Hey JD Vance, please campaign for every Republican congressional candidate in the lead up to the midterms!

Mark Hamill@markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 4mo ago

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Stop downloading terabytes. Start scaling science. 🚀 Mya Sears (@ncar-eol.bsky.social) cut her data workflow from weeks to under a minute using GDEX. 🤯 Watch GDEX Unlocked: youtu.be/PQLyEAy2LgM Join the community commons: rebrand.ly/gdexsub-blu #NSFNCAR #DataScience #HPC @ncar-ucar.bsky.social

From Weeks to Minutes: Mya Sears | GDEX Unlocked

YouTube video by NSF NCAR Computational and Information Systems Lab

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Using CISL resources, MESACLIP generates exceptionally high-resolution climate data. Read more about this collaborative efforts between scientists at Texas A&M University and NSF NCAR: www.cisl.ucar.edu/news/using-c...

Nature is bonkers!!

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 6mo ago

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I also have funds for a PhD student in physical oceanography; this would be in the Physics Department. Further information about the PhD program and a link to apply is here: www.brandeis.edu/gsas/program...

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

NSF Intent to Restructure Critical Weather Infrastructure

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Climate variations over the last 2000 years provide valuable context and help answer questions about how unusual the recent changes are. Now with added global sea level rise: climatelabbook.substack.com/p/climate-ch... Graphics: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...

We are bringing forward the full transition to #OpenData to 1 October 2025. This means that our entire Real-time Catalogue will be fully available under a CC-BY-4.0 licence at the maximum resolution. Find out more ➡️ www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...

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Quantum computing is an exciting field and most experts believe we'll build a useful device within decades. But quantum-hype from tech companies do the field a massive disservice. To cut through the bullshit I'd recommend following... ⚛️ 🧪 🧵 1/

It is worth regularly revisiting this exchange between @aoc.bsky.social and scientists working for Exxon, who in 1982 accurately predicted global warming between 1977 and 2003, contradicting the fossil fuel company's decades-long climate denial.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez asks former Exxon scientists about oil giant's climate change denial

YouTube video by Sterillium

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It would be remiss of me not to note that October 22 is WORLD WOMBAT DAY! But then again, surely every day should be wombat day?

Interview with me by @elizkolbert.bsky.social talking about current temperatures and our (collective) embarrassment at not being able to explain things quantitatively. e360.yale.edu/features/gav...

What’s Causing the Recent Spike in Global Temperatures?

Since early 2023, the world has seen a steep rise in temperatures that scientists are struggling to explain. E360 contributor Elizabeth Kolbert talked with Gavin Schmidt, NASA’s top climate scientist,...

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“The state of California sued ExxonMobil on Monday, accusing the oil giant of misleading the public about the effectiveness of plastics recycling and contributing to the flood of bottles, bags and wrappers polluting waterways in the state and worldwide.” 🍿

California accuses ExxonMobil of lying about plastics being recyclable

The state alleges the oil company deceived “the public to convince us that plastic recycling could solve the plastic waste and pollution crisis.”

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Colour me shocked - not. If you'd like to know more about the history of how the fossil fuel industry took a leaf directly out of the tobacco industry's playbook to muddy the waters on climate science, check out Merchants of Doubt and The Petroleum Papers.

‘Massive disinformation campaign’ is slowing global transition to green energy

UN says a global ‘backlash’ against climate action is being stoked by fossil fuel companies

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New study quantifies the mental health impacts of extreme weather, identifying for example people who had experienced property damage and other subgroups have higher vulnerability to the mental health effects of climate change events. via @maibached.bsky.social

Exposure to climate events and mental health: Risk and protective factors from the California Health Interview Survey

There is increasing awareness of the effects of climate change on mental health, but more work on understanding risk and protective factors is needed. The 2021 California Health Interview Survey inclu...

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