Galen McKinley

Revised estimates of CO2 sources and sinks improve global carbon accounting Updated estimates of the worldwide sources and sinks of anthropogenic carbon dioxide provide a firmer basis for monitoring climate action.

I am happy to share my @nature.com News & Views summarizing the recent adjustments to the Global Carbon Budget www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The Virtual Institute for the Carbon Cycle (VICC) - Schmidt Sciences

Thrilled to announce I'll be co-leading with Adrienne Sutton of @noaa.gov
a new project to observe carbon in the Southern Ocean winter using autonomous platforms: Constraining Ocean Carbon with Optimized Observing (COCO2). Grateful to Schmidt Sciences for the support!
www.schmidtsciences.org/vicc/

www.quantamagazine.org/tag/climate-... Some good articles here from Quanta. Beautiful pictures.

In the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences @columbiauniversity.bsky.social, we are hiring an Assistant Professor in Atmosphere and/or Ocean Physics. No deadline stated, but review will begin soon, so please do not delay. apply.interfolio.com/173819

Direct link to article here www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The Ocean Carbon Sink Is Ailing Measurements analyzed by an international research team indicate the global ocean absorbed significantly less CO₂ than anticipated during the unprecedented marine heatwave in 2023.

news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/09/04/t... We've had a new analysis published on the impact on the ocean carbon sink from the unprecedented ocean warming of 2023.

The Practice and Assessment of Science: Five Foundational Flaws in the Department of Energy's 2025 Climate Report Adopted by the Executive Committee of the AMS Council on 27 August 2025

Thank you to @ametsoc.org for this clear and compelling statement that illustrates the fundamental flaws in the recent DOE climate report www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...

5 forecasts early climate models got right – the evidence is all around you From rising global temperatures to the fast-warming Arctic, early climate models predicted the changes half a century ago.

Nice discussion here from Nadir Jeevanjee about the critical predictions that have endured from the earliest climate models

theconversation.com/5-forecasts-...

An Ancient Law Could Shape the Modern Future of America’s Beaches. Here’s How.

An Ancient Law Could Shape the Modern Future of America’s Beaches. Here’s How. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/c...

Our inevitable future, how do we balance perceived property and use rights as sea level rises? Such important questions with which we all need to engage.

NOAA’s Climate Website May Soon Shut Down - Eos Climate.gov, NOAA’s portal to the work of their Climate Program Office, will likely soon shut down as most of the staff charged with maintaining it were fired on 31 May.

NOAA’s Climate Website May Soon Shut Down eos.org/research-and... Not unexpected, but certainly unacceptable. US citizens and officials need reliable climate information.

Thanks @lamont.columbia.edu for the mention here. I am looking forward to this event on June 30.

7th Annual Frontiers in Ocean Sciences Symposium In celebration of June as World Ocean Month, the NSF Division of Ocean Sciences looks forward to the 7th annual Frontiers in Ocean Sciences Symposium, which…

I am thrilled to be invited to present in the 7th Annual Frontiers in Ocean Sciences Symposium on June 30. I hope you will join the event. www.nsf.gov/events/7th-a...

ACTION ALERT via SaveNSF🚨 The Committee on Science, Space & Technology Democratic Staff is surveying the impact of the Trump Administration’s cancellation of federal research awards. If your award was terminated since January 20 2025 please fill out this brief survey forms.office.com/pages/respon...

I am honored to be a member of this new mCDR committee from NASEM. I look forward to working with my esteemed colleagues to advance understanding of mCDR opportunities and challenges. www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/mar...

m.youtube.com/@wclivestrea... I’m looking forward to presenting in this online event at 3pm ET today

Trump’s NIH And NSF Cuts Estimated To Cost The U.S. Economy $10 Billion Annually Economists find public R&D drives U.S. productivity growth — and pays for itself

www.forbes.com/sites/johndr... The economic benefits of research and the threats to the economy from proposed cuts are an important part of the story.

Choosing Our Future Thoughts on US federal support for science

Some thoughts from me on the current US administration's disastrous plans for science and technology funding.. It is time for everyone to speak up and ask for the investments that we need! galenmckinley.github.io/commentary/C...

NOAA will stop updating database tracking costliest weather disasters The billion-dollar disaster tracker is on a growing list of datasets NOAA says that either scientists will no longer update or the administration will decommission entirely.

www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025... .. sticking our heads in the sand will not change the reality

Opinion | Spain in the Dark Is Safer Than Elsewhere With Power The Iberian blackout showed us how much community matters.

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/o... .. reminds us that almost everyone out there is good and caring. The fear we carry is our bigger enemy than are other people.

www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

Amid DOGE-induced turmoil, National Science Foundation in crisis. Thanks to @washingtonpost.com for this reporting. … foundational research is an investment in our future that we cannot afford to cut

Amid DOGE-induced turmoil, National Science Foundation in crisis. Thanks to @washingtonpost.com for this reporting. … foundational research is an investment in our future that we cannot afford to cut

When state support for science fails The establishment and growth of scientific communities require long-term planning, political backing, and social and economic support. In many Latin American countries, these entities have been repeat...

When state support for science fails | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Science strengthens society and grows economies. US citizens and lawmakers should heed the warning of this article, and note China's major STEM investments. The US should be increasing federal investment in science!

@petebuttigieg.bsky.social I respect your track record and vision. I am an ocean and climate scientist and professor at Columbia U. What should I be doing to promote the value of science to red voters? Bluesky is nice, but an echo chamber. Fox isn’t going to interview me! what steps do you suggest?

Excited to attend the @nationalacademies.org 26th Roger Revelle Lecture ft. Dr. Chris Scholin of @mbarinews.bsky.social! This lecture will explore how robotics are revolutionizing oceanography in a changing climate.
Attend in-person or online on 5/1: www.nationalacademies.org/event/44800_...

Opinion | America’s Brightest Minds Will Walk Away (Gift Article) Young researchers are choosing between staying in science and staying in the United States.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o... The only way to have a strong country for the long term is to invest in new knowledge and, most importantly, the people who discover. The US is shooting itself in the foot right now

Columbia has many low income students and the most veterans of any ivy. Columbia is not the same as a public, but it doesn’t mean we sniff and survive. Your tone is sadly divisive when what we need is to STICK TOGETHER. Divided we cannot fight back to preserve education, research, and this country.

US-trained SpaceX and Tesla employees all went to institutions supported by federal grants, many likely with federal financial aid. If they did research, that was probably on federal support. The human capacity that drives these companies is federally funded. We have to get the word out on this!

researchers holding Stand up for Science posters

Thanks to the folks at the ISTerre Lab in Grenoble for this show of support.

I am so sad to hear this news. Matt Eisaman will be missed.