Dr. Chelsea Wegner Koch

Senate spending panel would rescue NSF and NASA science funding Its support for a flat budget is a sign of congressional resistance to drastic cuts Trump has proposed

The Senate appropriations committee has voiced its intent to ignore the request by President Donald Trump to slash the budgets of the National Science Foundation and NASA science programs. scim.ag/4nW7XWi

Screenshot for the NSIDC Sea Ice Index, which says "This data set was recently downgraded to a “Basic” Level of Service. Learn more about what this means for users here" and "The Department of Defense (DoD) will stop processing and delivering the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) data no later than 30 June 2025. The SSMIS data are used as input for this NSIDC-produced data set, which will therefore stop processing no later than 30 June 2025. Please contact NSIDC User Services if you have questions."

The poor "Sea Ice Index" nsidc.org/data/seaice_... 😢

See thread for more on this tragic data loss: bsky.app/profile/zack...

HUD plans move to Alexandria, booting National Science Foundation from headquarters - WTOP News The Department of Housing and Urban Development will move its employees out of D.C. to Alexandria, Virginia, booting the National Science Foundation from its headquarters.

HUD takeover of NSF headquarters confirmed. Another blow to US science.

“It’s unclear where displaced employees of the National Science Foundation will be moved.”

wtop.com/local/2025/0...

This is an outrage!!

Screenshot from NSIDC that says: "Dear Colleague: The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) learned yesterday that the Department of Defense (DoD) will stop processing and delivering the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) data no later than 30 June 2025. The SSMIS data are used as input for the following NSIDC DAAC-produced data sets, which will therefore stop processing no later than 30 June 2025:"

Awful. More horrible science news

"The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) learned yesterday that the Department of Defense (DoD) will stop processing & delivering the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) data no later than 30 June 2025."

@usapecs.bsky.social @scottpolar.bsky.social @ukpolarnetwork.bsky.social

@sauyaq.bsky.social @alaskawx.bsky.social @zacklabe.com @helenczerski.bsky.social @marisolmaddox.bsky.social

Hey #Arctic Bluesky friends ❄️ I’m thinking a dedicated feed would be useful now more than ever. It’s becoming increasingly important to stay connected, collaborate and help each other out.

Let me know if you are in! I may start with a list then build a feed (after I figure this out!)

NASA, NSIDC Scientists Say Arctic Winter Sea Ice at Record Low - NASA Winter sea ice cover in the Arctic was the lowest it's ever been at its annual peak on March 22, 2025, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado...

Arctic winter sea ice hits record low. www.nasa.gov/earth/arctic...

Leaders from Alaska's St. Lawrence Island take contamination claims to U.N. Tribes from the Bering Sea isle say they’re living — and dying— with the toxic legacy of Cold War military installations. A U.N. special rapporteur is considering their case.

The tribal governments of Alaska’s St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea say they’re living with the toxic legacy of Cold War military installations on their land, and this week they took their complaint to the United Nations special rapporteur on toxics and human rights.

Playing my least favorite game - Is it a panic attack, too much caffeine, or a normal reaction to the state of the world?

DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases at critical forecasting centers NOAA's nerve center of national weather forecasting is on a lease cancellation list.

NEW: The Trump admin has informed NOAA that two buildings that are critical for weather forecasting will have their leases canceled. If this comes to pass, it's a really big deal. Includes weather fcst nerve center in College Park, Md.: www.axios.com/2025/03/03/d...

Frontiers | Prevalence of pelagic diatoms and harmful algae in tellinid bivalve diets during record low sea ice in the Pacific Arctic determined by DNA metabarcoding

🌊 🧪Just out in Frontiers in #Marine #Science

We used #DNA #metabarcoding to investigate #Arctic clam diets in the Bering and Chukchi seas during record low sea ice years 2017-19. #diatoms #HABS #harmfulalgae #phytoplankton

www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...

Flyer for 2025 PACE Data Hackweek

Applications now open!

Climate folks, backup/download your data and then tell us if we have new ideas for making these data available publicly. I’ve been searching for a place to put our NCEI hosted data.

Reminder!
𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗹𝗺 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 (𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱) 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝗙𝗲𝗯 𝟳, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.
More info here: www.usapecs.org/polar-film-f...

Governance of Indigenous data in open earth systems science - Nature Communications Using the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) as an example, this perspective discusses actions that recognize the sovereign rights of Indigenous Peoples and support better research across ...

Governance of Indigenous data in open earth systems science
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
by @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social et al.!!!!!
cc @oceanlani.bsky.social

Research Coordination Networks in Undergraduate Biology Education (RCN-UBE)

NSF's Undergraduate Research Coordination Networks in Undergraduate Biology program has been abruptly archived. The deadline was tomorrow. People were submitting proposals.

This program is designed to support the American scientific workforce. I cannot see the point of this level of self-sabotage.

Just got confirmation from NSF that all review panel meetings scheduled for this week are canceled and will be rescheduled. Story coming.

Shout out to all the mamas at #AGU24 with their babies - you are amazing 🤩

Another Hot Arctic Year Indicates a New Climate Regime - Eos NOAA’s annual Arctic Report Card illustrates a warmer, wetter, and increasingly wonky Arctic climate.

For the 11th year in a row, the Arctic warmed more drastically than the rest of Earth. Heat in the Arctic has led the region into “uncharted territory,” according to a new @NOAA report.

#AGU 2024 Polar Early Career Researcher Social

Thursday, December 12, 2024 from 6-7 pm ET at Anacostia Salon D at the Westin DC Downtown

Join for a short and fun networking social activity and head out for food!

RSVP required at tinyurl.com/polarECRSAGU24
@polarsecco.bsky.social #AGU24

I’d love to be added too!

Polar stereographic maps showing Arctic sea ice age in November 1984. There is widespread multi-year sea ice, especially older than 4 years.

Polar stereographic maps showing Arctic sea ice age in early November 2023. There has been a dramatic thinning and younger sea ice in 2023 compared to the other map in 1984.

Goodbye old ice?

+ Data: nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0...
+ Information: tc.copernicus.org/articles/14/...

Seabirds, such as puffins and terns have a well-earned reputation as sentinels of change in marine environments. The scientists studying them are trying to get fisheries managers to heed their warnings.

Written by Abby McBride.

hakaimagazine.com/news/seabird...

Good advice in general, really

Can I be added please?

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