Mathew Barlow
@mathewabarlow.bsky.social
Climate scientist at UMass Lowell: droughts, floods, extreme events, & climate change. IPCC WG1 AR6 lead author. Skunk cabbage fan. he/him/his. Shocked but not awed.
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Disappointing news out of Nebraska, where the University's Chancellor's Final Budget Reduction Plan continues to call for eliminating the Dept of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences - notably, against the recommendation of the university's Academic Planning Committee.
budgetprocess.unl.edu/final-budget...
budgetprocess.unl.edu/final-budget...
Final Budget Reduction Plan | Budget Process | Nebraska
budgetprocess.unl.edu
November 11, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Disappointing news out of Nebraska, where the University's Chancellor's Final Budget Reduction Plan continues to call for eliminating the Dept of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences - notably, against the recommendation of the university's Academic Planning Committee.
budgetprocess.unl.edu/final-budget...
budgetprocess.unl.edu/final-budget...
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Tehran may be evacuated as Iran faces worst drought in decades
…over 16 million people in danger of their taps running dry
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
…over 16 million people in danger of their taps running dry
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
Tehran may be evacuated as Iran faces worst drought in decades
Iran is seeing nationwide water shortages with over 16 million people in danger of their taps running dry
www.independent.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Tehran may be evacuated as Iran faces worst drought in decades
…over 16 million people in danger of their taps running dry
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
…over 16 million people in danger of their taps running dry
www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...
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Thoughts from Aravind Ravichandran as NASA (again) flirts with moving Earth observation to commercial data buys:
“Here is an underappreciated irony: commercial EO companies already depend on NASA's public infrastructure.”
newsletter.terrawatchspace.com/why-science-...
“Here is an underappreciated irony: commercial EO companies already depend on NASA's public infrastructure.”
newsletter.terrawatchspace.com/why-science-...
Why "Science-as-a-Service" Doesn't Work for Earth Science
There has been a lot of talk lately about whether commercial Earth observation (EO) companies could replace parts of NASA’s Earth science mission portfolio. With a new Administrator coming in, that de...
newsletter.terrawatchspace.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Thoughts from Aravind Ravichandran as NASA (again) flirts with moving Earth observation to commercial data buys:
“Here is an underappreciated irony: commercial EO companies already depend on NASA's public infrastructure.”
newsletter.terrawatchspace.com/why-science-...
“Here is an underappreciated irony: commercial EO companies already depend on NASA's public infrastructure.”
newsletter.terrawatchspace.com/why-science-...
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“Although no budget has been approved by Congress, and the Senate and House versions don’t make such drastic cuts to the broadly popular agency, many former and current employees say NASA’s leadership has appeared to be operating as if the president’s proposal is in effect.“
NASA has lost thousands of workers. Here’s what that means for science.
Staffers told The Post about months of turmoil and sweeping changes that, if fully implemented, could transform NASA and American science beyond the Trump years.
wapo.st
November 7, 2025 at 12:41 AM
“Although no budget has been approved by Congress, and the Senate and House versions don’t make such drastic cuts to the broadly popular agency, many former and current employees say NASA’s leadership has appeared to be operating as if the president’s proposal is in effect.“
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Quite a headline.
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Quite a headline.
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HAPPENING NOW: Judge McConnell is sharply rebuking the Trump administration for what he said was defying his order to make full SNAP payments by Nov. 5. He has ordered USDA to make the *full* payment to states by tomorrow.
November 6, 2025 at 8:53 PM
HAPPENING NOW: Judge McConnell is sharply rebuking the Trump administration for what he said was defying his order to make full SNAP payments by Nov. 5. He has ordered USDA to make the *full* payment to states by tomorrow.
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When asked which of four possible effects of climate change concerns them most, respondents in nine middle-income countries named droughts or waters shortages more than twice as often as any other option.
November 6, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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"In total, the Gates Foundation (formerly known as the The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) has donated $3,519,491 to Lomborg’s think tank. The most recent tax filing on record includes a 2022 donation to the Copenhagen Consensus Center worth $1.25 million" - @rtakver.bsky.social, @desmog.com
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.desmog.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
"In total, the Gates Foundation (formerly known as the The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) has donated $3,519,491 to Lomborg’s think tank. The most recent tax filing on record includes a 2022 donation to the Copenhagen Consensus Center worth $1.25 million" - @rtakver.bsky.social, @desmog.com
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New national climate plans have barely moved the needle on limiting global warming. Yet there is hope.
According to UNEP's latest #EmissionsGap Report, accelerated adoption of renewable energy and falling costs mean we have the tools to cut emissions now: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
According to UNEP's latest #EmissionsGap Report, accelerated adoption of renewable energy and falling costs mean we have the tools to cut emissions now: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
November 4, 2025 at 2:08 PM
New national climate plans have barely moved the needle on limiting global warming. Yet there is hope.
According to UNEP's latest #EmissionsGap Report, accelerated adoption of renewable energy and falling costs mean we have the tools to cut emissions now: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
According to UNEP's latest #EmissionsGap Report, accelerated adoption of renewable energy and falling costs mean we have the tools to cut emissions now: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
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Fabulous place to work 👇
Job alert!! Project Drawdown is hiring for 3 roles:
🌐 Program Manager, Global Strategic Partnerships (deadline: Nov 7)
🔬 Research Fellow (deadline: Nov 2)
💹 Senior Analyst, Climate Philanthropy & Investing (deadline: Nov 19)
🔗 View the position descriptions here: drawdown.org/careers
#ClimateJobs
🌐 Program Manager, Global Strategic Partnerships (deadline: Nov 7)
🔬 Research Fellow (deadline: Nov 2)
💹 Senior Analyst, Climate Philanthropy & Investing (deadline: Nov 19)
🔗 View the position descriptions here: drawdown.org/careers
#ClimateJobs
https://drawdown.org/caree…
November 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Fabulous place to work 👇
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"Science is being destroyed across many agencies" say federal researchers.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...
www.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Science is being destroyed across many agencies" say federal researchers.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
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Alternative sources for climate news include @thexylom.com , @grist.org @mongabay.com @science.org and @bloomberg.com @sciam.bsky.social @nature.com @insideclimatenews.org and @heatmap.news
Heatmap does a really good job tracking #GreenEnergy policy and the beatdowns it is receiving. #ScienceSky 🧪🩺
Heatmap does a really good job tracking #GreenEnergy policy and the beatdowns it is receiving. #ScienceSky 🧪🩺
NEWS: CBS News gutted its climate team as part of the big Paramount layoffs this week. These journalists had been doing incredible reporting on extreme heat, flooding, clean energy investments and more.
I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...
I've got details for Climate-Colored Goggles: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/cbs-news-g...
CBS News just gutted its climate team
Paramount and Bari Weiss aren't off to a great start. Here's why David Ellison should change course.
www.climatecoloredgoggles.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Alternative sources for climate news include @thexylom.com , @grist.org @mongabay.com @science.org and @bloomberg.com @sciam.bsky.social @nature.com @insideclimatenews.org and @heatmap.news
Heatmap does a really good job tracking #GreenEnergy policy and the beatdowns it is receiving. #ScienceSky 🧪🩺
Heatmap does a really good job tracking #GreenEnergy policy and the beatdowns it is receiving. #ScienceSky 🧪🩺
US science is being bulldozed & torn down right in front of us.
We must fight that, but if we don't articulate what the future SHOULD look like, the most we can hope to claw back is a diminished version of a flawed past.
We need to develop a future vision of US science that's BETTER than it was.
We must fight that, but if we don't articulate what the future SHOULD look like, the most we can hope to claw back is a diminished version of a flawed past.
We need to develop a future vision of US science that's BETTER than it was.
November 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
US science is being bulldozed & torn down right in front of us.
We must fight that, but if we don't articulate what the future SHOULD look like, the most we can hope to claw back is a diminished version of a flawed past.
We need to develop a future vision of US science that's BETTER than it was.
We must fight that, but if we don't articulate what the future SHOULD look like, the most we can hope to claw back is a diminished version of a flawed past.
We need to develop a future vision of US science that's BETTER than it was.
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‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University
Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...
www.ru.nl
November 1, 2025 at 10:26 PM
‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...
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On The Climate Brink, a great post from Zeke Hausfather about how CO2 and CH4 warm the climate differently. These key differences tend to get glossed over in any discussion.
Super pollutants are trendy, but we should be careful how we use them
Substituting short lived climate pollutants like methane for CO2 as carbon offsets risks breaking the math of net zero
www.theclimatebrink.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:11 PM
On The Climate Brink, a great post from Zeke Hausfather about how CO2 and CH4 warm the climate differently. These key differences tend to get glossed over in any discussion.
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I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
November 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.
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A scoop that I’m not happy to report:
CBS News has gutted its climate change reporting team, one of the best in the business, and one of the only ones on cable news that consistently called out fossil fuels as the main source of climate pollution.
heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...
CBS News has gutted its climate change reporting team, one of the best in the business, and one of the only ones on cable news that consistently called out fossil fuels as the main source of climate pollution.
heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...
CBS News kills its climate unit
David Ellison, the new pro-Trump chief executive of Paramount Skydance, has dismantled the best climate change reporting team in cable news.
heated.world
October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A scoop that I’m not happy to report:
CBS News has gutted its climate change reporting team, one of the best in the business, and one of the only ones on cable news that consistently called out fossil fuels as the main source of climate pollution.
heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...
CBS News has gutted its climate change reporting team, one of the best in the business, and one of the only ones on cable news that consistently called out fossil fuels as the main source of climate pollution.
heated.world/p/cbs-news-k...
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This is by far the most brilliant take down of the Gates memo that I’ve read. It utterly dismantles the false choice between poverty alleviation and climate mitigation that Gates advances — and not even just by saying “climate makes poverty worse.”
I won’t spoil it here — you must read it!
I won’t spoil it here — you must read it!
I quite enjoyed a lot of the takedowns of Bill Gates' EA brain snap on climate. It is really deadassed in a number of ways.
But no-one mentioned the most important thing. He isn't *just* full of shit. He knows he is full of shit.
I can prove it: timinclimate.medium.com/even-bill-ga...
But no-one mentioned the most important thing. He isn't *just* full of shit. He knows he is full of shit.
I can prove it: timinclimate.medium.com/even-bill-ga...
Even Bill Gates knows he is full of shit
Did you hear about that “one low-income country set out to cut emissions by banning synthetic fertilizers”?
timinclimate.medium.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This is by far the most brilliant take down of the Gates memo that I’ve read. It utterly dismantles the false choice between poverty alleviation and climate mitigation that Gates advances — and not even just by saying “climate makes poverty worse.”
I won’t spoil it here — you must read it!
I won’t spoil it here — you must read it!
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A look at the devastating power loss across Jamaica following the historic crossing of Hurricane Melissa, captured by NOAA-21.
October 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
A look at the devastating power loss across Jamaica following the historic crossing of Hurricane Melissa, captured by NOAA-21.
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“I have a great and considerable fear that people will freeze to death in their homes this winter if we do not turn this around quickly.”
themainemonitor.org/people-freez...
themainemonitor.org/people-freez...
‘People will freeze to death’ if heating aid doesn’t come soon
The federal government shutdown means heating aid will not be released Nov. 1, leading to stark worries from those who manage the program.
themainemonitor.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
“I have a great and considerable fear that people will freeze to death in their homes this winter if we do not turn this around quickly.”
themainemonitor.org/people-freez...
themainemonitor.org/people-freez...
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Covering Hurricane Melissa’s landfall, national TV news networks largely neglected the storm’s links to climate change" | Article by Evlondo Cooper for #mediamattersforamerica:
www.mediamatters.org/broadcast-ne...
www.mediamatters.org/broadcast-ne...
Covering Hurricane Melissa’s landfall, national TV news networks largely neglected the storm’s links to climate change
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in western Jamaica on October 28 as a Category 5 storm with 185 mph winds, tying the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane as the strongest Atlantic landfall on record. Scientists s...
www.mediamatters.org
October 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Covering Hurricane Melissa’s landfall, national TV news networks largely neglected the storm’s links to climate change" | Article by Evlondo Cooper for #mediamattersforamerica:
www.mediamatters.org/broadcast-ne...
www.mediamatters.org/broadcast-ne...
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"I don’t need to tell you that I am quite distressed about this new era of abnormally hot Atlantic waters and the catastrophic hurricanes that come as a result. Like it or not, you should be concerned too." My reflections on Hurricane #Melissa for @nbcmiami.com. www.nbcmiami.com/weather/hurr...
John Morales on ‘infamous' Hurricane Melissa's destructive path and worrying trends
Melissa, now an infamous hurricane, will see its name retired by the World Meteorological Organization. It’s the third strongest hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, the strongest observed s...
www.nbcmiami.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"I don’t need to tell you that I am quite distressed about this new era of abnormally hot Atlantic waters and the catastrophic hurricanes that come as a result. Like it or not, you should be concerned too." My reflections on Hurricane #Melissa for @nbcmiami.com. www.nbcmiami.com/weather/hurr...
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You in fact can't talk about the history of the labor movement without talking about multi-ethnic coalitions. The International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union was initially composed of Jewish and Italian immigrants, but later grew to Black, Puerto Rican, Chinese, and Filipino workers.
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
You in fact can't talk about the history of the labor movement without talking about multi-ethnic coalitions. The International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union was initially composed of Jewish and Italian immigrants, but later grew to Black, Puerto Rican, Chinese, and Filipino workers.