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Howard Lee
@hlee.bsky.social
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Geologist and Science Writer: If you want to see what climate change can do to the planet just look at Earth's past! https://h-lee.com/
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Howard Lee @hlee.bsky.social · Aug 11
My latest article 👇 gets into how hard it is to date stuff in some of the oldest rocks on the planet, and why it matters ⚒️🧪
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
How old is the earliest trace of life on Earth?
A recent conference sees doubts raised about the age of the oldest signs of life.
arstechnica.com
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 2h
Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org
The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org
The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...
www.nobelprize.org
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Marshall Shepherd @drshepherd2013.bsky.social · 15h
Hurricane season doesn't shutdown and thankfully, our meteorologists keep doing what they do too. My update on the tropics
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
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Hurricane Season Isn’t Shutdown. A Busy Week Looms For Meteorologists
Hurricane season is not shutdown. Meteorologists are tracking Hurricane Priscilla, Tropical Storm Jerry, and a future hybrid Nor'easter off the U.S. East Coast.
www.forbes.com
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 3h
we charge our hyundai ioniq 5 around once every two to three weeks at a muncipal charger and i’d say it runs about $9 for 250 miles of range.
How Much It Costs to Drive an E.V. and a Gas Car in Every State
www.nytimes.com
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Robin Lacassin @rlacassin.bsky.social · 3h
As of today, 8 Oct., #Nobel

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After medicine, chemistry, physics
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 3h
Anyone who has argued that the Trump Administration is not in the pockets of fossil fuel interests, read this and reconsider your perspective!

www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
White House offers ‘concierge’ service to fossil fuel firms, official says
Brittany Kelm, a senior policy adviser for the National Energy Dominance Council, detailed in a podcast how the council works to advance fossil fuel projects.
www.washingtonpost.com
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Howard Lee @hlee.bsky.social · 2h
How does he corrupt the USA? Let me count the ways...
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Ann Monster Lipton @annmlipton.bsky.social · 3h
"The invitation to the 'Future of Pharmaceuticals' summit prompted consternation among some drug-company representatives, who worried that the gathering signaled that the White House wants them to work with the little-known BlinkRx because of its ties to the president’s family"
Trump Wants to Overhaul Drug Sales. A Company Tied to His Son Stands to Benefit.
The family members of President Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick are poised to benefit from efforts to remake the pharmaceutical industry.
www.wsj.com
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Howard Lee @hlee.bsky.social · 3h
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Lindy Williams @ljdubcan.bsky.social · 3h
Today’s Canadian painting is “Wind Driven Sea Ice” painted by Pat Fairchild in 2009.
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Dr Tom Harris @drtomharris.bsky.social · 1d
A new paleoclimate study links stronger ocean stratification to past ‘lukewarm’ interglacials, but points to lower ocean carbon sequestration in the future.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#climatechange #oceans #stratification #sequestration #paleoclimate #interglacial
Enhanced deep Southern Ocean stratification during the lukewarm interglacials - Nature Communications
Lead (Pb) isotopes from a ferromanganese crust reveal that during lukewarm interglacials before the Mid-Brunhes Event, stronger deep Southern Ocean stratification limited CO2 release, helping keep atmospheric CO2 levels lower.
www.nature.com
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Dr Tom Harris @drtomharris.bsky.social · 1d
The oceans sequester about 25% of our carbon dioxide emissions, but the results of this study suggest future weakening of the Southern Ocean’s capacity leading to faster atmospheric build up and further future warming.
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Patrick Radden Keefe @praddenkeefe.bsky.social · 14h
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14h
What's it like living in Chicago today? This image gives us a strong sense of the fear that Chicagoans fear from Trump's secret police.
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gbhnews @gbhnews.bsky.social · 15h
The last coal-fired power plant in New England, Merrimack Station, has stopped running.

With the closure of that facility, the region is poised to become the first in the United States without a coal plant on its grid. https://bit.ly/4nxOcna
New England's last coal plant has stopped operating, according to its owners
Merrimack Station has been winding down its operations for years. But in September, they announced they would cease operations of their coal-fired generators.
www.wgbh.org
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15h
Current mood
A cartoon depicts a man and a woman walking side by side on a street. The woman wears a stylish dress and holds a purse, while the man is in a suit. The caption reads, "My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane.”
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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 15h
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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Howard Lee @hlee.bsky.social · 16h
Finland's all-society national defence: taking "Be Prepared" to the next level
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
www.euronews.com
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Lockwood DeWitt @lockwooddewitt.bsky.social · 21h
Despite the name Mazama, the project is located near Newberry Volcano. ⚒️ www.opb.org/article/2025...
Oregon is digging deep to tap into an uncommon renewable energy source — Super Hot Rocks
Mazama Energy along with its partners are hoping to tap into an uncommon energy source that could help Oregon and the rest of the region meet its renewable energy goals — Super Hot Rocks.
www.opb.org
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Howard Lee @hlee.bsky.social · 16h
If I recall correctly they were most interested in the SW flank. My Landsat work was no help really.
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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 1d
Interesting paper using mollusks as climate archives🦑⚒️:
Recent and early 20th century destabilization of the subpolar North Atlantic recorded in bivalves | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Recent and early 20th century destabilization of the subpolar North Atlantic recorded in bivalves
Clams reveal North Atlantic destabilization in the early 20th century and at present.
www.science.org
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Howard Lee @hlee.bsky.social · 16h
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Eos @eos.org · 1d
A new phase of high-resolution airborne data collection is providing novel insights for geologic mapping, critical minerals research, mine waste studies, and other applications, write scientists from the U.S. Geological Survey. eos.org/features/new...
New Maps of Natural Radioactivity Reveal Critical Minerals and More - Eos
High-resolution airborne radiometric surveys are covering more ground than ever to provide insights into unseen geology, mineral resource potential, and possible health hazards.
eos.org
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Howard Lee @hlee.bsky.social · 16h
My master's thesis was on geothermal at Newberry. Almost 30 years ago!
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Dr. Alice-Agnes Gabriel @inseismoland.bsky.social · 20h
Do Coupled Megathrusts Rupture?

In our new preprint, Bar Oryan and I present
the first global analysis of the relationship between kinematic geodetic coupling and earthquake slip models across 12 subduction zones and 61 megathrust earthquakes.

eartharxiv.org/repository/v...
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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 18h
The government’s own data rebuts Trump Admin claims that wind and solar are driving up electricity prices, Politico reports share.google/RTIXPPQMXrTH...
“[T]he data say pretty much the opposite” of Trump & Secretary Wright’s claims.
Among the 22 states that drew higher-than-average shares of their power from wind and solar, 17 had below-average electricity prices in June, according to EIA data.
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Roland Pease @peaseroland.bsky.social · 18h
That said, remember the nutjob cultists who killed themselves thinking Hale-Bopp heralded a UFO fleet.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heaven%...
Heaven's Gate (religious group) - Wikipedia
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Howard Lee @hlee.bsky.social · 17h
🚨 OCTOBER 18 🚨
www.nokings.org
No need to RSVP 👇
Plenty of need to show up
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Farrukh @implausibleblog.bsky.social · 18h
Victoria Derbyshire, "You described Reform UK as the right wing fascists of 1930s, why?"

Lord Heseltine, "Because that's what they are"
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