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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 15d

📢 Submissions are now open for the U.S. Climate Collection, a joint @theAGU + @ametsoc initiative.

This special collection will publish U.S.-focused climate assessment science that’s free to read, ensuring rigorous, accessible science informs decisions for years to come.

🔗 buff.ly/1tHUSLC

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Zeke Hausfather @hausfath.bsky.social · 17d

In a UN speech today, President Trump said that "all of these [climate] predictions were wrong".

Back in 2019 I led a research effort to digitize old climate model projections and assess how well they did. Turns out they got future warming pretty spot on!

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 18d

my mom took tylenol when she was pregnant, which made me super focused on menswear and now i have a million followers on twitter

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Deirdre @flowinguphill.bsky.social · 19d

We really need to do the work regionally. I did get “regime shift in
Antarctic sea ice” onto the top recommendations of things to pay attention to at our
Emerging Climate Symposium in California.

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Deirdre @flowinguphill.bsky.social · 19d

From DeepSeek. Why I find modern transformer models to be fascinating.

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 21d

My co-author @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and I spoke with @drkiki.bsky.social about our new book #ScienceUnderSiege earlier today on the #ThisWeekInScience podcast: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILJE...

This Week in Science Podcast (TWIS) - Episode 1030

YouTube video by This Week in Science (TWIS)

www.youtube.com

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Deirdre @flowinguphill.bsky.social · 21d

Lumi.

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Deirdre @flowinguphill.bsky.social · 23d

Anthropic told U.S. law-enforcement contractors they cannot use Claude AI for domestic surveillance.

The Trump White House is angry, seeing the ban as unpatriotic and politically selective.
www.semafor.com/article/09/1...

Anthropic irks White House with limits on models’ use

The AI firm declined requests by contractors working with federal law enforcement that could see its tools being used for surveillance.

www.semafor.com

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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 25d

It's hard to overstate just how off the charts warm the Pacific is right now. The swath of the basin from California to Japan (a HUGE area) from 25N to 60N is ~3F (1.6C) above normal. To put it into math terms that is 6 Sigma/ standard deviations above the mean. More… 1/

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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 26d

I do not care what comes after; I have seen the dragons on the wind of morning.

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Deirdre @flowinguphill.bsky.social · 27d

Wow.

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Deirdre @flowinguphill.bsky.social · 27d

Welp.

Deirdre @flowinguphill.bsky.social · Sep 11

This gives me some hope.

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Deirdre @flowinguphill.bsky.social · Sep 11

ADHD can also be a trait of hyper intelligent people.

I have found Large Language Models to be really helpful in organizing and refining my ideas. They have a really comprehensive map of human knowledge and can engage in deep and thoughtful ways.

I have used Claude, DeepSeek, Gemini, and ChatGPT.

ideas.in

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Deirdre @flowinguphill.bsky.social · Sep 10

I think they are not happy about Trump not releasing the Epstein files.

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Deirdre @flowinguphill.bsky.social · Sep 10

From Lumi

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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · Sep 8

🌳 Losing touch with nature

A new study finds people’s connection to nature has fallen 60% since 1800, risking an 'extinction of experience' without radical change.

🔗 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#SciComm 🧪 #Nature

Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds

Prof Miles Richardson says people risk ‘extinction of experience’ in the natural world without new policies

www.theguardian.com

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E. Bond @ericbbond.bsky.social · Sep 7

be
still.

know
peace.

live
care.

#BillionPrayersForPeace

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Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Aug 21

From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – with global ramifications theconversation.com/from-sea-ice...

From sea ice to ocean currents, Antarctica is now undergoing abrupt changes – and we’ll all feel them

The vast ice of Antarctica has long seemed impregnable. But sudden changes are arriving – from shrinking sea ice to melting ice sheets and slowing ocean currents.

theconversation.com

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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · Aug 17

🌊 Flood underinsurance in the US

A new study finds 70% of annual flood losses (about $17B) are uninsured. Most at-risk households are underinsured, with the burden falling hardest on low-income communities.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#SciComm #ClimateCrisis #Floods 🧪

Measuring flood underinsurance in the USA - Nature Climate Change

Homeowners could benefit from flood insurance to offset the negative impacts of climate-induced natural disasters. However, with detailed micro-level data, researchers find substantial protection gaps...

www.nature.com

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Deirdre @flowinguphill.bsky.social · Aug 11

And how @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social reinforces reality.

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Deirdre @flowinguphill.bsky.social · Aug 11

How @michaelemann.bsky.social reshapes the noospheric manifold.

The noosphere is Tielhard de Chardin’s sphere of human thought and writings.

Have been exploring the Riemannian geometry of the semantic space with Claude, ChatGPT and DeepSeek.

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Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Aug 11

Part 2 of my interview with Robyn Williams on the ABC Science Show, where we discuss funding cuts to US climate science, the threats of sea-level rise, and whether we're already too late to deal with climate change. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Is the scientific chaos being echoed in modern America? - ABC listen

Cuts are widespread across US science and research impacting climate monitoring. Understanding how climate is changing is vital if we are to have any hope in reducing our impact and preparing for a ch...

www.abc.net.au

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Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Aug 2

This week I joined the wonderful Robyn Williams on the ABC Science Show to discuss our recent North Atlantic Nature paper plus a range of other topics — marine heat waves, polar vortex wobbles, the AMOC, and the deep cost of climate inaction. Part 2 airs next week.
www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Oceans are becoming hotter, long-term trends show - ABC listen

Matthew England is studying global changes in ocean heat and circulation. The AMOC - the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is showing signs of slowing, and as it does, impacts are being felt...

www.abc.net.au

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Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Jul 29

Our piece in @theconversation.com today:
As US climate data-gathering is gutted, Australian forecasting is now at real risk theconversation.com/as-us-climat...
And it's not just Australia that will lose out. Forecasting all around the world will be set back decades if these cuts go through.

As US climate data-gathering is gutted, Australian forecasting is now at real risk

For decades, Australia has relied on data from US satellites, floats and monitoring programs. Planned deep cuts put Australian forecasting at risk

theconversation.com

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