Scientists and other experts were preparing an assessment of the health of nature in the US when Trump returned to the White House. He canceled the report. The researchers went ahead and compiled it on their own. This week, they released a 868-p draft for public comment and scientific review.
They were going to pass rules to phase out gas stoves, until they received 20,000 public comments against the regulations. Except, oops, it turns out the comments were generated by AI.
the one who loved horses, the one who was a great goalkeeper, the one who kept a diary every day, the one who held her sister's hand when they walked to school, the one who read Harry Potter in English, the one who collected old coins, the one who drew rainbows for her grandmother ...
Good news: Scientists were wrong about how bad sea level rise is.
Bad news: It’s even worse than we thought.
It’s been happening since they did their maintenance last week
It’s not just you. They have been having these glitches. I have emailed them myself. They said that if anybody’s having an issue, send them an email and they will go in and fix each account.
A useful piece that underscores the benefit of energy sources that do not have to pass thru the Strait of Hormuz (e.g. sunshine & wind). Renewable energy is an investment in geopolitical resilience.
BAM! Ecuador bans oil drilling to protect 700,000-hectares of rainforest: buff.ly/M0Xg6vx These are the type of announcements we need.
No time to waste. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #IndigenousPeoples
In 1938, the German Reich invalidated all German Jewish passports.
They must surrender them, after which their ID will mark them as a Jew.
In 2026, the state of Kansas invalidated all correct trans drivers licenses.
They must surrender them, after which their ID will mark them as trans.
Check out the last 100 years of January sea surface temperature departures in the new ERSSTv6 dataset (up through 2026). 🌊
Learn more about this upgrade in doi.org/10.1175/JCLI... and doi.org/10.1175/JCLI.... If the data latency is similar, I will be using this in replace of my v5 graphics.
Breaking News!
Code Gobsmacking Bananas!!!
As of Feb. 21, 2026, global sea-surface temperatures are above 21.0°C (at 21.02°C), the second hottest on record for the date.
With a looming El Nino ahead later this year, global SSTs are likely heading towards a new record maximum.
In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers and others.
See what changes are in store for your county 👇
BREAKING: The Department of Education has ended its directive that attempted to restrict diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in schools nationwide.
This is a victory for academic freedom and education equity.
Update: Young people represented by @youthvgov.bsky.social have also filed a petition challenging the rule.
They kids — who successfully sued Montana over its rules enabling climate change, and settled with Hawaii later — claim the rule violates the U.S. Constitution.
The American Academy of Actuaries warns that dismantling NCAR would degrade the catastrophe models insurers depend on to price climate risk—driving up premiums and threatening coverage availability nationwide.
"Uncertainty carries a positive cost."
www.riskmarketnews.com/trumps-clima...
We have a super easy letter campaign to save NCAR. Takes 30 seconds to yell at your Congress Critters and you’ll can do it every day!
@standupforscience.bsky.social
fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/152...
The cruelty of this regime in a nutshell.
Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
January 2026 was the fifth-warmest January on record globally. Europe saw its coldest January since 2010, while much of the Arctic was unusually warm. Arctic sea ice extent was third-lowest on record for the month.
Read the summary of the #C3S Climate Bulletin climate.copernicus.eu/sharp-temper...
Today we’re launching Open Climate Risk, a fully open option for U.S. building-level climate risk data. It’s unique because it allows you to see not only risk scores, starting with wildfire, but also the complete underlying dataset, methods, and codebase. carbonplan.org/research/cli...
Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."
This is on Musk and he should be held accountable.
Our Monthly Temperature & Precipitation Report is out again today, this time for January 2026:
"Warmth persisted across the West in January while wintry weather swept the Plains, South and East regions." ▶️ bit.ly/USClimate202... via NOAA's NCEI
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
When ICE finally releases someone who's been unlawfully detained after flying them halfway across the country, they just dump them outside of the detention centers here in Texas. help pool frequent flyer miles to get these folks back to their homes, pets, families.
Tell me 5 of your favorite classes that you’ve taken:
1) Environmental Policymaking and Policy Analysis
2) Environmental Racism and Inequality
3) Science Communication and Policy Engagement
4) International Environmental Policy
5) Sustainability Leadership
@jhuartssciences.bsky.social
Video from this morning shows ICE agents deploying tear gas outside a Minneapolis preschool as parents shout, “This is a preschool! There’s kids here!”
While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities.
Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.
