I’m so proud of my students this semester, they are such a good group.

This is fantastic

#📰News #Science #Fossils #Geology #Dinosaurs #Texas #Weather www.yahoo.com/news/article...

#TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 5 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 510 PM HST TUE JUL 29 2025 A TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF #HAWAII. AN #EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED OFF THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA #RUSSIA MAGNITUDE - 8.7 MOMENT #HawaiianIslands #NOAA #TsunamiWarning

Grand Canyon National Park: "The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames, park Superintendent Ed Keable told park residents, staff and others in a meeting Sunday morning. He said the visitor center, the gas station, a waste water […]

1) Deep Impact, Contact 2) The Core, Armageddon 3) The Core 😂

Also, it is fantastic that the EPA makes this information so accessible. It helps with decisions for everyone living in the area and is so important for people who are sensitive to poor air quality. We should continue to fund all of this!

It is HERE! Boston public school classroom CO2 sensor analysis. Over 100 million CO2 observations from 3206 sensors across 125 schools. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Q1) How good are the sensors? +/- 75 ppm. Q2) Does air change rate change a lot in a classroom? YES

Good indoor air quality is incredibly important for our health and happiness. Excellent research in this area has really pushed our understanding forward. @niccarslaw.bsky.social, Yingjun Liu, and I have a special issue in ES&T Air that is accepting submissions. axial.acs.org/earth-space-...

Advice needed: A former student now in industry is asking about pros/cons of doing an industry-sponsored PhD, given the current climate and not getting in anywhere this cycle. I remember there was chatter about this a couple years ago but it's a good time to revive this chat. Please RT.

Postdoc in Atmospheric Sources, Fate, and Transport of PFAS at York University in Toronto, Canada: www.tcvandenboer.ca/postdoc-oppo...

America cannot long remain free, nor first among nations, if it becomes the kind of place where universities are dismantled because they don't align politically with the current head of the government.

Conducting undergraduate #chemistry research in SoCal this summer? Please join us Thurs, Aug 7 for the annual SoCal Undergrad Chem Symposium for an exciting day of #science where YOU can discuss & hear the latest about chem & grad programs w/ your peers from @UCIrvine & other research institutions.

‪If you're a researcher with an NSF grant that has been terminated or with a proposal now stuck in limbo, I'd like to hear from you. My signal is kvasquez.12. Anonymity is always an option.

Way to go Rory!

Time to throw up a bat signal for a specific skillset for @skypeascientist.bsky.social We have a classroom that is looking for a scientist who can do a session with them in ASL. Do we know any scientists who would be willing to do a Q&A with a deaf classroom in ASL?

If you are interested in any aspects of research in aerosol particles: air quality, climate, health, atmospheric chemistry, airborne bacteria/viruses, I recommend following @americanaerosol.bsky.social This is a premier society for aerosol science in America!

Being in last place on opening day is such a Cubs thing to do

LA Times: Palisades and Eaton firefighters had elevated blood levels of mercury and lead, according to an early study https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-27/palisades-eaton-firefighters-high-levels-of-mercury-and-lead #palisadesfires #eatonfire #wildfires

So sad to hear about the passing of Stan Sander. He was an incredible scientist, but also a really kind and nice person.

Universities across the United States are feeling the effects from a wave of policies the Trump administration and its Department of Government Efficiency say are aimed at making the government more productive. eos.org/research-and...

This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.

Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression theonion.com/trump-s...

Wow, things are bad, huh? I don’t recognize my country any more.

🔭 Blue Ghost to the Moon Image Credit: Firefly Aerospace apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25030...

Calling on environmental chemists to participate in #RSCPoster #RSCEnv #Envchem #RSCEnv @hh24.bsky.social @chemprofdan.bsky.social @igac-ecr.bsky.social @envchemjen.bsky.social @jgeddes.bsky.social @taraborrelli.bsky.social @shirajoudan.bsky.social @tfkahan.bsky.social

NSF fired 168 employees, leaving the agency less equipped to fund a wide range of scientific research.

I’m so sad for science and all federal employees right now.

The cost of that Pfizer ad could have funded like 20 grad students.

Absolutely incredible. I love ASCENT so much. Real-time air pollution data is such a good idea.

Wish the mainstream media had half the courage of comedy writers

This is just the beginning.

@caltech.edu’s Haroula Baliaka on the composition of smoke from the Eaton Fires www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/c...

“At the height of the Los Angeles County wildfires, atmospheric concentrations of lead, a neurotoxin, reached 100 times average levels even miles from the flames, according to early detailed measurements... Levels of chlorine, which is also toxic at low concentrations, reached 40 times the average.”

With the assistance of Haroula Baliaka and @gouwlab.bsky.social , I provided some information to our community on cleaning downwind homes. scienceexchange.caltech.edu/topics/susta...

Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚 Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏

Caltech and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) Disaster Relief Fund. giving.caltech.edu/areas-to-sup...

Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years. Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people. Good trade.

there's an entire genre of indie country that actually respects and honors the traditions of working class country music and... country fans don't like it! they want 90's style rock with some fiddles and twangy guitars and lyrics about their imaginary suburban fake cowboy lifestyle! not resolvable!

Not to be alarmist, but please be prepared for many gov services to vanish or be horribly downgraded in the months to come. While continuing to push national and local electeds to hold the line, think about non-gov groups that are supporting folks in your community and consider how to support them.

If anyone needs assistance in Southern California please dm me.

For SoCal friends, Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can. For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla

Runyon Canyon mandatory Evacuation just ordered nixle.us/G28C3

The fires in Los Angeles County are climate change in action. Today, I spoke with BBC News about how drought is causing devastating impacts in what should be the rainy season. Thanks to climate change, the fire season in California is now year round.

How to deal with abysmal #airquality in SoCal due to the fires 🔥 mask up w/ a good mask (N95 or P100) Avoid outdoor intense activity Turn on air filters if you have them a Corsi-Corsi-Rosenthal box *really* worked during NorCal's fires

If you are in Los Angeles and smell smoke, you should put on a mask (N95) like during the pandemic.