Peter Gleick

High school.

Whan that Aprill with his shoures soote
The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,
And bathed every veyne in swich licour
Of which vertu engendred is the flour;
Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth
Inspired hath in every holt and heeth
The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne ...

Energy chief suggests Trump administration is altering previously published climate reports | CNN Wright said the Trump administration is updating the National Climate Assessments that have been previously published, which the administration recently removed from government websites.

The Trump administration has deleted all previous National #Climate Assessments from government websites and fired the scientists working on the next report. Now they say they're going to rewrite the previous ones.
This is scientific sabotage and a rewriting of history.

www.cnn.com/2025/08/07/c...

National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.

Yes, it's a cult of personality.

Visitors to 116 national parks no longer get in for free on MLK Day or Juneteenth, federal holidays celebrating Black history (June 19 marks the end of slavery).
They will, however, now get in free on Trump’s birthday.

www.sfgate.com/national-par...

A racist cult of personality, to be explicit.

National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.

Yes, it's a cult of personality.

Visitors to 116 national parks no longer get in for free on MLK Day or Juneteenth, federal holidays celebrating Black history (June 19 marks the end of slavery).
They will, however, now get in free on Trump’s birthday.

www.sfgate.com/national-par...

How bad is the current #drought in #Iran? This chart depicts the fraction of Iran's population exposed to 1-year #water surpluses (blues) and #deficits (reds) since 1981. Note the nearly four year period of exceptional deficits, now experienced by nearly everyone in the country.

Scotch?

I've had a streaming service (that I pay for) start charging me per episode right in the middle of a series.

Of course. All water conflicts are local. And solutions have to be local as well.

At low tide, go check out the massive number of avocets at the flats by the Albany Bulb. Lots of semipal and least sandpipers too.

A short summary and interview with me discussing the growing trend of water-related violence worldwide, based on the new data just released by the @pacificinstitute.bsky.social.
www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/12/wate...

The @pacificinstitute.bsky.social published their update to the Water Conflict Chronology, documenting 420 events in 2024. #NewSecurityBeat sat down with Peter Gleick, a leading experts on water issues, to discuss the key takeaways from this year’s update.

www.newsecuritybeat.org/2025/12/wate...

Stop calling him the Secretary of War. Just stop.
That's not his title and it's not the name of the Department of Defense.

Two groups are cheering Trump's efforts to weaken US automobile efficiency standards:
The petroleum industry
and
The Chinese automobile industry.

Yes

Trump to Roll Back Fuel Economy Rules in Nod to Rising Car Prices It’s not clear that relaxing the standard will lower costs for consumers.

If someone wanted to destroy the US automobile industry and tremendously strengthen the Chinese automobile industry, they wouldn't be doing anything differently than what Trump is doing now. China is now producing smarter, cheaper, cleaner cars than the US.

www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Trump to Roll Back Fuel Economy Rules in Nod to Rising Car Prices It’s not clear that relaxing the standard will lower costs for consumers.

If someone wanted to destroy the US automobile industry and tremendously strengthen the Chinese automobile industry, they wouldn't be doing anything differently than what Trump is doing now. China is now producing smarter, cheaper, cleaner cars than the US.

www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

In a world gone crazy, some have gone crazier than others. 🤯

Nick, it's not the Department of War. It's the Department of Defense.

Department of War Disputes Second Attack on Boat Strike Survivors Was a “Double-Tap” Facing scrutiny for killing survivors of an initial boat strike, the Department of War is attempting to distance itself from a controversial military tactic.

It's not the Department of War. It's the Department of Defense. Get your headlines straight.

theintercept.com/2025/12/02/c...

If Trump wants to change the blistering narrative from his administration's war criming, he should release the Epstein files.

Nothing like Black Friday and Giving Tuesday to make me think those "unsubscribe" links don't work.

The only thing that happens at cabinet meetings is the syncophants heap embarrassing praise on Dear Leader. And they're so boring Trump now routinely sleeps through them.
Again, if Biden....

Fascinating article defining and mapping river drainage systems on Mars, where #water used to flow.
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

Yes, I just bought toner for my printer. One of the world's biggest scams: a monopoly to boot. Two toner purchases exceed the price of the printer. A "chip" in the cartridges ensures no second-party option work. An "XL" version has twice the toner so the basic model is only half filled.

Ding dong, coal is dead At least in California.

The last coal plant delivering electricity to California has closed.
California's energy system is now coal free.

www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/ding-dong-...

What Authors Need to Know About the $1.5 Billion Anthropic Settlement Updated October 2, 2025 IMPORTANT: The Works List Is Now Live on the Settlement Website The searchable Works List and Claim Forms are now available at www.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com. Find more i...

Really useful advice for authors on how to deal with the Anthropic settlement. In my case, I'm trying to figure out whether I or my publishers are the reproduction-rights-holders, which matters for where the payouts go.

News Wrap: White House says Trump's MRI was focused on heart and abdomen In our news wrap Monday, the White House says that a recent MRI performed on President Trump was a preventative screening focused on both his heart and abdomen, a federal appeals court ruled that Alin...

Nonsense. He doesn't have a heart.

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes "Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.

Damn it. Do it anyway because it's the right thing to do.

www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...