Cheers to all that I met at the WI AWRA meeting over the past couple days! I had a nice time and enjoyed sharing my reconstruction of European settlement, agriculture, and aquatic productivity using Gass Lake sediment chemistry (near Manitowoc, WI).
Pete Puleo
@petepuleo.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography, Geology, and Environmental Science at the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. Paleolimnologist and paleoclimatologist. https://www.uww.edu/cls/cls-directory/profile?id=puleop
The current administration has fundamentally damaged scientific progress in the US in so many ways. eos.org/report/the-s...
The State of the Science 1 Year On: The Federal Workforce - Eos
Thousands have left the federal workforce, and those who remain face significant uncertainty about their professional futures.
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Here is the web archive version of NCA5: web.archive.org/web/20250626...
Fifth National Climate Assessment
The Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effort that provides the sc...
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Just finished the last lecture of my first year at UW-W! Feeling excited for a short break before digging into some research over the summer.
1/2 I'm sad to say that I have joined the ranks of many US scientists who have been impacted by NSF grants being rescinded. A few faculty at UWW were a part of the C-Change cohort, which aimed to build collaborations across universities to improve student experiences in the geosciences.
The @ncse.bsky.social has a new climate podcast, Safeguarding Sound Science! The first two episodes are interviews with @michaelemann.bsky.social and @naomioreskes.bsky.social on climate denial. Check it out -- NCSE is also a fantastic organization. Their mission is more important than ever.
Safeguarding Sound Science | National Center for Science Education
Safeguarding Sound Science, Climate Change EditionSafeguarding Sound Science combats misinformation, disinformation, and misconceptions about climate change with actual science.
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I’m thinking we should spread this news about the firings at NOAA as far and wide as possible. Like cancer research, weather forecasting seems likely to be broadly popular across the political spectrum. apnews.com/article/nati...
Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts
Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the U.S.
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I wrote an Op-Ed that was published online Monday and in print Wednesday on the importance of scientific funding for Wisconsinites. Was inspired by @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social Check out the initiative (sciencehomecoming.com) and my article! madison.com/opinion/colu...
Research cuts in Wisconsin hurt economy, environment, farmers | Pete Puleo
Federal funding for science must continue
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This is so spot on. As a climate scientist and public intellectual, I see or experience these often
Sad to be missing out on AGU this year! To try and feel connected, I'm sharing the manuscript associated with my talk last year that was published recently. Aquatic moss δ18O as a proxy for seasonally resolved lake water δ18O, northwest Greenland (www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...). /1
Aquatic moss δ18O as a proxy for seasonally resolved lake water δ18O, northwest Greenland
Reconstructing past climate seasonality is fundamental to understanding the nature of past climate changes. This is especially true in the Arctic, whe…
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Our group has lots on tap for #AGU24! Past big shifts in temperature, lake level, anoxia. Close looks at several water isotope methods. News from Greenland, New England, & the Midwest. A rundown:
As the end of my first semester teaching wraps up, I'm wondering if anyone on here has advice for increasing course evaluation response rate? I'm at around a 50% response rate across my three courses after giving some time in class to complete them. #edusky #teachlearnsky
Just gave the last lecture of my first semester! Woohoo!!! Now just a few exams, presentations, and papers to grade...
Hi all! I'm a new Assistant Professor at the University of Wisconsin - Whitewater in the department of Geography, Geology, and Environmental Science. I recently earned my PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences from Northwestern University. /1