Julia Musto
@the-independent.com U.S. science and climate correspondent
Studied climate, tree and ocean science at @columbiajournalism.bsky.social
- Reposted by Julia MustoI'm told the catastrophic Washington Post layoffs today include at least 14 climate journalists. Totally gutting. Details: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/washington...
- nationalzoo.si.edu/news/female-... Finally, some good news! ✨
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- My latest for @the-independent.com details recent threats to the management of Utah's Grand-Staircase-Escalante National Monument: the home to at least 15 dinosaur species found nowhere else on Earth... www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
- Reposted by Julia MustoWhat success looks like (5–10 years) • Fishing mortality aligned with species’ life histories • Species-level reporting becomes the norm • Management completeness rises above critical thresholds • Shark & ray populations stabilize and recover Read the paper here: rdcu.be/eZ9n9
- Uh, and by way - on top of everything else - Earth is in water bankruptcy? unu.edu/inweh/news/w...
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- And, here's some lunar surface reactor news from NASA... www.nasa.gov/news-release...
- Fourth-warmest year for the US last year per latest NCEI update: www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/nationa...
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- Reposted by Julia Musto"Ocean Heat Content Sets Another Record in 2025" | Our (Yuying Pan et al) new article in Advances in Atmospheric Science: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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- Reposted by Julia MustoI love getting the local paper. There’s no comments section, I get to donate the papers to the herbarium or the parrot rescue after, and you get gems like today’s front-page story.
- Reposted by Julia MustoNASA Discovers Distant Planet With Conditions That Could Sustain Rocks theonion.com/nasa-discovers-dist…
- And, while I’m on this subject: www.ehn.org/soil-tests-r.... www.latimes.com/environment/...
- No mention from EPA Admin. Zeldin of the multiple times President Trump threatened to withhold any wildfire aid before and during the SoCal fires last year... x.com/epaleezeldin... x.com/epaleezeldin... www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-w... www.latimes.com/california/s...
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- No mention from EPA Admin. Zeldin of the multiple times President Trump threatened to withhold any wildfire aid before and during the SoCal fires last year... x.com/epaleezeldin... x.com/epaleezeldin... www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-w... www.latimes.com/california/s...
- A brief hiatus of, uh, nearly two years - ha: medium.com/@theeyeofthe...
- And you may know this, but I *love* writing about sharks, the ocean, climate, space and other science: medium.com/the-quantast... I have Medium and Substack accounts that I'm planning on updating soon following a brief hiatus...
- And you may know this, but I *love* writing about sharks, the ocean, climate, space and other science: medium.com/the-quantast... I have Medium and Substack accounts that I'm planning on updating soon following a brief hiatus...
- Y'all don't know this, but I wrote my Master's thesis on these beauties. We still have so much to learn about chondrichthyes.
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- This is cool. "MIT scientists have identified a key condition in the atmosphere that determines how hot and humid a midlatitude region can get, and how intense related storms can become." news.mit.edu/2026/new-res...
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- Reposted by Julia MustoCDC awards $1.6 million for new hepatitis B vaccine study in Guinea-Bissau. Although the award recipients aren't named, the grant seems tailored to Danish researchers whose work is championed by anti-vaxxers but challenged by mainstream scientists. www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
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- Reposted by Julia Musto"Not since the ransacking of the Library of Alexandria have we witnessed such a wanton, intentional assault on scientific knowledge."
- "Science Under Siege -- the NCAR Development" | My new commentary: michaelmann.net/science-unde... #ScienceUnderSiege
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- HHS told me earlier today that “Secretary Kennedy has been very clear that vaccination is the most effective way to prevent measles" and that "any attempts to spin this are baseless." @the-independent.com
- I need you all to see this "bizarre, lemon-shaped world" with an atmosphere "unlike any even seen before." www.stsci.edu/contents/new...
- Reposted by Julia MustoWe’ve got a piece in The Conversation about the 2025 Arctic Report Card and the implications of 20 years of tracking rapid Arctic change. #Arctic #akwx #Climate theconversation.com/from-record-...
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- Some reading regarding the origins of Lyme disease for no particular reason... aldf.com/did-lyme-dis... southampton.stonybrookmedicine.edu/sites/defaul... medicine.yale.edu/news-article...
- Reposted by Julia MustoThe 2025 #Arctic Report Card is out! #AGU25 🧪🌊🦑🐻❄️ Check out the executive summary by the editors M.L. Drunkenmiller, R.L. Thoman, and T.A. Moon. @alaskawx.bsky.social arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/...
- Lava world! Lava world! Lava world! science.nasa.gov/missions/web...
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- Ancient sea cows were so metal 20 million years ago: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
- This year is on track to be Earth's second-warmest on record, according to new data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service: climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-2...
- Not someone coughing during this ACIP meeting mic check... www.youtube.com/live/LpthhPB...
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- *Bernie Sanders once again meme* www.the-independent.com/climate-chan...
- We're four days out from the official end of the Atlantic hurricane season. For the first time in a decade, not a single hurricane directly hit the U.S. I spoke with @accuweather.com about why that happened earlier this month... www.the-independent.com/climate-chan... @the-independent.com
- A toxic plume of chromium from Los Alamos National Laboratory has spread onto Pubelo de San Ildefonso for the first time. I spoke with @amigosbravos.bsky.social and the the NM Enviro Department about what actions are being taken to respond: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a... @the-independent.com
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- Reposted by Julia MustoNew national climate plans have barely moved the needle on limiting global warming. Yet there is hope. According to UNEP's latest #EmissionsGap Report, accelerated adoption of renewable energy and falling costs mean we have the tools to cut emissions now: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
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- Do we need a Category 6 hurricane - or even a complete redo of the Saffir-Simpson scale? I spoke with @michaelemann.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @climatecentral.org @danielgilford.bsky.social to learn more. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan... @the-independent.com
- NEW: Another stark warning from scientists about the future of Earth under climate change: "22 of the planet’s 34 vital signs are at record levels, with many of them continuing to trend sharply in the wrong direction." www.eurekalert.org/news-release... www.eurekalert.org/news-release...?
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- "Melissa’s rapid strengthening occurred as it drifted slowly over exceptionally warm ocean waters that were 2.5°F (1.4°C) warmer than average — these conditions were made up to 700 times more likely because of human-caused climate change." - @climatecentral.org www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
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- I sat down with now former NASA administrator Sen. Bill Nelson to talk about the state of space exploration and science at the agency. The astronaut remains optimistic regarding humanity's ability to venture forth - to the moon and Mars. www.independent.co.uk/space/nasa-m... @the-independent.com
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- “Let us develop respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion. And love.” - Jane Goodall
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- ICYMI: Researchers warn the U.S. is heading toward 30,000 more deaths tied to wildfire smoke by 2050 www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan... @the-independent.com
- And, here's the JPL release - showing those "leopard spots" in greater detail: www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasa-sa...
- “This very well could be the clearest sign of life that we’ve ever found on Mars.” - NASA's Acting Administrator Sean Duffy says this morning stories.tamu.edu/news/2025/09...
- “This very well could be the clearest sign of life that we’ve ever found on Mars.” - NASA's Acting Administrator Sean Duffy says this morning stories.tamu.edu/news/2025/09...
- Today marks the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. I spoke with @samlmontano.bsky.social @irwinredlener.bsky.social and UNC's Bill Gentry about federal response and the current moment... www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan... @the-independent.com
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- Got reaction from @pauloffit.bsky.social @jennifernuzzo.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social today following last week's mRNA news and today's announcement about an effective "personalized" mRNA cancer vaccine from researchers in Japan: www.independent.co.uk/news/health/... @the-independent.com
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