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Dr. Meaghan Daly

@meaghandaly.bsky.social

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Researching climate change adaptation, co-production, climate services, science & society, climate & media. Tanzania, East Africa, Maine. She/her/hers.

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Dr. Sarah Fortner @erthsarah.bsky.social · Apr 13

This is a fantastic series on climate action by states. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/i...

Finding Positive Climate News, One State at a Time

A new project by the Climate desk aims to recognize local climate and environmental solutions in all 50 states.

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Lauren Rosenthal @laurenthal.bsky.social · Apr 4

Almost all NOAA Research websites that rely on cloud services - including Amazon, Google and WordPress - are poised to disappear at midnight ET Saturday after a contract was targeted for "early termination." Labs may also feel the effects.

Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):

US Weather Agency Websites to Vanish Under Planned Contract Cuts

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency is poised to eliminate most websites tied to its research division under plans for the cancellation of a cloud web services contract, a move that could s...

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Mar 9

Radiosondes on weather balloons are essential for collecting data from the upper atmosphere for accurate forecasting. Due to the mass firing at NOAA, the NWS doesn’t have enough people to launch balloons. 🎈

Accurate weather forecasts save lives.

See data here: www.spc.noaa.gov/exper/soundi...

A public information statement from the National Weather Service announces the temporary suspension of radiosonde observations (weather balloon launches) in Albany, New York, and Gray, Maine, due to staffing shortages. The document outlines details about the suspension and provides contact information.

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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · Mar 2

“Every fishing town in Maine will be affected by this shutdown.”

Read and share the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association’s statement on the abrupt defunding of the Maine Sea Grant: www.mainecoastfishermen.org/post/press-r...

PRESS RELEASE: Maine’s Fishing Industry Shocked by Shuttering of Sea Grant Program

...federal government shuttered the Maine Sea Grant program.

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Karen James @kejames.bsky.social · Feb 28

I’m thinking we should spread this news about the firings at NOAA as far and wide as possible. Like cancer research, weather forecasting seems likely to be broadly popular across the political spectrum. apnews.com/article/nati...

Hundreds of weather forecasters fired in latest wave of DOGE cuts

Federal workers who were not let go said the afternoon layoffs included meteorologists who do crucial local forecasts in National Weather Service offices across the U.S.

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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · Feb 28

Our week in review. Subscribe to our Substack for a short weekly round up.

This week we have published a journal article and a brief report.

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Week in review for Environmental Politics

The Friday Post

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · Feb 28

To be clear: If there were to be large staffing reductions at NOAA and NWS—at appears is now indeed underway, with credible reports of larger further cuts on horizon—there will be people who die in extreme weather events & related disasters who would not have otherwise.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · Feb 28

The mass firing of both new hires and recently promoted senior staff within #NOAA, including mission-critical and life-saving roles at the National Weather Service (#NWS), is profoundly alarming.
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Dr. Meaghan Daly @meaghandaly.bsky.social · Feb 27

An important call from the editors of Climatic Change, Michael Oppenheimer and Gary Yohe, on supporting climate science while it’s under attack: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

On supporting climate science while it is under attack - Climatic Change

Climatic Change -

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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · Feb 27

From Climatic Change editors Michael Oppenheimer and Gary Yohe: “it will not take long for an entire generation of young scientists who want to make a difference to decide that there is no future in studying the climate…. humanity cannot afford this interruption.”

On supporting climate science while it is under attack - Climatic Change

Climatic Change -

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Feb 21

‼️The US-based @ipcc.bsky.social technical support unit (TSU) for Working Group 3 Co-Chairs has been terminated, and the US won’t be attending next week’s IPCC meeting where the AR7 chapter outlines will be approved.

More by @afreedma.bsky.social here:

Scoop: U.S. delegation pulled from key U.N. climate science meeting

The IPCC meeting in China is slated to determine the content in the group's next series of reports.

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