Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 5mWhat's this "weave" crap? He rambles; he's incoherent; his mind can't focus. Stop trying to excuse this as some intentional speaking strategy. Any other politician would be excoriated for his inability to string together coherent thoughts. 0124
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 15hSan Diego's problem isn't an Iranian attack. It's a climate-change-enhanced hurricane. 28523
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 16h"456 small modular nuclear reactors"? Is that a typo or is someone hallucinating? Also, the #water footprint of this proposed data center is likely to be big. grist.org/accountabili...grist.orgPowering data centers on nuclear? That's a tough sell in Utah's coal country.To power two new data centers, Carbon County is getting a massive gas plant and 456 small nuclear reactors. Locals are pushing back. 1104
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 17hDHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin unilaterally decided to waive all New Mexico laws and regulations bearing on #water wells being used to build the border wall. The State is asking a court to stop this. sourcenm.com/2026/10/07/s...sourcenm.comState engineer denounces ‘outrageous’ federal waiver of New Mexico water laws to build border wall • Source New MexicoDHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced Friday that he had decided to waive all NM laws bearing on water wells used for border wall. 1327
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 17hI would hope the response is "stop commenting about how women look." 5190
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 17hHere's the actual paper, for those interested in digging into the science. Hernández-Bernal, J., Määttänen, A., Spiga, A., & Forget, F. (2026). Homogeneous ice nucleation from water vapour suggested by elongated clouds on Mars. Nature Geoscience. doi.org/10.1038/s415...doi.orgHomogeneous ice nucleation from water vapour suggested by elongated clouds on Mars - Nature GeoscienceThe Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud on Mars probably forms by homogeneous ice nucleation, with implications for other planets including Earth and Venus, according to a model of homogeneous ice nucleation f... 0100
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 17hMy name is Ozymandias. Look upon my Gmail inbox ye mighty and despair. No thing beside remains. Round the decay of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away. 0200
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 20hCheck out this amazing story (to me, anyway) of a 1000-mile-long cloud that consistently forms and disappears on #Mars. As a climate and water scientist, this fascinates me. www.livescience.com/space/mars/1...livescience.com1,000-mile-long cloud that forms and vanishes on Mars every day obeys 'exotic physics' never seen on EarthNew simulations suggest that the perplexing Arsia Mons Elongated Cloud (AMEC) repeatedly emerges in the Red Planet's skies thanks to a never-before-seen meteorological process. 47918
Reposted by Peter GleickPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Dear Mainers, I'm reposting this as the election nears. #SusanCollins #Maine 111053
Reposted by Peter GleickPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We appear to have broken the planet. #ElNino #climatechange #climate 49757
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026There's a whole comms team at the White House whose sole job is to say "That's not what he said" or "That's not what he meant" every time Trump speaks. 0162
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026We appear to have broken the planet. #ElNino #climatechange #climate 49757
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I'm not weighing in on how to interpret the twisted comments Trump just made. But realize how dangerous it is to have a president whose statements and syntax are incomprehensible, confusing, and confused. 5263
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Dear Mainers, I'm reposting this as the election nears. #SusanCollins #Maine 111053
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026My new book is just about to be released (and can be pre-ordered now)! It tackles the long history, and growing threat, of conflict over #water resources and how to reduce those threats. "When the Well is Dry." 2259
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Plague in Russia? What about the RFK Jr Measles Plague here in the US? 5579
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The timing is just a coincidence, but I put the finishing touches on three accepted peer-reviewed journal articles today, one of which has been in the works for 18 months. Now I need a nap. Also, there's a Townsend's Warbler in my backyard that needs to be watched. #birds 1440
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Prediction. If the democrats win the senate, Alito retires on November 4th so the Republican senate can push thru a new MAGA accolyte justice before the end of the year. 0321
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 05/10/2026It's just a revolving door from the Trump Propaganda News Outlet (#FoxTV) to the Trump Administration and back again. 1172
Reposted by Peter GleickPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The rise in dengue in the US was predicted a quarter century ago by #climate scientists in the first US National Climate Assessment. This article doesn't mention climate change. thehill.com/policy/healt...thehill.comFlorida’s dengue outbreak reportedly largest US has seen in decadesA dengue fever outbreak in the state of Florida appears to have grown to the largest in the continental U.S. in decades, totaling 252 reported cases this year in the Sunshine State according to an … 214881
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Fact check. Totally nutso, delusional insanity. 6323
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The rise in dengue in the US was predicted a quarter century ago by #climate scientists in the first US National Climate Assessment. This article doesn't mention climate change. thehill.com/policy/healt...thehill.comFlorida’s dengue outbreak reportedly largest US has seen in decadesA dengue fever outbreak in the state of Florida appears to have grown to the largest in the continental U.S. in decades, totaling 252 reported cases this year in the Sunshine State according to an … 214881
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 04/10/2026The main reason Trump posted Tom Cotton's private cellphone number and is pushing to get rid of daylight savings time? He wants to golf more. 2382
Reposted by Peter GleickPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is why I think it's good that Trump plans to spend the next month campaigning for Republicans: every time he opens his mouth, something epically stupid, racist, sexist, or incoherent comes out. His support for candidates (or sports teams, or anything) is now toxic. 28211
Reposted by Peter GleickPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026America.gov says Trump is lying. (As, of course, do every single climate scientist on the planet ) 58032
Reposted by Peter GleickPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Is this front page news everywhere, the way it would have been if Biden was president? 0489
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Is this front page news everywhere, the way it would have been if Biden was president? 0489
Reposted by Peter GleickPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Vote like it may be your last chance to vote. 48818
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Good. But you don't get credit for not doing something you should never have even have considered in the first place. #MLB www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...washingtonpost.comMLB drops proposal to host a baseball game at Grand Teton National ParkAfter The Washington Post reported on the proposal, local leaders sent letters to the Trump administration and the MLB commissioner expressing strong opposition. 416323
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 02/10/2026America.gov says Trump is lying. (As, of course, do every single climate scientist on the planet ) 58032
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026He just lives in his own little fantasy world, no doubt spoonfed lies by the protective cocoon of syncophants around him. 3369
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Vote like it may be your last chance to vote. 48818
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Lol. Xi Jinping & Donald Trump agreed for China to buy 10m tonnes of US coal in 2027 and 2028. But in 2024, we exported 12m tonnes to China. When Trump put tariffs on China it dropped to zero. So Trump breaks something and then claims success when he fixes it. www.carbonbrief.org/china-briefi...carbonbrief.orgChina Briefing 1 October 2026: Xi-Trump summit | ‘Trade war’ plea | ‘Strongest’ El Niño - Carbon BriefThe summit between Chinese president and US yielded an agreement on buying coal, and more news related to climate change and China from this fortnight. 22511
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I visited the Windhoek water recycling system in 1994. Inspirational. 010
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026So Trump has inadvertently launched a government funded and supported real-time fact checker for his own lies at America.gov. Any over/under on how long this lasts before he shuts it down completely? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comTrump’s AI chatbot turns on its masterThe famously fact-averse president rolled out a new AI tool – but its answers don’t conform to his version of reality 1308
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is why I think it's good that Trump plans to spend the next month campaigning for Republicans: every time he opens his mouth, something epically stupid, racist, sexist, or incoherent comes out. His support for candidates (or sports teams, or anything) is now toxic. 28211
Reposted by Peter GleickJoshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026As follow-up. www.nationalacademies.org/donate-to-th...nationalacademies.orgDonate to the Science and Innovation Fund for UkraineYour donation will support activities that: 0105
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pro tip. When you're in a shitty and deeply cynical mood, do NOT talk to reporters... 2370
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Kind words for my new book from David Owen. "Steadily worsening conflicts over access to fresh water increasingly shape the world. No one has studied this subject more thoughtfully than Peter Gleick. This is an urgently important book." Pre-order here! thenewpress.org/books/when-t...thenewpress.orgWhen the Well Is Dry - The New PressA comprehensive look at the relationship between water and violence, and how we can move from conflict to cooperation and peace, by one of the world’s leading water experts The first major water w... 0197
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I'll be in conversation with Burnt Island Ventures/Fundamental Molecule podcast on October 15 to talk about my new book: "When the Well is Dry: How Water Fuels Violence and Shapes Peace." Join us! luma.com/wkrn869qluma.comIn Conversation with Peter Gleick: Water's Role in Violence and Peace · Zoom · LumaJoin Burnt Island Ventures for a conversation with Peter Gleick — MacArthur Fellow, co-founder of the Pacific Institute, and one of the world's foremost… 092
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The corruption just goes on and on. It's so brazen because we have no justice department, no enforcement, and no consequences. 45212
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I think someone on Eric Schmitt's staff is in trouble. Because these guys never take responsibility themselves. 0250
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Of course it's artificial and it's certainly not super. What an idiot. 5370
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hey democrats: Two key words? Affordability AND Accountability 2223
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Congratulations to the new cohort of MacArthur Fellows. www.macfound.org/programs/awa...macfound.orgMacArthur Fellows - MacArthur FoundationThe MacArthur Foundation supports creative people and effective institutions committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. In addition to selecting the MacArthur Fellows, we work to ... 091
Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 29/09/2026To reciprocate, you should arrange for tree-ring talks for a bunch of insurance companies! 270