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. 🧪⚠️

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) a816-dohbesp.nyc.gov/IndicatorPub...

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...

I’m at MR2025 at Columbia! I’m presenting at the Flood Risks section at 5:15 pm. Come say hi!

An immobility trap in the making? And implications for aging and late-life care when thinking about who can buy into coastal amenity areas

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." 🧪

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.

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

Postdoc opp at the Center for Coastal Futures & Adaptive Resilience at Rice 🧪 emdz.fa.us2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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

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... for more info. Application deadline is May 9, 2025.

🚨 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...

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!

language access is frequently cited as a barrier to preparing for disasters among farm worker communities that feed us

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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-...

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...

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. www.climate.gov/news-feature...

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 #sciencenotsilence

Finally got around to making a radar graphic for #Helene. One for the record books

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. 🧵

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....

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

📣New Review! Mortality impacts of the most extreme heat events By Tom Matthews et al., including @regclimo.bsky.social & @ccivanovich.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

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...

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... #EconSky

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?

Tillis DC voicemail is full, left VM in Raleigh. Contacted Budd’s DC ofc 🧪🛟 5calls.org/issue/robert...

#AcademicSky 🧪

Federal career civil servants: the country appreciates you and your work. You have rights. Here is some info: www.civilservicestrong.org/resource/faqs

do it now -- took 3 mins. call answered by D rep. office, voicemail from both R senators

anyone heard from #nsfgrfp #grfp program officers? 🧪

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/... 2/5

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...