#AGU25 folks, there is a rapid- response town hall TODAY on the #NCAR dismantling at 1 pm, La Nouvelle Orleans ballroom C (per an AGU media advisory)

Here's our reporting on the proposed dismantling of the jewel of US atmospheric science, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social. The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others. www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪 #AGU25 #climate

Joe Neguse, who represents Boulder in Congress, tells #AGU25 that "I am not going to let [the dismantling of #NCAR] take place on my watch...we're exploring every legal option available to us." Says he is working across the aisle for a bipartisan solution.

@joeneguse.bsky.social, who represents Boulder CO (home to #NCAR) in Congress, is expected to zoom in to #AGU25 this afternoon to address NSF moving to dismantle the center.

Here's our reporting on the proposed dismantling of the jewel of US atmospheric science, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social. The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others. www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪 #AGU25 #climate

As we hear news of the Trump administration looking to dismantle NCAR, the nation’s preeminent climate research center in Boulder #climate

Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.

Attendance at US-based science conferences is bouncing around this year but generally down. #AGU25 has ~10k fewer this year! I explored these trends for @nature.com — including solutions to keep conferences local & productive: www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪

#AGU25 pro tip: if you walk long enough in the NOLA convention center you will reach Alabama

The funniest thing about this is I don’t know what story is quoted here. I think it might be a @sciencenews.bsky.social piece but i could not identify it in my clips/their archive.

If you need me I’ll be by the puppy yoga #AGU25

Good set of #AGU25 talks this AM on establishing trust in an age of mistrust. Among the tips: Be transparent Be ethical Acknowledge failures Open data & methods to scrutiny Separate assessments from policy "Work must be visible, relatable & accessible to the people it serves" - Janice Lachance

#AGU25 travel tip - if landing at MSY, take a taxi rather than rideshare to the convention center area, it’s a flat $36 for 1-2 people and you can avoid the Uber pickup chaos.

#AI models do pretty darn well at forecasting the #weather. But they've struggled to predict weather extremes (e.g. strong storms, heat waves, heavy rains). I wrote about one of the many teams of scientists looking to change that. 🧪 #AGU25 #wx @pedramh.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

RIP John Noble Wilford, one of the deans of American science writing www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/s...

In recognition of TON’s 15th birthday, we have set an ambitious goal: to raise $60,000 to support the future of science journalism. With $15,000 already raised and $7,500 pledged in matching gifts so far, giving today can help us get there.🧪

I'll be at #AGU25 starting 12/15. If you want to talk about 🧪 Your science 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Your community 🤔 What it's like to try to have science + community in a country with increased travel restrictions and a city facing an immigration crackdown Get in touch! Contact details in my bio.

This is one of the many projects that makes @theopennotebook.bsky.social a worthy cause. Any reporters can make their stories stronger by including relevant science & scholarship. This how-to explains how to add important evidence to any story. (1/2)

After 2 years of war, 98% of tree cropland and 75% of greenhouses in Gaza have been destroyed. Remote sensing maps tracking the progression of damage can help identify the best ways to remediate the land & rebuild Gaza’s agricultural sector. #AGU25 My latest for @eos.org: eos.org/articles/98-...

You've probably heard about how the rapidly increasing numbers of satellites are affecting #astronomy. A new paper in @nature.com looks at the possible future for space-based telescopes — and finds 96% of some images could be impacted. 🧪🔭🛰️ By @jennaahart.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Top 4 takeaways from a "Careers in #SciComm" panel I just did 🧵 1. Scicomm is a disorganized career path! (evergreen reminder) You can come into it with a variety of degrees and experience. If you're coming from science, know what motivates you and what skills from academia translate to comms

A more equitable and more robust future for #journalism? Yes please! Join me in supporting the invaluable work of @theopennotebook.bsky.social ⬇️

This announcement brimmed with hype but at its heart are interesting qs - what if models could learn from high-end scientific (rather than everyday) data? And are there specific science Qs that AI can help? Done well, AI for science yields amazing stuff (see AlphaFold). But done badly brings risks

What's the deal with the AI-national labs-supercomputing initiative the federal government announced this week? @lizziegibney.bsky.social @jennaahart.bsky.social & I unpacked it: www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪

Following Trump's DEI cuts, attendance has plunged at some conferences for scientists from underrepresented groups. The loss of federal support means fewer chances for people to network, share science, and develop new career paths. Still, attendees say "the sense of solidarity remains strong".

What it was like inside last week’s MAHA Summit, by @maxkozlov.bsky.social who was there: www.nature.com/articles/d41... (The 🧪emoji doesn’t seem right but I’m using it anyway)

NASA's pix of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS are now up science.nasa.gov/solar-system... This is the HiRISE/MRO image ⬇️

HECK YEAH LIMNOLOGY (this is a great piece about lake science, read it)

After a bruising 42-day shutdown, the government has finally reopened. We took a look at what's next for federal science—how quickly things will get back up to speed and whether there will be long-term consequences. With Jeff Tollefson and @alexwitze.bsky.social:

I for one welcome our new multicolor overlords

#AuroraSky Near Boulder, Colorado

Aurora’s out! Taken in Colorado, 40 degrees north

Getting Rosalind Franklin’s story right is crucial, because she has become a role model for women going into science www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Ever received a #media interview request and you weren't sure how to respond? This #workshop will help you to practice both your #writing and interview #skills. 🕑 Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 14:00 CET ⚠️ Places are limited! 📝 Register here: egu.eu/0LAXH4 📸: Rodrigo Balaguer-Romano on imaggeo.egu.eu

Reporter @virginiagewin.bsky.social interviewed 19 current and former US federal agency scientists about the science being dismantled at EPA, NOAA, NASA, CDC, NIH, & USGS. They say it's making America unprepared for environmental and public health crises. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Nature suggests you use their "Manuscript Adviser" bot to get advice before submitting I uploaded the classic Watson & Crick paper about DNA structure, and the Adviser had this to say about one of the greatest paper endings of the century:

With the US government absent from the COP30 global climate summit, it will be up to others to avert catastrophe go.nature.com/4ofcrH6

wtaf

cats are in the bullpen

I still have not recovered from that 18-inning shit, and need to go lie down

thank god it’s a large bottle of whiskey

i regret to say the whiskey has been opened

ohtani number three onwards and upwards

here be dragons

moving even deeper into anything-could-happen territory

is this a baseball game or a hockey game

Everybody gets a home run!

Another tidbit in our new #Melissa story: the government shutdown means that federal researchers weren't gathering the usual science data during hurricane-hunter flights, because only mission-critical data were allowed. And those who did fly aren't getting paid. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

We wrote about the Google DeepMind AI forecast model that has been doing quite well in predicting Atlantic #hurricane tracks & intensities this year. Thanks @bmcnoldy.bsky.social @franklinjamesl.bsky.social for insights, @NOAA for working without pay: www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪🌀

My quote for today's WaPo story: "We’re going to be seeing a lot more Melissas in the future and we’re definitely not ready for it". www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...