🥵 Heat domes! What exactly are they? In this timely new paper led by Paul Loikith, we provide a quantitative definition based on circulation and surface temperatures and present their climatology. Figure ⬇️ shows proportion of extreme heat events associated with a heat dome doi.org/10.1016/j.wa...

A week late but excited to share @nationalacademies.org report on Attribution of Extreme Events and their Impacts. Had the opportunity to work with amazing colleagues to reflect on the incredible progress in EEA and review the breadth of applications @climate-done.bsky.social @jmarlon.bsky.social

Attribution of Extreme Weather and Climate Events and Their Impacts

Decades of data and research indicate that human-caused climate change is altering the frequency and intensity of several types of extreme events, such as heat waves and extreme rainfall events. Even...

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NOAA Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship applications are now open! cpaess.ucar.edu/cgc/annual-r... I was one about 350 years ago, and cannot not speakly highly enough of this program. Applications due October 16, 2026

What are dendrometers and why do we need a global dendrometer network? 💥Our first GDN paper is out! We document how it all started with a meeting in Norway, and outline some of the great potential that lies in creating a global community. Read: doi.org/10.1093/tree... Join: globaldendro.org

Wow, Chapel Hill is experiencing driest Year-to-date since 1893. Image: NC Drought monitor (www.ncdrought.org).

OK, so I was at the first court hearing over the NCAR lawsuit this morning in Denver. I, uh, am not a legal reporter so bear with me as I try to recap a few things. You can view all the court documents here: www.courtlistener.com/docket/72496...

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research v. National Science Foundation, 1:26-cv-01061 - CourtListener.com

Docket for University Corporation for Atmospheric Research v. National Science Foundation, 1:26-cv-01061 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open lega...

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Do you live in Orange County, NC and love the Chapel Hill Public Library? The county board of commissioners is considering a proposal to defund it. More information here: friendschpl.org/Take-Action-... You can email the commissioners to express support for the library at ocbocc@orangecountync.gov

Nice interactive map of USA geology from USGS/AASG: ngmdb.usgs.gov/nationalgeol...

It’s the age of electricity and America isn‘t ready. Virtually every goal Americans care about requires making big changes to the grid. I’m in @nytimes.com today writing about why power bills are going up, whether AI is to blame, and what we need to do to fix it: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Opinion | Why Is Your Electric Bill Going Up? Blame the Broken Grid.

Our grid is too old and our supply of electricity too small. If we don’t meet this moment, we will face an impoverished future.

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Our @nationalacademies.org report is out! The report describes how paleoenvironmental data are used to understand extreme events. It outlines the need for a synthesis and translation center to support decision making for resilience planning www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEL...

A Synthesis Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events

Floods, droughts, wildfires, earthquakes, other extreme environmental events pose persistent and growing risks to ecosystems, infrastructure, and human life. A deeper understanding of the timing and s...

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Due to severe drought impacting central North Carolina, Raleigh Water will activate water use restrictions starting Monday, April 20. www.wunc.org/environment/...

Raleigh Water to activate water use restrictions next week due to severe drought

Due to the severe drought impacting central North Carolina, Raleigh Water will activate water use restrictions starting Monday, April 20.

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My colleagues Calvin Farris (NPS) and Ellis Margolis (USGS) led a landmark study in paleofire reconstruction. In addition to showing that fire management can restore past fire regimes, the demonstrated methods are a first in dendrochronology. 1/6 esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

We're hiring a full-time technician to support radiocarbon analyses. If you have some experience with analytical instruments and background in chemistry, earth sciences, archaeology, and/or ecology, this could be the job for you! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

New paper in ERL led by Feng Wang evaluating gridded daily climate products. Interesting results include: 1) how day-shifting affects the records; 2) Pierce vs Livneh precip data (a surprise!); and 3) differences don’t really matter for tree growth modeling. doi.org/10.1088/1748...

Evaluation of daily gridded climate products using in situ FLUXNET data and tree growth modeling

Evaluation of daily gridded climate products using in situ FLUXNET data and tree growth modeling, Wang, Feng, Wise, Erika K, Anchukaitis, Kevin J, Chang, Qing, Dannenberg, Matthew P

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I went to Punxsutawney for groundhog day once, and I highly recommend this outing –- the people who want to stand for hours in the pre-dawn cold waiting to see Phil are a fun group of goofballs.

PBS News@pbsnews.org · 6mo ago

Tens of thousands braved temperatures in the single-digits Fahrenheit to await the annual prognostication from Punxsutawney Phil. https://to.pbs.org/4qdYb1s

Awesome @usa-npn.bsky.social partners Toby Ault and Carlos Carillo at @cornelluniversity.bsky.social released their long-lead forecast for spring; they are predicting a pretty early start to springtime activity in much of the U.S. six-ecrl-24.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html #phenology

If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

One week to go before review begins! U Nevada, Reno is hiring an Assistant Professor in Human-Environment Geography. "We seek a dynamic scholar with research and teaching interests that engage with current issues in environmental justice, with a focus on energy and/or water sustainability."

Assistant Professor, Human-Environment Geography

The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. Final applications must be submitt...

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The Department of Geography & Environment at UNC-Chapel Hill is hiring a Teaching Assistant Professor in Human Geography! Position info and application portal here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...

Published today: our new paper showing a 44-year trend of increasing global wildfire disasters (fatalities and economic losses) due to climate change-induced extreme weather. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Climate-linked escalation of societally disastrous wildfires

Climate change and land mismanagement are creating increasingly fire-prone built and natural environments. However, despite worsening fire seasons, evidence is lacking globally for trends in socially ...

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Today, we published a study long in the making on how upper and subsurface tropical Pacific waters responded (and maybe will adjust) to warmer global climate. Here’s the story of how we got here after 15 years. many authors but shout out @jfarmersalmanac.bsky.social 🌊 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Persistent eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean upwelling since the warm Pliocene

Upwelling generates a nutrient-rich “cold tongue” in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean (EEP), with impacts on global climate, oceanic biological productivity, and the carbon cycle. The cold tongue ...

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great writeup U Arizona did on my student Alex Saunders' new lead authored paper with @arbennett.bsky.social @thirstygecko.bsky.social @benamie.bsky.social + S. Islam, J. Giezendanner, S. Houssain news.arizona.edu/news/u-resea... paper here: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

U of A researchers reveal the importance of data choice in effective flood insurance

After testing five sources of flood data, their analysis found that combining or comparing data could improve disaster response and recovery.

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I love that this particular bristlecone looks like a dragon

🚨 NCA5 is now LIVE! 🚨 They took it down, but we've brought it back at: nca5.climate.us Bookmark. 👏 this. 👏 page. 👏 This is just our first step in restoring trusted science information that Americans need to understand what's happening with the climate.

Climate change is reshaping forest growth 🌳🌡️💧 Water and temperature control growth timing. Warmer winters make some species start growing earlier. Hot, dry summers may shorten growing seasons. New paper out @globalchangebio.bsky.social led by a former PhD student @csic.es shorturl.at/5Gn8a

Long‐Term Cambial Phenology Reveals Diverging Growth Responses of Two Tree Species in a Mixed Forest Under Climate Change

We studied how climate change affects tree growth by monitoring wood formation in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica) over 11 years. We found that warmer winters lead t...

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Interested in Community Science and/or lake measurement? New paper from UNC alum Angélica Gómez, now an Assistant Professor at Universidad Nacional de Colombia: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Evaluation using in-situ observations from national governments and Citizen Scientists suggests nadir altimeters can accurately measure water level changes regardless of lake area

Water level and water level changes of lentic water bodies such as lakes, wetlands, and reservoirs are rarely available, despite the relevance of these to maintain ecosystems (e.g., by providing dr...

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Our 400+ page comment on the DOE climate working group report is now out. Our conclusion: The merchants of doubt are back, and they're coming for climate science.

Our department (Berkeley PMB) is hiring an asst. prof. in Plant Resilience to Climate Change! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05049

Assistant Professor - Plant Resilience to Climate Change - Department of Plant and Microbial Biology

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️ "Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"

Full-time, 9-month, Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Paleoclimatology position at the University of Hawaii. www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4...

Assistant Professor in Paleoclimatology - Honolulu, HI - Indeed.com

University of Hawaii

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