For panel at the International Adaptation futures meeting in NZ I’m collecting data and stories on what happened to adaptation projects and funds in US in 2025 incl USAID. If you are willing to share any info on impacts on your work or community please message me ASAP and I’ll send my email

This is an excellent review link.springer.com/article/10.1...

I am so angry today seeing the devastating cuts to my colleagues research funding and their grief at having to give notice to their research teams. Especially upset about cuts to indigenous resilience, flood risk and agrivoltaics work that has so much economic and risk reduction potential :(

At the US National Academy of Sciences meeting this morning, Ukrainian climate scientist, Svitlana Krakovska was elected as an international member. Election to membership in the US NAS recognizes excellence in research and is one of the highest honors a scientist can achieve.

Watching online but delighted to see Tom Dietz, Jonathan Overpeck, and Sue Cutter sign the big book as elected members of the National Academy of Sciences(class of 2024) @greatlakespecktwo.bsky.social

Delighted to see some wonderful women working on environmental justice elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences - Laura Pulido, Karen O'Brien and Rebecca Solnit www.amacad.org/news/new-mem... @karen-obrien.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social @geographers.bsky.social

So happy to see Tiana Bruno get the Margaret FitzSimmons early career award from the Cultural and Political Ecology group at AAG in Detroit! @cape-aag.bsky.social @geographers.bsky.social

Tucson turned up!

Standing up for Science at the University of Arizona including social science and indigenous science

Just called all my reps to express my shock and embarrassment at the way the President and VP behaved with the Ukrainian President today. Their bullying is unacceptable and a violation of diplomacy

This is a brilliant resource!! Please share widely!

‘Flow’ is a stunning animated film about animals working together to overcome adversity. No dialog, amazing landscapes..I found it very moving. Hope it gets Oscar.

Take a break from doom scrolling and look at this adorable dog who got given some tennis balls….

📢 Join my team! The new @uarizona.bsky.social Heat Resilience Initiative is seeking a Program Coordinator to help address the global challenge of extreme heat by advancing heat research, education, and outreach. arizona.csod.com/ux/... #universityofarizona #heatresilience #extremeheat

I’m helping to organize 4 informal mentoring sessions on geographic careers within and beyond the academy at #AAG2025 10.10am on MTWR. Come along, or if you would like to help mentor others please get in touch as we need a few volunteers to lead discussion tables

I spent yesterday refreshing items in the Go/camping closet in my house. The last refresh was Mar 2020 prep for Covid. Most food was out of date (bugs in oatmeal) & some key docs (passports, drivers license etc all had renewed since). Washed spare clothes, sleeping bag etc. & checked batteries.

I moved to LA in 1980 to do my PhD on drought. One comps question was on how global warming might affect water, fires and ecosystems in LA and what would reduce the risk. 45 years later I’m horrified by the images of the fires and that rather than stabilize CO2 at 340ppm we are now at 426ppm.

Welcome to this month's edition of the Southwest Climate Outlook! In this Issue: - Precipitation & Temperature - Drought - Hurricanes & Tropical Storms - Snowpack - Water Supply - ENSO Tracker - Seasonal Forecasts - Southwest Climate Podcast #SWclimate #AZWx #NMWx arcg.is/0uyDW8

Women geographers of U Arizona holiday drinks (some of them!).

Proud of this years sherry trifle requested by friend hosting potluck. New additions included fresh mint and crystallized ginger.

Inspired by @katharinehayhoe.com who did one for Texas here is one for Arizona. Let me know if you want to be added or removed. go.bsky.app/CpPMisT

A sad day as my friend Kirsten Engel lost her race for Congress …a sliver of hope after guest lecturing this afternoon on the climate movement to some really engaged undergrads.

Moving over (I’ve been here for a while but not active). Hoping for a better week. Introducing Leo who helped get me through last week:

This afternoon Friday Oct 25 2024 join us in celebrating our dear colleague, geographer, Janice Monk. 3.30pm PST/Arizona). Zoom link on poster.

Do we have a google doc where we put Bluesky codes for fellow geographers who need them?

Great to host geographer Kevon Rhiney in Tucson and hear about his work on the bio politics of hurricane recovery in the Caribbean. Everyone enjoyed meeting him including Leo.

This is such sad news for the international climate community. We have lost a leader for climate justice in international climate policy and a lovely human.

Have done a couple of media interviews this week on the 5 year anniversary of release of IPCC 1.5C report and it made me realize how pessimistic I am about the lack of action since we wrote it :(

For a short contribution to a collective paper on climate governance I’d love to cite any papers on the geographies of the US inflation reduction act and recent federal legislation and exec orders related to climate. Suggestions welcome especially of papers written by geographers!

And since it’s Monday here is my niece’s gorgeous cat Meera who I got to see in Canada

I appreciated the significant presence of folks from majority world/south who attended IRL or virtually Adaptation Futures conference in Montreal bringing new voices and perspectives.

Lots of lovely geographers here in Montréal for Adaptation Futures 2023!

American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Boston today with @katharinehayhoe.com, Kendra McSweeney and Harriet Bulkeley.

Haha! One way to find people here is to reply to a post by Farhana Sultana or Katharine Hayhoe! Their fans are then intrigued !

Not enough cute dog pics over here yet so let me introduce Leo

Hi everyone. Finally moved over here and finding folks to follow - I don't post often but will if provoked and inspired!