Brad Johnson

@climatebrad
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Climate hawk. Board member, End Climate Silence, Communities Responding to Extreme Weather. Former ED, Climate Hawks Vote. Newsletter: https://hillheat.news
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Brad JohnsonAug 6
The fossil-fueled #DragonBravo wildfire in Grand Canyon National Park has exploded to 126,000 acres.
#climate #azwx
Brad JohnsonJul 6

Texas officials say no one could have predicted that catastrophic floods would be coming more frequently.

Except the climate scientists working for the USA, of course.

From the 3rd National Climate Assessment in 2018, taken down by Trump:
https://web.archive.org/web/20250108111620/https://nca2018.globalchange.gov/chapter/23/

Brad JohnsonJul 2

Remember, 3M, AT&T, Altria, American Airlines, Chevron, Comcast, Delta, Southwest, T-Mobile, Uber, United, UPS, Verizon all lobbied for the passage of the One Big Brutal Bill Act.

Their corporate tax breaks are important enough to kill your grandmother.
#biguglybill #uspol #climate #trump #oligarchy https://hillheat.news/p/beauty-parlors-for-setting-the-world-on-fire

Beauty Parlors For Setting The World On Fire

Corporate America proudly backs the One Big Brutal Bill

Hill Heat
Brad JohnsonJun 28
ZOHRAN the DESTROYER
Brad JohnsonJun 26

Science faces foreclosure:

Critical stories of the Trump rampage you may have missed

https://hillheat.news/p/science-faces-foreclosure
#DOGE #NSF #NASA #science #USpol #climate @osi_saf

Science faces foreclosure

DOGE strikes NSF, NASA, weather satellites, and more

Hill Heat
Brad JohnsonJun 26
Show threadPhil BrowneJun 25

@osi_saf I'm on leave until Tuesday, but from the amount of emails I've seen this is being taken very seriously at @ECMWF. Will be top priority when I'm back but hopefully others will have figured out what we need to do.

Massive thanks to all at @osi_saf for your hard work here

Brad JohnsonJun 26
EUMETSAT OSI SAFJun 25

🚧Urgent notice to all SSMIS product users 🚧

We've just been informed that #SSMIS from the US #DMSP satellite will stop to be distributed on Monday 30th June 2025.

Consequently, we advise SSMIS only-based #SeaIce products users to urgently change.

Find more information and guidance on our website :

https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/community/stories/implications-end-ssmis-data-osi-saf-products

Show threadBrad JohnsonJun 26
There's a protest planned on Monday, June 30, 7-11 am, at NASA's DC headquarters at 300 E St SW
Show threadBrad JohnsonJun 26
Related: NASA and NSF both pulled out of the American Astronomical Society's 246th meeting. NASA also cancelled its International Space Station Research and Development Conference and withdrew its participation from the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference.
https://www.space.com/astronomy/nasas-been-pulling-out-of-major-astronomy-meetings-and-scientists-are-feeling-the-effects
NASA's been pulling out of major astronomy meetings — and scientists are feeling the effects

"We are given rules by our own institutions about what we can and cannot say."

Space
Show threadBrad JohnsonJun 26
More from @arstechnica:
"NASA's senior leaders did acknowledge Wednesday that the pain of the agency's downsizing will extend far outside of the agency's walls."
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/06/during-a-town-hall-wednesday-nasa-officials-on-stage-looked-like-hostages/
During a town hall Wednesday, NASA officials on stage looked like hostages

A Trump appointee suggests NASA may not have a new administrator until next year.

Ars Technica