James P. Collins
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PhD, UNC Planning — (non)migration and well-being in changing environments — jpcollins.me
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hi new folks! I’m a PhD student at UNC Chapel Hill planning studying climate adaptation, (non)migration, and well-being. ⚠️🧪🏡 My current project describes built and behavioral adaptations in rural communities facing chronic coastal flooding.
sunny-day-flooding-project.github.io/carteret-flo...
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Chronic coastal flooding tolerance in rural North Carolina
We asked rural communities how they are dealing with chronic flooding from changes in tides, wind, and rainfall.
https://sunny-day-flooding-project.github.io/carteret-flood-tolerance/#
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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick
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For so long, fossil fuel projects have said their contribution to climate change is "negligible". Turns out that's wrong. Our research in NPJ Climate Action proves it. Every tonne of CO2 matters.
@21stcenturyweather.bsky.social
@minderoo.bsky.social
#climatechange
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Quantifying the regional to global climate impacts of individual fossil fuel projects to inform decision-making - npj Climate Action
npj Climate Action - Quantifying the regional to global climate impacts of individual fossil fuel projects to inform decision-making
https://www.nature.com/articles/s44168-025-00296-5
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Sundance
about 1 month ago
For the West Coast crowd this converts to 53 miles per burrito.
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Lindsay Naylor
about 2 months ago
Come work with us!! The Department of Geography & Spatial Sciences (GEOG) is seeking applications and nominations for the position of Department Chair at the rank of full professor with tenure--human geography specialization.
#geosky
#geogchat
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Brooke Jarvis
about 2 months ago
“For us, it was quite clear that climate change does impact our basic human rights." For the NYT Magazine's climate issue, I wrote about a group of law students from the South Pacific whose clarity and tenacity helped reshape international law gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/m...
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How a Group of Students in the Pacific Islands Reshaped Global Climate Law
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/10/magazine/global-climate-law-students.html?unlocked_article_code=1.k08.tBZO.mUewwalfcFb4&smid=url-share
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Yann Quilcaille
about 2 months ago
🚨 Important paper in Nature: "Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors".
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors - Nature
Climate change made 213 historical heatwaves reported over 2000–2023 more likely and more intense, to which each of the 180 carbon majors (fossil fuel and cement producers) substantially contributed.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09450-9
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Colin Carlson
about 2 months ago
Our lab at Yale literally studies government suppression of outbreak reporting. Please: don't promote unverifiable reports from anonymous accounts. They're very likely to be false, and it boosts unreliable actors. (If this is happening, I suspect CDC sources know how to text a journalist just fine.)
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Moira
about 2 months ago
The idea that insurance premiums are a good way to mitigate climate risk to housing is a common misconception that, unfortunately, can obscure real solutions to the risks of climate change and perpetuate existing inequities. Why is that? Well... 1/8
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Steve Koller
2 months ago
Seminal paper published by Althoff et al. in Nature last week. "...moving from a less walkable (25th percentile) city to a more walkable city (75th percentile) increased walking by 1,100 daily steps, on average."
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Countrywide natural experiment links built environment to physical activity - Nature
By analysing the smartphone data of 2,112,288 participants, in particular observing and comparing the activity of the same individual in two different environments, we find that increases in the walka...
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09321-3
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concise and informative. many deferred investments. no immediate substitute.
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americaadapts.org
3 months ago
🎙️ New podcast episode of America Adapts! Inside the MR2025 Conference: → Climate mobility → Managed retreat → Real estate + risk → A global call from 🇨🇷 Pres. Carlos Alvarado Retreat isn’t failure—it’s adaptation. 🎧 Listen!
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Inside the MR2025 Conference: Planning for Adaptation, Mobility and Relocation in a Warming World — AMERICA ADAPTS The Climate Change Podcast
Inside the MR2025 Conference: Planning for Adaptation, Mobility and Relocation in a Warming World. Ep. 233.
https://www.americaadapts.org/episodes/inside-the-mr2025-conference-planning-for-adaptation-mobility-and-relocation-in-a-warming-world
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feeling the value of local archives and community history. also, in this history, that a longtime resident tried to directly guide new development away from hazard
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great new work led by my colleague Helena. over twenty years of building damage from
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mapped in eastern NC. repetitive flooding more common than previously thought. methods could be applied nationally. 🧪⚠️
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Steve Koller
4 months ago
As this week's heatwave bears down on parts of the US, important to highlight many households in heat-exposed areas either 1. don't have air conditioning, or 2. can't afford to run their ACs. E.g., in NYC ~10% of households don't have AC. In contrast to...(1/2)
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Protecting New Yorkers from extreme heat – Environment & Health Data Portal
A data story on the dangers of hot weather - and how we can keep people safe.
https://a816-dohbesp.nyc.gov/IndicatorPublic/data-stories/heat/
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David Wessel
4 months ago
We've made an interactive map with data US Treasury collected that shows at the ZIP code level for 2018-2022 what US homeowners paid for insurance, what % of policies weren't renewed, and more.
@brookings.edu
Hutchins Center.
www.brookings.edu/articles/hom...
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Homeowners insurance in an era of climate change
The U.S. Treasury data shows homeowners insurance is becoming more costly and harder to procure in light of climate change.
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/homeowners-insurance-in-an-era-of-climate-change/
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I’m at MR2025 at Columbia! I’m presenting at the Flood Risks section at 5:15 pm. Come say hi!
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An immobility trap in the making? And implications for aging and late-life care when thinking about who can buy into coastal amenity areas
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New study from the Sunny Day Flooding Project. By placing sensors in communities, the team saw flooding happening an "order of magnitude" more often than prior estimates suggested. One location saw flooding 126 days (over one-third) of a year. Planning for sea level rise "is a problem of today." 🧪
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Many coastal communities are flooding more than we thought, researchers find
Researchers installed sensors inside stormwater drains and cameras above them in three North Carolina communities. They found a startling amount of flooding.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/06/02/coastal-flooding-north-carolina/
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NPR
6 months ago
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
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Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
https://www.npr.org/2025/05/06/nx-s1-5387367/federal-science-opinion-use-poll
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americaadapts.org
6 months ago
Here's a short soundbite from the latest
#podcast
with
@madisoncondon.bsky.social
where she gives an update on what's likely happening within federal agencies to protect climate data. Full episode available here:
tinyurl.com/3c4mxzb6
#climatechange
#adaptation
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Postdoc opp at the Center for Coastal Futures & Adaptive Resilience at Rice 🧪
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Postdoctoral Associate - Sociology
The Postdoctoral fellow conducts independent research and manages research projects and related tasks and deliverables in the Center for Coastal Futures & Adaptive Resilience (CFAR). Communicates the ...
https://emdz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2001/job/4675
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Katharine Hayhoe
6 months ago
The
@noaa.gov
science seminars continue! All are online and open to the public. Upcoming topics include: Listening to Whales: Using bioacoustics & behavior for conservation Changing Estuaries & Shrimp Monterey Bay’s Iconic Kelp Forests Increasing educational impacts through citizen science
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Center for Satellite Applications and Research - NOAA / NESDIS / STAR
STAR translates raw satellite data into critical information needed to inform the public and safeguard the environment across the country and around the world.
https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/star/NOAAScienceSeminars.php
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Brian Tang
7 months ago
Dr. Justin Minder and I are seeking a postdoc to perform research on the characteristics and predictability of rainfall events over the Catskill mountains that impact the NYC water supply. See
www.atmos.albany.edu/facstaff/tan...
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https://www.atmos.albany.edu/facstaff/tang/share/PostdocAd_UAlbany_NYCWaterSupply.pdf
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Dr. David Miller 🏳️🌈
7 months ago
🚨 Not a drill: NSF GRFP results are NOW OUT!!!!! But...good news and bad news. 👍 I'm *thrilled* for the grad students for whom getting this award will be life-changing, esp now. 👎 # of fellowships went down by 51% (1000 this year vs. 2036 last year) See here:
www.research.gov/grfp/Awardee...
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Research.gov :: GRFP
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Colleen Hagerty
7 months ago
I'm seeking sources for a feature about the items disaster survivors found most helpful during extreme weather events. I'm hoping to crowdsource ideas from across the US, with a focus on sharing diverse experiences and perspectives. If you're interested in contributing, please send me a DM!
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language access is frequently cited as a barrier to preparing for disasters among farm worker communities that feed us
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Jeremy Berg
8 months ago
They are working on it but it appears that no one knows yet. What is at stake? Here is a fuller histogram of T32 awards in FY24 and FY25. The dotted line shows where we are today. 8/n
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Diren Kocakuşak, Ph.D.
8 months ago
Last year, 27 individual weather and climate disasters (with at least $1 billion in damages) caused at least 568 direct or indirect fatalities. The aggregate cost was approximately $182.7 billion. NOAA's tool tracking these disasters seem to be down.
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Alex Steffen
8 months ago
It does't get noted enough that the disruption of public, collective risk-mitigation mechanisms makes the purchase of private risk-mitigation services effectively mandatory for the who can afford them... and creates profitable captive markets for privatized safety.
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Kathie Dello
8 months ago
Hurricane Helene wiped out hundreds of roadways in western North Carolina. Now engineers are working to fill the holes the storm left behind. But how do you rebuild a road that’s meant to last in a climate that’s changing quicker than we can keep up? Featuring NCDOT’s work with
@ncsco.bsky.social
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The road to rebuilding after Helene
Podcast Episode · The Broadside · 02/27/2025 · 19m
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-road-to-rebuilding-after-helene/id1707056171?i=1000696514496
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Zachary Lamb
8 months ago
Streets as public space. Designing cities for people. Close observation of places and people as essential to planning and design. We may take these ideas for granted now, but that's only because Jake and others did the work to make it so.
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In memoriam: Professor Emeritus Allan B. Jacobs, influential urban planner and thinker about cities - UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design
Remembering Professor Emeritus Allan B. Jacobs, an influential urban planner and thinker about cities. Jacobs had an outsize impact on the field of urban
https://ced.berkeley.edu/news/in-memoriam-professor-emeritus-allan-b-jacobs-influential-urban-planner-and-thinker-about-cities
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Dr. Jeff Masters
8 months ago
A 2024 NBER study, “The Social Value of Hurricane Forecasts,” found recent advancements in hurricane forecasting led to a 19% reduction in hurricane-related costs--an average cost reduction of $5 billion per hurricane. It's import to keep funding research!
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/02/the-...
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The National Hurricane Center set an all-time record for forecast accuracy in 2024 » Yale Climate Connections
But the investments in hurricane research that led to the new record are threatened by proposed budget cuts.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/02/the-national-hurricane-center-set-an-all-time-record-for-forecast-accuracy-in-2024/
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Joost de Gouw
8 months ago
I support Stand up for Science. There will be local events in many cities including Denver, Raleigh, Hartford, Chicago, Atlanta, Saint Paul, Boston, Pittsburgh, Austin, Seattle, Madison and others. Science has the back story.
www.science.org/content/arti...
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‘I really wanted something to happen.’ The students behind the Stand Up for Science protests
New group hopes to turn out researchers for 7 March demonstrations against Trump administration policies
https://www.science.org/content/article/i-really-wanted-something-happen-students-behind-stand-science-protests
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NOAA Climate.gov
9 months ago
A new study reveals that shifting seasonal sea levels along the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast are driven by wind-driven water movement, an insight that will help scientists improve sea level forecasts and better predict flooding risks.
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Stand Up for Science!
9 months ago
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone
#standupforscience2025
on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall
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Jared Rennie
8 months ago
Finally got around to making a radar graphic for
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Ele Willoughby
8 months ago
Some whale
#linocut
prints for
#WorldWhaleDay
! 🧪🐡 I’ve had the great privilege of seeing humpbacks and orcas (and other species) when working at sea. They seem as curious about us as we are of them. 🧵
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Xander Lenc
9 months ago
Currently fascinated by this 2020 paper that proves that California wildfires dramatically boost property tax revenue because it effectively resets Prop 13 property assessments for entire neighborhoods.
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
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The Fiscal Impacts of Wildfires on California Municipalities
This paper provides some of the first empirical estimates of the impact of natural disasters on the subcomponents of municipal budgets. We combine detailed muni
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3612311
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Megan Zahneis
9 months ago
Are you a PhD student whose funding is in jeopardy because of recent executive actions, or a faculty member in a program dealing with these considerations?
@mkhaw.bsky.social
and I want to hear from you
@chronicle.com
. DM or email!
#AcademicSky
#PhDSky
#HigherEd
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Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
9 months ago
📣New Review! Mortality impacts of the most extreme heat events By Tom Matthews et al., including
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www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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CompoundNET
9 months ago
Did you miss the
#AGU24
session on Compound, Consecutive, and Cascading Events? No worries! Read this fantastic summary of the session by
hmgarciaaa.bsky.social
: 📖
compoundevents.org/blog/agu-202...
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AGU 2024 Session on Compound, Consecutive, and Cascading Events
By Helena Garcia, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Conveners: Alejandra Enriquez, Helena Garcia, Mona Hemmati, Md Mamunur Rashid, Colin Raymond, Marleen de Ruiter, Cass Rogers, Antonia S…
https://compoundevents.org/blog/agu-2024-session-on-compound-consecutive-and-cascading-events/
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Lauren Bauer
9 months ago
New and important: we built a federal expenditure tracker. All expenditure line items that are available on the Daily Treasury Statement. USAID was zeroed out on 1/28 and has been at zero ever since.
www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin...
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Tara Goddard, PhD
9 months ago
Just got an NSF email saying that PIs can request funds again (for now). I don't know about y'all, but as a PI, I rely heavily on my grants administrator on budgets, they have the institutional power and knowledge, not me. Are there grant admins/orgs speaking publicly and shedding light on all this?
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Tillis DC voicemail is full, left VM in Raleigh. Contacted Budd’s DC ofc 🧪🛟
5calls.org/issue/robert...
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Oppose Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services - Senate Hearing on 1/29 ⭑ 5 Calls
The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is the United States’ principal federal health agency and the world’s largest public health …
https://5calls.org/issue/robert-kennedy-rfk-hhs/
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Costa Samaras
9 months ago
Federal career civil servants: the country appreciates you and your work. You have rights. Here is some info:
www.civilservicestrong.org/resource/faqs
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Navigating Uncertain Times: Protecting Civil Servants’ Rights
Explore how federal employees can navigate uncertainty caused by changes to job security, workplace protections, and DEI policies under the Trump administration, with practical guidance to protect the...
https://www.civilservicestrong.org/resource/faqs
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do it now -- took 3 mins. call answered by D rep. office, voicemail from both R senators
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anyone heard from
#nsfgrfp
#grfp
program officers? 🧪
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Dr. David Miller 🏳️🌈
9 months ago
First off, it's critical to note: NSF is CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED to evaluate proposals via broader impacts, as defined by this law below. Hence, if the admin wants NSF to deviate, that's called **breaking the law** (important to remind Congress of that)
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/...
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Jonathan Lambert
9 months ago
The National Science Foundation cancelled over 60 grant review panels today, effectively grinding funding of new projects to a halt. The so-far indefinite pause comes as NSF grapples with the impact Trump's executive orders will have on their grantmaking process.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders
The National Science Foundation has cancelled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/27/nx-s1-5276342/national-science-foundation-freezes-grant-review-in-response-to-trump-executive-orders
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