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Erika Wise

@wiseclimate.bsky.social
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Climate, tree rings, water Professor of Geography @ UNC-Chapel Hill

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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I was nervous about this but I ended up going after Chris Wright, low bar www.nytimes.com/live/2026/09...
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The climate scientist Kate Marvel sheds light on why she left NASA this year.
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Drew Peltier @peltierdrew.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
And here is the link to apply careers.nau.edu/jobs/postdoc...
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Postdoctoral Scholar - Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
Special Information This position is an on-site position which requires the incumbent to complete their work primarily at an NAU site, campus, or facility with or without accommodation. Opportunities...
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Erika Wise @wiseclimate.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Job alert: Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Physical Geography at California State University, Fullerton: careers.pageuppeople.com/873/fl/en-us...
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Careers Listing | CSUF - Human Resources and Inclusive Excellence
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Erika Wise @wiseclimate.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Track data on the upcoming El Niño event: dashboard.theclimatebrink.com#enso
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Climate Dashboard
Daily-updated global temperature tracker: ERA5 daily data, multi-model ENSO forecasts, annual projections, and climate models vs. observations.
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WUNC News @wunc.org · 04/09/2026
Together, the UNC and Duke collections encompass about 1.7 million specimens of plants, fungi and other organic material. The collection will be the third-largest university herbarium in the U.S. and the largest in the Southeast. www.wunc.org/education/20...
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UNC and Duke herbaria to merge in Chapel Hill, two years after Duke announced plant collection cannot stay on campus
Together, the UNC and Duke collections encompass about 1.7 million specimens of plants, fungi and other organic material. The collection will be the third-largest university herbarium in the U.S. and ...
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Bill Lukens @paleosol.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Well, well, well, Canvas... we meet again. I've got some tables to reformat. Are we doing this the easy way or the hard way? [the hard way is me deleting the course, staring out my window, and starting over.] [there is no easy way.] #AcademicSky
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Deepti Singh @climatechirper.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🥵 Heat domes! What exactly are they? In this timely new paper led by Paul Loikith, we provide a quantitative definition based on circulation and surface temperatures and present their climatology. Figure ⬇️ shows proportion of extreme heat events associated with a heat dome doi.org/10.1016/j.wa...
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Deepti Singh @climatechirper.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
A week late but excited to share @nationalacademies.org report on Attribution of Extreme Events and their Impacts. Had the opportunity to work with amazing colleagues to reflect on the incredible progress in EEA and review the breadth of applications @climate-done.bsky.social @jmarlon.bsky.social
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Attribution of Extreme Weather and Climate Events and Their Impacts
Decades of data and research indicate that human-caused climate change is altering the frequency and intensity of several types of extreme events, such as heat waves and extreme rainfall events. Even...
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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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Global Dendrometer Network @globaldendro.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
What are dendrometers and why do we need a global dendrometer network? 💥Our first GDN paper is out! We document how it all started with a meeting in Norway, and outline some of the great potential that lies in creating a global community. Read: doi.org/10.1093/tree... Join: globaldendro.org
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Erika Wise @wiseclimate.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Wow, Chapel Hill is experiencing driest Year-to-date since 1893. Image: NC Drought monitor (www.ncdrought.org).
Image of drought conditions in North Carolina from the NC drought monitor, showing Exceptional Drought over the Triangle region.
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Alexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
OK, so I was at the first court hearing over the NCAR lawsuit this morning in Denver. I, uh, am not a legal reporter so bear with me as I try to recap a few things. You can view all the court documents here: www.courtlistener.com/docket/72496...
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University Corporation for Atmospheric Research v. National Science Foundation, 1:26-cv-01061 - CourtListener.com
Docket for University Corporation for Atmospheric Research v. National Science Foundation, 1:26-cv-01061 — Brought to you by Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open lega...
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Erika Wise @wiseclimate.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Do you live in Orange County, NC and love the Chapel Hill Public Library? The county board of commissioners is considering a proposal to defund it. More information here: friendschpl.org/Take-Action-... You can email the commissioners to express support for the library at ocbocc@orangecountync.gov
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Friends of Chapel Hill Public Library - Take Action for Your Library
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Erika Wise @wiseclimate.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
Nice interactive map of USA geology from USGS/AASG: ngmdb.usgs.gov/nationalgeol...
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Cooperative National Geologic Map | NGMDB
Explore the Cooperative National Geologic Map, a unified view of our Nation's geology, with interactive layers and geologic data.
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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
It’s the age of electricity and America isn‘t ready. Virtually every goal Americans care about requires making big changes to the grid. I’m in @nytimes.com today writing about why power bills are going up, whether AI is to blame, and what we need to do to fix it: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Opinion | Why Is Your Electric Bill Going Up? Blame the Broken Grid.
Our grid is too old and our supply of electricity too small. If we don’t meet this moment, we will face an impoverished future.
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Dr. Tripti Bhattacharya @triptychphrases.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Our @nationalacademies.org report is out! The report describes how paleoenvironmental data are used to understand extreme events. It outlines the need for a synthesis and translation center to support decision making for resilience planning www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEL...
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A Synthesis Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events
Floods, droughts, wildfires, earthquakes, other extreme environmental events pose persistent and growing risks to ecosystems, infrastructure, and human life. A deeper understanding of the timing and s...
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WUNC News @wunc.org · 15/04/2026
Due to severe drought impacting central North Carolina, Raleigh Water will activate water use restrictions starting Monday, April 20. www.wunc.org/environment/...
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Raleigh Water to activate water use restrictions next week due to severe drought
Due to the severe drought impacting central North Carolina, Raleigh Water will activate water use restrictions starting Monday, April 20.
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Tom Swetnam @firescar.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
My colleagues Calvin Farris (NPS) and Ellis Margolis (USGS) led a landmark study in paleofire reconstruction. In addition to showing that fire management can restore past fire regimes, the demonstrated methods are a first in dendrochronology. 1/6 esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Kevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
We're hiring a full-time technician to support radiocarbon analyses. If you have some experience with analytical instruments and background in chemistry, earth sciences, archaeology, and/or ecology, this could be the job for you! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Research Technician III, Tree Ring Laboratory
Duties and Responsibilities:Assisting with the meticulous preparation of samples for radiocarbon analysis following established protocols. This includ...
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Erika Wise @wiseclimate.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
New paper in ERL led by Feng Wang evaluating gridded daily climate products. Interesting results include: 1) how day-shifting affects the records; 2) Pierce vs Livneh precip data (a surprise!); and 3) differences don’t really matter for tree growth modeling. doi.org/10.1088/1748...
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Evaluation of daily gridded climate products using in situ FLUXNET data and tree growth modeling
Evaluation of daily gridded climate products using in situ FLUXNET data and tree growth modeling, Wang, Feng, Wise, Erika K, Anchukaitis, Kevin J, Chang, Qing, Dannenberg, Matthew P
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Erika Wise @wiseclimate.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
I went to Punxsutawney for groundhog day once, and I highly recommend this outing –- the people who want to stand for hours in the pre-dawn cold waiting to see Phil are a fun group of goofballs.
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Theresa Crimmins @theresacrimmins.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
Awesome @usa-npn.bsky.social partners Toby Ault and Carlos Carillo at @cornelluniversity.bsky.social released their long-lead forecast for spring; they are predicting a pretty early start to springtime activity in much of the U.S. six-ecrl-24.s3.amazonaws.com/index.html #phenology
map of predicted anomaly in start of spring
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🎃 🕯️ Monica Valentinelli is Sipping Tea. 🐈‍⬛ ☕ @booksofm.com · 20/11/2025
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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Adam Csank @acsank.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
One week to go before review begins! U Nevada, Reno is hiring an Assistant Professor in Human-Environment Geography. "We seek a dynamic scholar with research and teaching interests that engage with current issues in environmental justice, with a focus on energy and/or water sustainability."
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Assistant Professor, Human-Environment Geography
The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. Final applications must be submitt...
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Erika Wise @wiseclimate.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
The Department of Geography & Environment at UNC-Chapel Hill is hiring a Teaching Assistant Professor in Human Geography! Position info and application portal here: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
UNC's Old Well in autumn, from https://mediagraph.io/unc/explore/collections/
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Dr. Crystal A. Kolden @pyrogeog.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Published today: our new paper showing a 44-year trend of increasing global wildfire disasters (fatalities and economic losses) due to climate change-induced extreme weather. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Climate-linked escalation of societally disastrous wildfires
Climate change and land mismanagement are creating increasingly fire-prone built and natural environments. However, despite worsening fire seasons, evidence is lacking globally for trends in socially ...
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Patrick Rafter @oceanandclimate.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Today, we published a study long in the making on how upper and subsurface tropical Pacific waters responded (and maybe will adjust) to warmer global climate. Here’s the story of how we got here after 15 years. many authors but shout out @jfarmersalmanac.bsky.social 🌊 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Persistent eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean upwelling since the warm Pliocene
Upwelling generates a nutrient-rich “cold tongue” in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean (EEP), with impacts on global climate, oceanic biological productivity, and the carbon cycle. The cold tongue ...
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Beth Tellman @socialpixel.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
great writeup U Arizona did on my student Alex Saunders' new lead authored paper with @arbennett.bsky.social @thirstygecko.bsky.social @benamie.bsky.social + S. Islam, J. Giezendanner, S. Houssain news.arizona.edu/news/u-resea... paper here: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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U of A researchers reveal the importance of data choice in effective flood insurance
After testing five sources of flood data, their analysis found that combining or comparing data could improve disaster response and recovery.
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Adam Csank @acsank.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
I love that this particular bristlecone looks like a dragon
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Climate.us @climate.us · 23/09/2025
🚨 NCA5 is now LIVE! 🚨 They took it down, but we've brought it back at: nca5.climate.us Bookmark. 👏 this. 👏 page. 👏 This is just our first step in restoring trusted science information that Americans need to understand what's happening with the climate.
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Dario Martin-Benito @dendroecologist.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Climate change is reshaping forest growth 🌳🌡️💧 Water and temperature control growth timing. Warmer winters make some species start growing earlier. Hot, dry summers may shorten growing seasons. New paper out @globalchangebio.bsky.social led by a former PhD student @csic.es shorturl.at/5Gn8a
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Long‐Term Cambial Phenology Reveals Diverging Growth Responses of Two Tree Species in a Mixed Forest Under Climate Change
We studied how climate change affects tree growth by monitoring wood formation in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica) over 11 years. We found that warmer winters lead t...
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Erika Wise @wiseclimate.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Interested in Community Science and/or lake measurement? New paper from UNC alum Angélica Gómez, now an Assistant Professor at Universidad Nacional de Colombia: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Evaluation using in-situ observations from national governments and Citizen Scientists suggests nadir altimeters can accurately measure water level changes regardless of lake area
Water level and water level changes of lentic water bodies such as lakes, wetlands, and reservoirs are rarely available, despite the relevance of these to maintain ecosystems (e.g., by providing dr...
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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 02/09/2025
Our 400+ page comment on the DOE climate working group report is now out. Our conclusion: The merchants of doubt are back, and they're coming for climate science.
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DOEresponseSite
On July 29, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a report from its Climate Working Group (CWG). This report features prominently in the EPA's reconsideration of its 2009 Endangerment Finding. In response, over 85 scientists have come together to write a comprehensive review, which is
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Lotus Lofgren @lotuslofgren.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Our department (Berkeley PMB) is hiring an asst. prof. in Plant Resilience to Climate Change! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05049
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Assistant Professor - Plant Resilience to Climate Change - Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
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Julia McHugh @drjmchugh.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Full-time, 9-month, Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Paleoclimatology position at the University of Hawaii. www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4...
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Assistant Professor in Paleoclimatology - Honolulu, HI - Indeed.com
University of Hawaii
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WUNC News @wunc.org · 19/08/2025
Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds. Forecasters say the monster storm will turn away from the eastern U.S. and won't make landfall. www.wunc.org/environment/...
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Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks, threatens dangerous rip currents
Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds. Forecasters say the monster storm will turn away from the eastern ...
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Kevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
The University of Arizona is hiring a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in Physical Geography! Research specialities could include wildfire, climate and water resources, and/or natural hazards, amongst others. Please apply and join us! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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Assistant or Associate Professor, Physical Geography (T/TE) (Updated)
Develop and maintain an active research program.Teach undergraduate and graduate courses.Develop advanced courses at the graduate level.Mentor and adv...
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Drew Peltier @peltierdrew.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
A very comprehensive analysis of lagged precipitation effects in terrestrial ecosystems. Tree rings, flux, grassland ANPP, satellite remote sensing, and DGVMs. Climate memory is an important driver of global plant productivity.
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Kevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Quantitative wood anatomy measurements for the win! This time when using subfossil wood - 'Tree-Ring Anatomy Improves the Reliability of Temperature Reconstructions Using Relict Wood' agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Tree‐Ring Anatomy Improves the Reliability of Temperature Reconstructions Using Relict Wood
Cell wall dimensions: Subfossil wood cell wall measurements are less affected by degradation than MXD from X-ray densitometry Identifying degradation: The holo-cellulose-to-wood ratio in low-dens...
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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
An update from the UW Climate Impacts Group on what proposed cuts to NOAA and USGS would mean for our work supporting climate resilience in the Northwest. At stake: both the NW Climate Adaptation Science Center and the NW Climate Resilience Collaborative (a NOAA Climate Adaptation Partnership).
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CIG Update: Federal Funding Uncertainty & Potential Program Impacts | Climate Impacts Group
Dear supporters of the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, We appreciate the role each of you has played in our collective efforts to help make communities, Washington state, and the Pacif...
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Andy Bunn @fakeandybunn.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
We are hiring a visiting assistant prof next year for freshwater sci and climate. Great dept! Spread the word. hr.wwu.edu/careers-facu...
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Careers - Faculty | Human Resources | Western Washington University
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Tamlin Pavelsky @globalhydro.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Do you work on lakes globally? Check out what is, to my mind, the most complete global database of lakes (~6M) and associated attributes, newly published in WRR. Also the basis for SWOT lake data. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Map of global lake distribution, colored by the number of SWOT overpasses per 21 day cycle. There are many lakes with a high number of SWOT overpasses at high northern latitudes, but there are also tens of thousands to more than a million lakes on every continent. Lakes are graphed by latitude and longitude on the edges of the figure.
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Scott St. George @scottstgeorge.paleohydrology.com · 25/03/2025
As a climate scientist in the insurance industry, I sometimes worry that we spend too much time talking up our ability to model natural catastrophes, and not enough about how the future insurance will be shaped by climate change. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Climate change will send home insurance spiralling. Here’s how to control costs
Insurers rely on sophisticated catastrophe modelling to estimate risk exposure — and as climate risks are rising, so are the costs for protection.
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Nature Geoscience @natgeosci.nature.com · 25/03/2025
News & Views on this paper by Matthew Dannenberg and @wiseclimate.bsky.social in @nature.com: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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How the Atlantic jet stream has changed in 600 years — and what it means for weather
A multi-century climate record suggests that current Atlantic jet-stream variations are not the cause of an increase in extreme weather events.
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Eos @eos.org · 18/03/2025
What drove the Missouri River’s rising flows over the past century, and what might these flows look like in the future? In new research in @aguadvances.bsky.social, @wiseclimate.bsky.social & colleagues took a deep dive to find out. Story by @sarahderouin.com. eos.org/research-spo...
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What Is Causing the Missouri River Basin’s Elevated Streamflow? - Eos
Regional climate variability plays a big role, but reduced forest cover and a rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide are also factors.
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Erika Wise @wiseclimate.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Useful tool for when you are here for research!
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Erika Wise @wiseclimate.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
New paper led by Matt Dannenberg! Why has Missouri River streamflow been increasing? Mostly because of climate variability & land-use change. Open access: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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Recent Increases in Missouri River Streamflow Driven by Combined Effects of Climate Variability, Land‐Use Change, and Elevated CO2
20th and 21st century increases in Missouri River basin (MRB) streamflow were mostly driven by climate variability and land-use change On its own, anthropogenic climate change reduced MRB streamf...
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Jorge A. Giraldo @jagiral1.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Incredible experience at the first-ever Dendrochronology meeting in Colombia! Amazing people, full of knowledge and ideas. Truly unforgettable! 🌳💍🇨🇴
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Kim Wood @drkimwood.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
How I feel posting course announcements right now
The two-panel "this is fine" meme with a dog sitting in the middle of a room on fire, except the second panel's speech bubble reads "Remember that we have a quiz next week" instead of "This is fine."
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