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PV displaying unusual behavior this winter, repeatedly hammering US w/ extreme cold while rest of the world is experiencing relatively warm weather. PV keeps shifting from strong to weak, initially retaining Arctic air and then releasing it to mid-latitudes. Reinforced by blocking H over Alaska.

AGU has set up a website to make it easy to share your concerns about the administration's attack on science.

Sobering and spot-on critique of Trump/Musk plans for dismembering NOAA from the agency's amazing former administrator, Rick Spinrad:

Powerful Statement by Ocean Visions about the value of science and the threats it is facing. www.linkedin.com/pulse/naviga...

WA's NOAA scientists stand up for the agency as GOP deniers try to undermine their work protecting people, the environment, and our living marine resources.

UW scientists step up to make sure National Climate Assessment gets peer reviewed and published despite White House actions to kill it. It is likely that it will have a greater impact and broader audience because of Trump's ill-conceived attempt to censor science.

To be useful, models must be consistent with observations. If they are not, then it is as if not more likely that the models are missing something. In the 19th century, Louis Agassiz said, "Study nature, not books." A 21st century analog is, "Study nature before believing models."

"models will be a much more powerful tool, if they are used along with an equally heavy emphasis on paleoclimate data and observations of ongoing climate processes ... combined with mindfulness of climate physics." Jim Hansen

"Models are essential for understanding ongoing climate change and projections for the future, but by themselves they are inadequate and unable to provide an adequate assessment." Jim Hansen

Elon Musk is the new administration's Fraud Czar. Appointed to supposedly root out waste, fraud, and abuse, Musk is helping Trump take all three to a higher level. open.substack.com/pub/briantyl...

Trump is doubling down to make the US even less prepared for the next flu pandemic. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

More wisdom from Trump and the "pro-life" GOP...

Friends: Please consider nominating a colleague for election as an AGU Fellow or for an Ocean Sciences Section award and/or lecture. The deadline for all submissions is 13 March 2025. For more information, follow this link (www.agu.org/honors).