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Semi-retired professor, occasional photographer, friend of dogs.
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From Turkey to Hungary to Venezuela to Benin, firing civil servants and dismantling government departments is how aspiring strongmen consolidate personal power. Scholars share lessons learned from around the globe: #CivilService #autocrats #DOGE

Kansas City is proud to have thousands of outstanding federal workers here. We’d be honored if you considered staying in public service if you’ve experienced a recent, sudden separation. Check opportunities at CivicMatch.org. Thank you for your service to our country.

Sunday morning at the beach.

Coast redwood

Do you think the dog is ever thinking “ I really should get up and do some work but my person looks so comfortable that I don’t want to disturb him.”

February sunshine in Humboldt

Please RT and share! JOIN THE LAB! We are looking to recruit a motivated PhD student to study how fire shapes forest dynamics in #longleaf pine at the beautiful @thejonesctr.bsky.social with Dr. Heather Alexander Auburn University. Apps due Feb 28, 2025. www.jonesctr.org/wp-content/u...

At least we don't have to read about this on a federal government website: At 2°C of warming, the area on Earth that is too hot for humans will triple. This is fine. 🔥🧪

New in #PNAS, temp-driven increased seed production in European beech caused 28% reduction in annual tree ring increments since 2005. Important for European forests and good example using long-term data (43 yr) of how past does not predict future #forestdynamics. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

The tools the US used to contain previous bird flu outbreaks just aren't working this time, according to some agricultural experts. Some egg farmers have called for vaccinations for poultry.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

📣 Starting on Feb 4: The Canadian Forest Service and Canadian Council of Forest Ministers e-lecture series, hosted by the Canadian Institute of Forestry! To register for any/all of the lectures, see the link in the replies... and be sure to share this post widely!

This project tracks government attempts to restrict or prohibit scientific research, education, or discussion, or the publication or use of scientific information. Read more about the tracker and related... Or contribute to the database. #science climate.law.columbia.edu/Silencing-Sc...

Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers. This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

Biologists Unveil New Taxonomic System Classifying Species By Hotness theonion.com/biologi...

The U.S. claims the hacking was commissioned by a lobbying firm working on behalf of one of the world's biggest oil companies.

They only like thing that don't make sense.

Well. Just saying.

Of all the dumb things I have seen from the Executive Orders in the past 2 days, the National Energy Emergency is one the most ridiculous. Aside from not being needed in any rational sense, the definition for the term “energy” includes everything *except* solar and wind. FFS.

‘Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.’ — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On #MLKDay, we honor his legacy by choosing love over hate, justice over injustice, and hope over fear.

"Habitat for [the endemic] conifer bigcone Douglas-fir (BDF) in SoCal is likely to shrink 19-57% by mid-century; and wildfire probability could increase 2-4x in BDF habitat, potentially diminishing the value of mid-to-high elevation sites [for this species]." www.frontiersin.org/journals/for...

To those claiming "This is normal for SoCal! It's always like this! There are always offshore winds in January! Vegetation dryness is irrelevant!", please reconsider your misinformation. This is intel intended directly for wildland fire personnel. #CAfire #CAwx #LAfires

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, the deadliest tick-borne disease in the U.S., is a big problem on tribal lands in the Southwest. A community-led response on Apache lands in Arizona is helping save lives.

🚨 DON'T FLY DRONES OVER ACTIVE FIRES! ESPECIALLY ONES WITH CREWS AND AIRCRAFT ACTIVELY RESPONDING! "The drone was flying despite a Temporary Flight Restriction... The drone was being flown by a photographer taking video of the flames." No paywall, orig on LA Times: www.yahoo.com/news/one-jus...

NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold. We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940. 2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.

#oneforjournalclub Woody growth of coarse roots of deciduous trees continues throughout the winter! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Californians are all too familiar with flip-flopping weather extremes, and new research suggests that weather whiplash is increasing as the atmosphere warms due to human-caused climate change. via @kqednews.bsky.social

Coast redwood

After walk grass sprawl.

Happy New Year from coast redwood country.

In this special episode of Up First, we consider the legacy of the man widely called "America's greatest former president."

#mondayvibes

Getting warm out there.

In 2024, scientists confirmed the moon has a constantly regenerating thin water layer caused by solar wind. Hydrogen ions from the sun react with oxygen in lunar soil to form water molecules, making it a surprising water factory in space despite its dry, airless environment!

Accurate

The simple pleasures of an afternoon dog walk around the neighborhood.

Sometimes I just want to post a random dog photo.

May ‘23: Mask mandate lifted from Mass General Brigham, hospital transmission of respiratory virus went up. Jan ‘24: Mandate re-instituted, infection rates went down. www.news-medical.net/news/2024052...