Stacy Porter

Helene in Southern Appalachia One year later: An event analysis and how we move forward.

Did you know that NOAA has a major office in Asheville? They put together a story map about Hurricane Helene, and it’s the best data resource I’ve seen out there about the storm.

I might be a little biased, though, because I have a geography degree and love using GIS to share data.

Grateful to Jessie Mahr, our amazing partner in PEDP, for leadership in preserving and making accessible the data we need to build better environmental futures. Wonderful coverage below!

BIOL 311 Sci Comm Fall 2025 - Interview Sign up! Please fill out this form to be interviewed as part of BIOL 311's students project for the second half of the semester. One form per one participant is preferred, so if you have post-docs or graduate ...

Hi everyone! I am looking for any #scientists (including grad students, post docs) that’d be willing to be interviewed about their research by my #SciComm students in October. Here is the form to fill out if interested! Our time zone is Alaska, FYI. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Our 400+ page comment on the DOE climate working group report is now out.

Our conclusion: The merchants of doubt are back, and they're coming for climate science.

Let’s all take a moment to reflect on how this just absolute alpha male sprayed on his hair for TV

Cleveland, NOACA seek public input on climate action plan | Great Lakes Now The Comprehensive Climate Action Plan proposes strategies like offshore wind and nuclear energy be implemented in Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain and Medina counties.

NE Ohio’s new draft Climate Action Plan aims to cut emissions by 49% by 2030 & hit net zero by 2050. 🌱

70 strategies, including net-zero steelmaking, offshore wind, transit expansion & more. Public comment open through Aug 31.

www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/08/clev...

You’re probably right, but wouldn’t it be grand if they were just having a blast in there? Just a full-on rager?

An Ohio City Faces a Future Without Haitian Workers: ‘It’s Not Going to Be Good’

i remember when jd vance blamed the haitian immigrants to springfield for rising home prices. well, the prices will come down, because a mass departure of haitian workers will crash the local economy.

Same for Ohio!

Excited for a new chapter!!

two men are standing next to each other and one of them is saying welcome aboard ALT: two men are standing next to each other and one of them is saying welcome aboard

We're a week out from the start of classes here at Denison University. I wanted to welcome our two new faculty in Earth and Env. Sciences: Dr. Tyler Grambling (@crustalrheology.bsky.social‬) and Dr. Stacy Porter (@iceicestacy.bsky.social‬). We're thrilled to have them!

This week in #DangerSeason: In climate science news, more than 70 million Americans experienced a record number of days that are uncomfortably humid in June and July, along with record-breaking heat. Wildfires across Canada and the American West have created poor air quality for millions.

Capturing the melting of glaciers, with data and art For more than 40 years, glaciologist Mauri Pelto has been measuring the shrinking glaciers in the rugged North Cascade Mountains of Washington State. He's been joined by his daughter, artist-scientist...

CBS Sunday morning feature on the work of @jillpelto.bsky.social and I

www.cbsnews.com/video/captur...

Lightning flashes within a powerful, Category 4 Hurricane Erin.

An incredible view this morning from GOES-19.

Fascism is horrifying and also deeply stupid.

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Gross.

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Journalists worldwide can now apply for a spot at the Covering Climate Now Academy. This is a live, hands-on space to grow your climate reporting skills, connect with peers and ask the questions that matter. Small groups, hands-on practical workshops for real-world journalism. Apply today ⤵️

Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 1 with Matt Lanza & Dr. Kim Wood — alie ward Hurricanes. Typhoons. Cyclones. Tropical storms. Tropical depressions. What does it all MEAAAN? Let’s dive in. Career meteorologists Dr. Kim Wood of the University of Arizona and Space City Weather’s ...

The news is out. Not only did I have a chance to appear on @ologies.bsky.social to talk about hurricanes and temepestology with @alieward.bsky.social, the episode is a twofer with the inimitable @drkimwood.bsky.social!!

www.alieward.com/ologies/temp...

YouTube video by Andrea Gibson Andrea Gibson - Homesick: A Plea For Our Planet (Official Video)

"Who, more than the earth, has bled for us?" - Andrea Gibson
Their work is so incredible. I plan on bringing a few of their poems into the classroom this semester. I hope my students will be as moved as I am.

First-of-a-kind US class-action lawsuit would force EPA to reinstate $3bn climate program Coalition of non-profits, tribes and local governments sued EPA chief for halting climate justice grants

First-of-a-kind US class-action lawsuit would force EPA to reinstate $3bn climate program

Coalition of non-profits, tribes and local governments sued EPA chief for halting climate justice grants
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #Climate

Researchers Are Resurrecting Billion-Dollar Disaster Tool Trump Killed Nonprofit Climate Central has hired the scientist behind a key database of costly weather disasters to rebuild it.

Scoop: The U.S. billion-dollar disaster database is set to return this fall over at @climatecentral.org. They've hired the former NOAA scientist who ran the project for 10+ years www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

American climate journalist Alec Luhn missing on Norwegian glacier A search is underway for award-winning climate journalist Alec Luhn, a Wisconsin native, who is missing on a Norwegian glacier.

I’m sharing this hoping that someone hiking the same route in Norway might see this. Let’s find @alecluhn.bsky.social!

I mean let’s call it a carbon tariff. No one seems to know how those work anyway.

Are you an early-career biologist or ecologist who would benefit from an invited seminar? Would you like to come to UMaine next fall or spring to give a talk? Leave a brief comment with some info about what you do. I'm co-hosting our seminar series again, and am filling out our rosters.

Why Did National Geographic Disappear Its Own Documentary About A Queer Climate Scientist? | Defector If you’re not a particular kind of mountain sports nerd, you might not be familiar with the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. But for people who live their lives in the overlapping circl...

Nat Geo would kill for legit science-driven adventure like they found in “For Winter,” over content less credibly grounded in pursuit of knowledge +humans pushing limits. Instead they’ve (Disney?) gotten cold feet & deeply disrespected my colleague Ali & her family. defector.com/why-did-nati...

Motherfucking wind farms…

And to cut to the chase, this M8.7 earthquake is *not likely at all* to have any impact on volcanic activity in Kamchatka or anywhere around the Pacific. Don't believe hype you might see claiming otherwise.

Due to mass confusion, clarifying again:

Tsunami Watch: Tsunami of indeterminate magnitude is possible; stand by.
Tsunami Advisory: Tsunami is likely *but will probably be small.* Evacuations unlikely.
Tsunami Warning: Tsunami is likely *and may be large.* Evacuations needed.

Overall I would prefer fewer horrors