Dr. Ramesh Laungani

Science teachers scramble as U.S. climate resources vanish As government websites go dark, some nonprofits are trying to fill the void

As government websites go dark, educators across the country have been reworking lesson plans and searching for reliable sources of up-to-date scientific information. https://scim.ag/46Vlwxu

@usa-npn.bsky.social When looking at anomaly data, it seems that I should be paying attending to number next to the red box (-9 days). However I do not know how to think about the 'Observed Day of Onset' (Green box). Should I just ignore that number (green box)? Should I focus on the the -9 days?

Helping my students understand the concept of % cover before we go out to the field

Biochar could be a viable climate solution, study finds Farmers scorch weeds, husks and other biomass to create biochar, then tuck it into the soil to boost crop yields and lock that carbon out of the atmosphere.

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That’s great! I’ll send you an email and we can plan something!

Thank you for your advocacy work on this! Would love to find a time to chat!

8) We course-corrected early on, stopped talking about climate at all, and instead talked about LOCAL benefits: lower electricity bills, a more reliable and resilient grid, and lower air pollution (because batteries displace dirty peaker-plants).

This is an amazing thread and so glad that it was highlighted by @katharinehayhoe.com in her news letter. I am going to share this with my students at Marist…maybe I can have @jeffsseidman.bsky.social pop down the road to talk about his experience?

1/x 🧵 🔌💡 #Greensky. Hey climate peeps! Here’s a local victory to celebrate, and some lessons from it. Last night, the Town of Poughkeepsie, NY, voted to overturn its 18-month moratorium (6 months, renewed twice) on grid-scale battery energy storage systems (BESS).

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Power price stability and the insurance value of renewable technologies - Nature Energy Increasing solar photovoltaic and wind generation capacity beyond European 2030 targets could make electricity prices more stable, with reductions in sensitivity to fluctuations in the price of natura...

Two new papers find renewables are good insurance (they stabilize electricity price volatility in welfare improving ways)

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SHIFT

I am SO EXCITED about this!

Many folks want to take personal action on climate change, but many resources treat people like monoliths.

Enter SHIFT -- a collaboration between Dr. Kim Nicholas and Project Drawdown -- that tailors advice for YOU, using your climate superpowers.

jointheshift.earth

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Now that the data is in and the prelim stats are run…now comes the deep dive!

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Today I’ll be collecting data about how #climatechange & biochar impact decomposition. I used teabags as the “litter bags”. It’s the first time I’ve tried this protocol & so I’m excitedly nervous to see what the data looks like!

How renewables are saving Texans billions A dive into ERCOT data reveals how solar energy is driving down electricity costs for Texas

How renewables save Texans enormous amounts of money.

The buildout of solar in TX reduced the wholesale price of energy by 50%.

#energysky

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I've wanted to write this article for years. About my and other's struggles to even survive sometime in #academia. Thank you to the amazing editors at @plosbiology.org that gave me the forum to write this piece. #science

@anthropocenemag.bsky.social I saw this cool article about paint. Do you have a curated collection of #ClimateSolutions like this?

I know more about the effects of extreme heat on the human body--which is another form of "critical infrastructure"--so this graphic is helpful to me. Thanks for sharing.

@docsforclimate.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social

Visualization showing vertical colored lines corresponding to temperature anomalies from 1921 to 2024 for the Arctic Ocean. The colors have year-to-year variability, but generally go from blue to red through time, especially in recent years.

No surprises here - #Arctic Ocean stripes are off the scale. The Arctic is warming faster than anywhere else in the world. #ShowYourStripes

➡️ Explore your own climate change stripes from around the world! showyourstripes.info (Global) and observablehq.com/@climatecent... (U.S.) What's in your area?

New CBO analysis: The Republican party-line reconciliation bill would decrease household resources by 4% for the bottom 10 percent, while increasing them by 2% for the top 10 percent. As of 2033.

Do you want to use the most powerful public outreach tools in human history to help change the world for the better, but don't know how?

If that's you, then my upcoming Association of Science Communicators course is for you! @sciencetalkorg.bsky.social

Register here: #SciComm 🧪🌎

Ten Vital Services Provided by NOAA (Beyond the National Weather Service) Far too much of the media coverage supporting NOAA only mentions one of many things they do: here are 10 more.

Cuts to NOAA funding threaten our ability to predict and monitor hurricanes and tornadoes—putting lives and communities at risk. But NOAA’s work goes far beyond weather. Guest blogger Dr. David Shiffman shares 10 vital but lesser-known roles NOAA scientists play.

Acts of #ClimateCourage can feel like isolated splashes of different sizes. But the ripple effects generate #ClimateHope

Ripples from both big & small acts intersect to create unique 🌊 of action!

An act of #ClimateCourage doesn’t need to be huge to inspire others to make their own ripple

LEGO Star Wars box for set 10143, “Death Star II,” recommended for ages 16 and up. The box features a detailed image of the partially constructed Death Star from the Star Wars Original Trilogy, with green laser beams shooting from its superlaser dish. The background shows a view of Earth-like terrain from space with starships and explosions. The set contains 3,449 pieces.

🧵🧪 It’s like watching your friend who has the most expensive Lego set on the block, after painstakingly building it up brick by brick so that it is the envy of everyone everywhere…start smashing it so that it lacks form or function. Just a pile of bricks… #NSF

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Who's responsible for the climate crisis?

Two new studies try to answer this question: but whichever way we slice it, the answer doesn't change much.

The wealthiest are disproportionately responsible for the greatest emissions, and that's why climate change is so unfair.

An explanatory thread 🧵

Truth. 💯
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I did get it! Thank you so much

Great! Looking forward to it.