Mallory Barnes
@mallorybarnes.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at Indiana University. I think about nature-based climate solutions, remote sensing, drylands, and plant-climate interactions.
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The Trump administration is planning to terminate the missions of some of the U.S.' premier climate and Earth-observing satellites, possibly starting as soon as Oct. depending on congressional budget negotiations (1/3)
August 13, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The Trump administration is planning to terminate the missions of some of the U.S.' premier climate and Earth-observing satellites, possibly starting as soon as Oct. depending on congressional budget negotiations (1/3)
Nice piece in CNN this morning: www.cnn.com/2025/08/19/c...
Why has the Southeast U.S. warmed less than the rest of the country, and what does that mean for public perception of climate change? Includes recent findings from our group and a brief quote from me!
Why has the Southeast U.S. warmed less than the rest of the country, and what does that mean for public perception of climate change? Includes recent findings from our group and a brief quote from me!
www.cnn.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Nice piece in CNN this morning: www.cnn.com/2025/08/19/c...
Why has the Southeast U.S. warmed less than the rest of the country, and what does that mean for public perception of climate change? Includes recent findings from our group and a brief quote from me!
Why has the Southeast U.S. warmed less than the rest of the country, and what does that mean for public perception of climate change? Includes recent findings from our group and a brief quote from me!
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President Trump has issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR. This is the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country.
Whatever changes this action brings, NPR’s commitment to reporting the news – without fear or favor – will never change.
Whatever changes this action brings, NPR’s commitment to reporting the news – without fear or favor – will never change.
May 7, 2025 at 2:19 PM
President Trump has issued an executive order seeking to block all federal funding to NPR. This is the latest in a series of threats to media organizations across the country.
Whatever changes this action brings, NPR’s commitment to reporting the news – without fear or favor – will never change.
Whatever changes this action brings, NPR’s commitment to reporting the news – without fear or favor – will never change.
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“86% of global deforestation occurring between 2001 and 2022 can be attributed to crop and cattle production” #Climate #Food 🧪
New online! The global deforestation footprint of agriculture and forestry
The global deforestation footprint of agriculture and forestry
Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Published online: 29 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s43017-025-00660-3Deforestation footprints identify trade- and consumption-linked hot spots of forest loss. This Review synthesizes existing footprint assessments, finding that Brazil, Indonesia and China are major drivers of commodity-linked deforestation, but that estimates are influenced by method choice.
www.nature.com
April 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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A reminder that NSF is explicitly breaking the law if/when they attempt to cancel grants that focus on promoting participation in science by underrepresented groups on that basis, incl women in science programs like NSF ADVANCE. Congress expressly directs the NSF to grant funds for this purpose. 🧪
LAWLESS NSF:
Every NSF employee who is following the director on this funding freeze and fishing expedition is in violation of US code.
per the post below, this language has been reauthorized twice, most recently by Biden in 2022 as the CHIPS Act.
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
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Every NSF employee who is following the director on this funding freeze and fishing expedition is in violation of US code.
per the post below, this language has been reauthorized twice, most recently by Biden in 2022 as the CHIPS Act.
www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
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April 18, 2025 at 11:51 PM
A reminder that NSF is explicitly breaking the law if/when they attempt to cancel grants that focus on promoting participation in science by underrepresented groups on that basis, incl women in science programs like NSF ADVANCE. Congress expressly directs the NSF to grant funds for this purpose. 🧪
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We need some accountability here. Who are the administrators within the NSF who did this and under what instructions?
I believe federal FOIA regulations would applied to general communications leading up to this action if not to individual personnel decisions.
I believe federal FOIA regulations would applied to general communications leading up to this action if not to individual personnel decisions.
US science agency reclassifies hundreds of workers as probationary, US lawmaker says
National Science Foundation administrators reclassified hundreds of employees from permanent to probationary status in violation of labor contracts, according to a U.S. lawmaker and agency employee.
www.reuters.com
February 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We need some accountability here. Who are the administrators within the NSF who did this and under what instructions?
I believe federal FOIA regulations would applied to general communications leading up to this action if not to individual personnel decisions.
I believe federal FOIA regulations would applied to general communications leading up to this action if not to individual personnel decisions.
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I lost my job at the National Science Foundation yesterday, along with 167 of my colleagues, including some dear friends. This was the best job I've ever had, and I thought it would be my last. The PI community has been sympathetic and supportive, without exception. I will miss working for you.
February 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I lost my job at the National Science Foundation yesterday, along with 167 of my colleagues, including some dear friends. This was the best job I've ever had, and I thought it would be my last. The PI community has been sympathetic and supportive, without exception. I will miss working for you.
This is quite literally decimation of our scientific infrastructure. Shameful, cruel, and shortsighted.
NSF fired 168 employees, leaving the agency less equipped to fund a wide range of scientific research.
National Science Foundation fires roughly 10% of its workforce
NSF fired 168 employees, leaving the agency less equipped to fund a wide range of scientific research.
www.npr.org
February 19, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This is quite literally decimation of our scientific infrastructure. Shameful, cruel, and shortsighted.
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NSF fired 168 employees, leaving the agency less equipped to fund a wide range of scientific research.
National Science Foundation fires roughly 10% of its workforce
NSF fired 168 employees, leaving the agency less equipped to fund a wide range of scientific research.
www.npr.org
February 19, 2025 at 12:27 AM
NSF fired 168 employees, leaving the agency less equipped to fund a wide range of scientific research.
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Please let the GEO/EAR community know: Program Directors and Mission Support who’ve been at NSF under two years were just terminated via Zoom. Even those of us whose offer letter stated one probationary year and whose government data states “permanent”.
February 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Please let the GEO/EAR community know: Program Directors and Mission Support who’ve been at NSF under two years were just terminated via Zoom. Even those of us whose offer letter stated one probationary year and whose government data states “permanent”.
Any other remote sensing folks concerned about data access? If they removing health data, climate data could be next? Are we at risk of losing access to data on the DAACS? www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Trump administration purges websites across federal health agencies
Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from federal health agency websites.
www.npr.org
February 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Any other remote sensing folks concerned about data access? If they removing health data, climate data could be next? Are we at risk of losing access to data on the DAACS? www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
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Previous research showed tree growth to be temporally decoupled from GPP, but what about biomass? Here we find that the fraction of GPP allocated each year to woody biomass widely varies across sites and years, notably as a function of climate. Shout out to Steve Kannenberg for leading this work!
Stand density and local climate drive allocation of GPP to aboveground woody biomass
The partitioning of photosynthate among various forest carbon pools is a key process regulating long-term carbon sequestration, with allocation to aboveground woody biomass carbon (AGBC) in particul...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Previous research showed tree growth to be temporally decoupled from GPP, but what about biomass? Here we find that the fraction of GPP allocated each year to woody biomass widely varies across sites and years, notably as a function of climate. Shout out to Steve Kannenberg for leading this work!
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The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
National Science Foundation freezes grant review in response to Trump executive orders
The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
www.npr.org
January 28, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The National Science Foundation has canceled all grant review panels this week. It's unclear how long the pause could last.
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New Tansley review paper from Zoe Pierrat & friends in @newphyt.bsky.social linking proximal remote sensing with ecosystem fluxes!
Synergies and best practices for hyperspectral reflectance, SIF, thermal, microwave and lidar 🌈🌲🗼🛰️🧪
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Synergies and best practices for hyperspectral reflectance, SIF, thermal, microwave and lidar 🌈🌲🗼🛰️🧪
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
January 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
New Tansley review paper from Zoe Pierrat & friends in @newphyt.bsky.social linking proximal remote sensing with ecosystem fluxes!
Synergies and best practices for hyperspectral reflectance, SIF, thermal, microwave and lidar 🌈🌲🗼🛰️🧪
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Synergies and best practices for hyperspectral reflectance, SIF, thermal, microwave and lidar 🌈🌲🗼🛰️🧪
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Happy to share a new paper, "Effects of Hot Versus Dry Vapor Pressure Deficit on Ecosystem Carbon and Water Fluxes," led by the amazing Miriam Johnston w/ @mallorybarnes.bsky.social and others agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
January 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Happy to share a new paper, "Effects of Hot Versus Dry Vapor Pressure Deficit on Ecosystem Carbon and Water Fluxes," led by the amazing Miriam Johnston w/ @mallorybarnes.bsky.social and others agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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Post-doc with the Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute (ERI) to work w/a team of natural and social scientists on adaptation in the Midwest in sectors that relate to the intersection of urban green infrastructure with wildlife conservation and natural resource management.
Postdoctoral Researcher (Faculty)
The Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute (ERI) is seeking a postdoctoral scholar to work closely with a team of natural and social scientists to evaluate the state of adaptation in th...
indiana.peopleadmin.com
January 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Post-doc with the Indiana University Environmental Resilience Institute (ERI) to work w/a team of natural and social scientists on adaptation in the Midwest in sectors that relate to the intersection of urban green infrastructure with wildlife conservation and natural resource management.
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All surface temperature products for 2024 are now live.
All show 2024 is the warmest year (very clearly).
The estimates of the change since the pre-industrial (1850-1900) are more uncertain but range from 1.46 to 1.62ºC.
It is therefore *likely* this was the first year that exceeded 1.5ºC.
All show 2024 is the warmest year (very clearly).
The estimates of the change since the pre-industrial (1850-1900) are more uncertain but range from 1.46 to 1.62ºC.
It is therefore *likely* this was the first year that exceeded 1.5ºC.
January 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
All surface temperature products for 2024 are now live.
All show 2024 is the warmest year (very clearly).
The estimates of the change since the pre-industrial (1850-1900) are more uncertain but range from 1.46 to 1.62ºC.
It is therefore *likely* this was the first year that exceeded 1.5ºC.
All show 2024 is the warmest year (very clearly).
The estimates of the change since the pre-industrial (1850-1900) are more uncertain but range from 1.46 to 1.62ºC.
It is therefore *likely* this was the first year that exceeded 1.5ºC.
Check out the “very cool” coverage of our new research in the guardian! 🌳 Discover how reforestation contributed to the EUS “warming hole” and what that means for the climate crisis.
Very cool: trees stalling effects of global heating in eastern US, study finds
Very cool: trees stalling effects of global heating in eastern US, study finds
Vast reforestation a major reason for ‘warming hole’ across parts of US where temperatures have flatlined or cooled
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2024 at 2:53 PM
Check out the “very cool” coverage of our new research in the guardian! 🌳 Discover how reforestation contributed to the EUS “warming hole” and what that means for the climate crisis.
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I was just forwarded communications from Duke admins that this is true: one of the largest and most active herbaria in the United States is being closed in the middle of an extinction crisis, because Duke leadership does not wish to support the infrastructure costs.
sad news - Duke University decided to dump their herbarium, which has over 800,000 plant specimens, one of the largest among in America, and includes many type specimens of Lady Gaga ferns. What a shame. Please stop Duke admins for making this horrible mistake!!
February 14, 2024 at 7:11 PM
I was just forwarded communications from Duke admins that this is true: one of the largest and most active herbaria in the United States is being closed in the middle of an extinction crisis, because Duke leadership does not wish to support the infrastructure costs.
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Duke’s endowment is around $11 billion. Pass it on.
February 14, 2024 at 6:07 PM
Duke’s endowment is around $11 billion. Pass it on.
🌳 🌡️ For my first post here, I'm thrilled to share our latest research! We show how extensive reforestation in the SE US contributed to regional cooling in the 20th century. We also highlight the potential benefits of temperate zone reforestation for local & regional climate adaptation. 🌎 💚
A Century of Reforestation Reduced Anthropogenic Warming in the Eastern United States
<em>Earth's Future</em> is a transdisciplinary, open access AGU journal examining the state of the planet, sustainable and resilient societies, and the science of the Anthropocene.
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 14, 2024 at 2:55 PM
🌳 🌡️ For my first post here, I'm thrilled to share our latest research! We show how extensive reforestation in the SE US contributed to regional cooling in the 20th century. We also highlight the potential benefits of temperate zone reforestation for local & regional climate adaptation. 🌎 💚
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New article by Mallory Barnes et al: "A Century of Reforestation Reduced Anthropogenic Warming in the Eastern United States".
It would've warmed even more last century in the eastern USA, especially during summer days, if the region's forests hadn't been regrowing.
It would've warmed even more last century in the eastern USA, especially during summer days, if the region's forests hadn't been regrowing.
A Century of Reforestation Reduced Anthropogenic Warming in the Eastern United States
<em>Earth's Future</em> is a transdisciplinary, open access AGU journal examining the state of the planet, sustainable and resilient societies, and the science of the Anthropocene.
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 13, 2024 at 7:09 PM
New article by Mallory Barnes et al: "A Century of Reforestation Reduced Anthropogenic Warming in the Eastern United States".
It would've warmed even more last century in the eastern USA, especially during summer days, if the region's forests hadn't been regrowing.
It would've warmed even more last century in the eastern USA, especially during summer days, if the region's forests hadn't been regrowing.