Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 18/09/2026Some folks are holding up the unusually quiet Atlantic hurricane season as some sort of "gotcha" for climate scientists. But low Atlantic hurricane activity has long been the signature of strong El Nino events, as memorably shown back in 1997: 616449
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 03/09/2026And in food systems, it’s the rapid reduction in food waste/loss & rapid shift to more plant-based diets and reduction in livestock consumption. 0105
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiArvind Ravikumar @arvindpawan1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Wow, these sequestration rates (even in medium scenario) are not just unrealistic, they are fantastical. Our work on geological limits to carbon sequestration shows that even achieving 1 Gt/y will be challenging without significant tech breakthrough. Relying on CCS today is not a realistic plan!iopscience.iop.orgCan we sequester carbon fast enough? Growing disconnect between models and realityCan we sequester carbon fast enough? Growing disconnect between models and reality, Daigle, Hugh, Ravikumar, Arvind 610633
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiZane Selvans @zaneselvans.org · 25/08/2026The situation is similar for soy. About half of all US soybean oil is used to produce fuel, not food. We could rewild close to half of the midwest just by switching from biofuel crops to solar + EVs. www.grainjournal.com/article/1058...grainjournal.comRenewable Diesel Production and Expanded Soybean Crush 1184
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 20/08/2026A lot of good, but I do think this study underestimates beef (due to land cost) while WAY overestimating mitigation potential (IF ANY) of buying organic due to reduced yields. The underlying data for the mitigation potentials explicitly exclude land use change emissions/leakage. Overall, eat more 🌱 001
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 13/08/2026Pretty neat exploration of storylines of possible climate futures by Dagomar Degroot and colleagues: after2c.comafter2c.comAfter 2C - Histories of the Future of Global WarmingAn interactive exploration of five plausible, research-grounded climate futures, written as history papers looking back from the year 2100. 211656
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Trump Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins just called his SNAP cuts a "pretty big win". Throwing 5 million struggling Americans — including families with children — off food aid to fund tax cuts for the rich isn't a "win". It's a national disgrace. 16539901738
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The world truly needs more coordination and rapid response around invasive species. Ships stuck in strait of Hormuz pose ‘super-spreader’ biodiversity threat, scientists warn - Guardian US apple.news/AxYiz_i-ST7m...apple.newsShips stuck in strait of Hormuz pose ‘super-spreader’ biodiversity threat, scientists warn — Guardian USBiologists say cargo ships stranded in Gulf may carry highly potent invasive species around the world as trade resumes 020
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiSammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...climatecoloredgoggles.comResearchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health. 16175162809
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiWRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 15/07/2026🚗 More than 30 environmental organizations, including WRI, are urging the U.S. Senate to oppose year-round E15 legislation, citing concerns over higher food and fuel costs, increased emissions and environmental harm. Read more: bit.ly/4yp19pi 022
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Invasive species are a highly underrated negative force on agricultural production and global carbon stocks. Because the U.S. stripped monitoring and response, we are dealing with the potential catastrophic consequence to the livestock industry. 100
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Lots of great solutions here. However, in our assessment, silvopasture does not currently appear to work well in temperate U.S. systems. Potential reduced forage and livestock productivity, would likely cause leakage. This solution is likely constrained to tropics. www.wri.org/insights/sil...wri.org‘Silvopasture’ May Not Be the Major Climate Solution Some Say It IsSilvopasture is gaining interest as a major natural climate solution in the United States. A new study suggests its promise may be overestimated. 151
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Invasive species like feral hogs do so much environmental and agricultural damage. Invasive species are certainly one of the biggest threats to agricultural production in the U.S. and globally and yet receives so little attention and funding. Happy to see John Oliver and team report on this topic. 010
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiDr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I especially love this diagram. 5248542011
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Still many hours from peak heat and the Willamette River in #Portland #Oregon based on provisional USGS data has set a new June All Time High temperature at 74.3F 000
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Based on provisional data by USGS the #Willamette river just tied the June all time high temp of 74.1 degF. This ties the record of astonishing June 30th, 2021 4.4-sigma #PNW heat dome. I expect tomorrow for the record to be broken and Wednesday to push the record higher. Astonishing beating 2021… 110
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Also true of invasive species in general! 000
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 08/06/2026Invasive species can have such significant impacts on the U.S. and global food supply. We need more attention to this from the government, to NGOs, to the general public. 000
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 29/05/2026I know there is a lot going on, and not all of this is new, but numerous aspects of this OMB proposal are highly alarming and would, if enacted, effectively force American scientists receiving federal funding (which is...most of them in some capacity or another) to stop engaging with the public. 16639329
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiDenny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 26/05/2026They stole the internet’s knowledge and all the work that went into it and they want to sell it back to us for a fee. What a business model. 562115603720
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Turns out the quickest way to change consumer behavior when it comes to fossil fuels and meat consumption is the same.bit.lyArgentina’s beef consumption falls to lowest level in 20 years as prices soarArgentina’s beef consumption has fallen to its lowest level in two decades as soaring prices and weakening purchasing power push many families to replace beef with cheaper proteins like chicken and po... 737777
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Good to see invasive species getting national news attention. Spotted lanternflies are devastating to a lot of plants, especially grapes. 🍷 000
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 15/05/2026“I don’t know that conservation in the ag sector is going to be sufficient,” she said. “I think very unfortunately, there are ag lands that are going to go out of production.” Yes, significant acreage of alfalfa must be retired. More importantly we MUST SHIFT DIETS away from the cattle that eat it 020
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 14/05/2026And that low water volume will also lead to increased stream and river temps. Potential large consequences for aquatic organisms. 000
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiRichard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 13/05/2026The US House is scheduled to vote today on a bill to allow year-round sales of E15 (15% ethanol blend in gasoline). Our US program director writes below about why E15 would be bad for American food & fuel consumers, and bad for our environment & climate - and not even very good for working farmers.thehill.comAmerica can’t afford year-round E15 fuel — Congress must reject itYear-round E15 is not a climate solution. It is not an affordability solution. And it is not a serious long-term energy strategy. 610945
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 12/05/2026A horrible way to use what will likely be a global food insecurity issue. Using precious fertilizer that has been significantly reduced due to the conflict for a car engine instead of food is shameful. 011
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 09/05/2026🤯 inner SE getting another gem. Next to the Paper Bridge, no less. 000
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiUrban Truth Collective @urbantruth.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Madrid closed its central business district to cars for the first time during the 2018 Christmas period. The result was a 9.5% increase in retail spending on Madrid’s main shopping street, the Gran Vía. Plus there was a 71% drop in air pollution. Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. #UrbanTruthforbes.comClosing Central Madrid To Cars Resulted In 9.5% Boost To Retail Spending, Finds Bank AnalysisCity of Madrid significantly boosted the takings of its shops and restaurants last Christmas by banning cars from the CBD, finds an analysis by Spain's second largest bank. 4345134
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiDr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 04/05/2026You can get to a high-warming world without high emissions . That's the part of this week's "RCP 8.5 is implausible" discussion that's getting missed. A short thread on why the relief is premature 🧵 12431228
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiTzeporah Berman @tzeporah.bsky.social · 04/05/2026👏 Amsterdam has become the world's first capital city to ban public advertisements for both meat and fossil fuel products. Since 1 May, adverts for burgers, petrol cars and airlines have been stripped from billboards, tram shelters, and metro stations. bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comAmsterdam bans public adverts for meat and fossil fuelsLocal politicians say the move is in line with the Dutch capital's environmental targets. 26021
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Falsely claims climate change is a “hoax” and then immediately cites “the droughts,” then the historically large Central Plains wildfires, followed by talking about the New World Screwworm where its invasiveness is being aided by warming winters… 175
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiAndy Masley @andymasley.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Corn ethanol serves no purpose and is purely a handout to farmers. It costs more and emits more than normal petroleum. And it takes up half as much land area as all urban and suburban land in the US. If we replaced the land with solar, we'd get 3x as much power as the US uses. 932140664
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiThe Ecologist @theecologist.org · 28/04/2026Trawling disrupts carbon stores that take years to rebuildtheecologist.orgFishing trawlers net carbon costsScampi fishing in North Sea driving ‘invisible’ climate cost, scientists say. 0117
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Starting with alfalfa fields might be a good place to start. 000
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 25/04/2026U.S. diets must shift or it will lead to more deforestation globally. 010
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/04/2026If there is a state with greater scenic beauty than Oregon, I haven’t seen it. Mountains, high desert, Pacific, Hood, Columbia, Portland — it’s just spectacular. I don’t want to spoil anything for residents, but it’s a truly underrated state. I’m lucky to have married into it. 5095441281
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiClimatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 10/04/2026The ECMWF folks have written a very lengthy blog post about how to interpret their ENSO (El Nino) forecast graphics and the associated uncertainties that go along with them. A good read.ecmwf.int 14914
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiSentient @sentientmedia.org · 02/04/2026The practice of integrating pasture with trees has limited evidence of success for climate mitigation in the eastern United States.buff.lySilvopasture’s Climate Promise in the U.S. May Be Overhyped, Researchers SayThe practice of integrating pasture with trees has limited evidence of success for climate mitigation in the eastern United States. 031
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiRichard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 26/03/2026The Farm Bureau estimates that a year-round increase from E10 to E15 (15% ethanol blend in gasoline) would increase US corn demand by 2.4 billion bushels a year. Latest yields per USDA are 188.8 bushels/acre, so growing it requires another 12.7 million acres. That’s about half the size of Indiana. 2521145
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiGreg Greene (he/him/his) @greene.haus · 25/03/2026Okay, so: 1) fertilizers are in shortage; 2) E15 comes from corn fed with fertilizers; 3) land used to grow corn for ethanol produces 3.2% of the energy generated by covering the same amount of land with solar panels. With all respect, what are we doing here?anthropocenemagazine.orgNew study compares growing corn for energy to solar production. It’s no contest.In fact, it would require about 31 hectares of corn ethanol to produce the same amount of energy generated by one hectare of land covered in solar panels. 32723229
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 23/03/2026As the former Oregon Department of Agriculture employee that led the Agriculture section for TIGHGER 1.0, it is false that ODA/agriculture was unaware of the proposed measure of “shifting diets” esp. reducing enteric animal product consumption. It does NOT call for a reduction in Oregon raised meat. 100
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiDaniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Amid the historic and ongoing record heatwave (which will continue for at least another week in this region), Colorado River Basin snowpack has unfortunately taken an unprecedented March nosedive. Given the pre-existing water crisis, this is a highly alarming trajectory. 4242114
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiRichard Waite @waiterich.bsky.social · 19/03/2026New paper: Is silvopasture a major potential climate change mitigation solution in the US? It’s already used in Latin America, where there’s evidence it can boost carbon storage & livestock productivity simultaneously. But we found the current evidence base in the US is too thin & inconsistent.wri.org‘Silvopasture’ May Not Be the Major Climate Solution Some Say It IsSilvopasture is gaining interest as a major natural climate solution in the United States. A new study suggests its promise may be overestimated. 54714
Reposted by Mike Badzmierowski🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Please read this. "Rarely do we live through an opportunity to build out an entirely new field so consequential for health and well-being. Let us be the generation that discovers how to make sure we all breathe safe air." ssir.org/articles/ent...ssir.orgThe New Paradigm of Airborne Disease (SSIR)The COVID-19 pandemic shattered established views of airborne disease. Although it represents a paradigm shift in public health, the field has yet to catch up. 214571
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 09/03/2026A new report by Carbon Direct (out today) makes the case for how combining superpollutant mitigation and durable CDR could work in practice:carbon-direct.comCarbon Direct releases groundbreaking paper calling for integration of superpollutant mitigation with carbon removal strategy | Carbon DirectReduce, remove, and monitor your carbon emissions with Carbon Direct’s science-backed carbon management platform. 2278
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 06/03/2026With 1.5 being breached in 2026 for 4 of 5 datasets…the other dataset would suggest it was breached in 2024. 000
Mike Badzmierowski @mikebadzmierowski.bsky.social · 03/03/2026No reason there shouldn’t be full bipartisan support if they voted along with what Congress’ constituents want 000
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiKevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · 02/03/2026'After 30 years, is the West's drought still a drought?' - Arizona Republic's long piece on aridification and its consequences for Arizona, featuring the LTRR's Dr. Margaret Evans and her research on rising temperatures and changing forest dynamics www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...azcentral.comThe West has been in a 32-year drought. But it may be worse than thatA drought has a beginning and an end. What's happening in the West doesn't seem to have an end, so what is it? 12317
Reposted by Mike BadzmierowskiMax Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 01/03/2026If America still had the rule of law, this would be the easiest prosecution ever, but we all know absolutely nothing will happen. 18887692890