Deepti Singh
@climatechirper.bsky.social
scientist studying weather and climate extremes, climate variability, climate and health, pitbull advocate (She/Her)
https://labs.wsu.edu/climate/
https://labs.wsu.edu/climate/
😢 "the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show."
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:20 PM
😢 "the agency plans to calculate only the cost to industry when setting pollution limits, and not the monetary value of saving human lives, documents show."
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For example, researchers at @ncar-ucar.bsky.social have developed tools that provide detailed weather guidance to pilots, dispatchers, air traffic controllers, and airport operators, including the wind shear alert system used at airports across the country.
January 12, 2026 at 6:39 PM
For example, researchers at @ncar-ucar.bsky.social have developed tools that provide detailed weather guidance to pilots, dispatchers, air traffic controllers, and airport operators, including the wind shear alert system used at airports across the country.
📎📜 Paper on the climatology and drivers of extreme atmospheric ridges over western North America led by my postdoc (Dr. Xiaoyu Bai). Such ridges (or high-pressure systems) are often associated with a range of surface temperature and precipitation extremes
@siiribigalke.bsky.social
rdcu.be/eXGW5
@siiribigalke.bsky.social
rdcu.be/eXGW5
January 5, 2026 at 7:19 PM
📎📜 Paper on the climatology and drivers of extreme atmospheric ridges over western North America led by my postdoc (Dr. Xiaoyu Bai). Such ridges (or high-pressure systems) are often associated with a range of surface temperature and precipitation extremes
@siiribigalke.bsky.social
rdcu.be/eXGW5
@siiribigalke.bsky.social
rdcu.be/eXGW5
🥵 📜 New paper on the emergence of trends in humid heat intensity and duration in recent decades over South Asia led by Dr. Jitendra Singh with @sebastian-sippel.bsky.social @erichfischer.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1088/2752... via @ioppublishing.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1088/2752... via @ioppublishing.bsky.social
Emergence of strong trends in humid heat intensity and duration in recent decades over South Asia
Emergence of strong trends in humid heat intensity and duration in recent decades over South Asia, Singh, Jitendra, Singh, Deepti, Sippel, Sebastian, Fischer, Erich
doi.org
January 5, 2026 at 7:05 PM
🥵 📜 New paper on the emergence of trends in humid heat intensity and duration in recent decades over South Asia led by Dr. Jitendra Singh with @sebastian-sippel.bsky.social @erichfischer.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1088/2752... via @ioppublishing.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1088/2752... via @ioppublishing.bsky.social
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“The research done at NCAR is an investment by every single tax-paying citizen in the United States, and it benefits all of us,” said UCS's @marc-alessi.bsky.social. “We are able to predict the weather days in advance, giving warning for hurricanes, extreme precipitation events, and droughts.”
We're all at risk if Trump dismantles this legendary lab
Breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research would be a "genuinely shocking self-inflicted wound."
grist.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
“The research done at NCAR is an investment by every single tax-paying citizen in the United States, and it benefits all of us,” said UCS's @marc-alessi.bsky.social. “We are able to predict the weather days in advance, giving warning for hurricanes, extreme precipitation events, and droughts.”
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It is hard to overstate how critical @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is to climate science in the US and around the world. It's the beating heart of our field. Generations of scientists have trained there, and almost everyone I know relies on deep collaborations with NCAR scientists. It's end is unthinkable.
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.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:50 AM
It is hard to overstate how critical @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is to climate science in the US and around the world. It's the beating heart of our field. Generations of scientists have trained there, and almost everyone I know relies on deep collaborations with NCAR scientists. It's end is unthinkable.
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Here's our reporting on the proposed dismantling of the jewel of US atmospheric science, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social.
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
Trump team plans to break up ‘global mothership’ of climate science
Much of the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s non-climate portfolio will be dispersed, the White House says.
www.nature.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Here's our reporting on the proposed dismantling of the jewel of US atmospheric science, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social.
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #AGU25 #climate
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This is not an exaggeration:
There is not a single weather forecaster, TV meteorologist, airline pilot, computer scientist, or climate scientist in the WORLD whose work or life wasn't directly or indirectly improved or influenced by the science done at NCAR.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
There is not a single weather forecaster, TV meteorologist, airline pilot, computer scientist, or climate scientist in the WORLD whose work or life wasn't directly or indirectly improved or influenced by the science done at NCAR.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is not an exaggeration:
There is not a single weather forecaster, TV meteorologist, airline pilot, computer scientist, or climate scientist in the WORLD whose work or life wasn't directly or indirectly improved or influenced by the science done at NCAR.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
There is not a single weather forecaster, TV meteorologist, airline pilot, computer scientist, or climate scientist in the WORLD whose work or life wasn't directly or indirectly improved or influenced by the science done at NCAR.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
100,000 Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise in Washington State www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...
100,000 Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise in Washington State
www.nytimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
100,000 Ordered to Evacuate as Rivers Rise in Washington State www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/w...
Detection and attribution of the human influence on extreme weather and climate events doi.org/10.1088/2752... via @ioppublishing.bsky.social
Detection and attribution of the human influence on extreme weather and climate events - IOPscience
Detection and attribution of the human influence on extreme weather and climate events, Wehner, Michael, Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Sarah, Simpson, Isla, Singh, Deepti
doi.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Detection and attribution of the human influence on extreme weather and climate events doi.org/10.1088/2752... via @ioppublishing.bsky.social
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Shoutout to Dmitri Kalashnikov, John Abatzoglou, Nicholas Nauslar, Daniel Swain, Danielle Touma and Deepti Singh for their fantastic study of California dry lightning patterns that helped with forecast confidence ahead of today’s lightning siege and associated wildfires.
Sept. is climatological peak of dry lightning season in the lower elevations of CA (Kalashnikov et al.)
cc @weatherwest.bsky.social
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
cc @weatherwest.bsky.social
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Meteorological and geographical factors associated with dry lightning in central and northern California - IOPscience
Meteorological and geographical factors associated with dry lightning in central and northern California, Kalashnikov, Dmitri A, Abatzoglou, John T, Nauslar, Nicholas J, Swain, Daniel L, Touma, Daniel...
iopscience.iop.org
September 3, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Shoutout to Dmitri Kalashnikov, John Abatzoglou, Nicholas Nauslar, Daniel Swain, Danielle Touma and Deepti Singh for their fantastic study of California dry lightning patterns that helped with forecast confidence ahead of today’s lightning siege and associated wildfires.
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Engrossing meeting of the minds at the workshop this week. Nine creative yet plausible storylines were developed and a whole range of new cxns made. Thanks again to all who attended, and especially those who made it happen. We're excited to see what this format & these ideas can catalyze!
August 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Engrossing meeting of the minds at the workshop this week. Nine creative yet plausible storylines were developed and a whole range of new cxns made. Thanks again to all who attended, and especially those who made it happen. We're excited to see what this format & these ideas can catalyze!
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Scoop: The U.S. billion-dollar disaster database is set to return this fall over at @climatecentral.org. They've hired the former NOAA scientist who ran the project for 10+ years www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Researchers Are Resurrecting Billion-Dollar Disaster Tool Trump Killed
Nonprofit Climate Central has hired the scientist behind a key database of costly weather disasters to rebuild it.
www.bloomberg.com
August 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Scoop: The U.S. billion-dollar disaster database is set to return this fall over at @climatecentral.org. They've hired the former NOAA scientist who ran the project for 10+ years www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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I read EPA’s 302-page proposal to nuke the endangered endangerment finding so that you don’t have to, and wrote about what the insanity all means for @climateconnections.bsky.social. Thanks to @gregdotson.bsky.social, @hausfath.bsky.social, @michaelemann.bsky.social for the input. Article & 🧵(1/14):
The Republican campaign to stop the U.S. EPA from protecting the climate » Yale Climate Connections
An audacious effort to destroy climate regulations is likely headed for a showdown at the Supreme Court.
yaleclimateconnections.org
August 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I read EPA’s 302-page proposal to nuke the endangered endangerment finding so that you don’t have to, and wrote about what the insanity all means for @climateconnections.bsky.social. Thanks to @gregdotson.bsky.social, @hausfath.bsky.social, @michaelemann.bsky.social for the input. Article & 🧵(1/14):
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Every country is warming.
Every country is experiencing more extreme weather events because of climate change, mainly caused by burning fossil fuels. www.ShowYourStripes.info
Time to #ShowYourStripes and start climate conversations to prompt actions to reduce emissions, personally & collectively.
Every country is experiencing more extreme weather events because of climate change, mainly caused by burning fossil fuels. www.ShowYourStripes.info
Time to #ShowYourStripes and start climate conversations to prompt actions to reduce emissions, personally & collectively.
June 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Every country is warming.
Every country is experiencing more extreme weather events because of climate change, mainly caused by burning fossil fuels. www.ShowYourStripes.info
Time to #ShowYourStripes and start climate conversations to prompt actions to reduce emissions, personally & collectively.
Every country is experiencing more extreme weather events because of climate change, mainly caused by burning fossil fuels. www.ShowYourStripes.info
Time to #ShowYourStripes and start climate conversations to prompt actions to reduce emissions, personally & collectively.
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Extreme heat is the most deadly weather event in the US.
Images are critical pieces of any news story — they draw readers in and help to communicate the story itself. However, publications continue to publish photos that fail to convey the severity and danger of extreme heat.
Images are critical pieces of any news story — they draw readers in and help to communicate the story itself. However, publications continue to publish photos that fail to convey the severity and danger of extreme heat.
June 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Extreme heat is the most deadly weather event in the US.
Images are critical pieces of any news story — they draw readers in and help to communicate the story itself. However, publications continue to publish photos that fail to convey the severity and danger of extreme heat.
Images are critical pieces of any news story — they draw readers in and help to communicate the story itself. However, publications continue to publish photos that fail to convey the severity and danger of extreme heat.
Happening now! Tune-in.
Federal weather & climate science is under threat. Starting TODAY at 3:00 PM ET, join a coalition of scientists--including AMS leaders--for a 100-hour livestream. Learn what federal science does for you, ask questions, and help build awareness to "Save Our Forecasts": wclivestream.com
May 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Happening now! Tune-in.
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Question from a livestream viewer: “How many lives are collectively impacted by [NOAA's] monitoring and rapid response work.”
John Cortinas: “I don’t have any exact numbers, but I would probably start by saying the entire population of the United States…"
John Cortinas: “I don’t have any exact numbers, but I would probably start by saying the entire population of the United States…"
May 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Question from a livestream viewer: “How many lives are collectively impacted by [NOAA's] monitoring and rapid response work.”
John Cortinas: “I don’t have any exact numbers, but I would probably start by saying the entire population of the United States…"
John Cortinas: “I don’t have any exact numbers, but I would probably start by saying the entire population of the United States…"
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Federal weather & climate science is under threat. Starting TODAY at 3:00 PM ET, join a coalition of scientists--including AMS leaders--for a 100-hour livestream. Learn what federal science does for you, ask questions, and help build awareness to "Save Our Forecasts": wclivestream.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Federal weather & climate science is under threat. Starting TODAY at 3:00 PM ET, join a coalition of scientists--including AMS leaders--for a 100-hour livestream. Learn what federal science does for you, ask questions, and help build awareness to "Save Our Forecasts": wclivestream.com
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Our 2024 climate chronicles have just been published!
Check out the Collection: www.nature.com/collections/...
Thread below details all articles and their take-home messages.
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Check out the Collection: www.nature.com/collections/...
Thread below details all articles and their take-home messages.
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Climate chronicles
Climate chronicles brings together Nature Reviews Earth & Environment's annual series of 'Year in Review' articles.
www.nature.com
April 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Our 2024 climate chronicles have just been published!
Check out the Collection: www.nature.com/collections/...
Thread below details all articles and their take-home messages.
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Check out the Collection: www.nature.com/collections/...
Thread below details all articles and their take-home messages.
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Jha et al. assess 2024 extreme land heat, finding:
- Many record-shattering events globally
- >150 heatwave days in large swathes of S. America
www.nature.com/articles/s43... (rdcu.be/ehobs)
@roshanjha.bsky.social, @climatechirper.bsky.social per.bsky.social, @sarahinscience.bsky.social
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- Many record-shattering events globally
- >150 heatwave days in large swathes of S. America
www.nature.com/articles/s43... (rdcu.be/ehobs)
@roshanjha.bsky.social, @climatechirper.bsky.social per.bsky.social, @sarahinscience.bsky.social
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Extreme terrestrial heat in 2024 - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
2024 shattered temperature records, surpassing 2023’s historic highs to become the warmest year ever recorded. Extreme heatwaves hit West Africa in February, South America and Eastern Europe in March,...
www.nature.com
April 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Jha et al. assess 2024 extreme land heat, finding:
- Many record-shattering events globally
- >150 heatwave days in large swathes of S. America
www.nature.com/articles/s43... (rdcu.be/ehobs)
@roshanjha.bsky.social, @climatechirper.bsky.social per.bsky.social, @sarahinscience.bsky.social
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- Many record-shattering events globally
- >150 heatwave days in large swathes of S. America
www.nature.com/articles/s43... (rdcu.be/ehobs)
@roshanjha.bsky.social, @climatechirper.bsky.social per.bsky.social, @sarahinscience.bsky.social
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Climate change continued to have unpredictable impacts on wildfire in 2024. Unexpected shifts, like the Americas producing 40% of C emissions (normally it's <25%), and anomalous events, like the fatal Feb '24 Chile fire or the Pantanal wetlands burning, occur more often.
Kolden et al. document 2024 wildfires, finding:
- 367 Mha burned
- Burned area decreased 5.4% from 2023
- Fires released an estimate 1965 Tg C
www.nature.com/articles/s43... (rdcu.be/ehnTP)
@pyrogeog.bsky.social @climate-guy.bsky.social @mattwjones.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
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- 367 Mha burned
- Burned area decreased 5.4% from 2023
- Fires released an estimate 1965 Tg C
www.nature.com/articles/s43... (rdcu.be/ehnTP)
@pyrogeog.bsky.social @climate-guy.bsky.social @mattwjones.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social
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Wildfires in 2024 - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Wildfire burned area was 367 Mha in 2024, ranked 17th since 2001. An estimated 1,965 Tg C was released from these fires, 41% of which came from the Americas, far exceeding their usual 25% contribution...
www.nature.com
April 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Climate change continued to have unpredictable impacts on wildfire in 2024. Unexpected shifts, like the Americas producing 40% of C emissions (normally it's <25%), and anomalous events, like the fatal Feb '24 Chile fire or the Pantanal wetlands burning, occur more often.
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I'm devastated and heartbroken. Staff at the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) got the ax. Most likely means the Sixth National Climate Assessment (NCA6) is also cooked. USGCRP was the glue across the Federal family on all things climate - reducing duplication and making efficiencies.
April 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I'm devastated and heartbroken. Staff at the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) got the ax. Most likely means the Sixth National Climate Assessment (NCA6) is also cooked. USGCRP was the glue across the Federal family on all things climate - reducing duplication and making efficiencies.
Come join us this summer in Portland, OR for a workshop on compounding and cascading risks.
April 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Come join us this summer in Portland, OR for a workshop on compounding and cascading risks.