Alexandra Harden
@akharden.bsky.social
⚡️❄️💫🌙🌩️ Ph.D. Candidate in Geography. Climate adaptation and hazards. Tired mom. Lover of all things weather. Vermont.
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Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble.
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
April 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Sen. Booker’s speech was a substantive and moral account of this moment. He did not read the phone book. He did not babble.
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
For 24 hours @booker.senate.gov laid out a detailed, damning, and critical narrative of truth, history, politics, morality, humanity.
What will you do?
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This should be THE story for US coverage of the earthquake.
In case anyone was wondering, the United States isn’t able to deploy USAID’s DART emergency response teams or international search and rescue (USAR) to this or any other crisis.
March 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
This should be THE story for US coverage of the earthquake.
March 1, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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February 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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The National Weather Service is THE ONLY source of weather data in the US. Every weather app, local broadcaster, and weather forecast map is based on NWS data from NOAA. This is a ridiculously stupid own goal for the US that will disrupt all kinds of social and economic activity, and endanger lives.
BREAKING: The mass firing of upwards of 1,800 workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including top climate scientists and weather forecasters, has begun.
The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.
The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.
February 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
The National Weather Service is THE ONLY source of weather data in the US. Every weather app, local broadcaster, and weather forecast map is based on NWS data from NOAA. This is a ridiculously stupid own goal for the US that will disrupt all kinds of social and economic activity, and endanger lives.
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Ok that made me laugh
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 19, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Ok that made me laugh
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Here's Trump's Secretary of Energy saying that climate policy has delivered tremendous "costs."
Yeah, this is a lie.
Exposing the false but *dominant* economics of this climate propaganda in Chapter 2 of my book, I show you how to combat this lie & what to say instead.
Link in next tweet...
Yeah, this is a lie.
Exposing the false but *dominant* economics of this climate propaganda in Chapter 2 of my book, I show you how to combat this lie & what to say instead.
Link in next tweet...
February 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Here's Trump's Secretary of Energy saying that climate policy has delivered tremendous "costs."
Yeah, this is a lie.
Exposing the false but *dominant* economics of this climate propaganda in Chapter 2 of my book, I show you how to combat this lie & what to say instead.
Link in next tweet...
Yeah, this is a lie.
Exposing the false but *dominant* economics of this climate propaganda in Chapter 2 of my book, I show you how to combat this lie & what to say instead.
Link in next tweet...
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Anytime a storm is brewing, your local forecasters are getting the latest data from NOAA. As the agency faces an uncertain future, one thing's for sure: for-profit companies would struggle to replicate NOAA's weather-forecasting prowess.
For-Profit Companies Can’t Easily Replace NOAA’s Weather-Forecasting Prowess
Replicating the abilities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s fleet of weather satellites would take time and a lot of money—and expose private companies to a large amount of…
wrd.cm
February 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Anytime a storm is brewing, your local forecasters are getting the latest data from NOAA. As the agency faces an uncertain future, one thing's for sure: for-profit companies would struggle to replicate NOAA's weather-forecasting prowess.
This is such a hellscape. @sanders.senate.gov can we break this lease?
February 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
This is such a hellscape. @sanders.senate.gov can we break this lease?
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it is genuinely incredible that all you have to do is scratch the surface and it becomes clear that each of these guys is a huge piece of shit
Incredible: Russ Vought’s daughter has cystic fibrosis and benefits from a “miracle drug” made possible by the National Institutes of Health—an agency Vought now aims to gut as part of the Project 2025 attack www.motherjones.com/politics/202... Scoop from @motherjones.com’s @metrauxjulia.bsky.social
Project 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kid
Its architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking.
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM
it is genuinely incredible that all you have to do is scratch the surface and it becomes clear that each of these guys is a huge piece of shit
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“They’re doing everything possible to increase both the demand for and the supply of fossil fuels. That’s the theme that runs throughout.”
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
The Second Trump Administration Takes Aim at the Climate
More than thirty actions and executive orders either boost fossil-fuel production or cripple programs that might reduce fossil-fuel use.
www.newyorker.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
“They’re doing everything possible to increase both the demand for and the supply of fossil fuels. That’s the theme that runs throughout.”
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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#USA: "We urge the US government to immediately resume funding of critical humanitarian and health aid, either through rescinding relevant orders freezing funding or expanding the current narrow humanitarian waiver to cover all necessary health and humanitarian programs." - @avrilbenoit.bsky.social
February 8, 2025 at 4:20 AM
#USA: "We urge the US government to immediately resume funding of critical humanitarian and health aid, either through rescinding relevant orders freezing funding or expanding the current narrow humanitarian waiver to cover all necessary health and humanitarian programs." - @avrilbenoit.bsky.social
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It's literally impossible to run the National Weather Service without talking to foreign partners.
For example, the National Hurricane Center in Miami shares data with other nations in the Caribbean constantly to forecast storms. Everyone benefits.
Weather doesn't stop at the borders.
For example, the National Hurricane Center in Miami shares data with other nations in the Caribbean constantly to forecast storms. Everyone benefits.
Weather doesn't stop at the borders.
February 6, 2025 at 2:20 AM
It's literally impossible to run the National Weather Service without talking to foreign partners.
For example, the National Hurricane Center in Miami shares data with other nations in the Caribbean constantly to forecast storms. Everyone benefits.
Weather doesn't stop at the borders.
For example, the National Hurricane Center in Miami shares data with other nations in the Caribbean constantly to forecast storms. Everyone benefits.
Weather doesn't stop at the borders.
This…
I cannot emphasize enough that if they dismantle federal hazard agencies, warning systems, and emergency management disaster death tolls will increase.
We can very easily lose the ground we have spent decades gaining.
We can very easily lose the ground we have spent decades gaining.
Or that the country's deadliest hurricane, 1900 Gavelston a hurricane was in part so deadly because US weather forecasters were racist. Hurricanes have gotten less deadly even as more of us live on the coast because of accurate weather forecasting
February 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
This…
Do it!
Black History Month is a great time to support Black authors and Black stories. Especially at a time where segregationists are dismantling the Dept of Education and setting the planet on fire, may I suggest my own novel that ties all of that together across generations? bookshop.org/p/books/trou...
Troubled Waters
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February 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Do it!
Keep paying attention to Gaza and the West Bank.
February 4, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Keep paying attention to Gaza and the West Bank.
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World's richest man ends America's modest aid to the world's poorest people.
I'm not a big believer in hell, but willing to make an exception
I'm not a big believer in hell, but willing to make an exception
February 3, 2025 at 8:33 PM
World's richest man ends America's modest aid to the world's poorest people.
I'm not a big believer in hell, but willing to make an exception
I'm not a big believer in hell, but willing to make an exception
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With respect, suspending electric building codes for homes that burned down in LA so people can rebuild with highly flammable fossil gas is a terrible policy. This doesn't protect neighbors next time. And it worsens the climate crisis.
Do better, Mayor Bass.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Do better, Mayor Bass.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Column: The Los Angeles fires are no excuse to slow down on clean energy
State and local officials seem to be rushing to rethink climate policies. It's a terrible idea.
www.latimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
With respect, suspending electric building codes for homes that burned down in LA so people can rebuild with highly flammable fossil gas is a terrible policy. This doesn't protect neighbors next time. And it worsens the climate crisis.
Do better, Mayor Bass.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
Do better, Mayor Bass.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
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I do think it’s important for people to understand that a big part of what is going on here is a move to privatize the U.S. emergency management system.
February 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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The only #DEI program that deserves to be cut in this country is this parade of incompetence led by F47. #hellscape
January 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The only #DEI program that deserves to be cut in this country is this parade of incompetence led by F47. #hellscape
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As reported by @theguardian.com, #JustStopOil protester Gaie Delap’s prison term was extended. Criminalizing peaceful activists sets a dangerous precedent for free expression & distracts from urgent #ClimateAction.
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Just Stop Oil protester, 78, has jail term extended after no suitable tag found
Exclusive: Gaie Delap told she will have to serve 20 more days that correspond to period of time at home after recall
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
As reported by @theguardian.com, #JustStopOil protester Gaie Delap’s prison term was extended. Criminalizing peaceful activists sets a dangerous precedent for free expression & distracts from urgent #ClimateAction.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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A pause of all federal grants, loans, and assistance could massively impact EM & disaster survivors.
Based on the memo, this is what I ~think~ but we do not have enough information to understand this... so massive grains of salt, etc.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Based on the memo, this is what I ~think~ but we do not have enough information to understand this... so massive grains of salt, etc.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Read the Memo Pausing Federal Grants and Loans
The White House’s Office of Management and Budget issued a memo ordering a temporary halt to “all federal financial assistance,” potentially paralyzing a vast swath of federal programs.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A pause of all federal grants, loans, and assistance could massively impact EM & disaster survivors.
Based on the memo, this is what I ~think~ but we do not have enough information to understand this... so massive grains of salt, etc.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Based on the memo, this is what I ~think~ but we do not have enough information to understand this... so massive grains of salt, etc.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...