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Katharine Hayhoe
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climate scientist
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distinguished professor & chair, Texas Tech
chief scientist, The Nature Conservancy
board member, Smithsonian NMNH
alum, UToronto and UIUC
author, Saving Us

Katharine Anne Scott Hayhoe is a Canadian atmospheric scientist. She is a Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professor and an Endowed Chair in Public Policy and Public Law at the Texas Tech University Department of Political Science. In 2021, Hayhoe joined the Nature Conservancy as Chief Scientist. .. more

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Geography 18%
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I’m a scientist who studies how climate change impacts our lives and the places we love.

Most of us are worried, but many feel stuck on what to do. If that's the way you feel, check out this list below!

We can’t fix it alone, but I know we can together. šŸ’š
"Professors Are Being Watched: ā€˜We’ve Never Seen This Much Surveillance’"
"Scrutiny of university classrooms is being formalized, with new laws requiring professors to post syllabuses and tip lines for students to complain."
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www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...
Professors Are Being Watched: ā€˜We’ve Never Seen This Much Surveillance’
www.nytimes.com

Oh yes, very familiar. I am just excited to have a homegrown one in the winter now!

Yes, I am completely addicted to Adam Runnells aka the ā€œOlympic knitterā€ … if you also love #knitting and Olympics, check him out šŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦šŸ§¶

www.instagram.com/aadamrunnall...

That’s a great idea. I only use it to post my newsletter and things that I would be sharing on other platforms. So why not use it to try to fundraise? Nothing to lose, I will give it a try!

That is a good idea, and I have done a lot of work with the insurance industry… but all for free. Most of the most knowledgeable ones have hired their own climate scientists now. And most of the other companies have backed way off any climate talks or advising, hence the disappearance of my budget.

thank you! Up to 279 now!
And the trend goes both ways, by the way.

The US government is telling Americans to hate Europeans and Canadians. And many have dutifully changed their opinions.

Go #teamcanada! šŸšŸ‡ØšŸ‡¦

Reposted by Katharine Hayhoe

Folks interested in soil carbon and microbes, you may want to check these two papers recently published in @natecoevo.nature.com: Xianjin He et al., Microbial growth rate is a stronger predictor of soil organic carbon than carbon use efficiency... (1/4) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Microbial growth rate is a stronger predictor of soil organic carbon than carbon use efficiency - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Microbial carbon use efficiency is a strong predictor of soil organic carbon stocks. Here the authors reveal that the microbial growth rate is a more reliable and informative predictor, and that model...
www.nature.com

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China's decarbonizing its transport sector WAY FASTER than the US.

Many assume that ā€œjob insecurity incentivizes productivity [but] we know from studies that tenure does not measurably impact productivity, at least as far as publication and research is concerned.ā€ - Tenure researcher Deepa Das Acevedo
Tenure Eliminated at Oklahoma Colleges
Regional and community college professors will no longer receive tenure; research university faculty are spared, with some exceptions.
www.insidehighered.com
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com

He doubled down before he got blocked.

I wish...

oh Dave I am part of that very same community and in fact I authored this pretty definitive study.

I just post these crazy comments for fun and because if you don't laugh, sometimes you will cry. I get a dozen of these every day on FB and four more on LinkedIn.
Here’s what happens when you try to replicate climate contrarian papers | Dana Nuccitelli
Dana Nuccitelli: A new paper finds common errors among the 3% of climate papers that reject the global warming consensus
www.theguardian.com

how have I not seen this before?! šŸ˜‚

It honestly is to me too! And I thought I’d seen them all!

We have a new theory on climate change. Illustrated by the common axiom, ā€œnever let grammar get in the way of a good insultā€ šŸ˜„

thank you! :)

Thank you so much!

Rather than simply asking for donations, I have created a new weekly video series and invited people to subscribe on either Patreon or Substack.

I've been working on it since Nov and so far have 273 of the 1,000 subscribers I need to make this work!

www.talkingclimate.ca OR
Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe | Patreon
Explaining and depolarizing climate change
www.patreon.com

Thank you so much!

Rather than simply asking for donations, I have created a new weekly video series and invited people to subscribe on either Patreon or Substack.

I've been working on it since Nov and so far have 273 of the 1,000 subscribers I need to make this work!

www.talkingclimate.ca OR
Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe | Patreon
Explaining and depolarizing climate change
www.patreon.com

This is incredibly sad news, @climategenorg.bsky.social 😰

My own small outreach budget ran dry six months ago, and I’ve had to radically rethink how I keep doing this work myself.

While many issues factor into funding, there’s no question it’s a hard, hard moment for climate action in the U.S. šŸ’”
We know this news may bring disappointment, sadness, or questions. Climate Generation has always been about collective action and shared responsibility. That spirit continues now, even as this chapter comes to a close.
prod.cdn.everyaction.com

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If you are an American healthcare worker and wonder what it's like to live in Canada and work in the Canadian system, this effort initiated by @todmaffin.com and his wife will connect you with volunteers to help answer questions and get you on touch with hospitals and other offices that are hiring.
What started in B.C. has stretched to N.L. as volunteers try to attract U.S. health workers to Canada | CBC News
Tod Maffin's program, called the Canadian Healthcare Infusion, is teaching community volunteers how to attract American health workers to Canada.
www.cbc.ca

my guess is it reflects extreme poverty and lack of education. In low income countries, climate concern is most highly correlated with education.

Hi Ken- I'm well aware, and I do not "promote" it. I simply use it as one of four options and I encourage everyone to choose one of the other three options, whichever they prefer.

I do the same with the written newsletter on Patreon and Substack despite the fact that only 150 people care.

that is precisely my own approach and I agree, let us encourage all to adopt it!
The energy transition is happening, faster than many realize. This week, I look at how clean energy is surging, where we can get it wrong, why silence on climate is spreading, and what we can do. Read the full edition for the data, the stories, and practical ways to keep the conversation going:
"Climate hushing"—the quiet trend undermining global climate action | Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe
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šŸ˜‚ I need that