Kimmel’s defiant return highlights one of the most disturbing dynamics of Trump II, that so many people in positions of leadership are chickenshit frauds who would rather fold in advance than put up anything resembling a fight www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

US to retire its only icebreaker, stranding polar research - new article posted today by @cuboulder. The icebreaker is critical for researchers who study the changes on the edges of Antarctic glaciers and how they relate to climate change and sea level rise. buff.ly/oMAElHY #antarctica #glaciers

We need to talk about geoengineering ⚠️ In a rapidly warming world with looming net zero due dates, there's growing polarised debate about whether we should intervene in Earth’s natural systems. This is a thread about the state of polar geoengineering, and how we should be talking about it ⬇️ 🧵 1/6

Is Venezuela an analog for the US? Frogs in a warming pot www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Polar geoengineering dismissed as ‘unimaginably expensive’ and ‘dangerous’

How much more of the future do we want to let them destroy?

Antarctica is undergoing abrupt changes which most likely will significantly intensify in the future. Caused by climate change, they span ice sheet, sea ice, ocean & life itself . These changes are a clarion call to all of us, ‘cause what happens in Antarctica affects us all. 1/

Many western scientific networks are overly centered on the US. In previous decades it could be claimed that this was because the US represented a Gold Standard in scientific research. But the world has changed, and this is no longer the case. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

I loved my time in the Antarctic ice, decades ago, often on the N. B. Palmer. Seagoing capacity is still critical for researching Antarctica's threat to global sea level and climate, but the US appears to be about to surrender that. Tragic and foolish. www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-...

Fancy a job as a journal editor? I noticed that Nature Reviews Earth and Environment are looking for someone in climate and weather. ❄️🌊⛏️🧪 www.nature.com/naturecareer...

Great video on the Pelto's science and art of North Cascades glacier monitoring.

Good to find Paul Waldman again

So much bad news. Here's some backyard birds fighting over the bird bath on a hot day

The US-French SWOT satellite is amazing!

What's it going to take? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

NEW: Extraordinary footage has emerged of the huge tsunami that hit Russia’s remote Kamchatka peninsula after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake on July 30th. (🎥 Doni Nikz)

About time someone seriously reported on Trump's cognitive state. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations" cpb.org/pressroom/Co...

🌊❄️🧪 🇦🇶 Please share: We have learned that the National Science Foundation is moving ahead with plans to decommission the U.S. Research Vessel/Ice Breaker Nathaniel B. Palmer this October. If you care about Antarctic research, please read on (1/n)

Always fun to see what tides can do to the ice sheet

🧵 The House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee has published its report on its inquiry into "The UK and the Antarctic Environment". committees.parliament.uk/committee/62...

Another fantastic, critical scientific service gone. PGC has changed how we think about Antarctica, which is a critical part of the global water system and key ecosystems, regardless of your "belief" in human-caused climate change.

The increasingly broad application of the phrase "tipping point" can conceal the complexity of processes that can drive rapid change in the climate. "Climate change will surprise us, but so-called 'tipping points' may lead us astray," by @bobkopp.net, @lisgilmore.bsky.social, and Rachael Shwom.

This is almost unbelievable. It's now May and there is still virtually no new sea ice forming in the Bellingshausen Sea (lower left region in image). Image showing sea ice concentration derived from AMSR satellite data is by Institute of Environmental Physics, University of Bremen, Germany.

A reminder that NSF is explicitly breaking the law if/when they attempt to cancel grants that focus on promoting participation in science by underrepresented groups on that basis, incl women in science programs like NSF ADVANCE. Congress expressly directs the NSF to grant funds for this purpose. 🧪

🚨 Breaking: The NSF director just announced how the agency and DOGE intends to terminate active grants: "Research projects with more narrow impact limited to subgroups of people based on protected class or characteristics do not effectuate NSF priorities." www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...

If I wasn't so close to retirement ...

This may be the most disgusting statement in this entire case. I'm teetering on violating my own ban on swearing on social media

Bondi grotesquely claims that Abrego Garcia's wife and child are better off with him gone

Holy shit. The National Science Foundation (NSF) has halted the awarding of previously approved proposals to ensure compliance with presidential directives following the arrival of DOGE at the science funding agency.

Trump is killing one of our strongest exports www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

US students. Looking to apply to graduate school? Had an offer rescinded recently? The University of British Columbia in Canada will re-open the application portal in some departments for US students from April 14-18. Details: www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant... #ubc #AcademicSky #PhDSky #ScienceSky

Read Jeremy's thread on NOAA and NASA cuts!

White House budget request is to cut Earth Science by 50%; potentially requiring total closure of Goddard? Long way to go in the budget process, but anything like this is catastrophic

*Billionaire* says that peasants shouldn't contact SSA if their social security payment goes missing one month. "Only fraudsters do that." "Good" news? Soc Sec has more fans than does science

I use ICESat-2 data for understanding the processes by which polar sea ice and ice shelves interact with the ocean. We have more than 6 years of fantastic data, a tribute to the engineers and others who designed, built and maintain it.

It's up to us to make sure this was not for nothing.

Bedmap3 is now out rdcu.be/ecTmO

My latest essay is up. “Selma is Stronger than MAGA: On Loving Your Country.” Inspired by the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday…and, ironically Justice Kennedy. READ AND SHARE. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...

I don't post much. This was intended to be where I share cool polar science, and photos of birds and the natural beauty of Oregon. However ... I'm also a climate scientist, and now a beneficiary of cancer research. Attacks on climate research and NIH health research are appalling.

America’s advantage in science made us rich, and kept us powerful. It’s why we have the most innovative companies, the most successful tech sector and the mightiest military. Why is Trump trying to slaughter the golden goose? wapo.st/41iUzAW

Hear Dr @taimoorsohail.bsky.social discuss this important work on Australia's ABC Radio National. So good for people across our nation to hear about this finding and the risks associated - nice job Taimoor! 🌊 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Per senior USAID official, Trump Adm actions likely to cause * up to 18m additional cases of malaria; 166k additional deaths * 200k children paralyzed with polio * 1m children not treated for malnutrition * 28k new cases of infectious disease www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/h...

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell. This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

Follow @bassisjeremy.bsky.social for thoughtful commentary on US science

More and more scientists are joining the ranks of fired federal workers—and fighting back through protests, appeals, and legal challenges.

It is time for all of our societies to speak up about this attack on US science. Speak now, please! @agu.org @nationalacademies.org @igsoc.bsky.social

NEW: NSF confirmed that they fired 168 employees today, out of their staff of ~1,500 feds. This includes some people who'd finished their 1-year probationary periods, which were extended to 2-years last month without explanation. More to come.

"see no climate change, hear no climate change, speak no climate change"