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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 8d
How to Avoid A Climate Disaster

1. Ignore Bill Gates on climate
2. Repeat #1

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Cover of Bill Gates Book "How To Avoid A Climate Disaster"

Von P. Walden @vpwalden.bsky.social · 12d
Good to know! cleantechnica.com/2025/10/29/b...
Battery Factories Show Trump Can’t Stop Clean Energy — He Can Only Slow It - CleanTechnica
Despite aggressive rollbacks, America’s clean-energy build-out keeps advancing. The economics of batteries and renewables no longer depend on politics.
cleantechnica.com

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 17d
Since Bill Gates is back in the news dismissing the urgency of climate action, here's my evergreen commentary in @newsweek.com on why his approach and framing is so misguided: www.newsweek.com/right-path-f...
The Right Path Forward on Climate Change
Whether we have a climate crisis is no longer a matter of worthy debate. Precisely how we solve it is.
www.newsweek.com

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Curvenote @curvenote.com · Oct 2
We’ve been on a journey to close the gap of fragmented workflows, lost credit, and disconnected tools. Our new platform turns scattered outputs into dynamic, connected and reusable research components.

Learn more about why science needs an SCMS → curvenote.com/blog/why-sci...
Here at Curvenote, we’ve been on a journey to create systems and workflows that reimagine scientific communication and collaboration. Over the last five years, we’ve been focused on a universal problem: science is advancing faster than the systems we use to organize and share it.
curvenote.com

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Claire Richards, PhD, RN @clairerichards.bsky.social · Sep 27
www.doi.org/10.1088/2752-5309/ae0c2c
Our scoping review on climate change and nursing research is now available!
Climate change and nursing research: a scoping review - IOPscience
Climate change and nursing research: a scoping review, Richards, Claire A, Vera, Melissa, Dyer, Ann, Postma, Julie
www.doi.org

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Kristine M. Larson @funwithgps.bsky.social · Sep 23
NEW: Surface mass balance monitoring of an alpine glacier using GNSS Interferometric Reflectometry, Togaibekov et al. bit.ly/46ugyaI 🧪
Photograph of an alpine glacier, with elevation lines and locations of sensors (GNSS, stakes, automatic weather station).

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Paul Bierman @paul-bierman.bsky.social · May 16
Let's go Bluesky - my first quote from a post - thanks!

“The end of NSF and American science expertise as we know it is here,” wrote Paul Bierman, a geomorphologist at the University of Vermont, on Bluesky. 🧪

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NSF Plans to Abolish Divisions - Eos
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) plans to abolish dozens of divisions across all eight of its directorates and reduce the number of programs within those divisions, according to Science. A s...
eos.org

Von P. Walden @vpwalden.bsky.social · Feb 12
Congrats to Yong Wang from Washington State University!
aaberhe.com Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe @aaberhe.com · Feb 12
Congratulations and welcome to the newly elected members of the National Academy of Engineering, esp. shout out to:
- my PhD advisor, Margaret Torn,
- earth scientists Ingrid Kögel-Knabner & Susan Brantley, and
- fellow #Team46 S&T appointees Evelyn Wang & Rick Spinrad
www.nae.edu/331605/NAENe...
National Academy of Engineering Elects 128 Members and 22 International Members
National Academy of Engineering Elects 128 Members and 22 International Members to the Class of 2025
www.nae.edu

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Dr. Asmeret Asefaw Berhe @aaberhe.com · Feb 12
Congratulations and welcome to the newly elected members of the National Academy of Engineering, esp. shout out to:
- my PhD advisor, Margaret Torn,
- earth scientists Ingrid Kögel-Knabner & Susan Brantley, and
- fellow #Team46 S&T appointees Evelyn Wang & Rick Spinrad
www.nae.edu/331605/NAENe...
National Academy of Engineering Elects 128 Members and 22 International Members
National Academy of Engineering Elects 128 Members and 22 International Members to the Class of 2025
www.nae.edu

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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · Feb 6
🚨 The Trump administration is attempting to seize power beyond what the Constitution allows—giving Elon Musk, an unelected billionaire, unchecked influence.

As a federal scientist, expert, or civil servant, you have rights. Don’t let them bully you.

These resources can help: act.ucsusa.org/4hqSJoz
Von P. Walden @vpwalden.bsky.social · Feb 2
troll-observing-network.github.io/integrated-c...

It’s a bit hard to concentrate right now, but if you need some good news, check out what my amazing colleagues are doing at Troll Station in Antarctica! This is what collaboration delivers!! Happy people doing good things!
Blog – TONe - ICO
troll-observing-network.github.io

Von P. Walden @vpwalden.bsky.social · Feb 1
To put this in perspective, $288M is only 0.07% of Musk’s current net worth. Yes, definitely “on the cheap”.

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Jason Herbert @herberthistory.bsky.social · Jan 29
If anything, RFK, Jr. permanently ended impostor syndrome. After today, no one should ever feel unqualified for anything, ever.

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Polar Impact: Minorities in Polar Research @polarimpact.bsky.social · Jan 15
Hello Bluesky!

We're excited for our new home. We're an inclusive network of racial & ethnic minorities and allies in the polar research community. More about us: www.polarimpactnetwork.org

Please share your recommended feeds related to polar science and folks who live/work in polar regions.
Polar Impact
Polar Impact is an inclusive network of racial & ethnic minorities and allies in the polar research community.
www.polarimpactnetwork.org

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Tim Bartholomaus @timbartholomaus.bsky.social · Jan 8
The @uidaho.bsky.social Dept of Civil and Enviro Engineering is hiring a Geological Engineer! Open until filled.

I highly recommend both the Univ of Idaho, and life in Moscow, ID. Excellent research and teaching support, stellar quality of life.

uidaho.peopleadmin.com/postings/46669
Regular Faculty
The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) at the University of Idaho seeks candidates for a full-time tenure track or tenured faculty position in Geological Engineering at the level ...
uidaho.peopleadmin.com

Von P. Walden @vpwalden.bsky.social · Jan 8
Things are happening in the austral summer! Our team will be traveling soon to Troll Station to install the Integrated Cloud Observatory! Check out our website at troll-observing-network.github.io/integrated-c.... The most recent blog post shows the cargo ship docked to the Fimbul Ice Shelf!!
TONe Integrated Cloud Observatory – TONe - ICO
troll-observing-network.github.io

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Stephan Lewandowsky @lewan.bsky.social · Jan 4
We spent the past year analyzing and rebuting arguments that have been launched against misinformation research. In my view, those arguments are important to make, but perhaps even more important to rebut because, as we show, they don’t always withstand critical scrutiny.

So here we go: 4/n

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Stephan Lewandowsky @lewan.bsky.social · Jan 4
With 17 days to go until the US takeover by the new Trump (or Musk?) administration, I thought it might be worthwhile to share a number of recent papers published by our team that counter arguments that have been leveled against misinformation research. 1/n

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Mark SubbaRao @marksubbarao.bsky.social · Jan 2
A new visualization showing the Keeling Curve alongside the Antarctic ice core CO2 data.
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5447
Von P. Walden @vpwalden.bsky.social · Dec 30
Same here!!

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Mark Grabowski @markgrabowski.bsky.social · Dec 26
Resignation of the Journal of Human Evolution Editorial Board: We are saddened to announce the resignations of The Joint Editors-in-Chief, all Emeritus Editors retired or active in the field, and all but one Associate Editor. Press release below.
Von P. Walden @vpwalden.bsky.social · Dec 14
At the beginning of my career (late 80s), I built a radiative transfer model to understand the implications of decreased ozone in springtime over Antarctica; MS with the great Conway Leovy. Really amazing to visualize this now in so much detail!

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · Dec 13
More than 90% of fossil fuel emissions occurred since my parents were born.
Over 80% since I was born.
Over 30% since my children were born.

And well over 50% since the world agreed at the Rio Earth Summit to prevent dangerous climate change. And I thought: „At last!“

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · Dec 13
Ozone hope? The 2024 ozone hole closer to the historical average in size and duration than the previous years. Does this signal progress towards recovery?
Read the article atmosphere.copernicus.eu/ozone-hope-2...

#CAMS

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Susan Howard @slhowardcryo.bsky.social · Dec 12
Congratulations to my collaborator and friend, Laurie Padman @lpadman.bsky.social, on being named an AGU Fellow. Well deserved 🎉🥂
Snapshot of award ceremony screen naming Laurie Padman as AGU fellow Laurie Padman named AGU fellow. Snapshot of screen.

Von P. Walden @vpwalden.bsky.social · Dec 11
Wow… so cool!
helenczerski.bsky.social Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · Dec 11
TIL that you do occasionally get TWELVE-sided snowflakes, when two six-sided ones collide in the right way and stick together. They seem to stick at a suspiciously perfect angle!

Photos from Ken Libbrecht's brilliant website here:

www.snowcrystals.com...
Two twelve-sided snowflakes

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · Dec 11
TIL that you do occasionally get TWELVE-sided snowflakes, when two six-sided ones collide in the right way and stick together. They seem to stick at a suspiciously perfect angle!

Photos from Ken Libbrecht's brilliant website here:

www.snowcrystals.com...
Two twelve-sided snowflakes

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · Dec 10
🧵 Our annual NOAA Arctic Report Card is available today for 2024. It discusses recent changes in the #Arctic, extreme events, and broader human/environmental impacts. ⚒️🧪🌊❄️

+ Report: arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/...
+ Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yqG...
+ Summary: arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/...
Infographic showing a visual of the highlights and headlines in the 2024 Arctic Report Card for all different impacts across the Earth system and society. This chart is available from https://doi.org/10.25923/b7c7-6431.

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Earthmover @earthmover.io · Dec 9
📣Attention #AGU24: Stop by booth 1007 to chat with our team, get an Earthmover Rubik's cube, and stickers!
Von P. Walden @vpwalden.bsky.social · Dec 5
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