Yarrow Axford
@yarrowaxford.bsky.social
Climate scientist, passionate about the Arctic and Earth’s history. Explorer/mom. Was William Deering Prof at Northwestern, on to adventures in Boston and writing.
Thrilled to be in beautiful Nuuk for Greenland Science Week. What a special place. And what an opportunity to learn from Greenland's scientists & community members. Qujanaq/tak to our hosts: Arctic Hub, Asiaq, Ilisimatusarfik, Grønlands Naturinstitut. (Colleagues who are here, let's connect!)
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Thrilled to be in beautiful Nuuk for Greenland Science Week. What a special place. And what an opportunity to learn from Greenland's scientists & community members. Qujanaq/tak to our hosts: Arctic Hub, Asiaq, Ilisimatusarfik, Grønlands Naturinstitut. (Colleagues who are here, let's connect!)
TIL that the feminine plural of "bravo" (applied to a group of women or girls) is "brave" - and now I want to use this word all the time 💪
October 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
TIL that the feminine plural of "bravo" (applied to a group of women or girls) is "brave" - and now I want to use this word all the time 💪
New paper! PhD student Mia Tuccillo has uncovered another big impact of past warming in Greenland: lakes lost oxygen for thousands of years and cyanobacteria took over 🦠 🧪 🦠. It's kinda yikes...
With collaborator @geobiomaggie.bsky.social (1/3)
With collaborator @geobiomaggie.bsky.social (1/3)
October 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
New paper! PhD student Mia Tuccillo has uncovered another big impact of past warming in Greenland: lakes lost oxygen for thousands of years and cyanobacteria took over 🦠 🧪 🦠. It's kinda yikes...
With collaborator @geobiomaggie.bsky.social (1/3)
With collaborator @geobiomaggie.bsky.social (1/3)
This title from @peterbrannen.bsky.social! 🤩 If only I were better with words, this could have been the name of ALL my climate and Earth history courses for the past 15 years... because yep, everything circles back to CO2. Even when we really wish it didn't.
Looking forward to reading.
Looking forward to reading.
May 22, 2025 at 2:57 AM
This title from @peterbrannen.bsky.social! 🤩 If only I were better with words, this could have been the name of ALL my climate and Earth history courses for the past 15 years... because yep, everything circles back to CO2. Even when we really wish it didn't.
Looking forward to reading.
Looking forward to reading.
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New paper on Iceland! Over the last 20+ years, we've analyzed a bunch of high-resolution datasets from a small lake first studied in the early 90s. If you're interested in Holocene climate, tephra, algal pigments, and Norse settlement, this one might be for you: cp.copernicus.org/articles/21/...
High-resolution Holocene record based on detailed tephrochronology from Torfdalsvatn, north Iceland, reveals natural and anthropogenic impacts on terrestrial and aquatic environments
Abstract. Open questions remain around the Holocene variability of climate in Iceland, including the relative impacts of natural and anthropogenic factors on Late Holocene vegetation change and soil e...
cp.copernicus.org
April 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
New paper on Iceland! Over the last 20+ years, we've analyzed a bunch of high-resolution datasets from a small lake first studied in the early 90s. If you're interested in Holocene climate, tephra, algal pigments, and Norse settlement, this one might be for you: cp.copernicus.org/articles/21/...
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One week left for US researchers and practitioners to respond to the call for experts for the IPCC Seventh Assessment Report!
US climate researchers and practitioners interested in contributing to the @ipcc.bsky.social Seventh Assessment Report - apply by April 4! www.agu.org/ipcc-nominat...
March 28, 2025 at 2:14 PM
One week left for US researchers and practitioners to respond to the call for experts for the IPCC Seventh Assessment Report!
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🚨Calling U.S.-based climate experts! The newly formed U.S. Academic Alliance for the @ipcc.bsky.social is now accepting nominations for the Seventh Assessment Report.🌍
Join a global network of scientists shaping the future of climate action.
Apply by April 4: buff.ly/hDrBH1F
#IPCC #AGU
Join a global network of scientists shaping the future of climate action.
Apply by April 4: buff.ly/hDrBH1F
#IPCC #AGU
buff.ly
March 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🚨Calling U.S.-based climate experts! The newly formed U.S. Academic Alliance for the @ipcc.bsky.social is now accepting nominations for the Seventh Assessment Report.🌍
Join a global network of scientists shaping the future of climate action.
Apply by April 4: buff.ly/hDrBH1F
#IPCC #AGU
Join a global network of scientists shaping the future of climate action.
Apply by April 4: buff.ly/hDrBH1F
#IPCC #AGU
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The conversations we've had with workers have helped us explain how the layoffs will affect Americans in New England and beyond.
We want to hear from current and former federal workers from New England
Are you a current or former federal worker in New England affected by the changes being made by the Trump administration? If you're willing to share your experience, we want to listen.
wbur.fm
March 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The conversations we've had with workers have helped us explain how the layoffs will affect Americans in New England and beyond.
MA-based or -trained climate & earth scientists: How has the ransacking of NOAA, NSF, or USGS affected you? I'll be in DC in 1.5 weeks, meeting with our MA senators & staff to advocate for climate & earth sciences. I can share your story, anonymously if you wish. 👩🔬 🧪 🌧️
DM/email me & pls repost! 🙏
DM/email me & pls repost! 🙏
March 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
MA-based or -trained climate & earth scientists: How has the ransacking of NOAA, NSF, or USGS affected you? I'll be in DC in 1.5 weeks, meeting with our MA senators & staff to advocate for climate & earth sciences. I can share your story, anonymously if you wish. 👩🔬 🧪 🌧️
DM/email me & pls repost! 🙏
DM/email me & pls repost! 🙏
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Upper-level weather balloon launches at three different #NationalWeatherService forecast offices in New England will be missed intermittently until further notice, per an NWS bulletin issued this afternoon.
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March 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Upper-level weather balloon launches at three different #NationalWeatherService forecast offices in New England will be missed intermittently until further notice, per an NWS bulletin issued this afternoon.
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Earlier this week, I published an op ed that means a lot to me -- because it was for the newspaper I read in rural Maine as a kid. The slashing-and-burning of our federal government is going to hurt rural Americans very much.
(There's a piece of good news from Maine at the end of this thread!)
(There's a piece of good news from Maine at the end of this thread!)
March 6, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Earlier this week, I published an op ed that means a lot to me -- because it was for the newspaper I read in rural Maine as a kid. The slashing-and-burning of our federal government is going to hurt rural Americans very much.
(There's a piece of good news from Maine at the end of this thread!)
(There's a piece of good news from Maine at the end of this thread!)
Lots of hard-working climate scientists are suddenly on the job market, thanks to DOGE so recklessly demolishing American science.
Great job here for a climate scientist with data and communication skills who is ready to fight back! 🧑🔬💪
Great job here for a climate scientist with data and communication skills who is ready to fight back! 🧑🔬💪
We are hiring for a Senior Climate Scientist at @ucsusa.bsky.social. Join us! apply.workable.com/union-of-con...
Senior Climate Scientist - Union of Concerned Scientists
Senior Climate ScientistPermanentClimate & EnergyUnion of Concerned ScientistsRemote Bargaining Unit Position: Yes Our Organization The Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) is an independent nonpro...
apply.workable.com
February 28, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Lots of hard-working climate scientists are suddenly on the job market, thanks to DOGE so recklessly demolishing American science.
Great job here for a climate scientist with data and communication skills who is ready to fight back! 🧑🔬💪
Great job here for a climate scientist with data and communication skills who is ready to fight back! 🧑🔬💪
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This is amazing 😍😍 @500womensci.bsky.social has made cards for each state on funding for NSF and NIH avail for download bit.ly/NSF_bystate & bit.ly/NIH_bystate if they are helpful for folks
NSF state cards - Google Drive
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February 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
This is amazing 😍😍 @500womensci.bsky.social has made cards for each state on funding for NSF and NIH avail for download bit.ly/NSF_bystate & bit.ly/NIH_bystate if they are helpful for folks
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Some folks have asked, given recent news, “how do I show my friends/family the impact of NSF?” We have some easy Fact Sheets for you! Here’s a brief thread about this website: new.nsf.gov/about/fact-s... which hosts a ton of useful one-pagers.
February 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Some folks have asked, given recent news, “how do I show my friends/family the impact of NSF?” We have some easy Fact Sheets for you! Here’s a brief thread about this website: new.nsf.gov/about/fact-s... which hosts a ton of useful one-pagers.
Great ideas! Let’s be next @agu.org
The AMS is temporarily opening its career services to all who need them, regardless of membership status, and offering dues waivers and meeting registration fee reductions for those impacted by job loss due to changes in the government.
Read more: bit.ly/4gRiHAk
Read more: bit.ly/4gRiHAk
February 22, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Great ideas! Let’s be next @agu.org
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The AMS is temporarily opening its career services to all who need them, regardless of membership status, and offering dues waivers and meeting registration fee reductions for those impacted by job loss due to changes in the government.
Read more: bit.ly/4gRiHAk
Read more: bit.ly/4gRiHAk
February 21, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The AMS is temporarily opening its career services to all who need them, regardless of membership status, and offering dues waivers and meeting registration fee reductions for those impacted by job loss due to changes in the government.
Read more: bit.ly/4gRiHAk
Read more: bit.ly/4gRiHAk
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Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠
sciencehomecoming.com
sciencehomecoming.com
Science Homecoming
sciencehomecoming.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Join us! Science Homecoming helps scientists reconnect with communities by writing about the importance of science funding in their hometown newspapers. We’ve mapped every small newspaper in the U.S. and provide resources to get you started. Help science get back home 🧪🔬🧬 🏠
sciencehomecoming.com
sciencehomecoming.com
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This is going to hurt science. 🧪
What hurts science hurts healthcare. 🩺
What hurts healthcare hurts you. 🫵
Call, email, and if possible visit, your representatives. This is personal whether you want it to be or not.
What hurts science hurts healthcare. 🩺
What hurts healthcare hurts you. 🫵
Call, email, and if possible visit, your representatives. This is personal whether you want it to be or not.
This morning, the US National Science Foundation fired 168 employees, approximately 10% of its workforce, for no cause other than they were the agency's most recent hires. 🧪
Co-workers are leaving supportive messages before they have to clear out of the building at 5 p.m. Sent to me by a source ⬇️
Co-workers are leaving supportive messages before they have to clear out of the building at 5 p.m. Sent to me by a source ⬇️
February 18, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is going to hurt science. 🧪
What hurts science hurts healthcare. 🩺
What hurts healthcare hurts you. 🫵
Call, email, and if possible visit, your representatives. This is personal whether you want it to be or not.
What hurts science hurts healthcare. 🩺
What hurts healthcare hurts you. 🫵
Call, email, and if possible visit, your representatives. This is personal whether you want it to be or not.
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This morning, the US National Science Foundation fired 168 employees, approximately 10% of its workforce, for no cause other than they were the agency's most recent hires. 🧪
Co-workers are leaving supportive messages before they have to clear out of the building at 5 p.m. Sent to me by a source ⬇️
Co-workers are leaving supportive messages before they have to clear out of the building at 5 p.m. Sent to me by a source ⬇️
February 18, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This morning, the US National Science Foundation fired 168 employees, approximately 10% of its workforce, for no cause other than they were the agency's most recent hires. 🧪
Co-workers are leaving supportive messages before they have to clear out of the building at 5 p.m. Sent to me by a source ⬇️
Co-workers are leaving supportive messages before they have to clear out of the building at 5 p.m. Sent to me by a source ⬇️
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Professional societies stand together in defense of science & scientists.
“science has led to humanity’s greatest advances, improving people’s lives & the health of our planet … (we’re) committed to supporting, elevating, & fighting for science & those who further it.“
www.unitedsciencealliance.org
“science has led to humanity’s greatest advances, improving people’s lives & the health of our planet … (we’re) committed to supporting, elevating, & fighting for science & those who further it.“
www.unitedsciencealliance.org
February 13, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Professional societies stand together in defense of science & scientists.
“science has led to humanity’s greatest advances, improving people’s lives & the health of our planet … (we’re) committed to supporting, elevating, & fighting for science & those who further it.“
www.unitedsciencealliance.org
“science has led to humanity’s greatest advances, improving people’s lives & the health of our planet … (we’re) committed to supporting, elevating, & fighting for science & those who further it.“
www.unitedsciencealliance.org
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Hi all, I'm a WIRED journalist on the science desk. If you're a government scientist or federally funded researcher with info to share about the Trump transition, please feel free to contact me securely on Signal: emullin.06
February 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Hi all, I'm a WIRED journalist on the science desk. If you're a government scientist or federally funded researcher with info to share about the Trump transition, please feel free to contact me securely on Signal: emullin.06
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Hello—I am looking for first person essays by scientists and doctors that are relevant to the news to run in Slate. Pitches and submissions: [email protected]
February 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Hello—I am looking for first person essays by scientists and doctors that are relevant to the news to run in Slate. Pitches and submissions: [email protected]
You deserve a break from the dumpster fire to enjoy a little dose of happy beauty. Thank you, Canada 💕
ARCTIC PATIENCE
A sleepy polar bear mother endures playful cubs climbing across her thick fur. Wapusk National Park ( 🇨🇦) provides crucial denning habitat for these vulnerable marine mammals.
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A sleepy polar bear mother endures playful cubs climbing across her thick fur. Wapusk National Park ( 🇨🇦) provides crucial denning habitat for these vulnerable marine mammals.
📹 rmsteckphotography
February 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
You deserve a break from the dumpster fire to enjoy a little dose of happy beauty. Thank you, Canada 💕