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Scott Doney

@scottdoney.bsky.social

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Ocean and climate scientist and professor

Scott Doney is a marine scientist at the University of Virginia known for his work on biogeochemical modeling. Doney is the Joe D. and Helen J. Kington Professor in Environmental Change, a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the American Association for the Advancement of Science., and the Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography. He served from 2022 to 2024 as the Assistant Director for Ocean Climate Science and Policy in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. .. more

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Climate.us @climate.us · 4h

Art x Climate is an integral part of the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5), restored by Climate.us.
One of the featured artworks is “Rivers Feed the Trees #467” by Meredith Nemirov. Year and Medium: 2022, acrylic on historic topographic map

Rivers Feed the Trees is a series of works on historic maps where blue is painted into the topography to create an abundance of rivers and streams. Since the turn of the 21st century, Colorado has experienced periods of extreme drought. This inspired me to create works where I imagine a CO with no drought. I hope these images will encourage people to learn more about where our water comes from and to look for solutions to the dire situation we are facing regarding the future of our water.

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Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 8h

More sustainability challenges for drillers that have nothing to do with climate change…

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 9h

Shale drillers have turned the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico into a pressure cooker that is literally bursting at the seams.

America’s Biggest Oil Field Is Turning Into a Pressure Cooker

Drillers’ injection of wastewater is creating mayhem across the Permian Basin, raising concern about the future of fossil-fuel production there.

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American Meteorological Society @ametsoc.org · 2d

The specialized laser instrument on flights to and from McMurdo Station will collect information about how much carbon dioxide is going in and out of the Southern Ocean.

More about the Southern Ocean Carbon Gas Observatory project: https://bit.ly/4auVMLB

Photo credit 📷: Mack Goodstein/NSF NCAR

The SCARGO instrument will ride on board one of the New York Air National Guard’s LC-130 aircraft – the only heavy lift aircraft in the world with skis. (Image: Mack Goodstein/NSF NCAR)

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Don Boesch @donboesch.bsky.social · 2d

Trump cuts and uncertainties regarding the operation of the UNOLS oceanographic fleet headlines story of unraveling of decades of investment in Earth observations and research and loss of US scientific leadership.
Gift link: wapo.st/4jcO6Qp

How Trump’s attacks on ‘climate alarmism’ have already transformed U.S. science

Experts say the cuts to the federal workforce and climate science funding could cause decades of loss in human knowledge and discovery.

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 3d

West Antarctica has collapsed before, and it wasn’t slow or quiet 😳

New research shows past ice loss triggered earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis, offering a stark warning that future melting could unleash sudden, catastrophic geological changes.
#climatesky

West Antarctica’s history of rapid melting foretells sudden shifts in continent’s ‘catastrophic’ geology

A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s future as the climate warms.

Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Peter Thorne, Kevin J. Anchukaitis , and 1 more Scott C. Doney, Peter Thorne, Kevin J. Anchukaitis, Rebecca Williams

St Andrews Earth & Environmental Sciences @earthscista.bsky.social · 3d

📣 We seek to appoint a Chair (with rank of professor) within the School of Earth & Environmental Sciences. The successful candidate will be an outstanding scholar of international standing in the field.

🗓 Closing Date: 23 March 2026

Full details: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...

Chair in Earth Sciences - AC2672

Chair in Earth Sciences - AC2672, Earth and Environmental Sciences Salary: Grade 9/Negotiable Start Date: September 2026 , <p style="margin-right: 22.7pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: bl...

www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk

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IIASA @iiasa.ac.at · 3d

Apply now! Join the IIASA Summer School for Systems Modeling (29 June–10 July 2026). Two weeks of hands-on modeling for sustainability - energy, climate, ecosystems & more.
🎓 Master’s, PhD & postdocs welcome
📅 Deadline: 26 Feb
💻 R/Python skills recommended
iiasa.ac.at/capacity-dev...

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 3d

"Trump has long hated wind, now one of the cheapest forms of new electricity. Over the years he has claimed that it is expensive (false), causes cancer (false), ruins the environment (false), harms whales (false)."
thebulletin.org/2025/12/trum...

Trump is manipulating national security to stop energy projects he doesn’t like

On Monday, December 22, the Trump Administration announced it was pausing five major offshore wind energy projects, citing “national security risks.”

thebulletin.org

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Jim Elser @drlimnology.bsky.social · 4d

It's time to apply for PAID summer internships @umflbs.bsky.social ! Note that our internships are open to all and incl field & lab science as well as data science, marketing, environmental law, journalism, & education. Spread the word! attn @umontana.bsky.social

flbs.umt.edu/newflbs/educ...

Three young people standing on a mountain snow field in a picture with text advertising FLBS summer internships for 2026.

Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · 4d

Cool; congratulations

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UVic Science @uvicscience.bsky.social · 4d

🛥️ 2025 in review: We celebrated the Strickland's 50th birthday!

The RV John Strickland turned 50 this year, and we couldn’t let to occasion pass without celebrating!

🔗 Learn more about Strickland's history: https://ow.ly/tlO550XMZKb
🔗 Read the full year-in-review: https://ow.ly/XWhw50XMZK4

The Strickland at sea.

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joe vallino ∫🦠dxdt ≻∫🔥dxdt @mepjoe.bsky.social · 4d

A new paper out with @oahern.bsky.social (@mblscience.bsky.social) and @julesdeep.bsky.social (@whoi.edu) examines how energy dissipation can be used to predict food web structure of microbial communities. A short description and a link to the paper can be found here: www.mbl.edu/news/energy-...

An Energy-Based Perspective on Microbial Food Web Structure | Marine Biological Laboratory

The oceans are teeming with microbes like bacteria and phytoplankton that play an outsized role in climate regulation. These microorganisms absorb carbon, cycle nutrients, and form the base of the oce...

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Yale Environment 360 @yalee360.bsky.social · 4d

In a new short film, Oscar-winning documentarian Thomas Lennon follows a group of scientists in New Jersey who are conducting a sobering experiment: studying the slow destruction of their coastal research station by rising seas.

Watch the film: bit.ly/4pO6DVI

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Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry (OCB) @usocb.bsky.social · 4d

Final eNews of 2025 just dropped and it's packed! Includes #OSM26 happenings, a new social media platform for OCB, new OCB products & pubs, tons of #jobs and #funding opps...get it here: mailchi.mp/whoi/ocb-oce... 🌊

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Ocean Carbon & Biogeochemistry (OCB) @usocb.bsky.social · 4d

Special @solas-ipo.bsky.social section on #ghg budgets across the #land-oceancontinuum in @olarjournal.bsky.social - submit articles throughout 2026! Learn more: mailchi.mp/xmu/solas-an... 🌊

SOLAS Announcement: SOLAS–OLAR Special Section on Greenhouse Gas Budgets Across the Land–Ocean Continuum

Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Elena Litchman, Hansraj Gautam

George Matsumoto @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social · 5d

🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 Marine Scientist Position – Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), full-time, permanent Marine Scientist position based in Panama. Application review begins February 15, 2026 (open until filled). Early-career researchers are strongly encouraged to apply. www.stri.si.edu

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute was founded with the purpose of increasing and sharing knowledge about the past, present and future of tropical ecosystems and their relevance to human welf...

www.stri.si.edu

Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · 5d

Congratulations J-P!! You are a bright light in ocean science 🌊

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Annie Hedgpeth @anniehedgie.bsky.social · 6d

#Boulder turns up for #NCAR 💚

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biometlab @biometlab.bsky.social · 6d

Are Carbon Offsets Fixable? - www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

Are Carbon Offsets Fixable?

This article provides a systematic review of the literature on carbon offsets. A growing number of studies have found that the most widely used offset programs continue to greatly overestimate their p...

www.annualreviews.org

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American Meteorological Society @ametsoc.org · 6d

New AMS Statement: Dismantling NSF’s National Center for Atmospheric Research would weaken U.S. leadership in weather, water, and climate science, putting public safety at risk.

For more than 60 years, NSF NCAR has improved forecasts and early warnings that save lives. More: https://bit.ly/4q6eChn

Photo of a lightning strike. "Scott's Bluff" by Isaac Schluesche was a finalist in the AMS 2024 Photo Contest

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Marshall Shepherd @drshepherd2013.bsky.social · 6d

A statement from @ametsoc.org on @ncar-ucar.bsky.social
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...

The United States of America Needs the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)

The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.

www.ametsoc.org

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Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · 7d

Please visit our #AGU25 poster this morning

OS51D-0433 The Role of Geochemical Carbon Dioxide Removal Approaches Under the Sustainability Informed Shared Socioeconomic Pathways

@andresclarens.bsky.social
@uvaenvironment.bsky.social
@uvaenvisci.bsky.social
@iiasa.ac.at

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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 7d

Sustainable Futures: A Global Climate Summer School

This programme has been designed for students keen to explore the interlinked nature of climate change and prepare them to become green leaders of the future in their preferred industry 🧵

Learn more and sign-up today: buff.ly/IaLZINI

Sustainable Futures: A Global Climate Summer School

Sustainable Futures: A Global Climate Summer School

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Rosie Fisher @rosieafisher.bsky.social · 7d

This looks like a cool job... www.researchgate.net/job/1034278_...

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN ECOSYSTEM MODELLING at Aarhus University in Århus, DENMARK

Dec 17, 2025 | Are you experienced in integrating field data and remote sensing data with numerical modelling to quantify interactions within ecosystems? Then... | NEW JOB

www.researchgate.net

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Marshall Shepherd @drshepherd2013.bsky.social · 7d

Please read

www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...

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Russ Schumacher @rschumacher.cloud · 7d

Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warning for the Boulder and Jeffco foothills tomorrow, via NWS Boulder. Warning text at mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.ph... #cowx

Particularly Dangerous Situation!
● Foothills & along CO Highway 93
westward!
● Gusts of 85-100 mph possible from Hwy 93
corridor westward
● Sustained winds, in the same corridor, of
45-55 MPH.
● Relative humidity: 8 to 20 percent
● Uncertainty: If the strongest winds make it
past Hwy 93/US 36

Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Mónica Medina, Rosemary A. Joyce , and 1 more Scott C. Doney, Mónica Medina, Rosemary A. Joyce, Peter Jacobs

Marshall Shepherd @drshepherd2013.bsky.social · 7d

What's NCAR? and 8 ways it has helped you

www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...

Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · 7d

news.uvic.ca/2025/researc...

UVic researchers use AI to decipher fish sounds - UVic News

Researchers at the University of Victoria (UVic) are diving headfirst into the next wave of fish sounds research.

Reposted by Glen P. Peters, Scott C. Doney, Pierre Friedlingstein , and 2 more Glen P. Peters, Scott C. Doney, Pierre Friedlingstein, Steven J. Davis, Robbie M. Andrew

Pep Canadell @pepcanadell.bsky.social · 7d

The Global Carbon Project has just published the most comprehensive Global Hydrogen Budget to date.

H2, although not a GHG, has an indirect Global Warming Potential 37 times more potent than CO2.

Carbon Brief:
www.carbonbrief.org/hydrogen-emi...

Research paper:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Hydrogen emissions are ‘supercharging’ the warming impact of methane - Carbon Brief

The warming impact of hydrogen has been “overlooked” in projections of climate change, authors of the latest “global hydrogen budget” say.

www.carbonbrief.org