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Rebecca Hornbrook

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Atmospheric chemist who occasionally travels around the world measuring trace gases to study air quality & climate. she/her

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Canadian scientist at world-leading climate lab learns Trump plans to 'dismantle' it The Trump administration is planning to "dismantle" the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. The lab is among the world's most important research hubs on climate, weather, oc...

The climate lab the Trump administration is closing "is very much the infrastructure for the field as a whole," said Paul Kushner, a professor at the @utoronto.ca. Closing it "will weaken atmospheric science as a whole [and] certainly will weaken Canadian science as collateral damage."

20.12.2025 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 54    πŸ” 41    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2

This is a great article by my pal and former American Meteorological Society president Marshall Shepherd. I was not aware of some of these, and shows just how this current regime is destroying the things that really do make our country great.

19.12.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 138    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Weather & Climate Livestream Join us starting May 28th, as meteorologists and climate scientists from across the US share their research and answer your questions.

For those at #agu25 #saveNCAR

12:15pm - Group Photo/Video at the "science strong" wall across from the Plenary Hall at the entrance to the convention center

1:30-5:30pm - drop in interviews at PJs Coffee in front of Hall C - look for the person with the "We ❀️ NCAR" sign.

More info:

18.12.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
UCAR statement on reports that NSF NCAR could be dismantled | NCAR & UCAR News

NCAR and UCAR have released a statement. NSF has not provided any guidance to UCAR or NCAR leadership about this whole situation. news.ucar.edu/133054/ucar-...

17.12.2025 05:12 β€” πŸ‘ 53    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.

NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.

Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.

Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.

Unbelievable.

17.12.2025 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2231    πŸ” 1144    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 64
NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research: Science for a resilient, sustainable society
YouTube video by NSF NCAR & UCAR NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research: Science for a resilient, sustainable society

3 minutes on NCAR, what it does, and why it matters.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=swGs...

17.12.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is what's up. 😍 #Aurora #Colorado

12.11.2025 02:55 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
GOTHAAM: Air Quality Research in New York City
YouTube video by NSF NCAR & UCAR GOTHAAM: Air Quality Research in New York City

Congratulations to John Mak and all of GOTHAAM. The NSF-NCAR video summary really captures the magic of atmospheric chemistry

05.11.2025 14:51 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sigh.

02.11.2025 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Holy crap, this game

02.11.2025 03:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Same. Peace out, baseball fans... 17 innings was my limit for this game.

Go Jays!

28.10.2025 06:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

More than 5 hours of baseball is a lot of baseball. πŸ’€ 😴

28.10.2025 05:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Death Uber For Cutie

21.09.2025 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Those were some abrupt gusts! We lost our power with the last one.

14.08.2025 21:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm having a hard time looking past all the unnecessarily capitalized words.

09.07.2025 23:16 β€” πŸ‘ 61    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely absurd.

24.05.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Being a US-based scientist in 2025 feels like playing in the Titanic violin quartet. Might as well keep working on this data analysis...

09.05.2025 16:29 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Liens

03.05.2025 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations!

27.04.2025 02:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brutal.

11.04.2025 03:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£πŸ”₯ New wildfire study: Blazes that cross into neighborhoods are much more deadly than remote wildfires, according to a new study led by NSF NCAR. In fact, fires that burn in the wildland-urban interface are 3x more likely to cause annual premature deaths.

Learn more: bit.ly/4hhsdwZ

17.03.2025 16:20 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

πŸ’”πŸ’”πŸ’”

18.03.2025 04:49 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is the air we breathe safe? Is the air we breathe safe? This seemingly straightforward question is often unanswerable because regulations, monitoring approaches, and reporting structures cannot keep up with the rapid human-induc...

Editorial (w/ Kelley Barsanti) just came out in Science addressing the challenge in addressing: Is the air we breathe safe? It is challenging to address as a growing number of different pollutants are being released into the air these days.

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

06.03.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

What I find crazy about "about" is that I couldn't hear the difference when I just visited the US as a kid or in early adulthood. But I became keenly aware of it after I'd lived in the US for a year or so and went back home to visit. Then it was CRAZY obvious.

27.02.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Perimenopausal women in important political roles for the win!

23.02.2025 17:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just wait - it'll happen in S2 E5. (I just finished S2 today... great show!)

23.02.2025 05:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Climate Conversations: Urban Wildfires Register today

What does a changing climate mean for urban #Wildfires? on 2/26 we’re holding #ClimateConversation on Urban Fires to explore lessons learned from past fires to better prepare and rebuild in the aftermath of disasters:

22.02.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@kylec.bsky.social

09.02.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
2025 Atmospheric Chemistry (GRS) Seminar GRC The 2025 Gordon Research Seminar on Atmospheric Chemistry (GRS) will be held in Newry, Maine. Apply today to reserve your spot.

Early-career atmospheric chemistry colleagues! Click on the link below to learn more about applying to attend the Atmospheric Chemistry Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) and the GRC that follows. www.grc.org/atmospheric-...

27.01.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Congratulations!! That's wonderful news! πŸŽ‰

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