McGill platform becomes safe space for conserving U.S. climate research under threat The platform has been logging 39,000 weekly visits from academics and researchers

At the risk of seeming disloyal to UofT…good for McGill.

www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/f9f7c04...

The fact that NWS field offices are not able to operate 24/7 anymore in growing number of locations, & that offices servicing major population centers no longer have supervisory meteorologists in charge, & that radar techs are becoming unavailable, is highly alarming.

Trump moves to hobble major US climate change study The cuts are a potentially fatal blow to the National Climate Assessment that Congress mandated to ensure the government understands the threats posed by rising temperatures.

Not only are they canceling the world-class US Global Change Research Program, the Republican regime is exploring ways to fund a so-called "science" that shows #ClimateChange has *benefits*, on the way to overturning the Endangerment Finding, which allows the govt to regulate CO2 as a pollutant.⚰️

An iceberg floats in the waters of the fjord in in Nuuk, Greenland, March 29, 2025. Credit: Getty Images.

JUST IN: March was Earth's 3rd warmest on record.

The Arctic saw its smallest March sea ice coverage on record.

Find out more in our latest Global Climate Report:

ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-202503

@climate.noaa.gov

Trump moves to hobble major US climate change study The cuts are a potentially fatal blow to the National Climate Assessment that Congress mandated to ensure the government understands the threats posed by rising temperatures.

Project 2025 said it would cancel the US Global Change Research Program (US GCRP), which coordinates the National Climate Assessment and more.
As promised, here we are. We were warned and anyone who wants to know what’s coming should refer back to that document.

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Plants losing appetite for carbon dioxide amid effects of warming climate Earth’s plants and soils reached peak carbon dioxide sequestration in 2008 but proportion absorbed has been declining since, study finds

Our planet is losing its appetite for mopping up carbon dioxide.

Analysis of emissions show that Earth’s plants and soils reached peak carbon dioxide sequestration in 2008 and absorption has been declining ever since.

Passing this tipping point increases the chances of runaway climate breakdown.

AOC was right.

It's probably the right time for a lot of people to start entering the fray and running establishment Dems out of office.

Truth @chamberpat.bsky.social

Judge blocks Trump order threatening funding for institutions that provide gender-affirming care for minors The lawsuit was filed on behalf of multiple transgender youths and their families, who alleged that their care was interrupted by the order.

A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the Trump administration’s executive order threatening federal funding for institutions that provide gender-affirming care for anyone under 19.

🌎 From tracking extreme weather to protecting fisheries and coastlines, #NOAA’s work saves lives and supports economies.

AGU opposes the dismantling of NOAA and calls on Congress to defend this critical agency.

The future of climate science, public safety, and industry depends on it.

So well written.

The U.S. Weather Enterprise: A National Treasure at Risk The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.

Statement: the American Meteorological Organization:
"Recent terminations within the government workforce for science are likely to cause irreparable harm & have far-reaching consequences for public safety, economic well-being, & the United States’ global leadership."
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NIH grant terminated because they dared to include transgender issues in their research.😔🏳️‍⚧️

Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with purple for the 1980s, blue for the 1990s, green for the 2000s, and white for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2000 to 2024. 2025 is shown with a thick gold line. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between January and April by looking at the decadal average line positions.

Sunday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record (JAXA data)

• about 740,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,340,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,720,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,260,000 km² below the 1980s mean

Plots: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i... 🌊

DHS Now Allows for Surveillance based on Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity If you or your loved ones are part of the LGBTQ community, there are steps you should take to protect yourself.

1. Reports this week revealed that DHS has rescinded guidance banning surveillance based on someone's gender identity or sexual orientation.

We have confirmed those reports.

The latest from S. Baum, who goes over steps you can take to protect yourself.

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Science, my friends, science.

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

Layoffs hit federal climate, weather agency NOAA The cuts could affect NOAA's weather forecasts, climate research and other functions.

New: Layoffs underway of probationary employees at @noaa.gov Unclear so far how many were exempted for public safety reasons at the Nat'l Weather Service, NOAA Satellites and other units. www.axios.com/2025/02/27/l...

I am now hearing from multiple folks in the past two hours (including some who have personally been fired) that mass firings have now commenced within NOAA--including, yes, at the National Weather Service.

The official AMS logo.

The AMS is temporarily opening its career services to all who need them, regardless of membership status, and offering dues waivers and meeting registration fee reductions for those impacted by job loss due to changes in the government.

Read more: bit.ly/4gRiHAk

Climate change: World's glaciers melting faster than ever recorded The planet's glaciers have lost 5% of their ice in little over 20 years, according to a major study.

World's glaciers melting faster than ever recorded. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

satellite image of atmospheric river

La Niña typically means drier winters in the Southwest, yet 2023 was one of California’s wettest years. New research from @scrippsocean.bsky.social finds that atmospheric rivers can overwhelm the influence of El Niño and La Niña on annual precipitation totals. 🌧️ bit.ly/41cUZJg

Yesterday, my federal agency (NSF) experienced a sudden and mass firing of over 10% of our workforce. My own Division lost 20% of its staff. In the blink of an eye, we lost many brilliant scientists, dedicated civil servants, and parents/spouses/caregivers who no longer have a paycheck. The firing was completely arbitrary, with no actual plan to achieve "efficiency" but instead just picking off anyone with the fewest job protections. I grieve for my former colleagues and extend my hand to be of help however I can. I still have a job - not based on my abilities but simply because my status makes me harder to fire. But who knows what comes next. I'm hoping this assault on science and government is just a passing storm, but even then the damage has already been devastating - careers broken, research disrupted, and resources wasted. Science is the goose that lays golden eggs - unleashing human ingenuity and systematic thinking toward discoveries that transform our society for the better. Public science funding creates space for research that may not have immediate applications but will yield dividends down the road. Unfortunately, right now the science goose is being strangled and those golden eggs are being lost. Our society will be poorer, sicker, and weaker as a result.

From NSF EAR program director Raleigh Martin on LinkedIn

#climatesky #greensky

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.

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

Opinion | What Cutting-Edge Science Can Tell Us About Extreme Weather (Gift Article) Advances in attribution science have made clear how climate change is making floods, fires and heat waves worse.

The question isn’t IF climate change is making extreme weather worse—it’s how much.

Science can put a number on how many more homes flood, how much more rain a hurricane dumps, how much larger wildfires grow--and how much worse it will get if we don't act now.

More by @frediotto.bsky.social & I:

Climate change is not linear: why we need to update the Paris Agreement For a few years, scientists have been warning that even if we hit Paris targets, we could cross several tipping points that could trigger a cascade into total climate breakdown. ‘A clust...

Scientists think there's a decent chance that, if global temps rise 2 degrees above pre-industrial levels, it could trigger a cascade of tipping points that further accelerate warming, up to 5 or 6 degrees.

AKA: "A cluster of abrupt shifts occur in ESMs [Earth system models] at 1.5 to 2ºC."

NOAA told to search its grants for climate change terms The search would provide a list of NOAA's climate change-related grants.

NEW: @noaa.gov offices have been asked to search their grants for climate-related keywords, among other executive order-related terms. This could put climate grant-funding in the crosshairs if/once the judicial order holding the funding freeze back is lifted. www.axios.com/2025/02/09/n...

C.D.C. Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.

Wow. So not only were several bird flu studies left out of today’s CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, some data on bird flu briefly appeared in the online report and then was quickly removed.

LGBTQIA minors make up 40% of the endangered minor runaway population. They are 120% more likely to be unhoused. They are also uniquely at risk for exploitation and trafficking.

This is breathtakingly evil.