With SNAP benefits going out late, nonprofits are begging for pet food donations to prevent desperate owners from surrendering their dogs and cats to animal shelters.

This is encouraging: we are making progress and we’re in a much better position than we would be without the action stimulated by COPs over the years. theconversation.com/the-un-clima...

The Bay Area is more than halfway toward its goal of restoring 100,000 acres of tidal wetlands, which are a natural buffer to floodwaters from future sea level rise. The region now boasts 57,800 acres of restored tidal marsh @kqednews.kqed.org @kqedscience.bsky.social www.kqed.org/science/1998...

A devastating set of decisions on the part of UC leadership to withdraw support from our nationally recognized postdoc program that prioritizes research excellence combined with addressing our university public service mission. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...

Inexplicably, the pro-ballroom vote failed to materialize last night

If you want to know which chemical firms are employing hundreds of lobbyists to prevent forever chemicals from being banned. All the info here: share.google/mSa8IeNiwcAR...

For any unfamiliar with the quality of journalism at Teen Vogue, it's well known for hard-hitting stories on "politically sensitive" topics including climate. Then there's CBS: the only major network to increase climate coverage in the last few years. They just axed nearly their whole climate team.

It’s not too late! You can still join my students and I in reading Silent Spring, and exploring how this book, and Carson’s legacy, is as powerful today as ever. Use my posts as a reading guide! 📚 🌲 🦅

Bad news for ocean lovers, fisherman, the public: www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/10/31/f...

Rep. Clay Higgins of Louisiana blames SNAP recipients for not stockpiling a month's worth of food. He ends his tweet with "stop smoking crack."

Ahead of the 1st shutdown of US food aid to hungry Americans in 60 years, some of the 200,000 Little Free Library locations are converting into food pantries. Thanks @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social

NEWS: CBS News gutted its climate team as part of the big Paramount layoffs this week. These journalists had been doing incredible reporting on extreme heat, flooding, clean energy investments and more. I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...

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For those of you dismayed by a certain Billionaire making statements that seem to not prioritize a habitable planet, just want ya’ll to know that there’s a whole lot of us non billionaires that are working really hard on a future that prioritizes people, health, and planetary sustainability. 🌏

Every 1/10th of a degree of warming we prevent is a profound gift to our children & grandchildren, and to their children & grandchildren. We should aim to prevent as much warming as possible AND improve the lives of everyone alive today through poverty alleviation & better health. Walk + chew gum.

For this reason, the Gates memo presupposes a false dichotomy regarding climate outcomes: The choice we are faced with is not between "good for us" & "the end of the world," but instead how much harm we are willing to tolerate, and endure, in the years to come. [8/n]

But herein lies the problem: there's a whole hell of a lot of distance along the spectrum between "good for us" & literally "the end of civilization." Even if we can rule out both of those extreme outcomes, there are plenty of terrible things that can happen in between. [6/n]

"I feel compelled to make people realize that this is not going away, that this is going to continue to happen over and over again, and that we need to harden ourselves in every possible way and adapt to these increasing disasters." —part of yesterday's #Melissa coverage on @nbcmiami.com

I was recently invited to present my thoughts on the role of universities in the #climate crisis Several audience members asked that I share my slides, so I've decided to post them here too as an open resource I'd love any feedback, & for you to share examples of projects & best practice. Long 🧵😊

Agreed. The bar is higher folks.

Not since 1935 has anyone experienced a storm like Melissa. Melissa's record wouldn't have happened without climate change, which made the hurricane's winds about 10 mph stronger, according to a rapid attribution analysis by Climate Central. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/cata...

While the feds continue to play stupid games, SNAP recipients are set to lose food aid for the next month. In the Bay Area, a growing number of restaurants are stepping up to help, and we're maintaining the list. Share with anyone who needs it. www.coyotemedia.org/these-bay-ar...

What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible. Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.

The number of forecasts issued by @nws.noaa.gov Sacramento office, which watches for winter storms across the Northern Sierra, has plummeted. The forecasts contain critical information that doesn’t exist elsewhere, @weatherwest.bsky.social @ucanr.edu tells @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social

november - thanksgiving break time. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

How did she know I would need this in the year 2025…

Join us for reading Carson and also seeing how her comments in the 1960s are… spot on for today 👀

In case you missed it: we are hard at work on a deep dive into how the Trump Administration's policies are affecting biodiversity. bioGraphic's news editor, @colinschultz.bsky.social, wants to know: what do you, our readers, want to know more about this topic? What questions do you have?

Along with larger events in major cities, small pockets of "No Kings" protesters cropped up along busy thoroughfares, in small town squares and at municipal parks in red and blue states alike. https://cnn.it/43pZGB2

Being very mindful of things that bring me joy and optimism, and this is for sure one of them. A huge day for @ucdavis.bsky.social: research.ucdavis.edu/andrea-c-alf...

🚨Reporters🚨 I'm looking for a reporter who's can zoom into my graduate professional development class and talk about interviewing scientists (e.g., what makes a good interview, how can scientists help reporters, ...).

Still time to catch up if you want to join in with my class, reading Silent Spring and associated materials. Follow ⬆️ ⬇️ thread! This book, and Carson’s writing in general, is so timely. She worried about industry overreach, and about racing forward into untested technologies, among other things.

Join the AAUP and other allied organizations across the nation on October 18 for a day of peaceful and impactful protest as we come together to make clear: America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people! #NoKings #AAUP #AcademicFreedom #HigherEducation #DefendHigherEd #Education

Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...

Want to get [FREE] Corsi-Rosenthal Boxes in your child's school this year? We've created an email you can share with the school principal to make the process easier. You can access it through the link on STEP 2 of our grant process. corsirosenthalfoundation.org/apply/ Please share!

I’ve got a short piece up in The Conversation on the catastrophic flooding in Southwest Alaska from ex-typhoon Halong and the challenges of recovery work. #akwx #ExtremeWeather #Alaska #AlaskaSky theconversation.com/typhoon-leav...

Layoff notices at JPL are going out today. About 11% of the Lab, or 550 people, are being let go. I'm thinking of my friends and colleagues there, some of whom will still be employed after today and some of whom won't. I'm sorry you're having to deal with this.

Too often, tribes are left out of important decision-making in our communities. On #IndigenousPeoplesDay, I remain committed to supporting policies that uphold their sovereignty, protect tribal lands, and advance tribal programs.

I’d say this is a must read by @rahmstorf.bsky.social - and ends with a warning that this is not purely “an academic discussion without major consequences.” Completely agree.

Republicans are aiming next to dismantle the marine mammal protection act, which protects whales, dolphins, manatees, polar bears, and sea otters.. among other ocean wildlife. 🦦

MIT says no to the Trump admin higher-ed compact clearly and emphatically. Other universities would be well served to read, remix, and respond similarly. "In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences." orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...

Nestle quietly exits global initiative to reduce dairy methane emissions #climatecrisis HT @carbonbrief.org www.latimes.com/business/sto...

That’s not how science works dip shit.

Henry Farrell on the Trump admin’s proposed “compact” for universities, arguing that the rollout signals weakness, and that academics need to band together to reject this authoritarian attack on university independence and academic freedom. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...

I’m doing on online summary of my class on Rachel Carson each week 🍃 🐦 follow along if you’d like to read with us!

Working on a project that requires pulling together a lot of literature on public engagement/ community engagement in marine science disciplines. I’ve done a traditional literature search - but if you have a favorite project, paper, or scientist in this realm, please post a link or DM me! #oceans

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IF ANY CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY SIGNS THIS RADICAL AGREEMENT, THEY'LL LOSE BILLIONS IN STATE FUNDING — INCLUDING CAL GRANTS — INSTANTLY. CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS, AND SURRENDER ACADEMIC FREEDOM.

Published today: our new paper showing a 44-year trend of increasing global wildfire disasters (fatalities and economic losses) due to climate change-induced extreme weather. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...