2020 was marked by nationwide warmth—5th warmest year on record for the United States—accompanied by extreme precipitation differences: dry conditions in the West and wet conditions in much of the East. climate.gov/news-features/…

In over 140 years of records, 2020 tied for Earth’s hottest year. This animated globe shows last year’s temperatures compared to the 1950-1981 average temperatures with the greatest increase in temperatures shown in the Arctic region. (🗺️: Greg Fiske; 📊 Berkeley Earth)

As the world warms, the ice is melting. Since 1994, the Earth has lost 28 trillion tonnes of ice. That's ~300 kg (~660 lbs) per person per day. tc.copernicus.org/articles/15/23…

New U.S. Strategy Would Quickly Free Billions in Climate Funds nytimes.com/2021/01/25/cli…

Sea level has risen 8–9 inches (21–24 centimeters) since 1880 and the rate of sea level rise is accelerating. climate.gov/news-features/…

💻The #ClimateDataStore has added a dataset from the Global Precipitation Climatology Project at the Univ. of Maryland. It offers global estimates of precipitation, with monthly means since 1979 and daily means since 1996. Access it in the #CDS➡️bit.ly/3addYJ9

How to write & publish a research paper for a peer-reviewed journal buff.ly/36Mhid3 by Clara Busse & @Ellainthemitten #phdchat #phdadvice #phdforum #phdlife #ecrchat #acwri

42 countries have had a total fertility rate* of 1.5 or below. Here are the years they first reached that level, from Finland in 1973 to United Arab Emirates in 2016. *TFR is the average number of babies women would have if age-specific birth rates persisted indefinitely.

Building Resilience in Rural America eos.org/opinions/build…

Sir David Attenborough on Climate and Security - Security Council Open VTC, 23 February 2021 webtv.un.org/watch/sir-davi…

A Degree of Concern: Why Global Temperatures Matter climate.nasa.gov/news/2865/a-de…

Very interesting to know that station-based climate data use "tenths of a degree" to store data, users have to divide the original data by 10 to get what they want. This is a legacy from old times when computers work much faster with integers than floating numbers with decimals.

How the Pandemic Did, and Didn't, Change Where Americans Move nytimes.com/interactive/20…

I am so honored to speak in the Geo-Resolution conference. The conference is live streaming on the website taylorgeospatial.org

How was the Amish population associated with county-level COVID-19 vaccination rates? In PRPR, Cory Anderson, Shuai Zhou, & Guangqing Chi find lower vaccination rates among Amish-populated counties. 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s11113…

Shuai Zhou and Guangqing Chi find that environmental stressors have small effects on migration. The effects also vary greatly by the nature of stressors and typology of migration: demographic-research.org/articles/volum… Shuai Zhou Guangqing Chi Cornell Global Development Penn State PRI (@pop.psu.edu🦋)

On writing journal article abstracts: as a former journal editor and frequent reviewer, I appreciate a well-crafted abstract. My 2 cents on what makes a strong one: (1/12)

Eight newly funded projects supported by the Polson Institute for Global Development will promote research and teaching at the intersection of systemic inequality and social-environmental justice. 🔖Read all project abstracts: cals.cornell.edu/news/2024/06/p…

The Polson Institute for Global Development is pleased to announce its fall 2024 grants to support research at the intersection of systemic inequality and social-environmental justice. 🌟 Read about all 8 grantees and Polson's highlights from 2024: cals.cornell.edu/news/2024/12/p…

I am delighted to share that I will join the University of South Alabama in Aug 2025 as a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Sociology in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work, with a joint appointment in the Stokes School of Marine and Environmental Sciences