A new book worth checking out. “You might think that the science of climate change is young, and that scientists developed it only a few years ago,” Somerville writes. “That is not true.” thebulletin.org/2026/03/rich...

New research: "a permanent 1C increase in global temperature could reduce world GDP per capita by more than 20% in the long run, with some estimates approaching 30%." Even if it's half that bad, it's really bad... earth.org/have-economi...

With an El Niño on the way, we're likely to see yet another jump in global temperatures in 2027 as the ocean gives up higher amounts of heat to the atmosphere. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

He's talking about the U.S.: “I just could not have imagined that policymakers would get such clear evidence that we are heading into a very serious disaster for humanity and not act.” www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/c...

He's talking about the U.S.: “I just could not have imagined that policymakers would get such clear evidence that we are heading into a very serious disaster for humanity and not act.” www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/c...

New analysis confirms global warming is accelerating. "all data sources agree: the warming rate has been far higher during the last decade than any previous." agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

“from a global perspective, the findings indicate that hundreds of millions more people — particularly in… Southeast Asian & Pacific nations — are living closer to sea level than widely assumed by Western experts & policymakers” www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/c...

Western US snowpack is still looking BAD. Hope for snow, but plan for low river flows and severe wildfire risk.

There are a growing number of reasons why electricity prices went up so much in 2025, and will go up more in the future. Bad energy policy is one reason, surging natural gas prices, infrastructure build out for increasing demand, and now another war. apple.news/A-J8aQtEXQ0m...

Blood Moon setting over Lake Superior. Another Great Lake looking great!

College degrees are worth it more than ever, and people know a degree is going to help build many types of career: "Despite the reported skepticism of higher education, enrollment in four-year colleges and universities is growing." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

No corruption here… “The IRS ruling appears to allow one of the world’s largest exporters of natural gas to claim its heavily polluting tankers are low-emissions “motorboats.” www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Can't stress this enough: "Here’s what fossil fuel corporations don’t want you to know: solar has officially become the cheapest form of energy in history" planetdetroit.org/2026/02/sola...

Michigan going electric... Fun facts I just learned: EV & plug-in hybrid EV registrations in MI jumped 126% from 2023 to 2025, & the number of public DC fast chargers in the state jumped 84% from 2024 to 2025. Pretty easy (& more affordable) to ditch the old internal combustion vehicle in MI

Excellent overview of the Line 5 SCOTUS case and the threats the pipeline poses to the Great Lakes, to Tribal rights, to state rights, and to climate change. It's infrastructure of a by-gone era that threatens too much. theconversation.com/supreme-cour...

Excellent new data center overview doc. Note, however, that this is not a great idea: "Two-thirds of U.S. data centers built or in development since 2022 are in water-stressed areas." www.wri.org/insights/us-...

Battery storage costs keep plummeting, as installations rocket up. One bright spot for the U.S. power grid. www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat...

Colorado has an idea what climate change will be costing the state by mid-century: "Climate trends like deepening drought and extreme heat could wind up costing Colorado up to $37 billon" www.skyhinews.com/news/climate...

Climate change also driving up inflation? “There’s mounting evidence that more frequent extreme weather events do make some things more expensive. But how that plays out depends on where you live” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/c...

1 of 38 studies retracted, consensus remains strong: "An overwhelming majority of economists agree that the damages of climate change will be large, and the costs of climate inaction significantly exceed the costs of action." www.theregreview.org/2026/02/23/h...

As a fan of varves (annual lake sediment layers), this story is cool. We knew the ancient "snowball" Earth climate was really more of a slush ball, but quite interesting given that the distribution of continents 700 million yrs ago was way different. www.sciencenews.org/article/snow...

Take this quiz and learn about onshore wind electricity generation - the facts may surprise. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

Fascinating survey-based insight into how Americans think about data centers in their communities, as well as the politics of data centers. Most American's support data centers as long as... www.eenews.net/articles/wha...

A big majority of Americans favor the regulation of CO2 (the most impactful greenhouse gas) as a pollutant. Strongly supported by science too!

Costs of climate change continue to rise: "Global warming has cut incomes in the U.S. by 12% since 2000" theweek.com/environment/...

Excellent pod on recent and future climate change, climate action, and geoenginneering pros/cons. www.cleaningup.live/the-state-of...

Interesting pod: More Chinese EVs coming to N America, and “Fortress America” and continued anti-EV federal policy could mean American carmakers will “crumble.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

Guess what’s killing trees. “The coastal forests most at risk from sea-level rise and saltwater intrusion sequester massive amounts of carbon. They mitigate the impact of storms, play a key role in water quality for nearby communities and provide habitat...” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

We just finished writing an update on how climate change is impacting the CO River flows - chapter 2 in this short compilation on the growing CO River crisis. www.colorado.edu/center/gwc/2...

Amazing this piece doesn’t highlight the primary cause of the dwindling river flows - climate change caused mainly by the burning of fossil fuels. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

True enough: “People see it right outside their windows. So they’re just not going to win on the science…It is EPA’s duty under the Clean Air Act to curb the emissions that are driving those disasters.” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Surprising good news: "The nation’s public fast-charging network expanded by 30% over the course of 2025...Reliability scores, which Paren measures as the share of charging sessions that are successfully completed, ticked up in 2025 too, averaging 93%." www.canarymedia.com/articles/ev-...

Excellent piece on the big "polar vortex" event we're in and how the impacts of such events can get supercharged by a warming climate. And remember - we'll always get winter storms in winter. theconversation.com/how-the-pola...

Gas stoves are surprisingly unhealthy. Take the survey: “You might notice that no matter what you do, short of using an electric stove, your total NO2 exposure still puts you at a high rate of exposure” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Every winter, folks that are either biased or not paying attention to science claim the cold is evidence that there is no global warming, when in fact cold is just evidence of winter. In fact, climate change can make the cold more extreme. www.cbsnews.com/news/winter-...

It may be chilly in parts of the U.S. due to a weakening of the polar vortex and incursion of polar air southward, but in many parts of the Southern Hemisphere they are seeing extreme hot temperatures made all the more extreme by climate change. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

How climate change can drive extreme cold temperatures and storms. “I’m not saying any one weather event is attributed to climate change,” he said, “But I do think it loaded the dice here.” Good point! www.cnn.com/2026/01/22/c...

Climate adaptation at work. Note that many adaptation options could be overwhelmed if climate change isn't slowed/halted. Adaptation isn't always feasible or affordable as well. Still it's important and valuable. www.fastcompany.com/91478487/kb-...

The new administration has knee-capped the formerly rapidly growing U.S. clean energy manufacturing buildout, handing this sector to China and other countries. A big loss for our economy. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...

Water security is at serious risk in much of the world, and climate change is increasing the risk in many places. theconversation.com/the-world-is...

Increasing water bankruptcy around globe - "when a place uses more water than nature can reliably replace, & when the damage to the natural assets that store & filter that water, such as aquifers & wetlands, becomes hard to reverse" theconversation.com/the-world-is...

We're getting more wildfire - lots more - due to climate change, and that means more smoke too. Wildfire smoke is toxic in many ways, and here's new evidence that it is important to avoid smoke during pregnancy. medicalxpress.com/news/2026-01...

Asia has the biggest water stress problem, but isn’t alone in needing to use water more sustainably. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Big driver = climate change: “Large-scale droughts have become more frequent and pervasive, costing an average of $307 billion annually. Some 4.4 billion people face water scarcity for at least one month a year” www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

About half the large lakes of the world are shrinking. A great reason to be more careful in how we use water. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023...

Climate change and unsustainable water use is speeding a global water crisis - and increasing conflict as well. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Atmospheric chemist Susan Solomon was born #OTD in 1956. Solomon, working with colleagues at NOAA, proposed/confirmed the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole, chlorofluorocarbons. She led the Nat'l Ozone Expedition to Antarctica to collect evidence & was the only woman on the team. #WomenInSTEM (1/2)

An understatement…

Power that is clean and FAST to deploy - it's happening. "Big Tech companies were saying that they didn’t want to have to own and operate their own power. Now, however, their tune has changed." www.latitudemedia.com/news/amazon-...

Some good news on offshore wind - much needed to meet rapidly growing US electricity demand. www.politico.com/news/2026/01...