R. Saravanan
@sarava.net
Climate scientist, Professor, and Dept Head at Texas A&M University. Author: ClimateDemon.com Now-and-then-blogger: https://Metamodel.blog Bio: https://r.saravanan.us/about
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Shale drillers have turned the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico into a pressure cooker that is literally bursting at the seams.
America’s Biggest Oil Field Is Turning Into a Pressure Cooker
Drillers’ injection of wastewater is creating mayhem across the Permian Basin, raising concern about the future of fossil-fuel production there.
on.wsj.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Shale drillers have turned the Permian Basin of West Texas and New Mexico into a pressure cooker that is literally bursting at the seams.
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A bipartisan group in Congress formally pushed back against administration plans to dismantle NCAR, while the country experiences a record warm Christmas week with monthly records - and CA braces for more serious flooding and wind (and eventually snow). More: tinyurl.com/3b2tsp7m
Bipartisan Congressional coalition formally requests continued funding for National Center for Atmospheric Research
Next in series of storm systems into California will likely be most impactful with potential flooding and strong winds through Christmas Eve, while incredible late December warmth spreads east
tinyurl.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
A bipartisan group in Congress formally pushed back against administration plans to dismantle NCAR, while the country experiences a record warm Christmas week with monthly records - and CA braces for more serious flooding and wind (and eventually snow). More: tinyurl.com/3b2tsp7m
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NEW: Organ tuners have been leaving temperature and humidity records in little-known books for decades. 🎹
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
Church organ tuning records mirror our warming climate
The records appear to reflect climate change, as well as the increased heating of churches in winter
www.thereengineer.pro
December 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
NEW: Organ tuners have been leaving temperature and humidity records in little-known books for decades. 🎹
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
They reveal how temperatures inside churches have changed over time due to climate change and increased heating.
A new scoop for The Reengineer!
www.thereengineer.pro/p/church-org...
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NCAR has been the magic sauce that has made weather/climate studies and advances in US and the world over great. madison.com/news/local/e... www.jsonline.com/story/news/e...
Trump’s closure of national weather center may imperil UW-Madison research
The planned closure of the National Center for Atmospheric Research would endanger decades of research at UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee, scientists say.
madison.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:13 AM
NCAR has been the magic sauce that has made weather/climate studies and advances in US and the world over great. madison.com/news/local/e... www.jsonline.com/story/news/e...
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My pet theory remains that most of the fuss about 2023 was because most of the projections (from late 2022) were wrong since they got El Nino wrong (they thought it was La Nina).
It is not easy getting El Nino right either: 2023 is either La Nina or El Nino depending on lags and annualisation.
It is not easy getting El Nino right either: 2023 is either La Nina or El Nino depending on lags and annualisation.
December 22, 2025 at 8:14 AM
My pet theory remains that most of the fuss about 2023 was because most of the projections (from late 2022) were wrong since they got El Nino wrong (they thought it was La Nina).
It is not easy getting El Nino right either: 2023 is either La Nina or El Nino depending on lags and annualisation.
It is not easy getting El Nino right either: 2023 is either La Nina or El Nino depending on lags and annualisation.
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From @AGU.org: Senators are working on legislation to save NCAR, but we need extra support for these 8 states. Your Senators in Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas, and Wyoming need to hear from you.
December 20, 2025 at 4:40 PM
From @AGU.org: Senators are working on legislation to save NCAR, but we need extra support for these 8 states. Your Senators in Alabama, Alaska, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas, and Wyoming need to hear from you.
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Many cyclones, like 2006’s Hurricane Helene, originate from wet-weather systems over Africa. A recent study indicates climate change intensifies these systems, amplifying flood risks for vulnerable African communities.
New #AGUPubs research by @knubez.bsky.social eos.org/research-spo...
New #AGUPubs research by @knubez.bsky.social eos.org/research-spo...
Warming May Make Tropical Cyclone “Seeds” Riskier for Africa - Eos
Intensified hurricane precursors may linger longer over the continent, worsening extreme flooding hazards.
eos.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Many cyclones, like 2006’s Hurricane Helene, originate from wet-weather systems over Africa. A recent study indicates climate change intensifies these systems, amplifying flood risks for vulnerable African communities.
New #AGUPubs research by @knubez.bsky.social eos.org/research-spo...
New #AGUPubs research by @knubez.bsky.social eos.org/research-spo...
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Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
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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...
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December 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Roger, we didn't always agree, but on this point we do.
Shutting Down NCAR Is Vindictive Governance
Damaging the nation to own the libs is dumb policy
rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/shutting-d...
Damaging the nation to own the libs is dumb policy
rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/shutting-d...
Shutting Down NCAR Is Vindictive Governance
Damaging the nation to own the libs is dumb policy
rogerpielkejr.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Roger, we didn't always agree, but on this point we do.
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Shutting Down NCAR Is Vindictive Governance
Damaging the nation to own the libs is dumb policy
rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/shutting-d...
Damaging the nation to own the libs is dumb policy
rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/shutting-d...
Shutting Down NCAR Is Vindictive Governance
Damaging the nation to own the libs is dumb policy
rogerpielkejr.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Shutting Down NCAR Is Vindictive Governance
Damaging the nation to own the libs is dumb policy
rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/shutting-d...
Damaging the nation to own the libs is dumb policy
rogerpielkejr.substack.com/p/shutting-d...
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NSF statement on NCAR is a joke. Make them comment on the record!! www.nsf.gov/news/intent-...
Intent to restructure critical weather science infrastructure
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) announced today that the agency is reviewing the structure of the research and observational capabilities operated by the NSF National Center for Atmospheric...
www.nsf.gov
December 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
NSF statement on NCAR is a joke. Make them comment on the record!! www.nsf.gov/news/intent-...
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AGU has a Congressional email and call script up on NCAR:
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 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
AGU has a Congressional email and call script up on NCAR:
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Perspective on the news about the Trump administration seeking to break up the NSF NCAR - The National Center for Atmospheric Research from the ground at the AGU meeting. www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/c...
Climate scientists face the loss of a critical research center — and vow to fight back | CNN
The Trump administration announced plans Tuesday to shut down the National Center for Atmospheric Research, an organization responsible for everything from improved weather models to tools that aid hu...
www.cnn.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Perspective on the news about the Trump administration seeking to break up the NSF NCAR - The National Center for Atmospheric Research from the ground at the AGU meeting. www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/c...
Apropos of NCAR, this is one crazy application of NCAR Research. Analyzing GPS radio signals, "they were able to say in pretty much real time, 'there is a tsunami'," says Jeffrey Anderson, a data scientist at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
'It sounded kind of crazy': How ripples in the high atmosphere warned scientists of a tsunami in real time
Tsunamis are notoriously difficult to spot on the open ocean as they race towards shore. But in the summer of 2025, scientists watched one unfold as it happened.
www.bbc.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Apropos of NCAR, this is one crazy application of NCAR Research. Analyzing GPS radio signals, "they were able to say in pretty much real time, 'there is a tsunami'," says Jeffrey Anderson, a data scientist at the US National Center for Atmospheric Research
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
“All Americans rely on forecasts produced by atmospheric models developed at NCAR every day. They’ve done tremendous work on aviation weather safety,” said John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas’s state climatologist and a meteorologist at Texas A&M University.
www.notus.org/trump-white-...
www.notus.org/trump-white-...
Trump Is Mad at Jared Polis. Now He’s Dismantling Colorado’s Leading Weather Research Institution.
“If Colorado had a governor who actually wanted to work with President Trump, his constituents would be better served,” a senior White House official told NOTUS.
www.notus.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“All Americans rely on forecasts produced by atmospheric models developed at NCAR every day. They’ve done tremendous work on aviation weather safety,” said John Nielsen-Gammon, Texas’s state climatologist and a meteorologist at Texas A&M University.
www.notus.org/trump-white-...
www.notus.org/trump-white-...
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Back in 2018, I put together this timeline of landmarks in the history of climate modelling.
It featured this entry for 1964 about NCAR, which the Trump administration is now saying it seeks to destroy as part of its ideological war on science
www.carbonbrief.org/timeline-his...
It featured this entry for 1964 about NCAR, which the Trump administration is now saying it seeks to destroy as part of its ideological war on science
www.carbonbrief.org/timeline-his...
December 17, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Back in 2018, I put together this timeline of landmarks in the history of climate modelling.
It featured this entry for 1964 about NCAR, which the Trump administration is now saying it seeks to destroy as part of its ideological war on science
www.carbonbrief.org/timeline-his...
It featured this entry for 1964 about NCAR, which the Trump administration is now saying it seeks to destroy as part of its ideological war on science
www.carbonbrief.org/timeline-his...
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So the word from UCAR (NCAR’s managing entity) is, essentially, “This is news to us!” news.ucar.edu/133054/ucar-... 🤔
UCAR statement on reports that NSF NCAR could be dismantled | NCAR & UCAR News
news.ucar.edu
December 17, 2025 at 1:19 PM
So the word from UCAR (NCAR’s managing entity) is, essentially, “This is news to us!” news.ucar.edu/133054/ucar-... 🤔
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NCAR is a unique & valuable asset - far more than a climate model, or observations, or technology, or training ground, or gathering space. It covers weather, space weather, data, climate, paleo-climate, and everything in-between. It's building is an icon, but it's iconic status goes far beyond that.
December 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
NCAR is a unique & valuable asset - far more than a climate model, or observations, or technology, or training ground, or gathering space. It covers weather, space weather, data, climate, paleo-climate, and everything in-between. It's building is an icon, but it's iconic status goes far beyond that.
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Friends at NCAR, we're with you.
@ncar-ucar.bsky.social is a trailblazer in community modelling driven not by idealogy, but by open science. We share all our code, thoughts, ideas. These can't be shut down.
We'll fight and find every mechanism to support the ongoing CESM community.
@ncar-ucar.bsky.social is a trailblazer in community modelling driven not by idealogy, but by open science. We share all our code, thoughts, ideas. These can't be shut down.
We'll fight and find every mechanism to support the ongoing CESM community.
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 7:44 AM
Friends at NCAR, we're with you.
@ncar-ucar.bsky.social is a trailblazer in community modelling driven not by idealogy, but by open science. We share all our code, thoughts, ideas. These can't be shut down.
We'll fight and find every mechanism to support the ongoing CESM community.
@ncar-ucar.bsky.social is a trailblazer in community modelling driven not by idealogy, but by open science. We share all our code, thoughts, ideas. These can't be shut down.
We'll fight and find every mechanism to support the ongoing CESM community.
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Based on what I have been hearing about the NCAR situation, no one knew anything until the USA Today article came out. That means there isn’t much actual organization inside the administration to pull this off and a chance to fight back. Call your congresspeople today! Especially republicans.
December 17, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Based on what I have been hearing about the NCAR situation, no one knew anything until the USA Today article came out. That means there isn’t much actual organization inside the administration to pull this off and a chance to fight back. Call your congresspeople today! Especially republicans.
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I spent 11 formative years of my early science career at NCAR working on ocean & biogeochemical modeling in the Climate and Global Dynamics division. My time their coincided with the development of the Community Earth System Model (CESM) one of the premier earth system models in the world.
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 2:34 AM
I spent 11 formative years of my early science career at NCAR working on ocean & biogeochemical modeling in the Climate and Global Dynamics division. My time their coincided with the development of the Community Earth System Model (CESM) one of the premier earth system models in the world.
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WTAF?!
Also, for the love of God, can we not refer to NCAR As a “climate lab?” It does a hell of a lot more than just climate.
Also, for the love of God, can we not refer to NCAR As a “climate lab?” It does a hell of a lot more than just climate.
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 1:44 AM
WTAF?!
Also, for the love of God, can we not refer to NCAR As a “climate lab?” It does a hell of a lot more than just climate.
Also, for the love of God, can we not refer to NCAR As a “climate lab?” It does a hell of a lot more than just climate.