Maggie A Shaw
@maggieashaw.bsky.social
Lover of all things aquatic | B.A. Environmental Sociology, Masters in Marine Affairs | Climate & Health Policy Program Manager. Born at 350 ppm.
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I know many of you who follow me don't work in climate science, but this is the biggest story in climate right now. Breaking up NCAR makes us all less safe and is another act of self-harm that will take decades to recover from.
Trump administration to dismantle key climate research center
Russell Vought, who directs the White House Office of Management and Budget, announced plans to split up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, citing concerns about “clima...
wapo.st
December 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I know many of you who follow me don't work in climate science, but this is the biggest story in climate right now. Breaking up NCAR makes us all less safe and is another act of self-harm that will take decades to recover from.
I’m so angry today
War is peace.
The EPA has removed references about humans causing climate change from its website. No US government website can be trusted for science information.
December 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I’m so angry today
As someone who struggled with breastfeeding for months and sometimes feeds formula because shit is hard and we are busy, every man who has an opinion about this can just shut right up.
RFK Jr: "All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is the infant formula in a mother's breast."
December 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
As someone who struggled with breastfeeding for months and sometimes feeds formula because shit is hard and we are busy, every man who has an opinion about this can just shut right up.
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As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
World must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, UN says
The United Nations says the world needs a new way of thinking about environmental crises threatening the health of people and the planet
abcnews.go.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:36 PM
As I say here, this is not about saving the planet. The planet will be orbiting the sun long after we’re gone.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
The question is, will there be a healthy, thriving human society on that planet? The answer to that question is very much up for grabs at this point.
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Extreme heat presents dangerous risks to global maternal health and birth outcomes.
@DavidSchechter reports on how climate change is raising those risks 👉
www.cbsnews.com/video/how-cl...
#ClimateMatters
@DavidSchechter reports on how climate change is raising those risks 👉
www.cbsnews.com/video/how-cl...
#ClimateMatters
September 26, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Extreme heat presents dangerous risks to global maternal health and birth outcomes.
@DavidSchechter reports on how climate change is raising those risks 👉
www.cbsnews.com/video/how-cl...
#ClimateMatters
@DavidSchechter reports on how climate change is raising those risks 👉
www.cbsnews.com/video/how-cl...
#ClimateMatters
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Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/
September 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/
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“I’m a climate scientist. Trump’s U.N. address is a fire hose of misinformation” | My new op-ed in the @sfchronicle.com:
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
#ScienceUnderSiege
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
#ScienceUnderSiege
I’m a climate scientist. Trump’s U.N. address is a fire hose of misinformation
OPINION: “What Trump is really doing is advancing a plan laid down years ago by plutocrats and polluters. And making a mockery of our country as he does so,” Michael E. Mann writes.
www.sfchronicle.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
“I’m a climate scientist. Trump’s U.N. address is a fire hose of misinformation” | My new op-ed in the @sfchronicle.com:
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
#ScienceUnderSiege
www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open...
#ScienceUnderSiege
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This is what real patriotism looks like.
A team of climate communication experts – including many members of the former climate.gov team which was shuttered by the Trump administration earlier this year – is now working to resurrect its content into a new organization with an expanded mission.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump
Climate.gov, which went dark this summer, set to be revived by volunteers as climate.us with expanded mission
www.theguardian.com
August 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
This is what real patriotism looks like.
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1. The situation in Florida is growing more tense with the erasure of Pride crosswalks.
After state officials painted over the Pulse Memorial sidewalk in Orlando, Florida Citizens painted them back.
Now the state has sent 7 squad cars to stare at the crosswalk.
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After state officials painted over the Pulse Memorial sidewalk in Orlando, Florida Citizens painted them back.
Now the state has sent 7 squad cars to stare at the crosswalk.
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Florida Deploys Police To Stare At Crosswalks, Stop Them From Being Painted Rainbow Colors
The move comes after citizens repainted the Pulse memorial sidewalk in Pride colors.
www.erininthemorning.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
1. The situation in Florida is growing more tense with the erasure of Pride crosswalks.
After state officials painted over the Pulse Memorial sidewalk in Orlando, Florida Citizens painted them back.
Now the state has sent 7 squad cars to stare at the crosswalk.
Subscribe to support our journalism
After state officials painted over the Pulse Memorial sidewalk in Orlando, Florida Citizens painted them back.
Now the state has sent 7 squad cars to stare at the crosswalk.
Subscribe to support our journalism
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Is extreme heat putting people at risk where you live?
Help us make heat visible by submitting your best photos of heat impacts and action to our global Extreme Heat Photo Contest!
ghhin.org/extreme-heat...
Help us make heat visible by submitting your best photos of heat impacts and action to our global Extreme Heat Photo Contest!
ghhin.org/extreme-heat...
Extreme Heat Photo Contest | Global Heat Health Information Network
Increasing awareness and capacity to better manage and adapt to the health risks of dangerously hot weather in a changing climate.
ghhin.org
July 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Is extreme heat putting people at risk where you live?
Help us make heat visible by submitting your best photos of heat impacts and action to our global Extreme Heat Photo Contest!
ghhin.org/extreme-heat...
Help us make heat visible by submitting your best photos of heat impacts and action to our global Extreme Heat Photo Contest!
ghhin.org/extreme-heat...
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The projected “savings” by shuttering all NOAA ocean, climate, and weather research labs and program offices (14 total) and associated Cooperative Institutes (17 total) won’t even come remotely close to the value of lost knowledge by scattering every scientist elsewhere.
It's hard to adequately summarize how destructive NOAA's 2026 proposed budget released on Monday is for hurricane forecasting, but I crammed all I could into today's newsletter. I encourage everyone with interests along the coast to read it carefully. ⬇️
NOAA Proposes Permanently Closing Premiere Hurricane Research Institute
In its proposed 2026 budget released Monday, NOAA closes all federally funded weather and climate research labs, including the one responsible for maintaining the nation’s top hurricane models
michaelrlowry.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 4:14 PM
The projected “savings” by shuttering all NOAA ocean, climate, and weather research labs and program offices (14 total) and associated Cooperative Institutes (17 total) won’t even come remotely close to the value of lost knowledge by scattering every scientist elsewhere.
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The National Climate Assessment, and all special reports and past assessments, are now offline. Federal climate science is being systematically erased.
June 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The National Climate Assessment, and all special reports and past assessments, are now offline. Federal climate science is being systematically erased.
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The impact of these cuts now, next year, 10 years, 50 years will be immeasurable. The overall cuts to science will go down in history as one of the biggest self-owns of all time.
"What if we take what our superpower,-our investment in science and technology- and just obliterate it?"
"What if we take what our superpower,-our investment in science and technology- and just obliterate it?"
What a tragedy this is even being proposed on paper... 💔
NOAA FY2026 Congressional Justification: www.noaa.gov/sites/defaul...
NOAA FY2026 Congressional Justification: www.noaa.gov/sites/defaul...
June 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The impact of these cuts now, next year, 10 years, 50 years will be immeasurable. The overall cuts to science will go down in history as one of the biggest self-owns of all time.
"What if we take what our superpower,-our investment in science and technology- and just obliterate it?"
"What if we take what our superpower,-our investment in science and technology- and just obliterate it?"
Insane
Republicans are now suddenly planning to TAX renewable energy, transforming the repeal of the IRA from a challenge to a full-blown crisis for American solar and wind.
I spent the last 24 hours putting this story together to explain why.
Please share! This is really important!!!
@heatmap.news
I spent the last 24 hours putting this story together to explain why.
Please share! This is really important!!!
@heatmap.news
How the Senate GOP’s New Tax on Renewables Could ‘Kill’ the Industry
As bad as previous drafts of the reconciliation bill have been, this one is worse.
heatmap.news
June 29, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Insane
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The science communication team at Climate.gov just made their *final* social media post after the entire content production staff was fired last month.
The suppression of science and science education is very real and can't be allowed to continue: wclivestream.com/act/
The suppression of science and science education is very real and can't be allowed to continue: wclivestream.com/act/
Our final updates have been posted to the Climate.gov website, and this will be our final post to our social media channels.
June 27, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The science communication team at Climate.gov just made their *final* social media post after the entire content production staff was fired last month.
The suppression of science and science education is very real and can't be allowed to continue: wclivestream.com/act/
The suppression of science and science education is very real and can't be allowed to continue: wclivestream.com/act/
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Some former employees of the NOAA who were fired, rehired and fired again this spring say they have received debt notices from the federal government to pay it back for health care coverage.
Those workers also say the notices are for coverage they never had.
Those workers also say the notices are for coverage they never had.
Fired, rehired and fired again, some NOAA employees get letters demanding money
Three former NOAA employees told NBC News they had received debt notices from the federal government for health care coverage.
nbcnews.to
June 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Some former employees of the NOAA who were fired, rehired and fired again this spring say they have received debt notices from the federal government to pay it back for health care coverage.
Those workers also say the notices are for coverage they never had.
Those workers also say the notices are for coverage they never had.
What a time to do this during an extreme heat event covering half the US, hurricane season underway, etc
June 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
What a time to do this during an extreme heat event covering half the US, hurricane season underway, etc
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Please take heat warnings and advisories seriously.
Drink as much water as you can stomach. Stay out of the sun as much as you possibly can. Demand that cooling needs be prioritized on the electrical grid - it matters more than so-called "data centers."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/extr...
Drink as much water as you can stomach. Stay out of the sun as much as you possibly can. Demand that cooling needs be prioritized on the electrical grid - it matters more than so-called "data centers."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/extr...
Extreme Heat Is Deadlier Than Hurricanes, Floods and Tornadoes Combined
When dangerous heat waves hit cities, better risk communication could save lives
www.scientificamerican.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Please take heat warnings and advisories seriously.
Drink as much water as you can stomach. Stay out of the sun as much as you possibly can. Demand that cooling needs be prioritized on the electrical grid - it matters more than so-called "data centers."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/extr...
Drink as much water as you can stomach. Stay out of the sun as much as you possibly can. Demand that cooling needs be prioritized on the electrical grid - it matters more than so-called "data centers."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/extr...
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if you've had a shitty week, here's the fantastic news you needed:
solar is SO efficient now that nothing else really comes close. Solar farms like this- under which other countries plant crops that thrive in the controlled bright shade- are the easy future.
this makes me sleep okay at night 😌
solar is SO efficient now that nothing else really comes close. Solar farms like this- under which other countries plant crops that thrive in the controlled bright shade- are the easy future.
this makes me sleep okay at night 😌
Solar + storage is now $104 per MWh in Las Vegas or similar regions for nearly 100% clean firm power. There is no way new nuclear can compete with this. Even new gas plants will struggle and that is assuming access to cheap gas over the life-cycle of the plant, which is kind of a crazy gamble TBH.
Batteries are so cheap now, solar power doesn’t sleep
Batteries are now cheap enough to make 24/7 solar power affordable, unlocking round-the-clock clean energy in the world’s sunniest cities.
electrek.co
June 23, 2025 at 5:02 AM
if you've had a shitty week, here's the fantastic news you needed:
solar is SO efficient now that nothing else really comes close. Solar farms like this- under which other countries plant crops that thrive in the controlled bright shade- are the easy future.
this makes me sleep okay at night 😌
solar is SO efficient now that nothing else really comes close. Solar farms like this- under which other countries plant crops that thrive in the controlled bright shade- are the easy future.
this makes me sleep okay at night 😌
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🌅Starting to sweat? Stay cool at our heat policy briefing with @scientistsorg.bsky.social, tomorrow at 1pm! RSVP: ow.ly/KzRb50Wap4o
Video remarks from...
🍦Sen. Ruben Gallego
🍦@repgregstanton.bsky.social
🍦@sylviagarcia.house.gov
and in-person remarks from... (see part 2)
Video remarks from...
🍦Sen. Ruben Gallego
🍦@repgregstanton.bsky.social
🍦@sylviagarcia.house.gov
and in-person remarks from... (see part 2)
June 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
🌅Starting to sweat? Stay cool at our heat policy briefing with @scientistsorg.bsky.social, tomorrow at 1pm! RSVP: ow.ly/KzRb50Wap4o
Video remarks from...
🍦Sen. Ruben Gallego
🍦@repgregstanton.bsky.social
🍦@sylviagarcia.house.gov
and in-person remarks from... (see part 2)
Video remarks from...
🍦Sen. Ruben Gallego
🍦@repgregstanton.bsky.social
🍦@sylviagarcia.house.gov
and in-person remarks from... (see part 2)
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A single big Hollywood disaster movie featuring a badass heroic emergency manager could probably single handedly save FEMA right now. I’m really not joking.
America is moving backward on climate. Hollywood can help.
My column today is about a powerful heat wave storyline on "Grey's Anatomy," informed by good climate science. Most importantly, it's entertaining. Pop culture has political consequences: www.latimes.com/environment/...
My column today is about a powerful heat wave storyline on "Grey's Anatomy," informed by good climate science. Most importantly, it's entertaining. Pop culture has political consequences: www.latimes.com/environment/...
Commentary: America is moving backward on climate. Here's how Hollywood can help
Screenwriters and studio executives should watch the "Grey's Anatomy" heat dome episodes for a master class in climate storytelling.
www.latimes.com
June 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
A single big Hollywood disaster movie featuring a badass heroic emergency manager could probably single handedly save FEMA right now. I’m really not joking.
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I don't even know what to say. Climate.gov is where I became a science communicator. They took a chance on a funny scientist and let me be me (weird analogies included.) Climate.gov is an example of not just government done right, but Comms done right. Pick up these folks asap.
Climate.gov, a major US government website supporting public education on climate science, will likely shut down after almost all of its staff were fired. What would be worse is if the website were co-opted to publish climate denial content.
Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired
Exclusive: Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I don't even know what to say. Climate.gov is where I became a science communicator. They took a chance on a funny scientist and let me be me (weird analogies included.) Climate.gov is an example of not just government done right, but Comms done right. Pick up these folks asap.
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Excessive heat + dangerously warm nights in India, with a clear climate signal.
🌕Lows in New Delhi this week: 33-34°C (92-94°F)
Climate Shift Index shows these hot night temps are made 2-3x MORE likely by climate change
India Heatwave details from @AP: apnews.com/article/heat...
🌕Lows in New Delhi this week: 33-34°C (92-94°F)
Climate Shift Index shows these hot night temps are made 2-3x MORE likely by climate change
India Heatwave details from @AP: apnews.com/article/heat...
June 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Excessive heat + dangerously warm nights in India, with a clear climate signal.
🌕Lows in New Delhi this week: 33-34°C (92-94°F)
Climate Shift Index shows these hot night temps are made 2-3x MORE likely by climate change
India Heatwave details from @AP: apnews.com/article/heat...
🌕Lows in New Delhi this week: 33-34°C (92-94°F)
Climate Shift Index shows these hot night temps are made 2-3x MORE likely by climate change
India Heatwave details from @AP: apnews.com/article/heat...
I honestly cannot wait to read to my son. It’s one of the things I’m looking forward to the most. Re watching videos of my mom reading to me all the time. The love and impacts were incalculable.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
It doesn't matter if it's boring! It's not about you! Life is full of boring things you just have to do!
It doesn't matter if it's boring! It's not about you! Life is full of boring things you just have to do!
‘It’s so boring’: Gen Z parents don’t like reading to their kids - and educators are worried
Screen time has increasingly replaced story time, and experts warn this could lead to children falling behind
www.theguardian.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:26 PM
I honestly cannot wait to read to my son. It’s one of the things I’m looking forward to the most. Re watching videos of my mom reading to me all the time. The love and impacts were incalculable.
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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺