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When climate scientists are fired for doing their jobs, then we know we are adrift

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Today, the Trump administration fired ~1,800 federal civil servant employees of NOAA and the National Weather Service – 15% of its workforce. This reckless action makes all Americans less safe and deals a crushing blow to one of the premier scientific organizations in the world. Horribly shameful.

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Last Tuesday, I was set to give a talk on 'climate change in the Northeast' at a retirement home but had to cancel due to hourly job threats. After nearly two weeks of overwhelming uncertainty, today it happened. I was fired from my dream of working at NOAA. I'm so sorry to everyone also affected.

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Not only crazy dumb from a scientific collaborative stance, just dangerous because of how reliant the US and the world uses NOAA weather and climate data. Expect more plane crashes, ship sinkings , crop failures.🤦‍♀️

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One of the people fired from NOAA today is the director of the Ocean Acidification Program. That program also leads the U.S. government's effort on marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR). The destruction of American science is incomprehensible.

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I have written a short statement responding to mass firings today of #NOAA / National Weather Service (#NWS) staff (which were concentrated among recent hires as well as highly experienced staff who had recently been promoted). Please see below screenshot & below for full text.

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When climate scientists are fired for doing their jobs, then we know we are adrift

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All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.

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#COP16 plenary (hoped to be the final) has started now in Rome webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1t...

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'The US is talking about mass sterilisation-again' A fantastically, powerful read here yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/t...

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Notice the small things...

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Angus Fire: "it's important not to...sensationalise the matter...when key facts have not been established." Hard to establish those key facts when they won't arrange blood tests for local people. 🧵 1/3

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There is a new study out in Nature about the Atlantic overturning circulation. I will be curious to see the media reporting on this. If you wonder why, read my blog article on it! 🌊 www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...

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⚠️ Bentham residents set to undergo blood testing for ‘forever chemicals’ Yorkshire town seeks funding to screen locals over concerns around PFAS building up in the environment By Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social

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People at risk of exposure to globally banned PFOS & PFOA in Bentham - are having to fund raise for their own blood testing as neither the government nor industry steps up to investigate the impact on people's health in the UK's most PFAS polluted town. yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/benth...

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😱 “Bentham, in North Yorkshire, is trying to discover how much of the town, and how many of its residents, have been exposed to toxic chemicals from PFAS in the environment. Now, a residents’ group dubbed Cleaner Bentham, is pushing for funds to begin local blood screening tests.”

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Communities shouldn't have to fundraise to find out how badly they have been exposed to PFAS chemicals. Polluters should pay. #PFAS @yorkshirebylines.co.uk yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/benth...

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A month ago @theguardian.com revealed that various sites across East Anglia had high levels of 'forever chemicals' PFAS & PFOS some of which are linked to serious illness - see 🧵 Now residents in an Yorkshire town are fighting to discover the health impact of this pollution.

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Communities shouldn't have to fundraise to find out how badly they have been exposed to PFAS chemicals. Polluters should pay. #PFAS @yorkshirebylines.co.uk yorkshirebylines.co.uk/region/benth...

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"When New Scientist asked explicitly if human-caused climate change played any role in the record high temperatures, the NOAA press representative abruptly ended the call, saying, “I’m not seeing any more on-topic questions from the media""

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French President Emmanuel Macron publicly interrupted Donald Trump to correct another of the US President’s falsehoods over Ukraine 👏

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This is so goddamn embarrassing. www.axios.com/2025/02/24/u...

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“Goffe powerfully argues that racism lies at the foundation of the climate crisis and that the Caribbean has been systematically asset stripped for Western ‘trophy hunters’. “Racism structures the climate crisis because it was a part of its origins”, argues Goffe.“

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“No one should be at a greater risk of dying from this devastating disease simply because of where they live. Cancer death rates 60x higher in deprived areas www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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“No one should be at a greater risk of dying from this devastating disease simply because of where they live. Cancer death rates 60x higher in deprived areas www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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✍️ Book review: Dark Laboratory, by Tao Leigh Goffe A New York-based academic links colonial history to the climate crisis and asks: how do we turn oppression into empowerment? By Brian McHugh @brianmchugh.bsky.social

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Two-thirds of the Earth’s surface experienced record heat in 2024. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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How do we turn oppression into empowerment? 'Dark Laboratory' by @taoleighgoffe.bsky.social explores this issue. Building an audience in the UK. @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social @yorkshirebylines.co.uk yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/b...

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How do we turn oppression into empowerment? 'Dark Laboratory' by @taoleighgoffe.bsky.social explores this issue. Building an audience in the UK. @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social @yorkshirebylines.co.uk yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/b...

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Two-thirds of the Earth’s surface experienced record heat in 2024. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Melting glaciers caused almost 2cm of sea level rise this century, study reveals www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Coming soon! 'Dark Laboratory' by @taoleighgoffe.bsky.social The origins of the Climate Crisis. ‘Racism structures the climate crisis because it was a part of its origins.’ @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social climatewithbrian.com/2025/02/17/r...

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Melting glaciers caused almost 2cm of sea level rise this century, study reveals www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) averaged about 427 ppm in January 2025 10 years ago January averaged about 400 ppm Preliminary data from @noaa.gov: gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/

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Looking back at temperatures averaged over the last 3 months - find your location... 🟥 warmer than average 🟦 colder than average Dataset (NOAAGlobalTempv6) described in doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...

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NZ leading the world again - in the top three worldwide for glacier ice loss. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...

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✍️ Yorkshire in 2100: living the climate emergency Yorkshire faces severe climate impacts: heatwaves, floods, coastal erosion, biodiversity loss, rising prices, and refugee crises loom by 2100 By Kevin Paulson

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I went to Bentham today- the most PFAS polluted town in the UK

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Looking forward to a trip to Bentham tomorrow to find out more about their PFAS pollution

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Coming soon! 'Dark Laboratory' by @taoleighgoffe.bsky.social The origins of the Climate Crisis. ‘Racism structures the climate crisis because it was a part of its origins.’ @vikingbooksuk.bsky.social climatewithbrian.com/2025/02/17/r...

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'Extreme weather is our new reality. We must accept it and begin planning.' www.theguardian.com/world/commen...

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