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Hurricane Helene wiped out hundreds of roadways in western North Carolina. Now engineers are working to fill the holes the storm left behind. But how do you rebuild a road that’s meant to last in a climate that’s changing quicker than we can keep up? Featuring NCDOT’s work with @ncsco.bsky.social

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A 2024 NBER study, “The Social Value of Hurricane Forecasts,” found recent advancements in hurricane forecasting led to a 19% reduction in hurricane-related costs--an average cost reduction of $5 billion per hurricane. It's import to keep funding research! yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/02/the-...

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I support Stand up for Science. There will be local events in many cities including Denver, Raleigh, Hartford, Chicago, Atlanta, Saint Paul, Boston, Pittsburgh, Austin, Seattle, Madison and others. Science has the back story. www.science.org/content/arti...

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A new study reveals that shifting seasonal sea levels along the U.S. Mid-Atlantic coast are driven by wind-driven water movement, an insight that will help scientists improve sea level forecasts and better predict flooding risks. www.climate.gov/news-feature...

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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

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Finally got around to making a radar graphic for #Helene. One for the record books

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Some whale #linocut prints for #WorldWhaleDay! 🧪🐡 I’ve had the great privilege of seeing humpbacks and orcas (and other species) when working at sea. They seem as curious about us as we are of them. 🧵

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Currently fascinated by this 2020 paper that proves that California wildfires dramatically boost property tax revenue because it effectively resets Prop 13 property assessments for entire neighborhoods. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....

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Are you a PhD student whose funding is in jeopardy because of recent executive actions, or a faculty member in a program dealing with these considerations? @mkhaw.bsky.social and I want to hear from you @chronicle.com. DM or email! #AcademicSky #PhDSky #HigherEd

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📣New Review! Mortality impacts of the most extreme heat events By Tom Matthews et al., including @regclimo.bsky.social & @ccivanovich.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

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Did you miss the #AGU24 session on Compound, Consecutive, and Cascading Events? No worries! Read this fantastic summary of the session by hmgarciaaa.bsky.social: 📖 compoundevents.org/blog/agu-202...

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New and important: we built a federal expenditure tracker. All expenditure line items that are available on the Daily Treasury Statement. USAID was zeroed out on 1/28 and has been at zero ever since. www.hamiltonproject.org/data/trackin... #EconSky

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Just got an NSF email saying that PIs can request funds again (for now). I don't know about y'all, but as a PI, I rely heavily on my grants administrator on budgets, they have the institutional power and knowledge, not me. Are there grant admins/orgs speaking publicly and shedding light on all this?

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Tillis DC voicemail is full, left VM in Raleigh. Contacted Budd’s DC ofc 🧪🛟 5calls.org/issue/robert...

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#AcademicSky 🧪

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Federal career civil servants: the country appreciates you and your work. You have rights. Here is some info: www.civilservicestrong.org/resource/faqs

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do it now -- took 3 mins. call answered by D rep. office, voicemail from both R senators

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anyone heard from #nsfgrfp #grfp program officers? 🧪

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The National Science Foundation cancelled over 60 grant review panels today, effectively grinding funding of new projects to a halt. The so-far indefinite pause comes as NSF grapples with the impact Trump's executive orders will have on their grantmaking process. www.npr.org/sections/sho...

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Still one more week to go this January, but so far 20 out of 24 days have seen all-time records of global average temperature for those dates. pulse.climate.copernicus.eu

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“So, in that regard, I would just like to know, if we’re asked to identify undocumented students, what will we say?” Schlobohm asked. Roberts replied: “If we’re asked by law enforcement, we’re going to comply with any requests from law enforcement about that or anything else.”

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Ice in the Swannanoa River, Asheville, NC 1/23/25

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Lupe shared this photo from yesterday when workers were harvesting strawberries in heavy smoke from the Hughes Fire in Ventura County. The AQI exceeded 150 in some areas. The AQI is lower today, but winds are expected to pick up this afternoon. #WeFeedYou

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Just had our data access rescinded for a projected using federal microdata to study and reduce disparate impact in housing markets.

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As cold weather pummels us here in the South, power systems are strained. If you’re looking for something that provides the status, risks, and policies that may influence winter peaking power systems, check out my former PhD student Adi Keskar’s paper.

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An incredible upcoming symposium at UC-Berkeley assembled by Anna Livia Brand and Pol Fité Matamoros! If you are in California, come check it out!

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Ahem, hello 3.6°C! "SSP3-7.0 — In this narrative, nationalism is resurgent and countries retreat from international cooperation, focusing instead on their own economic goals. 'I sort of jokingly refer to this as Trumpworld,' said Zeke Hausfather" 😳 www.vox.com/22620706/cli...

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Award Winning Short Climate Fiction. Title: This View From Here As a young woman prepares to leave her small town, a fight with her father sheds light on their fears for the future. grist.org/climate-fict... #Fiction #Climate #Solarpunk

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All NIH study sections canceled indefinitely. This will halt science and devastate research budgets in universities.

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useful thread on findings re: post-wildfire home air quality and health

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1/ In 2021, Germany faced its costliest riverine floods ever: 189 lives lost & €33B in damages. Beyond these direct consequences, what about the hidden impacts? In a paper with @jsodoge.bsky.social, we used 26,000 newspaper articles to uncover them 👇 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

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On our podcast this week, we return to one of our most cherished stories: “The Serviceberry,” by Potawatomi botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer. How can we move away from an economy of scarcity to one rooted in relationship and gratitude? https://buff.ly/2Ur2kGq

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Our paper defining actionable scientific results for sea level rise has been published. We look at the implications of using the conclusions of novel studies published in high impact journals in near-term decisions. egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...

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i feel like this article from the martha's vineyard times does as good a job as any i've read describing the multi-factored home insurance crisis www.mvtimes.com/2024/12/11/m...

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WE DID IT!!! WE GOT THE HEARING MOVED TO CHAPEL HILL!!! SAVE THE DATE: JANUARY 16th. 6pm. Chapel Hill Town Hall. Great news! The hearing on UNC request to burn PFAS-filled pellets on campus will now be in Chapel Hill. triangleblogblog.com/2024/12/17/g...

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grateful for 1) presenting at my first #AGU24 2) everyone who stayed to friday and attended 3) getting lots of feedback 4) my friends, colleagues, and mentors

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Almost 77% of coasts below 60°N will experience saltwater intrusion by 2100 because of climate-driven changes to groundwater recharge and sea-level rise. Recharge will drive the most extreme cases, whilst SLR results in its global pervasiveness. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

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