There is a lot of drought currently in the USA. droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap.a...

A worthy climate podcast for the COP and beyond. theconversation.com/early-climat...

Nice to see the US at the COP. Thx for the video @Saleemali. For more, listen to www.outrageandoptimism.org who just interviewed @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social

Great to hear in person @gavinnewsom.bsky.social give this impressive speech at #Cop30 yesterday highlighting the bipartisan history of environmental action and California leadership against all odds cc: @petergleick.bsky.social @deepseadawn.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com

Need some good news? India "can now meet half of its electricity demand with wind, solar, and hydropower" (of course, it's also a story about how the US is loosing out on one of the biggest new markets of the 21st Century - not good news) www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/c...

Bad news for large natural carbon sinks: "Our findings suggest the potential for a similar response to climate change by woody aboveground biomass in moist tropical forests globally, which could culminate in a long-term switch from carbon sinks to carbon sources." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."

Finally out! The outcome of a virtual workshop in Feb 2024 with modelers and observationalists to put together data and protocols to include historical changes in ice sheet/ice shelf discharge in CMIP models. Hopefully not too late for some CMIP7 runs! gmd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...

Coastal flooding could get much worse: "For a scenario in which emissions keep increasing throughout the twenty-first century, the disappearance of many Antarctic ice shelves could unleash a 10-metre increase in sea levels." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Climate change is costing more in terms of lives. "Pollution from wildfire smoke is increasing in the United States. Climate change is projected to exacerbate the problem, leading to 70,000 premature deaths each year by 2050." www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Worth a read: "Mike [a leading expert on climate science] describes how his thinking about climate change has evolved—from initial doubt to genuine concern." revkin.substack.com/p/warming-wo...

The Earth has reached its first planetary climate tipping point - a global coral die-off due to rising ocean temperatures. Much marine life depends on functioning coral reefs, so this is scary news for global marine ecosystems and all who depend on them. grist.org/oceans/coral...

Global renewable deployments still setting records. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...

Wildfire risks will keep rising until climate change is stopped. “It is unambiguous and it is clear climate change is playing a role. These aren’t just bigger fires, they’re fires occurring under increasingly extreme weather conditions that make them unstoppable.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Excellent EV update. “The stakes could not be higher. The decisions made today will determine whether the US reasserts & secures its position as the world’s leading economic & technological power or continues to cede ground in industries critical to its future” www.newsweek.com/chinas-ev-su...

Geothermal technology innovation is booming and with good reason - here's another exciting breakthrough. www.canarymedia.com/articles/geo...

The US is only hurting itself economically…”On Wednesday in New York, countries lined up to say they would accelerate their efforts to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. In staying away, the U.S. was all but alone.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/c...

In case you missed it, droughts are rarely "natural" now. They are hotter and more severe thanks to climate change. E.g., www.cnn.com/2023/04/27/a...

African drought continues to worsen: "Ethiopia is grappling with the worst drought it has experienced in 70 years—an unprecedented climate crisis marked by extreme weather and a deepening food insecurity situation." capitalethiopia.com/2025/09/21/e...

This is what climate change and associated sea level rise looks like… “Erosion, rising seas and churning storms have caused the collapse of a dozen homes on that stretch of seashore over the past five years.” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Climate change is killing the CO River - lifeblood of the SW US and adjacent Mexico. “Lakes Mead and Powell—the nation’s two largest reservoirs—would collectively hold 9 percent of the water they can store by the end of next summer.” apple.news/AMB3YkCNOTSG...

As a scientist who has studied climate variability & change for decades, I am sounding the alarm. Climate change is already costing untold lives & livelihoods, & it's worsening. But, there is also huge opportunity in leaving fossil fuels behind: an economic & health jackpot.

US solar/storage industry surprisingly optimistic: "The general consensus among conference goers seemed to be that though political headwinds are blowing hard, economic tailwinds are blowing harder. Here are three reasons why I think they are right..." www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...

A good read: In the 60's and 70's climate scientists were simulating climate change futures for the first time: "In the decades since Manabe’s groundbreaking work, study after study has stacked evidence to confirm the startling accuracy of his prediction." www.quantamagazine.org/the-climate-...

Climate change impacts on rainfall amounts and rates are resulting in more landslides around the globe. www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

It's the same the world over - the economic costs of climate change are increasing. "This summer’s droughts, heat waves & floods have cost the European Union an estimated €43 billion this year, knocking nearly half a percentage point off the region’s economic output" www.politico.eu/article/clim...

I bet just about everyone who played sports as a kid has memories like I do of practicing or playing on the really hot days. It could be miserable. And it's getting worse as it also becomes a more serious health risk to kids. Be careful. time.com/7316742/extr...

Climate change is increasing drought frequency, severity and durations in Central America, and this has very tangible costs for many nations of the world who use the Panama Canal. These costs will continue to grow until we halt climate change. www.cnbc.com/2025/09/13/p...

Well, this is interesting. Multiple Pacific nations are being submerged by climate change-driven sea level rise that other nations caused. Not surprisingly, the polluters should pay. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Don’t be fooled, fossil fuels are yesterday’s answer. "renewables as a whole hit nearly 28%" of the country's electricity generation in the first half of 2025” apple.news/Ap8BbfBbYRFy...

It's rather odd for the USDA to be spending a $B to help livestock producers recover from climate change super-charged floods and wildfires while the DOE and EPA are claiming climate change doesn't harm lives and livelihoods. www.usda.gov/about-usda/n...

Stop underestimating what is taking place. The clean energy tipping point has arrived..."Every previous large-scale shift in energy – from muscle power to wood to coal to oil – has taken decades or even longer. The “renewable revolution” is happening far faster." theconversation.com/climate-acti...

Their business is baking the planet and its people: “The new study…found that 213 heat waves were substantially more likely and intense because of the activity of major fossil fuel producers” apple.news/AgSbq1IgiQfe...

Campus farm comes to campus, and it’s popular! Go Blue!

Another one of those days when the Great Lake region looks especially great…as climate change takes a toll further south. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

So, sea level rise is just a hoax? Not if you live near the ocean. It’s starting to look bad, real bad. apple.news/AFwzzm10XT4W...

“Right now the whole idea of CDR [CO2 removal from the atmosphere] … is kind of a Wild West scene, with lots of actors promising to do things that may or may not be possible... ...The priority has to be on reducing emissions, not on durable CDR at this point” grist.org/accountabili...

Cost, pollution, energy hog…“Everybody loves the idea of a silver bullet…But desalination has a lot of problems.” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...

90k deaths/year: “Given those consequences, life without fossil fuels looks inviting. It also looks desirable for pocketbooks” apple.news/AqnUOlMQURhC...

Temperature data has to occasionally be corrected for measurement biases. This process is guided by the best available science. But, if you insist on using the raw data, guess what? "Raw temperatures actually show more warming" open.substack.com/pub/theclima...

EVs now the clear winner. "When you actually look at total life cycle emissions for vehicle manufacturing & production and then energy used through vehicle lifetime & end-of-use processing of vehicles through recycling and disposal, EVs always come out ahead" www.detroitnews.com/story/busine...

Wildfire up due to warming. Better management, not just timber harvesting, is needed. "If global warming continues on its current trajectory, the amount of forest area burned each year could double or even triple by midcentury." theconversation.com/boosting-tim...

WRT the the recent US DOE climate report & lack of real scientific peer-review... "This is a recipe for a review process that is an unscientific sham & it would demonstrate in no uncertain terms that the DOE is uninterested in legitimate scientific debate." www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-fix-is...

As the work nears peak oil use, we’re going to see more of this: www.reuters.com/business/wor...

Climate changes is heating up and drying out Amazonia, but it looks like deforestation is leading to less rain as well. “We were expecting to see deforestation as a driver, but not this much” = bad news for the region, its biodiversity & carbon storage. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/c...

The Great Lakes are warming much faster and more than the atmosphere. Not a good thing for many fish species. planetdetroit.org/2025/09/grea...

Check out our new Ann Arbor Sustainable Energy Utility. We're slashing emissions and energy costs at the same time we get more reliable electricity. www.fastcompany.com/91395511/ann...

A reminder - a majority of Americans in every state are aware of climate change and are worried about what it means for the future. climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizatio...

A majority of Americans, in most states, understand that climate change is driving greater wildfire occurrence and risks. The science is clear that this link is real. www.aspenpublicradio.org/environment/...