Monica G. Turner

What the National Center for Atmospheric Research means to the atmospheric sciences Born out of a time of great need for the federal government, NCAR plays a role with few analogues.

What the National Center for Atmospheric Research means to the atmospheric sciences physicstoday.aip.org/news/what-th...

As climate and disturbance regimes change, forest reorganization is key to maintain the forest carbon sink. Great new work led by @christinadollinger.bsky.social w/ @monicagturner.bsky.social, @akkym.bsky.social and many others. dx.doi.org/10.1029/2025...

Post doctor (3 years) within mountain plant community and ecosystem processes across a globally distributed experiment

Great postdoc opportunity in Sweden!! With the one and only David Wardle 🧪🌐
www.umu.se/en/work-with...

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/...

@monicagturner.bsky.social @goodgracious23.bsky.social

This is something we stressed in our lab for all writing—but no blog post! So maybe remembering grad school, too!

NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts

I’m sick about this. Priceless artifacts and useful information. Gone. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...

PhD students’ taste for risk mirrors their supervisors’ Learned risk-taking behaviours can persist for years after leaving the lab — and even after taking on a new research topic.

A researchers’ propensity for risky projects is passed down to their doctoral students — and stays with trainees after they leave the laboratory

go.nature.com/4sHq58H

Great opportunity (and a lovely city, too)

Congrats @ecologyofgavin.bsky.social as a member of your PhD committee. So fun to see folks thrive!

The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing Academic publishing now shows the same decline that has hit social media and online marketplaces.

The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing
#academicSky

theconversation.com/the-5-stages...

‘I rarely get outside’: scientists ditch fieldwork in the age of AI In the race to embrace new technologies, some ecologists fear their field is losing touch with nature.

New technologies are revolutionising ecology, with more data than ever available at our fingertips. But what are the costs and perils of ecologists doing less field work?

Interviews with several BES members in this fascinating @nature.com article

Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United

Here's the full list of international organizations and UN entities and treaties that the US yesterday announced it is withdrawing from. It includes the IPCC, the UNFCC, IUCN, and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). 🌏🌐

a group of past ESA presidents poses together at a reception

Leadership in a scientific society helps you grow professionally, sharpens skills & builds your network while you advance our work.

Now is your chance -- Governing Board, Board of Prof Cert & standing committee nominations due 2/2!

https://ow.ly/3ROV50XTEu4

(photo: Past Presidents at #ESA2025)

The 5 stages of the ‘enshittification’ of academic publishing Academic publishing now shows the same decline that has hit social media and online marketplaces.

theconversation.com/the-5-stages...

Archaeological evidence of intensive indigenous farming in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, USA We describe archaeological evidence of intensive ancestral Native American agriculture in the now heavily forested Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Recent LIDAR (light detection and ranging) and excavatio...

A study in Science reveals an extensive precolonial agricultural landscape in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, suggesting Indigenous American communities cultivated maize intensively between 1000 and 1600 CE, despite a cold climate and marginal growing conditions. https://scim.ag/49voBGO

This paper contains some good arguments about an issue that concerns me a lot when I hear my colleagues talking about LLM use in developing their research:

Whose ideas are you presenting as your own?

(Though the fatalist argument the authors make at the end of paper is disappointing/bizarre.)

Jonathan Foley: 2025 Schneider Award Winner Project Drawdown is the world’s leading science-based guide to climate solutions. According to Jonathan Foley, Project Drawdown’s Executive Director, they aim to be the Consumer Reports for climate ch...

@globalecoguy.bsky.social isn't just an expert on hundreds of climate solutions; he’s also an expert at making complex ideas digestible. That's why he was awarded Climate One's 2025 Schneider Award for Outstanding Science Communication. Hear from Foley live onstage on the latest from Climate One:

Book: A Beautifully Burned Forest: Learning to Celebrate Severe Forest Fire, by Richard L. Hutto. Springer, 2025.

*In Defense of Severe Fires*
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My review of Hutto's book, BioScience @aibsbiology.bsky.social

Severely burned forests are “magical places that seem to harbor plant & animal species & visual experiences found under no other forest conditions"

PDF: DM

🧪🌎🔥🌳🍁🌱 wildfire

Yes this is true!

Yes! We should all do this much more.

Please contribute! We neex broad input, different forest types, and an array of natural disturbances to see how disturbance regimes are changing.

Important commentary re logging and fire

2021 heat dome left Rhode Island-sized damage in Oregon’s, Washington’s western forests A study from Oregon State University and the U.S. Forest Service found the four-day extreme heat event scorched more than 1,000 square miles of tree canopy.

A study from Oregon State University and the U.S. Forest Service found the four-day extreme heat event scorched more than 1,000 square miles of tree canopy.

Looking to acquire portable soil temp/moisture and pH probes for our fieldwork

Figured I'd ask if anyone had suggestions or strong feelings about what to get!

🧪🌎🌳🍁
@sgradywelsh.bsky.social (lab manager) would greatly appreciate any input!

I know we've all got a lot on our minds and the gusher of news doesn't stop for anybody, but....

Did you see where the President of Iran announced that the drought there is so bad that if they don't get any rain in the next two months they'll run out of water and *evacuate Tehran*?

Professor of History - Madison, Wisconsin, United States Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...

We're hiring in history of science at UW Madison! TT Assistant Professorship with a focus on water. Joint appointment between the History and Integrated Liberal Studies depts, and part of a university-wide hiring cluster on earth/sustainability science. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/profess... #STS #HSMT

Antarctic glacier shows fastest retreat in modern history Tides and glacial earthquakes caused record ice loss at Hektoria Glacier

In 2022, something shocking happened to the Hektoria Glacier. Over 16 months, it retreated by 25 kilometers, and it lost a whopping 8 kilometers in just two of those months—the fastest glacial retreat in the modern record.

Now, researchers may have identified the worrisome mechanisms behind it.

A Year of Collaboration: The Fire Science Exchange Network This storymap highlights the real-world impacts and accomplishments of the Fire Science Exchange Network in fiscal year 2024.

A story map, produced by @firesciencegov, highlights the real-world impacts & accomplishments from the FSEN. Our section focuses on the Risk-Informed Wildfire Management hot topic page we developed as a rapid response to a request from the Rocky Mountain Research Station.