Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.

BREAKING: A federal court has blocked the National Science Foundation (NSF) from transferring a major supercomputer away from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Wyoming. This is good news! (🧵👇)

Il est encore possible de proposer des contributions jusqu'au 24 Avril (et de s'inscrire jusqu'au 8 Mai). N'hésitez pas !

Corentin Herbert@corentinherbert.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Le GDR "Défis Théoriques pour les Sciences du Climat" organise ses journées annuelles du 27 au 29 Mai à Paris. Cette année le thème spécifique est: "Processus multi-échelles pour la physique du climat: convection, couches limites, turbulence". Inscriptions: gdr-climat2026.sciencesconf.org

⏰ Candidatures jusqu'au 30 avril 2026 🏆 Prix du Collège de France pour les jeunes #chercheuses et jeunes #chercheurs ! 🏆 Thème 2026 : « Sciences #mathématiques pour la #planète » 🏆 Dotation : 20 000 € et conférence publique au Collège de France 👉 https://tinyurl.com/y53xsb6m

Le GDR "Défis Théoriques pour les Sciences du Climat" organise ses journées annuelles du 27 au 29 Mai à Paris. Cette année le thème spécifique est: "Processus multi-échelles pour la physique du climat: convection, couches limites, turbulence". Inscriptions: gdr-climat2026.sciencesconf.org

To go under Thwaites Glacier, the only way is through ⬇️ This intrepid UK-Korean science team are tunnelling 1000m through one of the world's most unstable ice shelves. They'll get daily data showing how warm ocean water is melting Thwaites from below - crucial for predicting sea level rise.

NSF just posted their Dear Colleague Letter regarding the restructuring of NCAR. www.nsf.gov/funding/info...

NSF Intent to Restructure Critical Weather Infrastructure

nsf.gov

We organize a 1-day hybrid workshop on Convection and Turbulence in Shallow Atmospheric layers on January 29th at Sorbonne Université (Paris). We will discuss spatial organisation of CV structures & clouds, boundary‑layer dynamics & feedback All information here ⬇️ web.lmd.jussieu.fr/~fbrient/en/...

The science budget cuts might not end up as bad as expected, but the NCAR situation is very worrying.

Eos@eos.org · 7mo ago

Update: A bid to safeguard the National Center for Atmospheric Research failed Thursday after the Senate passed a spending package without an amendment to save the center's funding. eos.org/research-and...

Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year. Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx

A strong statement from the Director of CNRS Earth and Space about the dismantling of the National Center for Atmospheric Research: "a pillar of atmospheric and climate research is being torn down" @cnrs-insu.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @ncar-ucar.bsky.social

#NCAR is great for both research and outreach. While digging through my archives, I found this video I made of a small homemade tornado.

This is very bad news. For our NCAR colleagues of course, for climate scientists everywhere, and really, for everyone. I had the good fortune to spend two years at the Mesa Lab as an ASP postdoc, and it was one of the best scientific environments I have known.

Eos@eos.org · 8mo ago

Efforts to dissolve the @ncar-ucar.bsky.social, including closing the center’s headquarters in Boulder, will begin immediately, an official told @usatoday.com 🧪 eos.org/research-and...

Very interesting paper!

Nature Portfolio@natureportfolio.nature.com · 9mo ago

Up to 59% of Antarctic ice shelves may be at risk of disappearing under high-emission scenarios by 2300, according to an analysis of the effect of ocean warming in Nature. This could result in up to 10 m of global sea-level rise. go.nature.com/47Ag4k1 🌊 🧪

Les journées annuelles du GDR "Défis Théoriques pour les sciences du climat" auront lieu du 11 au 13 Juin à Toulouse, avec pour thème principal "Modélisation du Système Terre et Sobriété Numérique : quels avenirs ?". Plus d'informations et inscriptions: www.meteo.fr/cic/meetings...

We have a new preprint out about the impacts a transition to equatorial superrotation would have on Earth's climate, e.g. in terms of surface temperature and water cycle. First PhD paper of Tim Marino, with @drmichaelbyrne.bsky.social arxiv.org/abs/2504.06909

Climate impacts of equatorial superrotation

While it is expected that the large-scale tropical circulation should undergo some changes in a warmer climate, it remains an open question whether its characteristic features, such as the Hadley cell...

arxiv.org