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NBC News science and climate reporter based in Seattle.

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Tired in Tornado Alley A crucial National Weather Service office, battered by cuts, is trying to put on a brave face as tornado season peaks.

What's it like inside the National Weather Service right now?
@evanbush.bsky.social and @chasecain.bsky.social got a rare look inside one local NWS office. They found dedicated people committed to the mission but an office that is unquestionably short-staffed.

www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...

06.06.2025 18:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47    ๐Ÿ” 47    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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An underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon may be about to erupt A recent study found increased seismicity and swelling at Axial Seamount, suggesting an eruption could occur sometime this year.

A seafloor volcano, off the Oregon coast, is preparing to blow.

08.05.2025 18:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The best and brightest young scientists are looking beyond the U.S. as cuts hit home Top scientists are cutting staff at their labs. Postdocs are leaving the country. Here's how the Trump cuts are playing out at the University of Washington.

The Trump administrationโ€™s slowdown in science funding has left U.S.-based scientists and researchers scrambling to find homes for promising work that could lead to medical treatments and cures.

Now, many are looking abroad.

07.05.2025 23:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 101    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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The best and brightest young scientists are looking beyond the U.S. as cuts hit home Top scientists are cutting staff at their labs. Postdocs are leaving the country. Here's how the Trump cuts are playing out at the University of Washington.

Top scientists are cutting staff. Postdocs are leaving the country. Promising students โ€“ can't find labs. How the Trump cuts to science are playing out. @uwnews.bsky.social
www.nbcnews.com/science/inno...

08.05.2025 16:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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The best and brightest young scientists are looking beyond the U.S. as cuts hit home Top scientists are cutting staff at their labs. Postdocs are leaving the country. Here's how the Trump cuts are playing out at the University of Washington.

Scientists say a generation of biomedical researchers are having their careers scrambled by cuts/slowdowns to federal science funding and the uncertainty that has followed.

And young scientists say they are seeking opportunities from, or being recruited by institutions in China, Europe and Canada.

07.05.2025 21:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks @bradreedwrites.com. Interesting setting for a novel; will take a look!

01.05.2025 05:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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U.S. attorney demands scientific journal explain how it ensures 'viewpoint diversity' The unusual letter caught the attention of First Amendment groups and some scientists, who raised concerns it was designed to suppress academic and scientific freedom.

U.S. attorney demands scientific journal explain how it ensures โ€œviewpoint diversity,โ€ raising eyebrows among scientists and first amendment groups www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...

19.04.2025 15:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 54    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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One of the country's leading Alzheimer's projects is in jeopardy A pause to NIH funding has researchers scrambling for contingency plans at the University of Washingtonโ€™s Alzheimerโ€™s Disease Research Center. The centerโ€™s brain bank is preserving more than 4,000 bra...

Funding for the University of Washingtonโ€™s Alzheimerโ€™s Disease Research Centerโ€™s expires at monthโ€™s end, amid an unprecedented stall in federal research funding.

Patient care, long-term studies and 4,000 brains donated for research hang in the balance.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

15.04.2025 09:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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One sent tsunami alerts. Another flew with 'hurricane hunters.' Both were just fired from NOAA. The Trump administration last week cut about 600 workers at NOAA and the National Weather Service.

The faces behind the NOAA cuts: A scientist who sends out tsunami alerts. A veteran who flies through hurricanes for data. A researcher who helped built next generation hurricane models. www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...

05.03.2025 18:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 57    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Trump job cuts could throw national parks and forests into 'staffing chaos' As their ranks diminish, park rangers say fewer employees could mean long entry lines, dirty bathrooms and potentially unsafe conditions for hikers and campers.

As their ranks diminish, park rangers say fewer employees could mean long entry lines, dirty bathrooms and potentially unsafe conditions for hikers and campers.

21.02.2025 00:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 269    ๐Ÿ” 103    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 31    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Hiring freeze of firefighters could be deadly, Forest Service captain warns Capt. Ben McLane said stalled onboarding of seasonal employees will force the system to operate at a diminished capacity as the wildfire season heats up.

NEW: The hiring freeze ordered last month by President Trump continues to stall onboarding of firefighters and could have deadly consequences as the national wildfire response operates at a "diminished capacity," a federal firefighting captain tells me. www.nbcnews.com/weather/wild...

18.02.2025 19:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 342    ๐Ÿ” 181    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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Science under siege: Trump cuts threaten to undermine decades of research Sweeping layoffs, funding freezes and executive orders have provoked outcry among federal researchers and their university partners, who fear that science itself is under siege.

โ€œThis is simply the end.โ€

The Trump administrationโ€™s blitz on federal workers and research institutions has some scientists, doctors and university leaders in fear that science itself is under siege. @nbcnews.com

18.02.2025 21:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for reaching out @katharinehayhoe.com. These are great resources.

20.11.2024 00:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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