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Service-driven, applied climate and coastal hazards scientist. Keep things simple but no simpler. Trying to do that the best I can. Views my own.

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Academic research is publicly funded β€” why isn't it publicly available? | Erica Stone
YouTube video by TED-Ed Educator Talks Academic research is publicly funded β€” why isn't it publicly available? | Erica Stone

youtu.be/lr7K0tct2eI?...

05.11.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
My quote from an Axios interview, stating that: People often think of climate change as a separate bucket at the end of a long row of other buckets of problems we're trying to fix that are wrong in the world," Hayhoe told Axios.
This includes poverty, disease and access to clean water.
"Climate change is not a separate bucket," Hayhoe said. "The reason we care about climate change is that it's the hole in every bucket."

My quote from an Axios interview, stating that: People often think of climate change as a separate bucket at the end of a long row of other buckets of problems we're trying to fix that are wrong in the world," Hayhoe told Axios. This includes poverty, disease and access to clean water. "Climate change is not a separate bucket," Hayhoe said. "The reason we care about climate change is that it's the hole in every bucket."

If you take the time to read the whole Gates memo (which I did), the bulk of the content was mostly solid and encouraging. Really!

It was the FRAME that was off--very off, from the first line.

And when your framing is off, then how you make decisions and set priorities is off. THAT'S the problem.

30.10.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 703    πŸ” 169    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 17
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John Morales on β€˜infamous' Hurricane Melissa's destructive path and worrying trends Melissa, now an infamous hurricane, will see its name retired by the World Meteorological Organization. It’s the third strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, the strongest observed s...

"I don’t need to tell you that I am quite distressed about this new era of abnormally hot Atlantic waters and the catastrophic hurricanes that come as a result. Like it or not, you should be concerned too." My reflections on Hurricane #Melissa for @nbcmiami.com. www.nbcmiami.com/weather/hurr...

30.10.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 60    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

"...obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither" was one of the grievances against King George.

28.10.2025 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 195    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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You might enjoy this book...

28.10.2025 02:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I was recently invited to present my thoughts on the role of universities in the #climate crisis

Several audience members asked that I share my slides, so I've decided to post them here too as an open resource

I'd love any feedback, & for you to share examples of projects & best practice.

Long 🧡😊

26.10.2025 04:56 β€” πŸ‘ 203    πŸ” 113    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 21
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NASA unit JPL to lay off about 550 workers, citing restructure The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a research and development lab funded by NASA β€” the federal space agency β€” and managed by the Caltech.

NASA unit JPL to lay off about 550 workers, citing restructure

13.10.2025 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 122    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 37
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Experts @timmonsroberts.bsky.social @aronczyk.bsky.social and @johnfocook.bsky.social speak with @trackchangesmedia.bsky.social on the rising threat of climate disinformation in the media, solutions misinformation, and the attack on climate science and scientists themselves.

22.09.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

We covered this on today's @dailybeanspod.com. Extremely dangerous and these ICE agents should be charged with felonies.

06.10.2025 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 7672    πŸ” 3763    πŸ’¬ 315    πŸ“Œ 143
A person taking a photo of splashing waves against a staircase and rocks at the ocean

A person taking a photo of splashing waves against a staircase and rocks at the ocean

Hi King Tides Community! We need your help to photograph the upcoming King Tides. Your photos help us understand what's vulnerable to flooding today, plan for future sea level rise, and get us all talking and thinking about the impacts of the climate crisis. What can we do to make a difference?
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06.10.2025 16:57 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The GOP has done nothing on healthcare in the 21st century other than stop Dems from improving it. Literally nothing.

06.10.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2270    πŸ” 533    πŸ’¬ 103    πŸ“Œ 17
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Here is a look of #Helene and the Predecessor Rainfall Event, which began setting up around this time a year ago.

I updated this to incorporate the @nws.noaa.gov flash flood warnings and flash flood emergencies.

#FLwx #GAwx #ALwx #SCwx #NCwx #TNwx @spann.bsky.social @wxbrad.bsky.social

24.09.2025 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Yes I will be fighting back against the unjust firing by @washingtonpost.com.

I have filed a grievance and will be represented by none other than the amazing @katiephang.bsky.social and an incredible legal team.

Journalistic freedom is a bedrock of a healthy society and is worth battling for.

24.09.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 11736    πŸ” 2207    πŸ’¬ 308    πŸ“Œ 86
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Congratulations to @jimmykimmel.com on his triumphant return!
Last night he was pitch-perfect. Inspirational, self-reflective, gracious to his haters, championing the 1st Amendment & most importantly: FUNNY.

(Shout-out to Robert DeNiro as the mob-boss head of the FCC)πŸ˜†

24.09.2025 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 29833    πŸ” 4659    πŸ’¬ 541    πŸ“Œ 127
CLIP: President Obama's Anger Translator (C-SPAN)
YouTube video by C-SPAN CLIP: President Obama's Anger Translator (C-SPAN)

And of course:

youtu.be/HkAK9QRe4ds?...

20.09.2025 22:21 β€” πŸ‘ 532    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 5

Dana Carvey parodied George HW Bush on SNL β€” β€œNah, wouldn’t be prudent” β€” the President called him up and they became friends. .

Daryl Hammond imitated Clinton through his Presidency, including savage stuff during his sex scandal. Clinton invited him to do a β€œdueling Presidents” gag.

20.09.2025 22:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4438    πŸ” 986    πŸ’¬ 118    πŸ“Œ 45
In her recommendation, Bagdasarian stated,
"Any person over the age of six months without contraindication who has not received a dose of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved or-authorized 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine may be considered to have an underlying condition that puts them at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 and is thus eligible to receive an age-appropriate dose."

In her recommendation, Bagdasarian stated, "Any person over the age of six months without contraindication who has not received a dose of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved or-authorized 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine may be considered to have an underlying condition that puts them at high risk for severe outcomes from COVID-19 and is thus eligible to receive an age-appropriate dose."

I like this. Since under RFK Jr, Covid shots are now for people with underlying conditions that put them at risk, Michigan’s chief medical executive Dr. Natasha Bagdasarian states that not having the most recent Covid shot constitutes such an underlying condition.

www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/inside...

19.09.2025 18:08 β€” πŸ‘ 6805    πŸ” 1881    πŸ’¬ 81    πŸ“Œ 131
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I stand with PBS.

I stand with NPR.

I stand with Stephen Colbert.

I stand with Jimmy Kimmel.

I stand with the First Amendment.

PERIOD.*

*Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

18.09.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 60121    πŸ” 16811    πŸ’¬ 1908    πŸ“Œ 898
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16.09.2025 17:31 β€” πŸ‘ 64    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Morning Digest: House Democrat launches bid for 15th term despite four primary challengers "Generational change is fine, but you've got to earn it," says embattled incumbent

Q. Why is there a special election in the Minnesota House tonight?

A. Because the Democrat who held the seat was assassinated in June.
www.the-downballot.com/p/morning-di...

16.09.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1139    πŸ” 457    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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a man with long blonde hair and a beard is holding a fishing rod Alt: Robert Redford, nearly unrecognizable with beard in β€œJeremiah Johnson,” holding a fishing rod and slowly nodding as the camera zooms in

One thing many people didn’t know about Robert Redford is that the guy in this popular meme is Robert Redford

16.09.2025 18:33 β€” πŸ‘ 313    πŸ” 54    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 8
Webinars | US CLIVAR

πŸ”₯ Join us for the first of the PPAI Webinar Series on Wildfire Prediction! We will hear from Dr. Seth McGinnis (UCAR) on "Projected Changes in Inter-regional Wildfire Simultaneity in the Western US"
πŸ•› Today at 12pm MT
πŸ”— usclivar.org/webinars

16.09.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meteorologist This position is located in the National Weather Service (NWS), National Hurricane Center (NHC), with one vacancy in Miami, FL.

Want to come work for the National Hurricane Center, #NHC? There are two new job postings that were just announced yesterday. The 1st opportunity is a position within the #Hurricane Specialist Unit, #HSU:

GS-13 Hurricane Specialist Position -- www.usajobs.gov/job/845559000

11.09.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 47    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Exciting news update!

We’ve begun the process of cloning and migrating the NCA5 website to a new home & hope to make it public-facing in the next few weeks.

Your continued support sharing our campaign and donating will allow us to invest in the tools needed to secure these resources long term.

12.09.2025 18:52 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 4

Nice article.

10.09.2025 12:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Updated COVID vaccine availability map 9/9

It's most difficult to get a shot in these states, which require prescriptions and have no MinuteClinics: ME, OR, UT, WV (yellow shading)

These states require prescriptions but do have MinuteClinics: AZ, DC, FL, GA, LA, NC, VA (yellow shading with lines)

In all other states, no prescription needed (green shading)

Updated COVID vaccine availability map 9/9 It's most difficult to get a shot in these states, which require prescriptions and have no MinuteClinics: ME, OR, UT, WV (yellow shading) These states require prescriptions but do have MinuteClinics: AZ, DC, FL, GA, LA, NC, VA (yellow shading with lines) In all other states, no prescription needed (green shading)

Updated COVID vaccine availability map 9/9

It's most difficult to get a shot in these states, which require prescriptions and have no MinuteClinics: ME, OR, UT, WV

These states require prescriptions but do have MinuteClinics: AZ, DC, FL, GA, LA, NC, VA

In all other states, no prescription needed

09.09.2025 20:42 β€” πŸ‘ 413    πŸ” 248    πŸ’¬ 26    πŸ“Œ 51

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06.09.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 172    πŸ” 86    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 10
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Government abandons climate science, but climate scientists won't abandon government Hello, welcome to my relaunched newsletter, read more about the deal here and please subscribe! It is an uphill battle, of course, when faced with such clear-eyed farce. There is a sense of bringing ...

"There is value, still, in a collective response to Official Bullshit."

02.09.2025 16:03 β€” πŸ‘ 123    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
The DOE Report's callous dismissal of these well-documented costs that threaten the prosperity, health, and well-being of all Americans is yet another reason why the Report cannot and must not be relied on for any decisionmaking, whether by Federal agencies; State, local, or Tribal agencies; or the private sector. The Report should be withdrawn, and frankly, withdrawn in shame. This so-called Report puts the imprimatur of government on what is likely the largest fraudulent operation in American history. No amount of donor money from fossil fuel industry sources to President Trump or the Republican Party should be worth that.

The DOE Report's callous dismissal of these well-documented costs that threaten the prosperity, health, and well-being of all Americans is yet another reason why the Report cannot and must not be relied on for any decisionmaking, whether by Federal agencies; State, local, or Tribal agencies; or the private sector. The Report should be withdrawn, and frankly, withdrawn in shame. This so-called Report puts the imprimatur of government on what is likely the largest fraudulent operation in American history. No amount of donor money from fossil fuel industry sources to President Trump or the Republican Party should be worth that.

New: Senators Whitehouse and Murray have sent a letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright laying into his absurd climate report and demanding that it be β€œwithdrawn in shame”

www.epw.senate.gov/public/_cach...

05.09.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 126    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2

The β€œproblem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.

04.09.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 26708    πŸ” 7804    πŸ’¬ 577    πŸ“Œ 457