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Andrew Dessler
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Prof of Atmospheric Sciences & climate scientist @ Texas A&M; AGU and AAAS Fellow; Native Texan; find out what I think at https://www.theclimatebrink.com/

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · Nov 2
profile picture pupdate: strong consensus for: dog, but more professional.

Introducing my new profile pic:

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 2h
Wow, those are expensive. LED lights must be cheaper.

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 1d
it's hot here, too. it's like something has changed with the climate.
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andrewdessler.com Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 2d
I went to the #bcstx Costco today and put my car sunshade in the windshield to keep the car cool. While 81F in Dec. is actually pretty comfortable, I can't help but think of what those extra degrees of warmth will feel like in August.
shelwinkleywx.bsky.social Shel Winkley @shelwinkleywx.bsky.social · 2d
#bcstx officially topped off at 81° this afternoon at Easterwood Airport.

We'll put Christmas Eve Eve 2025 in the books as tying for the THIRD hottest December 23rd of record (alongside 1955)

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 2d
I went to the #bcstx Costco today and put my car sunshade in the windshield to keep the car cool. While 81F in Dec. is actually pretty comfortable, I can't help but think of what those extra degrees of warmth will feel like in August.
shelwinkleywx.bsky.social Shel Winkley @shelwinkleywx.bsky.social · 2d
#bcstx officially topped off at 81° this afternoon at Easterwood Airport.

We'll put Christmas Eve Eve 2025 in the books as tying for the THIRD hottest December 23rd of record (alongside 1955)

Reposted by A. E. Dessler

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Shel Winkley @shelwinkleywx.bsky.social · 2d
#bcstx officially topped off at 81° this afternoon at Easterwood Airport.

We'll put Christmas Eve Eve 2025 in the books as tying for the THIRD hottest December 23rd of record (alongside 1955)

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 3d
The thing is that they must understand that the DOE CWG report was a dismal failure because it was so bad. This report is going to make the DOE report look like a paradigm of great science.

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 3d
The more I think about it ("I'm going to write a National Assessment in a few weeks using AI") the more I think they're just trolling. It's simply not possible.

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Timothy Burke @bubbaprog.xyz · 3d
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 4d
I'll make a prediction: They will never release any National Climate Assessment.

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 4d
The next National Climate Assessment will be written by five climate deniers and an AI in a trench coat.
bobkopp.net Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 4d
I look forward to the legally required, transparent peer review process required by the US Global Change Research Act and the Information Quality Act. I always thought they would try to do a NCA with Judith Curry, five old men and a LLM.
It’s the gold standard of US climate research. Contrarians could write the next one.
Researchers who have downplayed the threat of global warming have been asked to author the next National Climate Assessment.
www.eenews.net

Reposted by A. E. Dessler, Stefan Rahmstorf, Peter Thorne , and 4 more

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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 4d
I look forward to the legally required, transparent peer review process required by the US Global Change Research Act and the Information Quality Act. I always thought they would try to do a NCA with Judith Curry, five old men and a LLM.
It’s the gold standard of US climate research. Contrarians could write the next one.
Researchers who have downplayed the threat of global warming have been asked to author the next National Climate Assessment.
www.eenews.net

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 5d
@hausfath.bsky.social makes his predictions for 2026 and 2027 temperatures on The Climate Brink. I don’t need any fancy science to tell you that both years gonna be en fuego.

www.theclimatebrink.com/p/my-2026-an...
My 2026 and 2027 global temperature forecasts
The best thing about predicting the near future is you don't need to wait long to be wrong
www.theclimatebrink.com

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 7d
Sadly, I think that makes it less likely he'll protect our weather infrastructure

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 7d
If you need help, @agu.org has a page to walk you through the process.

Please take a few minutes to do this. Democracy only works if people speak out.

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Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
agu.quorum.us

Reposted by Adam H. Sobel

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 7d
Please write to your congressional reps about the NCAR budget cuts

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 8d
DOE CWG continues to produce work with a consistent level of quality

www.climateworkinggroup.com
404 error on http://www.climateworkinggroup.com/

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 8d
If you’re at the AGU meeting, you should show up and record a few minutes of your thoughts about NCAR.
wclivestream.bsky.social The Weather & Climate Livestream @wclivestream.bsky.social · 8d
🚨 Calling all geoscientists 🚨 If you or anyone you know is attending #AGU25, please join us and spread the word to #SaveNCAR.

More info at: wclivestream.com/ncar_at_agu/

Reposted by Katharine Hayhoe, A. E. Dessler, Diane E. Pataki

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The Weather & Climate Livestream @wclivestream.bsky.social · 8d
🚨 Calling all geoscientists 🚨 If you or anyone you know is attending #AGU25, please join us and spread the word to #SaveNCAR.

More info at: wclivestream.com/ncar_at_agu/

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 8d
Can someone run a model with the RCP3578 emissions scenario?
A Texas license plate that says RCP 3578

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 9d
Update: it appears this is payback for Colorado’s governor not playing nice with Trump

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 9d
They’re not even pretending that it’s for any kind of legitimate reason. Instead, they’re trying to dismantle NCAR to suppress knowledge.

Reposted by Katharine Hayhoe, Adam H. Sobel, John Fasullo , and 1 more

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 9d
The administration dismantling NCAR is scientific vandalism, much like the Taliban demolishing cultural artifacts.
www.theguardian.com/world/2001/m...

Reposted by A. E. Dessler, Wim Thiery, Baylor Fox‐Kemper , and 1 more

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Flavio Lehner @climateflavors.bsky.social · 9d
I came to the US over 10 years ago for a postdoc at NCAR. It changed my life and supercharged my ability to do science. NCAR's unique community nature makes it a global node in atmospheric and climate research. It's really not possible to overstate its value for science and society.

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 9d
I don’t know how many people came from outside the US.

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 9d
Maybe it’s just me but the vibe at #AGU25 seems off
andrewdessler.com Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 10d
There is a notable lack of government scientists at #AGU25.

Reposted by Timothy Snyder, Shannon Vallor, Paul Glasziou , and 20 more

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Peter Brannen @peterbrannen.bsky.social · 9d
An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth

Reposted by Rebecca Solnit, A. E. Dessler, Brendan Nyhan , and 19 more

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 9d
Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.
usatoday.com USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 9d
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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R. Saravanan @sarava.net · 10d
Texas A&M University is hosting a workshop on "High and Ultra-high Resolution Modeling of the Earth System", April 13-15, 2026. Topics include:
- Status of current high/ultra-high resolution earth system models
- Applications and future directions

Details here:
sites.google.com/tamu.edu/tam...

Reposted by A. E. Dessler

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Alan Gerard @wxmanms1.bsky.social · 10d
Efforts by the USACE and facilitated by accurate NWS forecasts appear to have significantly reduced impacts from record flooding on the Skagit River in WA last week. A look at how that worked and why we have to protect the foundations of our fed science/water agencies. tinyurl.com/bdebat4m
A look at a successful real-time effort to reduce flooding in western Washington last week
Looking at how federal science and water agencies work together in flood events. Also - flood risk continue in the Pacific Northwest while the rest of the country warms up.
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