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Turns out that when the federal government becomes an existential threat to your institution, the number and frequency of townhall meetings rises dramatically.
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Former directors and scientists rally to save US atmospheric research centre - Research Professional News
Leaders warn NCAR restructuring could undermine US atmospheric science, as supercomputing transfer raises further fears
https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-usa-federal-agencies-2026-2-former-directors-and-scientists-rally-to-save-ncar/
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Alan Gerard
20 days ago
A major insurance industry professional organization submitted a letter in support of the Nat'l Center for Atmospheric Research, calling it crucial infrastructure for understanding weather & climate risk, and saying dismantling it threatens US insurance coverage.
tinyurl.com/4aaxh22d
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Major actuarial professional organization submits letter opposing proposed dismantling of NCAR
Calls NCAR a "cornerstone of the nation’s open, scientific infrastructure for tracking and understanding weather and climate risk" and asks administration to reconsider its plans
https://tinyurl.com/4aaxh22d
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Jeff Berardelli
25 days ago
You may find this map shocking. The crazy imbalance even surprised me! It’s the ratio of record highs vs record lows in each city since 2020. That’s right, in Miami there have been 115 daily record highs, but only 1 record morning low! Phoenix: 138 to 0!… 1/
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Eos
24 days ago
On a busy day for science policy, it looks like oversight and operations of NCAR’s supercomputing center are transitioning to a third-party operator.
www.nsf.gov/news/transit...
Lean more about the costs of dismantling NCAR with this opinion from
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What Americans Lose If Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled - Eos
Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.
https://eos.org/opinions/what-americans-lose-if-their-national-center-for-atmospheric-research-is-dismantled
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Carlos Martinez, PhD
24 days ago
NSF has announced that they will officially transfer
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supercomputer to a third-party manager.
www.nsf.gov/news/transit...
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Transitioning NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center operations
The U.S. National Science Foundation has informed the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) that management and operations of the NCAR-Wyoming Supercomputing Center are expected to…
https://www.nsf.gov/news/transitioning-ncar-wyoming-supercomputing-center-operations
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Crawford Kilian
26 days ago
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Under GOP Pressure, Federal Agency Pulls Climate Change Chapter From Official Manual for U.S. Judges
The “Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence” — updated for the first time in 15 years — eliminates some 90 pages about climate science and comes just as numerous climate cases make their way through ...
https://www.propublica.org/article/federal-judicial-center-climate-change-republican-pressure
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Omg. WTF is Happening?
about 1 month ago
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks
#ProudBlue
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about 1 month ago
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Enough is enough. It must stop.
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Wolves show they ‘Stand with Minnesota’ in call for unity across the state
Wolves players wore black T-shirts with the phrase before playing the Thunder at Target Center.
https://www.startribune.com/timberwolves-show-they-stand-with-minnesota-in-call-for-unity-across-the-state/601573466
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oh, what a surprising finding. 🤦♂️
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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Major review finds no autism or ADHD risk from pregnancy Tylenol
A major new scientific review brings reassuring news for expectant parents: using acetaminophen, commonly known as Tylenol, during pregnancy does not increase a child’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intell...
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260118233553.htm
about 2 months ago
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Mrs. Betty Bowers
about 2 months ago
Pew Research Institute (2023): • Red State Texas has about 2.1 million undocumented immigrants • Red State Florida has 1.6 M undocumented immigrants • Blue State Minnesota has 130,000. And yet only Minnesota is being occupied by masked thugs over "immigration." It's *not* about immigration.
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Joyce White Vance
about 2 months ago
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Adam Schwarz
about 2 months ago
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask: "If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
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There IS still joy in the world.
youtu.be/I5XR48KLE8I?...
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GWAR cover “Pink Pony Club” by Chappell Roan
YouTube video by The A.V. Club
https://youtu.be/I5XR48KLE8I?si=_wBPkNmQ2wWErVVu
about 2 months ago
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If a license plate doesn’t match the car it’s on, I would imagine the car should be impounded. Right?
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Eric Fisher
about 2 months ago
Go away, Susan Collins. We need NCAR to remain
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Rachel Maddow
about 2 months ago
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Joe Hanson
about 2 months ago
I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
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Eric Michael Garcia
about 2 months ago
Jerome Powell makes it clear: The threat of criminal charges is a consequence of the Federal Reserve setting interest rates based on our best assessment of what will serve the public, rather than following the preferences of the President.
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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Statement from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
Good evening. On Friday, the Department of Justice served the Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment related to my testi
https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/speech/powell20260111a.htm
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Dave Itzkoff
2 months ago
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today’s word: tyranny
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tyranny
1. government by a ruler or small group of people who have unlimited power over…
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/tyranny
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Carl Quintanilla
2 months ago
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The Joe Gross
2 months ago
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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The Weather & Climate Livestream
3 months ago
Our guide to approaching (and starting!) conversations about NCAR and the importance of weather and climate science.
#SaveNCAR
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Clarke Geagan
3 months ago
There aren't a lot of resources for what people can do to prevent the destruction of NCAR, so I made this:
#NCAR
#climate
#climatescience
#weather
#meteorology
#activism
#myresources
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The word “climate” goes back at least to the 14th century, with fairly modern connotations by the 16th century. I vote we keep the word, and use it when appropriate.
www.etymonline.com/word/climate
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Climate - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
"horizontal zone of the earth's surface measured by lines parallel to the equator," from… See origin and meaning of climate.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/climate
3 months ago
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The Eyewall
3 months ago
This post has been edited to add a link and context around new reporting from NOTUS (
bsky.app/profile/anna...
) that suggests the NCAR closure is related to a personal spat between Trump and Colorado's governor, which if true is shocking in its context.
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Zack Labe
3 months ago
Uhhhh, yikes ☹️
www.nsf.gov/news/intent-...
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Intent to restructure critical weather science infrastructure
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today that the agency is reviewing the structure of the research and observational capabilities operated by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric...
https://www.nsf.gov/news/intent-restructure-critical-weather-science-infrastructure
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I just spent much of last week telling people that I think NCAR is mostly safe and we just need to see what the NSF budget ends up being. I think Russ Vought is just trolling me.
3 months ago
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Bob Kopp
3 months ago
AGU has a Congressional email and call script up on NCAR:
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Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
https://agu.quorum.us/campaign/151565/
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Dr. Jeff Masters
5 months ago
At the No Kings protest in Farmington, MI today. I’ve been signing multiple petitions; good to see democracy being valued!
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Joe Neguse
5 months ago
Proud to start the morning with THOUSANDS of fellow Coloradans in Fort Collins at the No Kings rally who are standing up for our constitution and the rule of law!
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Indivisible ❌👑
5 months ago
😍 Boston, you are beautiful.
#NoKings
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Melanie D’Arrigo
5 months ago
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Lora Kolodny
5 months ago
NASA confirmed the (sudden, I heard from employees) resignation of Joseph Pelfrey from his role as director of Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Huge employer in the state, critical to human spaceflight initiatives at the US space agency....
www.cnbc.com/2025/09/25/n...
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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center director Joseph Pelfrey resigns
The director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, announced his resignation on Thursday.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/25/na.html
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Apple Music on iOS 26 Critical Fix: Settings > Apps > Music > Song Transitions TURN OFF!!!
6 months ago
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Ars Technica
6 months ago
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Nissan axes the Ariya electric SUV from its model-year 2026 lineup
If you wanted an Ariya, you can blame the Trump tariffs for its cancellation.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/09/nissan-axes-the-ariya-electric-suv-from-its-model-year-2026-lineup/?utm_source=bsky&utm_medium=social
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$200M is the entire annual budget for the National Center for Atmospheric Research.
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White House says it will begin construction on $200 million ballroom in September
Trump for months has been promising to build a ballroom, saying the White House doesn't have enough space to hold large events.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/white-house-says-it-will-begin-construction-on-200-million-ballroom-in-september
7 months ago
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weekend goal: try not to learn about or even think about pedophiles nor friends-of-pedophiles. 🤞
8 months ago
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New commentary about model hierarchies
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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Why Idealized Models Are More Important Than Ever in Earth System Science
Idealized models enable imaginative science that push researchers to think in new and creative ways making them useful educational tools Reduced complexity configurations remain important tools f...
https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025AV001716
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Jessica Tierney
8 months ago
As of today, all current NOAA Climate and Global Change postdoctoral fellows have been furloughed due to the Dept of Commerce not releasing the funding for the program. In addition no new Fellows were awarded this year.
cpaess.ucar.edu/cgc
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NOAA Climate & Global Change (C&GC) Postdoctoral Program | Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System ScienceNOAA Climate & Global Change (C&GC) Postdoctoral Program | Cooperative Progra...
https://cpaess.ucar.edu/cgc
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Jeff Frame
8 months ago
Meanwhile, here are the weather balloon launches from this morning. The red dots indicate locations that missed the launch today owing to short staffing. The blue dots indicate long-term outages.
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Earth is Trapping Much More Heat Than Climate Models Forecast - Slashdot
What happens if you track how much heat enters Earth's atmosphere and how much heat leaves? You discover that Earth's energy budget "is now well and truly out of balance," three climate researchers ...
https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/06/29/2233252/earth-is-trapping-much-more-heat-than-climate-models-forecast?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon
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Dr. Jessie Christiansen
8 months ago
NASA is being told to cancel 19 *active* missions to save $6B, which looks to be less than the ICE *hiring/retention* budget going forward. I need people to let that sentence sink into their bones for a minute.
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www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
This article is about State, but the broader point is that the morale is down across the federal government, government contractors, academia, and most of the “knowledge worker” class in this country because of the existential dread looming over them.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/06/28/state-department-layoffs-trump-rubio/
8 months ago
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Jeffrey Mervis
10 months ago
A poignant picture: NSF staff overcome obstacles to mark agency's 75th anniversary.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Is a photo subversive? NSF staff overcome obstacles to 75th anniversary portrait
Management tried to quash outpouring of support for beleaguered agency
https://www.science.org/content/article/photo-subversive-nsf-staff-overcome-obstacles-75th-anniversary-portrait
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ICECHIP
10 months ago
REMINDER: ICECHIP Field Day is tomorrow from 2-4 pm MDT for open viewing to the general public in Boulder, CO! Come see our instruments and talk to us before we head to the Plains! More information in the flyer below.
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These jets are more than $50MILLION each. That could cover a lot of science research that actually has an ROI.
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