Why the @chesapeakebayfdn.bsky.social has joined in a law suit to block EPA from rescinding its finding that greenhouse gas emissions endanger human health and well being. marylandmatters.org/2026/05/30/c...

O’Neill is totally qualified and should not be confirmed by the Senate as Director of the National Science Foundation.

Not only is sea level rising, but it’s rising faster every year Since 1960, 43% of global sea level rise attributed to thermal expansion of water Melting ice : 27% came from mountain glaciers, while 15% came from Greenland Ice Sheet and 12% from the Antarctic Ice Sheet eos.org/research-and...

Global observations of ocean heating are critical for weather forecasting and for understanding climate change. These are particularly at risk from threatened withdrawal or disinvestment by the US by the Trump Administration.

"Right now Greenland could be helping us convert their nation into sea level rise."

Sad to see T-Jeff Landry off to Greenland, embarrassing my native Louisiana like dis. Bringing MAGA caps and cookies to entice dose kids, dat couyon musta thought he was goin to New Roads not Nuuk. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/w...

This is good news, but we need to get off using fossil hydrocarbons, including natural gas, for electricity even faster.

Is this one of those Cajun jokes?

From this wordy opinion piece on the remake of 'Lord of the Flies': "the novel’s core conceits and feral mythology, generic monuments that loom titanic over the psycho-oceanography of the zeitgeist." I guess I missed that Psycho-oceanography course. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/18/o...

Exciting opportunity for early career scientists to publish open access at no cost in #ASLO journals! Read more here: www.aslo.org/2026-james-e... #ASLOSIL26 #ASLO_LO #ASLO_Methods #ASLO_Letters

With its extraordinary overheating, maybe it should be called the Gulf of America after all. Just kidding! Good read.

New Earth's Future paper, led by Ian Bolliger and growing out of a Harvard undergraduate class project from Jerry Mitrovica's class: Quantifying Asymmetries in the Societal Impact of Mass Loss From the Antarctic and Greenland Ice Sheets

Where is Appalachia? In Maryland, Garrett, Allegany and Washington counties for sure.

As many know, there was a massive fire at USF CMS. The building held offices, labs, equipment, etc and is a total loss. We are most concerned about the finanpcial losses of our students. Please consider donating to the official go fund me supporting our graduate students.

Trump and Louisiana governor Landry have Climate Change Derangement Syndrome and Green Energy Phobia — both of which are brought on by Love of Money, writes Bob Marshall Gift 🔗 www.nola.com/opinions/gue...

As a scientist, this is my worst nightmare. There are one-of-a-kind instruments that you spend your life perfecting. When they’re lost, no amount of time or money will bring them back. My thoughts are with @oceanandclimate.bsky.social @ashevenell.bsky.social and others @cmarinescience.bsky.social. 🥺

This spectacular picture of the Yukon Delta graces the cover of Science this week along with article on branching of world's deltas. Dramatically illustrates the self-destructive senselessness of Louisiana governor's halting of Mississippi River sediment diversions. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A must read for anybody interested in energy security, decarbonization and climate change.

Another check in on spring's arrival for plants blooming. Timing is way ahead of schedule, with off-the-charts early activity across parts of the central and western U.S. Quite a season! Map from @usa-npn.bsky.social: bsky.app/profile/zack... Future projections: doi.org/10.1007/s003...

More on the Trump war on science: complete dismantling of EPA's venerable Office of Research and Development. When they say they are not getting rid of the science, they are getting rid of the science science. Gift 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/27/c...

I've got a better idea @nytimes.com. How 'bout we stop digging up and burning fossil fuels 🤔

The move is “worrisome because it has the potential of bringing things back where they were, where there was this inherent conflict of interest between promotion of offshore oil and gas, and oversight safety,” sez me. Gift 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/c...

On The Climate Brink, I've posted another draft chapter from my upcoming book on climate risk. The chapter is on Transition Risk. www.theclimatebrink.com/p/transition...

My @umces.bsky.social colleagues rise to the occasion and mount a campaign to investigate residual effects of Potomac River sewage pipe break aboard R/V Rachel Carson. 🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/23/c...

Big economic impacts of proposed NIH and NSF budget cuts across my home state of Maryland.

And I hope that NCAR experts are able to continue doing this!

With its aggressive push for offshore oil & gas production & deregulation frenzy (e.g., withdrawing protections of endangered whales as a national emergency), can we rely on Trump Administration to prevent another BP oil spill from this ultra-deep development? Gift 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/04/20/c...

Commentary by leader of environmental coalition that has worked with the state of Louisiana on science-based coastal planning decries abandonment of river-based solutions and lack of coherent strategy by current Governor Landry. Couldn't agree more. Guest 🔗 www.nola.com/opinions/gue...

Go figure. Trump says offshore wind turbines are "driving whales crazy" and pose a threat to national security, but that measure to protect endangered whales in the Gulf of Mexico from effects of oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico is a threat to national security. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/u...

Actually, one of the unique things about Earth (that makes it suitable for life) is that water is available, at temperatures and pressures encountered on our surface, in all three (solid, liquid, gas) forms. Oh--and fossil fuels is getting rid of one of them (solid) rather quickly.

The water has to go somewhere: complex tradeoffs in managing the distribution of high discharges of the Mississippi River with flood protection, navigation and oysters. @mikejsmith504.bsky.social Gift 🔗 www.nola.com/news/environ...

1.7 million pounds of nitrate-nitrogen traveling down the Des Moines River today.

Maryland congressman Andy Harris, whose father is Hungarian, supported Viktor Orbán's failed reelection. Interesting insights @rickhutzell.bsky.social. While Orbán, like Trump, is a corrupt authoritarian at least he conceded when he lost an election. www.thebanner.com/opinion/colu...

The “America First,” president wants to cut billions of dollars from American innovation and scientific research.   From NASA to NIH, no one would be spared.   We cannot let this budget pass. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Love those amphipods!

Louisiana now has nearly 6,500 orphaned wells — more than ever before, and 2,000 more than it had just two years ago. We tracked down four companies that are largely responsible for that spike. They owned almost 1,200 now-orphaned wells. www.nola.com/news/busines...

Fortunately, we can dial back our fertilizer use in much of the world -- without compromising crop yields or food production. This helps curb N2O emissions *and* lowers water pollution from nitrate runoff. Win-win! Here's more on these solutions: drawdown.org/explorer/imp...

Louisiana legislature questions Gov. Landry's abandonment of science-based sediment diversions from river to sustain wetlands over long run in favor of just building temporary walls to stem encroachment. @mikejsmith504.bsky.social www.nola.com/news/environ...

So... now we can breathe again. Let's talk about ScenarioMIP. The final version is now up on GMD - and there's some changes since the first draft. /THREAD/ gmd.copernicus.org/articles/19/...

Don’t be complacent, Trump is still intending to decimate US science and will continue to so for the next three years.

Lots of noise, and a fair bit of nonsense, coming out around CH4 v. CO2 abatement. But missing in all of this is that reductions in CH4 emissions at any time are an unalloyed good: Good for climate, good for air quality, good for public health, good for the economy. We should be doing far more.

It's just tragic to see the science-based planning for the endangered Louisiana coast built over more than 20 years ignored by Governor Landry. This on the same day that Trump's "God Squad" declares open season on endangered species in the Gulf of Mexico. Wake up, folks. www.nola.com/opinions/gue...

More like the Extinction Squad. The oil & gas industry has long treated the Gulf of Mexico as a sacrifice zone. Now, because Trump started a war in that other Gulf, they are going to lift species protections because it is needed for "national security." Gift 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/c...

Reducing CO2 emissions is paramount. But reducing methane is necessary for avoiding critical warming thresholds. Warning we could soon cross these limits while downplaying the importance of methane reductions is hypocritical.

Hausfather's recent blog said methane's influence was only for 10 years, that of CO2 10,000 years. That's a huge exaggeration. A pulse of methane has real climate impacts for 40+ years, and those from CO2 are declining by 20% after 100 years. Figure below is based on IPCC 2013.

UMCES Chesapeake Biological Laboratory just announced the 2026 "Science for Community" series! Join us April 21–May 5 to learn about: 🔹 DNA & jaguar tracking 🔹 Real-time sturgeon forecasting 🔹 Acoustic whale monitoring 🔹 AI & genomic mapping 🔹 Emerging contaminants Register: www.umces.edu/cbl/s4c

Trump to revoke protections for endangered species in Gulf of Mexico www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

According to an industry advocate, U.S. natural gas exporters "are positioned to be enormous winners.” But analyst says prices most likely will rise in the United States, too. Meanwhile, importing countries are switching to renewables, nuclear, & (sigh) coal. Gift 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/b...

Tom Jorling, the lawyer who advised Republicans in passing the 1970 Clean Air Act, says regulating greenhouse gas emissions is "perfectly consistent." Its goal is to protect human health and welfare“ with a specific reference to climate that is "unambiguous.” Gift 🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/28/c...

Energy dominance? Well-paying jobs in Louisiana's offshore oil & gas extraction have declined, leaving capital-intensive energy sector investments that generate few permanent local jobs. www.datacenterresearch.org/reports_anal...