This enhancement is ok but as someone living in mtns I wish some developer wd put out a Maps-ish app accounting for extra give & take of power assoc’d with driving up & down mountain topography as it updates how many more miles my EV has before needing a charge. www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/g...

The idea of an ‘emerald necklace’ was also a central part of Melanie Winter’s vision for the watershed: creating room for the river and forming a network of parklands in the heart of L.A. “The opportunity to do the right thing here is phenomenal,” she said last year. www.latimes.com/environment/...

This elk-hide chart at the Field Museum in Chicago is a unique portrayal of the stars among Indigenous works in North America. www.earth.com/news/ancient...

@Quantamagazine article on mixing changes in deep temperate lakes and some ecological impacts (e.g. deoxygenation), today. Why? Sudeep Chandra documented stratification increases (less mixing) in 84% of 189 lakes globally. Some lakes stopped mixing altogether. www.quantamagazine.org/mixing-is-th...

Damn good and readable summary of the dismantling of US capacity of recognize and react to the next pandemic, in Science today. AS DANIEL DEFOE wrote in 1722, it is “the common Temper of Mankind” to “forget the Deliverance [from plague], when the Danger is past.” www.science.org/content/arti...

Study of ~23K human-wildlife conflict reports in California (2017-2023) shows prolonged precip drought is associated with increased overall conflict occurrences across taxa and is especially associated with increased conflict w/carnivore species. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

This yr's Atmospheric River Reconn Program (led by @CW3EScripps & Corps of Engineers) will be Northern Hemisphere in reach, w/"normal" complement of flights & in situ obs spanning NPacific/Western NAmerica, joined by missions from Ireland, Labrador & far NW Territory! cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-hosts-t...

Having “fixed” (in the “spayed” sense) our modern health system, apparently RFK Jr has still other targets in mind. I’m not a proponent of cloud seeding, but the thought of RFK and DC politicians deciding to involve themselves is just nightmare material. www.notus.org/climate-envi...

Axios highlights this graphic from International Energy Agency today. Despite current “failures to launch”, the last decade has seen (~14%) progress on emissions-reductions front globally that would payoff (some) in the long run, but actual reversals must be prevented. www.axios.com/2025/11/13/c...

Although we've another rainy rainy atmospheric-river landfall in the works on the West Coast, I guess its time again to remind you of the snow-v-rain point-and-click forecast map that @CW3EScripps offers so you can see what's predicted for your neck of the woods... cw3e.ucsd.edu/DSMaps/DS_fr...

One of humanity's greatest achievements informationisbeautiful.net/beautifulnew... #bnews

@gavinnewsom at COP30: “It’s about economic power. I think we have to reframe [climate change] as a cost of living issue”…when asked how to engage voters…pointing to fact US utility costs have risen 11% while Trump has pushed fossil fuels & curbed solar & wind power. www.sacbee.com/news/politic...

Antimony is important test of whether U.S. can restore supply chains from shutdown caused by Trump tariffs at a time when production dwindled in giant Chinese mine & when China is dominant (60% of world supplies). Antimony is used to harden armaments etc & now scarce. www.wsj.com/us-news/alas...

New @CW3EScripps study evaluates machine-learning data integration approach w/ & w/o incorporating streamflow and SWE obs to improve streamflow sims at different lag times (1–10 d, 1–6 months) & timescales (daily & monthly) in hundreds of Western US basins. cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-publica...

Do groundwater rights retirement programs work? There is certainly demand for them in Nevada. For KNPR and the Daily Yonder, I talked to irrigators about their experiences with a pilot program in areas where aquifers are being depleted faster than they are replenished. knpr.org/desert-compa...

The White House will not send ANY high-ranking US officials to UN COP global climate conference this year. So California is sending a large delegation, incl Gov Newsom, to build on state's climate cred & as a US proxy. (I’m a bit over COPs but glad someone’s going.) www.latimes.com/environment/...

One way Dutch face risks of flooding in changing world: Operation Cloudburst! 5-day exercise brings together military, crisis planners & water authorities to explore readiness for 200mm rain falling in a day (RCat 1 in one day). Exercise is as important as planning! www.barrons.com/news/operati...

A global network of ~100 large cities are uniting to deal w/extreme heat today & for future. Cities are estab-ing heat leaders, early-warnings & interagency planning. Prep-ing for future by including cooling, shade, airflow, green corridors in building codes & planning. grist.org/sponsored/wh...

A new Atmospheric-Rivers Historical Data Record, from @CW3EScripps, is now being hosted by NOAA's NCEI, w/data for analyses like discerning the difference betwn West Coast IVTs strong enough to "look" like ARs that are ARs vs those due to other conditions. journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

Although the current atmospheric river will bring significant rain to northwest corner of California, coastal winds and “lee side” winds will be bigger impact. www.sfchronicle.com/weather-fore... For historical context on such AR winds globally, see www.nature.com/articles/nge...

Regions where >36% of precip derives from local terrestrial sources (i.e. evap from soils and vegetation)—like Midwestern US—are more prone to episodic agricultural drought. >40% of global maize & 60% of winter wheat is grown in such regions. timesofsandiego.com/business/202...

National Academies Board on AtmosSciences & Climate’s virtual meeting (Today!, 1-4pm ET) will bring together scientific & industry reps to explore pathways toward sustainable, equitable solutions of emerging “extreme events, Insurance & Resilience” crisis. nas.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?...

15yrs of GPS data on bison, bighorn sheep, moose, pronghorn, wolves, & cougars shows they adjust to higher temperatures more by moving than by adapting themselves. Thus it’s not enough to protect animals where they are. They need access to a variety of landscapes. www.earth.com/news/large-m...

Now that #Melissa is behind us as a tropical system, we need to have an honest conversation about how the federal weather enterprise is still running because of volunteers & unpaid employees, and how this "shutdown" is not really a shutdown. https://tinyurl.com/2wk36686

NOAA’s National Weather Service holds the federal responsibility for tsunami warnings, and has historically been a primary supporter of seismic data collection in Alaska

"To rebuild our scientific enterprise, we need support of the American people...Policies to forbid ghostwriting [research reports by corporations published under other authors' names] & strong[er] sanctions" for violators are needed--Naomi Oreskes, today's Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Straight outa Dune but for real! Chinese research team develops world’s 1st wearable solar-powered fluidic system that harnesses human sweat for self-contained freshwater production, energy supply, & information exchange. www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....

Doulas, in providing emotional & physical support to pregnant people, increasingly see risks climate poses to their clients & are doing their best to help them cope. New survey finds 95% want more training & resources to help pregnant people deal w/emerging hazards. 19thnews.org/2025/10/doul...

“Mr. Gates has set up a false frame that pits improving lives against science-based temperature and emissions goals; in fact, the two are intrinsically connected”—Union of Concerned Scientists… gizmodo.com/bill-gates-c...

Last year, I wrote an article for @foreignaffairs.com on why the US stands to lose the most from a resumption of nuclear testing. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Great vision. The interview with Bevin is particularly apropos to something I’ve finally been understanding from recent much deeper exposure to peers in the oil & gas arena. www.nrdc.org/stories/sean...

UC study of >7600 California urban, public grade schools finds most are paved-over “nature deserts” devoid of shade (median 6% cover) so that most school-age children bake in the sun during outside time. Canopy tends to be decorative focused around parking lots etc. www.latimes.com/environment/...

As Lake Powell recedes, canyons once underwater are full of life again. Beavers are building dams and shaping ponds that create space for plants, fish, and frogs to thrive. 📰 Alex Hager for @npr.org via KUNC: www.kunc.org/news/2025-10...

DOE seeks to insert FERC into emerging issues currently controlled by states & utilities. Specifically, utilities wd lose ability to manage pace of, & profits from, expansion & profits from large new customers, e.g. data centers. Another power grab. insideclimatenews.org/news/2410202...

Meta-analysis of 775 studies of species invasions finds that the ecological factors most used to explain invasion SUCCESS do not predict invasion IMPACTS well. Residence time of the invasives are an underappreciated predictor of impacts—outperforming other factors. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

A Friends of the River’s bill to permanently extend the California's power to quickly add national wild & scenic rivers threatened by Federal action or inaction to the state’s wild & scenic river system was quietly signed by Governor Newsom on October 7. www.headwatersonline.org/the-river-ad...

Its official! Today, the US Corps Of Engineers is announcing that it signed into effect a Water Control Manual update for Lake Mendocino on the Russian River that implements FIRO* there! 1/7 www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... * Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations

“The Monday filing outlines where 2,050 positions would be eliminated; the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Land Management, and the main Interior office would be especially hard hit. Regional offices with the National Park Service are also targeted for significant cuts.”

California is protecting environmental expertise by hiring fired federal EPA scientists for key state roles. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Significant investigation in Bloomberg regarding explosion(s) of the nations’s landfills…at least two kinds, geysers of benzene and in terms of numbers and volumes of landfills across the country, in recent years. “Hot garbage!” www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Peer-reviewed study finds that hard accelerations/decelerations (which EVs excel at) like those in real-world city traffic can extend Electrical-Vehicle battery life by 195K miles (+38%). Zoom zoom!! www.autoblog.com/news/stop-ba...

Trump firings at DOE last week were in Offices of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, Clean Energy Demonstrations, State & Community Energy, & Minority Economic Impact. Apparently they’re examples of “Democrat programs” he’s told us he‘d kill during this shutdown. thehill.com/policy/energ...

In other news and on the home front, >6% of Reno’s population was on the streets for No King’s day yesterday, protesting the rape of our country and our values by this administration. At least 7 million nationally.

Kindly thoughts (again) on the way to the march...

If you're taking to the streets to protest today, know your rights.