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Cora Hersh
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Ph.D candidate in physical oceanography at MIT-WHOI 🌊
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
August 5, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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A huge blow was dealt to hurricane forecasters this week as a critical tool was abruptly terminated by the Department of Defense and NOAA. The immediate discontinuation of data from three weather satellites will severely impact hurricane forecasts this season and beyond. More ⬇️
Critical Hurricane Forecast Tool Abruptly Terminated
U.S. Department of Defense announced Tuesday it would no longer process and deliver data essential to most hurricane forecasts
michaelrlowry.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I don’t know New York Times, which one is it? @nytpitchbot.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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They are nominating 30 year olds who proudly flaunt ties to extremist anti-semites, but we are supposed to play along with anti-semitism claims putatively plaguing higher education.

www.npr.org/2025/05/30/n...
Trump nominates official with ties to antisemitic extremists to lead ethics agency
President Trump nominated Paul Ingrassia to lead the Office of Special Counsel, a government agency that enforces ethics law and protects whistleblowers, despite Ingrassia's links to extremists.
www.npr.org
May 30, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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How bad will it be? Catastrophic.

Proposed cuts to #NSF, #NIH, and #NASA will set the US R&D landscape back 25 yrs+, cause economic and job loss now, and undermine innovations to come.

But, this is the WH's *proposed* budget.

Speak up now before it is too late.

(inflation adjusted $-s below)
May 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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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
Redirecting to: https://www.youtube.com/@wclivestream/live
wclivestream.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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Tune into the 💯 hour Weather & Climate Livestream, brought to you by US meteorologists and climate scientists whose research is at risk due to proposed budget cuts. Learn about the federally funded science that makes weather forecasts and climate predictions possible!
www.youtube.com/live/CcWR6Cd...
Live from NASA GISS, kicking-off the Weather and Climate 100-hour livestream
YouTube video by The Weather & Climate Livestream
www.youtube.com
May 28, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Anyone have $600k to burn on a set of pilings of questionable integrity that will soon be underwater? www.capeandislands.org/local-news/2...
FOR SALE: Beachfront property, optimism required
Waterfront property has long represented the best of where you can live. But the changing climate — sea level rise and coastal storms — could be reshaping that idea. On Surf Drive, in Falmouth, is a p...
www.capeandislands.org
March 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Yesterday I listened on two different calls with reps in congress - Auchincloss (MA) and AOC (NY). Auchincloss’ call was ok but side-by-side it was incredible how much better AOC is at this. @aoc.bsky.social @repauchincloss.bsky.social 1/3
February 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
A couple students in my program put together a lovely slideshow about how to call your senators and representatives in congress… google has removed it “because it is in violation of our Terms of Service”. Absolutely insane.
February 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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The main DEI page from @agu.org has been modified to take diversity out of the title. Glad to see it's not deleted entirely, but hey AGU, we're watching what you do and remembering the big game you once talked about supporting your diverse membership.

Today vs. January
February 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
My first, first author paper is out in JPO! Read to learn how mean subtropical ocean circulation carries interannual water property anomalies in both observations and a model, w implications for interannual to decadal climate variability journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal... @gaelforget.net
February 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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"There were other worries looming as well — about American science falling behind, about the United States experiencing the sort of brain drain it had previously benefitted from. For many, though, the most immediate concern was getting paid. " 🧪 #AcademicSky

www.statnews.com/2025/01/30/t...
National Science Foundation suspends salary payments, leaving researchers unable to pay their bills
An NSF online payment system remained down after the federal funding freeze was lifted, leaving early-career scientists scrambling to pay bills
www.statnews.com
February 1, 2025 at 10:04 AM