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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:

Reposted by A. E. Dessler, Kornelis Blok, Juan Cole , and 1 more A. E. Dessler, Kornelis Blok, Juan Cole, Aija Leiponen

Ember @ember-energy.org · 2d

Electrification could now reach 75% of all energy demand, as the road-transport and heating sectors rapidly electrify 🔥🚗

These two sectors account for 50% of global energy use and are now ready to switch from fossil molecules to clean electrons.

https://loom.ly/BwyhReA

Reposted by Michael E. Mann, Katharine Hayhoe, A. E. Dessler , and 2 more Michael E. Mann, Katharine Hayhoe, A. E. Dessler, Gavin A. Schmidt, John Cook

Dana Nuccitelli @dananuccitelli.bsky.social · 3d

Joe Rogan has one of the world's most popular podcasts. Unfortunately, like nearly all of the most popular online shows, his tends to spread climate misinformation. For @climateconnections.bsky.social I scrutinize his recent episode with octogenarian climate contrarians Lindzen & Happer 🧵 (1/11)

Five ways Joe Rogan misleads listeners about climate change » Yale Climate Connections

Rogan exposes millions to climate denial. Let’s break down his tactics.

yaleclimateconnections.org

Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 4d

As a metaphor of the world today, a little too on the nose.

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Glenn Branch @glennbranch.bsky.social · 4d

Dana Nuccitelli (@dananuccitelli.bsky.social) debunks nineteen climate myths propagated by "two octogenarian fringe climate contrarians" on Joe Rogan's podcast.

Debunking Joe Rogan, Dick Lindzen, and Will Happer

Joe Rogan has one of the most popular podcasts on the Spotify and Apple Podcasts platforms, and a combined 50 million followers on YouTube, Spotify, and Instagram. And like nearly all of the most popu...

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 4d

BREAKING: JUSTICE DEPARTMENT EATS A LOSS IN 'SANDWICH GUY' CASE AS JURORS FIND DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY www.nbcnews.com/politics/jus...

Jury acquits D.C. 'sandwich guy' charged with chucking a sub at a federal agent

Sean Dunn faced single misdemeanor offense after federal grand jurors refused to indict him on the felony charge sought by prosecutors.

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 4d

understatement is a specialty of mine

Dessler said one of the scariest aspects of Melissa was the storm’s peak sustained winds of 185 mph (298 kph) winds. “That’s pretty rare to have a storm that strong. And I think that, to the extent that this is a harbinger of the future, it’s not good,” he said.

Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 4d

Nice article from @apnews.com about how climate change boosted Hurricane Melissa's destructive winds and rain, analysis finds
apnews.com/article/hurr...

Climate change boosted Hurricane Melissa's destructive winds and rain, analysis finds

An analysis from World Weather Attribution reports human-caused climate change intensified the winds and rainfall unleashed by Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean.

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Veronika Meduna @veronikameduna.bsky.social · 5d

@desmog.com reviewed US tax records which show Bill Gates’ charity has donated more than $3.5 million to a think tank run by Danish academic and climate crisis denier Bjørn Lomborg www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...

Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg

Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.

www.desmog.com

Reposted by Anna O. Law, Nicholas A. Christakis, A. E. Dessler , and 8 more Anna O. Law, Nicholas A. Christakis, A. E. Dessler, Guy Grossman, Markus Wagner, Stacy D. VanDeveer, Jason Lyall, Victor Pickard, Anna Grzymała-Busse, Leah Stokes, Simon Lester

Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 5d

I’ll keep pushing this line of analysis because I’m increasingly convinced the clearest path out of this mess is for Dems to adopt a relentless anti-corruption, anti-inequality, anti-oligarchy, pro-democracy platform. The Dem leadership hasn’t realized it yet, but they’re now a reform party.

Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 5d

Andrew Gettelman giving the @tamuatmo.bsky.social Dept seminar. He talking about AI in an Earth System model. Lots of interesting results.

Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 5d

these people obviously have not read the Gates memo

press release that begins: People in Middle-Income Countries Say Climate Change is Affecting Their Community

Majorities are willing to change the way they live and work to reduce effects of climate change

WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 5, 2025) – Ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Belém, Brazil, this month, a new Pew Research Center survey of nine middle-income nations finds widespread concerns about climate change. Large majorities of adults in these countries say global climate change is affecting the area where they live, with a median of 74% saying it’s affecting their community at least somewhat.

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Ryan J. Reilly “paints a vivid and urgent portrait of… disarray” @ryanjreilly.com · 5d

“This case, ladies and gentleman of the jury, is about a sandwich.”

Closing arguments from the defense in the DC sandwich guy case are now underway.

Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 5d

9 times out of 10 it's a drunk student

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The Onion @theonion.com · 6d

Conservative Man Proudly Frightened Of Everything

FLOWER MOUND, TX—Condemning the “woke left” for what he called the “modern evisceration of masculinity,” local conservative man Hank Daniels confirmed Monday that he was never going to stop being prou...

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 6d

More details of this heinous crime

On November 4, 2025, the Texas A&M University Police Department (UPD) received a report of a stolen golf cart.

The victim reported that the golf cart was parked and secured in PA 102 on Saturday, November 1, 2025. They reported that it was stolen at approximately 2:20 PM.

The golf cart is described as being maroon with an ATM sticker on the front hood, Texas A&M Athletics on the side, black handrails on the back, and a tan top.

Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 6d

College Station is crime-ridden hell hole. Thanks, Biden.

The perps better not relax: "This case remains under investigation."

Crime Alert – Theft of Motor Vehicle

Campus crime alerts and timely warnings to the community comply with the federal Jeanne Clery Campus Safety Act (Clery Act).

On November 4, 2025, the University Police Department was contacted by a staff member who had seen the recent crime alert. They provided information, which led to UPD successfully locating and recovering the golf cart in PA 20. The golf cart will be returned to the victim.

This case remains under investigation.

Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 6d

I spent 11 great years at NASA Goddard. There are a lot of tremendously talented people there who push back the frontiers of knowledge every day.

Closing/shrinking Goddard is a real tragedy, but it's part of an ongoing effort that will make the U.S. a laggard in science and technology.

Andrew Freedman @afreedma.bsky.social · 6d

An important new story on the quiet gutting of one of NASA's most important laboratory campuses, during the federal shutdown. Via @ellanilsen.bsky.social & @jackiewattles.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/s...

Workers fear NASA is quietly gutting the iconic home of Hubble and Webb. The agency says it’s strategically closing buildings | CNN

Buildings at Goddard’s Maryland campus are being emptied and padlocked, sources say. NASA leadership has pushed back against the concerns.

www.cnn.com

Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 6d

I took a recording of a few of my lectures, transcribed them, and told NotebookLM to convert it into a video. It's pretty good.
youtu.be/22ysrqtmrf4

The Climate Crossroads

YouTube video by dessler2

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Reposted by Katharine Hayhoe, A. E. Dessler, Elena Litchman

Andrew Freedman @afreedma.bsky.social · 6d

Workers fear NASA is quietly gutting the iconic home of Hubble and Webb. The agency says it’s strategically closing buildings | CNN

Buildings at Goddard’s Maryland campus are being emptied and padlocked, sources say. NASA leadership has pushed back against the concerns.

www.cnn.com

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Reposted by Christian Odendahl, A. E. Dessler, Stacy D. VanDeveer

Tyler Norris @tnorris.bsky.social · 6d

I have a @nytimes.com op-ed today on managing power demand growth. Central point: load growth is an opportunity to *offset* upward rate pressure (and avoid gas overbuild), if we plan the system to make fuller use of infrastructure we’ve already paid for. 🔌💡 www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/o...

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Reposted by John Kennedy, A. E. Dessler, Marc Strous

Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 7d

I just recorded a short video--essentially an updated version of my social media threads--on the Bill Gates climate memo. Despite agreeing with some points therein, I still think its framing is fundamentally flawed and thus also its key conclusions.

Thoughts from a climate scientist on the Bill Gates climate memo

I wanted to offer my thoughts, as a climate scientist, on the widely discussed memo published by Bill Gates in late October 2025. While I actually do agree with some of the specific points made therein regarding the urgent global need to accelerate efforts to reduce global poverty and improve human

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 7d

I 100% agree with you. As scientists, there's a hesitancy to articulating ideas that are not new. But you have to realize that most people have not read your paper, so repeating it (a few times, at least) is valuable.

Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 7d

Yes, Zeke references your paper on this.

Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 7d

On The Climate Brink, a great post from Zeke Hausfather about how CO2 and CH4 warm the climate differently. These key differences tend to get glossed over in any discussion.