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James Dinneen @jamesdinneen.bsky.social · 7d

I joined a team of ecologists wading through the muck of the Carolina coast in search of "ghost forests" killed by rising seas for @science.org. We were guided by a a new map that reveals millions of dead trees standing along the East Coast, marking an overlooked consequence of climate change...

AI reveals vast ‘ghost forests’ along U.S. coast

Machine learning method counts nearly 12 million dead trees, many likely killed by rising seas

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James Dinneen @jamesdinneen.bsky.social · 7d

Honored to have won an @sciencewriters.org "Science in Society" award for my @newscientist.com story on the Panama Canal's chronic water shortages. It's something the canal's visionary builders never imagined would be possible in one of the rainiest parts of the planet...

National Association of Science Writers (NASW) @sciencewriters.org · 7d

IN THE SCIENCE REPORTING CATEGORY:
“Dire straits for the Panama Canal” by science and environmental journalist James Dinneen, for New Scientist

www.newscientist.com...

#SciWriAwards 💚🧪📝[3/n]

Drought has hit the Panama Canal hard – can it survive climate change?

A severe drought exacerbated by climate change and a lack of updated infrastructure have led to some ships waiting more than a month to cross one of the world's most important waterways

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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 20d

Just now, 11 state and city lawmakers were arrested by DHS police on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza after a hour of demanding access to the ICE lock up on the same floor. @thecity.nyc

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New York Focus @nysfocus.bsky.social · Jun 26

Focus, No Distractions, and Grind.

Help Us Uncover How Power in New York Really Works

New York's only statewide newsroom dedicated to holding Albany accountable.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · Jun 26

Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas is considering a run for state Sen. Jessica Ramos' Senate seat, sources tell @cityandstateny.bsky.social: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

González-Rojas considering run for Ramos’ seat

Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas had called state Sen. Jessica Ramos’ decision to endorse Andrew Cuomo in the mayoral race “disappointing.” Now, she may be looking to replace her.

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Peter Sterne @petersterne.com · Jun 24

Will Zohran Mamdani run as the WFP candidate in November if he loses tonight's Democratic primary?

Many have assumed he will, but one thing you should know about both Mamdani and DSA is that they won't get involved in unwinnable races: www.cityandstateny.com/politics/202...

Many expect Zohran Mamdani to take the WFP line if he loses to Cuomo. That’s far from a sure thing

Mamdani could run in the general election as the candidate of the Working Families Party, but he and the Democratic Socialists of America don’t bother with unwinnable races.

www.cityandstateny.com

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Dana Rubinstein @danarubinsteinbsky.bsky.social · Jun 17

"Make sure security knows he is not allowed back into this room." - the mayor bars @c-sommerfeldt.bsky.social from the briefing room after he asks questions without raising his hand. It's really the only way Chris can get a question in, given how rarely the mayor takes questions from him.

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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · Jun 17

Lander just got detained by federal agents as he tried to escort a man out of the courtroom. Lander was taken in an elevator with masked agents, along with one member of his NYPD security detail.

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