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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

BIG, EXCITING NEWS! Dr. Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social -- world-leading climate scientist and author -- is coming to Project Drawdown after leaving NASA. She will be a Senior Scientist, leading an exciting new initiative on "Emergency Brake" climate solutions. drawdown.org/news/world-r...

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World-renowned climate scientist and author Kate Marvel, Ph.D., returns to Project Drawdown

Marvel to lead new initiative focused on advancing critical climate solutions. “I’m unbelievably excited to return to Project Drawdown."

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Andrew Freedman @afreedma.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

The Trump administration is planning to terminate the missions of some of the U.S.' premier climate and Earth-observing satellites, possibly starting as soon as Oct. depending on congressional budget negotiations (1/3)

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Mallory Barnes @mallorybarnes.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Nice piece in CNN this morning: www.cnn.com/2025/08/19/c... Why has the Southeast U.S. warmed less than the rest of the country, and what does that mean for public perception of climate change? Includes recent findings from our group and a brief quote from me!

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NPR @npr.org · 07/05/2025

President Trump has issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR. This is the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country. Whatever changes this action brings, NPR’s commitment to reporting the news – without fear or favor – will never change.

Public media is under threat. Our mission is more important than ever: to keep people informed, tell the truth, build bridges and hold the powerful to account. Donate now.

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Scott Robeson @indianaclimate.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

“86% of global deforestation occurring between 2001 and 2022 can be attributed to crop and cattle production” #Climate #Food 🧪

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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 19/04/2025

A reminder that NSF is explicitly breaking the law if/when they attempt to cancel grants that focus on promoting participation in science by underrepresented groups on that basis, incl women in science programs like NSF ADVANCE. Congress expressly directs the NSF to grant funds for this purpose. 🧪

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 24/02/2025

We need some accountability here. Who are the administrators within the NSF who did this and under what instructions? I believe federal FOIA regulations would applied to general communications leading up to this action if not to individual personnel decisions.

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US science agency reclassifies hundreds of workers as probationary, US lawmaker says

National Science Foundation administrators reclassified hundreds of employees from permanent to probationary status in violation of labor contracts, according to a U.S. lawmaker and agency employee.

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Matthew Herron @matthewherron.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I lost my job at the National Science Foundation yesterday, along with 167 of my colleagues, including some dear friends. This was the best job I've ever had, and I thought it would be my last. The PI community has been sympathetic and supportive, without exception. I will miss working for you.

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Mallory Barnes @mallorybarnes.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

This is quite literally decimation of our scientific infrastructure. Shameful, cruel, and shortsighted.

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Margaret Fraiser @margaretfraiser.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Please let the GEO/EAR community know: Program Directors and Mission Support who’ve been at NSF under two years were just terminated via Zoom. Even those of us whose offer letter stated one probationary year and whose government data states “permanent”.

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Mallory Barnes @mallorybarnes.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Any other remote sensing folks concerned about data access? If they removing health data, climate data could be next? Are we at risk of losing access to data on the DAACS? www.npr.org/sections/sho...

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Trump administration purges websites across federal health agencies

Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 28/01/2025

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

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White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion

The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

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Antoine Cabon @acabon.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Previous research showed tree growth to be temporally decoupled from GPP, but what about biomass? Here we find that the fraction of GPP allocated each year to woody biomass widely varies across sites and years, notably as a function of climate. Shout out to Steve Kannenberg for leading this work!

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Stand density and local climate drive allocation of GPP to aboveground woody biomass

The partitioning of photosynthate among various forest carbon pools is a key process regulating long-term carbon sequestration, with allocation to aboveground woody biomass carbon (AGBC) in particul...

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Troy Magney @troymagney.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

New Tansley review paper from Zoe Pierrat & friends in @newphyt.bsky.social linking proximal remote sensing with ecosystem fluxes! Synergies and best practices for hyperspectral reflectance, SIF, thermal, microwave and lidar 🌈🌲🗼🛰️🧪 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Overview of proximal remote sensing instruments at a flux tower site. Shown are three eddy-covariance towers with sonic anemometers collecting data to derive ecosystem fluxes. Shown for spectral reflectance and solar-induced fluorescence (SIF) is a hyperspectral sensor with a narrow field-of-view (FOV) and multi-directional scanning capabilities (Sections II.1 and II.2). We also show the direct emission of SIF from the forest canopy (Section II.2). For thermal infrared radiation, we show a fixed thermal camera and thermal radiation coming from the canopy (Section II.3). For microwave, we show two potential arrangements with antenna A receiving direct signals from under open-sky conditions as well as signals that are reflected from the underlying vegetated surface, and antenna B receiving a direct signal that is propagated downward through the vegetation canopy and attenuated by its moisture content (Section II.4). We also show a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) instrument emitting light to get a 3D representation of canopy structure (Section II.5). Above the forest are a drone, aircraft, and satellite to emphasize the potential of proximal remote sensing to complement observations across scales. In the inset plot, we show sample reflectance spectra for vegetation and wet soil and highlight key wavelength ranges for spectral reflectance. We also show typical SIF retrieval windows and LiDAR emission windows. Next to the reflectance spectra, we show sample radiance in the thermal infrared region, with example spectra for warm soil and cool vegetation. Finally, we show key measurement wavelength bands for microwave backscatter.

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Bill Smith @wkolby.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Happy to share a new paper, "Effects of Hot Versus Dry Vapor Pressure Deficit on Ecosystem Carbon and Water Fluxes," led by the amazing Miriam Johnston w/ @mallorybarnes.bsky.social and others agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

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Scott Robeson @indianaclimate.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Post-doc with the Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute (ERI) to work w/a team of natural and social scientists on adaptation in the Midwest in sectors that relate to the intersection of urban green infrastructure with wildlife conservation and natural resource management.

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Postdoctoral Researcher (Faculty)

The Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute (ERI) is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to work closely with a team of natural and social scientists to evaluate the state of adaptation in th...

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Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

All surface temperature products for 2024 are now live. All show 2024 is the warmest year (very clearly). The estimates of the change since the pre-industrial (1850-1900) are more uncertain but range from 1.46 to 1.62ºC. It is therefore *likely* this was the first year that exceeded 1.5ºC.

five time series of global mean surface temperature changes starting low and noisy in the 1850s - rising clearly since the 1960s - and showing 2024 was clearly the warmest.

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Mallory Barnes @mallorybarnes.bsky.social · 17/02/2024

Check out the “very cool” coverage of our new research in the guardian! 🌳 Discover how reforestation contributed to the EUS “warming hole” and what that means for the climate crisis.

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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 14/02/2024

I was just forwarded communications from Duke admins that this is true: one of the largest and most active herbaria in the United States is being closed in the middle of an extinction crisis, because Duke leadership does not wish to support the infrastructure costs.

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Andrea Hoerr @awilddre.bsky.social · 14/02/2024

Duke’s endowment is around $11 billion. Pass it on.

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Mallory Barnes @mallorybarnes.bsky.social · 14/02/2024

🌳 🌡️ For my first post here, I'm thrilled to share our latest research! We show how extensive reforestation in the SE US contributed to regional cooling in the 20th century. We also highlight the potential benefits of temperate zone reforestation for local & regional climate adaptation. 🌎 💚

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A Century of Reforestation Reduced Anthropogenic Warming in the Eastern United States

<em>Earth's Future</em> is a transdisciplinary, open access AGU journal examining the state of the planet, sustainable and resilient societies, and the science of the Anthropocene.

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Scott Robeson @indianaclimate.bsky.social · 13/02/2024

New article by Mallory Barnes et al: "A Century of Reforestation Reduced Anthropogenic Warming in the Eastern United States". It would've warmed even more last century in the eastern USA, especially during summer days, if the region's forests hadn't been regrowing.

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A Century of Reforestation Reduced Anthropogenic Warming in the Eastern United States

<em>Earth's Future</em> is a transdisciplinary, open access AGU journal examining the state of the planet, sustainable and resilient societies, and the science of the Anthropocene.

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