NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Apropos of some new hires at the Dept. of Energy...
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
I can't stress enough how close U.S. science is to the cliff.
"Numbers released in May by the National Science Foundation (NSF) indicate that if Congress approves the cuts to the agency proposed by the White House, the number of early-career researchers it supports could fall by 78%" (@science.org)
As of today, all current NOAA Climate and Global Change postdoctoral fellows have been furloughed due to the Dept of Commerce not releasing the funding for the program. In addition no new Fellows were awarded this year. cpaess.ucar.edu/cgc
Environment and Climate Change Canada released its summer forecast today, predicting warmer than normal conditions across most of the country. Notably, "normal" is considered 1991-2020, which for Canada is ~1-2 C warmer than the pre-industrial climate.
A table titled "Funding Levels Summary (in millions)" shows funding data for various U.S. federal agencies over fiscal years FY24, FY25, and the FY26 President's Budget Request (PBR). It includes five columns: Agency, FY24 Omnibus, FY25 CR (Continuing Resolution), FY25 Enacted, FY26 PBR, and % Change from FY25 to FY26 PBR. Agencies and their respective funding levels (in millions) and percent changes are: DOE (Department of Energy) FY24 Omnibus: $50,246.75 FY25 CR: $50,246.75 FY25 Enacted: $49,800 FY26 PBR: $45,100 % Change: -9.4% DOE Office of Science FY24 Omnibus: $8,240 FY25 CR: $8,240 FY25 Enacted: — FY26 PBR: $7,092 % Change: -13.9% EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) FY24 Omnibus: $9,158.89 FY25 CR: $9,158.89 FY25 Enacted: $9,100 FY26 PBR: $5,000 % Change: -54.5% NASA FY24 Omnibus: $24,875 FY25 CR: $24,875 FY25 Enacted: $24,800 FY26 PBR: $18,800 % Change: -24.3% NASA SMD (Science Mission Directorate) FY24 Omnibus: $7,334.20 FY25 CR: $7,565.70 FY25 Enacted: — FY26 PBR: $3,908.2 % Change: -46.7% NIEHS (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) FY24 Omnibus: $997.02 FY25 CR: $997.02 FY25 Enacted: — FY26 PBR: NA % Change: NA NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) FY24 Omnibus: $6,319 FY25 CR: $6,319 FY25 Enacted: — FY26 PBR: $4,799 % Change: -24% NSF (National Science Foundation) FY24 Omnibus: $9,060 FY25 CR: — FY25 Enacted: $8,800 FY26 PBR: $3,900 % Change: -55.8% USGS (United States Geological Survey) FY24 Omnibus: $1,455.43 FY25 CR: $1,455.43 FY25 Enacted: — FY26 PBR: $891.43 % Change: -38.8% Red text is used to denote percentage decreases in FY26 PBR compared to FY25. Several entries for FY25 Enacted are missing or denoted with a dash. NIEHS has no FY26 PBR or percent change listed.
This is not a science budget. This is a massacre.
thebridge.agu.org/2025/05/05/t...
New AMS Statement and Special Report: The Federal agencies in the public sector provide a foundational role in supporting the rest of the weather enterprise. A failure of these systems would be catastrophic.
Read the AMS Statement: bit.ly/4lLTdbk
This is beyond abominable. I don't know what else to say.
Happy #EarthDay! Emerging Environments podcast is back for a 5th season. Check out our first episode with paleoecologist, Dr. Sarah Finkelstein: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/4...
Line graph time series of March monthly mean carbon dioxide abundance from 1958 through March 2025. There is a long-term increasing trend and seasonal cycle. Current Earth Day 2024 levels are around 430 ppm for this week in April. And the first Earth Day in 1970 was around 328 ppm.
Happy #EarthDay! 🌍🌎🌏
Here's an updated graph of how much carbon dioxide (CO₂) has changed since the first Earth Day, which is driving recent climate change. Graphic available at zacklabe.com/climate-viz-...
Hi - I'd like to share this story of what is happening at NOAA GFDL, where some of my colleagues and I worked until the mass firings at NOAA last week.
"...the birthplace of weather and climate forecasting"
“...to better understand things like extreme weather, which impact communities all across the United States.”
"All of this excitement and energy and new ideas and technological advances and skills that they bring are lost from the outcome of this.” said Labe
I'm so sorry to hear this Zack.
More and more scientists are joining the ranks of fired federal workers—and fighting back through protests, appeals, and legal challenges.
Photo credit: 2024 Weather Band Photo Contest submission "Badlands Storm" by Alex Gulino.
The weather & climate enterprise provides essential services that the public relies upon. We do not yet know the depth of the changes we face, but all have a voice, and we are stronger together than apart.
Read a message from the AMS President: bit.ly/40QoIaJ
With major disruptions associated with AI, extreme weather and climate change, the role of a meteorologist is as important as ever. ECCC has launched a new scholarship program for CDN students studying meteorology. Check it out: www.canada.ca/en/environme...
Packed house for the 10th annual @ouranosqc.bsky.social Symposium in Montreal: One of the most important annual events driving climate change adaptation learning and progress. Delighted that @climateinstitute.bsky.social is sponsoring. Congrats to Alain Bourque and team!
Talking climate change and wildfires on CBC this evening.
The faster we cut emissions and build resilience, the less suffering there will be.
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How much longer can we keep using the IPCC AR6 1.5°C scenarios (limited overshoot) for percentage reductions, net zero years, etc, given that we are currently not even remotely on track?
Starting today, the percentage reductions will be higher, net zero year earlier (all else equal).
Line graph time series of 2024's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with white for the 1980s, green for the 1990s, blue for the 2000s, and purple for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2002 to 2022. 2024 is shown with a thick gold line. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between October and January by looking at the decadal average line positions.
Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *2nd* lowest on record (JAXA data)...
• about 550,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,070,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,760,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,240,000 km² below the 1980s mean
zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
174 maps showing temperatures in each year from 1850 to 2023, progressively getting more red
Mapping changes in temperature every year from 1850-2023, using 'small multiples' #dataviz
Data: HadCRUT5
Polar stereographic map showing 2-m air temperature anomaly trends for Novembers from 1979 to 2023. All areas are warming in the Arctic.
November has observed some of the largest temperature trends in the #Arctic, especially over areas with decreasing sea ice cover. Arctic amplification is largest in the boreal fall.
If you see red, that means it's warming.
Data: @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5. More info: doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...
Time for the @bsky.app community to see one of my favorite visualizations of climate change...
"Shifting Distribution of Land Temperature Anomalies" by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5211/ ⚒️🧪
Forget for a moment the clown show that is the new administration. This is the worst news of the day: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Bar graph showing zonal mean surface air temperature anomalies for the October 2024 period. All latitude bands are above average relative to a 1951-1980 climate baseline using GISTEMPv4.
Check out this view of the striking temperatures last month in the #Arctic, which were particularly large in October relative to all other bands of latitude.
[Plot shows zonal-mean temperature anomalies, with latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance). GISTEMPv4 data using their 1951-1980 baseline]
Repost this if you’re old enough to remember when they tried to convince us that “global warming stopped in 2008” (or whenever).
