Femke de Jong
@fmkdejong.bsky.social
Physical oceanographer at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ). Measuring the North Atlantic Ocean circulation. Interested in ocean, climate, diversity, sailing, creativity. Views my own. Posts in English and Dutch
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Last December, weather and climate scientists sat down with us to tell us why they loved the National Center for Atmospheric Research, and why it benefits us all. Last night, the NSF began dismantling it. Listen to what they have to say, and why it's urgent that we #SaveNCAR wclivestream.com/act
We ❤️ NCAR - Let's Save It!
YouTube video by The Weather & Climate Livestream
www.youtube.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Last December, weather and climate scientists sat down with us to tell us why they loved the National Center for Atmospheric Research, and why it benefits us all. Last night, the NSF began dismantling it. Listen to what they have to say, and why it's urgent that we #SaveNCAR wclivestream.com/act
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Cutting the National Center for Atmospheric Research is partisan and short-sighted when the US — like all countries — is confronting accelerating climate change. Fortunately, the US alone can’t reverse the global trend for increasing climate science capacity.
A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released by the National Science Foundation.https://cnn.it/3MoF7zU
February 14, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Cutting the National Center for Atmospheric Research is partisan and short-sighted when the US — like all countries — is confronting accelerating climate change. Fortunately, the US alone can’t reverse the global trend for increasing climate science capacity.
Presented today.
The report “A Nordic Perspective on AMOC Tipping” reviews the current state of science on the impacts of potential Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) collapse and provides recommendations for policy actions.
pub.norden.org/temanord2026...
The report “A Nordic Perspective on AMOC Tipping” reviews the current state of science on the impacts of potential Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) collapse and provides recommendations for policy actions.
pub.norden.org/temanord2026...
A Nordic Perspective on AMOC Tipping
This report is the outcome of the Nordic Council of Minister’s sponsored workshop arranged in October 21-24, 2025 in Helsinki and Rovaniemi, Finland as part of Finland’s council presidency theme resil...
pub.norden.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Presented today.
The report “A Nordic Perspective on AMOC Tipping” reviews the current state of science on the impacts of potential Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) collapse and provides recommendations for policy actions.
pub.norden.org/temanord2026...
The report “A Nordic Perspective on AMOC Tipping” reviews the current state of science on the impacts of potential Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) collapse and provides recommendations for policy actions.
pub.norden.org/temanord2026...
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Als Nederland overschakelt op duurzame energie stijgen de energiekosten 80% minder bij een nieuwe ‘Oekraïnecrisis’ dan in 2022. Dat blijkt uit een studie van TNO. Het energiesysteem is dan veel minder kwetsbaar voor plotselinge prijsstijgingen van olie, gas en kolen.
www.nvde.nl/nederland-me...
www.nvde.nl/nederland-me...
Nederland met duurzame energie vrijwel immuun voor nieuwe Oekraïnecrisis - NVDE - Nederlandse Vereniging Duurzame Energie
Nieuwe TNO-studie: Prijsschok fossiele energie tachtig procent kleiner bij een duurzaam energiesysteem. Als Nederland overschakelt op duurzame energie stijgen de energiekosten tachtig procent minder b...
www.nvde.nl
January 28, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Als Nederland overschakelt op duurzame energie stijgen de energiekosten 80% minder bij een nieuwe ‘Oekraïnecrisis’ dan in 2022. Dat blijkt uit een studie van TNO. Het energiesysteem is dan veel minder kwetsbaar voor plotselinge prijsstijgingen van olie, gas en kolen.
www.nvde.nl/nederland-me...
www.nvde.nl/nederland-me...
www.dutchnews.nl/2026/01/gove...
Judge orders Dutch government to protect people of Bonaire against climate change and do more in term of CO2 emission reductions
Judge orders Dutch government to protect people of Bonaire against climate change and do more in term of CO2 emission reductions
Government ordered to protect Bonaire from climate change - DutchNews.nl
The Netherlands has failed to take sufficient measures to protect the former Dutch colony of Bonaire from the ravages of climate change, judges at The Hague district court ruled on Wednesday. The coun...
www.dutchnews.nl
January 28, 2026 at 7:15 PM
www.dutchnews.nl/2026/01/gove...
Judge orders Dutch government to protect people of Bonaire against climate change and do more in term of CO2 emission reductions
Judge orders Dutch government to protect people of Bonaire against climate change and do more in term of CO2 emission reductions
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De petitie voor stop Amerikaanse overname DigiD is toegevoegd aan de lijst met Nederlandse petities met meer dan 100.000 handtekeningen.
datagraver.com/grootste-pet...
actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/st...
datagraver.com/grootste-pet...
actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/st...
January 23, 2026 at 10:29 AM
De petitie voor stop Amerikaanse overname DigiD is toegevoegd aan de lijst met Nederlandse petities met meer dan 100.000 handtekeningen.
datagraver.com/grootste-pet...
actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/st...
datagraver.com/grootste-pet...
actie.degoedezaak.org/petitions/st...
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SUMMER IN WINTER IN GREENLAND
Crazy Temperatures tonight up to +9C (above summer average),persisting during the day.
24 stations at low elevations out of 31 above freezing today.
Kitsissorsuit is chasing the WORLD RECORD of the highest monthly temperature anomaly. >+14C !
Crazy Temperatures tonight up to +9C (above summer average),persisting during the day.
24 stations at low elevations out of 31 above freezing today.
Kitsissorsuit is chasing the WORLD RECORD of the highest monthly temperature anomaly. >+14C !
January 23, 2026 at 2:05 PM
SUMMER IN WINTER IN GREENLAND
Crazy Temperatures tonight up to +9C (above summer average),persisting during the day.
24 stations at low elevations out of 31 above freezing today.
Kitsissorsuit is chasing the WORLD RECORD of the highest monthly temperature anomaly. >+14C !
Crazy Temperatures tonight up to +9C (above summer average),persisting during the day.
24 stations at low elevations out of 31 above freezing today.
Kitsissorsuit is chasing the WORLD RECORD of the highest monthly temperature anomaly. >+14C !
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Deze column van Ellen Deckwitz in NRC is mij uit het hart gegrepen. Drie jaar geleden zat ik in exact deze situatie en ik heb pas achteraf beseft wat dit met me heeft gedaan en hoe diep de angst en stress zich hadden genesteld in mijn gestel. Leestip!
January 13, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Deze column van Ellen Deckwitz in NRC is mij uit het hart gegrepen. Drie jaar geleden zat ik in exact deze situatie en ik heb pas achteraf beseft wat dit met me heeft gedaan en hoe diep de angst en stress zich hadden genesteld in mijn gestel. Leestip!
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'De media zijn een grotere bedreiging dan de fossiele brandstofindustrie.' Klimaatactivist George Monbiot hekelt de houding van media die liever hun kop in het zand steken als het gaat om de klimaatcrisis. (Jan 2024)
January 18, 2026 at 1:16 AM
'De media zijn een grotere bedreiging dan de fossiele brandstofindustrie.' Klimaatactivist George Monbiot hekelt de houding van media die liever hun kop in het zand steken als het gaat om de klimaatcrisis. (Jan 2024)
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There was that whole study saying use of gAI resulted in an average of a 19% increase in time cost (link to follow)
Anyone remember that paper by a bunch of computational social scientists working for Microsoft (lol) that proclaimed happily that a wide range of professions would find that gAI would be "applicable" to their professions, and it included everything from historian to customer service staff?
Anyway.
Anyway.
January 17, 2026 at 10:47 PM
There was that whole study saying use of gAI resulted in an average of a 19% increase in time cost (link to follow)
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NCAR models help forecast tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, extreme heat, drought and the potential for wildfires. "NCAR science and models have been part of bringing that warning to the people who need to hear it," @weatherwest.bsky.social told @livescience.com
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
Forced closure of premier US weather-modeling institute could endanger millions of Americans
From high-wind forecasts and wildfire behavior to floods, aviation hazards, air quality and space weather, science developed at the National Center for Atmospheric Research informs decisions that aim ...
www.livescience.com
January 17, 2026 at 1:22 AM
NCAR models help forecast tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, extreme heat, drought and the potential for wildfires. "NCAR science and models have been part of bringing that warning to the people who need to hear it," @weatherwest.bsky.social told @livescience.com
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
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Accounting for ocean impacts nearly doubles the social cost of carbon www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs 🌊
Accounting for ocean impacts nearly doubles the social cost of carbon - Nature Climate Change
Oceans provide essential ecosystem services to human society, yet the climate impacts on blue capital have long been ignored. Incorporating the latest works on ocean science and economics, researchers...
www.nature.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Accounting for ocean impacts nearly doubles the social cost of carbon www.nature.com/articles/s41... #jcampubs 🌊
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Through 2026 I will be posting all 18 issues of the astoundingly prescient "CO2 Newsletter", published from 1979 to 1982 by the late William Barbat.
Here's a clipping from Vol 1, No 2 (Dec-1979)
Can't say we weren't warned, eh?
Here's a clipping from Vol 1, No 2 (Dec-1979)
Can't say we weren't warned, eh?
December 31, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Through 2026 I will be posting all 18 issues of the astoundingly prescient "CO2 Newsletter", published from 1979 to 1982 by the late William Barbat.
Here's a clipping from Vol 1, No 2 (Dec-1979)
Can't say we weren't warned, eh?
Here's a clipping from Vol 1, No 2 (Dec-1979)
Can't say we weren't warned, eh?
Years ago I had a plot idea for a short fantasy story
Through some mysterious accident everyone in government had disappeared. To keep people from worrying this was kept a secret. A computer program was set up to generate news that looked like everyone was still there and it was business as usual….
Through some mysterious accident everyone in government had disappeared. To keep people from worrying this was kept a secret. A computer program was set up to generate news that looked like everyone was still there and it was business as usual….
December 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Years ago I had a plot idea for a short fantasy story
Through some mysterious accident everyone in government had disappeared. To keep people from worrying this was kept a secret. A computer program was set up to generate news that looked like everyone was still there and it was business as usual….
Through some mysterious accident everyone in government had disappeared. To keep people from worrying this was kept a secret. A computer program was set up to generate news that looked like everyone was still there and it was business as usual….
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Aan het eind van het jaar voegen we traditiegetrouw een nieuw streepje toe aan de klimaatstreepjescode: de reeks gekleurde lijnen die laat zien hoe de temperatuur in Nederland sinds 1901 is veranderd. De streep van 2025 kleurt donkerrood.
Klimaatstreepjescode krijgt nieuw streepje voor 2025
Aan het eind van het jaar voegen we traditiegetrouw een nieuw streepje toe aan de klimaatstreepjescode: de reeks gekleurde lijnen die laat zien hoe de temperatuur in Nederland sinds 1901 is veranderd.
www.knmi.nl
December 30, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Aan het eind van het jaar voegen we traditiegetrouw een nieuw streepje toe aan de klimaatstreepjescode: de reeks gekleurde lijnen die laat zien hoe de temperatuur in Nederland sinds 1901 is veranderd. De streep van 2025 kleurt donkerrood.
Not new, but still so very recognizable 😣
'Every woman knows what I’m talking about.'
Yes, we do, sadly. Thank you @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social.
www.guernicamag.com/rebecca-soln...
Yes, we do, sadly. Thank you @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social.
www.guernicamag.com/rebecca-soln...
Men Explain Things to Me
<p>Before there was <em>mansplaining</em>, there was Rebecca Solnit's 2008 critique of male arrogance. Reprinted here with a new introduction.</p>
www.guernicamag.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Not new, but still so very recognizable 😣
Make a Bond movie academic
The funding is not enough
The funding is not enough
Make a Bond movie academic
No Time To Write
No Time To Write
Make a Bond movie academic
For Reviewer 2’s Eyes Only
For Reviewer 2’s Eyes Only
December 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Make a Bond movie academic
The funding is not enough
The funding is not enough
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It's unreasonable to ask or demand of a nervous system that has developed specific defenses for specific reasons, to "just be normal."
We didn't develop these patterns just for the hell of it, & easing out of them is going to require us to acknowledge & respect why they exist.
We didn't develop these patterns just for the hell of it, & easing out of them is going to require us to acknowledge & respect why they exist.
December 26, 2025 at 6:11 AM
It's unreasonable to ask or demand of a nervous system that has developed specific defenses for specific reasons, to "just be normal."
We didn't develop these patterns just for the hell of it, & easing out of them is going to require us to acknowledge & respect why they exist.
We didn't develop these patterns just for the hell of it, & easing out of them is going to require us to acknowledge & respect why they exist.
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This is one of our favorites!
December 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
This is one of our favorites!
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild
- whale
- polar bear
- dolphin
- orca
- flying fish
- whale
- polar bear
- dolphin
- orca
- flying fish
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
- badger
- badger
- badger
- badger
- SNAKE!
- mushroom mushroom
- badger
- badger
- badger
- badger
- SNAKE!
- mushroom mushroom
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
- Hedgehog
- Toad
- Kingfisher
- Squirrel
- Fox
- Hedgehog
- Toad
- Kingfisher
- Squirrel
- Fox
December 24, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild
- whale
- polar bear
- dolphin
- orca
- flying fish
- whale
- polar bear
- dolphin
- orca
- flying fish
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Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
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Scientist at #AGU25 are speaking out to #SaveNCAR. Join more than 2000 of your colleagues to call or email your members of Congress to ask them to support NCAR today: agu.quorum.us/campaign/151...
December 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Scientist at #AGU25 are speaking out to #SaveNCAR. Join more than 2000 of your colleagues to call or email your members of Congress to ask them to support NCAR today: agu.quorum.us/campaign/151...
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I have been seeing posts today that NCAR might be shut down by the US government. This would be a tragic loss for climate science. They develop CESM, probably the most widely used climate model. I used it in the last paper I published!
December 17, 2025 at 8:11 AM
I have been seeing posts today that NCAR might be shut down by the US government. This would be a tragic loss for climate science. They develop CESM, probably the most widely used climate model. I used it in the last paper I published!
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Oh no... Seeing the direct tweet is even more frightening. Every day is a new crisis, and the repercussions are unimaginable.
An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth
December 17, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Oh no... Seeing the direct tweet is even more frightening. Every day is a new crisis, and the repercussions are unimaginable.