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Jingfeng Xiao

@jingfengxiao.bsky.social
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A global ecologist who strives to understand the impacts of climate change and human activities on the Earth’s biosphere and the feedbacks to the climate. globalecology.unh.edu

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Jingfeng Xiao @jingfengxiao.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Our new paper is out in Global Change Biology! We find increasingly widespread extreme negative vegetation responses, driven largely by drought and its compound events with heat and wildfire. Led by Haoxiang Zhao & Bin He. doi.org/10.1111/gcb....
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Increasing Extreme Negative Vegetation Responses to Drought‐Related Compound Events
We identify vegetation negative extreme anomalies (NEGs) as event-scale disturbances using global LAI (2001–2024), revealing increasing spatial extent and frequency, drought-dominated and compound-dr...
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Jingfeng Xiao @jingfengxiao.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Glad to share our new paper in Agricultural Systems! Using surveys of 400 farms in Inner Mongolia, we show that more efficient livestock production can increase income while reducing GHG emissions intensity. Led by Lulu Wang, co-advised by Changliang Shao & me www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Jingfeng Xiao @jingfengxiao.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our image of hourly evapotranspiration (ET) over the Nile Delta was selected as a co-winner of the ECOSTRESS image competition! Co-winners: ecostress.jpl.nasa.gov Adapted from Fig. 5 of our recently published Nature Comm. paper, led by my research scientist, Jingyi Bu: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 22/09/2026
NEW PAPER: In a new paper, jointly published in @agu.org Earth's Future & @ametsoc.org BAMS, and co-led by Melissa Kenney, @costasamaras.com and me, 175 authors outline priorities to guide the future of scientific assessments of climate change in the United States. 🧵
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Research Priorities for Robust Climate Assessments in the United States
A network of climate assessments plays a critical role in synthesizing the state of science to support evidence-based decision-making To support future U.S. and sub-national climate assessments, ...
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biometlab @biometlab.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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Here’s What California Is Learning From Solar Panels Built Over Irrigation Canals | KQED
California solar panels tower over canals in Turlock, proving to save water, produce clean energy and improve local water quality.
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geo-trees.bsky.social @geo-trees.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🌴 Postdoctoral Fellowship — GEO-TREES 🛰️ STRI-ForestGEO seeks a Postdoc to develop satellite-based methods estimating tropical forest biomass ( #AGB), local to national scales. 📍 Panama City 🇵🇦 | 🕐 2 yrs Details: forestgeo.si.edu/postdoctoral... #RemoteSensing #GEO_TREES #ForestGEO #Postdoc #Hiring
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ForestGEO
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Ben Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Call for Papers: Cyberinfrastructure and Data Management in Ecology and Evolution onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal... h/t @aslewis.bsky.social
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Ecology and Evolution Call for Papers: Cyberinfrastructure and Data Management in Ecology and Evolution
Ecology & Evolution is a broad open access journal welcoming research in ecology, evolution, and conservation science, and providing a forum for evidence-based views.
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Jingfeng Xiao @jingfengxiao.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
AGU is celebrating and highlighting impactful datasets that support the broad spectrum of research, analysis, and decision making by our community. Glad that our GOSIF & GOSIF GPP are included. Visualization: data.agu.org/impactful-da... AGU Advances: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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Impactful Datasets — AGU
133 datasets nominated by the Earth and space science community.
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Ben Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Updated my "Reproducible data analysis using tidyverse R" slides -- they're usually for a 2-3 hour workshop -- if useful for anyone 01a07c4e-b35f-1e1a-b110-c7249fb2da76.share.connect.posit.cloud
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Reproducible data analysis using tidyverse R
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Professor Chuixiang (Tree) Yi at City University of New York @cyi12.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🌱 New paper in Global Change Biology! Soil Moisture Thresholds for the Temperature Sensitivity of Ecosystem Respiration Across 142 FLUXNET sites, Q₁₀ rises with soil moisture, peaks at an ecosystem-specific threshold, then declines. A new perspective on carbon–climate feedbacks 10.1111/gcb.71066
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Jingfeng Xiao @jingfengxiao.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Our new @NatureComms paper reveals a widespread midday depression in ecosystem evapotranspiration (ET) globally. ET midday depression indicates plant water stress, helping us better understand how plants use water during drought & heatwaves. Led by Jingyi Bu. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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NASA’s ECOSTRESS satellite reveals widespread midday depression in ecosystem evapotranspiration - Nature Communications
Plants often reduce water use around midday when heat and dry air increase water stress. Using ECOSTRESS satellite data and machine learning, the study shows that this midday depression of evapotransp...
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Jingfeng Xiao @jingfengxiao.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
We could use more eddy covariance-based monitoring and application efforts like this.
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Jeff Atkins @atkinsjeff.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A very excellent postdoc opportunity at NC State working with some of the best folks around focused on synthesizing ecohydrological data to assess forest water balances: jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/233...
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Postdoctoral Research Scholar
The Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources has a wide variety of strengths in forestry and natural resources management, policy and economics, environmental science and technology, wildlif...
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
"It is not the the reader or viewer’s job to supply the causal context an article leaves out. To place media literacy as the solution would concede to the idea that reporting will not improve. It is editors & correspondents who have the capacity to responsibly tell the #climate story..."
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Wildfires: why media coverage doesn’t always make the climate connection
A wildfire can be explained by today’s barbecue, yesterday’s wind direction, a dry spring, four decades of land use change, or a century of emissions.
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Zoli Aswad Osaze @zaswadosaze.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
hashem.alghaili Centuries before dental clinics, the ancient Maya used sophisticated jade fillings to treat toothaches. For decades, archaeologists have uncovered Maya teeth decorated with precious stones like jade and pyrite.
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Jeff Dukes @dukesjeff.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
I'm looking for a postdoctoral researcher to join my group at Carnegie Science, now based at Caltech in Pasadena. If you're interested in land-atmosphere interactions and how they're influenced on small scales by microclimates, please take a look at the ad! apply.interfolio.com/190703
Jeff Dukes, on his hands and knees under a thick canopy of chamise chaparral at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, smiles down at a camera on the ground below him after installing a microclimate sensor.
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Jingfeng Xiao @jingfengxiao.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
If you've been working on forest structural diversity recently, please consider submitting an abstract to our AGU session! Co-conveners: @atkinsjeff.bsky.social, Qinfeng Guo, and myself. Invited speakers: Jody Vogeler & Marco Giradello. Session description: lnkd.in/evE3jAJn Deadline: August 5, 2026
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Jeff Dukes @dukesjeff.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Fantastic postdoc fellowship opportunity: UCAR's Climate and Global Change Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is now seeking applications "from across the full breadth of disciplines contributing to Climate and Global Change Science." Find a US-based mentor and apply! cpaess.ucar.edu/cgc/annual-r...
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Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Program Recruitment Announcement | Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science (CPAESS)Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Program Recruitmen...
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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
El Niño keeps overachieving. We’re headed for uncharted territory! The clue as to how strong an El Niño will be is in the subsurface water of the deep Tropical Pacific. And it’s on fire 🔥, so to speak. This visual is based on real data and 3D helps us visualize… 1/
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Kgusler @kgusler.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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Goodbye, cavities? New gel could regrow tooth enamel
Researchers have developed a fluoride-free gel that could help rebuild damaged tooth enamel, something the body cannot naturally replace once it is lost. Inspired by the proteins that guide enamel for...
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Stardust 🌏🎬 @stardustbluepr.com · 23/07/2026
California becomes the second state to pass a ban on octopus farming and first state to prohibit farmed octopus sales
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California Governor Signs Octopus Farming Ban into Law
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Jingfeng Xiao @jingfengxiao.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
The abnormal is becoming the new normal. Climate mitigation deserves far greater attention and urgent action.
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Benjamin Cook @dustybowl.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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
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Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Program Recruitment Announcement | Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System Science (CPAESS)Climate & Global Change Postdoctoral Program Recruitmen...
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Adrienne Marshall @hydro-adrienne.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
New paper out in @pnas.org: this year’s western U.S. snow conditions were pretty dismal, but to what extent was this snow drought due to climate change?  Paper: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... (with Marianne Cowherd, Stefan Rahimi, Yuhong Ye) Thread:👇
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PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 20/07/2026
As of July 19th update, the Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature is now more than 3.7 standard deviations above the 1991-2020 mean. With the warming just getting started, this El Nino is still in charted territory, but just barely.
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Absolutely insane winter heat wave in ARGENTINA. In the coldest month of the year, the city of Salta had its HOTTEST NIGHT IN HISTORY for any month, beating the record of summer hottest month by 4C! This is one of the most incredible and anomalous events in world climatic history
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Laura Haynes👩‍🔬⚾️🐾💙 @drlaurahaynes.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Good morning 🌞 If you’re in the NE US be aware of storms this afternoon…it could get scary
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Mike Flannigan @mikeflannigan.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Wildfire smoke war! The US is retaliating by sending smoke from fires in Oregon and Washington State into Canada. What do they say about smoke and borders? GOES-West geocolor loop below.
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Dawn Robertson 🇪🇺🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇫🇷 @hayloftbooks.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Most UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisis. Analysis of nearly 2,500 articles finds almost three-quarters made no reference to global heating. NASA map below shows burnt or still burning areas
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Just did an interview for TRT World on Europe's worst heatwave on record. The heat has killed thousands. We've crossing 1.5°C, & there's no dropping back below. This is the baseline now. We must cut emissions far faster, & protect people from the heat already here. Both, together. Part 1:
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Ken Caldeira @kencaldeira.com · 13/07/2026
Climate change is of course a major driving force behind these deaths, but contributing is a lack of an adequate system to care for the most vulnerable, who tend to be socially isolated. This autopsy of heat deaths in Chicago is instructive. press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago...
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Dying Alone in the Heat Wave, an interview with Eric Klinenberg
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Utility-scale battery storage costs have dropped more than 50% since 2022. That cost curve is now enabling large-scale “always-on” renewable systems that combine solar, wind and storage to deliver power day and night-demonstrated in Australia and UAE. www.linkedin.com/posts/janros...
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24/7 Solar Power Becomes Economic Reality with Battery Storage | Jan Rosenow posted on the topic | LinkedIn
24/7 solar power is no longer theoretical. It is becoming economic reality in some places now. For years, the biggest criticism of renewables was simple: “What happens when the sun isn’t shining?” Th...
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Ms. Misanthrope 🇺🇸 @lilmsmisanthrope.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Weather unfollowed is a danger to all Americans. NOAA faces proposed budget reductions of about $2 billion, and one proposal would eliminate NOAA's Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research entirely, shutting down all research laboratories across the country.
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Jingfeng Xiao @jingfengxiao.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I just turned off heating last night, but it appears I would have to turn on AC starting from tomorrow, if not today. There is literally no spring up here this year.
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Pep Canadell @pepcanadell.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
1/1 The GCP-Global Carbon Budget 2025 has just been published in its final form. It is the same data we released at the last COP in Nov 2025, but given the many improvements this budget introduced compared to previous editions, it underwent a longer and more detailed peer review process.
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Global Carbon Budget 2025
Abstract. Accurate assessment of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and their redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and terrestrial biosphere in a changing climate is critical to bette...
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biometlab @biometlab.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘We’re not ready’: US lags on pandemic preparedness after Covid, experts say
Experts say slashed funding and growing misinformation are some of the greatest challenges facing public health
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
American Kestrels have super head stabilization skills [📹 Paige Bucalo / pythonpaige] Original post
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biometlab @biometlab.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
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Declare climate crisis a global public health emergency, experts tell WHO
Exclusive: Commission says alert would trigger coordinated international response that could help avoid millions dying
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FLUXNET Early Career Network @fluxnetecn.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
The much-awaited FLUXNET Shuttle is here. A new system for accessing eddy covariance data that captures how carbon, energy, and water are exchanged between the land surface and the atmosphere. (more at the following blog by @fluxnet.bsky.social ) fluxnet.org/2026/05/14/f...
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FLUXNET Data Shuttle GUI launched - FLUXNET
By: Data System Steering Team We are thrilled to announce the full launch of the FLUXNET shuttle: a new system for accessing eddy covariance data that captures how carbon, energy,... More
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 15/05/2026
The latest global temperature data from Copernicus has the planet at a record daily high on May 13th, likely the hottest May 13th in the last 120,000+ years. And El Nino is just getting started. We live in interesting times.
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
New @unep.org working paper on Solar Radiation Modification concludes... "The current state of scientific knowledge does not support SRM as a viable response to #climate change as it does not address the root cause of the current anthropogenic climate change."
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Solar Radiation Modification: Scientific evidence does not support SRM as a viable climate solution - Working Paper
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Ben Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Short-term coastal forest responses to a hurricane-scale freshwater and saltwater flooding experiment journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
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Short-term coastal forest responses to a hurricane-scale freshwater and saltwater flooding experiment
Coastal upland forests are exposed to intensifying precipitation regimes and sea level rise, increasing tree mortality and transforming these coastal forests into wetland ecosystems. While the ultimat...
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Enrico Tomelleri @etomelleri.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
We have a few upcoming job openings. Feel free to get in contact in case of interest:
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Professor Chuixiang (Tree) Yi at City University of New York @cyi12.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
We’re launching the 2026 International Summer School on Complex Systems in Earth System 🌍 Explore resilience, tipping points, and climate dynamics through lectures, discussions, and hands-on work. 📍 Tsinghua University 📅 Aug 3–15, 2026 Deadline: June 15
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Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Costa Rica passed a law in 2018 that required electric utilities to install fast chargers every 50 miles on national highways. Tax breaks have made Costa Rica a pioneer in electric vehicles. Costa Ricans are buying electric vehicles at 3 times the rate of Americans. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/03/b...
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Driving Electric in Costa Rica Is Surprisingly Doable
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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
In case you missed it ... Scotland is a green-power giant that would be welcomed into the EU with open arms! #RejoinEU 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺
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Scotland produces enough renewable energy to meet 100% of demand
Scotland aims to generate enough energy from green sources to cater for its own needs and to contribute to other countries’ electricity supply.
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Peter Head @peterheadcbe.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
“60 countries decided not to resign ourselves to an economy built on the destruction of life. We decided that the transition away from fossil fuels could no longer remain a slogan but must become a concrete, political and collective endeavour”. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Historic breakthrough’: Colombia climate talks end with hopes raised for fossil fuel phaseout
Nearly 60 countries back voluntary roadmaps to wean world off coal, oil and gas, at conference prompted by frustration with UN climate summits
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Enrico Tomelleri @etomelleri.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Check the board: there are few upcoming opportunities for PhD candidates within our lab #GeoForest #Ecophysiology #SIF #MultiModalRemoteSensing #DisturbanceEcology #EnvironmentalIntelligence #FLEX
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 01/05/2026
Amazing graphic of US drought crisis, reaching beyond “extreme” into “exceptional.” New levels of extreme weather from fossil fuel pollution.
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Jingfeng Xiao @jingfengxiao.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
This is cool. I’ve never seen one before.
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