Kat Kerlin
@katkerlin.bsky.social
Environmental science writer, press officer, pro #scicomm -er for UC Davis. Covering climate change, ecology, conservation, water and wildlife. My other brain is full of paint. she/her
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Kat Kerlin
@katkerlin.bsky.social
· Nov 10
For 4 days I followed @ucdavis.bsky.social scientists into the High Sierra to learn secrets from a tree, a bird and a changing world. I came back with this story, a new @unfoldpodcast.bsky.social episode, tons of pics and even watercolors.🌲🪺 🎨 Enjoy! www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
I suddenly have a bunch of new followers for some reason 🤔, so just wanted to say hello to all the nice new scientists and artists and concerned citizens who found me. 👋 Here’s a photo of some leaves on my front porch.
December 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I suddenly have a bunch of new followers for some reason 🤔, so just wanted to say hello to all the nice new scientists and artists and concerned citizens who found me. 👋 Here’s a photo of some leaves on my front porch.
Some called it the "Christmas Valley miracle" when that Tahoe community and Meyers were spared during 2021's Caldor Fire. A @ucdavis.bsky.social study reveals which pre-fire treatments worked best to ⬇️ the fire damage. Also: Unburned fuel piles are a big problem. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
Lessons from the Caldor Fire’s Christmas Valley ‘Miracle’
The Lake Tahoe communities of Christmas Valley and Meyers were spared during 2021's Caldor Fire. A UC Davis study reveals which pre-fire fuel treatments worked best to bring about the Christmas Valley...
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December 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Some called it the "Christmas Valley miracle" when that Tahoe community and Meyers were spared during 2021's Caldor Fire. A @ucdavis.bsky.social study reveals which pre-fire treatments worked best to ⬇️ the fire damage. Also: Unburned fuel piles are a big problem. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
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I 'll have a special rapid-response livestream for 8:30am PT today to discuss dire implications of this proposal to dismantle NCAR. Due to extreme fire weather in Boulder today (and associated pre-emptive power outages/NCAR closure), I am going live ASAP. www.youtube.com/live/FTKW68R...
December 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I 'll have a special rapid-response livestream for 8:30am PT today to discuss dire implications of this proposal to dismantle NCAR. Due to extreme fire weather in Boulder today (and associated pre-emptive power outages/NCAR closure), I am going live ASAP. www.youtube.com/live/FTKW68R...
Our local Putah Creek boasts record returns for Chinook salmon! At least 2,100 this fall. This little creek, brown and muddy as it is, is such a bright spot for our region and state. @wfcbucdavis.bsky.social @ucdaviswater.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
Record Returns: 2,100 Salmon Spawned in Putah Creek
A record-breaking 2,100 Chinook salmon returned to spawn in restored Putah Creek this fall. UC Davis fish biologists and partners are tracking and monitoring the run.
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December 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Our local Putah Creek boasts record returns for Chinook salmon! At least 2,100 this fall. This little creek, brown and muddy as it is, is such a bright spot for our region and state. @wfcbucdavis.bsky.social @ucdaviswater.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/climate/news...
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Federal Funding Protects California’s Future #FromLabstoLives www.ucdavis.edu/health/news/...
Federal Funding Protects California’s Future
When Tommy Ma and Tiffany Pan adopted a 3-month-old Ragdoll kitten named Lychee in 2022, they expected joy, not heartbreak.“Lychee was a dream come true,” Pan said. “Growing up, I’d never been allowed...
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December 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Federal Funding Protects California’s Future #FromLabstoLives www.ucdavis.edu/health/news/...
'We are no longer just documenting warming — we are witnessing an entire marine ecosystem transform within a single generation.' NOAA and partners, including @ucdavis, release 2025 Arctic Report Card. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/blog...
2025 Arctic Report Card Released
Bright orange rivers, a greening tundra, the “Atlantification” of the Arctic and record-breaking temperatures on both land and sea are among the emerging concerns highlighted in the 2025 Arctic Report...
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December 16, 2025 at 10:57 PM
'We are no longer just documenting warming — we are witnessing an entire marine ecosystem transform within a single generation.' NOAA and partners, including @ucdavis, release 2025 Arctic Report Card. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/blog...
I’m reminded today how federal scientists are literally risking their jobs just to get the truth out there about our changing environment and its consequences for all of us. It shouldn’t be brave work, but it is. I’m very grateful to them.
December 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I’m reminded today how federal scientists are literally risking their jobs just to get the truth out there about our changing environment and its consequences for all of us. It shouldn’t be brave work, but it is. I’m very grateful to them.
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Central California is currently experiencing one of the most remarkable temperature inversions I've ever seen in this part of the world. The Central Valley remains miserably damp & chilly under dense fog layer, but it's balmily warm & sunny just 2,000ft up nearby mountain slopes!
December 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Central California is currently experiencing one of the most remarkable temperature inversions I've ever seen in this part of the world. The Central Valley remains miserably damp & chilly under dense fog layer, but it's balmily warm & sunny just 2,000ft up nearby mountain slopes!
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“This is, I think, one of the more dramatic scrubbings we’ve seen so far in the climate space,” said Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social, a climate scientist @ucanr.edu, reports @shannonosaka.bsky.social wapo.st/4pXFvDw
The EPA is wiping mention of human-caused climate change from its website
Some pages have been tweaked to emphasize ‘natural forces’; others have been deleted entirely.
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December 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“This is, I think, one of the more dramatic scrubbings we’ve seen so far in the climate space,” said Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social, a climate scientist @ucanr.edu, reports @shannonosaka.bsky.social wapo.st/4pXFvDw
A $4.6M project to capture solar heat for industrial use was on the cusp of its final phase. Then it was canceled by the US Dept of Energy. @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdavisnews.bsky.social #FromLabstoLives www.ucdavis.edu/news/federal...
Federal Budget Cut Halts Solar Heat Technology Project
A project to capture solar heat for industrial use — with potential spinoffs in other energy areas, including nuclear power — has been canceled by the U.S. Department of Energy on the cusp of its fina...
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December 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A $4.6M project to capture solar heat for industrial use was on the cusp of its final phase. Then it was canceled by the US Dept of Energy. @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucdavisnews.bsky.social #FromLabstoLives www.ucdavis.edu/news/federal...
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California's tomato growers have a highly efficient system to get tomatoes from field to cannery. In a bit of good news, UC Davis researchers find the tomato chain likely isn't vulnerable to climate change. www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/ri...
Rising Heat Leads to Minimal Losses for California Processing Tomatoes
California’s $1 billion processing tomato industry is highly efficient and likely will be able to withstand higher temperatures from climate change, as well as traffic.
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December 2, 2025 at 5:19 PM
California's tomato growers have a highly efficient system to get tomatoes from field to cannery. In a bit of good news, UC Davis researchers find the tomato chain likely isn't vulnerable to climate change. www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/ri...
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UC Davis is the “greenest” campus in North America and seventh most sustainable campus in the world, according to the 2025 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings: ucdav.is/4poPbqS
December 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
UC Davis is the “greenest” campus in North America and seventh most sustainable campus in the world, according to the 2025 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings: ucdav.is/4poPbqS
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UC Davis now in space: Satellite built by students was successfully launched Nov. 28! @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social
UC Davis and Proteus Space to Launch First-Ever Dynamic Digital Twin into Space www.ucdavis.edu/news/uc-davi...
UC Davis and Proteus Space to Launch First-Ever Dynamic Digital Twin into Space
The Center for Space Exploration Research at the University of California, Davis, has partnered with Proteus Space to launch a US government-sponsored satellite into space with a custom AI-enabled pay...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
UC Davis now in space: Satellite built by students was successfully launched Nov. 28! @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social
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A new federally funded research project led by @ucdavis.bsky.social will help develop technologies that recover previously discarded critical minerals from U.S. wastewaters. Learn more. @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social @ucdaviscaes.bsky.social @ucdlands.bsky.social
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Extracting Rare Earth Elements from U.S. Wastewaters
A new federally funded research project at the University of California, Davis, endeavors to extract valuable components for magnets, lasers and other modern technologies from an unlikely source: acid...
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December 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A new federally funded research project led by @ucdavis.bsky.social will help develop technologies that recover previously discarded critical minerals from U.S. wastewaters. Learn more. @ucdavisengineering.bsky.social @ucdaviscaes.bsky.social @ucdlands.bsky.social
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Scientists at @ucdavis.bsky.social analyzed truckloads of tomatoes to see how climate change may affect the $1B tomato processing industry. @ucdaviscaes.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/ri...
Rising Heat Leads to Minimal Losses for California Processing Tomatoes
California’s $1 billion processing tomato industry is highly efficient and likely will be able to withstand higher temperatures from climate change, as well as traffic.
www.ucdavis.edu
December 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Scientists at @ucdavis.bsky.social analyzed truckloads of tomatoes to see how climate change may affect the $1B tomato processing industry. @ucdaviscaes.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/ri...
“We can’t save a species a couple of months at a time. It takes decades to restore them. ... I could be documenting the decline of the species, but I’m documenting the rebound of the species. It’s such hopeful work." Good news from @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/26/b...
Bodega Marine Lab’s pioneering white abalone research program grateful for community support
After the Trump administration funds that support species recovery, the UC Davis-affiliated lab on the Sonoma Coast turned to outside supporters for help, hosting a community gala to showcase its p…
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December 1, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“We can’t save a species a couple of months at a time. It takes decades to restore them. ... I could be documenting the decline of the species, but I’m documenting the rebound of the species. It’s such hopeful work." Good news from @ucdmarinescience.bsky.social www.pressdemocrat.com/2025/11/26/b...
How does lighting affect how you listen to music? Turn on a warm white light and your favorite song, then read more in this new study from @ucdavisenergy.bsky.social's California Lighting Technology Center and ASU. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
How does lighting affect how you listen to music? Turn on a warm white light and your favorite song, then read more in this new study from @ucdavisenergy.bsky.social's California Lighting Technology Center and ASU. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
There's no risk of wine leaving my holiday table anytime soon, but as cohosting this @unfoldpodcast.bsky.social episode taught me, wine is on the decline. The reasons are not all what you'd expect. Listen up. 🍷🎤
Will wine be on your holiday table this season? 🍷🍇 The reasons behind a drop in wine consumption may surprise you. Our latest episode explores the complexity with @ucdavis.bsky.social experts. Out now 🎤
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Sip Happens: What's Behind Wine's Decline
Global wine consumption is down. And the reasons are far more complicated than you might expect. In this episode, UC Davis experts unpack what’s behind the trend.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:15 PM
There's no risk of wine leaving my holiday table anytime soon, but as cohosting this @unfoldpodcast.bsky.social episode taught me, wine is on the decline. The reasons are not all what you'd expect. Listen up. 🍷🎤
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The outer solar system is swarming with small, icy moons. UC Davis geophysicist Max Rudolph is taking a closer look at what could be going on beneath the icy shell @ucdlands.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/looking...
Looking Inside Icy Moons
The outer planets of the Solar System are swarmed by ice-wrapped moons. Some of these, such as Saturn’s moon Enceladus, are known to have oceans of liquid water between the ice shell and the rocky cor...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The outer solar system is swarming with small, icy moons. UC Davis geophysicist Max Rudolph is taking a closer look at what could be going on beneath the icy shell @ucdlands.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/news/looking...
As real journalists scramble and trusted news outlets wither, I just read ~ a dozen "news clips" by fake authors using made-up sources. I wouldn't have known, except they quoted nonexistent scientists from the very real institution I work for. Be careful what you read. Support real journalism.
November 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
As real journalists scramble and trusted news outlets wither, I just read ~ a dozen "news clips" by fake authors using made-up sources. I wouldn't have known, except they quoted nonexistent scientists from the very real institution I work for. Be careful what you read. Support real journalism.
When I came off the mountain, I had a phone full of garbled audio file interviews and notes that @amymquinton.bsky.social magically transformed into this episode of @unfoldpodcast.bsky.social. Pure wizardry, I tell you! Give it a listen.
What's it like to trek to the highest peaks in search of high-altitude pines? And the bigger question - why would you do it? Co-host @katkerlin.bsky.social will tell you about the trip & what it says about #climatechange Our latest episode out now🎤 🎧
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Climbing to Extremes
Co-host Kat Kerlin trekked to the highest peaks in the Sierra Nevada in search of Jeffrey pine trees. Learn what their presence reveals about our changing climate.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
When I came off the mountain, I had a phone full of garbled audio file interviews and notes that @amymquinton.bsky.social magically transformed into this episode of @unfoldpodcast.bsky.social. Pure wizardry, I tell you! Give it a listen.
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Why Is Federally Funded Research So Important? UC Davis VC for Research Simon Atkinson explains @ucdavisresearch.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/magazine/why...
Why Is Federally Funded Research So Important?
America’s lucrative, long-running investment in basic science and research is under threat, and the consequences could be far-reaching for local and national economies and for the United States’ leade...
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November 17, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Why Is Federally Funded Research So Important? UC Davis VC for Research Simon Atkinson explains @ucdavisresearch.bsky.social www.ucdavis.edu/magazine/why...
Biodiversity isn't just pretty; it's vital for people's health. Case in point: This awesome story about the decline of frogs, the rise of a disease and the vital research from @ucdavis.bsky.social and others discovering that link. 👏 @dinograndoni.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com bit.ly/4r1hblm
First, the frogs died. Then people got sick.
An emerging area of research is uncovering hidden links between nature and human health.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Biodiversity isn't just pretty; it's vital for people's health. Case in point: This awesome story about the decline of frogs, the rise of a disease and the vital research from @ucdavis.bsky.social and others discovering that link. 👏 @dinograndoni.bsky.social @washingtonpost.com bit.ly/4r1hblm
The remaining carbon budget for 1.5C will be gone by 2030 without dramatic emissions cuts. Global Carbon Report 2025 preprint released for #COP30. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/blog...
Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Hit Record High in 2025
Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are projected to rise by 1.1% in 2025 – reaching a record high, according to new research by the Global Carbon Project.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The remaining carbon budget for 1.5C will be gone by 2030 without dramatic emissions cuts. Global Carbon Report 2025 preprint released for #COP30. www.ucdavis.edu/climate/blog...
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The Bodega Marine Lab and @ucdavis.bsky.social were on @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social last night! 🎉
We’ll take "Ways to Make a Marine Scientist’s Day” for $1,000, please, and give a big shoutout to our @whiteabalone.bsky.social team!
📺: Season 42, E9434 - Week 10, Episode 49
We’ll take "Ways to Make a Marine Scientist’s Day” for $1,000, please, and give a big shoutout to our @whiteabalone.bsky.social team!
📺: Season 42, E9434 - Week 10, Episode 49
November 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The Bodega Marine Lab and @ucdavis.bsky.social were on @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social last night! 🎉
We’ll take "Ways to Make a Marine Scientist’s Day” for $1,000, please, and give a big shoutout to our @whiteabalone.bsky.social team!
📺: Season 42, E9434 - Week 10, Episode 49
We’ll take "Ways to Make a Marine Scientist’s Day” for $1,000, please, and give a big shoutout to our @whiteabalone.bsky.social team!
📺: Season 42, E9434 - Week 10, Episode 49