The latest #TalesFromTheDeep episode on the StoryCorps Archive is from Carl Brenner, director of the U.S. Science Support Program for scientific ocean drilling. Take a listen to Carl's background -you might be surprised at what he majored in at college- and his leadership role in this community. 🌊⚒️

@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.

NEW on the Babblery: Dr. Heather Ford explains how the job of scientist is now a global one, how her work adds to human knowledge about climate, and how climate change affects all of us, whether we believe in it or not. babblery.com/2025/07/scie... @ksqdfm.bsky.social @hl-ford.bsky.social

For a bit of context w.r.t. the Texas floods, the intensity of rainfall in this region has likely already increased in the 21st Century and will likely continue to do so:

a little late to the party, but AGU Science Policy is on BlueSky! Follow us for science policy news and opportunities #SciencePolicy @agu.org

Fun fact: in the 1960s, Civil Rights protestors were given literal classes on nonviolent protest; they didn't all just spontaneously know what to do. So, if you're planning on showing up, this weekend: read this comic. And if you're staying home, signal-boost it/link it around.

For some perspective, the federal government funds *over half* of all scientific research and development conducted by the @uofcalifornia.bsky.social -- and UC is collectively responsible, in turn, for over 8% of all academic research conducted in the United States.

It's just one tax cut! What can it cost, a quarter of a million scientists?

Women make up only 16% of corresponding authors who submit to Nature, a new Springer Nature analysis revealed. This is not enough - there are 30-40% #womeninSTEM We want to change it, through targeted editorial policies & outreach. But change will take everyone! 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Some of the citations in the White House’s sweeping “MAHA Report” appear to have been generated using artificial intelligence, resulting in numerous garbled scientific references and invented studies, AI experts said Thursday.

I lived right by GISS and Tom's Restuarant on 112th during my time at @lamont.columbia.edu. My experience in NYC fostered my scientific development and made me the scientist I am today. Cutting funding and facilities doens't make climate change go away. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Full sympathy for brillant climate scientists at NASA/GISS, literally expelled from their building. I still remember the depth of stimulating scientific discussions during my 1997 visit. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

There are only 14,393 comments submitted as of this moment! That's waaaay too few, considering the number of people who are affected by or rely on NIH/NSF funding.

🚨 EASY-TO-TAKE ACTION ALERT! 🚨 Want to do something to protect the integrity of the federal civil service? Submit a public comment! Not sure how to do that and what to say? I have a comment you can submit! 🧪🔭⚛️ Details here: news.chanda.science/archive/urge...

A victory for the federal scientific workforce! We could not stand by while this irreparable harm continues at NSF, NOAA and all our scientific agencies. TODAY the judge granted our request to temporarily HALT the mass firings at federal agencies under Trump’s Executive Order.

Hey frens! @agu.org has these great template letters you can send your representaives to ask them to support funding to NSF and NASA. Make sure to quickly personalize it with your name! agu.quorum.us/campaign/121...

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Nature reports that the National Science Foundation has stopped awarding new grants and allotting funds to existing ones. All of them. @colincarlson.bsky.social says that unless the freeze is lifted, it “is going to destroy people's labs.” 2/10 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🌊"The sheer volume of communications from Elon Musk and his corporate operatives within the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) during the past year is so large that the agency cannot categorize and produce them" in response to a FOIA request. peer.org/extensive-mu...

This work has just been featured in the Editor's Highlights page! 🌍 www.nature.com/collections/...

“We’d be losing the cornerstone report to communicate to the public the risks we face with climate change and how we can move forward,” said Dustin Mulvaney, professor of environmental studies @SJSU, an author on the southwest regional chapter. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/c...

More than 100 landfills in England may be leaching ‘highly hazardous’ waste

The proposed cuts to NOAA cold have profound consequences not just for climate change, but for our national security and the entire economy. Here's what I learned: www.propublica.org/article/trum...

PANGAEA is rescuing numerous datasets scheduled for decommissioning in May. PANGAEA has opened its archive to help safeguard these valuable resources. If you become aware of other endangered datasets, please contact them. Importantly, let others know where to find the data. www.pangaea.de

Very proud to announce that our new paper is out in Nature Communications! rdcu.be/ehvip Special thank you to my coauthors: @triptychphrases.bsky.social @hl-ford.bsky.social @erinmcclimate.bsky.social Paul Valdes and Alex Farnsworth

🚨Opening of the Scientific Ocean Drilling Coordination Office (SODCO). The US' IODP successor is a collaboration between @tamu.bsky.social and @lamontearth.bsky.social. mailchi.mp/ldeo/sodco-a...

I've already had two federal grants terminated and face a 33% pay cut due to future terminations. It's painful, but not as painful as the conversations I'm having every day with brilliant trainees in graduate school and postdoctoral positions who see little future for themselves in US science.

Almost all NOAA Research websites that rely on cloud services - including Amazon, Google and WordPress - are poised to disappear at midnight ET Saturday after a contract was targeted for "early termination." Labs may also feel the effects. Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):

NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research’s main contract for its websites was not approved for renewal, so I’m told we should expect some of them to start to go down. “Lutnick's position on every contract is ‘no’ and agency reps have roughly a minute and a half to convince him otherwise.”

‘Chaos’: Trump cuts to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration disrupt staffing and weather forecasts

Le Monde reporting that a French scientist traveling to Houston to attend a conference was denied entry to US after a search of his phone & computer revealed messages critical of Trump's science cuts, "which [says CPB] conveyed hatred of Trump & could be qualified as terrorism". Computer confiscated

powerful detailed account of ICE captivity "To put things into perspective: I had a Canadian passport, lawyers, resources, media attention, friends, family and even politicians advocating for me...Imagine what this system is like for every other person in there" www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Today the court heard evidence in the case AGU has joined arguing that the termination of probationary federal employees by OPM was illegal. We are relieved that the judge granted an extension of the current order to reinstate some employees. news.agu.org/press-releas...

A Pacific MOC (PMOC) will develop in the future to counterbalance the AMOC weakening. However, the sinking associated with the PMOC is not strong enough to completely compensate for the upwelling in the Southern Ocean; thus, the AMOC will not collapse: 🌊🥼❄️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I receive numerous requests from journalists regarding the current situation with the Intergovernemental Panel on Climate Change. I am not involved in the work of the IPCC for the 7th Assessment Cycle (AR7). 1/...

Please let the GEO/EAR community know: Program Directors and Mission Support who’ve been at NSF under two years were just terminated via Zoom. Even those of us whose offer letter stated one probationary year and whose government data states “permanent”.

Well, the start of my sabbatical is going well www.ksbw.com/article/fire...

Pliocene climate in the news... maybe not in a good way @climateofgavin.bsky.social name drops the Pliocene on @pbsnews.bsky.social "We've warmed roughly 1.5 degrees centigrade.. about halfway to the Pliocene" www.pbs.org/newshour/sho... (Gavin's segment starts 10:19)

This is amazing! Maybe now we can finally figure out what happened during the mid-Pleistocene Transition!

LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.

Yesterday I was on BBC Morning Live talking landfill. This is a BIG deal. Not because I was on the telly. But because 6 months ago I had major surgery for #tonsilcancer affecting my eating, swallowing and talking. Read the thread to learn how to spot the signs and symptoms 1/8

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