David McGlinchey

Why write today that Trump listed “other conflicts — India vs. Pakistan, Thailand vs. Cambodia, Israel vs. Hamas and Egypt vs. Ethiopia, among others — that he claims credit for ending” without noting that Egypt & Ethiopia were not involved in an armed conflict. Seems like important context

Rising Home Insurance Premiums Are Eating Into Home Values in Disaster-Prone Areas (Gift Article) Changes in the insurance market have started to affect home prices in the most disaster-prone areas, new research finds, pushing some homeowners’ finances to the breaking point.

“They won’t insure you,” Ms. Rojas said. “No one will buy from you. You’re kind of stuck where you are.” Our political leaders might not believe in climate change, but insurance companies know the score. And it's being felt disastrously, all over the country. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Don’t forget about your own great Senator John Chafee

Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91

Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91 www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Ah well. Rainy shows are memorable at least! Thanks!

Going to see Tyler Childers at Great Woods tomorrow. It's gonna be ugly, isn't it?

Have NEVER seen a marathon with a finish this close

Brazil Invited the World to the Amazon. It’s Become a Big Headache.

There aren't nearly enough rooms for COP30 delegations. Belem always seemed like a confusing choice. Why pick a city that doesn't have enough beds?

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/c...

Two Valuable Satellites Are in ‘Perfect Health.’ They May Be Scrapped.

It’s like buying a car “and then running it into a tree after a few years, just to save the price of tank of gas,” said David Crisp, a former scientist at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/c...

Thank you John!

Maybe because they think academic language is counterproductive and Dem messaging needs to be better? Whatever their reasons, I think focusing on Trump’s actions is time better spent

Attacking people who oppose Trump, but don’t align with you exactly, is an interesting strategy. Let’s see how it works out for you.

It was a pleasure to meet Dr. Asmeret Berhe @aaberhe.com (former Director of the Office of Science at the Department of Energy) during her visit to @woodwellclimate.bsky.social today.

Excellent talk on soil carbon/precipitation shifts, and smart perspective on the future of federal climate science

Why is the Endangerment Finding so important to protect? - Woodwell Climate The Endangerment Finding is a foundation of U.S. climate policy ant it is under threat from the presidential administration.

The EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding has underpinned recent U.S. efforts to reduce GHG emissions, and is now a target for the Trump Administration. I wrote an explainer with @woodwellclimate.bsky.social colleagues about the very endangered Endangerment Finding

www.woodwellclimate.org/why-is-the-e...

Woodwell Climate Conversations: Mapping the Arctic, Charting the Future Harnessing finance and science to scale nature-based climate solutions.

If you happen to be visiting Cape Cod next week, stop by, have a drink, and join Sue Natali and I for a discussion about maps 😎

bit.ly/4fKIBXJ

Today marks day 1 of public hearings on the EPA’s reconsideration of the endangerment finding, a 2009 declaration that greenhouse gases threaten public health. Follow along with us👇🧵

A 17km horseback trek brought us to the Dukha reindeer herders' autumn camp in the West Taiga this week. We're here to co-create maps, sharing the story of their nomadic life and how they're navigating climate change and land use changes.
Drone 📸: IG @l.s_ragchaa
@permafrostpathways.bsky.social

Starlink

After many days of travel: inc four flights, 8 hours of 4x4 off roading, and a half day (and into the night) on horseback, we’ve reached the Dukha reindeer camp on the east taiga of Mongolia, just 10 miles from the Russian border. And they have starlink! 🙂

Excited to be visiting a new (to me) part of the permafrost region this month, with friend/colleague Marina Tonkopeeva of the International Centre for Reindeer husbandry, new collaborators from the Dukha indigenous community, and local science experts. I wonder what maps will come of this trip?!

2 months down in Climatological Summer

At Blue Hill Observatory, last year was # 1 warmest at this point

This year, # 2

EPA attacks climate science. Here are the facts. The Trump administration's proposal to roll back the endangerment finding includes many misleading and inaccurate claims.

The Trump administration's climate science report is riddled with cherry-picked data, sweeping claims easily contradicted by a vast body of research and long-debunked climate denial tropes. @chelseaeharvey.bsky.social and I fact-check some claims here: www.eenews.net/articles/epa...

Excited to welcome the amazing Gina McCarthy to the Woodwell Center next week. As U.S. climate policy moves backward, her insight and expertise on how to move forward will be incredibly valuable. Register below to attend in-person or to watch online.

Heartbreaking

China's Clean Energy Boom Could Win the Race to Power the Future Beijing is selling clean energy to the world, Washington is pushing oil and gas. Both are driven by national security.

China is betting on the future of energy with renewables. The United States under Trump is betting on the past with oil and gas. It’s pretty clear who will win. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Excerpt from proposed NOAA budget showing zero funding for Climate Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes

Proposed NOAA budget zeros out ALL climate laboratories and cooperative institutions.

GFDL, NSSL, GML, etc.

This appears to also end the US greenhouse gas sampling network, including at Mauna Loa, the oldest continuous carbon dioxide monitoring site on Earth.

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Friends of NOAA Supporting the mission, products, and services of NOAA

Proud that the Woodwell Climate Research Center (@woodwellclimate.bsky.social) is a member of the Friends of NOAA coalition. Timely work to support an incredibly important agency - for climate, weather, and oceans. See the coalition's new website here:

friendsofnoaa.net

Unpacking the Recent Heat Wave with an animation of NOAA's Real-Time Mesoscale Analysis (RTMA) data 🗺️
Stay cool this summer folks!

I love seeing adaptation and resilience action like this in other municipalities! The more local action we see, the better we will all be prepared. More than half of the world's population already lives in urban centres, and we also serve as emergency response hubs for rural climate disasters.

We’re proud to have worked in Chelsea, MA, to develop a granular climate risk assessment for local officials. This is a resilient community that is leading on adaptation strategies

New roof top exhaust fan being installed for our laboratory at the Woodwell Climate Research Center (@woodwellclimate.bsky.social)