We have a new paper out in Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology showing that the latitudinal gradient in leaf wax hydrogen isotopes over western North America reflects the mean climatological position of the storm tracks. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...
A message from Tuna Acisu asking for help maintaining cherry blossom record in Kyoto Japan.
A figure showing the cherry tree record since 812 from world in data.
A 1200+ year climate record is at risk. Do you know know anyone in Japan who could help? See below.
Overheard at Dulles on one of those mobile lounges: ‘we can send people around the moon, and then there’s this’
Writing and deleting posts of outrage, grief, stress, and anger. This is all so horrific.
Attention folks in the weather, climate, disaster, wildfire, and Earth science communities: NSF has just published a new "Dear Colleague" letter inviting feedback (by Mar 13) on the proposal to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). www.nsf.gov/funding/...
NSF building on Eisenhower Av. HUD now owns.
Destroying the NSF mural in the foyer. Of the Eisenhower building.
The National Science Foundation sign on our Eisenhower Av building is now gone.
The NSF mural in the foyer is removed and torn off in sheets.
We were supposed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the agency in May 2025. That never happened.
📎📜 Paper on the climatology and drivers of extreme atmospheric ridges over western North America led by my postdoc (Dr. Xiaoyu Bai). Such ridges (or high-pressure systems) are often associated with a range of surface temperature and precipitation extremes
@siiribigalke.bsky.social
rdcu.be/eXGW5
For me it sent the letter to all 3 of my elected officials with one click and then forwarded me to the call scripts. Hope it’s the same for you!
What's NCAR? and 8 ways it has helped you
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
Please join the American Geophysical Union in advocating to safeguard NCAR. agu.quorum.us/campaign/151...
They’re stealing from us. They are stealing from us and we have to put a stop to this. This cannot stand.
We should study this change as scientists. Monitor the intended outcomes of NSF-funded research: Discovery (probably measured by proxy via publications and by expert elicitation), training graduate students, and outreach/public-facing events. Then compare outcomes pre- and post these changes.
Boxing up the NSF at Eisenhower Av for the forced relocation. Boxes have “Details Matter” signage.
NSF
- Forced reorg
- POs down ~ 40% (DRP, most rotators not renewed, retirements)
- Forced move (and we have to pack and clean) to a building with no furniture, little to no conference space for panels, inadequate 🛜, …)
I personally love the boxes they gave us for packing.
“Details matter” 🙃
I got my PhD in a geography department and the DDRIG program was crucial to funding the final push of measurements I needed for my dissertation. This sucks.
We're hiring! I'm recruiting a Postdoctoral Research Associate in climate & paleoclimate modeling of the tropical Americas. Come obsess over the tropical rain belt with me! :) Please share w/folks who may be interested. Ad here: wustl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
The design and layout of an ancient Maya site, built without compulsory labor, reflects how the Maya conceived of the universe.
Learn more in #ScienceAdvances: https://scim.ag/4nANWTx
Huge paper for the Arctic Ocean published today in @science.org - a new 30,000 year history of Arctic Ocean sea-ice cover reconstructed from the accumulation of cosmic dust-derived helium-3! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (1/n)
Amazing COLDEX.org results - 6Million year old ice, with bubbles of old atmosphere. Thank you ice, for the stories you share about our planet and its climate. Led by Sarah Shakleton #glaciology #womeninstem #cryosphere #Antarctica
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
news.oregonstate.edu/news/six-mil...
I’m actually not a historian (I do climate/earth science) - but congrats to whoever you intended to tag!
🚨 New paper: Who climbs the Ivory Tower? 🏛️ Together with Nicolai Borgen and Astrid Sandsør (@astridsandsor.bsky.social), we find that the chances of becoming a professor differ enormously by family background. Here’s what we find 👇
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
🌊 Marine heatwaves modulate food webs and carbon transport processes
In 2015 & 2019, POC ⬆️ in the NE Pacific, but instead of sinking, tiny particles lingered mid-depth, cutting carbon sequestration
Ecosystem responses vary, and long-term ocean monitoring is crucial
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
National Academies of Science panel finds that: The EPA was right in 2009 (when it found that climate change driven by society’s emissions of greenhouse gases are endangering human health & lives), and that everything we've learned since has only made it more right.
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Our paper is out today in @aguadvances.bsky.social 🥳! My coauthors and I use a simulation spanning the Last Interglacial (~130,000 - ~115,000 years ago) to show how changes in Earth's orbit impact atmospheric river behavior and the ensuing impacts on the Greenland ice sheet. 🧪🥼⚒️❄️
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Come join us in NYC! We are hiring an Assistant Prof. in my Dept at Columbia - info below. Review of applications starts in October.
A new paper out in AGU Advances led by Xiaoqing Liu in which we try to take the 'time' out of paleo and focus on the pattern of warming for wide range of global warming levels.
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/K8WWRP...
Day 4, #ICP15 , panel discussion on Tropical Monsoon Climate
On stage Pedro DiNezio @triptychphrases.bsky.social @edhathorne.bsky.social AD Singh River Shen and @antacl.bsky.social
What is the underlying physics/working that good models get it right compare to other models -data-model integration
A tabby kitty cat taking a nap on a roll of carpet behind the posters at a conference venue
Having a great time at the International Conference on Paleoceanography - great talks on past climate. Shoutout to under appreciated poster here at #ICP15 on how to look cute and take naps during monsoon rains
Super jet lagged but happy to be here! Thank you to the organizers. Looking forward to the science but also seeing some monsoon 🌧️
We’re looking for an Assistant Professor in Physical Climate Science. Apply and join a great interdisciplinary Department! @natureatcal.bsky.social @agu.org @freshwaterscience.bsky.social
#academicjobs
aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05084