Mike Dettinger
Water/climate news & my own calculations when relevant, from CarsonCity (Wá∙šiw land), NV. Retired USGS & now p/t @CW3E/Scripps scientist
Credentials: PhD.UCLA F.AGU F.AAAS M.NAE; www.mdettinger.com
- For 67 yrs Dave & then Ralph Keeling @scrippsocean found it more & more difficult to find & keep support for monitoring the chemistry of Earth’s atmosphere AS A WHOLE, including of course CO2. Now its at greater risk than ever. A history from Ralph & coworker. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
- Reposted by Mike DettingerAnother update of how total CO2 emissions are tracking with past scenarios. Sort of tracking very much in the middle, which is probably very much expected... Based on our 2012 paper, which is still relevant: rdcu.be/brDGx
- Reposted by Mike DettingerThere’s so much happening right now, I thought I’d put together a running thread on the dismantling of #climate and research and knowledge infrastructure in the United States 🧵
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View full threadReposted by Mike Dettinger9. Dismantling of Energy Star - not climate sensu strictu, but I worked on appliance standards and labeling when I was at the Department of Energy so including it here - along with EPA climate change division (May 5, 2025)
- Reposted by Mike DettingerThe Trump administration is ending NOAA administration services that monitor #Arctic sea ice and snow cover @nsidc.bsky.social via @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2025/05/07/t...
