Andrew Barfield

NCSU Alum 23'| Bachelors Degree in Environmental Sciences | Wong Lab Research Technician DUML

[NWS Newport/Morehead @NWSMoreheadCity]

NOAA has released the Winter 2023-24 Outlook, with above average precipitation likely this winter in our neck of the woods.
You can check out the full report at:
https://t.co/BPwITUBCkA
#ncwx #winter #climate

[Ty Werdel @TyWerdel]

The world-famous Texas A&M Natural Resources Job Board has been relaunched with better functionality. Make sure and check it out if you're on the job hunt. @tamurwfm
https://t.co/73QKNId9Iq

[IPCC @IPCC_CH]

#IPCC's 2022 report shows major transitions are required in the energy sector to limit warming to 1.5°C. Since 2010, the unit costs of solar energy have decreased by up to 85%. A low-carbon energy sector transition will reduce int’l trade in fossil fuels.

https://t.co/mIdBKgvWau

[Triangle Business Journal @TriangleBIZJrnl]

A team of scientists in Raleigh is rethinking concrete. The uses could be almost limitless. https://t.co/vlkNFuo1no

[NC State College of Natural Resources @NCStateCNR]

A group of @NCState students is helping inform communities about the emergence of ghost forests.

“Spreading this information to the local public is important because it gives them an opportunity to see how the environment is changing.” https://t.co/9u2mbv145v

[NC State Applied Ecology @NCStateAEC]

Our very own Elsa Youngsteadt was on @wral talking about her latest research on heat and bumble bees! Watch/listen here on "Climate Change Buzz: Rising temperatures could put bees at risk of overheating" https://t.co/DnTRdhe9Wk #AECInTheNews @NCStateCALS

[FER @NC State @NCState_FER]

The ES 400 Ghost Forest Team (Arden Lumpkin, Rachel DeChicio, Andrew Barfield, Jordan Strickland) work was recently featured on Coastal Review. They created science communication accompanying a new public science project called “Chronolog”. @NCStateCNR https://t.co/QVgm6xbgVU

[NOAA @NOAA]

(1 of 5) IT’S OFFICIAL:

Earth had its hottest #June on record.

Sea surface temperature anomaly was the highest for any month on record.

#SeaIce coverage had a record-low in June.

https://t.co/ZnZUYR0qy1

@NOAANCEI #StateOfClimate

[NC State Applied Ecology @NCStateAEC]

An interdisciplinary project aims to turn ghosts forests into a #scicomm touch point Down East. The team includes our Michelle Jewell and @NCStateCNR's Marcelo @ArdonLab and Erin Seekamp. Learn more and where to find the chronolog site in @coastal_review: https://t.co/dAIzc9wU7z

[Carly Kenkel @DrCarlsHorn]

Prospective students looking for labs in Fall 2024 - watch this sheet for a list of PIs who are recruiting but be sure to do your due diligence in vetting the PI/lab/program! https://t.co/u4PY5cQ4en

[CoastalReview.org @Coastal_Review]

A project to protect the crystal skipper butterfly and one to incorporate certain species in coastal restoration, both in N.C., are among six new projects funded by U.S. National Science Foundation and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. https://t.co/TeSvmD4S2e

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

New evidence has emerged suggesting that the ocean has its own cast of pollinators—the marine equivalent of bees and butterflies https://t.co/7ooFmTZ9xr

[Latest in space @latestinspace]

NEWS 🚨: Rainwater is no longer safe to drink anywhere on Earth due to 'forever chemicals,' say environmental researchers

via @euronews

[Black Hole @konstructivizm]

NASA
The sound of a black hole. Recorded by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
source: https://t.co/kwmhGCnkwU

[Gareth McGrath @GarethMcGrathSN]

Can offshore wind farms and the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale, down to fewer than 340 animals, share the same stretch of ocean, including off NC? Why biologists & industry are hoping so. #offshorewind @SeaGrantNC @NCCoastalFed @SierraClubNC https://t.co/ZziftFKUOi

[Spot A Shark USA @SpotASharkUSA]

It's a match! 🎉
Research intern @b_regester was ID'ing #sandtiger photos from community-scientists & found a resighting of this lovely #sandtiger #shark on the #Caribsea- first spotted in September 2021 by 📸Devin Daniels & again in July 2022 by 📸Juergen Scharner. So cool!🦈

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

Though the monarch has long been considered under threat, its listing on the IUCN Red List marks the first time it has been officially declared at risk of extinction https://t.co/QuuTZzeWNx

[Met Office @metoffice]

For the first time temperatures of 40°C have been forecast in the UK and the first ever Red warning for exceptional heat has been issued.

Find out more in our press release 👇

[Greg Postel @GregPostel]

Bath water

[NWS Newport/Morehead @NWSMoreheadCity]

Good morning E NC! Overnight Tropical Storm Colin spun up along the SC coast. Colin is forecast to move NE @ 8 mph taking the storm along or just inland of the NC coast today & Sun. The main impacts will be locally heavy rains, coastal wind gusts to 40 mph, & possibly a tornado.