I got stoned last night and made this and then forgot to post it anyway I stand by it

Drastically reducing CO2 emissions should be humanity’s first priority for mitigating climate change, but at this point, the scale of mitigation needed goes beyond reducing annual emissions, says @peterreiners.bsky.social. eos.org/opinions/rea...

My doggo made a friend in the backyard today. Lots of dramatic hissing. I’ve probably met them before but I haven’t memorized the patterns yet. April/May is prime Gila Monster time!

West side of Huachuca Mtns. See the relatively modest border fence, one of the last places allowing wildlife crossings between Arizona and Mexico (about 1/3 of way from bottom of pic)? Enjoy because it’s about to be replaced with a massive militarized, idiotic, and environmentally devastating wall.

Lab archeology: Found this beautifully inscribed ladder from July 1957, belonging to the Institute for Atmospheric Physics (azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/9...), which was devoted to research on cloud seeding. Also happened in July 1957: Paul McCartney meets John Lennon; start of IGY.

Beautiful dewy desert morning.

For my first Bluesky post: backyard on a nice evening.