This is outrageous! Dr. Sultana is an outstanding scholar. She must be immediately reinstated. Please sign: "persecution of Prof Sultana is not only an attack on one scholar but a manifestation of the systematic assaults on higher education that have undermined the very autonomy of academic life"

As an alumni of Syracuse University, it's appalling that they are capitulating against a right-wing campaign against Professor Farhana Sultana for exercising her first amendment rights. Do consider signing this letter calling on Syracuse University to reinstate her docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I wish they said explicitly that there's $5 billion in emergency reserves they're refusing to use instead they're happy to let people - mostly children, the disabled, and elderly, starve.

How democratic is your water utility? It turns out that those with elected leaders perform better. This week's @latimes.com Boiling Point newsletter features new research by @kbdobbin.bsky.social and @alfencl.bsky.social on water democracy in California www.latimes.com/environment/...

Federal housing funding following disasters should be invested in #ClimateResilient upgrades so the housing stock in highly exposed places is safer from future disasters and chronic #climate stressors like extreme heat. bit.ly/4nkE54q

People of color faced disproportionate risks even when accounting for their overrepresentation in those types of housing: on average nationally, a person of color headed 66% of households in public and project-based housing that experienced 3 or more weeks’ worth of heat alerts. bit.ly/4nkE54q

Nearly half of the nation’s affordable housing stock experienced three or more weeks’ worth of extreme heat alerts in 2024, the hottest year on record, as the affordable housing and climate crises increasingly collide.

📢NEW: @ucs.org finds that most of the nation’s affordable homes were in counties exposed to 1 or more weeks’ worth of heat alerts in 2024. Major metropolitan areas account for about 1/3 of the affordable housing exposed and thousands of counties in less densely populated areas account for ~2/3.

The fingerprint of climate change is everywhere here. According to Climate Central’s Climate Shift Index, human-caused climate change made the warm-than-usual waters under Melissa 600 times more likely. csi.climatecentral.org/ocean

Given how slow the storm is moving, there is the potential for significant flash flooding in Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. Some forecasting models predict over 12 inches of rain for these countries. Here’s the latest rainfall forecast from the National Hurricane Center through Sunday:

The latest forecast from the National Hurricane Center has Tropical Storm Melissa slowly strengthening throughout the week as it moves very slowly to the northwest. For more information on the forecast for Melissa, head to www.hurricanes.gov.

Danger is brewing this week in the Caribbean, and it’s not just the Trump Administration's sinking of boats. In his latest blog, @decletbarreto.bsky.social calls for US climate and humanitarian aid, rather than military aggression, as Tropical Storm Melissa forms in the Caribbean: bit.ly/477G0o8

This StoryMap outlines some key case studies from the report: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a860...

Excited to share our new report for @cplusc.bsky.social Building Community Power: Community Benefits Agreements Across the Global Energy Supply Chain This is practically a book’s worth of research and writing. An interactive CBA toolkit is also forthcoming. Grateful to work with such a great team!

A massive storm that brought a record storm surge to Alaska was poorly forecast, and “this is one of the clearest possible examples to date where missing upper air soundings due to NWS constraints may have led to a degraded forecast.”

Amazing work by friends @kbdobbin.bsky.social, @alfencl.bsky.social and Justin McBride (@uclaurbanplanning.bsky.social) www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Governor Newsom has a bill on his desk to hold utilities accountable, and get them to stop passing along their dark money campaigns to everyday Californians. Is he going to side with utilities, or side with the public and help lower electricity rates? energyandpolicy.org/california-l...

It's not the only or even the main reason @governor.ca.gov should sign it, but this bill is tailor-made for him to say "I will stand up to powerful interests to lower your monthly bills." Seems like the kinda thing he wants to communicate! energyandpolicy.org/california-l...

There is also a bill awaiting the governor's signature in New Jersey that would require data centers to release quarterly reports on their water use and electricity use. insideclimatenews.org/news/2409202...

The AI-driven boom in data centers is putting growing demands on water in California and the West. California legislators passed a bill requiring data centers to report how much water they use. www.latimes.com/environment/... @latimes.com

🟡 M4.8 #earthquake detected 3 km ESE of Berkeley, California at 9/22/2025 2:56:12 AM PDT This reflects data from the U.S. Geological Survey that is subject to change. Visit the USGS page linked below for the latest #quake information

M 4.6 - 2 km ESE of Berkeley, CA Link: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75240492

Some personal news: I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting. Thread incoming. substack.com/@karenattiah...

Weather that drove Iberian wildfires is 40 times more likely due to climate change, report says reut.rs/4ghmus3

Every AI chat has a hidden water cost. One ChatGPT conversation? A couple of tablespoons of water. Here’s how to calculate the true footprint of your prompts: buff.ly/8Bgglz4

Congratulations to UCS climate scientist, @carlonimbus.bsky.social for being recognized by @ametsoc.org for pioneering research, transformative leadership in bridging science and society, and exceptional service in fostering inclusive dialog and action across weather, water, and climate enterprise!

Today, @ucs.org and @envdefensefund.bsky.social filed suit to challenge the Administration's efforts to use a shoddy DOE report filled with climate disinformation to rollback federal climate action. Their actions are indefensible and we will not let it stand. www.ucs.org/about/news/e...

My new @science.org editorial on the role of scientists in defending democracy is out today. As authoritarianism takes hold in the US, we must fight for the democratic principles that enable a free society and scientists have a key role. I hope you'll join us. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Scientists’ role in defending democracy | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... via @ucs.org

Do we see how calling Trump deploying the national guard to forcibly displace homeless people a "distraction"... Is a way to absolve people of having to think about how to protect, defend and shelter the targets of his cruelty?

“People across the country are already reeling from climate-fueled worsening heatwaves, floods, wildfires and storms. Lying about that reality doesn’t change it; it just leaves people in harm’s way. We urge Congress to intervene...” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The rapid decline of American science has few precedents in history, argues @rossandersen.bsky.social. We are witnessing an unparalleled act of self-sabotage: https://theatln.tc/d40fABTK

Scientists & Experts: Stop the EPA's Attack on Climate Science & Public Health secure.ucs.org/a/2025-scien...

The seismic waves from the M8.8 earthquake off the coast of Russia are passing under us here in California. They are too small for humans to feel but can still be detected by seismometers www.iris.edu/app/station_...

Flash floods killed 3 people and damaged or destroyed over 200 homes in New Mexico this week. The hardest hit neighborhood was a mobile home park that is likely a complete loss: www.kob.com/news/top-new...

Fires followed by floods followed by contaminated drinking water: “It feels like I’m running a restaurant through the apocalypse.”

"NOAA is taxpayer-funded, so it is a public good – its services provide safety and security for everyone, not just those who can pay for it." CIRES' @cwiedinm.bsky.social and Kari Bowen explain @noaa.gov's role in U.S. weather forecasts. @us.theconversation.com @colorado.edu

Big up to @rdzombak.bsky.social for bringing eyes to this story. 🧪 So many people beyond my little cohort of fellows are impacted by slowdowns at NOAA. America is rapidly losing footing as a leader in climate science and we all are paying the cost.

"Before his Grecian holiday, Sen. Ted Cruz ensured a reduction in funding to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s efforts to improve future weather forecasting of events that cause the extreme floods worsened by the human-caused climate crisis." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Far-right parties have undermined climate action by spreading lies and opposing climate policies, so despite the increasing frequency and severity of heatwaves, public support for climate action is declining. To stop climate change, we need to fight these lies and the liars who tell them.

OMG Look at the stream gauge at Hunt Texas. 7 ft over the Major flood stage. I added in other gauges from the Guadelupe down stream. The current administration is proposing 565 million in cuts to the USGS including closing the ecosystem division. We may not have these stream gauges much longer.

We’ve been documenting attacks on science across the federal government, including in the EPA. The EPA’s job is to ensure that people across the U.S. have access to clean drinking water, breathable air, and environments free of chemical hazards. www.ucs.org/resources/at...

The letter also described how the admin’s actions have undermined the public’s trust in EPA by ignoring scientific consensus to benefit polluters; reversed the EPA’s progress in addressing pollution in overburdened communities; & promoted a culture of fear among employees. act.ucsusa.org/4ligCRc

The Dissent Letter outlined five overarching concerns about recent EPA actions. Foremost among them: that dismantling the research arm of the EPA (the Office of Research and Development) undermines EPA’s core work of developing and implementing science-informed policy. blog.ucs.org/dminovi/who-...

In response, EPA Administrator Zeldin placed more than 100 employees on administrative leave and initiated an investigation. thehill.com/policy/energ...

More than 600 EPA employees signed a public letter stating their concern that the admin’s actions won't allow them to achieve the EPA’s mission–protecting human health and the environment.

In a democracy, government employees can voice respectful dissent to their leadership. But today, EPA leadership retaliated against its own employees for expressing disagreement w/ the admin’s actions & policy directions. Punishing gov't employees for this expression is an alarming development. 🧵

The eight men in this case are currently shackled in a shipping container (their makeshift jail) in Djibouti under U.S. custody. The Supreme Court’s decision means the government can expel them to South Sudan, a country in which they have never stepped foot, where they may well be tortured to death.

NEW: SCOTUS shoots down a federal judge’s effort to protect eight men from being expelled—without due process—to South Sudan, where they face torture and death. Dissenting, Sotomayor says the court’s “indefensible” decision makes it complicit in “lawlessness.” www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/24p...