Dietrich Feist
Physicist working in atmospheric and climate research, father, traveller, long-distance commuter, no car, Linux. Ex ATGM specialist.
Opinions are my own. 🇪🇺🇩🇪🇨🇦
- Reposted by Dietrich FeistA victory for the federal scientific workforce! We could not stand by while this irreparable harm continues at NSF, NOAA and all our scientific agencies. TODAY the judge granted our request to temporarily HALT the mass firings at federal agencies under Trump’s Executive Order.
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- The #US embassy in #Bern, #Switzerland, sent a questionnaire to a local #bakery to find out if the business was in line with the new US #government anti-#DEI rules. The baker responded with his own questionnaire to make sure that his merchandise is only eaten by people who deserve them.
- Reposted by Dietrich FeistMust-read @thebulletin.org article by Eric Morgan & Ralph Keeling: The Keeling curve, which has continuously tracked atmospheric CO2 levels for *67* years, has always been vulnerable to funding ebbs and flows—but under Trump II, is facing its most dire threat yet thebulletin.org/2025/05/how-...
- It is not just the #KeelingCurve but a whole network of stations and calibration labs that have been operated by #NOAA as a service for humanity for decades. Shutting it down would be like destroying a piece of art like the #MonaLisa: irreplacable once it is gone. A nightmare! #AttackOnScience
- Must-read @thebulletin.org article by Eric Morgan & Ralph Keeling: The Keeling curve, which has continuously tracked atmospheric CO2 levels for *67* years, has always been vulnerable to funding ebbs and flows—but under Trump II, is facing its most dire threat yet thebulletin.org/2025/05/how-...
- Reposted by Dietrich FeistMount Saint Helens, 1980. The big boom really grabs your attention, of course. I think the first part of the video, where nothing much seems to be happening until you realize the *entire mountainside* is sliding down, is even more awesome. 🧪⛰️🧵
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- Yesterday, I met @davidho.bsky.social at #EGU25. We briefly talked about the #attackonscience in the #US. The recent developments at #NSF are just devastating.
- Last session at #EGU25 today: How should the gobal #geoscience community react to #attacks on #science? meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
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- End of a long day at #EGU25: 08:00 to 19:00. Convener, Chairperson, Mentor for 2 first-time attendees, presenter. Time for a beer!
- On my way to #EGU25 in #Vienna. Going 300 km/h in the #ICE Sprinter bullet train between #Erfurt and #Nuremberg. #Train2EGU
