@lizpayton.bsky.social
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Reference quality datasets are foundational to hazard prediction and planning, designing safety standards, planning agricultural operations, and performing insurance and financial risk assessments, among many other applications. eos.org/features/the...
The Looming Data Loss That Threatens Public Safety and Prosperity - Eos
Cuts to funding and staff needed to maintain trusted datasets of reference Earth system observations could limit their availability and quality, undermining hazard predictions and risk assessments.
eos.org
January 16, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Reference quality datasets are foundational to hazard prediction and planning, designing safety standards, planning agricultural operations, and performing insurance and financial risk assessments, among many other applications. eos.org/features/the...
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Go away, Susan Collins. We need NCAR to remain
Per Senate Press Gallery, CO
senators Bennet and Hickenlooper just spoke on the floor about NCAR. Sen Bennet tried to raise their amendment to protect NCAR through unanimous consent, but Sen. Susan Collins objected, killing the motion.
senators Bennet and Hickenlooper just spoke on the floor about NCAR. Sen Bennet tried to raise their amendment to protect NCAR through unanimous consent, but Sen. Susan Collins objected, killing the motion.
January 15, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Go away, Susan Collins. We need NCAR to remain
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In a newly published paper, we find that in 2025 human emissions of greenhouse gases added around 23 billion trillion joules of heat to the world's oceans – 39 times as much as the annual energy produced by all human activity on Earth. link.springer.com/ar...
January 13, 2026 at 12:32 AM
In a newly published paper, we find that in 2025 human emissions of greenhouse gases added around 23 billion trillion joules of heat to the world's oceans – 39 times as much as the annual energy produced by all human activity on Earth. link.springer.com/ar...
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Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average.
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
January 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average.
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
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They are not.
In 1916 the U.S. entered an agreement w/Denmark in which in exchange for taking control of the islands of St. Croix, St. John, & St. Thomas (then the “Danish West Indies”), the U.S. would pay $25 million & not object to Danish control of Greenland.
history.state.gov/historicaldo...
In 1916 the U.S. entered an agreement w/Denmark in which in exchange for taking control of the islands of St. Croix, St. John, & St. Thomas (then the “Danish West Indies”), the U.S. would pay $25 million & not object to Danish control of Greenland.
history.state.gov/historicaldo...
January 7, 2026 at 3:40 PM
They are not.
In 1916 the U.S. entered an agreement w/Denmark in which in exchange for taking control of the islands of St. Croix, St. John, & St. Thomas (then the “Danish West Indies”), the U.S. would pay $25 million & not object to Danish control of Greenland.
history.state.gov/historicaldo...
In 1916 the U.S. entered an agreement w/Denmark in which in exchange for taking control of the islands of St. Croix, St. John, & St. Thomas (then the “Danish West Indies”), the U.S. would pay $25 million & not object to Danish control of Greenland.
history.state.gov/historicaldo...
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FOLKS NEED TO REALIZE HOW HUGE THIS IS
For the first time in modern Texas history, Dems have candidates running in every state and federal race on the 2026 ballot.
That includes all congressional seats, every state House and state Senate race, plus statewide judicial and State Board of Education.
For the first time in modern Texas history, Dems have candidates running in every state and federal race on the 2026 ballot.
That includes all congressional seats, every state House and state Senate race, plus statewide judicial and State Board of Education.
January 3, 2026 at 4:33 AM
FOLKS NEED TO REALIZE HOW HUGE THIS IS
For the first time in modern Texas history, Dems have candidates running in every state and federal race on the 2026 ballot.
That includes all congressional seats, every state House and state Senate race, plus statewide judicial and State Board of Education.
For the first time in modern Texas history, Dems have candidates running in every state and federal race on the 2026 ballot.
That includes all congressional seats, every state House and state Senate race, plus statewide judicial and State Board of Education.
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WHO GIVES A DAMN?
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
December 24, 2025 at 5:52 PM
WHO GIVES A DAMN?
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts.
Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.
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The Trump regime stated that they plan to dismantle and shutter the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder. Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, announced on X that they “will be breaking up NCAR”. They claim it is a source of “climate alarmism”.
December 20, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The Trump regime stated that they plan to dismantle and shutter the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder. Russell Vought, the director of the Office of Management and Budget, announced on X that they “will be breaking up NCAR”. They claim it is a source of “climate alarmism”.
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At an @agu.org Town Hall today, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social President Antonio Busalacchi spoke to #AGU25 attendees about what's at stake if NCAR is dismantled.
One attendee asked anyone who uses NCAR research to stand up. Almost everyone in the room stood.
Read more here:
eos.org/research-and...
One attendee asked anyone who uses NCAR research to stand up. Almost everyone in the room stood.
Read more here:
eos.org/research-and...
December 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
At an @agu.org Town Hall today, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social President Antonio Busalacchi spoke to #AGU25 attendees about what's at stake if NCAR is dismantled.
One attendee asked anyone who uses NCAR research to stand up. Almost everyone in the room stood.
Read more here:
eos.org/research-and...
One attendee asked anyone who uses NCAR research to stand up. Almost everyone in the room stood.
Read more here:
eos.org/research-and...
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AGU has a Congressional email and call script up on NCAR:
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
agu.quorum.us
December 17, 2025 at 7:33 PM
AGU has a Congressional email and call script up on NCAR:
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Monthly global climate data update from @climate.noaa.gov for the month of November 2025.
Third hottest month of November since 1850.
datagraver.com/climate-data...
#climate
Third hottest month of November since 1850.
datagraver.com/climate-data...
#climate
December 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Monthly global climate data update from @climate.noaa.gov for the month of November 2025.
Third hottest month of November since 1850.
datagraver.com/climate-data...
#climate
Third hottest month of November since 1850.
datagraver.com/climate-data...
#climate
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Today in insanity: "Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection."
U.S. Plans to Scrutinize Foreign Tourists’ Social Media History
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Today in insanity: "Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection."
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Finding our shared humanity to stand up against those who seek to deny it is the answer
♥️ “ICE looked at that school, saw a community standing up for families, and decided it wasn’t worth it.”
December 9, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Finding our shared humanity to stand up against those who seek to deny it is the answer
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“This is, I think, one of the more dramatic scrubbings we’ve seen so far in the climate space,” said Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social, a climate scientist @ucanr.edu, reports @shannonosaka.bsky.social wapo.st/4pXFvDw
The EPA is wiping mention of human-caused climate change from its website
Some pages have been tweaked to emphasize ‘natural forces’; others have been deleted entirely.
wapo.st
December 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
“This is, I think, one of the more dramatic scrubbings we’ve seen so far in the climate space,” said Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social, a climate scientist @ucanr.edu, reports @shannonosaka.bsky.social wapo.st/4pXFvDw
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Please share. Calling all bog lovers and peat aficionados - please drop a thumbs up or comment on this talk, and show TEDx why bogs are the best. My great hope is that we can drum up more bog champions in this world. With love and appreciation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWt9...
Bogs are real superheroes, cast as villains | Dr. Merritt Turetsky | TEDxBoulder
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Please share. Calling all bog lovers and peat aficionados - please drop a thumbs up or comment on this talk, and show TEDx why bogs are the best. My great hope is that we can drum up more bog champions in this world. With love and appreciation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWt9...
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There was a 13 point swing last night in TN-07.
If we see a 13 point swing in South Carolina in Nov 2026 Lindsey Graham will be retired and I will be the first ever pediatrician Senator.
If we see a 13 point swing in South Carolina in Nov 2026 Lindsey Graham will be retired and I will be the first ever pediatrician Senator.
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
There was a 13 point swing last night in TN-07.
If we see a 13 point swing in South Carolina in Nov 2026 Lindsey Graham will be retired and I will be the first ever pediatrician Senator.
If we see a 13 point swing in South Carolina in Nov 2026 Lindsey Graham will be retired and I will be the first ever pediatrician Senator.
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Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
December 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Department of Defense Law of War Manual, Sec. 18.3.2.1 states the "requirement" to refuse illegal orders.
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
What’s its key example? Wait for it . . . It’s "orders to fire upon the shipwrecked."
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Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
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Thank you @climateconnections.bsky.social for bringing this important paper by @ccallahan45.bsky.social & @jsmankin.bsky.social to my attention. Three cheers for their research and for the powerful lede to their abstract:
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Carbon majors and the scientific case for climate liability - Nature
A transparent and reproducible scientific framework is introduced to formalize how trillions in economic losses are attributable to the extreme heat caused by emissions from fossil fuel companies, whi...
www.nature.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Thank you @climateconnections.bsky.social for bringing this important paper by @ccallahan45.bsky.social & @jsmankin.bsky.social to my attention. Three cheers for their research and for the powerful lede to their abstract:
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We have a tendency in weather to focus on the shiny object. Right now that shiny object is the cold, which is elusive.
The reality: over the past week, the US has seen a Blow Torch. 100s of heat records to just a dozen cold. The heat continues through midweek.
The reality: over the past week, the US has seen a Blow Torch. 100s of heat records to just a dozen cold. The heat continues through midweek.
November 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
We have a tendency in weather to focus on the shiny object. Right now that shiny object is the cold, which is elusive.
The reality: over the past week, the US has seen a Blow Torch. 100s of heat records to just a dozen cold. The heat continues through midweek.
The reality: over the past week, the US has seen a Blow Torch. 100s of heat records to just a dozen cold. The heat continues through midweek.
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On graph:
The green line on the bottom is Terrestrial/Land Water Storage (TWS). The pink is Greenland’s contribution. Notable: SLR through thermal expansion is not included on the graph.
Study: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The green line on the bottom is Terrestrial/Land Water Storage (TWS). The pink is Greenland’s contribution. Notable: SLR through thermal expansion is not included on the graph.
Study: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Unprecedented continental drying, shrinking freshwater availability, and increasing land contributions to sea level rise
Drying continents, extreme drought, and groundwater depletion are shrinking water availability and increasing sea level rise.
www.science.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:12 PM
On graph:
The green line on the bottom is Terrestrial/Land Water Storage (TWS). The pink is Greenland’s contribution. Notable: SLR through thermal expansion is not included on the graph.
Study: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The green line on the bottom is Terrestrial/Land Water Storage (TWS). The pink is Greenland’s contribution. Notable: SLR through thermal expansion is not included on the graph.
Study: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
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This is fucking evil.
“Look at these scumbags — in the car with guns with a baby in the back.”
What are we doing?
What are we doing?
November 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
This is fucking evil.