If only freshwater was a resource as plentiful and refreshing as headline wordplay in charts.
Smart column updating the dire Colorado River situation, from @markgongloff.bsky.social
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May 2026 had the second-worst May drought conditions in contiguous U.S. history, with a Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) of -6.93. The only worse May: the Dust Bowl year of 1934 (a PDSI of -7.03). Three of the top-10 months for worst U.S. drought since 1895 have been in 2026:
Breaking: El Niño is officially here, and it could break records. NOAA is giving it a 63% chance of becoming one of the “largest El Niño events in the historical record going back to 1950.” www.cnn.com/2026/06/11/w...
Global CO2 emissions have plateaued since 2013, leading to a slower growth in atmospheric CO2 than would have otherwise been the case. In a new analysis at The Climate Brink, I've taken look at what would have happened if emissions had continued to grow: www.theclimatebrink....
Zeke Hausfather
Eric Roston
Dr. Jeff Masters
Andrew Freedman
Still record breaking, but not as extreme using RONI (which is probably best practice)
real bad
Red alert: The OMB regulations could disable science permanently
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Nice reminder that the legacy of anthropogenic climate change could be LONG. Notice here temperatures still elevated by 3000 CE even in the optimistic scenario's. From this paper: eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A.... 🧪⚒️
Decoupled carbon assimilation and growth responses to aridity in temperate deciduous oaks | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
New @ameriflux.bsky.social
paper out with @mukund24rao.bsky.social
Interesting study on where the C goes
I case you missed it, Jerry O'Connell did an AMA and it is absolutely delightful, especially for those of us fascinated by the deep lore surrounding Kangaroo Jack
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It’s telling that even @jfleck.bsky.social is burning out in Colorado River Basin dysfunction & is turning his “attention to the local level, which is where the problem solving responsibility seems to rest right now.” Gulp. 🚰🚱🥃🔫🌊
And the same plot using the new Relative Oceanic Niño Index (RONI):
Zeke Hausfather
Morgan Sjogren
#ColoradoRiver Basin – new report from my colleagues on the implications of running on empty -- John Fleck (InkStain.net) #COriver #aridification coyotegulch.blog/2026/06/09/c...
