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Abigail Swann, PhD

@ecoclimatelab.bsky.social
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I study how climate works differently because of plants. Professor at @Univ. of Washington, views are my own. She/her

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Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Congratulations to the 2026 MacArthur Fellows & in particular NCAR climate, ocean & cryosphere scientist Marika Holland @ncar-ucar.bsky.social 🌊 www.macfound.org/programs/awa...
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Natassa Romanou @aromanou.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Hello 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/194070
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Abigail Swann, PhD @ecoclimatelab.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Every September 21st! youtu.be/TjrG-CD2Om0 featuring @lizthered.bsky.social @brianejrose.bsky.social and others.
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September ATM 2012
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Gareth Funning @gfun.earth · 15/09/2026
NSF GEO webinar summary: we have reduced programs from 15 down to 3, we have no deadlines, we have no guidelines on project size, duration or budget, we have no money
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Washington folks, don’t sleep on WSDOT’s e-bike rebate program. My husband recently had his e-bike stolen outside the UW gym. He applied to the rebate program and was selected. It’s a lottery but almost 20% of those who apply get it. Rebate amount varies by income, from $300 to $1,200.
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E-bike rebate program | WSDOT
Learn about the WE-bike program and upcoming ways to try e-bikes.
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Come join our team! The UW Climate Impacts Group is searching for a research scientist to support applied climate resilience projects in our water management portfolio. This is a fabulous opportunity for a scientist who enjoys collaborative work with real-world impact. Please share widely!
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We’re hiring a research scientist specializing in water management – apply by 9/27 | Climate Impacts Group
The UW Climate Impacts Group has an outstanding opportunity for a mid-career research scientist who specializes in water management systems to join our team and play a critical role in advancing clima...
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Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Digital Report Series: Public Release September 16, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EDT) www.nationalacademies.org/units/DELS-O...
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Abigail Swann, PhD @ecoclimatelab.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
We have a new paper on the response of land carbon to zero, declining, and negative emissions of CO2 across Earth System Models! w/ @ckoven.bsky.social @cristiproist.bsky.social @rosieafisher.bsky.social @benmsanderson.bsky.social & more (1/6) esd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...
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Land carbon response to positive, zero, and negative CO2 emissions across Earth system models
Abstract. Land carbon sinks are responsible for removing about a quarter of anthropogenic CO2 emissions, and make up approximately half of total global carbon sinks. Uncertainty in the response of lan...
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Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Interested in ocean 🌊 hydrography, climate & biogeochemistry? Quantifying long-term trends in ocean heat & carbon uptake? U.S. GO-SHIP opportunity Co-Chief Scientist for upcoming 2027 P16C cruise, with applications due by Sept. 21, 2026. usgoship.ucsd.edu/2026/09/06/s...
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Charlie Koven @ckoven.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
We have an open postdoc position at LBL, to work on pantropical vegetation dynamics, as part of the NGEE-Tropics project. Join us!
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Pantropical Vegetation Dynamics Postdoctoral Fellow in Bay Area, California, United States
We are looking for:PhD in relevant field (e.g. climate science, ecology, plant physiology, forestry, geography); Background in data intensive...
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The Weather & Climate Livestream @wclivestream.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
‼️🌎 Submit your comment by MIDNIGHT to stop the politicization of the NSF! 🌍‼️ New rules would require all grants and grantees to pass ideological tests. You deserve the truth about the weather and climate of your world, uncensored. Read more and submit your comment here: www.aps.org/initiatives/...
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Proposed changes to NSF proposals
Share your feedback about concerning, proposed, updated changes to National Science Foundation funding guidance. The comment period will close on Aug. 24, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Hey folks, this hasn’t gotten much attention, but remember those proposed OMB rule changes we all commented on recently? There’s a new attempt to sneak them just for NSF. We have three days to comment. Please don’t sleep on this!
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Abigail Swann, PhD @ecoclimatelab.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Total solar eclipse! It was amazing, would do it again!
Photo of a total solar eclipse over mountains
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Abigail Swann, PhD @ecoclimatelab.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Does anyone have a link to an official source that shows the deadline to submit papers so they can be included in IPCC AR7 WGI? Web search gives me March 2027 for submission and October 2027 for acceptance but not from an official source.
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 03/08/2026
Pro-wrestling executive Linda McMahon issued a letter today (in her role as US Secretary of Education) demanding that universities justify their existence and explain policies to the Trump administration by the end of 2026. Not sure what the endgame is, but it sure feels like a trap.
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U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon Issues National Call to Action to University Presidents and Governing Boards
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon issued a national call to action to university presidents and governing boards, urging them to reaffirm higher education’s foundational commitments to ...
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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 02/08/2026
The application for the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship, which places scientists & engineers into roles in Congress and in the Executive Branch, opened today. This program is essential for building technical policy capacity in the US. If interested, apply: fellowshipapp.aaas.org/app/main
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STPF Application - AAAS
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Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
And congratulations to the full suite of new AMS @ametsoc.org Honorary Members, Medalists and Awardees including my colleague Prof. Inez Fung @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social
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Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
🌊 From White to Green to Blue? Trajectories of Phytoplankton Communities in a Warming Southern Ocean - www.annualreviews.org/content/jour... @uslter.bsky.social @usocb.bsky.social @marine.rutgers.edu @bas.ac.uk c.uk @uvaenvisci.bsky.social @colorado.edu @uconn.bsky.social
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From White to Green to Blue? Trajectories of Phytoplankton Communities in a Warming Southern Ocean
The Southern Ocean is experiencing warming, melting of ice, and increasing wind. Predictions of increasing phytoplankton biomass associated with warming and declining glacial and sea ice are supported...
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 28/07/2026
Applications for the @sfiscience.bsky.social Santa Fe Institute's amazing Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowships, including the Omidyar Fellowships, are now open. The deadline for applications is September 30th.
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Complexity Postdoctoral Fellowship - Santa Fe Institute
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Charlie Koven @ckoven.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
We've just submitted the First Order Draft of the Working Group 1 contribution to the next IPCC climate report! And registration for reviewing it is open—interested experts, please sign up!
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Abigail Swann, PhD @ecoclimatelab.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
How did photosynthetic life survive the coldest part of Snowball Earth? New paper led by Greta Shum shows that dark bare land surfaces allow temperatures to locally reach above freezing even when the average temperature of Earth is -60C, allowing for liquid water and life. doi.org/10.1029/2025...
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Abigail Swann, PhD @ecoclimatelab.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
It is the 5 yr anniversary of the 2021 PNW heat wave, where Seattle reached locally unheard of temperatures of 108F/42.2C. Like most people here my family didn’t have AC for relief. I spent this week in the UK, where another major heatwave exposed how unprepared we are to manage our altered climate.
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Belinda Medlyn @bmedlyn.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I am hiring! My former postdocs have all gone on to great ongoing roles, so I am now looking for 2 new postdocs in dynamic vegetation modelling: Modelling vegetation-fire interactions in Australia Modelling Australian vegetation distributions Details linked below - please share!
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The Weather & Climate Livestream @wclivestream.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
🌡️ Hot weather can have a big effect on ecosystems! 🌿 Prof. Lucas Vargas Zeppetello joined us to talk about the complicated role that temperature plays in determining the growth of ecosystems, and the work that remains to understand future climate impacts: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrfC...
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50 Hours to Save America’s Forecasts, Weather and Climate Livestream Part 4
YouTube video by The Weather & Climate Livestream
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Adam Sobel @adamsobel.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
A plea to submit comments on the new proposed OMB rule that would put all U.S. science funding totally at the whim of political appointees, framed by a recap of the Weather and Climate Livestream a couple weeks ago. deepconvection.substack.com/p/speak-out-...
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Speak out against the proposed OMB rule attacking U.S. science
A call to action following the Weather and Climate Livestream.
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ClimateBook @climatebook.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
The land carbon cycle, and its fate in a warming world is clearly one of the big "known unknowns" in our climate future. It is particularly crucial to know what happens to the land carbon budget after we achieve net zero. All that carbon we have stocked so far is very vulnerable, being present
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Abigail Swann, PhD @ecoclimatelab.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Today is the annual installment of figuring out how to get my doctoral robes to campus. 🎓🚲
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Adam Sobel @adamsobel.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
The Livestream is in its second of 2 days, it has been amazing! Tune in to a continuous science-a-thon with great talks by brilliant scientists, hosted by other brilliant scientists. Plenty of audience Q&A. It's a really unique thing, actually. It'll be a document for history books.
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Abigail Swann, PhD @ecoclimatelab.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
I’ll be taking in 25 min at 9pm eastern! Tune in now or anytime through June 3!
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The Weather & Climate Livestream @wclivestream.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
We're starting in 20 minutes! Our opening lineup includes: @adamsobel.bsky.social Jen Kay (UC Boulder) @zacklabe.com @ametsoc.org @drjeffmasters.bsky.social @solilyquy.bsky.social Nadir Jeevanjee (NOAA GFDL) Abby Swann (UW) Join us here: wclivestream.com/watch
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Abigail Swann, PhD @ecoclimatelab.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Tune in today to the start of the weather and climate livestream! I’m presenting at 9pm eastern time on why plants matter for climate.
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Adam Sobel @adamsobel.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
The Weather and Climate Livestream starts today at 4pm ET, and I am the first speaker, at 4:20! I'm going to talk about my own career, how it was enabled by many great people, federal agencies, and intellectual traditions, and the public benefits of the whole enterprise. wclivestream.com
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The Weather & Climate Livestream
For 50 hours from June 1st to June 3rd 2026, scientists and science support staff from across the US will share their work and answer your questions, all with the goal of saving America's forecasts to...
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AGU Science Policy @aguscipolicy.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
📆Mark Your Calendars 📆 The Weather & Climate Livestream is streaming from June 1st to June 3rd⛅⛈️ Find more info here⬇️ wclivestream.com
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The Weather & Climate Livestream
For 50 hours from June 1st to June 3rd 2026, scientists and science support staff from across the US will share their work and answer your questions, all with the goal of saving America's forecasts to protect America’s future.
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The Weather & Climate Livestream @wclivestream.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
🚨 The Weather and Climate Livestream is back, June 1st - 3rd 2026!! We're streaming 50 hours for our future in the face of a new round of proposed budget cuts and attacks on science. Want to speak at the event? wclivestream.com/volunteer/
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Abigail Swann, PhD @ecoclimatelab.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Was having nearly this same conversation with some other science folks last night.
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Ben Sanderson @benmsanderson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
We have a new preprint this week. When CO2 emissions stop, warming in the pipeline is controlled by two big opposing effects - thermal response to energetic imbalance *and* carbon sink evolution. We assess their roles in the flat10MIP ensemble /thread/ egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...
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Decomposition of the Zero Emissions Commitment into thermal warming pipeline and carbon buffering components
Abstract. The Zero Emissions Commitment (ZEC), the residual warming after anthropogenic CO2 emissions cease, remains poorly constrained and directly affects remaining carbon budget calculations. We fi...
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Abigail Swann, PhD @ecoclimatelab.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
It's been a banner week for rejections around here. And with the review process for both papers and grants taking seemingly so much longer than it used to it makes it especially frustrating to have to start the process again.
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Charlie Koven @ckoven.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
LBL is hiring, at the Staff Scientist level, an extreme weather researcher to be the new leader of the CASCADE project! phxc1b.rfer.us/LBLDaKGef
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Staff Scientist - Extreme Weather, Predictability & AI/ML Forecasting in Bay Area, California, United States
We are looking for:Ph.D. degree (or equivalent work experience) in physics, atmospheric science, earth science, or a related field; 10+ years of...
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Ben Sanderson @benmsanderson.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Hi everyone, gridded data for the flat10MIP project is now open and public on the Norwegian Research Data Archive. Research using these data for understanding carbon-climate feedbacks, including climate commitment and reversibility is super relevant for AR7-WG1. archive.sigma2.no/dataset/flat...
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Sigma2 Data Catalogue
Sigma2 Data Catalogue
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Abigail Swann, PhD @ecoclimatelab.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Excited to be a part of this! And to have excuses to talk to Hannah and @cristiproist.bsky.social more often.
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Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Happy Earth Day!
Map of local temperature trends from GISTEMP from 1970-2025. It's warming faster over land than the ocean, more in the North than in the South, and most of all in the Arctic. Red covers the regions that have warmed more than 2ºC - which is basically all NH extratropical land areas. Sorry.
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Abigail Swann, PhD @ecoclimatelab.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
This looks like so much fun! Grad students take a look!
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Abigail Swann, PhD @ecoclimatelab.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
I know we have a problem of reviewers not responding quickly enough and not agreeing to review manuscripts. But I have had three requests today already and it's not even 9am. That's on top of the ~one/day I haven been getting over the last two weeks. I can't even keep up with responding!
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Greg Quetin @grquetin.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I started working on leaves and climate in 2012...still at it with some new tools (plant hydraulics - the plumping of the terrestrial biosphere) to try and predict interannual variation. Response to drought suggests an adaptive acclimate to leaf shedding. eos.org/editor-highl...
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Trees Shed Their Leaves to Adapt to Droughts - Eos
The browning or loss of tree leaves that can be observed during droughts may be a coping mechanism to deal with dry circumstances by avoiding additional water stress.
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Abigail Swann, PhD @ecoclimatelab.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
UW has a new climate related Postdoc fellowship, application due April 15! Please reach out if you are interested in working with me!
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Joe Boomgard-Zagrodnik @joeboomzag.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
The upcoming SW USA heat dome is predicted to be so anomalous that the 500 hPa heights over the entire region will exceed every historical daily max (1990-2025) from now until JUNE. This may be a short lived event, but the consequences for snowpack, water supply, and drought will be felt all year.
Map of western and central North America showing the earliest calendar date (Mar 17 to Jun 16) when historical 500 hPa heights met or exceeded the current 10-day forecast peak at each grid point. Gray areas indicate locations where that threshold was already met by today. Earliest dates (purple/blue, late March to mid-April) cluster in parts of the Southwest and southern Plains, while later dates (orange/yellow, May to mid-June) appear across much of California, Nevada, Utah, and nearby interior regions.”
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Abigail Swann, PhD @ecoclimatelab.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
The California heat wave says summer, the trees say spring, and the snow storm in Seattle says winter. #confusedseasons
Photo looking from the ground up at a canopy of oak trees just starting to leaf out.
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CarbonPlan @carbonplan.org · 13/03/2026
NCAR is the backbone of Earth system science in the US and a global leader in open climate research. It directly supports our mission. Alongside a wide range of peers in the scientific research community, we submitted a letter to NSF strongly opposing any efforts to dismantle or restructure NCAR.
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Claire Zarakas @czarakas.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Today is the deadline to respond to NSF's Dear Colleague Letter about restructuring NCAR -- there is still time to submit comments by emailing NSF_NCAR@nsf.gov! www.nsf.gov/funding/info...
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