Sorry, I couldn't hear you over my crunchy cricket snack ... "This is a common sense approach despite the Left's belief that everyone should ride a bike to their shoebox-sized apartment to eat crickets to achieve a phony climate agenda." From a DOT spokesperson. www.npr.org/2026/07/23/n...

DOT cranks up its campaign to strip bike lane references from federal websites

Transportation officials have removed a growing list of safety materials that mention bike lanes from federal websites. Safety advocates warn that's undermining proven measures for reducing crashes.

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I want to say something clever about finalizing the IPCC WGI first draft while in Europe during a record-breaking heatwave, but I'm too hot.

Scientists: We desperately need long, unbroken records of North Atlantic currents to see how close we are to a #climate tipping point. US government: sending ships to rip 900 deep-sea sensors out of the water. Congress voted twice to keep them funded. They're being pulled anyway.

Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System

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I voted today. How are Americans feeling about the status quo? Well, this was the longest I've ever waited to vote (40 minutes).

According to Strava, I've biked on my typical morning commute route 200 times since March 2024! Biking to/from work is so great, but we need better infrastructure & awareness in Athens to make it safer and more accessible.

This is a helpful thread prompted by a recent paper which, among other things, retired the very high emissions scenario for the next CMIP. Climate scientists have known this was coming for a while, but Trump used it as a reason to blast us all as idiotic alarmists. 1/2

Zeke Hausfather@zekehausfather.com · 3mo ago

Two things can be true: • RCP8.5 was never a realistic "business as usual" scenario • The world has made real progress bending the emissions curve down Glen Peters, Piers Forster, and I explain in a new article: www.theclimatebrink.... 1/11

1st ever National Meteorologists Day is this weekend (May 9) and yes it is different from National Weatherperson's Day. I explain here. My discussion with Sean Potter #NationalMeteorologistsDay www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...

The 1st National Meteorologists Day Is This Weekend — What Is It?

Here's everything you need to know about the inaugural National Meteorologists Day on May 9, 2026.

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Pleased to see this is the quote that was pulled out of my interview with UGA's Office of Research. Addressing climate change is an 'all hands on deck' kind of situation. Let's go. research.uga.edu/news/harper-...

Regardless of the US government’s position, US scientists continue contributing in full force to the @ipcc.bsky.social Seventh Assessment Report. Working Group 1 Lead Author Meeting, Santiago de Chile

Happy #EarthDay from the second lead author meeting for the #IPCC WGI report in Santiago, Chile. As we are discussing all the many impacts of climate change, it's good to pause and remember what a beautiful planet we have and the responsibility to be good stewards of our shared home.

I love this interview so much. Basically - the nerds are angry and we're not going away. Also mentoring early career researchers is extra difficult now, & especially if they are in the US on a visa. There is so much added stress for international researchers. grist.org/science/kate...

Why this NASA climate scientist wants you to stay angry

“I don’t think we rebuild science without getting mad.”

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I recently submitted my 1st first-author paper since 2020. Why the long gap? We had our 2nd child in Aug 2020. In 2023 we moved to another country. In 2024 my son was diagnosed w/ Autism and ADHD. Scientists & academics are people first, & everyone's career looks different.

In a new Nature study, we show that extreme global climate outcomes may occur even under moderate 2°C warming for several sectors. The findings reinforce the urgency of limiting warming well below 2°C. Together with @erichfischer.bsky.social @janasillmann.bsky.social @zscheischlerjak.bsky.social

Moderate global warming does not rule out extreme global climate outcomes - Nature

Extreme global climate outcomes may occur even under moderate 2 °C warming and may turn out to be more extreme than model-averaged projections at 3 °C or 4 °C warming.

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🚨 It’s official: 2026 had the lowest annual maximum Arctic sea ice extent on record - essentially tied with last year’s record low. Climate change is reshaping the Arctic, and it's all throughout the year. For more information from @nsidc.bsky.social: nsidc.org/news-analyse...

What does climate change look like? Hiking through Table Rock Mountain State Park, SC. It experienced record-breaking rainfall during Hurricane Helene in 2024, extensive damage to the forest, and a wildfire in spring 2025, thanks to downed trees and a dry winter/spring (and a careless smoker).

BREAKING: University Center for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) files suit against NSF, OMB, NOAA and DOC to halt alleged "violations of the Constitution and Administrative Procedure Act" undertaken by agencies to dismantle Nat'l Center for Atmospheric Research. open.substack.com/pub/balanced...

Breaking News: UCAR files federal lawsuit to stop dismantling of National Center for Atmospheric Research

Lawsuit lists NSF, NOAA, DOC, OMB and their directors as defendents

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If you have personal testimonials about how @ncar-ucar.bsky.social has benefited your career, submit your story to @ametsoc.org via this web form. #SaveNCAR docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

NSF NCAR Stories

As part of its coverage of, and response to, federal plans to break up the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NSF NCAR), the American Meteorological Society is collecting testimonials from ...

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There are tens of thousands of scientists working in the US whose funding or careers have been damaged, and dozens of them moving to other countires is...not that many. "Just move to somewhere else and do science" is not a serious approach here. There aren't anywhere near enough jobs elsewhere.

Dozens of researchers will move to France from US following high-profile bid to lure talent

Large proportion worked at Columbia University, which had its grants cut and frozen by the administration of US President Donald Trump.

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This is disturbing on many levels, and costs at least $584 million just for the purchase. The conditions in existing DHS facilities are inhumane. Meanwhile science budgets have been slashed in this country, leaving us all more vulnerable to climate change and disease.

Molly Jong-Fast@mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 6mo ago

You know what they’re going to store in those warehouses? People

Attention folks in the weather, climate, disaster, wildfire, and Earth science communities: NSF has just published a new "Dear Colleague" letter inviting feedback (by Mar 13) on the proposal to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). www.nsf.gov/funding/...

50. US withdraws from @ipcc.bsky.social, @ipbes.net, @irena-official.bsky.social, Intl Union for the Conservation of Nature, UN Energy, UN Oceans, UN Water, @ununiversity.bsky.social, UNFCCC, among others (Jan. 7, 2026)

Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States

MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United

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I'm excited to moderate this discussion tomorrow (register below👇🏼), which will explore some challenges of AI use in weather and climate applications, including fairness, data democratization, communicating uncertainty, and dealing with data sparse areas or loss of data streams.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine@nationalacademies.org · 7mo ago

Our ongoing webinar series is exploring how #AI is advancing frontiers in #weather and #climate forecasting. Our final January 8 webinar will outline key messages from the series — focusing on issues of data democratization and AI trustworthiness: https://ow.ly/Gm7T50XS6Ao

It is hard to overstate how critical @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is to climate science in the US and around the world. It's the beating heart of our field. Generations of scientists have trained there, and almost everyone I know relies on deep collaborations with NCAR scientists. It's end is unthinkable.

USA TODAY@usatoday.com · 8mo ago

Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

The IPCC’s First Lead Author Meeting for AR7, is taking place in Paris this week. The French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, Mr Jean-Noël Barrot welcomed around 600 authors from more than 100 countries to the Quai d’Orsay on Tuesday evening. bit.ly/4ir09cC

@agu.org is in a tricky situation with the federal paramilitaries in New Orleans — they can’t make security promises if they aren’t sure they can keep them, and if the state-run convention authority is telling them they can’t bar warrantless agents, they can’t promise to do so.

Great start to the IPCC lead author meeting! ✔️ Inclusivity was set as a priority for this assessment cycle, we even had a full session on it 🎆 All 3 working groups are together the whole week, it's an exciting opportunity to talk outside discipline boundaries ⏳We have a lot of work to do! Let's go

This is a poignant reflection to read as I prepare to begin my journey as an IPCC author - thank you Ben Santer for sharing this and for the path that you and others have set for this generation of climate scientists.

A climate scientist reflects on 30 years fighting the 'forces of unreason'

Thirty years ago, the IPCC agreed on a historic finding: “The balance of evidence suggests a discernible human influence on global climate.”

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Yesterday I was enjoying quiet coastal Georgia with my family, and today I am headed to Paris for the first author meeting for the next #IPCC report. Sadly, the ecosystems we enjoyed, & my inlaws neighborhood, are at risk from rising sea levels if climate change continues unabated.

Land-use strategies must account not only for C storage potential, but also for wider impacts on food systems, water resources & ecosystems:🔎bit.ly/4qMYPEy @docaharper.bsky.social @universityofga.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk G.A. @pik-potsdam.bsky.social @rosieafisher.bsky.social @cicero.oslo.no