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  1. @Steve14900 Best written movie since Howard's End
  2. @thirstygecko This is another nice review of critical transitions in all sorts of systems: nature.com/nature/journal…
  3. @thirstygecko @scottstgeorge @globalecoguy And yes-would love to come visit and give a talk and chat some more in person! :-)
  4. @GlobalEcoGuy @scottstgeorge Agreed-personally, I think we need to accept limitations of GCMs, and use them to answer appropriate questions
  5. @ruth_mottram @GlobalEcoGuy For sure! Though I wonder if we're reaching the limit of cloud/precip physics dev for hydrostatic models...
  6. @GlobalEcoGuy For example, precip in many areas much improved in 1degree GISS model vs 2x2.5 degree
  7. @GlobalEcoGuy Resolution is not everything, I agree. But it can help, especially in orographically complex regions
  8. @GlobalEcoGuy Not totally true-many resolution important regions (e.g., North American Monsoon)
  9. MT @thirstygecko 'Extrapolation...suggests 35% of southern High Plains will be unable to support irrigation within 30y' goo.gl/rrO7S
  10. Nice UCSD press release on our latest @nceas sponsored phenology work: phys.org/news/2012-05-s…
  11. Ah, the daily guessing game: which half empty cup of coffee is from earlier this morning, and which one is from yesterday? #lifeofascientist
  12. The false positive rate for car alarms in Manhattan must exceed >99%. Especially outside my office window. #nycscience
  13. Why aren't some plants flowering earlier? The latest paper from our @nceas working group is now online: pnas.org/content/early/…
  14. @geschichtenpost The lack of ANY sort of opendap option (at least that I can tell) is really frustrating