Ah, it feels great to detrend tree-ring chronologies again.

Dr. Paul Ehrlich, founder of the field of population biology, Stanford professor, prolific author of books on butterflies, birds, & human ecology, world-class environmentalist, outspoken scientist, and a personal friend, has passed away. A giant in the field of ecology. youtu.be/vW1z4n4Dusk?...

A new paper by @anaigmendez.bsky.social vin Geophysical Research Letters shows that the oxygen isotope ratio of the annual rings of tropical conifers in Central America records rainfall amount and tracks large-scale tropical atmosphere ocean dynamics! agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Didn’t realize that our #AGU25 town hall on Hurricane Katrina 20 year later made the BBC’s Discovery podcast with @peaseroland.bsky.social! Definitely check it out! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

Excellent Toolkit by @agu.org on responding to the NSF Dear Colleague Letter regarding NCAR. #SaveNCAR. Please Share!

Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!!!! #IU #Hoosiers #Indiana

Hoo Hoo (Hoo) Hoosiers!!!!!!!

Hoo Hoo (Hoo) Hoosiers!!! #IU #Hoosiers

Reminder of our #AGU25 town hall on the lessons learned from #Hurricane #Katrina. It’s happening today (Dec. 15) at 18:00 local time in rooms 275–277. We have a wonderful set of panelists lined up! @agu.org agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...

We will be hosting at Town Hall on Hurricane #Katrina at #AGU25 on Monday, Dec. 15, at 16:00 local time. Please join us as we discuss the lessons learned 20 years after the storm. More info can be found here: agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me... @agu.org

WINDIANA! #1DIANA! BIGTENDIANA! I genuinely cannot believe this actually happened, this is the most insane football thing I have ever witnessed in my life

The 13-0 Big Ten champion Indiana Hoosiers will be the #1 seed in the College Football Playoff What a world

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Hoo! Hoo! Hoosiers!!!!!!! #Indiana #IU

A few new articles from my Substack. Going on the lighter side right now. A baozhong oolong from Teaism. open.substack.com/pub/prehisto...

Congrats to @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social and colleagues for this important new paper www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Does anyone know of any (UK-based) ECRs in geography, history & archaeology working on the Little Ice Age? I'm looking for collaborators for a potential workshop! @eseh.bsky.social @northernenvhistory.bsky.social @esehnextgate.bsky.social @carsoncenter.bsky.social @greenhouseuis.net

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Truth. And such a waste for the future of the state of Indiana after five generations of investment to elevate Hoosier kids to world class status. thebtownbee.com/2025/08/31/t...

My first post on sake for the Substack. Izakaya: "A Thousand Cranes" by Origami Sake substack.com/@prehistormi...

Hurricane Katrina at 20: Part 2 open.substack.com/pub/prehisto...

New AMS statement outlines five foundational flaws that make the Department of Energy's Climate Synthesis Report "inconsistent with scientific principles and practices." Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/3UQRC82

Waveland, Miss., is still recovering 20 years after Hurricane Katrina hit www.npr.org/2025/08/25/n...

The full documentary Climate Extremes: Extreme Weather is now out on YouTube:

Tea Time open.substack.com/pub/prehisto... Some comments on the Bold Black Chai from The Republic of Tea.

Tropical Storm #Fernand Advisory 1: New Tropical Storm Forms South-Southeast of Bermuda. Expected to Remain Over the Open Ocean. hurricanes.gov https://x.com/NHC_Atlantic/status/1959355976588353931

So US auto loan defaults have gone over 5% for the first time ever huh

Tea Time open.substack.com/pub/prehisto... Talking about one of the teas I've been drinking, The Magician (from Cup and Kettle in Bloomington, IN).

This new storymap of the M8.8 Kamchatka Peninsula Earthquake by the USGS is EXCELLENT and will be of great use to anyone teaching classes that involve quakes or tectonics. ⚒️ earthquake.usgs.gov/storymap/ind...

Barring the ridiculous 2023 & 2024 seasons, the ocean heat content averaged over the Atlantic's Main Development Region (MDR) would be at record high values during the past 2 weeks. The MDR stretches from Central America to Africa and is the birthplace of the majority of Atlantic major hurricanes.

So, I made a Substack. If you’re interested in my musings on papers I’m reading or publishing, climate and hazard current events, or the tea (or sometime sake) that I’m drinking, here it is. prehistormic.substack.com

Yes!!!!!!! (Now we just need a Paleotempestology companion episode.)

The season has been abnormally quiet so far, but that can turn around quickly. As of today, the Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) is at just 28% of average for the date. 2022 actually had an even slower start, but before that, you have to go back to 2009 to find a quieter first 65 days of the season.

The #AGU25 deadline has been extended to July 31 at 17:00 EDT. If you are working on #TropicalCyclone resilience, including hazard communication, modeling hazards & infrastructure, socioeconomic or policy changes, then consider submitting to our session: agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/pr... @agu.org

The #AGU25 abstract submission deadline has been extended to July 31 at 17:00 EDT, so if you're working on #paleohazards (broadly defined), consider submitting to our session: agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/pr... @agu.org @pages-ipo.bsky.social #paleotempestology #paleostorms #paleofloods #drought

On average, 86% of all named tropical systems in the Atlantic occur after August 2, and the first hurricane doesn't form until August 11. We have a long season to go. Prepare now – Learn how at weather.gov/safety/hurricane

🚨New paper alert🚨 We present the first record of Indian Monsoon variability and marine productivity spanning the late Pliocene–early Pleistocene (3.5 - 2.3 Ma). Multi-proxy data from the core zone of ISM rainfall - the NW Bay of Bengal. ⚒️🌊🌏 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

#AGU25 is returning to New Orleans on the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. We have organized a session on the lessons learned from devastating TCs. While Katrina was the catalyst, we welcome research/case studies on any TC that has left a lasting mark. @agu.org agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/pr...

The #AGU25 deadline is fast approaching! If you are going to the fall meeting & looking to present your work on #paleostorms ( #paleohurricanes), #paleofloods, or really any #paleohazard, consider submitting an abstract to our session: agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/pr... @agu.org @pages-ipo.bsky.social

Submitted. #CAREER

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I missed seeing a waterspout, after talking about wanting to see one earlier today given that conditions were ideal, because I was cloistered while writing a proposal. If this thing isn’t funded, I’m going to lose it.

Forgot to put these on here. Not sure of the source for the first image (got it from a friend), but the second one is from the cover of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘝𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘳 (Vol. 41, No. 3). #NoKings #NoPasarán

Are you a marine or coastal geoscientist & part of @geosociety.bsky.social? Looking to get more involved? If so, then consider applying for one of the open elected positions in the M&CG Division. Openings include: 2nd vice chair, secretary/treasurer, student rep, & comms officer. DM for more info.

You and your children will breathe more air pollution because of this action. People will have more asthma attacks. People will have more heart attacks. All while climate impacts accelerate.

Climate.gov being purged: The purge spared two web developers, which Di Liberto says is a concerning sign. The contractor said: “My bigger worry, long-term, is I would hate to see it turn into a propaganda website for this administration, because that’s not at all what it was.”

Fantastic structure on this storm heading toward Dauphin Island! Ah, I love being in the field and DISL! @spann.bsky.social

The US Army Corps SLAT (Sea Level Analysis Tool) has been pulled from the internet: climate.sec.usace.army.mil/slat/. Does anyone know of a comparable web resource for professional engineers that includes USACE/NOAA projections and time of inundation for specified infrastructure elevations?

If you think climate change has gotten worse during your lifetime, you're right and there's a good reason. If you're Gen X like me, more than 3/4 of fossil fuel CO₂ emissions have occurred in your lifetime. Even if you're a Millennial, it's at least half. 📊: @neilrkaye.bsky.social