The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s data has been crucial in predicting and guiding preparation efforts for severe weather events across the country, especially throughout hurricane season.

“I have found that the longer I exist as an expert in my own field of science, the less I like to assert a piece of knowledge with great certainty.” Beautiful writing that is helping me reflect on my assumptions in oceanography (and all the other amazing things I have the honor of learning!). 🌊

Things that will get you kicked out of academia forever: - taking maternity leave at the wrong time - spending too much time with your kids - reporting harassment - not moving every 2-3 years - taking a partner's job/preferences into account - mouthing off before tenure

The notion that someone who is in their 20's can't have experienced climate change (supposedly due to an IPCC definition) is utter crap. It's embarrassing for a supposedly serious academic to be so disingenuous.

Taking solace in the great Isabel Allende's words today: "The patriarchy is stony. Feminism, like the ocean, is fluid, powerful, deep and encompasses the infinite complexity of life; it moves in waves, currents, tides and sometimes in storms. Like the ocean, feminism never stays quiet."

I feel like "the ocean makes half the O2 we breathe" is the chemical oceanographers version of the "gulf stream = AMOC" misunderstanding physical oceanographers deal with... 🌊

“Dr. Marks is one of a handful of NOAA retirees who have been working on a volunteer basis this hurricane season to make sure that the significant improvements in forecasting capabilities over recent decades can continue despite large staff losses orchestrated by the Trump administration”

Just re-read Ancillary Justice after a decade, for the upcoming Reading Circle meeting. Here is a book that has aged spectacularly well. Twelve years after publication, still feels every bit the genre-defining novel that it was when it was written.

Deciding that someone is unable to perform a physical job due to a disability, without ever once including that person in the conversation or hearing their expertise on their own body, directly violates their civil rights. Science does this regularly, has for generations, and it’s never been okay.

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory laid off 11% of its staff today, including many people working on an active Mars rover mission. “There’s no whitewashing the ‘doomsday-eve’ feeling that's looming over all our heads,” wrote one JPL’er. eos.org/research-and...

No committee needed. Proud alumna today. 🦫🧪 “Fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

In the event of a shutdown, the Office of Management and Budget is recommending reductions in force (layoffs) for “all employees” in all “programs, projects, or activities” that are “not consistent with the President’s priorities.” What does that mean for US Earth and climate science?

"After nearly 40 years, the Arctic Research Consortium of the United States, or ARCUS, will close September 30." "The Arctic Research Consortium of the United States funded programs that aided Indigenous communities and tracked melting sea ice, among dozens of initiatives."

this is sooooooo f'ing sweet. every time Sec. Chris Wright lies about the DOE Climate Working Group report, reporters cite our response.

Over 14,000 physicians currently practicing in the United States, concentrated in underserved Midwestern+Southern states, are currently working on H-1B visas. This is the high-skill visa program, lifeblood for critical sectors, that the US Administration is sledgehammering. doi.org/10.1007/s116...

I have a manuscript due, it’s going fine

9/16/25: Happy Pythagorean Triple Square Day! (3^2 + 4^2 = 5^2)

Mentees absolutely benefit from high-quality mentoring. Turns out so do the mentors! The Mentoring Physical Oceanography Women to Increase Retention (MPOWIR) program shows it with 20 years of data. 🌊 🧪

Typing "RE" in Google now autodirects me to research.gov instead of reddit.com, which is how I know I'm officially a real adult scientist. 🧪

After the Los Angeles fires, scientists rushed to understand how ash and toxic runoff could affect the ocean. eos.org/features/scr...

New research: 90,000 Americans die prematurely every year because of needless, preventable air pollution. Cheap clean energy (solar, wind, batteries) is the way to make this senseless carnage a thing of the past. @docsforclimate.bsky.social @jonathanpatz.bsky.social @howardfrumkin.bsky.social

@agu.org's own Elizabeth Landau is next up. “I am testifying on behalf of AGU and its scientists, who affirm that climate change, which is unequivocally driven by human activities that increase greenhouse gas emissions, is endangering human health and welfare in the US and globally,” she said.

🌊 Journalists: the ocean needs your voice. Apply now to the @pulitzercenter Ocean Reporting Network & spend a year investigating the ocean stories that can change our planet’s future. e.g. deep-sea mining, marine energy, CO2 removal or polar issues pulitzercenter.org/blog/journal...

Week 1 of faculty life checklist: ✅ Be overwhelmed with responsibility, gratitude, and excitement ✅ Begin building new habits and life patterns ✅ Accidentally twin with the mascot

Our new paper shows how recent prescribed (Rx) burns in the western US impacted later wildfires. We find that Rx fires reduced wildfire severity + net smoke emissions, even when factoring in smoke from Rx fires. But, we find that these Rx fires were less effective in the wildland-urban interface.

My banker: "So your job is to nerd out about water?" Couldn't have said it better myself! And what an awesome job it is. 🌊

The National Science Foundation plans to abruptly end operation of the RV Nathaniel B. Palmer, the sole U.S. research ship capable of braving the farthest reaches of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. scim.ag/4mB8LOX

🌊❄️🧪 🇦🇶 Please share: We have learned that the National Science Foundation is moving ahead with plans to decommission the U.S. Research Vessel/Ice Breaker Nathaniel B. Palmer this October. If you care about Antarctic research, please read on (1/n)

Continued evidence that climate change will impact us all: Bachelor in Paradise had to change filming locations to provide AC to the cast and crew. 🌤️ 🏖️ 🎥

Big up to @rdzombak.bsky.social for bringing eyes to this story. 🧪 So many people beyond my little cohort of fellows are impacted by slowdowns at NOAA. America is rapidly losing footing as a leader in climate science and we all are paying the cost.

The Secretary of Commerce's new policy requiring his personal review of all NOAA contracts over $100,000 is directly harming American science. 🧪 How do I know? Because this morning, twelve of America's rising leaders in climate science (including myself) were furloughed.

This Ramblin' Wreck is heading to Georgia Tech! 🐝 I'm thrilled to share that I am starting as an Assistant Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, investigating Earth's amazing oceans. 🌊 I'll be using my new position to advocate for science and scientists everywhere. 🧪 I hope you'll join me.

It is difficult to describe just how disastrous it would be if just-released NOAA budget proposal (or even large portions) were to be enacted: It would involve a wholesale dismantling (decimation, really) of entities relevant to weather, climate, & ocean research & prediction.

The US Global Change Research Program's website, including all its sub-domains that host the National Climate Assessments and related reports, is now offline. The 1990 Global Change Research Act (see below) mandates its research findings be available to all federal agencies & departments.

TOMORROW: We have a fantastic panel who will talk about doing climate-related work across academia, industry, and the non-profit sector. 🧪 🌊 ☄️ All are welcome! Register here: tinyurl.com/SOCCOMpanel

I can confidently say that I would not still be doing physical oceanography without MPOWIR. The termination of MPOWIR's NSF grant is soul-crushing to me. Let's celebrate the success of this 20 year program and get to work continuing its legacy. 🌊 ⛴️ 🧪 www.advancejournal.org/post/3227-ce...

Tune in to the @wclivestream.bsky.social bright and early tomorrow to learn about how and why scientists use robots to observe our blue planet! www.youtube.com/@wclivestrea... 🧪 🌊 🌍

Hour 29 of the Weather and Climate livestream hosted by the amazing @claresinger.bsky.social featuring one of my favorite topics: why should people who live on land care about the slow ocean circulation? 🧪 🌊 ☁️ Come join live at www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMa7...

Climate and weather scientists still going strong over on Youtube - approaching 24 continuous hours! 🧪 🌊 ☁️ The energy of the audience and quality of the speakers are fantastic! Come join: www.youtube.com/@wclivestrea....

“this idea that you get what you voted for… the reality is that me and everybody else I worked with at NOAA really cares about every single one of the hundreds of millions of people in this country. We don’t care what your personal opinions are—we want you to be safe, we want you to be healthy… “

This is the way www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Calling all US meteorologists and climate scientists! Starting May 28th, we will be holding a marathon livestream to share our work with the public and show why the services we provide should not be cut. Learn more & sign up to speak here (and please share!)

This is horrible. I don't even know what to say. Some of our most key polar data. "As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported." nsidc.org/data/user-re...

NOAA powers the forecasts on your phone, the maps you trust, the alerts that save lives. It tracks storms, monitors climate, protects coasts, and fuels research across America. Most people use NOAA data daily—without even knowing it. Tell Congress: invest in what matters. #SaveNOAA

Undergrad Maggie Gonzalez (w/ @solilyquy.bsky.social) finds connections between eddy subduction and Antarctic Winter Water and provides a comprehensive overview of winter water biogeochemistry agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Proud of my alma mater.

People at the border would desperately refresh this app to try to get one of the coveted spots. We promised folks this was the "correct" way to enter the USA. Now we're tearing out the rug from underneath them and using their commitment to the process we promised against them. Truly horrific.

Attended a panel event put on by our AAUP today about authoritarianism and universities. The panelists had expertise on past and present authoritarian regimes from around the world. Big takeaway from all of them: universities capitulating to early requests didn't save them from further crackdowns.