Peter Gleick
@petergleick.bsky.social
Climate, water, birds, bluegrass mandolin. Member US National Academy of Sciences, MacArthur Fellow, Carl Sagan Prize, author of The Three Ages of Water (2023). Also on Mastodon. @[email protected]. Email me at pgleick (at) gmail.
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Imagine knowing your political leader is mentally unstable, dangerous, and corrupt and refusing to admit it or do anything about it.
Now meet all GOP representatives and senators.
Now meet all GOP representatives and senators.
January 21, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Imagine knowing your political leader is mentally unstable, dangerous, and corrupt and refusing to admit it or do anything about it.
Now meet all GOP representatives and senators.
Now meet all GOP representatives and senators.
Au contraire. I recognize it. It's a fascist, racist, white supremacy party.
February 3, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Au contraire. I recognize it. It's a fascist, racist, white supremacy party.
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ICE: corrupt militarized governmental stormtroopers
ICE: fossil-fuel-powered obsolete engine technology
Ice: frozen water rapidly being lost to human-caused climate change.
Ice: also crystal meth. A 2017 study found that "Donald Trump" was a popular street nickname for methamphetamine.
ICE: fossil-fuel-powered obsolete engine technology
Ice: frozen water rapidly being lost to human-caused climate change.
Ice: also crystal meth. A 2017 study found that "Donald Trump" was a popular street nickname for methamphetamine.
February 2, 2026 at 6:46 AM
ICE: corrupt militarized governmental stormtroopers
ICE: fossil-fuel-powered obsolete engine technology
Ice: frozen water rapidly being lost to human-caused climate change.
Ice: also crystal meth. A 2017 study found that "Donald Trump" was a popular street nickname for methamphetamine.
ICE: fossil-fuel-powered obsolete engine technology
Ice: frozen water rapidly being lost to human-caused climate change.
Ice: also crystal meth. A 2017 study found that "Donald Trump" was a popular street nickname for methamphetamine.
ICE: corrupt militarized governmental stormtroopers
ICE: fossil-fuel-powered obsolete engine technology
Ice: frozen water rapidly being lost to human-caused climate change.
Ice: also crystal meth. A 2017 study found that "Donald Trump" was a popular street nickname for methamphetamine.
ICE: fossil-fuel-powered obsolete engine technology
Ice: frozen water rapidly being lost to human-caused climate change.
Ice: also crystal meth. A 2017 study found that "Donald Trump" was a popular street nickname for methamphetamine.
February 2, 2026 at 6:46 AM
ICE: corrupt militarized governmental stormtroopers
ICE: fossil-fuel-powered obsolete engine technology
Ice: frozen water rapidly being lost to human-caused climate change.
Ice: also crystal meth. A 2017 study found that "Donald Trump" was a popular street nickname for methamphetamine.
ICE: fossil-fuel-powered obsolete engine technology
Ice: frozen water rapidly being lost to human-caused climate change.
Ice: also crystal meth. A 2017 study found that "Donald Trump" was a popular street nickname for methamphetamine.
There is zero future for the internal combustion engine but only the US auto industry, manipulated by Trump, is failing to acknowledge that. This will cripple US auto production for decades, ceding the EV market to China.
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/01/e...
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/01/e...
How the EV pullback is affecting factories and jobs in the South
Automakers, suppliers and battery makers were funneling hundreds of billions of dollars into EV-related manufacturing in the U.S. Now it's all in question.
www.cnbc.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:34 AM
There is zero future for the internal combustion engine but only the US auto industry, manipulated by Trump, is failing to acknowledge that. This will cripple US auto production for decades, ceding the EV market to China.
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/01/e...
www.cnbc.com/2026/02/01/e...
Thank you, Leilani.
February 2, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Thank you, Leilani.
Bjorn drops in for a quickie
February 1, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Bjorn drops in for a quickie
The media reports, over and over, how cold it is in the eastern US, but they're silent about how hot it is in the west. The lower-48 were almost a degree hotter than average in January.
And there's terrible snowpack in the west, critical for water supply, as what little precipitation has been rain.
And there's terrible snowpack in the west, critical for water supply, as what little precipitation has been rain.
February 1, 2026 at 9:37 PM
The media reports, over and over, how cold it is in the eastern US, but they're silent about how hot it is in the west. The lower-48 were almost a degree hotter than average in January.
And there's terrible snowpack in the west, critical for water supply, as what little precipitation has been rain.
And there's terrible snowpack in the west, critical for water supply, as what little precipitation has been rain.
Reposted by Peter Gleick
A fun case study since there have been 72 million articles on the cold in the east and 4 on the warmth in the west
January 2026 temperature rankings compared to all Januarys since 1895.
February 1, 2026 at 5:16 PM
A fun case study since there have been 72 million articles on the cold in the east and 4 on the warmth in the west
Not to cause trouble, but what might have happened if, you know, you skied without your phone?
February 1, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Not to cause trouble, but what might have happened if, you know, you skied without your phone?
Reposted by Peter Gleick
I'm repeating this. The whole fascist, corrupt, MAGA enterprise would grind to a halt if literally half a dozen Republicans in the House and Senate would find a backbone.
Remember, the Republicans in the House and Senate could stop this in a minute. Actually it would only take a few of them. But no, they're either all in or cowards.
February 1, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I'm repeating this. The whole fascist, corrupt, MAGA enterprise would grind to a halt if literally half a dozen Republicans in the House and Senate would find a backbone.
I'm repeating this. The whole fascist, corrupt, MAGA enterprise would grind to a halt if literally half a dozen Republicans in the House and Senate would find a backbone.
Remember, the Republicans in the House and Senate could stop this in a minute. Actually it would only take a few of them. But no, they're either all in or cowards.
February 1, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I'm repeating this. The whole fascist, corrupt, MAGA enterprise would grind to a halt if literally half a dozen Republicans in the House and Senate would find a backbone.
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"Only 10 human cases of Guinea worm were reported worldwide in 2025, the lowest number ever recorded, bringing the ancient disease closer than ever to eradication."
We are so close to eradication.
What a legacy for President Carter who was so instrumental here.
www.cartercenter.org/news/guinea-...
We are so close to eradication.
What a legacy for President Carter who was so instrumental here.
www.cartercenter.org/news/guinea-...
Guinea Worm Disease Reaches All-Time Low: Only 10 Human Cases Reported in 2025
Only 10 human cases of Guinea worm were reported worldwide in 2025, the lowest number ever recorded, bringing the ancient disease closer than ever to eradication.
www.cartercenter.org
January 30, 2026 at 3:40 PM
"Only 10 human cases of Guinea worm were reported worldwide in 2025, the lowest number ever recorded, bringing the ancient disease closer than ever to eradication."
We are so close to eradication.
What a legacy for President Carter who was so instrumental here.
www.cartercenter.org/news/guinea-...
We are so close to eradication.
What a legacy for President Carter who was so instrumental here.
www.cartercenter.org/news/guinea-...
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A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on #climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:03 PM
A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on #climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
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The Trump #climate report attempting to overturn the ruling that greenhouse gases are pollutants was grossly scientifically inaccurate. Turns out it was also illegal.
#climatechange
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
#climatechange
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:37 PM
The Trump #climate report attempting to overturn the ruling that greenhouse gases are pollutants was grossly scientifically inaccurate. Turns out it was also illegal.
#climatechange
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
#climatechange
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
And where's the water going to come from? The Imperial Valley is notoriously short of water.
January 31, 2026 at 6:28 AM
And where's the water going to come from? The Imperial Valley is notoriously short of water.
Once again, the news shouldn't be the Epstein file they just released, but the Epstein files they have withheld.
January 31, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Once again, the news shouldn't be the Epstein file they just released, but the Epstein files they have withheld.
LOL, the Trump administration had to release more Epstein files to distract us from the horrible reviews of "Melania" the Movie.
January 30, 2026 at 11:38 PM
LOL, the Trump administration had to release more Epstein files to distract us from the horrible reviews of "Melania" the Movie.
The Trump #climate report attempting to overturn the ruling that greenhouse gases are pollutants was grossly scientifically inaccurate. Turns out it was also illegal.
#climatechange
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
#climatechange
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:37 PM
The Trump #climate report attempting to overturn the ruling that greenhouse gases are pollutants was grossly scientifically inaccurate. Turns out it was also illegal.
#climatechange
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
#climatechange
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
The real benefit of horrible movies is the opportunity for blistering reviews.
January 30, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The real benefit of horrible movies is the opportunity for blistering reviews.
A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on #climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:03 PM
A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on #climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
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AGU has an easy-to-use toolkit set for public feedback to proposed government actions. Now is a great time to respond to NSF’s proposed shuttering of NCAR. agu.quorum.us/campaign/154...
Share your comments on NCAR with NSF
Tell NSF the future that you want for NCAR by 13 March
agu.quorum.us
January 29, 2026 at 6:51 PM
AGU has an easy-to-use toolkit set for public feedback to proposed government actions. Now is a great time to respond to NSF’s proposed shuttering of NCAR. agu.quorum.us/campaign/154...
Here is October thru March. Yes, shows the upward trend.
January 29, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Here is October thru March. Yes, shows the upward trend.
Yes. I'm afraid the ship has sailed on Sites, but I'm still skeptical the Delta tunnels will ever get built. In both cases, the cost of any "water" the projects produce will be astronomical.
January 29, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Yes. I'm afraid the ship has sailed on Sites, but I'm still skeptical the Delta tunnels will ever get built. In both cases, the cost of any "water" the projects produce will be astronomical.