Nostr notes by David Ho

This illegal war on Iran is benefitting very few people and ...

2026-04-07T05:19:07Z

This illegal war on Iran is benefitting very few people and screwing everyone else now and in the future.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/07/iran-war-global-dependence-fossil-fuels-biggest-emitters-reaping-rewards?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu_env

Lobster fishermen are using sensors on their traps to collect ...

2026-04-06T10:08:06Z

Lobster fishermen are using sensors on their traps to collect temperature, dissolved oxygen, and soon salinity data on the changing ocean environment. These data are valuable to scientists studying climate change and help fishermen make informed decisions about where to fish.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/climate/new-england-fishermen-ocean-data.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Y1A.jmgx.GB_brXGxUqqz&smid=url-share

Wow, wheelchair bike. ...

2026-04-06T05:36:44Z

Wow, wheelchair bike.

https://www.vanraam.com/en-gb/our-bikes/wheelchair-bikes/veloplus

The Trump budget once again proposes to eliminate NOAA OAR, which ...

2026-04-04T01:42:09Z

The Trump budget once again proposes to eliminate NOAA OAR, which brings you the CO₂ Keeling Curve. In this piece, I argued that the Keeling Curve is a treasure that belongs to humanity as the most poignant indication of our impact on the environment and as a testament to our ability to document it.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/openforum/article/trump-global-emissions-measurement-20780999.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2ZjaHJvbmljbGUuY29tL29waW5pb24vb3BlbmZvcnVtL2FydGljbGUvdHJ1bXAtZ2xvYmFsLWVtaXNzaW9ucy1tZWFzdXJlbWVudC0yMDc4MDk5OS5waHA%3D&time=MTc1NDE4MDA4MTczNg%3D%3D&rid=YTViMGY0ZmUtMjcxNi00ODNlLWFiZTEtMDg3ZjQ5OTU5YjRm&sharecount=Mw%3D%3D

My USDA-Forest Service-funded project with scientists there was ...

2026-04-03T23:04:56Z

My USDA-Forest Service-funded project with scientists there was about water in the western United States. I guess that’s not a concern anymore.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/climate/forest-service-research-stations.html?unlocked_article_code=1.YFA.U-Ft.t0H1T_XfI6DU&smid=bs-share

I will say this again: Science isn’t just something that nerds ...

2026-04-03T22:55:32Z

I will say this again: Science isn’t just something that nerds do, it’s the foundation of the modern world.

It’s why this app exists. It’s why child mortality rate isn’t 50% anymore. It’s how we’re able to launch people to the moon. It’s how we’re able to grow food that feeds half the world’s population.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-01105-7

Can someone tell me if the US Forest Service is being dismantled ...

2026-04-01T15:09:02Z

Can someone tell me if the US Forest Service is being dismantled because I owe them a final project report and maybe I don’t have to write it anymore?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/us-forest-service-washington-dc-salt-lake-city

Startup aims to create Republicans. ...

2026-03-30T22:50:31Z

Startup aims to create Republicans.

https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/03/30/1134780/r3-bio-brainless-human-clones-full-body-replacement-john-schloendorn-aging-longevity/

I've got these plants outside that I neglect year after year, ...

2026-03-30T05:04:01Z

I've got these plants outside that I neglect year after year, and I actually don't even remember having them. But once in a while, they'll do this just to get my attention.

Largest single day of protest in American history ...

2026-03-29T08:09:16Z

Largest single day of protest in American history

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/crowds-gather-across-u-s-for-no-kings-rallies-to-oppose-trump-0d3a380d?st=hWkYQF&reflink=article_copyURL_shar

I don't think people fully appreciate how apocalyptic things ...

2026-03-27T21:17:32Z

I don't think people fully appreciate how apocalyptic things are for US science. I haven't received any new funding since 2024, but I'm still ok since grants are typically for 3 years. This means next year I will be completely out of funding and will have to fire everyone in the lab. It's not great.

In my 25-year career, I’ve never NOT had funding. I typically have 4 to 8 grants, which you need if you’re running an observation science program and have a technician, students, and postdocs.

I’m a fan of repair so I didn’t mind paying almost as much as ...

2026-03-27T17:46:10Z

I’m a fan of repair so I didn’t mind paying almost as much as a new laptop to replace the display and battery of the old one. However, I balked at Apple telling me that they’ll have to wipe my drive to install the latest macOS even after I told them I have the latest.

“What if a new one comes out during the repair today?”

Seriously?! Why is this necessary?

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2026-03-27T17:25:33Z

Lol

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trumps-new-science-panel-includes-9-tech-billionaires-and-just-one-scientist/

Tofu snafu: Try not to spill 20 tons of tofu and leave it stewing ...

2026-03-27T12:37:05Z

Tofu snafu: Try not to spill 20 tons of tofu and leave it stewing outside for three weeks.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/us/missouri-truck-tofu-i-44.html?unlocked_article_code=1.WVA.I2a4.kca4RFD-N30i

Not so marvelous news. ~95,000 scientists have left the federal ...

2026-03-25T19:25:53Z

Not so marvelous news.

~95,000 scientists have left the federal government since the Trump regime took over.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/25/climate/kate-marvel-nasa-resign.html?unlocked_article_code=1.V1A.4Lwb.Ls2T5tdxd_QE

Landsat images show the extent of flooding on Oʻahu's north ...

2026-03-25T18:49:34Z

Landsat images show the extent of flooding on Oʻahu's north shore during the recent storm.

https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/kona-storms-flood-oʻahu/

Did CH₄ write this? ...

2026-03-25T05:59:01Z

Did CH₄ write this?

https://economist.com/leaders/2026/03/19/gas-will-not-be-killed-off-by-renewables-any-time-soon?giftId=YmVhMzFkZDctMWJjZS00YjhhLTk3MTctZDNiNzI2OTM1ZDUz

I’d rather live next to wind turbines and solar panels. ...

2026-03-24T04:41:14Z

I’d rather live next to wind turbines and solar panels.

https://apnews.com/article/refinery-explosion-texas-coast-60ecf6d9a70a2f1d5494fb8e38a84c4a

The rain is insane right now in Honolulu. I cycled to work and I ...

2026-03-24T00:03:24Z

The rain is insane right now in Honolulu. I cycled to work and I honestly don’t mind biking home in these conditions except I worry about getting killed by a car driver.

Turns out Parisians don’t hate bike lanes as much as CNN ...

2026-03-23T05:35:00Z

Turns out Parisians don’t hate bike lanes as much as CNN thinks.

Next Saturday, March 28, join a #NoKings protest around you. ...

2026-03-22T18:18:09Z

Next Saturday, March 28, join a #NoKings protest around you. NoKings.org

The one in Honolulu is called No Dictators because Hawaiʻi was a kingdom when the US illegally annexed it.

The US-Israel war on Iran has emitted 5 million tonnes of ...

2026-03-22T06:24:02Z

The US-Israel war on Iran has emitted 5 million tonnes of CO₂ₑ in its first 14 days. The world currently has 0.6 million tonnes of novel and permanent CO₂ removal (CDR) capacity annually.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/21/middle-east-iran-conflict-environment-climate

To teleport one human would require ~6,000x the world's total ...

2026-03-21T03:15:21Z

To teleport one human would require ~6,000x the world's total energy supply and would take 4.85x10¹⁵ years (i.e., ~350,000 times longer than the universe has existed).

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/20/fema-gregg-phillips-waffle-house

I'm sure this is fine: A single TV company will serve 80% of ...

2026-03-20T02:43:45Z

I'm sure this is fine: A single TV company will serve 80% of American households.

https://wapo.st/4sgE4S8

$200 billion could fund the National Science Foundation for 20 ...

2026-03-19T06:11:42Z

$200 billion could fund the National Science Foundation for 20 years.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/03/18/iran-cost-budget-pentagon/

It’s ok because they’re the biggest buyer of nonexistent ...

2026-03-18T04:55:25Z

It’s ok because they’re the biggest buyer of nonexistent CO₂ removal on the planet. 🙃

https://www.distilled.earth/p/microsofts-latest-data-center-project

The US National Academies of Sciences refused to remove a climate ...

2026-03-17T18:20:45Z

The US National Academies of Sciences refused to remove a climate change chapter from the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence, despite pressure from Republican attorneys general.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/national-academies-of-sciences-resisting-pressure-to-pull-climate-info/

There are of course others but judges and journalists are keeping ...

2026-03-16T21:12:38Z

There are of course others but judges and journalists are keeping us in the game and while we can’t do much about the former, we can definitely support the latter. Stop complaining about paywalls and pay for news. Here’s a gift link btw.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/health/childhood-vaccines-lawsuit-kennedy.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TlA.hRQq.P0CwLQDcsmoV&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Lololololol. We’re governed by morons. ...

2026-03-15T16:59:15Z

Lololololol. We’re governed by morons.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/us/politics/farm-labor-trump-migrant-workers-h2a.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TVA.qzCp.ukYZ7_T0s2eu&smid=url-share

Death of an intellectual giant. ...

2026-03-15T00:56:01Z

Death of an intellectual giant.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/14/books/jurgen-habermas-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.TVA.u6LD.-B5kbWpTAURC&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Everything we've made will break, buildings and streets will ...

2026-03-12T19:42:09Z

Everything we've made will break, buildings and streets will crumble, and cities will be abandoned. But the CO₂ we emit into the atmosphere will persist for millennia, and its climatic impacts will last longer than human civilization has existed. This is our legacy for the future.

We're governed by morons: "…as President Trump weighed ...

2026-03-11T04:42:58Z

We're governed by morons: "…as President Trump weighed whether to launch military attacks on Iran, Chris Wright, the energy secretary, told an interviewer he was not concerned that the looming war might disrupt oil supplies in the Middle East and wreak havoc in energy markets."

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/10/us/politics/how-trump-miscalculated-iran-response.html?unlocked_article_code=1.SVA.yJMv.Gwegd7GPVPBa

One of the very few times I’ve seen a valid justification for ...

2026-03-10T14:50:41Z

One of the very few times I’ve seen a valid justification for having a large personal vehicle.

https://www.kens5.com/article/news/local/public-safety/texas-highway-hero-san-antonio-welder-save-unconscious-driver-loop-410/273-618bb092-7f1b-45ab-87d1-8142399f77c6

The real insanity isn’t how much oil prices have spiked, it’s ...

2026-03-08T12:47:31Z

The real insanity isn’t how much oil prices have spiked, it’s that we’re still burning oil for energy.

Lol. This is academic publishing taken to its logical end. ...

2026-03-07T10:37:03Z

Lol. This is academic publishing taken to its logical end.

https://retractionwatch.com/2026/03/05/publisher-demands-500-from-impersonated-author-to-retract-paper/

It doesn’t matter whether the rate of global warming is ...

2026-03-07T10:34:51Z

It doesn’t matter whether the rate of global warming is increasing. It’ll never cease to amaze me that people don’t care that it’s happening at all. It should be the most alarming thing ever.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/06/humanity-heating-planet-faster-than-ever-before-study-finds

A senior scientist spammed a mailing list of most of the ...

2026-03-06T12:29:17Z

A senior scientist spammed a mailing list of most of the scientists in my field with his latest paper in a predatory publisher's journal with nonexistent peer review.

I replied to all with: "We’re going to rescind your PhD for publishing with MDPI."

He was not pleased. 😅

The perfect headline doesn’t exi… ...

2026-03-05T20:41:35Z

The perfect headline doesn’t exi…

https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/google-pledges-roughly-three-hours-of-its-annual-profit-to-fight-climate-change-164808010.html

My strongly held belief is that the rapture isn’t real and ...

2026-03-03T03:46:49Z

My strongly held belief is that the rapture isn’t real and people should stop trying to make it happen.

Microsoft bought 93% of all the carbon removal credits globally ...

2026-03-01T12:27:33Z

Microsoft bought 93% of all the carbon removal credits globally last year. This is absurd, and no way to determine which method might actually work and scale. Carbon dioxide removal research and development should be government-funded and government-led.

https://www.latitudemedia.com/news/microsoft-is-the-carbon-removal-market/

Now that OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are vying for our ...

2026-02-28T16:15:08Z

Now that OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google are vying for our business, AI is probably as good as it will ever be for consumers. Once one of them emerges as the market leader and enshittification kicks in, it's going to really suck for everyone.

There are so many reasons not to eat animals. Here’s another, ...

2026-02-27T18:09:09Z

There are so many reasons not to eat animals. Here’s another, but it doesn’t even matter if it’s true.

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/feb/27/vegetarians-have-substantially-lower-risk-of-five-types-of-cancer

Each action by the Trump administration can be categorized as ...

2026-02-21T15:28:50Z

Each action by the Trump administration can be categorized as evil, criminal, stupid, or a combination of the three.

There are so many additional ways to die under the Trump regime. ...

2026-02-21T09:21:33Z

There are so many additional ways to die under the Trump regime.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/climate/epa-mercury-coal-plants.html?unlocked_article_code=1.NVA.GI-P.I17QftCQ0eM-&smid=url-share

I have stopped sleeping in the same room as my phone. Smartphones ...

2026-02-20T17:17:00Z

I have stopped sleeping in the same room as my phone.

Smartphones divert our attention from fulfilling our real-life needs. To safeguard ourselves, we should establish device-free zones and promote activities that offer genuine satisfaction and fulfillment.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/opinion/phone-fixation-dopamine-kids.html

The brain drain from science in the US isn't to other ...

2026-02-19T12:33:44Z

The brain drain from science in the US isn't to other countries, but from science to non-science (e.g., I know scientists driving for Uber). The one exception is that students and postdocs are choosing other countries over the US because of the lack of funding, the danger, and the uncertainty.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/19/trump-science-funding-cuts

If you're an environmental journalist in the UK or Europe, ...

2026-02-19T09:36:23Z

If you're an environmental journalist in the UK or Europe, the biggest gathering of ocean scientists in the world is happening in Glasgow next week, and you should consider coming to cover some of the most important findings about our life support system.

https://www.agu.org/ocean-sciences-meeting/press

I've been thinking about this a lot. AI will make everyone ...

2026-02-18T23:34:39Z

I've been thinking about this a lot. AI will make everyone except the 0.01% worse off.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/ai-white-collar-jobs/686031/?gift=SCYx-5scVta3-cr_IlgTye5UuEDMsmIn8A8Cc1O-vk0

The FDA will review Moderna’s mRNA flu shot, mRNA-1010, after ...

2026-02-18T16:33:17Z

The FDA will review Moderna’s mRNA flu shot, mRNA-1010, after initially refusing the application due to some made-up concern about the clinical trial design. Moderna proposed a revised plan to seek full approval for adults 50-64 and accelerated approval for adults 65 and older, contingent on further testing. If approved, the vaccine could be available for the 2026-27 flu season.

https://www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/fda-reverses-course-and-will-now-review-modernas-flu-shot-46b3aab1?st=QB9TDk&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink

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2026-02-18T09:14:43Z

Lol

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/jeff-bezos-mackenzie-scott-charity-b2207440.html

A least there’s a reason to go to the moon, for the cheese. ...

2026-02-16T14:05:46Z

A least there’s a reason to go to the moon, for the cheese.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/feb/16/elon-musk-moon-mars-trump-spacex

Doom scrolling is doomed ...

2026-02-14T09:47:30Z

Doom scrolling is doomed

https://www.politico.eu/article/tiktok-meta-facebook-instagram-brussels-kill-infinite-scrolling/

The EPA is doing fuck all to protect the environment. ...

2026-02-13T16:21:57Z

The EPA is doing fuck all to protect the environment.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/13/environmental-laws-enforcement-polluters?CMP=us_bsky&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Bluesky#Echobox=1770988517-1

Trump trying to make RCP8.5 happen. https://wapo.st/4qusAc1

2026-02-13T07:58:08Z

Trump trying to make RCP8.5 happen.

https://wapo.st/4qusAc1

I don't want self-driving cars. I want cars with speed ...

2026-02-12T15:33:33Z

I don't want self-driving cars. I want cars with speed governors and doors that won't open when cyclists are approaching.

A 2025 study found that going car-free is the most effective way ...

2026-02-12T10:37:19Z

A 2025 study found that going car-free is the most effective way for individuals to lower their carbon footprint. To reduce car dependency, cities should focus on raising awareness about the benefits of car-free living, supporting compact cities through policy, and investing in public transportation, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and shared mobility options.

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/02/these-key-strategies-could-help-americans-get-rid-of-their-cars/

I'm a fan. ...

2026-02-11T21:33:33Z

I'm a fan.

https://www.the-londoner.co.uk/jeremy-vine-loves-him-motorists-hate-him-is-this-londons-most-controversial-cyclist/

We don't know what's happening but there's no good ...

2026-02-11T16:41:58Z

We don't know what's happening but there's no good news here. As long as we keep burning fossil fuels, the world will continue to become more dangerous and chaotic.

https://wapo.st/4abXa5w

We paid thousands of dollars to make this open access for you to ...

2026-02-11T11:44:03Z

We paid thousands of dollars to make this open access for you to enjoy.

Knowing the rate of air-sea gas exchange is critical for assessing the efficiency of marine CO₂ removal (mCDR). We assume we know this rate, but we really don't in coastal areas where mCDR is likely to be deployed. This means that models that use open-ocean gas exchange parameterizations (all of them) will overestimate the amount of atmospheric CO₂ removed by these deployments.

https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025JC023324

It’s good to see that not all men are shitty. Two academics, ...

2026-02-04T07:48:02Z

It’s good to see that not all men are shitty. Two academics, Norman Finkelstein and Joseph Chaney, are in the Epstein files calling out who he is. 💪

https://www.thecanary.co/skwawkbox/2026/02/03/finkelstein-epstein/

We will forever regret not doing something about PFAS. ...

2026-02-03T11:24:16Z

We will forever regret not doing something about PFAS.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/03/environmentalists-decry-crushingly-disappointing-pfas-action-plan-for-uk

Maybe we shouldn't put people who kill puppies in positions ...

2026-01-29T14:00:07Z

Maybe we shouldn't put people who kill puppies in positions of power.

I know some of you who follow me mostly care about ocean or ...

2026-01-14T16:57:45Z

I know some of you who follow me mostly care about ocean or climate but this is one of the most alarming things happening and is worth your attention.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/us/politics/fbi-washington-post-journalist.html?unlocked_article_code=1.EVA.qA5L.JqhqNEIbidv4&smid=url-share

“A car crash involving a pedestrian” is one of the dumbest ...

2026-01-13T16:42:31Z

“A car crash involving a pedestrian” is one of the dumbest things I read constantly in the news.

How hard is it to say that a person driving a car killed another person on foot?

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/01/13/police-confirm-traffic-fatality-after-pedestrian-involved-kalihi-crash-succumbs-injuries-days-later/

“Hundreds of passengers were stranded at the airport in Gander, ...

2026-01-09T19:27:57Z

“Hundreds of passengers were stranded at the airport in Gander, Newfoundland, waiting in vain for taxis, when suddenly residents pulled up in their own cars.
“It wasn’t Sept. 11, 2001, when 6,500 marooned passengers from 240 diverted aircraft were taken in by local residents. It was Wednesday.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/08/world/canada/gander-canada-airport-stranded-travelers.html?unlocked_article_code=1.DFA.FWk6.7v3mT-gKbnlC&smid=url-share

The US has some of the world’s best climate scientists (and ...

2026-01-08T08:38:28Z

The US has some of the world’s best climate scientists (and certainly more of them than anywhere else) and has contributed disproportionately to understanding the climate system. It’s idiotic for the US to withdraw from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change but it’s on brand for this regime.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/01/withdrawing-the-united-states-from-international-organizations-conventions-and-treaties-that-are-contrary-to-the-interests-of-the-united-states/

It's so embarrassing to be an American these days: "In a ...

2026-01-06T05:40:02Z

It's so embarrassing to be an American these days: "In a late-night Truth Social post, the president announces that the Danish territory is now an American 'protectorate.'" 🙄

https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/01/greenland-trump-venezuela-nato/685511/?gift=i3QjUyXCf1lgRJBp1hmmpr5_HL6h3Zbcm39I6AIIdoI&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

This is a must read from Anne Applebaum. ...

2026-01-05T19:00:03Z

This is a must read from Anne Applebaum.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/01/trumps-american-dominance-may-leave-us-with-nothing/685503/?gift=hVZeG3M9DnxL4CekrWGK3wuCngYfU-x_09b7xBElK_g

“…the Supreme Court has become deeply polarized in cases ...

2026-01-05T15:42:16Z

“…the Supreme Court has become deeply polarized in cases pitting the rich against the poor, with Republican appointees far more likely than Democratic ones to side with the wealthy. That is starkly different from the middle of the last century, when appointees of the two parties were statistically indistinguishable on this measure.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/05/us/politics/supreme-court-study-rich-poor.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CFA.2CJu.8WRPfXI5_k8X&smid=url-share

As someone who often conducts fieldwork in remote places, I find ...

2025-12-29T05:20:08Z

As someone who often conducts fieldwork in remote places, I find it really irritating that many applications now require an internet connection to function.

Good morning! ...

2025-12-25T18:49:23Z

Good morning!

My jacket has been leaking feathers because of a bike crash, so I ...

2025-12-22T06:25:31Z

My jacket has been leaking feathers because of a bike crash, so I brought it into Patagonia for repair. They said it would take 14 weeks and offered me a new jacket. I turned it down because the jacket was otherwise still perfectly good so I fixed the hole with a patch.

Hype. No form of CO₂ removal is a climate solution as long as ...

2025-12-20T16:29:57Z

Hype.

No form of CO₂ removal is a climate solution as long as we’re still releasing >40 billion tonnes of CO₂ every year from fossil fuel burning.

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/2025/12/19/hope-or-hype

China's massive deployment of clean technology allows it to ...

2025-12-18T19:01:31Z

China's massive deployment of clean technology allows it to have things we think of as the future, like flying taxis, delivery drones, battery swapping for EVs, high-speed rail, autonomous taxis, robot delivery trucks, and modern subways.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/17/climate/china-hefei-clean-energy-drones-evs-robots.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9k8.1fIH.r6yQXTdljzCN&smid=bs-share

I know many of you who follow me don't work in climate ...

2025-12-17T16:18:26Z

I know many of you who follow me don't work in climate science, but this is the biggest story in climate right now. Breaking up NCAR makes us all less safe and is another act of self-harm that will take decades to recover from.

https://wapo.st/4p3YwDx

Given all the insane things that the Trump regime has done, ...

2025-12-17T15:45:36Z

Given all the insane things that the Trump regime has done, nothing should surprise us. But I’m still shocked and angry that they are going to dismantle NCAR.

https://eos.org/research-and-developments/trump-administration-plans-to-break-up-ncar

I’m a vegetarian but Shrimp Basket seems like a pretty awesome ...

2025-12-17T03:12:23Z

I’m a vegetarian but Shrimp Basket seems like a pretty awesome place.

https://wapo.st/48DKS54

Turns out civilized people find symbols of hate to be potentially ...

2025-12-16T23:11:45Z

Turns out civilized people find symbols of hate to be potentially divisive.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/12/16/coast-guard-swastikas-nooses/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzY1ODYxMjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzY3MjQzNTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NjU4NjEyMDAsImp0aSI6IjA2ODRlZWMzLWU3NWUtNDQ1ZS1hNzc0LTYzZGVjMzFhZTI2MyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9uYXRpb25hbC1zZWN1cml0eS8yMDI1LzEyLzE2L2NvYXN0LWd1YXJkLXN3YXN0aWthcy1ub29zZXMvIn0.MyAy77UUhRJqHNN9RKFYGPKF_t7SDAem_vzPI-8Ev-4

Phenomenal photos. Photojournalists are amazing people. ...

2025-12-12T18:02:14Z

Phenomenal photos.

Photojournalists are amazing people.

https://www.theatlantic.com/photography/2025/12/top-25-news-photos-2025/685128/?gift=201cWZnM2XBz2eP81zy0pHipP2UMvSwVHuaO9hUqUqA&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

Today in insanity: "Travelers visiting the United States from ...

2025-12-10T04:54:48Z

Today in insanity: "Travelers visiting the United States from countries like Britain, France, Germany and South Korea could soon have to undergo a review of up to five years of their social media history, according to a proposal filed on Tuesday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection."

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/travel/social-media-tourists-visa-border-patrol.html?unlocked_article_code=1.7k8.mvwk.v7O5pjT6XqBy&smid=nytcore-android-share

“Our analysis shows that in the aftermath of extreme weather ...

2025-12-08T13:36:56Z

“Our analysis shows that in the aftermath of extreme weather events, lower-income neighbourhoods are less likely to rebuild and do not return to their pre-disaster state, whereas higher-income areas rebuild and tend to improve compared with their pre-disaster state, highlighting increasing disparities in their built environments.”

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09804-3?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=nature&linkId=22287371

Deep sea mining is very bad for deep sea ecosystems. ...

2025-12-06T18:26:34Z

Deep sea mining is very bad for deep sea ecosystems.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/climate/deep-sea-mining-ecosystem.html?unlocked_article_code=1.6k8.9cee.Vp5TK3vmrPxv&smid=url-share

"Costco is suing the Trump administration over its tariffs, ...

2025-12-02T17:36:57Z

"Costco is suing the Trump administration over its tariffs, arguing that the White House has exceeded its executive authority in instituting tariffs and that it should be entitled to a refund if the tariffs are found unconstitutional." 👀

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/02/costco-sues-trump-tariffs

I used to think that our current period in the geologic record ...

2025-12-01T12:28:29Z

I used to think that our current period in the geologic record would be marked by plastic, but now I wonder if it's PFAS.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/pfa-tfa-forever-chemical-water-pollution-uk-rivers-b2875561.html

The ocean remains the only true carbon sink. 🥲 ...

2025-12-01T10:41:07Z

The ocean remains the only true carbon sink. 🥲

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/28/africa-forests-transformed-carbon-sink-carbon-source-study

The Trump regime’s cuts to NIH grants disrupted more than 380 ...

2025-11-17T23:21:49Z

The Trump regime’s cuts to NIH grants disrupted more than 380 clinical trials, affecting over 74,000 participants. The cuts disproportionately impacted trials on infectious diseases and minority communities.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/11/17/clinical-trials-nih-funding-cuts/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzYzMzU1NjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzY0NzM3OTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NjMzNTU2MDAsImp0aSI6IjQyYTY3NjYxLTI2YjktNDRjZC05M2YxLTM4ZjJlYjZiNjZmNyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9oZWFsdGgvMjAyNS8xMS8xNy9jbGluaWNhbC10cmlhbHMtbmloLWZ1bmRpbmctY3V0cy8ifQ.NdwDOwFRbvve-Waft52LLfqstFufMnhXGlJoix3Xu4Q

Immigration raids in Hawaiʻi are especially ironic since the ...

2025-11-16T13:06:39Z

Immigration raids in Hawaiʻi are especially ironic since the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi was illegally overthrown and the Hawaiian Islands annexed by the United States against the will of the people.

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/11/11/immigration-arrests-surge-hawaii-federal-agents-target-courthouses/

“The mainstream media has been strikingly incurious about the ...

2025-11-16T09:06:02Z

“The mainstream media has been strikingly incurious about the nature of Epstein’s geopolitical activity…[it] has in fact long participated in covering up the full scale of the Epstein story. The original cover-up was ignoring his sexual crimes. Those are now better reported. But by ignoring how integrated Epstein was with the American empire, these outlets are conducting another cover-up.

https://www.thenation.com/article/society/jeffrey-epstein-israel-foreign-policy-elite/

Boeing is paying Charm Industrial to remove 100000 tonnes of ...

2025-11-15T20:30:52Z

Boeing is paying Charm Industrial to remove 100000 tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere, which is a time machine that takes us back by 1 minute and 15 seconds. 🥲

https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/14/boeing-has-a-carbon-emissions-problem-startup-charm-industrial-is-cleaning-up/

Come be my colleague at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. ...

2025-11-15T12:05:52Z

Come be my colleague at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. We're hiring an assistant professor in Ocean Biogeochemical Modeling.

https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/hawaiiedu/jobs/5142055/assistant-professor-ocean-biogeochemical-modeling-0082726?keywords=ocean&pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

There are things that shouldn't be in private control, and ...

2025-11-14T11:59:03Z

There are things that shouldn't be in private control, and water is one of them.

In East Maui, Hawaiʻi, a decision is pending on whether to grant a 30-year water license to a private Canadian company whose predecessors have a long history of devastating the local ecosystem or give control to the county.

https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/11/the-fight-over-the-future-of-east-maui-water-returns-to-the-state-land-board/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky

With current pledges, the world's on track for 2.6°C of ...

2025-11-13T15:06:19Z

With current pledges, the world's on track for 2.6°C of warming in 2100 compared to preindustrial levels.

10 years ago, before the Paris agreement, it was 3.6°C.

20+ years ago, we thought it would be 4-5°C.

1.5°C was a good target, but did anyone seriously think it was possible?

So 2.6°C is better, but the problem is that climate impacts are way worse than we predicted.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/13/world-still-on-track-for-catastrophic-26c-temperature-rise-report-finds

The CIA conducted a covert program for over a decade to ...

2025-11-12T12:33:30Z

The CIA conducted a covert program for over a decade to manipulate Afghanistan’s opium crop by airdropping specially modified poppy seeds. These seeds were designed to produce plants with minimal chemicals used to make heroin, aiming to degrade the crop’s potency over time. While the program was considered successful for a period, it ultimately failed to make a lasting impact on opium production in Afghanistan.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/11/12/cia-afghanistan-heroin-poppy-seeds/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzYyOTIzNjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzY0MzA1OTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NjI5MjM2MDAsImp0aSI6ImNlNjZmNjI3LTk4MDUtNDEwOC1iNDIyLTZkNTk4MjYwY2YzYyIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9uYXRpb25hbC1zZWN1cml0eS8yMDI1LzExLzEyL2NpYS1hZmdoYW5pc3Rhbi1oZXJvaW4tcG9wcHktc2VlZHMvIn0.zBI8pWylctSaB8CbzB1yMuiRNZOz4Fuh8c6m7pTytpU

It might be true that the world needs to remove ten billion ...

2025-11-11T23:51:38Z

It might be true that the world needs to remove ten billion tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere every year but it’s never going to happen for many different reasons: technical, financial, social, environmental, governance, etc. If we don’t reduce CO₂ emissions, we’re screwed. That’s it.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/11/leading-scientist-says

NOAA cut funding to the Alaska Earthquake Center, directed by my ...

2025-11-11T19:23:48Z

NOAA cut funding to the Alaska Earthquake Center, directed by my friend Mike West. As a result, seismic monitoring by nine stations in Alaska tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes will go offline by the end of the month. This endangers people in Alaska, Hawaiʻi, and other parts of the Pacific.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/11/11/tsunami-warning-center-trump-funding-cuts/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzYyODM3MjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzY0MjE5NTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3NjI4MzcyMDAsImp0aSI6Ijk4NzdjN2ExLTRhMmUtNDdjYi04M2Q2LTUwNGI4Zjk1ZTZiNSIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9jbGltYXRlLWVudmlyb25tZW50LzIwMjUvMTEvMTEvdHN1bmFtaS13YXJuaW5nLWNlbnRlci10cnVtcC1mdW5kaW5nLWN1dHMvIn0.AdH-y4BLvreuNv6kGWNjdo7-Jj2X4CSudIObguYdRIY

Cyclists should be able to treat a stop sign as a yield sign and ...

2025-11-09T22:07:51Z

Cyclists should be able to treat a stop sign as a yield sign and a red light as a stop sign.

https://theconversation.com/cyclists-may-be-right-to-run-stop-signs-and-red-lights-heres-why-268724

This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate ...

2025-11-09T11:10:11Z

This piece is as good as people say it is. Read it to appreciate that writing isn't just about content, but style. AI can't do this.

https://lithub.com/maybe-dont-talk-to-the-new-york-times-about-zohran-mamdani/

Kudos to the Seattle times for spelling with diacritical marks ...

2025-11-08T18:16:14Z

Kudos to the Seattle times for spelling with diacritical marks used in the Hawaiian language, the ʻokina and the kahakō.

A few years ago, when I asked the NY Times to spell my affiliation as University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, they refused because it went against their style guide.

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/why-were-using-this-spelling-of-hawai%ca%bbi/

Although we're not where we should be, we're on a ...

2025-11-07T18:13:41Z

Although we're not where we should be, we're on a significantly better trajectory than we were 10 years ago.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/11/07/climate/paris-agreement-climate.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zU8._FoE.8eesjpnE0K4M&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, ...

2025-11-07T11:05:39Z

The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/11/06/chinas-clean-energy-revolution-will-reshape-markets-and-politics