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New essay by me in the New Yorker. When it comes to data - in order to count - one must first decide what should be counted. newyorker.com/magazine/2021/…

Am off to walk to NY today. A slow stroll, I like to say, through the fast corridor. DC to Manhattan. Off to take in a founding slice of America. Talk to her. Wonder at her. Maybe make a little sense of her. Will paddle across New York Harbor before the end of April.

“We know there are tipping points in Antarctic ice sheets, and we also know that Antarctica is the biggest wildcard in the future sea level rise projections,” says Andrea Dutton. “Basically, it all comes down to ‘when will we reach that tipping point?’” rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

Throughout its first two centuries, Chicago became famous as a city that pushed water around like none other. Now, in our warming world, the water is pushing back. nyti.ms/36rfIwI

“We are dealing with an event that no human has ever witnessed,” one scientist told me. “We have no analog for this.” rollingstone.com/politics/polit…

An Arctic Encounter – a great story on meeting a fellow Susuqehanna alum on board the USCGC Healy Arctic cruise susqu.edu/live/news/1361…

“The danger is twofold: heatwaves at the poles are a strong signal of the damage humanity is wreaking on the climate; and the melting could also trigger further cascading changes that will accelerate climate breakdown.” theguardian.com/environment/20…

BREAKING: This evening alone, the United States of America has been struck by no fewer than 6 natural disasters. A thread on these events. 🧵 First, a massive flash flood has torn through Yellowstone National Park destroying roads and bridges. x.com/YellowstoneNPS…

The surface of Lake Mead, the country's largest reservoir, is now at 1,045 feet above sea level. Below about 895 feet, water would no longer pass through Hoover Dam. "We are 150 feet from 25 million Americans losing access to the Colorado River." latimes.com/environment/st…

Extraordinary global heating in the Arctic revealed by new data - temperatures in the Barents Sea region are ‘off the scale’ and may affect extreme weather in the US and Europe #ClimateCrisis Story by me theguardian.com/environment/20…

I was told not to tweet this until the houses adjourned for fear of jinxing it, but the Minnesota legislature just completed what is probably the most productive session anywhere in the country since probably the New Deal. Sweeping bills and reforms across every area of life.

🧵The east coast is choking on wildfire smoke. Here are a few things I hope east coasters (especially journalists) will ponder in connection with the misery they are experiencing:

“Spike in ocean heat stuns scientists. But have we breached a climate tipping point?” A very detailed analysis from the experts: wfla.com/weather/climat… WFLA NEWS

Tuesday was the hottest day on Earth since at least 1979, with the global average temperature reaching 62.92 degrees Fahrenheit, according to data from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction. Some scientists believe July 4 may have been one of the hottest days on

A stagnant jet stream is giving rise to severe heat across much of the globe, and climate change may be making it worse, a new study finds. Read more Yale Environment 360: bit.ly/3pT3qun

Cycling helps cities in a million different ways, but new research has uncovered what is perhaps the most profound effect: people who cycle regularly become more oriented toward the common good. Cars make people bad. Bikes make them good. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

New paper by Pete Puleo shows why humble aquatic brown mosses just might be the awesome-est of water isotope archives. They capture seasons! 🤯 w/@ProfMaggie Ben Kopec Pete D. Akers @TennaRiis