from heat wave in France... apple.news/AYUGOa0Q-TBS...
Deaths surged 29% in France during week of record heat, health agency says — The Associated Press
France experienced a surge in deaths during the hottest week of a record heat wave last month. Public Health France said it recorded at least 2,000 more deaths than the previous week.
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Europe's record-breaking heat wave is a public health emergency. 🇫🇷 France estimates 1,000 excess deaths in just 3 days, with daily deaths surging from 900–1,000 to 1,400+. 85% of victims were aged 65+. This event is ~200× more likely than it was 20 years ago. www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
France records around 1,000 additional deaths amid extreme heat wave leading to European records
France has experienced a surge in deaths during its record-breaking heat wave, according to the country's public health agency
independent.co.uk
Since the start of President Trump’s second term, The New York Times has been documenting examples of moves by members of Mr. Trump’s family or the families of top aides to profit off of Trump administration policy actions. Today we take another look.
Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal. His Sons Stand to Profit.
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Now, Central and Eastern Europe Are Feeling the Heat www.nytimes.com/2026/06/27/w...
Now, Central and Eastern Europe Are Feeling the Heat
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Heatwave shows we are marinating in a crisis of our own making. www.ft.com/content/f059...
Heatwave shows we are marinating in a crisis of our own making
Political inaction in the battle against climate change is costly and getting costlier
ft.com
Is Climate Change Supercharging El Niño? Scientists Don’t Agree www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/c... 'Of 16 scientists who spoke with The Times, 8 said they see compelling evidence that climate change is likely increasing the intensity of El Niño events' (I'm personally with Clara Deser on this one)
Is Climate Change Supercharging El Niño? Scientists Don’t Agree.
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