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Under pressure from Republican state attorneys general, the agency that advises
the U.S. Supreme Court and federal judges on scientific and technical matters has
withdrawn the entirety of its content on climate change from a new judicial reference manual.
The move by the Federal Judicial Center leaves judges without any official support on how to weigh evidence about basic weather and climate changes
-- just as numerous climate cases make their way through state and f…

Under GOP Pressure, Federal Agency Pulls Climate Change Chapter From Official Manual for U.S. Judges
The “Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence” — updated for the first time in 15 years — eliminates some 90 pages about climate science and comes just as numerous climate cases make their way through state and federal courts.

EPA to repeal its own conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the planet and threaten health (Evan Bush/NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/climate-change/epa-to-repeal-endangerment-finding-climate-change-emissions-rcna258250
http://www.memeorandum.com/260210/p169#a260210p169

'Attack on Independent Science': Trump EPA Removes All Mention of Human-Caused Climate Crisis From Public Webpages | Common Dreams
https://www.commondreams.org/news/epa-website-climate-purge

Science That's Actually Interesting
A fun, light-hearted deep dive into topics from climate and environment to health, technology, space and human behaviour. Informative, entertaining and refreshingly human, this is science for curious listeners who love stories and want to stay curious about the world...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory:

Talking climate with Katherine Hayhoe
https://open.substack.com/pub/talkingclimatenewsletter/p/how-silencing-science-harms-us-all?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=e4myx

How silencing science harms us all
Turning waste into heat, knowledge under attack, and how science benefits you

Lord Whitehead: ➡️ Stick to the Science, Inform the Public, Take Action. #climate

"Healing of the Ozone Layer Shows Power of Science and Global Unity"
#OzoneLayer #Climate #ClimateChange

Healing of the Ozone Layer Shows Power of Science and Global Unity | Happy Eco News
The healing of the ozone layer shows how science and global unity can repair Earth’s natural shield, offering hope for tackling today’s climate and environmental challenges.

How Epstein Channelled Race Science and 'Climate Culling' Into Silicon Valley's AI Elite (Nafeez Ahmed/Byline Times)
https://bylinetimes.com/2025/12/05/how-epstein-channelled-race-science-and-climate-culling-into-silicon-valleys-ai-elite/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251205/p131#a251205p131

Ocean damage nearly doubles the cost of climate change #ocean

Ocean damage nearly doubles the cost of climate change
Ignoring the blue economy has left a multi-trillion-dollar blind spot in climate finance.

When the Trump administration began freezing federal funding for climate and ecosystem research, one of the programs hit hard was ours: the U.S. Geological Survey’s Climate Adaptation Science Centers.
These nine regional centers help fish, wildlife, water, land – and, importantly, people – adapt to rising global temperatures and other climate shifts.
The centers have been helping to track invasive species, protect water supplies and make agriculture more sustainable in the face of…

From invasive species tracking to water security – what’s lost with federal funding cuts at US Climate Adaptation Science Centers
The people who manage America’s aquifers, wetlands, shorelines and recreation areas rely on federal science as they face new and rising risks in a changing climate.

Ofcom makes 'urgent contact' with X over concerns Grok AI can generate 'sexualised images of children' | Science, Climate & Tech News | Sky News
#Twitter

In the field of dynamical glaciology, this would be DeConto and Pollard, 2016.
I think it's dead wrong, but it's certainly led to some very interesting studies.and some real advanced in the otherwise moribund calving dynamics sub-field.
Would love to hear other suggestions from #climate (or adjacent) fields..
#science

Sabotage of climate action is systemic, not the result of individual actors.
Free download of ebook.
H/t @…
Global Assessment - Brown Climate Social Science Network
https://

Global Assessment - Brown Climate Social Science Network
Climate advocacy has not failed, climate policy has been sabotaged, explains a new open access book, Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment.

The Trump administration is eroding vital climate data (The Economist)
https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2026/02/04/the-trump-administration-is-eroding-vital-climate-data
http://www.memeorandum.com/260205/p85#a260205p85

The Trump administration is currently questioning the role of science in maintaining the nation’s health, economy and global posture.
Yet the NIH stands as a testimony to the conviction that science is good for society,
that persistent investment in basic research is essential to technological advances that serve the public interest,
and that our nation’s health and economy benefit from developments in biology.

Top U.S. Researchers Warn against ‘Climate of Fear’ Threatening Science
Despite fears that speaking out will make them targets, top researchers warn that the Trump administration’s “wholesale assault on U.S. science” will harm the nation

Apocalypse Not: Science Journal 'Nature' Retracts Catastrophic Climate Change Study (Jameson Mitrovich/The Washington Free Beacon)
https://freebeacon.com/latest-news/apocalypse-not-science-journal-nature-retracts-catastrophic-climate-change-study/
http://www.memeorandum.com/251204/p106#a251204p106

😰 Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/31/harrison-ford-donald-trump-climate-crisis

Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’
Indiana Jones star calls US president one of history’s greatest criminals for attacks on science and boosting of fossil fuels

"Climate whiplash by 2064: Study projects extreme swings in rainfall and drought for Asia"
#Asia #Climate #ClimateChange

Climate whiplash by 2064: Study projects extreme swings in rainfall and drought for Asia
A climate study led by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), in collaboration with an international research team, reveals that under a high-emission scenario, the Northern Hemisphere summer monsoons region will undergo extreme weather events starting in 2064. Asia and broader tropical regions will face frequent "subseasonal whiplash" events, characterized by extreme downpours and dry spells alternating every 30 to 90 days which trigger climate disruptions with catastrophi…

Die Trump-Regierung will das renommierte US-#Klimaforschungszentrum #NCAR zerschlagen.
Der Vorwurf: Es sei ein Zentrum des „Klimaalarmismus“. NCAR spielt eine zentrale Rolle bei der Erforschung von #Wetter

Trump admin threatens to break up major climate research center
Major research institution dismissed as a source of “climate alarmism.”…

Climate scientists and meteorologists
are sounding the alarm
after White House budget director Russell Vought announced
the Trump administration will
❌break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, known as NCAR.
“He is executing the playbook of Project 2025,” says Michael Mann,
scientist and co-author of
"Science Under Siege".
Without NCAR, “we will not have the sorts of observational data and climate m…

“Destroying Knowledge”: Michael Mann on Trump’s Dismantling of Key Climate Center in Colorado
Climate scientists and meteorologists are sounding the alarm after White House budget director Russell Vought announced the Trump administration will break up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, known as NCAR. “He is executing the playbook of Project 2025,” says Michael Mann, scientist and co-author of Science Under Siege. Without NCAR, “we will not have the sorts of observational data and climate models that we need to inform climate policy.”

When you say you need hope about climate change, what do you really need?
Maybe it's proof your actions matter.
Maybe it's permission to want a better future.
Maybe it's feeling less alone.
Your brain treats hope like a prediction. When reality doesn't match, hope breaks.
But agency doesn't break.
Community doesn't break.
Imagination doesn't break.
What if we stopped chasing hope and built something stronger?
Read …

How to Stay Hopeful About Climate Change: A Scientific Look at the Brain’s Hope Circuit
A science-backed exploration of why hope collapses during the climate crisis. Learn the neuroscience behind fragile hope, the psychology of despair, and the durable alternatives—like agency, imagination, and possibility—that truly sustain long-term climate engagement.

"Arctic sees unprecedented heat as climate impacts cascade"
#Arctic #Climate #ClimateChange

Arctic sees unprecedented heat as climate impacts cascade
The Arctic has experienced its hottest year since records began, a US science agency announced Tuesday, as climate change triggers cascading impacts from melting glaciers and sea ice to greening landscapes and disruptions to global weather.

Next week I will participate with the @… @… @… Horizon funded research projects in a policy briefing in Brussels, with MEP Group on Climate Change, Biodiversity & Sustainable Development @eupolarcluster.bsky.social
Remote participation possible if you're interested in what we have to say about Polar Science for Global Action and Strengthening Climate Preparedness through EU Leadership
https://polarres.eu/polarresevents/polar-science-for-global-action/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/
Omg
Hackers steal maternity ward CCTV videos in India cybercrime

We don't need no stinking atmosphere.
From: @…
https://flipboard.com/@thenewsdesk/news-i8koidj5z/…

"BP accused of ‘insidious’ influence on UK education through Science Museum links"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

“In western democracies, ageing and dying seem to have been reclassified as soluble problems,” clinical psychologist Frank Tallis in writes.
This is delusional – “a retreat from reality, and narcissistic”.
Climate-crisis denial, he suggests, in a striking formulation, can be seen as “the denial of death on an apocalyptic scale”.

For reasons I am revisiting an old classic: Manabe and Stouffer, 1980.
The field of climate science is now effectively mostly about proving how correct those first simulations of the gigantic carbon experiment in the atmosphere were.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/247488071_Sensitivity_of_a_Global_Climate_Model_to_an_Increase_of_CO2_Concentration_in_the_Atmosphere

Trump administration plans to break up largest federal climate research center (NBC News)
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/climate-change/trump-administration-break-climate-research-center-ncar-rcna249668
http://www.memeorandum.com/251217/p128#a251217p128

When people say they need hope about climate change, what are they really asking for?
New piece breaks down why hope collapses so easily and what stronger feelings can replace it.
Not prediction. Participation.
Read it here: [link]
https://www.b…

How to Stay Hopeful About Climate Change: A Scientific Look at the Brain’s Hope Circuit
A science-backed exploration of why hope collapses during the climate crisis. Learn the neuroscience behind fragile hope, the psychology of despair, and the durable alternatives—like agency, imagination, and possibility—that truly sustain long-term climate engagement.

📢Forest Research in the UK is seeking two new members for the Expert Committee on #Forest #Science. 🧬🌳📖🌲🪵
Please boost.
* one early-career,
* one from the forestry sector,
Please see details on the link below.
The ECFS provides independent research oversight for Forest Research, the largest research and evidence organisation in the sector. Chaired by me; covering a fascinating range of research and engagement from urban #trees to timber security and #climate science.
Apply below, closing 30th January 2025.
➡️ https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/about-us/careers/current-opportunities/149805-2-x-committee-members-forestry-commission-expert-committee-on-forest-science/

Mithilfe privater #Satelliten der GHGSat-Konstellation wurden erstmals weltweit #Methanemissionen aus über 3000 Öl-, Gas- und #Kohleanlagen direkt erfasst.
Besonders betroffen si…

Private satellites pinpoint methane emissions from oil, gas and coal facilities worldwide
"The countries where we measure the largest oil and gas methane emissions are Turkmenistan, the U.S., Russia, Mexico and Kazakhstan."

Jensen Huang, the CEO of supercomputer chip-maker Nvidia, is now loudly cozying up to U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, even though Wright is fully on board with the Trump administration’s climate denial policies.  
A so-called “climate science” report Wright’s Department of Energy released in July has been condemned by scores of scientists as “biased, full of errors, and not fit to inform policymaking.” 
The report is part of the administration’s effort to overturnthe scientifi…

Nvidia CEO Praises Trump Energy Chief — a Climate Denier — and his 'Passion' for Science
Jensen Huang gives "a shout-out for Secretary Chris Wright" as Nvidia and Trump administration partner on a massive AI buildout.

A Somber Mood at Science Meeting as Trump Budget Cuts Continue (Eric Niiler/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/climate/ncar-climate-research-agu.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/251219/p64#a251219p64

Check out my latest article - "The Psychological Architecture of Hope in a Warming World"
https://www.brichapman.com/p/the-psychological-architecture-of?utm_source=bri-mastodon&utm_medium=social

How to Stay Hopeful About Climate Change: A Scientific Look at the Brain’s Hope Circuit
A science-backed exploration of why hope collapses during the climate crisis. Learn the neuroscience behind fragile hope, the psychology of despair, and the durable alternatives—like agency, imagination, and possibility—that truly sustain long-term climate engagement.

More Vigilante Traffic Safety!
(I know Stephen Earle well! He's a great guy and a retired VIU Geology and Earth Science Professor. A wonderful climate leader around #Nanaimo)
#Traffic #Safety #Pedestrian #Cycle #Climate

Want to break into climate work but don't know where to start? Terra.do's Learning for Action fellowship might be your answer.
This 12-week program goes deep on real-world climate solutions—beyond just clean energy. You'll learn the science, explore diverse solutions, and connect with a global community, all while working full-time (6-10 hrs/week).
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Answering Your LFA Questions
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