biometlab
@biometlab.bsky.social
We are the Biometeorology lab at UC Berkeley.
We report on biogeoscience pubs + news on ecosystems, climate, California agriculture/water/energy/food/weather nexus, discus & soccer + defend our constitutional form of govt
We report on biogeoscience pubs + news on ecosystems, climate, California agriculture/water/energy/food/weather nexus, discus & soccer + defend our constitutional form of govt
The timing of when trees blossom is used as an independent indicator of a warming climate. One of the longest records is in Kyoto
ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
Today, Jan 27, 2026, the Japanese maple is pushing buds
ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
Today, Jan 27, 2026, the Japanese maple is pushing buds
January 27, 2026 at 8:21 PM
The timing of when trees blossom is used as an independent indicator of a warming climate. One of the longest records is in Kyoto
ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
Today, Jan 27, 2026, the Japanese maple is pushing buds
ourworldindata.org/data-insight...
Today, Jan 27, 2026, the Japanese maple is pushing buds
Can Bovino be indicted and prosecuted as an accessory to murder? Maybe according to Minnesota state law (and then trmp can't pardon him)
Liability for the Crimes of
Another
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Liability for the Crimes of
Another
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January 27, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Can Bovino be indicted and prosecuted as an accessory to murder? Maybe according to Minnesota state law (and then trmp can't pardon him)
Liability for the Crimes of
Another
share.google/s2GNW7gVtRbC...
Liability for the Crimes of
Another
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Time for us to stand up and reach the 3.5% rule, the proportion of a population to protest peacefully to overthrow an authoritarian regime
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_...
January 26, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Time for us to stand up and reach the 3.5% rule, the proportion of a population to protest peacefully to overthrow an authoritarian regime
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3.5%25_...
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It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough
January 25, 2026 at 3:12 PM
It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough
Former Sonoma County winemaker saves historic East Bay vineyard from destruction
The Antioch vineyards are near where my Dad and Nonno raised grapes. The Dutch Slough grapes are across the street from our walnut ranch and next to our ameriflux site
www.mercurynews.com/2026/01/20/i...
The Antioch vineyards are near where my Dad and Nonno raised grapes. The Dutch Slough grapes are across the street from our walnut ranch and next to our ameriflux site
www.mercurynews.com/2026/01/20/i...
Former Sonoma County winemaker saves historic East Bay vineyard from destruction
Century-old farmland and ancient vines are being removed across California. Matt and Erin Cline decided to save one historic East Bay vineyard.
www.mercurynews.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Former Sonoma County winemaker saves historic East Bay vineyard from destruction
The Antioch vineyards are near where my Dad and Nonno raised grapes. The Dutch Slough grapes are across the street from our walnut ranch and next to our ameriflux site
www.mercurynews.com/2026/01/20/i...
The Antioch vineyards are near where my Dad and Nonno raised grapes. The Dutch Slough grapes are across the street from our walnut ranch and next to our ameriflux site
www.mercurynews.com/2026/01/20/i...
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Winter weather will impact almost everyone east of the Rocky Mountains this weekend! Here's my segment from this evening's CBS News 24/7 PrimeTime.
January 23, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Winter weather will impact almost everyone east of the Rocky Mountains this weekend! Here's my segment from this evening's CBS News 24/7 PrimeTime.
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Burgess Shale in British Columbia is one of the most important fossil sites in the world.
With fossils that date back over 500 million years, it provides the clearest record of Cambrian marine life on Earth.
This is the story of this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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With fossils that date back over 500 million years, it provides the clearest record of Cambrian marine life on Earth.
This is the story of this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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January 20, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Burgess Shale in British Columbia is one of the most important fossil sites in the world.
With fossils that date back over 500 million years, it provides the clearest record of Cambrian marine life on Earth.
This is the story of this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
🧵 1/8
With fossils that date back over 500 million years, it provides the clearest record of Cambrian marine life on Earth.
This is the story of this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
🧵 1/8
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Tonight's image of M33 Triangulum galaxy. earthsky.org/clusters-neb...
January 19, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Tonight's image of M33 Triangulum galaxy. earthsky.org/clusters-neb...
Can We Save Wine from Wildfires? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
Can We Save Wine from Wildfires?
The industry has lost billions of dollars, largely because smoke makes the drink taste like licking an ashtray. Now a team of scientists is chasing a solution.
www.newyorker.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Can We Save Wine from Wildfires? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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This is one to read and share.
Underneath California Forever
Tech billionaires are fighting for their proposed 400,000-person city in Solano County. At least 21 imperiled species depend on the ecosystems where the new city could be built.
baynature.org
January 13, 2026 at 5:51 AM
This is one to read and share.
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The costs for maintaining and updating reference quality datasets are far less than those needed to recover from just one billion-dollar disaster.
The Looming Data Loss That Threatens Public Safety and Prosperity - Eos
Cuts to funding and staff needed to maintain trusted datasets of reference Earth system observations could limit their availability and quality, undermining hazard predictions and risk assessments.
eos.org
January 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
The costs for maintaining and updating reference quality datasets are far less than those needed to recover from just one billion-dollar disaster.
www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
This is exciting. My Nonna and Nonno had a dairy along this Estero. Been wanting to hike on nearby trails. Now we can
This is exciting. My Nonna and Nonno had a dairy along this Estero. Been wanting to hike on nearby trails. Now we can
Stunning stretch of California coastline opens to public for first time in 100 years
A stretch of undeveloped Bay Area coast, privately owned for a century, has opened to visitors with new hiking trails, a secluded beach, magnificent wildflower blooms and sensational views.
www.sfchronicle.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:45 PM
www.sfchronicle.com/outdoors/art...
This is exciting. My Nonna and Nonno had a dairy along this Estero. Been wanting to hike on nearby trails. Now we can
This is exciting. My Nonna and Nonno had a dairy along this Estero. Been wanting to hike on nearby trails. Now we can
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In 2010 the McMaster Ecohydrology Lab started research in Nobel @nobel-water.bsky.social and every year since have awarded the #NobelPeatPrize for the top #peatland paper of the year. *
* While “unpresidented”, in case he tries, the #NobelPeatPrize rules are clear. The award is non transferable.
* While “unpresidented”, in case he tries, the #NobelPeatPrize rules are clear. The award is non transferable.
January 10, 2026 at 1:02 PM
In 2010 the McMaster Ecohydrology Lab started research in Nobel @nobel-water.bsky.social and every year since have awarded the #NobelPeatPrize for the top #peatland paper of the year. *
* While “unpresidented”, in case he tries, the #NobelPeatPrize rules are clear. The award is non transferable.
* While “unpresidented”, in case he tries, the #NobelPeatPrize rules are clear. The award is non transferable.
Global Change Biology | Environmental Change Journal | Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
New Biomet Lab paper on our @ameriflux.bsky.social work on greenhouse gas fluxes in the Delta led by @etechlab.bsky.social
New Biomet Lab paper on our @ameriflux.bsky.social work on greenhouse gas fluxes in the Delta led by @etechlab.bsky.social
Interannual Variability in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Challenges Post‐Restoration Net Sink Predictions in California Delta Wetlands
44 site-years of eddy covariance measurements over restored California Delta wetlands show strong interannual variability in CO2 and CH4 fluxes. Vegetation establishment and water management drive wh...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Global Change Biology | Environmental Change Journal | Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
New Biomet Lab paper on our @ameriflux.bsky.social work on greenhouse gas fluxes in the Delta led by @etechlab.bsky.social
New Biomet Lab paper on our @ameriflux.bsky.social work on greenhouse gas fluxes in the Delta led by @etechlab.bsky.social
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January 9, 2026
January 9, 2026
Beginning in 1943, the War Department published a series of pamphlets for U.S.
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January 10, 2026 at 3:08 AM
January 9, 2026
Really clear night. Got much better images of Orion nebula and Andromeda galaxy, M31, than posted last time. And took longer exposures. Enjoy
January 10, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Really clear night. Got much better images of Orion nebula and Andromeda galaxy, M31, than posted last time. And took longer exposures. Enjoy
