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The Ocean Carbon Sink Is Ailing

Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · 21d

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Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · Sep 4

Direct link to article here www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · Sep 4

news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/09/04/t... We've had a new analysis published on the impact on the ocean carbon sink from the unprecedented ocean warming of 2023.

Measurements analyzed by an international research team indicate the global ocean absorbed significantly less CO₂ than anticipated during the unprecedented marine heatwave in 2023.

news.climate.columbia.edu

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Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thank you to @ametsoc.org for this clear and compelling statement that illustrates the fundamental flaws in the recent DOE climate report www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...

The Practice and Assessment of Science: Five Foundational Flaws in the Department of Energy's 2025 Climate Report

Adopted by the Executive Committee of the AMS Council on 27 August 2025

www.ametsoc.org

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Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · Sep 3

Nice discussion here from Nadir Jeevanjee about the critical predictions that have endured from the earliest climate models

theconversation.com/5-forecasts-...

5 forecasts early climate models got right – the evidence is all around you

From rising global temperatures to the fast-warming Arctic, early climate models predicted the changes half a century ago.

theconversation.com

An Ancient Law Could Shape the Modern Future of America’s Beaches. Here’s How.

Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · Jul 19

An Ancient Law Could Shape the Modern Future of America’s Beaches. Here’s How. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/19/c...

Our inevitable future, how do we balance perceived property and use rights as sea level rises? Such important questions with which we all need to engage.

www.nytimes.com

NOAA’s Climate Website May Soon Shut Down - Eos

Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · Jun 17

NOAA’s Climate Website May Soon Shut Down eos.org/research-and... Not unexpected, but certainly unacceptable. US citizens and officials need reliable climate information.

Climate.gov, NOAA’s portal to the work of their Climate Program Office, will likely soon shut down as most of the staff charged with maintaining it were fired on 31 May.

eos.org

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Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thanks @lamont.columbia.edu for the mention here. I am looking forward to this event on June 30.

Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · Jun 16

🌊 In honor of #NationalOceanMonth, join NSF for Jun 30 virtual Frontiers in Ocean Science symposium, featuring NSF-supported scientists transforming ocean science, including @lamont.columbia.edu oceanographer/carbon cycle scientist Galen McKinley. ➡️ Register: lamont.columbia.edu/events/nsf-7...

7th Annual Frontiers in Ocean Sciences Symposium

Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · Jun 12

I am thrilled to be invited to present in the 7th Annual Frontiers in Ocean Sciences Symposium on June 30. I hope you will join the event. www.nsf.gov/events/7th-a...

In celebration of June as World Ocean Month, the NSF Division of Ocean Sciences looks forward to the 7th annual Frontiers in Ocean Sciences Symposium, which…

www.nsf.gov

Reposted by Galen McKinley

Grace Lindsay @neurograce.bsky.social · Jun 5

ACTION ALERT via SaveNSF🚨 The Committee on Science, Space & Technology Democratic Staff is surveying the impact of the Trump Administration’s cancellation of federal research awards. If your award was terminated since January 20 2025 please fill out this brief survey forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Microsoft Forms

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Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · Jun 5

I am honored to be a member of this new mCDR committee from NASEM. I look forward to working with my esteemed colleagues to advance understanding of mCDR opportunities and challenges. www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/mar...

www.nationalacademies.org

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Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · May 31

m.youtube.com/@wclivestrea... I’m looking forward to presenting in this online event at 3pm ET today

YouTube

Share your videos with friends, family, and the world

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Trump’s NIH And NSF Cuts Estimated To Cost The U.S. Economy $10 Billion Annually

Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · May 23

www.forbes.com/sites/johndr... The economic benefits of research and the threats to the economy from proposed cuts are an important part of the story.

Economists find public R&D drives U.S. productivity growth — and pays for itself

www.forbes.com

Thoughts on US federal support for science

Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · May 15

Some thoughts from me on the current US administration's disastrous plans for science and technology funding.. It is time for everyone to speak up and ask for the investments that we need! galenmckinley.github.io/commentary/C...

Choosing Our Future

galenmckinley.github.io

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Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · May 9

www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025... .. sticking our heads in the sand will not change the reality

NOAA will stop updating database tracking costliest weather disasters

The billion-dollar disaster tracker is on a growing list of datasets NOAA says that either scientists will no longer update or the administration will decommission entirely.

www.washingtonpost.com

Opinion | Spain in the Dark Is Safer Than Elsewhere With Power

Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · May 3

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/03/o... .. reminds us that almost everyone out there is good and caring. The fear we carry is our bigger enemy than are other people.

The Iberian blackout showed us how much community matters.

www.nytimes.com

www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...

Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · May 1

Reposted by Galen McKinley

Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · May 1

Amid DOGE-induced turmoil, National Science Foundation in crisis. Thanks to @washingtonpost.com for this reporting. … foundational research is an investment in our future that we cannot afford to cut

Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · May 1

Amid DOGE-induced turmoil, National Science Foundation in crisis. Thanks to @washingtonpost.com for this reporting. … foundational research is an investment in our future that we cannot afford to cut

When state support for science fails

Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · Apr 17

When state support for science fails | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Science strengthens society and grows economies. US citizens and lawmakers should heed the warning of this article, and note China's major STEM investments. The US should be increasing federal investment in science!

The establishment and growth of scientific communities require long-term planning, political backing, and social and economic support. In many Latin American countries, these entities have been repeat...

www.science.org

Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · Apr 14

@petebuttigieg.bsky.social I respect your track record and vision. I am an ocean and climate scientist and professor at Columbia U. What should I be doing to promote the value of science to red voters? Bluesky is nice, but an echo chamber. Fox isn’t going to interview me! what steps do you suggest?

www.nationalacademies.org

Galen McKinley @oceancarbon.bsky.social · Apr 9

Excited to attend the @nationalacademies.org 26th Roger Revelle Lecture ft. Dr. Chris Scholin of @mbarinews.bsky.social! This lecture will explore how robotics are revolutionizing oceanography in a changing climate.
Attend in-person or online on 5/1: www.nationalacademies.org/event/44800_...