🌎🌱Climate change science and global change ecology at Carnegie Science. Professor (by courtesy) at Stanford. [Private account, not representing employer]https://bsky.app/profile/dukesjeff.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dukesjeff.bsky.social/post/3mbxfpqblq22fWhy would it be such a problem to dismantle NCAR, you might wonder. Well, it’s an institution that provides all kinds of value to the US taxpayer and beyond. Here are some examples. researchworks.ucar.edu https://researchworks.ucar.edu09 Jan 2026 02:02 +0000at://did:plc:gfibm2bmf74mzxyutmsj7ymu/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbxfpqblq22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dukesjeff.bsky.social/post/3m6dj4ld3322tSo much drama at @stanfordjrbp.bsky.social [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Nov 2025 23:54 +0000at://did:plc:gfibm2bmf74mzxyutmsj7ymu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6dj4ld3322thttps://bsky.app/profile/dukesjeff.bsky.social/post/3m6d4qbi5yk2tShort story Sunday: There once was a California newt heading down a leafy trail 1/??23 Nov 2025 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:gfibm2bmf74mzxyutmsj7ymu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6d4qbi5yk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/dukesjeff.bsky.social/post/3m4zadwj7uc2g“These things came [to California] clearly from another region, another country — and that means all of our waterways are at risk,” Ransom said, calling the mussels a “serious emerging threat” to farms, water supplies, and recreation. https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/11/06/emerging-threat-an-invasive-species-is-upending-life-in-the-delta-with-no-help-on-the-way/07 Nov 2025 04:25 +0000at://did:plc:gfibm2bmf74mzxyutmsj7ymu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4zadwj7uc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dukesjeff.bsky.social/post/3m4vmh23kds2cJust published this new paper, with a bunch of fantastic colleagues, with many suggestions for "Improving the representation of plant water stress and water use in Earth System Models." Access is free online. We have some great figures, thanks to Victor Leshyk. 🧪🌐🌳🌎 [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Nov 2025 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:gfibm2bmf74mzxyutmsj7ymu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4vmh23kds2chttps://bsky.app/profile/dukesjeff.bsky.social/post/3lxzgtuvrfk2wThreats from invasive species are on the rise in the US as federal job cuts lead to a black market boom ... for ants https://www.marketplace.org/episode/2025/09/04/federal-job-cuts-lead-to-a-black-market-boom-of-ants04 Sep 2025 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:gfibm2bmf74mzxyutmsj7ymu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxzgtuvrfk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/dukesjeff.bsky.social/post/3lxddmjz4qs2pIn the Scars of L.A.’s Wildfires, Ecological Lessons Bloom https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/magazine/wildfires-ecology-los-angeles.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare26 Aug 2025 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:gfibm2bmf74mzxyutmsj7ymu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxddmjz4qs2phttps://bsky.app/profile/dukesjeff.bsky.social/post/3lxagvr5ny22aNew paper from the (long-finished) Boston Area Climate Experiment shows how water stress during plant growth affects the chemistry of leaves, with later consequences for decomposition rates. Led by Vidya Suseela's lab at Clemson. 🧪 #drought https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/nph.7044925 Aug 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:gfibm2bmf74mzxyutmsj7ymu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxagvr5ny22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/dukesjeff.bsky.social/post/3lvliesuf5k23Trump administration takes aim at satellite that measures carbon dioxide and crops This would be such a huge waste. Glad to see my @carnegiescience.bsky.social colleague @annamichalak.bsky.social quoted. https://www.npr.org/2025/08/04/nx-s1-5453731/nasa-carbon-dioxide-satellite-mission-threatened04 Aug 2025 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:gfibm2bmf74mzxyutmsj7ymu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvliesuf5k23https://bsky.app/profile/dukesjeff.bsky.social/post/3ltfdpxwdvc2eGreat NYT article today about how not to make problems with invasive species even worse, featuring @evecologist.bsky.social and @jmheberling.bsky.social 🌐🧪🌱 Free link: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/realestate/gardening-invasive-plants-species.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Uk8.VhdI.ZkXn9R-OAgxQ&smid=url-share07 Jul 2025 17:46 +0000at://did:plc:gfibm2bmf74mzxyutmsj7ymu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltfdpxwdvc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/dukesjeff.bsky.social/post/3ltfdighi4s2eThis program has supported so many exceptional scientists over the years. It's been a great investment in US science. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jul 2025 17:42 +0000at://did:plc:gfibm2bmf74mzxyutmsj7ymu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltfdighi4s2e