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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
the stage hunting this year has been much more thrilling thrilling than the gc. Ben Healy!
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
Full paper in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, "Land-based sensors reveal high frequency of coastal flooding" (gift link) rdcu.be/eo8IT
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.
congrats @conteristo.bsky.social !
🚨 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?
5calls.org/issue/robert...
Tillis DC voicemail is full, left VM in Raleigh. Contacted Budd’s DC ofc 🧪🛟 5calls.org/issue/robert...
should have all the numbers here 5calls.org/issue/robert...
@envirodgi.bsky.social / Public Environmental Data Project? screening-tools.com/about
#AcademicSky 🧪
Federal career civil servants: the country appreciates you and your work. You have rights. Here is some info: www.civilservicestrong.org/resource/faqs
cc 🧪🛟 #AcademicSky
do it now -- took 3 mins. call answered by D rep. office, voicemail from both R senators
I've heard "confirmation" that student loans, pell grants, and federal work-study are not subject to the order. from the same source I've heard "speculation" that already awarded, individual-level fellowships are not subject to the order.
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...
Still one more week to go this January, but so far 20 out of 24 days have seen all-time records of global average temperature for those dates. pulse.climate.copernicus.eu
“So, in that regard, I would just like to know, if we’re asked to identify undocumented students, what will we say?” Schlobohm asked. Roberts replied: “If we’re asked by law enforcement, we’re going to comply with any requests from law enforcement about that or anything else.”
Ice in the Swannanoa River, Asheville, NC 1/23/25
But removing the gas system can also help make burn zones more fire-safe in other ways. Chief among these: It's way cheaper to bury electric lines when you don't have to hand-dig around gas lines. Taking out gas can mitigate both gas and electric fire risk for the entire neighborhood! (9/12)
Lupe shared this photo from yesterday when workers were harvesting strawberries in heavy smoke from the Hughes Fire in Ventura County. The AQI exceeded 150 in some areas. The AQI is lower today, but winds are expected to pick up this afternoon. #WeFeedYou
Just had our data access rescinded for a projected using federal microdata to study and reduce disparate impact in housing markets.
As cold weather pummels us here in the South, power systems are strained. If you’re looking for something that provides the status, risks, and policies that may influence winter peaking power systems, check out my former PhD student Adi Keskar’s paper.
An incredible upcoming symposium at UC-Berkeley assembled by Anna Livia Brand and Pol Fité Matamoros! If you are in California, come check it out!
Ahem, hello 3.6°C! "SSP3-7.0 — In this narrative, nationalism is resurgent and countries retreat from international cooperation, focusing instead on their own economic goals. 'I sort of jokingly refer to this as Trumpworld,' said Zeke Hausfather" 😳 www.vox.com/22620706/cli...
Award Winning Short Climate Fiction. Title: This View From Here As a young woman prepares to leave her small town, a fight with her father sheds light on their fears for the future. grist.org/climate-fict... #Fiction #Climate #Solarpunk
All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.
EDGI, as part of the Public Environmental Data Project, has been working for the last two months to archive critical federal environmental data. We're working to build public access, so check back here for updates. If you would like to be involved, reach out: envirodatagov.org/volunteer/
useful thread on findings re: post-wildfire home air quality and health
1/ In 2021, Germany faced its costliest riverine floods ever: 189 lives lost & €33B in damages. Beyond these direct consequences, what about the hidden impacts? In a paper with @jsodoge.bsky.social, we used 26,000 newspaper articles to uncover them 👇 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
the corners of plastic shopping bags over the toes then put into shoes > any over-shoe warmer
On our podcast this week, we return to one of our most cherished stories: “The Serviceberry,” by Potawatomi botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer. How can we move away from an economy of scarcity to one rooted in relationship and gratitude? https://buff.ly/2Ur2kGq
Our paper defining actionable scientific results for sea level rise has been published. We look at the implications of using the conclusions of novel studies published in high impact journals in near-term decisions. egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...
WE DID IT!!! WE GOT THE HEARING MOVED TO CHAPEL HILL!!! SAVE THE DATE: JANUARY 16th. 6pm. Chapel Hill Town Hall. Great news! The hearing on UNC request to burn PFAS-filled pellets on campus will now be in Chapel Hill. triangleblogblog.com/2024/12/17/g...
grateful for 1) presenting at my first #AGU24 2) everyone who stayed to friday and attended 3) getting lots of feedback 4) my friends, colleagues, and mentors
Almost 77% of coasts below 60°N will experience saltwater intrusion by 2100 because of climate-driven changes to groundwater recharge and sea-level rise. Recharge will drive the most extreme cases, whilst SLR results in its global pervasiveness. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
tree on an e (bike)
BTW, these climate blogs, which focus on both underlying science and unfolding real-world events, are a truly excellent and effective use of NOAA resources. I hope they continue indefinitely, and are ideally expanded in scope!
great flood modeling work from colleagues today! #AGU24
I missed you! But I’ve saved Koorosh’s poster tomorrow — networks of governance, looks very interesting
Staying at #AGU24 until Friday? I'll be talking about tropical cyclone-heat compound events at 9:50am in session NH51A. Hope to see you there!
I’m convening a poster session this afternoon at #agu24 on imagination, I hope you’ll stop by. We posit that data and memory are two sides of the same coin - both accurate but incomplete pictures of reality. We typically privilege the former over the latter - to our own detriment.
satellite images and mathematical models tell us only some of what we know about the future. what systems today seem invincible to us that may need rethinking (or indeed overturning) that data can’t or doesn’t capture? these are questions better left to imagination.
Here's the punchline for #AGU24: "A singular, critical mission deserves mission-focused staff" Backup and justification at my talk tomorrow afternoon: 3 pm Tuesday SY23F-05 The massive unmet need for applied ice sheet modeling in Capitol/Congress of Marriott Marquis (below ground Meeting Level 4)
“If you’re under a sky, you can flood.” — @kathiedello.bsky.social on Helene and “climate havens” #AGU24
#AGU24 day 1: life histories and coastal #flooding in the UK, wet bulb globe temp means CA farm workers should get more rest from #heat, global heat livability for grandma, underinsured flood losses, SVI comparisons, y más nice to start off with colleagues Marissa and @ruitianyan.bsky.social !
These statements are factually wrong - we have good evidence on climate change effects on both agricultural productivity and mortality. While there are some benefits, the negative effects are larger, producing net negative effects in almost all regions and at all warming levels.
Today was all about extreme heat; convergence research; and climate and health. My public health law colleagues should explore @agu.org. So many governance and legal issues to be explored and refreshingly the scientists are looking to collaborate. #AGU24
Is it 2031 yet? #LandsatNext will have a 10m SWIR band 🙌 excited for #flood maps #AGU24
#AGU has been exhausting. #AGU24
does chronic coastal flooding count?
👋🏼 looking to connect with chronic hazards and migration folks at #AGU24 and talk: sea level rise adaptation + migration, climate + labor migration, managed retreat outcomes
If you are around at #AGU2024 and interested in ML for climate, please check out these talks from my group and collaborators. 1. Biases, instability, hallucinations in ML emulators of weather and climate. agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me.... You can also see our paper here: arxiv.org/abs/2304.07029 1/5
multihazard flooding modeling session this afternoon #AGU24
This will be all of us at the #AGU24 posters this week. I hope there's cake.
wonderful to meet you and hear about your work!
It's odd, to say the least, to hold this public hearing in Hillsborough. Please sign the petition urging NCDEQ to relocate the hearing or add a hearing in Chapel Hill or Carrboro, the communities directly affected by the impacts of UNC-Chapel Hill's cogeneration plant. #carrboro #chapelhill #unc
State Department of Environmental Quality to hold a public hearing January 16 on UNC's plan to burn plastic and wood pellets at its power plant in downtown Chapel Hill. The hearing is in Hillsborough! Note the section in the release about PFAS www.deq.nc.gov/news/press-r...