Erika Wise
@wiseclimate.bsky.social
Climate, tree rings, water
Professor of Geography @ UNC-Chapel Hill
Professor of Geography @ UNC-Chapel Hill
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One week to go before review begins! U Nevada, Reno is hiring an Assistant Professor in Human-Environment Geography. "We seek a dynamic scholar with research and teaching interests that engage with current issues in environmental justice, with a focus on energy and/or water sustainability."
Assistant Professor, Human-Environment Geography
The University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) appreciates your interest in employment at our growing institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. Final applications must be submitt...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:09 AM
One week to go before review begins! U Nevada, Reno is hiring an Assistant Professor in Human-Environment Geography. "We seek a dynamic scholar with research and teaching interests that engage with current issues in environmental justice, with a focus on energy and/or water sustainability."
The Department of Geography & Environment at UNC-Chapel Hill is hiring a Teaching Assistant Professor in Human Geography! Position info and application portal here:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
October 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Department of Geography & Environment at UNC-Chapel Hill is hiring a Teaching Assistant Professor in Human Geography! Position info and application portal here:
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307...
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Published today: our new paper showing a 44-year trend of increasing global wildfire disasters (fatalities and economic losses) due to climate change-induced extreme weather. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Climate-linked escalation of societally disastrous wildfires
Climate change and land mismanagement are creating increasingly fire-prone built and natural environments. However, despite worsening fire seasons, evidence is lacking globally for trends in socially ...
www.science.org
October 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Published today: our new paper showing a 44-year trend of increasing global wildfire disasters (fatalities and economic losses) due to climate change-induced extreme weather. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Today, we published a study long in the making on how upper and subsurface tropical Pacific waters responded (and maybe will adjust) to warmer global climate. Here’s the story of how we got here after 15 years. many authors but shout out @jfarmersalmanac.bsky.social
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Persistent eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean upwelling since the warm Pliocene
Upwelling generates a nutrient-rich “cold tongue” in the eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean (EEP), with impacts on global climate, oceanic biological productivity, and the carbon cycle. The cold tongue ...
www.science.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Today, we published a study long in the making on how upper and subsurface tropical Pacific waters responded (and maybe will adjust) to warmer global climate. Here’s the story of how we got here after 15 years. many authors but shout out @jfarmersalmanac.bsky.social
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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great writeup U Arizona did on my student Alex Saunders' new lead authored paper with @arbennett.bsky.social @thirstygecko.bsky.social @benamie.bsky.social + S. Islam, J. Giezendanner, S. Houssain news.arizona.edu/news/u-resea... paper here: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
U of A researchers reveal the importance of data choice in effective flood insurance
After testing five sources of flood data, their analysis found that combining or comparing data could improve disaster response and recovery.
news.arizona.edu
October 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
great writeup U Arizona did on my student Alex Saunders' new lead authored paper with @arbennett.bsky.social @thirstygecko.bsky.social @benamie.bsky.social + S. Islam, J. Giezendanner, S. Houssain news.arizona.edu/news/u-resea... paper here: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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I love that this particular bristlecone looks like a dragon
September 26, 2025 at 1:35 AM
I love that this particular bristlecone looks like a dragon
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🚨 NCA5 is now LIVE! 🚨
They took it down, but we've brought it back at: nca5.climate.us
Bookmark. 👏 this. 👏 page. 👏
This is just our first step in restoring trusted science information that Americans need to understand what's happening with the climate.
They took it down, but we've brought it back at: nca5.climate.us
Bookmark. 👏 this. 👏 page. 👏
This is just our first step in restoring trusted science information that Americans need to understand what's happening with the climate.
September 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🚨 NCA5 is now LIVE! 🚨
They took it down, but we've brought it back at: nca5.climate.us
Bookmark. 👏 this. 👏 page. 👏
This is just our first step in restoring trusted science information that Americans need to understand what's happening with the climate.
They took it down, but we've brought it back at: nca5.climate.us
Bookmark. 👏 this. 👏 page. 👏
This is just our first step in restoring trusted science information that Americans need to understand what's happening with the climate.
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Climate change is reshaping forest growth 🌳🌡️💧
Water and temperature control growth timing.
Warmer winters make some species start growing earlier.
Hot, dry summers may shorten growing seasons.
New paper out @globalchangebio.bsky.social led by a former PhD student @csic.es shorturl.at/5Gn8a
Water and temperature control growth timing.
Warmer winters make some species start growing earlier.
Hot, dry summers may shorten growing seasons.
New paper out @globalchangebio.bsky.social led by a former PhD student @csic.es shorturl.at/5Gn8a
Long‐Term Cambial Phenology Reveals Diverging Growth Responses of Two Tree Species in a Mixed Forest Under Climate Change
We studied how climate change affects tree growth by monitoring wood formation in Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica) over 11 years. We found that warmer winters lead t...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Climate change is reshaping forest growth 🌳🌡️💧
Water and temperature control growth timing.
Warmer winters make some species start growing earlier.
Hot, dry summers may shorten growing seasons.
New paper out @globalchangebio.bsky.social led by a former PhD student @csic.es shorturl.at/5Gn8a
Water and temperature control growth timing.
Warmer winters make some species start growing earlier.
Hot, dry summers may shorten growing seasons.
New paper out @globalchangebio.bsky.social led by a former PhD student @csic.es shorturl.at/5Gn8a
Interested in Community Science and/or lake measurement? New paper from UNC alum Angélica Gómez, now an Assistant Professor at Universidad Nacional de Colombia: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Evaluation using in-situ observations from national governments and Citizen Scientists suggests nadir altimeters can accurately measure water level changes regardless of lake area
Water level and water level changes of lentic water bodies such as lakes, wetlands, and reservoirs are rarely available, despite the relevance of these to maintain ecosystems (e.g., by providing dr...
www.tandfonline.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Interested in Community Science and/or lake measurement? New paper from UNC alum Angélica Gómez, now an Assistant Professor at Universidad Nacional de Colombia: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Our 400+ page comment on the DOE climate working group report is now out.
Our conclusion: The merchants of doubt are back, and they're coming for climate science.
Our conclusion: The merchants of doubt are back, and they're coming for climate science.
DOEresponseSite
On July 29, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a report from its Climate Working Group (CWG). This report features prominently in the EPA's reconsideration of its 2009 Endangerment Finding. In response, over 85 scientists have come together to write a comprehensive review, which is
sites.google.com
September 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Our 400+ page comment on the DOE climate working group report is now out.
Our conclusion: The merchants of doubt are back, and they're coming for climate science.
Our conclusion: The merchants of doubt are back, and they're coming for climate science.
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Our department (Berkeley PMB) is hiring an asst. prof. in Plant Resilience to Climate Change! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05049
Assistant Professor - Plant Resilience to Climate Change - Department of Plant and Microbial Biology
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
September 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Our department (Berkeley PMB) is hiring an asst. prof. in Plant Resilience to Climate Change! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05049
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I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
September 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"
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Full-time, 9-month, Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Paleoclimatology position at the University of Hawaii.
www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4...
www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4...
Assistant Professor in Paleoclimatology - Honolulu, HI - Indeed.com
University of Hawaii
www.indeed.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Full-time, 9-month, Tenure-track Assistant Professor in Paleoclimatology position at the University of Hawaii.
www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4...
www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=4...
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Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.
Forecasters say the monster storm will turn away from the eastern U.S. and won't make landfall.
www.wunc.org/environment/...
Forecasters say the monster storm will turn away from the eastern U.S. and won't make landfall.
www.wunc.org/environment/...
Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks, threatens dangerous rip currents
Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds. Forecasters say the monster storm will turn away from the eastern ...
www.wunc.org
August 19, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Hurricane Erin is forcing evacuations on North Carolina's Outer Banks as it threatens to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds.
Forecasters say the monster storm will turn away from the eastern U.S. and won't make landfall.
www.wunc.org/environment/...
Forecasters say the monster storm will turn away from the eastern U.S. and won't make landfall.
www.wunc.org/environment/...
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The University of Arizona is hiring a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in Physical Geography! Research specialities could include wildfire, climate and water resources, and/or natural hazards, amongst others. Please apply and join us! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Assistant or Associate Professor, Physical Geography (T/TE) (Updated)
Develop and maintain an active research program.Teach undergraduate and graduate courses.Develop advanced courses at the graduate level.Mentor and adv...
arizona.csod.com
August 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The University of Arizona is hiring a tenure-track Assistant/Associate Professor in Physical Geography! Research specialities could include wildfire, climate and water resources, and/or natural hazards, amongst others. Please apply and join us! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
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A very comprehensive analysis of lagged precipitation effects in terrestrial ecosystems. Tree rings, flux, grassland ANPP, satellite remote sensing, and DGVMs. Climate memory is an important driver of global plant productivity.
He ert al. integrate ground-based observations, remote sensing and process-based models to disentangle the relative contribution of preceding-year and current-year precipitation on plant productivity and identify its predictors across biomes
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Lagged precipitation effects on plant production across terrestrial biomes - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Precipitation is a key driver of plant growth. Here the authors integrate ground-based observations, remote sensing and process-based models to disentangle the relative contribution of preceding-year ...
www.nature.com
August 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
A very comprehensive analysis of lagged precipitation effects in terrestrial ecosystems. Tree rings, flux, grassland ANPP, satellite remote sensing, and DGVMs. Climate memory is an important driver of global plant productivity.
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Quantitative wood anatomy measurements for the win! This time when using subfossil wood - 'Tree-Ring Anatomy Improves the Reliability of Temperature Reconstructions Using Relict Wood' agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Tree‐Ring Anatomy Improves the Reliability of Temperature Reconstructions Using Relict Wood
Cell wall dimensions: Subfossil wood cell wall measurements are less affected by degradation than MXD from X-ray densitometry Identifying degradation: The holo-cellulose-to-wood ratio in low-dens...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Quantitative wood anatomy measurements for the win! This time when using subfossil wood - 'Tree-Ring Anatomy Improves the Reliability of Temperature Reconstructions Using Relict Wood' agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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An update from the UW Climate Impacts Group on what proposed cuts to NOAA and USGS would mean for our work supporting climate resilience in the Northwest.
At stake: both the NW Climate Adaptation Science Center and the NW Climate Resilience Collaborative (a NOAA Climate Adaptation Partnership).
At stake: both the NW Climate Adaptation Science Center and the NW Climate Resilience Collaborative (a NOAA Climate Adaptation Partnership).
CIG Update: Federal Funding Uncertainty & Potential Program Impacts | Climate Impacts Group
Dear supporters of the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group, We appreciate the role each of you has played in our collective efforts to help make communities, Washington state, and the Pacif...
cig.uw.edu
April 21, 2025 at 11:09 PM
An update from the UW Climate Impacts Group on what proposed cuts to NOAA and USGS would mean for our work supporting climate resilience in the Northwest.
At stake: both the NW Climate Adaptation Science Center and the NW Climate Resilience Collaborative (a NOAA Climate Adaptation Partnership).
At stake: both the NW Climate Adaptation Science Center and the NW Climate Resilience Collaborative (a NOAA Climate Adaptation Partnership).
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We are hiring a visiting assistant prof next year for freshwater sci and climate. Great dept! Spread the word.
hr.wwu.edu/careers-facu...
hr.wwu.edu/careers-facu...
Careers - Faculty | Human Resources | Western Washington University
hr.wwu.edu
April 1, 2025 at 8:03 PM
We are hiring a visiting assistant prof next year for freshwater sci and climate. Great dept! Spread the word.
hr.wwu.edu/careers-facu...
hr.wwu.edu/careers-facu...
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Do you work on lakes globally? Check out what is, to my mind, the most complete global database of lakes (~6M) and associated attributes, newly published in WRR. Also the basis for SWOT lake data. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
March 19, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Do you work on lakes globally? Check out what is, to my mind, the most complete global database of lakes (~6M) and associated attributes, newly published in WRR. Also the basis for SWOT lake data. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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As a climate scientist in the insurance industry, I sometimes worry that we spend too much time talking up our ability to model natural catastrophes, and not enough about how the future insurance will be shaped by climate change.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Climate change will send home insurance spiralling. Here’s how to control costs
Insurers rely on sophisticated catastrophe modelling to estimate risk exposure — and as climate risks are rising, so are the costs for protection.
www.nature.com
March 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
As a climate scientist in the insurance industry, I sometimes worry that we spend too much time talking up our ability to model natural catastrophes, and not enough about how the future insurance will be shaped by climate change.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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News & Views on this paper by Matthew Dannenberg and @wiseclimate.bsky.social in @nature.com:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How the Atlantic jet stream has changed in 600 years — and what it means for weather
A multi-century climate record suggests that current Atlantic jet-stream variations are not the cause of an increase in extreme weather events.
www.nature.com
March 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
News & Views on this paper by Matthew Dannenberg and @wiseclimate.bsky.social in @nature.com:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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What drove the Missouri River’s rising flows over the past century, and what might these flows look like in the future?
In new research in @aguadvances.bsky.social, @wiseclimate.bsky.social & colleagues took a deep dive to find out. Story by @sarahderouin.com. eos.org/research-spo...
In new research in @aguadvances.bsky.social, @wiseclimate.bsky.social & colleagues took a deep dive to find out. Story by @sarahderouin.com. eos.org/research-spo...
What Is Causing the Missouri River Basin’s Elevated Streamflow? - Eos
Regional climate variability plays a big role, but reduced forest cover and a rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide are also factors.
eos.org
March 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
What drove the Missouri River’s rising flows over the past century, and what might these flows look like in the future?
In new research in @aguadvances.bsky.social, @wiseclimate.bsky.social & colleagues took a deep dive to find out. Story by @sarahderouin.com. eos.org/research-spo...
In new research in @aguadvances.bsky.social, @wiseclimate.bsky.social & colleagues took a deep dive to find out. Story by @sarahderouin.com. eos.org/research-spo...
Useful tool for when you are here for research!
*Please repost* @sjgreenwood.bsky.social and I just launched a new personalized feed (*please pin*) that we hope will become a "must use" for #academicsky. The feed shows posts about papers filtered by *your* follower network. It's become my default Bluesky experience bsky.app/profile/pape...
March 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Useful tool for when you are here for research!
New paper led by Matt Dannenberg!
Why has Missouri River streamflow been increasing?
Mostly because of climate variability & land-use change.
Open access:
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Why has Missouri River streamflow been increasing?
Mostly because of climate variability & land-use change.
Open access:
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Recent Increases in Missouri River Streamflow Driven by Combined Effects of Climate Variability, Land‐Use Change, and Elevated CO2
20th and 21st century increases in Missouri River basin (MRB) streamflow were mostly driven by climate variability and land-use change On its own, anthropogenic climate change reduced MRB streamf...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
New paper led by Matt Dannenberg!
Why has Missouri River streamflow been increasing?
Mostly because of climate variability & land-use change.
Open access:
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Why has Missouri River streamflow been increasing?
Mostly because of climate variability & land-use change.
Open access:
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...