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Andrea Thompson@andreatweather.bsky.social |
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Earth and environment editor at Scientific American. (she/her)
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Kathleen Bachynski
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“In Grenada, officials said about 98 percent of the buildings on Carriacou and Petite Martinique, where 9,000 to 10,000 people live in total, had been damaged or destroyed, including Carriacou’s main health facility, the Princess Royal Hospital… “There is literally no vegetation left anywhere”
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Daniel Feldman
@dfeldman.bsky.social
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Mississippi is the poorest state in the US.
Even though the state gets federal welfare funds, it is difficult to get welfare.
The money was all getting stolen, and they got away with it.
Now the journalists who exposed the story are facing a lawsuit and jail.
www.nbcnews.com/investigatio...
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Andrea Thompson
@andreatweather.bsky.social
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Horrifying risk of extreme heat I was kind of unaware of but that makes total sense.
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Andrea Thompson
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Beryl has just been incredible--and terrifying--to watch. Thanks to @bmcnoldy.bsky.social for speaking with me for this piece
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Faine Greenwood
@faineg.bsky.social
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life under authoritarian regimes is like war: most Americans don’t know that it’s often really normal and boring, up until the rarer, horrible moments when it isn’t
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Laura Helmuth
@laurahelmuth.bsky.social
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Remember how after Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling, people said this is going to be really bad, and it was? Well, the Chevron deference ruling is going to be really bad www.scientificamerican.com/article/supr...
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Brian McNoldy
@bmcnoldy.bsky.social
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There has been just one hurricane formation east of the Caribbean in June, and that was during the all-time record-breaking hurricane season of 1933. So to say this is extremely rare (and troubling) is an understatement. #Beryl #94L
bmcnoldy.blogspot.com/2024/06/bery...
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Nathan K. Hensley
@nathankhensley.bsky.social
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the bill says that Palestinians will get no aid if they try to report war crimes
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Peter
@notalawyer.bsky.social
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one element of Grants Pass is that it’s not just about whether you can enforce anti-camping laws against the homeless. it’s about whether you can enforce those laws **even when you haven’t provided adequate shelter beds**
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Deborah Blum
@deborahb.bsky.social
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Yep.
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Dave Levitan
@davelevitan.bsky.social
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The whole decision treats the concept of "statutory ambiguities" as something that can exist stripped of context, pure legal abstractions floating in the ether, rather than specific technical questions that people other than judges might have expertise in. Infuriating.
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Peter
@notalawyer.bsky.social
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tweeted this four years ago and it pretty much sums up my feelings on this shit
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Madalsa
@madalsa.bsky.social
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Btw chevron deference got you this
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Andrea Thompson
@andreatweather.bsky.social
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There are “no links whatsoever between the offshore wind development activity and especially the humpback whale mortalities. None. Zero,” says Duke University marine scientist Douglas Nowacek.
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@gbdawkins
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People aren’t freaking out nearly enough about what the Chevron decision could mean. sounds like a boring admin law dec’n, but the consequences will be widespread & catastrophic if it goes the wrong way
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Andrea Thompson
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Just went outside briefly and it is *brutal*
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Andrea Thompson
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Heat waves have always happened, but it's increasingly clear that summers aren't what they used to be. My latest:
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Andrea Thompson
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It was so. good. I still miss it. We have a pint glass from there in our collection.
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Erin Biba
@erinbiba.bsky.social
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We should be shaming govt for not providing more support to those who can’t access cool temps and for not subsidizing research to make more environmentally friendly air conditioning. 350 people die from heat exposure in NYC every year. Turn on your fucking air conditioner.
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Susan Rinkunas has a newsletter
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“Who qualifies? Any individual with a gross monthly income under $3,035. For a four-person household, the maximum gross monthly income to qualify is $4,904…. the units are available first come, first served—so don’t wait to apply.”
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Andrea Thompson
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It will be nearly 10 degrees hotter in Burlington, VT, than in Miami tomorrow. thisisfine.gif
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Andrea Thompson
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My husband, when asked what he wanted for Father’s Day dinner, requested BBQ yesterday so that he could specifically have leftovers today.
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Tim Onion
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Republicans have effectively criminalized studying how information moves on the internet at the request of a handful of billionaires and racists. I was writing a book about this, but went and did some other thing. If someone wants my notes or wants to talk to me about who to talk to, let me know.
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Andrea Thompson
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Sometimes we can have nice, fun things. (by @parshallison.bsky.social and @carinleong.bsky.social and featuring one of my favorite headlines we've ever run) www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
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Laura Helmuth
@laurahelmuth.bsky.social
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A giant carving of an anaconda is likely the largest known prehistoric rock carving in the world, surrounded by carvings of centipedes, rodents, people & more, at a meeting place that has been used for thousands of years 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/anci...
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Peter
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Basically anywhere south of #SanAntonio, #Texas is facing extreme heat today, matching what is happening in Mexico.
#Heatwave #ClimateCrisis
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Andrea Thompson
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One of my favorite parts of working @sciam.bsky.social is when I'm searching our site and turn up random articles/issues from our historic archive like this gem of a cover:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/elec...
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Laura Helmuth
@laurahelmuth.bsky.social
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This is important and hasn't gotten as much attention as it should: a massive heat wave in April across Asia, from Gaza to the Philippines, was more likely and more extreme due to climate change 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/apri... by @andreatweather.bsky.social on Scientific American
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Andrea Thompson
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I think this chart kind of says it all on the recent brutal heat waves in parts of Asia www.scientificamerican.com/article/apri...
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Andrea Thompson
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One of those stories where the research and our ability to find this granular temperature data is super cool. The finding is ... not www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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John Scalzi
@scalzi.com
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For my birthday, I got to see the northern lights for the first time. From my front yard. In Ohio.
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Laura Helmuth
@laurahelmuth.bsky.social
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A scholar of social movements & activism explains how the campus protesters are doing everything right and repressive university administrations are doing everything wrong www.scientificamerican.com/article/repr...
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Joshua J. Friedman
@joshuajfriedman.com
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A WKCR reporter is describing how much more damage NYPD caused to Hamilton Hall than the protestors
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Tim Onion
@bencollins.bsky.social
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Sick to my stomach by all of this, but proud of the WKCR kids.
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Dave Levitan
@davelevitan.bsky.social
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I’m just wondering what Columbia admin and its supporters think is the best outcome here. Like do you think you’ll be celebrated as leaders tomorrow? You’ve got some great libraries over there, history might have some lessons on this!
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Erin Biba
@erinbiba.bsky.social
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The school officials and politicians and fascist cops and media has actually won this round because we're all arguing about protests and not talking about any news on the ground in Gaza.
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Sarah J. Jackson
@sjjphd.bsky.social
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The whole backlash against CRT, DEI, student protest, everything is a backlash to 2020. Black folks keep pointing this out and I keep asking everyone else to please see and say this
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Kathleen Bachynski
@bachynski.bsky.social
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And this ultimately affects everyone: “We have limited resources in terms of helicopters, fixed-wing transports and ambulances. If we occupy an air transport with a patient who could completely receive the totality of her care right here, safely, it’s potentially dangerous for other patients”
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Andrea Thompson
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A group of scientists is trying to cryopreserve tissue from *every* endangered animal in the U.S., as a "just in case" measure
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Dr Michelle LaRue
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#HappyEarthDay, that's right it is already Earth Day here in New Zealand so here's a picture from a place called Booth Island in Antarctica, one of the most beautiful and serene places I have ever been lucky enough to experience.
🌍
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Laura Helmuth
@laurahelmuth.bsky.social
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Millions of pregnant people have received COVID vaccines, and the data are solid: the vaccines are safe and effective for the pregnant person, and a growing consensus is emerging that vaccination during pregnancy also protects newborns. 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/covi...
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Andrea Thompson
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SciAm staff from along the eclipse path sent in their experiences (and photos!) Glad the weather cooperated for so many!
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Andrea Thompson
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Here's the latest on the forecasts along the path of totality. Nowhere will have completely perfect viewing, but northern New England and an area from northern Arkansas maybe into northern Ohio should be able to see it OK, with some high clouds veiling things a bit. And, uh, sorry, Texas.
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Andrea Thompson
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Aaaand another one. Probably an aftershock.
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Andrea Thompson
@andreatweather.bsky.social
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My first reaction to the shaking was wondering if it was a big truck rumbling by. Second was realizing it was an earthquake. Third was anger/annoyance because I'd have to write about it and there's already so much going on!!
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Andrea Thompson
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Now updated with the latest: www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
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Andrea Thompson
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I wrote about the weather forecast along the solar eclipse path. Texas is looking 😬. Other spots are a toss-up right now, because, well, weather forecasts for clouds and precip are pretty tricky. (I'll be updating this daily.)
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Matt Novak
@paleofuture.bsky.social
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"Jose Andres told Reuters in an emotional interview on Wednesday that an Israeli attack that killed seven of his food aid workers in Gaza had targeted them 'systematically, car by car.'"
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Laura Helmuth
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For Trans Day of Visibility, here's a thread of stories about trans history, research, health & justice #tdov
Starting with a trans doc who saved countless lives of people with tuberculosis 1/n www.scientificamerican.com/article/trai...
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Cameron Peters
@jcameronpeters.bsky.social
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"Sometimes, when Gazal got out of bed, she tried to use her missing left leg and fell. Such moments were hard, Ridana said, but Gazal cried less about her leg than about her father and brother." There are no words for some of the details in this story.
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