Kevin Anchukaitis
@thirstygecko.bsky.social
Climate scientist, paleoclimatologist, dendrochronologist, University of Arizona | https://kanchukaitis.github.io/ | Opinions are mine and not that of my employer
Of course, Douglass went on not only to found the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research at the University of Arizona, but was also the first Director of the Steward Observatory and played the major role in getting it funded and built
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Of course, Douglass went on not only to found the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research at the University of Arizona, but was also the first Director of the Steward Observatory and played the major role in getting it funded and built
Reposted by Kevin Anchukaitis
Goddard spacecraft engineer: "I think it just kind of speaks to the atmosphere of the agency and the nation, where people are like, 'Well, laws don't matter for the people at the top anymore.'"
NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say
"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"
www.space.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Goddard spacecraft engineer: "I think it just kind of speaks to the atmosphere of the agency and the nation, where people are like, 'Well, laws don't matter for the people at the top anymore.'"
The idea that we somehow understand, or are likely to do so in the near future, even remotely how to dial in a particular magnitude of surface temperature change -- let alone rainfall -- is just not realistic (that's me being nice). 2/2
October 26, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The idea that we somehow understand, or are likely to do so in the near future, even remotely how to dial in a particular magnitude of surface temperature change -- let alone rainfall -- is just not realistic (that's me being nice). 2/2
Reposted by Kevin Anchukaitis
This paper w @katemac.bsky.social @sarahinscience.bsky.social and crew is a few years old now, but it predicted where we've gotten to, where the overwhelming pressure to "just get a number" out of a black box ecosystem of providers gets you essentially gibberish.
Business risk and the emergence of climate analytics - Nature Climate Change
Assessing future climate-related financial risk requires knowledge of how the climate will change at various spatial and temporal scales. This Perspective examines the demand for climate information f...
www.nature.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This paper w @katemac.bsky.social @sarahinscience.bsky.social and crew is a few years old now, but it predicted where we've gotten to, where the overwhelming pressure to "just get a number" out of a black box ecosystem of providers gets you essentially gibberish.