Reposted by Gavin SchmidtKris Karnauskas @oceansclimatecu.bsky.social · 7hHeard on a call this morning... For #AGU26 community, if you're presenting a poster this year, there are changes to the format! We're going square. 5126
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtAndrew Williams @andrewilwilliams.bsky.social · 11hClimate Up Close is coming to North Carolina! Come along and join us as we tackle the big questions of climate change together :) www.climateupclose.org/2026-north-c... 072
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtUS CLIVAR @usclivar.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Join us on October 27 at 11:00 AM ET for the 6th webinar in the Usable Climate Risk Science series! This month we will hear from Ted Shepherd (University of Reading) and Conor Meenan (Centre for Disaster Protection). Missed a previous webinar? Catch up here: youtube.com/playlist?lis... 042
Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Who says we no longer need to do arithmetic? 042
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtRachel Rothschild @profrrothschild.bsky.social · 05/10/2026After listening to oral arguments in Suncor v. Boulder just now, I hope someone will give Justice Kavanaugh my @yalelawjournal.bsky.social Essay on the case. It provides a detailed history of Ouellette & the other precedents invoked in Suncor. These cases do not say what Justice Kavanaugh asserted. 36028
Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 05/10/2026But this isn’t about the merits. It’s about state vs federal jurisdiction. If it gets pushed up to the federal level it will be caught up in the EF legislation which will take forever. So leaving it at the state level will be a faster process - but still… 110
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtPhil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Goddammit. The contempt these people have for everything wondrous and good and *human* is so grotesque. 361375497
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtIf you know you know @privatechand.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The thing about the endless stream of nice normal Nazis next door pieces that outlets like the NYT did during Trump 1 especially is that- you gain nothing from them except platforming and normalizing bigotry. They aren’t interesting. Bigots are boring, sniveling mediocre people full of resentment. 1183
Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Perhaps we can comfort ourselves with the fact that no one is reading the literature any more because there’s just too much of it? 271
Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Somerset Maugham is the same way - modern prose and characters but with class and status motivations that make absolutely no sense to me. 020
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtJennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Enraging. Agency Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by Congress. The move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/u...nytimes.comNational Science Foundation Diverted $1.4 Billion in Science Funds Mandated by CongressThe move, affecting about one-fifth of the National Science Foundation’s primary research budget, is the latest sign of how the White House is asserting more control over grants. 14019
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtKaren Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Today, 8 years ago, my friend, Saudi Journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered. 238102003245
Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Not only are the flat earthers wrong, they are getting wronger by the day. 636371
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtAaron Huertas @aaronhuertas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026There is no way to fairly or humanely administer the death penalty. Never has been, never will be. 59816
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtPaul Kelleher @paulkelleher.net · 30/09/2026Wow! Here’s audio of Judith Jarvis Thomson introducing the Trolley Problem. Bonus: “The” Trolley Problem probably isn’t what you thought it was. youtu.be/V-CAEhBBTp0?...youtu.beThe Trolley Problem - Judith Jarvis Thomson (1978)YouTube video by Philosophy Overdose 53215
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtPatrick Meighan @patsweetpat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026HOLY CRAP, YOU GUYS, THEY DID FIND IT!!! (no soft pretzel, though) www.instagram.com/reel/Dd4epJb...instagram.comSenate In Session on Instagram: "We found the receipts. . . . . . @senericschmitt #jacksmith #proof #senate #hawkeyes #womenscollegebasketball"2,153 likes, 182 comments - senateinsession on September 29, 2026: "We found the receipts. . . . . . @senericschmitt #jacksmith #proof #senate #hawkeyes #womenscollegebasketball". 0279
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Circus Performers, by Walt Kuhn, 1978, 📸 via @marisakabas.bsky.social 178124652671
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026Trump’s new AI website is kinda fun, it turns out. 5441371126
Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Definitely. Everyone involved is violating the Hatch Act. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatch_Acten.wikipedia.orgHatch Act - Wikipedia 081
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtJ Mark Dodds FRSA @jmarkdodds.bsky.social · 28/09/2026SPEAKING of @camraofficial.bsky.social and beer fans' success against big corporate - you'll be interested to see how social data scientist @laurenleek.eu exposed the #GreatBritishPubcoScam masterfully The data don't lie: BEER NEEDS PUBS laurenleek.substack.com/p/britain-lo...laurenleek.substack.comBritain Lost 14,000 Third Places. They Were Called Pubs. Is Your Local Next?How private equity reshaped the local and the postcode tool that shows the pubs most at risk. 012
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtPaul Voosen @voosen.me · 28/09/2026New Horizons is now *three days away* from shutting off its two heliophysics instruments, simply because NASA has not provided the $2M in funding it had promised to the mission last year or this year. There is no science basis for shutting these off. Our earlier coverage:science.orgNASA’s New Horizons mission may shut down two instruments over lack of fundingDecision risks “incalculable loss” of data from the edge of the Sun’s influence, scientists say 17667411
Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026ex-USGCRP folks have thoughts... www.climate.us/news-feature...climate.usA response from former USGCRP leaders on proposal to revise the Fifth National Climate AssessmentFormer executive director of the U.S. Global Change Science Program and several colleagues describe the rigor of the process that produced NCA5. 0148
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtNatassa Romanou @aromanou.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Hello Physical Oceanographers! Columbia University in New York City is seeking candidates for tenure track Assistant Professor level position, with special interest for combined PhysO and AI expertise. Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/194070apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 11411
Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Tell me that you don’t understand insurance without saying you don’t understand insurance… 🤦 2454
Reposted by Gavin Schmidttalia jane @taliajane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026NYC SKY LOOKIN GORGEOUS RN GO LOOK AT THE SKY 6694
Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We bought one a year (or two?) ago. No fuss or additional electrical or gas work needed. Super happy with it (fast cooking, cleaner, much better indoor air quality, etc.). Would recommend. 0121
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtBart⚓️ @bartgonnissen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The Facial Expressions of Tethys by artist Julius von Bismarck. A suspended high-sea buoy that moves in real time. Sensors on a twin buoy out in the Atlantic Ocean send live satellite data to motors inside the museum. This makes the indoor buoy copy the exact, real-time movements of the ocean waves. 10381652843
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtSammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026How Should We Cover the Climate Story? Very kind of @columjournreview.bsky.social to include my thoughts alongside a bunch of esteemed journalists! @katbagley.bsky.social @sominisengupta.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @emorwee.bsky.social @vernonloeb.bsky.social www.cjr.org/feature/how-...cjr.orgHow should we cover the climate story?Speaking with climate reporters about staying on the beat—because, as Bill McKibben put it, “for better or for worse, by this time next year, there’s no doubt in my mind that climate coverage will be ... 14823
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtStarfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I don’t know why, but something about the one-two punch here strikes me as morbidly hilarious in a cosmic sort of way. 1852093
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Dispatch from inside the US National Science Foundation… 212716
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtRobert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Berkeley Earth will be holding our monthly climate briefing on Thursday. Safe to say that there is a lot going on with weather and climate the moment. 8 AM PT / 11 AM ET / 5 PM CET It is geared towards the media, but anyone is welcome. us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 1114
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtCarbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 21/09/2026NEW – Analysis: ‘Super El Niño’ reaches ‘remarkable’ all-time record ✍️ Written by @zekehausfather.com Read here: buff.ly/4a9XUAK 314779
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtUS CLIVAR @usclivar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026If you are planning to analyze CMIP7 Assessment Fast Track simulations, register to attend a CMIP7 Analysis Workshop! Each virtual workshop will focus on a fundamental CMIP7 science question. Learn more and register. wcrp-cmip.org/registration...wcrp-cmip.orgRegistration Open for CMIP7 Analysis Workshops - Coupled Model Intercomparison ProjectWe are pleased to invite the climate modelling community to participate in the CMIP7 Analysis Workshops, a new series of community-led virtual workshops 066
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtPhilipp Markolin @philippmarkolin.eurosky.social · 21/09/2026youtu.be/HBpFIYRjuuM?...youtu.beAI Has Poisoned EverythingYouTube video by Cool Worlds 2115
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 20/09/2026i hate it @wileyonlinelibrary.bsky.social, please kill this 2548679
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtJoshua Low @joshuaklow.bsky.social · 15/09/2026With thousands of sessions happening across #ClimateWeekNYC, it’s easy for communications, public engagement, and climate education to get lost in the noise. That is why I have searched high and low to put together this calendar of climate comms events: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...docs.google.com2026 Climate Week NYC Climate Comms Events 044
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtKate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 19/09/2026My hot take on AI and climate change is that I would not like to be killed by either of them 1343392
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtJoseph D. Ortiz @earthsciinfo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026One in three new car purchases in Europe is now an EV. 🧪💡🔌☀️💨💧🔋 autoigloo.com/europes-ev-s...autoigloo.comEurope’s EV Share Jumps to 30.5% as Electric-Car Sales Blow Past Forecasts - AutoIglooEurope’s electric-car market has shifted from steady growth to a much sharper acceleration. Battery-electric vehicles captured 30.5% of new-car registrations 920363
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtBob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 19/09/20263. Media make general public and policy makers think language models are doing socially useful things beyond paper pushing. 4. Inflate bubble. 5. Pop. 2211
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtBob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 19/09/20261. Researchers seeking funding start using “artificial intelligence” as a synonym for “statistical model.” 2. Big Tech convinces the public and policymakers that “artificial intelligence” is synonymous with “large language models”…. 3296
Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I saw this being filmed (nr. Columbia in NYC) and was super psyched for a bike action movie. I was very disappointed by how stupid the script was. 020
Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026But it's also stupid on its own terms. How much human potential is squandered because potential geniuses/innovators die from preventable diseases/have to work in the fields/don't get an education/etc. in poor countries? I get why rich people fall for this BS, but this is not a serious philosophy. 2181
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtLamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · 17/09/2026Methane emissions in the NYC-metro area are largely from natural gas, but these emissions represent a substantial amount of fuel consumers are paying for but not using, finds a new study led by PhD student and @lamont.columbia.edu climate researcher Yuwei Zhao: bit.ly/4h4G2Rb 0145
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtJohn Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Facts worth repeating: It would be cheaper to pay the ~40,000 or so people employed by the coal industry $1M a year to do nothing than to pay for the health damages (not including climate change) caused by burning coal in the U.S. publichealth.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?h...publichealth.hsc.wvu.eduCounting up the costs of coalRegular readers know that WVU’s Dr. Michael Hendryx has done work on that issue (subscription required), reporting that: 520696
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtKevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The US EPA everyone! Emissions from power generation accounts for 25% to 30% of US GHG emissions. Models show that greenhouse gas emissions cause climate change. And, if all 'carbon dioxides' were indeed eliminated tomorrow, the Earth would rapidly turn into a snowball. www.epa.gov/newsreleases... 33213
Reposted by Gavin SchmidtTom Pepinsky @tompepinsky.com · 16/09/2026the hardest thing for the politician-bureaucrats to understand -- but which NSF staff *absolutely do* understand and always have -- is that you actually make scientific progress by giving young people money and promising not to bother them 430084