Nathan Mueller
@muellern.bsky.social
Associate Professor @ Colorado State University // Agricultural Sustainability and Climate Impacts Lab // EiC @ Environmental Research: Food Systems // Personal account // ascilab.colostate.edu
Environmental Research: Food Systems @iopp-environment.bsky.social is now indexed in Scopus! 👩🌾
Huge thanks to our authors, reviewers, and editorial team – this will help food systems research reach an even wider audience.
Huge thanks to our authors, reviewers, and editorial team – this will help food systems research reach an even wider audience.
www.scopus.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Environmental Research: Food Systems @iopp-environment.bsky.social is now indexed in Scopus! 👩🌾
Huge thanks to our authors, reviewers, and editorial team – this will help food systems research reach an even wider audience.
Huge thanks to our authors, reviewers, and editorial team – this will help food systems research reach an even wider audience.
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Many people feel overwhelmed with the number of potential climate solutions, and are not quite sure what to focus on.
@projectdrawdown.bsky.social has always been at helping people navigate the minefield.
Their new explorer is really cool, and helps to make things clearer: drawdown.org/explorer
@projectdrawdown.bsky.social has always been at helping people navigate the minefield.
Their new explorer is really cool, and helps to make things clearer: drawdown.org/explorer
Drawdown® Explorer
We know what we need to do: stop climate change as quickly as possible. Now, with the Drawdown Explorer, we know how to do it.
drawdown.org
September 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Many people feel overwhelmed with the number of potential climate solutions, and are not quite sure what to focus on.
@projectdrawdown.bsky.social has always been at helping people navigate the minefield.
Their new explorer is really cool, and helps to make things clearer: drawdown.org/explorer
@projectdrawdown.bsky.social has always been at helping people navigate the minefield.
Their new explorer is really cool, and helps to make things clearer: drawdown.org/explorer
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Under-prediction of past high temperature extremes suggests climate models are underpredicting future high temperature extremes.
sustainablesolutions.stanford.edu/publications
New open-access paper: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
New research brief: drive.google.com/file/d/1tvJ5...
sustainablesolutions.stanford.edu/publications
New open-access paper: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
New research brief: drive.google.com/file/d/1tvJ5...
Selected Publications
sustainablesolutions.stanford.edu
August 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Under-prediction of past high temperature extremes suggests climate models are underpredicting future high temperature extremes.
sustainablesolutions.stanford.edu/publications
New open-access paper: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
New research brief: drive.google.com/file/d/1tvJ5...
sustainablesolutions.stanford.edu/publications
New open-access paper: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
New research brief: drive.google.com/file/d/1tvJ5...
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American climate solutions scientists? Want to move to a beautiful place, work with great people, and be based in Canada?
Here’s a good opportunity!
Here’s a good opportunity!
Attention Climate Solutions Scholars! @uvic.ca seeks its next Canada Excellence Research Chair 🇨🇦: www.uvic.ca/research-inn...
You: world class scholar, looking to make a move
Us: #5 in world for climate action, collegial, stunning location (B.C.) w award-winning climate policy
Pls share widely!
You: world class scholar, looking to make a move
Us: #5 in world for climate action, collegial, stunning location (B.C.) w award-winning climate policy
Pls share widely!
Canada Excellence Research Chair - University of Victoria - University of Victoria
Find information about applying to be Canada Excellence Research Chair at the University of Victoria
www.uvic.ca
August 6, 2025 at 5:32 PM
American climate solutions scientists? Want to move to a beautiful place, work with great people, and be based in Canada?
Here’s a good opportunity!
Here’s a good opportunity!
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The EPA has eliminated its research division, which for decades has provided the science behind regulations on clean air, clean water, and toxic chemicals.
The US can afford to monitor, research, and regulate the impacts of industries on human and environmental health. We are just choosing not to.
The US can afford to monitor, research, and regulate the impacts of industries on human and environmental health. We are just choosing not to.
EPA eliminates research and development office, begins layoffs
The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousands of employees.
apnews.com
July 19, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The EPA has eliminated its research division, which for decades has provided the science behind regulations on clean air, clean water, and toxic chemicals.
The US can afford to monitor, research, and regulate the impacts of industries on human and environmental health. We are just choosing not to.
The US can afford to monitor, research, and regulate the impacts of industries on human and environmental health. We are just choosing not to.
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for those who missed the CLIVAR climate risk webinar, it's now online. great talks by @kellyhereid.bsky.social, @climatefran.bsky.social, and Zong-Liang Yang.
youtu.be/sktn8mu98UQ?...
youtu.be/sktn8mu98UQ?...
Usable Climate Risk Science: Webinar One
YouTube video by US CLIVAR
youtu.be
July 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
for those who missed the CLIVAR climate risk webinar, it's now online. great talks by @kellyhereid.bsky.social, @climatefran.bsky.social, and Zong-Liang Yang.
youtu.be/sktn8mu98UQ?...
youtu.be/sktn8mu98UQ?...
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There is a new CLIVAR working group focused on climate risk (I'm one of the organizers). We are having our first public webinar tomorrow 7/10 at 1 pm ET. We have some FANTASTIC speakers including @kellyhereid.bsky.social, @climatefran.bsky.social, and Zong-Liang Yang.
July 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
There is a new CLIVAR working group focused on climate risk (I'm one of the organizers). We are having our first public webinar tomorrow 7/10 at 1 pm ET. We have some FANTASTIC speakers including @kellyhereid.bsky.social, @climatefran.bsky.social, and Zong-Liang Yang.
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As of today, all current NOAA Climate and Global Change postdoctoral fellows have been furloughed due to the Dept of Commerce not releasing the funding for the program. In addition no new Fellows were awarded this year. cpaess.ucar.edu/cgc
NOAA Climate & Global Change (C&GC) Postdoctoral Program | Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System ScienceNOAA Climate & Global Change (C&GC) Postdoctoral Program | Cooperative Progra...
cpaess.ucar.edu
July 7, 2025 at 3:16 PM
As of today, all current NOAA Climate and Global Change postdoctoral fellows have been furloughed due to the Dept of Commerce not releasing the funding for the program. In addition no new Fellows were awarded this year. cpaess.ucar.edu/cgc
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Over the next 25 years, if proposed cuts in NIH funding are made real, “In a population of more than 340 million, this reflects **82 million** fewer years of life.”
In the US alone.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
In the US alone.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
Cutting the NIH—The $8 Trillion Health Care Catastrophe
This JAMA Forum discusses the recent budget cuts to National Institutes of Health (NIH), the effects of these cuts on scientific research and health of individuals in the US, and the prospects for cha...
jamanetwork.com
June 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Over the next 25 years, if proposed cuts in NIH funding are made real, “In a population of more than 340 million, this reflects **82 million** fewer years of life.”
In the US alone.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
In the US alone.
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Very smart, high ROI initiative from the Spencer Foundation.
Providing bridge funding for canceled NSF grants:
1) directs funds to projects already screened by a top-noch review process.
2) avoids imposing proposal prep costs on researchers.
3) ameliorates the disruption from GOP sabotage.
Providing bridge funding for canceled NSF grants:
1) directs funds to projects already screened by a top-noch review process.
2) avoids imposing proposal prep costs on researchers.
3) ameliorates the disruption from GOP sabotage.
Rapid Response Bridge Funding Program
In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rap...
www.spencer.org
June 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Very smart, high ROI initiative from the Spencer Foundation.
Providing bridge funding for canceled NSF grants:
1) directs funds to projects already screened by a top-noch review process.
2) avoids imposing proposal prep costs on researchers.
3) ameliorates the disruption from GOP sabotage.
Providing bridge funding for canceled NSF grants:
1) directs funds to projects already screened by a top-noch review process.
2) avoids imposing proposal prep costs on researchers.
3) ameliorates the disruption from GOP sabotage.
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If you’re wondering if US climate researchers are freaking out, yeah they’re freaking out.
June 2, 2025 at 1:04 PM
If you’re wondering if US climate researchers are freaking out, yeah they’re freaking out.
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If anyone is looking for a podcast guest to explain how science funding works, hit me up
May 31, 2025 at 10:24 PM
If anyone is looking for a podcast guest to explain how science funding works, hit me up
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200+ scientists are in the middle of a marathon livestream to show why weather and climate science is so important and needs all our help to continue.
It is here: wclivestream.com/watch
It is here: wclivestream.com/watch
Redirecting to: https://www.youtube.com/@wclivestream/live
wclivestream.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
200+ scientists are in the middle of a marathon livestream to show why weather and climate science is so important and needs all our help to continue.
It is here: wclivestream.com/watch
It is here: wclivestream.com/watch
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Our opening is about to close while we read applications, but here's another catastrophe R&D role with a great team at Trans Re, with Maryam Haji who runs one of the sharpest shops in reinsurance.
May 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Our opening is about to close while we read applications, but here's another catastrophe R&D role with a great team at Trans Re, with Maryam Haji who runs one of the sharpest shops in reinsurance.
Feed cleanse: Colorado blue skies (and wildflowers)
May 27, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Feed cleanse: Colorado blue skies (and wildflowers)
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All NSF GRFPs to students choosing to attend Harvard in the Fall were just terminated
May 22, 2025 at 7:38 PM
All NSF GRFPs to students choosing to attend Harvard in the Fall were just terminated
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I know a lot of folks are currently looking for jobs, so this is a timely new position w/@ucanr.bsky.social & UCSD! General role is environment-focused data science, but specific topical focus could be anything from sustainable ag to wildfire risk. More details: recruit.ucanr.edu/JP...
UC Cooperative Extension Specialist - Computational Data Science for Agriculture and Natural Resource Technologies Located at the University of California, San Diego (25-17)
University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources is hiring. Apply now!
recruit.ucanr.edu
May 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I know a lot of folks are currently looking for jobs, so this is a timely new position w/@ucanr.bsky.social & UCSD! General role is environment-focused data science, but specific topical focus could be anything from sustainable ag to wildfire risk. More details: recruit.ucanr.edu/JP...
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We wouldn't have some essential everyday things without federal funding for science.
9 Federally Funded Scientific Breakthroughs That Changed Everything
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We wouldn't have some essential everyday things without federal funding for science.
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The article includes this beautiful photo of the baby looking up at one of the doctors who saved his life. This extraordinary, life saving research is exactly how I want my tax dollars spent. “KJ is now well enough for the team to start planning to discharge him from the hospital and live at home”
May 15, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The article includes this beautiful photo of the baby looking up at one of the doctors who saved his life. This extraordinary, life saving research is exactly how I want my tax dollars spent. “KJ is now well enough for the team to start planning to discharge him from the hospital and live at home”
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Scientists have been publishing climate models since ~1970.
A good way to evaluate their skill is to compare what they expected to happen in the years after the model was published to observed climate changes.
It turns out most models were pretty spot-on:
A good way to evaluate their skill is to compare what they expected to happen in the years after the model was published to observed climate changes.
It turns out most models were pretty spot-on:
May 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Scientists have been publishing climate models since ~1970.
A good way to evaluate their skill is to compare what they expected to happen in the years after the model was published to observed climate changes.
It turns out most models were pretty spot-on:
A good way to evaluate their skill is to compare what they expected to happen in the years after the model was published to observed climate changes.
It turns out most models were pretty spot-on:
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Yep. People have started to appreciate (and question) the fact that we use 30-40% of our US corn supply for ethanol, but it flies under the radar that we now use 40-50% of our US soybean oil supply for biodiesel.
BTW all this supplies only like 5% of US transport fuel.
Inefficient resource use.
BTW all this supplies only like 5% of US transport fuel.
Inefficient resource use.
A lot of people are on to ethanol, but what's often missed is that we are using more than another 25M acres for soy biodiesel.
~45% of US corn production is now used to make ethanol, mostly for mixing into gasoline.
That's ~13% of all US crop land already used for energy production.
Using some of the same land for solar panels would capture 50-100 times more energy per acre.
That's ~13% of all US crop land already used for energy production.
Using some of the same land for solar panels would capture 50-100 times more energy per acre.
May 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Yep. People have started to appreciate (and question) the fact that we use 30-40% of our US corn supply for ethanol, but it flies under the radar that we now use 40-50% of our US soybean oil supply for biodiesel.
BTW all this supplies only like 5% of US transport fuel.
Inefficient resource use.
BTW all this supplies only like 5% of US transport fuel.
Inefficient resource use.
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Have you ever looked at a weather map online? Or seen a nice visualization of weather forecast model output? If so, NSF Unidata almost certainly made that possible in one way or another.
Modern meteorological education would not be possible without the data, tools, and resources they provide.
Modern meteorological education would not be possible without the data, tools, and resources they provide.
Due to the current gap in funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), the NSF Unidata Program is pausing most operations effective 12 May 2025. Nearly all staff will be furloughed until funds from our existing NSF grant become available. For more information, see buff.ly/d2TC1Oy
NSF Unidata Pause in Most Operations
NSF Unidata Pause in Most Operations
www.unidata.ucar.edu
May 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Have you ever looked at a weather map online? Or seen a nice visualization of weather forecast model output? If so, NSF Unidata almost certainly made that possible in one way or another.
Modern meteorological education would not be possible without the data, tools, and resources they provide.
Modern meteorological education would not be possible without the data, tools, and resources they provide.
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There’s so much happening right now, I thought I’d put together a running thread on the dismantling of #climate and research and knowledge infrastructure in the United States 🧵
May 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
There’s so much happening right now, I thought I’d put together a running thread on the dismantling of #climate and research and knowledge infrastructure in the United States 🧵