Jonathan Overpeck

@GreatLakesPeck

Environmental and climate scientist for 30+ years; Samuel A. Graham Dean & Collegiate Professor;

Ann Arbor, MI
Joined December 2011

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  1. 47 minutes ago

    Come together America. We are all one community, and we must all stand up, and be there, for each other. Let’s end the division.

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    Apr 26

    Much to agree with in this persuasive piece by . Carbon pricing alone won’t do. Carbon Revenue Recycling for EE and RES offers a powerful way to leverage a lot more carbon reduction.

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    8 hours ago

    The Houston region trails only the Permian Basin for the most rogue air pollution, according to an analysis by the research arm of Environment Texas.

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  4. 2 hours ago

    We’re often talking about what happens to trees during SW drought (elsewhere around world too), but here’s a new study showing semiarid grass- and shrublands get hit hard too. This could be a factor in past/future episodes of >desert dust mobilization too

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    10 hours ago

    "There has been a detectable increase in tornado risk over the past few decades, especially east of the Mississippi River."

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  6. Retweeted
    Apr 26

    At the 33rd anniversary of the disaster it is worth remembering how a seemingly local crisis in ended up having an international impact. Solid map illustrating how a cloud of radiation engulfed in 1986. Courtesy of .

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    Apr 26

    The latest battle against climate science is playing out in kids' classrooms where teachers are being told not to talk about the science, writes . This is how we stop talking about a pressing problem we all face.

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    21 hours ago
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    Apr 26

    Opinion: The average Michigan driver pays about $10 a month in gas tax. They believe they’re paying a lot more.

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  10. 4 hours ago

    “For Catholics, climate change is more than a political issue. The care of creation is a moral obligation”

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  11. 4 hours ago

    Pretty clear Greenland Ice Sheet is having a tough time w/warming. More scary to me is that there is likely a big tipping point ahead for much more ice loss from Antarctic = bigger/faster sea level rise in near future if we keep burning fossil fuels

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    16 hours ago

    You are the expert: Is it worth carbon offsetting flights – and how should I do it? I’m worried about the environment, but I’m not sure which schemes I can trust

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  13. 6 hours ago

    “Unfortunately, for many observers, skepticism about electric vehicles (EVs) has become something like an article of faith. Mired in an obsolete set of facts, electric-vehicle naysayers are making the same arguments they’ve made for years”

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    Tesla is supplying the island of Hawaii with 54,978 panels, hooked up to 272 power packs to help provide 24 hr . We have solutions to the crisis, let's implement them.

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    9 hours ago

    These are all extremely ominous, dangerous signs for the cancer risk assessments being conducted on the top industrial polluters of ethylene oxide. The Trump consistently sides with corporate polluters over people.

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    Apr 26
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    Apr 26

    "Today, local wind and solar could replace approximately 74 percent of the U.S. coal fleet at an immediate savings to customers" A Wave Of Clean Energy Policies Are Killing Coal |

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    12 hours ago

    I posted about this the other day & yes there is a shift in tornadoes east of the Mississippi. While we have always had a very active Dixie Alley the South & Southeast are becoming much more active, including the Carolina's.

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    22 hours ago

    Boom in construction of oil and gas pipelines in US will increase pressure to continue using these fossil fuels; otherwise pipelines become stranded assets. Inconsistent with meeting Paris climate goals.

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