Have you ever heard of the black-white mortality crossover? Before about 82, black men have higher age-specific probabilities of dying than white men. Between roughly 82–86, the gap closes. After 86, the pattern actually reverses: white men become more likely to die at each age than black men.

After the US admin cancelled the $B Climate + Weather Disaster dataset, @climatecentral.org hired the scientists who ran it and set it back up. Now the 2025 numbers are in: it's 3rd highest year on record and highest year w/o land-falling hurricanes. More: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...

County officials told KQED on Monday the exact damage estimates aren’t yet known, but that hundreds of structures were impacted by the flooding brought on by stronger-than-expected rainfall and king tides, the highest tides of the year. (via @kqednews.kqed.org)

"Nutrition is a central determinant of human health, yet the direct impacts of climate on dietary intake remain poorly understood ... [we] show that both extreme heat and cold trigger a shift toward energy-dense diets, adding a previously overlooked behavioral channel to the climate–health nexus."

Cover reveal. It's about how & why colonies/states controlled international & domestic migration until 1888, why in the late 19th c the feds took over, & what it was like for politically disfavored groups to live under that arrangement of power. You can't understand voluntary migration history 1/

Researchers recently asked Americans what income level other people need in order to live a good life. A whopping 86% of Americans reported income levels well below what others say they themselves need. Fascinating!

'respondents with multiple flood experience are more likely to perceive social norms supporting individual protective behavior, ascribe more responsibility to public authorities and less to their community' nhess.copernicus.org/articles/25/...

What would it cost to end extreme poverty? "We estimate that reducing the poverty rate to 1% ... would cost $170B nominal per year." "The results correspond to a cost of (approximately) ending extreme poverty of roughly 0.3% of global GDP."

Where rivers have flooded in 2025, using data from USGS and @nws.noaa.gov #StateOfFlood

@ucs.org has released a letter you can write to your Congressperson to save @ncar-ucar.bsky.social Share your voice on the significant value of this bedrock climate and weather insitution. Your story matters! secure.ucs.org/a/2025-prote...

America First, at America’s first public university.

"under-the-radar trends showcased how countries with aging populations and shrinking birthrates are seeking to fill labor market and skills gaps"

You know those dropsondes that get dropped into hurricanes and improve the forecasts by up to 20%? Those are developed by NCAR and manufactured in Colorado by Vaisala. Without NCAR developing the dropsonde, the algorithms, and software that operate it, hurricane forecasting takes a huge step back.

Time to repurpose #AGU25 as a mass mobilization in support of NCAR, NSF, NOAA, NASA, USGS, DOE BER, and the Congressional power of the purse.

"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction." "How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...

It’s been observed that tropical cyclones have been migrating poleward in recent years, and climate change was suspected as a cause. But this study found SST patterns caused it, “and that future changes may differ markedly from the recent multi-decadal trends.” www.nature.com/articles/s41...

“...destruction rates were linked to a shift in exposure from interface WUI to low-density wildlands ... Lower-density areas may face greater destruction likelihood as a result of lower suppression efforts, as they may have limited accessibility for firefighters or may be a lower priority...”

Nursing home effort fluctuates with the inspection cycle, affecting patient survival. Unpredictable inspection schedules may boost effort and save lives, from Ashvin Gandhi, Andrew Olenski, and Maggie Shi www.nber.org/papers/w34491

Folks on Washington state community Facebook groups are arguing about whether images of local flood damage are real or not. Generative AI is making it so much harder for people to get the reliable information they need to make decisions during disasters.

An analysis of 700,000+ climate change papers found that the five most climate-vulnerable countries produced 0.04% of them. US, China, Uk, Germany, Australia, meanwhile, account for 52%.

Major env demography study finds rainfall caused >8% of deaths in Mumbai 2006-2015. The effect lasted over several weeks and was greater among young children, women, and low-elevation slum residents. Sea-level rise likely exacerbates this threat by overwhelming drainage systems.

During heatwaves, young people with ADHD made more visits to the emergency room for depression and suicidal thoughts, according to new research led by NCICS's Jennifer Runkle and Charlie Reed. Read more: ncics.org/cics-news/yo...

Really interesting. 311 / nonemergency / local gov service request systems are probably underused infrastructure for mapping floods, especially pluvial and historical extents. What if we gathered presence/absence data for modeling by pushing microsurveys to residents during heavy rains?

Big new blogpost! My guide to data visualization, which includes a very long table of contents, tons of charts, and more. --> Why data visualization matters and how to make charts more effective, clear, transparent, and sometimes, beautiful. www.scientificdiscovery.dev/p/salonis-gu...

Most businesses want to do something about climate change, but few are doing it fast enough, or in ways that match the scale of the challenge. At the same time, fear of being accused of greenwashing has led to greenhushing - companies going quiet about their efforts altogether.

“In 2024, hail damage in the US cost more than damage from hurricanes and floods put together … more people are moving to hail-prone areas of the US.” “there is significant uncertainty as to what climate change means for hail”

Phillips has called himself a “vocal opponent of FEMA” and now leads arguably its most important division. He once wrote on LinkedIn that FEMA has “failed to deliver a comprehensive and detailed plan for working with the faith community,” and touted responders “with a Christ centered approach.”

The Bay took over the highway during this morning's #KingTides in Marin.

Climate change is killing workers. The fix is simple. Water. Shade. Rest Breaks. Our new Health Affairs study: California's heat standard was associated with a 33% drop in heat-related deaths among outdoor workers. Now it's time for OSHA to adopt a federal heat standard. tinyurl.com/4wejjhkd

Interesting paper highlight that binning can be misspecified in panel settings - this drives misinterpretation of extreme temperature shocks. #linkoftheday www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/1ya6z...

This is wild! Seven-day-ahead weather forecasts in high-income countries are more accurate than one-day-ahead weather forecasts in low-income countries.

As Thanksgiving nears, US Dept of Labor is attempting to reduce migrant farmworker wages up to $7/hr. Workers will lose $2.46 B annually in wages. Public comment period open a few more days. @ufw.bsky.social has made it super easy to support workers at link (plus short background 🧵)

"If this economy continues on like it is for another year, yeah, for sure, we're going to have a lot of foreclosures"... Really good piece by @npr.org: www.npr.org/2025/11/17/n...

#Scientists are increasingly urged to engage with #policymakers & the public about climate change. What works best? Based on 28 interviews Murunga et al. outline 7 strategies & 6 attributes that support engagement, eg, discussion summaries & respect for alternative viewpoints doi.org/10.1016/j.ma...

Funding alert: @grist.org is offering grants of up to $5,000 for reporting on rural climate issues and environmental justice in the United States. Newsrooms and freelancers are welcome to apply. Please share! grist.org/updates/gris...

Are you researching climate change, human mobility, and housing? If so, join us in Nola (January) for "Multiplied Displacements: The Climate-Housing Nexus" (free registration & some travel funding available) w/ @uoftcities.bsky.social & @buoncities.bsky.social architecture.tulane.edu/events/multi...

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 www.nature.com/articles/s44...

For the West Coast crowd this converts to 53 miles per burrito.

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

“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...

🚨 Important paper in Nature: "Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors". www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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.)

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

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...

concise and informative. many deferred investments. no immediate substitute.

🎙️ 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!

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

great new work led by my colleague Helena. over twenty years of building damage from #flooding mapped in eastern NC. repetitive flooding more common than previously thought. methods could be applied nationally. 🧪⚠️