Public lands/parks in AZ, NM, TX our country protected are slated for border wall. The costs are steep. TX’s Big Bend is stunning & loved by its community. Wall is coming despite having few crossings there. The fight is on. w/ @jakespring.bsky.social @johnmuyskens.bsky.social wapo.st/4bVCIGB

curious when D.C.'s cherry trees will be in full bloom this year? i've built a statistical model and tracker page that updates daily: tinius.github.io/blossoms/ now waiting for NPS and @capitalweather.bsky.social predictions to compare

Last week, many of my colleagues at The Post were laid off and the visual reporters were among the hardest hit. The great Daniel Wolfe was one of them, and he has written a guide to my dear former teammates which I undersign completely

If you're one of the ~3 million daily subway riders currently getting drenched while waiting for your train, don't miss this deep dive from me, @johnmuyskens.bsky.social @sadbumblebee.buzz & @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social explaining why the MTA is so flood-prone -- and what can be done wapo.st/49lyC9y

It's not your imagination: Wildfire smoke in the U.S. has dramatically worsened since 2019. According to a new study, it's already killing 41,000 people a year - and it's poised to get much worse. new from me @johnmuyskens.bsky.social and @sadbumblebee.buzz www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

What we lose when weather balloons don’t fly. Nice visual story by Scott Dance et al. at WaPo. Comments from me, @tdiliberto.bsky.social, and Louis Uccellini. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

See where the National Weather Service can no longer monitor conditions around the clock, because of DOGE-led staffing cuts:

1 in 8 Californians now face extreme fire danger, Post analysis shows www.washingtonpost.com/weather/inte...

Sea level rise is skyrocketing in the U.S. South. Scientists are beginning to understand way. Happy to play a part in this awesome piece with colleagues @johnmuyskens.bsky.social, Simon Ducroquet, Kevin Crowe, and @bananafish.bsky.social. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

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