This Is Just To Say
I have turned off
the AI features
that were in
the update
and which
you were probably
hoping
to monetize
Fuck you
they were stupid
so unnecessary
and so annoying
Always a delight working on papers with friends! We took a look at the literature and revisited our previous ideas about what we might learn about atmospheric chemistry from COVID-19.
Oh my god, the alt text is a gift. 😹
Colorado statewide snowpack graphic, illustrating the 2026 snowpack relative to historical data. The 2026 data shows a steep drop in snow water equivalent over the past week.
Last week's record-setting heat took a major toll on Colorado's snowpack (which was already in bad shape). We're currently sitting at 44% of average with ~2 weeks to go until our average peak. Little to no precipitation is expected over the next 7 days. #cowx
Wondering why NIH and NSF aren't making new grants? We explain what's happening at OMB. www.science.org/content/arti...
They really are spectacular creatures. I had no idea these ones came in that morph!
My latest for @science.org on the fraught future of NCAR as NSF's deadline nears. It can still go so many ways.
holy shit
graph showing the number of days in December through February with temperatures of 60F or above at Fort Collins, Colorado. This year had 43 which is almost double the previous high of 22.
graph showing the number of days in December through February with daily low above 32F at Fort Collins, Colorado. This year had 19 which is almost double the previous high of 10.
A couple of the wildest graphs I recall making. It's been #warm... at Fort Collins the warmest climatological winter by nearly 4°F! #cowx 🌡️
Hej CATCH community!👋 Don't miss our next seminar by Jennifer Murphy @envchemjen.bsky.social (Uni Toronto) on March 18th, 15:00 UTC on "Sources and fate of atmospheric ammonia in the Arctic". Zoom link & calendar entry as usual on 👉 www.catchscience.org #CATCHscience @igac-ecr.bsky.social
The National Science Foundation is systematically being converted to the National AI and Quantum Research Foundation.
“I see it as the administration exerting political control over what has traditionally been NSF’s ability to fund the best science.”
Mine in this week’s @newyorker.com
The (Canadian) Gen X urge to wish I was I was in Sherbrooke now…
Only if they get shipped really, really quickly before some new law is misinterpreted, starting the whole process over again…
Also, soybean plants get stressed at O3 levels far below regulatory limits: exposures equivalent to a weekly 8 hours average of 40 ppb was sufficient to cause significant stress and clear reductions in crop productivity... More reasons to keep limiting O3 precursor emissions!
After torturing plants for several weeks, Luka found that the timing of O3 episodes matters more than cumulative dose, and that SIF can detect strain-phase stress early. Linking leaf-level experiments with regional-scale satellite data allowed us to think about mechanisms across spatial scales
Luka looked into how soybean plants respond to chronic O3 exposure using satellite solar induced fluorescence data over agricultural regions. With some ideas about repeated O3 exposure, he hopped into lab to explore leaf-level response with Mj @chemj.bsky.social and Rose Rossell
I am so excited about this paper! Luka Mamić was a visiting PhD student who studied remote sensing and data tools at Sapienza U in Rome - he was curious about air pollution interactions with crops and game to try some experimental science...
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A line curve showing number of awards for fiscal year 2026 compared to fiscal years 2021-2025 for the Directorate for Geosciences. The fiscal year 2026 curve lies well below curves for other fiscal years.
Directorate for Geosciences
5/11
Indeed. One should only invest in trucking companies for ‘the long haul’ (sorry, couldn’t help myself)
We worked with @dbm.bsky.social and @mvermeuel.bsky.social using their PTR and our leaf chambers to see RH effects on monoterpenes, MBO, organic acids, and MVK+MACR. While not previously explored in the literature, we think RH effects may explain the variability in previous VOC emission studies
Really excited to share this paper from Mj Riches @chemj.bsky.social showing a humidity dependence on VOC emissions from ponderosa pines. At higher RH, emissions increase substantially - and we explore a few possible mechanisms in the paper.
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Movie review from Guardian on Melania.
Headline: "Scientists discover emperor penguin colony in Antarctica using satellite images"
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
Finally, some good news!
I am most definitely Forestic Science!
Oh my god she uploaded a slow motion video and it's amazing. He's just like me fr running as best he can and still going backwards over and over!
Among all the eye-popping numbers in the December summary linked below, it's also the first public appearance of this annual weather/climate visualization which I am quite fond of.
Larger version at climate.colostate.edu/co_cag/index... in case resolution here isn't so good. #cowx
