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VACCINES FOR ALL: Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to sign an executive order allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer Covid-19 vaccines to New Yorkers who request them, according to plans shared exclusively with Playbook. The Democrat’s executive order will mirror actions taken by other blue state governors this week to protect access to the latest Covid vaccine. The Food and Drug Administration has only granted limited approval of the jab for older adults and individuals considered to be high-risk. That’s prompted Democratic leaders to create their own vaccine guidance and explore ways they can legally protect access to the shot for everyone. “By signing this EO, Governor Hochul is making it clear that when Washington Republicans play politics with public health, New Yorkers will still be able to make their own health care decisions and get the care they need from trusted providers in their community,” Hochul spokesperson Kara Cumoletti said in a statement to POLITICO. This morning, POLITICO Pro reported that the Hochul administration is reviewing potential solutions to the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict vaccine access. However, a long-term fix may require legislative changes by lawmakers either through a special session, or when they return to the state Capitol in January. “This temporary order will ensure seamless access while the Governor works with the Legislature on a long-term solution to safeguard preventive care and vaccines,” Cumoletti added. — Katelyn Cordero
BREAKING: New York Governor Kathy Hochul is set to sign an executive order allowing pharmacists to prescribe and administer Covid-19 vaccines to anyone who requests them, regardless of age or underlying conditions.
The "administration is set to spend nearly $100 million, or 14% less, on the research arm of NOAA than the level mandated by Congress for *this* [emphasis added] year, according to a budget document seen by @science.org
A "down payment," NOAA officials said. www.science.org/content/arti...
One more effort to politicize federal grantmaking.
*Grants must by approved by a political appointee, working with OMB.
*"Discretionary awards must, where applicable, demonstrably advance the President’s policy priorities."
*Cannot "promote anti-American values"
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
There's plenty to be alarmed about as far as the Trump administration and science - but what the DOE secretary says is going on with the Nat'l Climate Assessment and climate science is not about budgets or staffing, it's about attacking science itself. More here: https://tinyurl.com/vpw7evub
This is great news, assuming no one plays games defining "lifespan". It's a shame, though, that NOAA had to repeat their bogus claim that their data alone "ensure gold-standard weather forecasting". In a field where global cooperation is key, we need more than platitudes from the agency.
graphic showing increases in extreme precipitation across the continental US
The National Climate Assessment may have been deleted but the planet keeps reminding us what it said
“Everyone wants more warning time, and that’s why we’re working to upgrade the technology that’s been neglected for far too long to make sure families have as much advance notice as possible,” Noem said. The reality: Closing NOAA labs like NSSL, critical for flash flood forecasts & research.
For no particular reason, thinking about some of the major aspects of NHC operations that came out of the NOAA/OAR research labs and the Cooperative Institutes. I've probably missed some key ones, but the first ones that come to mind are...
This is fucking insane. Closing these NOAA labs would obliterate our ability to observe, understand, and forecast the Earth System, from weather systems tomorrow to sea levels 50 years from now.
Hurricane forecasters rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. That data will no longer be available as of Monday, June 30. By @rhersher.bsky.social
SSMIS is also used by forecasters to peer underneath the clouds of hurricanes to assess their location, cloud structure, and intensity. Losing SSMIS is another blow that will further degrade our ability to monitor and forecast hurricanes, just in time for the coming peak of hurricane season.
Eyewall of Hurricane Isabel. Photo credit: Dr. Sim Aberson, NOAA/AOML/Hurricane Research Division.
New paper: NOAA research flights are important for improving hurricane forecasts. Wind data from NOAA flights improved forecasts of a storm’s path by up to 24% on average, found Melissa Piper @melissapiper.bsky.social & Ryan Torn.
Read more in AMS journal #WeaForecasting: doi.org/10.1175/WAF-...
If only they hadn't shoved out the ones who were among our most experienced and our fresh hires in whom NWS had already invested training and development. Know what that is? Inefficient. Expensive. Dangerous.
NSF, NASA and NIH budgets per year, inflation adjusted from 2000-2025 along with the proposed cuts. NSF includes research component only. Massive cuts across all sectors, well below support spanning 25 years.
How bad will it be? Catastrophic.
Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come.
But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget.
Speak up now before it is too late.
(inflation adjusted $-s below)
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A fully-funded postdoctoral scientist position is available in the research group of Distinguished Prof. Mathias Vuille. The position is open to scientists with interest & experience in: (1) South American (paleo-)climate, (2) Andean glacier-climate interactions, or 3) regional climate modeling.
We are thrilled to announce that Prof. Mathias Vuille has been named a SUNY Distinguished Professor, an honor conferred upon faculty having achieved international prominence & a distinguished reputation within their chosen field through significant contributions to research and scholarship.
The 2026 budget passback plan calls for eliminating NOAA Research, the scientific backbone that keeps weather forecasts, alerts, and warnings accurate and effective. This would have disastrous consequences.
Read the AMS statement, in partnership w/ @nwas.org: bit.ly/4cz2RtC
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“The administration intends to make significant cuts to education, grants, research and climate-related programs in NOAA, the plan says, which the administration believes
‘are misaligned with the ... expressed will of the American people.’"
The American people:
BREAKING from @science.org: The Trump admin is seeking to kill nearly all climate research at NOAA, its climate science agency.
Its near-final budget proposal would end all NOAA research labs, academic institutes, and regional climate centers. And it wants to fully end the NOAA Research division.
NSF GRFP Awards by the Year:
2021 - 2074
2022 - 2193
2023 - 2555
2024 - 2036
2025 - 1000
Again, these funding cuts will have drastic longterm effects on the scientific future of the US.......
@jeremymberg.bsky.social @altnih4science.bsky.social
I'm so sorry for your loss, Kelly. Jenni was a trailblazer and a role model for so many of us. I know you will carry on her passion for mentorship and advancing the careers of women working on tropical meteorology.
We (@SafeguardingResearch) need urgent help with archiving websites & datasets from NOAA:
forum.safeguar.de/t/noaa-all-services-urge...
If you can contribute, please consider doing so.
#NOAA #SafeguardingResearch #Data #Weather
The vaccine against Shingles helps protect against dementia, results of a natural experiment, adding to prior evidence
"implications are profound"
New @nature.com
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
nature.com/articles/s41...
Nick Bassill, director of #UAlbany's State Weather Risk Communication Center, tells @NBCNews.com that fewer weather balloon launches could leave scientists guessing about the type of precipitation that will fall during a winter storm, such as snow, sleet or freezing rain.
nbcnews.com/science/scie...
There’s an important implication here that might not be readily apparent at a glance. Yes, there is far more satellite data than the number of radiosondes — but the *impact* of radiosondes vs all other data observation sources isn’t necessarily proportional to its number.
