Mierk Schwabe
@mierksch.bsky.social
Physicist working in climate modelling, interested in dynamical effects, turbulence, gravity waves, AI, quantum computing - views are my own, this is my private account. she/her #academicsky http://www.mierk.de
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If you are in the US and you would like to send a message to your elected representative about the proposed dissolution of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, @agu.org makes it easy with a template here: agu.quorum.us/campaign/151... #AGU25
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
agu.quorum.us
December 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
If you are in the US and you would like to send a message to your elected representative about the proposed dissolution of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, @agu.org makes it easy with a template here: agu.quorum.us/campaign/151... #AGU25
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"A Democratic senator involved in the negotiations...said that Trump’s attempt to break up a premier weather and climate center based in Boulder, Colo., was like a “stick of dynamite” that exploded any chance of a bipartisan breakthrough on spending."
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
Trump move to dismantle climate agency blows up Senate funding deal
A potential deal to fund large swaths of the federal government, including the Departments of Defense and Health and Human Services, collapsed on Thursday night after Colorado senators demanded tha…
thehill.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:40 AM
"A Democratic senator involved in the negotiations...said that Trump’s attempt to break up a premier weather and climate center based in Boulder, Colo., was like a “stick of dynamite” that exploded any chance of a bipartisan breakthrough on spending."
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com/homenews/sen...
We are organizing the first ever session on Quantum computing for Earth observations and climate modeling at the EGU General Assembly 2026! Abstract submission is open until January 15th! Come join us! www.egu26.eu/session/56366
December 18, 2025 at 6:32 AM
We are organizing the first ever session on Quantum computing for Earth observations and climate modeling at the EGU General Assembly 2026! Abstract submission is open until January 15th! Come join us! www.egu26.eu/session/56366
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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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The administration dismantling NCAR is scientific vandalism, much like the Taliban demolishing cultural artifacts.
www.theguardian.com/world/2001/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2001/m...
December 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The administration dismantling NCAR is scientific vandalism, much like the Taliban demolishing cultural artifacts.
www.theguardian.com/world/2001/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2001/m...
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Closing this world-leading climate research centre would be a disaster for the science of climate and our understanding of climate change - which gets more important to everyone, every day. I spent a formative couple of weeks there in 2013, it was welcoming, open, classy, excellent and beautiful.
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 9:28 AM
Closing this world-leading climate research centre would be a disaster for the science of climate and our understanding of climate change - which gets more important to everyone, every day. I spent a formative couple of weeks there in 2013, it was welcoming, open, classy, excellent and beautiful.
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The beautiful idea of NCAR, to improve understanding of our planet through a cooperative, shared and open intellectual team effort, is literally what has got me out of bed every morning for nearly two decades. This cannot, CANNOT be allowed to happen.
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
eu.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.
eu.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The beautiful idea of NCAR, to improve understanding of our planet through a cooperative, shared and open intellectual team effort, is literally what has got me out of bed every morning for nearly two decades. This cannot, CANNOT be allowed to happen.
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
eu.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
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Recently published position paper by
@mierksch.bsky.social et al.!
Opportunities and challenges of quantum computing for climate modeling
👉 https://bit.ly/4591Cyb
#climatemoedling #quantumcomputing
@mierksch.bsky.social et al.!
Opportunities and challenges of quantum computing for climate modeling
👉 https://bit.ly/4591Cyb
#climatemoedling #quantumcomputing
August 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Recently published position paper by
@mierksch.bsky.social et al.!
Opportunities and challenges of quantum computing for climate modeling
👉 https://bit.ly/4591Cyb
#climatemoedling #quantumcomputing
@mierksch.bsky.social et al.!
Opportunities and challenges of quantum computing for climate modeling
👉 https://bit.ly/4591Cyb
#climatemoedling #quantumcomputing
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✨ Hello, Bluesky! ✨
We’re thrilled to join this amazing platform and connect with the scientific community in new and exciting ways. Follow us here at @qubitulm for cutting-edge physics research, inspiring collaborations, and all the latest from our institute! #Quantum
We’re thrilled to join this amazing platform and connect with the scientific community in new and exciting ways. Follow us here at @qubitulm for cutting-edge physics research, inspiring collaborations, and all the latest from our institute! #Quantum
January 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
✨ Hello, Bluesky! ✨
We’re thrilled to join this amazing platform and connect with the scientific community in new and exciting ways. Follow us here at @qubitulm for cutting-edge physics research, inspiring collaborations, and all the latest from our institute! #Quantum
We’re thrilled to join this amazing platform and connect with the scientific community in new and exciting ways. Follow us here at @qubitulm for cutting-edge physics research, inspiring collaborations, and all the latest from our institute! #Quantum
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Welcome to Climate.gov & thanks for following us! Let us introduce ourselves. We provide timely & authoritative scientific data & information about climate science, adaptation, & mitigation. In short, our mission is to provide science & information for a climate-smart nation.
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Science & information for a climate-smart nation
Climate.gov
January 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Welcome to Climate.gov & thanks for following us! Let us introduce ourselves. We provide timely & authoritative scientific data & information about climate science, adaptation, & mitigation. In short, our mission is to provide science & information for a climate-smart nation.
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Hallo Bluesky!
Wir sind die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. #DFG Als Selbstverwaltungsorganisation der #Wissenschaft in Deutschland fördern wir erkenntnisgeleitete #Forschung. Hier erhaltet Ihr Infos u.a. zu Förderangeboten, Ausschreibungen und Anträgen. Wir freuen uns auf den Austausch!
Wir sind die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. #DFG Als Selbstverwaltungsorganisation der #Wissenschaft in Deutschland fördern wir erkenntnisgeleitete #Forschung. Hier erhaltet Ihr Infos u.a. zu Förderangeboten, Ausschreibungen und Anträgen. Wir freuen uns auf den Austausch!
January 14, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Hallo Bluesky!
Wir sind die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. #DFG Als Selbstverwaltungsorganisation der #Wissenschaft in Deutschland fördern wir erkenntnisgeleitete #Forschung. Hier erhaltet Ihr Infos u.a. zu Förderangeboten, Ausschreibungen und Anträgen. Wir freuen uns auf den Austausch!
Wir sind die Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. #DFG Als Selbstverwaltungsorganisation der #Wissenschaft in Deutschland fördern wir erkenntnisgeleitete #Forschung. Hier erhaltet Ihr Infos u.a. zu Förderangeboten, Ausschreibungen und Anträgen. Wir freuen uns auf den Austausch!
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Watching the fight to save Mt.Wilson Observatory. So much gratitude for the firefighting teams. This is considered the most important scientific observatory of the 20th century. #eatonfire #mountwilson
January 9, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Watching the fight to save Mt.Wilson Observatory. So much gratitude for the firefighting teams. This is considered the most important scientific observatory of the 20th century. #eatonfire #mountwilson
I read that the awful fires in the LA area have now reached #mountWilson. The observatory there is wonderful, it should be a world heritage site - it’s where Hubble discovered the expansion of the universe. I hope with all my heart that it survives, and that the firefighters there are safe. #
January 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
I read that the awful fires in the LA area have now reached #mountWilson. The observatory there is wonderful, it should be a world heritage site - it’s where Hubble discovered the expansion of the universe. I hope with all my heart that it survives, and that the firefighters there are safe. #
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ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Wildfire climate connection
Climate change, including increased heat, extended drought, and a thirsty atmosphere, has been a key driver in increasing the risk and extent of wildfires in the western United States during the last ...
www.noaa.gov
January 8, 2025 at 8:03 PM
ABC, NBC & CBS dedicated about 16 minutes of airtime last night to the California wildfires without once mentioning climate change.
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
Since the news failed do it's job, here's a short summary of the role of climate change and wildfire risk:
www.noaa.gov/noaa-wildfir...
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If you've ever been frustrated by trying to access data from satellites like #Landsat or #Sentinel2, tune into our very first #OpenDataCube community talk next week by Caitlin Adams: how to easily load satellite data for anywhere on the planet using the #OpenSource #odcstac Python package! 🛰️🚀
December 12, 2024 at 6:23 AM
If you've ever been frustrated by trying to access data from satellites like #Landsat or #Sentinel2, tune into our very first #OpenDataCube community talk next week by Caitlin Adams: how to easily load satellite data for anywhere on the planet using the #OpenSource #odcstac Python package! 🛰️🚀
If you’re at #AGU24 this week, check out this poster on Thursday by PhD student Janis Klamt in my group on Improving the boundary layer height with machine learning! agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me...
Improving the Planetary Boundary Layer Height in ICON with Deep Learning from Vertically Highly-resolved Simulations
Earth system models (ESMs) are crucial for understanding and predicting climate...
agu.confex.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:12 AM
If you’re at #AGU24 this week, check out this poster on Thursday by PhD student Janis Klamt in my group on Improving the boundary layer height with machine learning! agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me...
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one of my Twitter bangers from 2021, reproduced here, with minor editing:
I've been collecting "lessons I've learned communicating climate on Twitter" over the last 8 years and finally thought I'd write a 🧵. This is mainly aimed at younger scientists, but others might find it useful.
I've been collecting "lessons I've learned communicating climate on Twitter" over the last 8 years and finally thought I'd write a 🧵. This is mainly aimed at younger scientists, but others might find it useful.
November 22, 2024 at 4:42 PM
one of my Twitter bangers from 2021, reproduced here, with minor editing:
I've been collecting "lessons I've learned communicating climate on Twitter" over the last 8 years and finally thought I'd write a 🧵. This is mainly aimed at younger scientists, but others might find it useful.
I've been collecting "lessons I've learned communicating climate on Twitter" over the last 8 years and finally thought I'd write a 🧵. This is mainly aimed at younger scientists, but others might find it useful.
On the way home from attending meetings of the DLR quantum computing initiative. Thanks to the organizers, it is exciting to see how hardware and software projects on quantum computing are progressing.
November 20, 2024 at 1:50 PM
On the way home from attending meetings of the DLR quantum computing initiative. Thanks to the organizers, it is exciting to see how hardware and software projects on quantum computing are progressing.
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This is very cool. I’ve never seen this visualization. The magic of migrating birds - at a global scale.
Rough week. So let me fill your @bsky.app feeds with one of my favorite data visualizations... Enjoy! 🙂
Seasonal migration patterns of birds varying with air temperature using community science observations (eBird).
Animation created by: sos.noaa.gov/catalog/data...
Seasonal migration patterns of birds varying with air temperature using community science observations (eBird).
Animation created by: sos.noaa.gov/catalog/data...
November 17, 2024 at 3:53 AM
This is very cool. I’ve never seen this visualization. The magic of migrating birds - at a global scale.
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It's great to see science migrating over here - @scottehensley.bsky.social posting the results on BlueSky and promoting the BlueSky post (but not the results) on X.
This is the way to do it.
(BlueSky thread: bsky.app/profile/scot...)
This is the way to do it.
(BlueSky thread: bsky.app/profile/scot...)
November 17, 2024 at 6:54 AM
It's great to see science migrating over here - @scottehensley.bsky.social posting the results on BlueSky and promoting the BlueSky post (but not the results) on X.
This is the way to do it.
(BlueSky thread: bsky.app/profile/scot...)
This is the way to do it.
(BlueSky thread: bsky.app/profile/scot...)
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NEED SOME GOOD NEWS?
The EU now generates more electricity from wind and solar than from fossil fuels.
Graph from @natbullard.bsky.social using @emberenergy.bsky.social data.
The EU now generates more electricity from wind and solar than from fossil fuels.
Graph from @natbullard.bsky.social using @emberenergy.bsky.social data.
November 15, 2024 at 1:59 PM
NEED SOME GOOD NEWS?
The EU now generates more electricity from wind and solar than from fossil fuels.
Graph from @natbullard.bsky.social using @emberenergy.bsky.social data.
The EU now generates more electricity from wind and solar than from fossil fuels.
Graph from @natbullard.bsky.social using @emberenergy.bsky.social data.
Would you like to work on cutting-edge science in an extremely relevant field? We’re looking for a postdoc to explore how to accelerate #climate models with #quantumComputing. The position is located at the German Aerospace Center‘s Institute of Atmospheric Physics in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich.
Physicist, Meteorologist, Mathematician or similar (f/m/x) - Accelerating climate models with quantu...
For our Institute of Atmospheric Physics in Oberpfaffenhofen we are looking for a
Physicist, Meteorologist, Mathematician or similar (f/m/x)
Accelerating climate models with quantum computing
www.dlr.de
February 2, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Would you like to work on cutting-edge science in an extremely relevant field? We’re looking for a postdoc to explore how to accelerate #climate models with #quantumComputing. The position is located at the German Aerospace Center‘s Institute of Atmospheric Physics in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich.
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November 20, 2023 at 7:09 PM