@vpvriesman.bsky.social
Climate scientist. Prof at Scripps & Pitzer colleges. Cat mom. Reality TV enthusiast.
Really excited to see this paper out!! Led by @vtcoop.bsky.social we show that if you use cold and warm paleoclimates together, you can reduce uncertainty in Earth's climate sensitivity by quantifying the pattern effect and more precisely constrain future climate change www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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U.S. map of current National Weather Service hazards showing widespread winter storm warnings, winter weather advisories, and ice storm warnings across parts of the South, Midwest, and East. Highlights the large geographic extent of expected winter impacts.
Map showing the probability of at least minor winter weather impacts across the U.S. Highest probabilities extend from Texas through the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, and into the Northeast, indicating widespread risk of winter weather disruptions.
Frigid air and an impactful, disruptive winter storm are in the works for the weekend.
These kinds of events don’t happen despite a warming climate...they’re connected to it, especially when it comes to ice and snow totals.
A short 🧵to walk through the science together ⬇️
Finally made my way over to Bluesky!
🦋 Grateful for the starter packs by @tessahill.bsky.social, @katharinehayhoe.com, and others! I mostly post/repost about climate stuff, sometimes about higher ed stuff, and occasionally misc. stuff! Happy to be here!
An image of a pine forest fire scene where half of the forest is consumed and the other half is slowly being encroached upon by the fire, with a text overlay that reads: “Climate change is accelerating land loss and degradation through wildfires, droughts, and other destructive climate events.”
Climate warming is contributing to increased land loss as wildfires intensify, droughts become more persistent, and storms grow more destructive. climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications..., www.wri.org/insights/lan...
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