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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Just did some number crunching using latest (Oct 1) ECMWF seasonal data, and I must say that I've never seen such high predictive confidence in a very wet California winter. This is a truly extraordinary forecast amid a record-strength El Niño event. [Thread: please read to end.]

Model-relative sea surface temperature anomalies for November 2026–January 2027. The supplied grid is displayed without added smoothing or coastal filling. Beige marks land and gray marks missing ocean values. The main colour scale spans -2 to +10°F, with white at zero. Hot pink marks anomalies above +10°F. This map does not establish an operational ENSO category.

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Karen Street @karenstreet.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

@rarohde.bsky.social, @climateofgavin.bsky.social, other WG1 folks: AR6: contribution from ice sheets doubled??? from 2006-2018 compared to 1993-2006. Today, what is contribution from ice sheets? What is trajectory? USGCRP when I started reading: IS as important as thermal in 1,000 y.

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Robert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Let's talk about the weather and climate changes that preceded the Nepali glacier collapse and landslide. It's well known that Nepal is warming, but we can do better and estimate the changes at the 5200m elevation site where the mass of ice and rock ultimately broke loose. A thread. 🧵🧪

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Karen Street @karenstreet.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Interesting material new to me here, eg, increased ground level ozone from fires kills 2,000 Americans yearly, disproportionately in the eastern US, and what worked during the LA fires.

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Karen Street @karenstreet.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Posted by Jjinnandtonic. I don’t get it either. The US was far more relaxed about this for the first known trans here, Christine Jorgensen. She transitioned before I was born.

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Karen Street @karenstreet.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

WG2 ?: do assumptions about cost, etc of climate adaptation assume all maintenance, new construction will be climate friendly, and there will be buckling roads and damaged cars along the way? That much of our train infrastructure is at risk from flooding, heat? Is analysis realistic? Links please

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

As of this week, hundreds of thousands of Haitians lost their legal status. Most have lost work permits as well. That's left many people unable to support themselves. Here is a verified link to a fundraiser supporting Haitians in Springfield. Please drop links to other fundraisers in the replies.

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Stand with Haitian Families in Crisis

Build the Emergency Fund that protects families when everything feels uncertain. The end of TPS. Increasing ICE actions. Families losing work authorization overnight. For Haitian parents and children ...

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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 11/07/2026

I enjoyed listening to Bill McKibben on Ezra Klein's podcast. Its refreshing to hear a strong case for a future of clean energy abundance and highlight a lot of positive energy trends. That said, there are a few points where I'd add nuance to Bill's arguments. www.nytimes.com/2026...

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

the most surreal thing about this era of open yelling about masculinity is that, if you grew up anything like I did, you were exposed to several sets of standards of masculinity and would be hard pressed to identify which of them the Paxtons and Millers of the world are living up to

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Science Magazine @science.org · 30/04/2026

When federal agents came to the home of David Morens on Monday with an arrest warrant for allegedly concealing federal records related to the debate about the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, they behaved as if the 78-year-old retired scientist was a violent criminal. scim.ag/4cIEXhc

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Guns and bulletproof vests: How federal agents arrested Fauci aide

David Morens, 78, was stripped and handcuffed for email violations

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School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology @soest.hawaii.edu · 24/04/2026

A University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa study shows that Waikīkī faces increasing sewage flood risks from sea-level rise through storm-drain backflow and groundwater emergence. The findings call for updated flood strategies focused on contamination, not just surface damage and economic loss.

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Waikīkī faces escalating threat of sewage-contaminated flooding as sea level rises

A new study by University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa researchers revealed that Waikīkī is facing a fundamental shift in flood hazards as sea levels rise–transitioning from a flooding that is driven primarily...

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Robert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

We need to talk a bit about how utterly absurd the March heatwave was in the USA. This heatwave would have been impossible without a boost from climate change, but even with climate change it remains a deeply unlikely event. A thread looking at some of the numbers. 🧵

GFS map of temperature anomalies over the contiguous USA for March 21, 2026.

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Cheryl Rofer @cherylrofer.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

When I wrote my critique of a possible special operation to take Iran's enriched uranium, I had to guess at the containers that might be used for the UF6, which would constitute a significant part of the load. 1/ #nukesky

lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com

Special Ops To Get The Uranium - Lawyers, Guns & Money

There are folks out there dreaming about a daring raid by special ops forces to grab Iran’s stock of enriched uranium. Trumpies would like to grab the Ayatollahs’ goodies. People concerned about proli...

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Geoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Over the weekend, LeMonde and @francoisdm.bsky.social published a VERY interesting image of what appears to be some of Iran's highly enriched uranium enroute to a secure base in Isfahan last June. Amidst all this talk of seizing Iran's uranium, it's worth discussing in a little more detail...🧵

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Karen Street @karenstreet.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

SF Stand Up For Science, a few of the signs.

Science and Vaccines yes, war and king no

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Great piece out today in Physics Today on historical origins, contemporary relevance, & fundamental irreplaceability of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which remains at imminent risk of dismantling for partisan political reasons.

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What the National Center for Atmospheric Research means to the atmospheric sciences

Born out of a time of great need for the federal government, NCAR plays a role with few analogues.

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Speculating openly about mass death. “Maybe climate change is a good way of dealing with overpopulation… the earth’s forest fire… potentially a good thing.” “Mass executions of the elderly and infirm make sense… if the brain discards unused neurons, why shold socieity [sic] keep their equivalent.”

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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 02/02/2026

Big news, dorks: We're going NATIONAL! Join us for our National Day of Action on March 7th in Washington DC, or at one of our satellite rallies across the US. We're taking back our science, health, and democracy! Find or host your local rally! standupforscience.net/march7 (Link in bio!)

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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

I wrote this yesterday about the hero city of Minneapolis www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW...

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BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES

YouTube video by Billy Bragg

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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.

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Shayan Sardarizadeh @shayan86.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

THREAD: Verified videos of anti-establishment protests currently unfolding in Iran Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street. Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE... @geoconfirmed.org

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Karen Street @karenstreet.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

When I try to copy and paste from National Climate Assessment 5, it tells me that I need an owner password to copy. Er???? #climate #NCA

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Karen Street @karenstreet.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Trump administration: reducing the study of and adaptation to climate change because centuries+ of climate change and sea level rise will be small government low cost.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

This is good on how fundamental research can lead to unanticipated applications. I especially like the study of root vegetables leading to flat screen TVs (through the discovery of liquid crystals) www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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7 basic science discoveries that changed the world

Ozempic, MRI machines and flat screen televisions all emerged out of fundamental research decades earlier — the very types of study being slashed by the US government.

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Karen Street @karenstreet.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

A very basic question about solar and wind congestion: it's highish today in some areas because it's cheaper to have some congestion some times? Grid buildout is too slow or ignored? Or? Further simple explanations welcome #energy #electricity #solar #congestion #wind

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

UPDATE: Fox News reports that ICE told Kilmar Abrego Garcia they are going to deport him to Uganda on Monday.

Bill Melugin
@BillMelugin_
BREAKING: Per DHS & ICE sources, this afternoon, DHS notified Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s counsel via email that ICE may deport Abrego Garcia to Uganda “no earlier than 72 hours from now”, & ICE is also ordering him to report to ICE’s Baltimore office on Monday. Notifications below 👇🏻

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Dana Stevens @thehighsign.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Rally going on right now on Chambers St. courthouse steps for this NYC high-school student abducted by ICE on the way to his court-appointed asylum hearing. My friend, who's his teacher, asked me to post this to help bring attention to his case. Free Mamadou Mouctar Diallo. Free them all.

Flyer for a rally in support of Mamadou Mouctar Diallo on the steps of the Tweed Courthouse at 52 Chambers Street in Manhattan, at 9:30 am on August 14th, 2025.

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

The only thing that will stop Trump is a grassroots movement using diverse tactics. (not just protests! We need boycotts, strikes, slowdowns, guerrilla art, disruptions, gumming the works from the inside, etc) from a cross-section of society. It’s on us. A few skeets here with resources: 1/x

lifeisasacredtext.com

On Organizing

time to level up / an early draft of a playbook

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Ken Caldeira @kencaldeira.com · 13/08/2025

Yes, the MAGA people are obviously very optimistic about how robust our society is, because they think it can weather all of these insults without destroying our quality of life.

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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

NEW SHIFT KEY From tariffs to an LNG boom to a backed-up turbine supply chain, virtually every trend in the power grid is pointing toward more constraints. @jessedjenkins.com and I broke down about why we fear a potential power cost crisis: Listen anywhere: shows.acast.com/65bac3af0334...

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Why We’re Worried About Electricity Prices

Rob and Jesse take stock of all the trends threatening to push up power bills.

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Governor Kathy Hochul @governor.ny.gov · 05/07/2025

Six months into congestion pricing: Traffic is down and business is up. But that’s not all, the revenue generated by the program is already funding critical transit upgrades that will benefit millions of New Yorkers.

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Karen Street @karenstreet.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Follow link to free PDF book on the value of NOAA.

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Karen Street @karenstreet.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

I'm not finding IPCC or other high level estimates of PV life cycle emissions post 2014 (median 48 g). Surely they have come down. Can you help? #EnergySky #SolarSky

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Karen Street @karenstreet.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Are different grid battery chemistries normally charged or discharged to different levels? Can you supply a link?

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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 15/05/2025

Let's be real: if Republicans pass the House budget bill as is, it will murder the US nuclear industry, ruin our chances of winning the AI race (by constraining power supply), concede the global auto sector to China, and vaporize about half a trillion dollars of US manufacturing investment...

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

I just created a quick map depicting which portions of the United States are now (as of today) or will imminently be (by early June) without 24/7 local National Weather Service coverage (per Washington Post reporting). #CAwx #CAfire #CAwater #ORwx #AKwx #WYwx #KSwx

Map of local National Weather Service office "areas of responsibility" modified (using polygons with black outlines and red fill) to indicate where recent/expanding cuts to NOAA/NWS have resulting in understaffing so extreme that some offices can not longer operate on a 24/7 basis.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 09/05/2025

Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.

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Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions

Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund

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Karen Street @karenstreet.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

#StandUpforScience in Berkeley. Lots of good signs, good speeches (and short!), and good vibes.

Sign: SCIENCE because Making Stuff Up is not good policy.

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Karen Street @karenstreet.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Vance, Musk, Yarvin, and Thiel are neoreactionaries. Yarvin: Trump is an aging showman who reflects the shallowness of his era, a tool to achieve their goal, install a CEO monarch. Looks at the history, actions, and dangers of the group and how Congress should respond. america2.news/content/file...

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Karen Street @karenstreet.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

“Areas particularly hard hit include almost all of Europe, the western United States, Brazil, eastern Asia, and central Africa.”

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Karen Street @karenstreet.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Which generation sources are most important for grid services? Are inverters allowing black starts, etc particularly expensive? Can solar now do everything that hydro and gas can, except ramp up fast? Am I behind the times with my answers from a decade ago?#energysky

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