Csilla Gal
@cgal.bsky.social
Urban climates and other human habitats.
Architect by trade, urban climatologist by profession.
Chicago 📍
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Architect by trade, urban climatologist by profession.
Chicago 📍
Header: hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/cph.3c31432
Avatar: Giacinto Brandi, L'Architettura(?)
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A short thread about the back story behind our new study. 🌊
A pile of evidence suggests the Atlantic overturning #AMOC (and its surface branch North Atlantic Current) has slowed. But some colleagues were sceptical, arguing the Norwegian Current and its deep return flow haven't slowed. 1/6
A pile of evidence suggests the Atlantic overturning #AMOC (and its surface branch North Atlantic Current) has slowed. But some colleagues were sceptical, arguing the Norwegian Current and its deep return flow haven't slowed. 1/6
January 10, 2026 at 12:34 PM
A short thread about the back story behind our new study. 🌊
A pile of evidence suggests the Atlantic overturning #AMOC (and its surface branch North Atlantic Current) has slowed. But some colleagues were sceptical, arguing the Norwegian Current and its deep return flow haven't slowed. 1/6
A pile of evidence suggests the Atlantic overturning #AMOC (and its surface branch North Atlantic Current) has slowed. But some colleagues were sceptical, arguing the Norwegian Current and its deep return flow haven't slowed. 1/6
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We can’t ignore the gendered dynamics of what we just saw katemanne.substack.com/p/renee-good...
Renee Good’s Murder was Misogyny
We cannot ignore the distinctively gendered dynamics of this—and much other—fascist violence
katemanne.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:58 AM
We can’t ignore the gendered dynamics of what we just saw katemanne.substack.com/p/renee-good...
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The Trump regime has unleashed a torrent of lies following Renee Good’s murder by an ICE agent www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump administration unleashes torrent of untruths after woman shot dead by ICE
Victim-blaming began almost as soon as Renee Nicole Good was killed – we examine the claims and the reality
www.theguardian.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:05 PM
The Trump regime has unleashed a torrent of lies following Renee Good’s murder by an ICE agent www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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This cannot be stressed enough, from the 404 piece yesterday: ICE is working from a legal rationale which states that if a device is collecting adtech or location data, which is then sold to ICE, b/c the owner didn't change the privacy settings, the owner relinquished their Fourth Amendment rights.
January 9, 2026 at 7:34 AM
This cannot be stressed enough, from the 404 piece yesterday: ICE is working from a legal rationale which states that if a device is collecting adtech or location data, which is then sold to ICE, b/c the owner didn't change the privacy settings, the owner relinquished their Fourth Amendment rights.
I wonder how often did Chicago experienced flash floods in January. #dontlookup
🚨 Flash Flood Warning issued January 8 at 8:28PM CST until January 8 at 10:00PM CST by NWS Chicago IL 🚨
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
January 9, 2026 at 2:33 AM
I wonder how often did Chicago experienced flash floods in January. #dontlookup
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We hear that protection of NCAR from breakup is in peril in the CJS bill - be sure to contact your representatives to ensure that they hear your support!
January 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
We hear that protection of NCAR from breakup is in peril in the CJS bill - be sure to contact your representatives to ensure that they hear your support!
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I already feed my dog "standard dry kibble foods", as do most all responsible pet owners.
Can we stop the sideshow and focus on the real cause of the climate crisis: FOSSIL FUELS and unsustainable agriculture!
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Can we stop the sideshow and focus on the real cause of the climate crisis: FOSSIL FUELS and unsustainable agriculture!
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Dog food accounts for 1% of UK greenhouse gas emissions, study finds
Study of 1,000 products finds wet, raw and meat-rich products have higher climate impact than dry kibble
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I already feed my dog "standard dry kibble foods", as do most all responsible pet owners.
Can we stop the sideshow and focus on the real cause of the climate crisis: FOSSIL FUELS and unsustainable agriculture!
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Can we stop the sideshow and focus on the real cause of the climate crisis: FOSSIL FUELS and unsustainable agriculture!
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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NEW article by me!
We can now visualize pathogens down to atoms; design vaccines in weeks; manufacture them in microbial factories; engineer them more precise than ever before.
We're living through a golden age of vaccine development, but only if we continue to invest in them.
We can now visualize pathogens down to atoms; design vaccines in weeks; manufacture them in microbial factories; engineer them more precise than ever before.
We're living through a golden age of vaccine development, but only if we continue to invest in them.
The golden age of vaccine development - Works in Progress Magazine
The first vaccine was a lucky accident. Now we can design new vaccines in weeks, atom by atom.
worksinprogress.co
January 7, 2026 at 3:20 PM
NEW article by me!
We can now visualize pathogens down to atoms; design vaccines in weeks; manufacture them in microbial factories; engineer them more precise than ever before.
We're living through a golden age of vaccine development, but only if we continue to invest in them.
We can now visualize pathogens down to atoms; design vaccines in weeks; manufacture them in microbial factories; engineer them more precise than ever before.
We're living through a golden age of vaccine development, but only if we continue to invest in them.
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I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
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Be careful out there
Doctors’ visits for flu-like symptoms — fevers, sore throat, extreme fatigue and body aches — have hit the highest level in nearly 30 years, according to the CDC, and are likely to continue to rise in the coming weeks.
nbcnews.to/49HH8ji
nbcnews.to/49HH8ji
January 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Be careful out there
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CPB-funded programs like Sesame Street taught children to read, to learn empathy for people different from themselves, and to see integrated neighborhoods as normal.
It also funded journalism in rural & poor places—the oldest PBS network is in Alabama! No wonder the administration eliminated it.
It also funded journalism in rural & poor places—the oldest PBS network is in Alabama! No wonder the administration eliminated it.
January 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM
CPB-funded programs like Sesame Street taught children to read, to learn empathy for people different from themselves, and to see integrated neighborhoods as normal.
It also funded journalism in rural & poor places—the oldest PBS network is in Alabama! No wonder the administration eliminated it.
It also funded journalism in rural & poor places—the oldest PBS network is in Alabama! No wonder the administration eliminated it.
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If this makes you mad…turn your anger into action.
There are articles of impeachment against RFK jr. in the House.
Sign the petition, call your rep, send a quack-o-gram, and share with LITERALLY EVERYONE YOU KNOW.
This isn’t going to stop unless we make it.
Standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
There are articles of impeachment against RFK jr. in the House.
Sign the petition, call your rep, send a quack-o-gram, and share with LITERALLY EVERYONE YOU KNOW.
This isn’t going to stop unless we make it.
Standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
January 6, 2026 at 12:14 AM
If this makes you mad…turn your anger into action.
There are articles of impeachment against RFK jr. in the House.
Sign the petition, call your rep, send a quack-o-gram, and share with LITERALLY EVERYONE YOU KNOW.
This isn’t going to stop unless we make it.
Standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
There are articles of impeachment against RFK jr. in the House.
Sign the petition, call your rep, send a quack-o-gram, and share with LITERALLY EVERYONE YOU KNOW.
This isn’t going to stop unless we make it.
Standupforscience.net/impeach-rfkjr
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The Onion can just copy and paste this HHS language
Copy Editing Matters, from HHS's release on the new childhood vaccine schedule: All the diseases will still be available to anyone who wants them
January 6, 2026 at 1:39 AM
The Onion can just copy and paste this HHS language
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This but unironically, as illustrated by (ahem) Calvin and Hobbes and also Ann Nocenti’s run of Daredevil
January 5, 2026 at 10:37 AM
This but unironically, as illustrated by (ahem) Calvin and Hobbes and also Ann Nocenti’s run of Daredevil
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Suburbia implementing Trump foreign policy.
January 5, 2026 at 6:58 AM
Suburbia implementing Trump foreign policy.
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“Holdings from the library at the Goddard Space Flight Center, which includes unique documents from the early 20th century to the Soviet space race, will be warehoused or thrown out.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/c...
NASA’s Largest Library Is Closing Amid Staff and Lab Cuts
www.nytimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Happy New Year!
Pearls Before Swine comic strip by Stephan Pastis.
Pearls Before Swine comic strip by Stephan Pastis.
January 1, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Happy New Year!
Pearls Before Swine comic strip by Stephan Pastis.
Pearls Before Swine comic strip by Stephan Pastis.
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Holy shit...
Bob and I were among the hundreds of researchers that were supposed to conduct the 6th U.S. National Climate Assessment. Now it looks like they're gonna produce it with a few people and Grok? Communities need rigorous and accurate information about climate change. This will put communities at risk.
January 1, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Holy shit...
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People have been posting their favorite 2025 books. I finally read Moby Dick this year, and this Starbuck quote stood out:
“But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?”
174 years later, and we’re still trapped on the Pequod with Ahab.
“But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?”
174 years later, and we’re still trapped on the Pequod with Ahab.
December 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
People have been posting their favorite 2025 books. I finally read Moby Dick this year, and this Starbuck quote stood out:
“But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?”
174 years later, and we’re still trapped on the Pequod with Ahab.
“But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?”
174 years later, and we’re still trapped on the Pequod with Ahab.
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I wrote this last winter. I so wish I was wrong about where all this would lead. So much suffering, so much sickness and death because of this man. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o...
Opinion | When ‘Just Asking Questions’ About Science Turns Into 300,000 Dead
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I wrote this last winter. I so wish I was wrong about where all this would lead. So much suffering, so much sickness and death because of this man. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/o...
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This is one of our favorites!
December 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is one of our favorites!
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I love that he's explaining the housing crisis from the landlord perspective
Trump: If we build more housing, the price of homes will go down, and homeowners will lose their wealth.
December 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
I love that he's explaining the housing crisis from the landlord perspective
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Breaking news: The Supreme Court said it would not allow President Trump to deploy the National Guard in Chicago for now, a significant setback for his campaign to push troops into cities across the country.
Supreme Court hands Trump a major defeat on National Guard deployment
The Supreme Court holds that the president’s authority to deploy the National Guard for law enforcement purposes likely only applies in “exceptional” circumstances.
wapo.st
December 23, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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