The Weather & Climate Livestream

And we're off to DC! We walked a marathon in support of weather and climate science, all on just day 1 of 12 Submit your letter for us to carry to DC for you: wclivestream.com/write

Introducing Syl, the scientist walking from NYC to DC! Along the way, he’ll meet w 🧪 to talk about why climate science matters for us, the environment, and the future. He's also hand-delivering letters to Congress in support of science. Submit yours (using our template) at wclivestream.com/write

Organizer Jonah Bloch-Johnson speaks from the heart about what the livestream means in this moment: “We’re starting here with this little stream. Maybe that stream is going to build up into a river. And then that river can build up into an ocean. And an ocean… you can’t stop an ocean.”

Lots of focus during this morning's International Panel + other keynotes on how recent cuts are affecting young students/scientists. Sobering words from Sue Trumbore: "If you really want to be a scientist [and do top science], you might go to another continent to do that" wclivestream.com/watch/

This morning’s International Panel featured perspectives on the recent cuts to US science from colleagues working abroad. from Niki Gruber: “It was obvious 5-10 years ago that the place to go as a postdoc was the US… now at the moment, no-one wants to go to the US” wclivestream.com/watch/

Thought-provoking quote from @atmostaj.bsky.social during the Weather and Climate Livestream about the role of "serendipity" in scientific discovery and the importance of having a broadly funded scientific enterprise that allows for it. wclivestream.com/watch/

"I don't think the average person... even [people] at NOAA don't fully understand the expansiveness of what NOAA does in ALL aspects of the environment." Full response by John Cortinas (former NOAA Director) on the impact of NOAA's monitoring and rapid response network: wclivestream.com/watch/

Tom Di Liberto worked for NOAA as a contractor for 13 years and was fired only 13 days before his first year as a federal employee would have completed. wclivestream.com/watch/

Powerful non-partisan moment on the Weather & Climate Livestream as fired NOAA employees address the popular belief that voters in red states should "get what they voted for." wclivestream.com/watch/

The National Weather Service costs every American a 🍔 and a 🥤per year: listen to what former director Joe Friday has to say about the NWS, and tune in as we enter the 24th hour of the Weather & Climate Livestream! wclivestream.com/watch