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AGU Science Policy @aguscipolicy.bsky.social · 5d

A government shutdown and the current FY26 proposed federal budget will have lasting impacts on scientific agencies, researchers, universities and students. Learn what’s at stake and how to respond on 23 Oct at 2 p.m. ET.

Register today. 👉 lite.spr.ly/6004zxTM

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catswx.bsky.social @catswx.bsky.social · Aug 4

Call for Abstracts! #AtmosphericRivers at @ametsoc.org

annual.ametsoc.org/2026/program...

39th Conference on Climate Variability and Change

The 106th AMS Annual Meeting will take place from 25 to 26 January, 2026 in Houston, Texas.

annual.ametsoc.org

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Ben Sanderson @benmsanderson.bsky.social · Jul 30

Right then...

A quick review of the DOE's new 'critical review' of climate science. Whether it's worth a formal community response - I'm still not sure, but here's my first thoughts

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · Jul 29

I can't imagine there will be any problems with this summary of climate science

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catswx.bsky.social @catswx.bsky.social · Jul 15

Going to the Fall @agu.org meeting this year?

Interested in #AtmosphericRivers?

Submit to our session! Deadline July 30st.

A032: Atmospheric Rivers: Processes, Impacts, Observations, and Uncertainties.

agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/pr...

Atmospheric Rivers: Processes, Impacts, Observations, and Uncertainties

Atmospheric rivers (ARs) comprise filaments of intense water vapor transport in the lower troposphere that are essential to the global hydrological cycle. ARs operate within a broader dynamical enviro...

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Michelle Maclennan @michelle-maclennan.bsky.social · May 14

In today’s climate, #atmosphericrivers play a major role in bringing snowfall to #Antarctica. Have you ever wondered how that might change in the future?

Out today, our new study on the future frequency and precipitation impacts of Antarctic atmospheric rivers:
www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Rising atmospheric moisture escalates the future impact of atmospheric rivers in the Antarctic climate system - Communications Earth & Environment

Antarctic atmospheric rivers are projected to double in frequency and cause 2.5 times more precipitation by 2066–2100 due to rising atmospheric moisture, according to large ensemble climate simulation...

www.nature.com

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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · Mar 27

We kicked off the morning with energy and purpose, ready to bring Earth and space science to the Hill.

Christine (@catswx.bsky.social), an atmospheric scientist, joined others in highlighting the importance of federal support for climate research.

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catswx.bsky.social @catswx.bsky.social · Mar 27

Such an energizing day standing up for science… Huge shout out to the AGU Policy team for making it happen!

AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · Mar 27

That’s a wrap on AGU’s Local Science Partners Congressional Visits Day! Today, scientists like Christine Shields (@catswx.bsky.social) met with members of Congress to advocate for strong science funding and evidence-based policy.

Here’s a quick recap of the day:🧵⬇️

#AGUinDC #SciencePolicy

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catswx.bsky.social @catswx.bsky.social · Mar 20

This detective story describes the search for causes of the apparent decrease in strength of extreme winds at NSF NCAR and their impacts in the Boulder area. #Climate

A super fun project and an amazing team of scientists, forecasters, students, and even a civil engineer!

doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...

Earth, wind and fire: Are Boulder’s extreme downslope winds changing?

Abstract A Denver newspaper in 2016 reported that a new Colorado all-time-record peak wind gust of 148 mph was recorded on 18 February 2016, on Monarch Pass in the Colorado Rockies near 11,000’ above ...

doi.org

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Feb 22

More info in this latest article, although to be clear what has been terminated is the IPCC Working Group 3 technical support unit and fed travel to next weeks’s meeting where the report chapter outlines are to be approved, after which authors will be solicited.

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catswx.bsky.social @catswx.bsky.social · Feb 14

Even though the U.S. was a bit chilly this January, it was the anomaly compared to most of the globe. Check out the impartial data: www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-.... #Climate

Assessing the Global Climate in January 2025

January temperature marks a new global milestone. Temperatures were above average over much of the globe, but much below average over the United States, Greenland, and far eastern Russia.

www.ncei.noaa.gov

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catswx.bsky.social @catswx.bsky.social · Feb 12

Don’t we all need some good news? #Climate
www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/cli...

12 Good News Stories About Climate Change

The best positive news stories about the environment you may not have heard about.

www.goodgoodgood.co

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catswx.bsky.social @catswx.bsky.social · Feb 11

A great collaborative effort and proud to be part of the team! #Antarctica #AtmosphericRivers

Jonathan Wille @jonathanwille.bsky.social · Feb 11

🧵 1/4 I'm very happy to share this comprehensive review paper covering atmospheric rivers in Antarctica. It was an idea that started during a workshop in Boulder back in summer 2023 and now is finally published thanks to an amazing team effort rdcu.be/d9nFY.

Atmospheric rivers in Antarctica

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment - Atmospheric rivers provide the majority of water vapour transport to the high latitudes. This Review summarizes Antarctic atmospheric river dynamics and...

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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · Jan 30

Lots of adaptation $$ will be needed soon, and there won’t be enough for everything: “the cost of maintaining roads in just the US will increase by $100 billion a year by 2050 (in 2018 dollars), or roughly half of what state and local governments spent on roads in 2021.”

Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · Jan 30

Around 10 years ago I almost died because a road not built with climate change in mind was so wrecked it damaged the bus I was on. I knew that I would eventually write a story about how climate change is wrecking roads, and endangering lives. This is me trying to explain that. Gift lift.

These Roads Aren’t Built for Wilder Weather Driven by Climate Change

Important motorways across the world weren’t designed to withstand more extreme temperatures and rainfall.

www.bloomberg.com

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catswx.bsky.social @catswx.bsky.social · Jan 21

Uncertainty in #AtmopshericRiver tracking matters. In ARTMIP's (AR tracking method intercomparison project) new paper, we test mean state versus seasonality. Check it out here: doi.org/10.1029/2024...

www.cgd.ucar.edu/projects/art...

Atmospheric River Detection Under Changing Seasonality and Mean‐State Climate: ARTMIP Tier 2 Paleoclimate Experiments

Atmospheric river detection tools are applied to climate model simulations incorporating insolation and greenhouse gas changes AR frequency changes due to orbital forcing and associated changing ...

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catswx.bsky.social @catswx.bsky.social · Dec 17

Thanks to @ncarucar.bsky.social and David Hosansky for writing a press release on our latest paper the explores #AtmosphericRivers impacts on the upper ocean!
news.ucar.edu/133001/chang...

Changes in store for atmospheric rivers | NCAR & UCAR News

news.ucar.edu

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catswx.bsky.social @catswx.bsky.social · Dec 4

#AtmosphericRivers at @eurogeosciences.bsky.social (Vienna and online) this year! Abstract deadline Jan 15th...

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catswx.bsky.social @catswx.bsky.social · Nov 20

On the ground #COP29, negotiations mostly surround how the world will pay for adaptation, mitigation, and loss&damage from climate change. Sometimes it is hard to see the forest through the trees but progress marches slowly forward. 🧪

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catswx.bsky.social @catswx.bsky.social · Nov 19

The UN climate change conference #COP29 is in week 2. Our changing climate requires increased capacity for folding in the latest science to handling things like increasingly more destructive weather events. #climatecrisis #earlywarningsystems #earthsystempredictability

catswx.bsky.social @catswx.bsky.social · Nov 15

#AtmosphericRivers influence the upper ocean. With climate change, we potentially see increased impacts on coastal communities

go.nature.com/3UjtBGS

Atmospheric rivers and the upper ocean

Using an eddy-resolving ocean coupled to a high resolution atmosphere, we find that atmospheric rivers significantly influence upper ocean processes, and the nature of these impacts change as the cli...

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catswx.bsky.social @catswx.bsky.social · Feb 29

IARC is a great conference for those interested in #AtmosphericRiver…Abstract deadline March 10

cw3e.ucsd.edu/iarc2024/

catswx.bsky.social @catswx.bsky.social · Feb 17

Keeling curve initial funders were... the oil gas industry?! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

catswx.bsky.social @catswx.bsky.social · Feb 5

Crazy amounts of water and wind coming out the #AtmosphericRiver impacting California! If you are interested in looking at real time water vapor imagery, check out the CMISS website tropic.ssec.wisc.edu/real-time/mt...

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catswx.bsky.social @catswx.bsky.social · Jan 28

Collaborative science at its finest! 2 papers on the Extraordinary "Heat" Wave over Antarctica March 2022. Honored to be part of this work.
#Antarctica
#AtmosphericRivers

Part I: Observations and Meteorological Drivers lnkd.in/gy96zqPv

Part II: Impacts on the Antarctic Ice Sheet lnkd.in/gHtzqYT3

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