Philip Orton

Scientist at the Stevens Institute of Technology specializing in storm surge, climate change impacts and adaptation; contributor to NYC and IPCC climate panels

[Andrew Dessler @AndrewDessler]

I've been getting a lot of requests for comments on the DOE report "A critical review of the impact of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions on the U.S. climate". Here are some initial thoughts. More will come later.

[Philip Orton @philiporton]

@RARohde Right! But what bothers me even more is that they create mostly “safe” districts where House members can become career politicians, becoming specialists at raking in cash and remaining in power. We need to eliminate gerrymandering and return it to The People’s House.

[Philip Orton @philiporton]

@antikommunistic @CColose Now get your head out of your ass with these silly “big lie” pronouncements and debate what to do about climate change. Conservatives can solve problems too, and do it in smarter ways sometimes than liberals. But on this problem … only lies and distractions.

[Philip Orton @philiporton]

@antikommunistic @CColose It’s not that complicated. While it is true that water vapor is a stronger greenhouse gas, humans are not emitting water vapor and creating a water vapor imbalance. Water vapor is rising due to the rising CO2 and temperatures. It is a reinforcing feedback.

[Philip Orton @philiporton]

@Jacob_Feuer Great point- I study rain and storm surge flooding and was wondering about this. What someone needs to donis seek to create uniform datasets, eg only clock-hour totals in recent decades to fairly compare to earlier decades. But technology changes are another possible challenge

[Philip Orton @philiporton]

@zvi I am a flood forecaster/modeler and also seeking street/intersection information to help improve forecasts -- what was the time and location? (not 8:25am as it was nighttime)

[Philip Orton @philiporton]

@_david_ho_ PS NYT still isn’t a top Impact Factor journal!

[Philip Orton @philiporton]

@_david_ho_ I like it too- but not easy for mainstrem readers. A bit mathematical given the log-scaled axes

[Philip Orton @philiporton]

the last time I had any respect for the top of the republican party

[Philip Orton @philiporton]

@NJTRANSIT_NJCL So, is it a signal issue near Hazlet or mechanical issues? Well, I don’t know either because the train conductor has never said a word (nor apology)about the frequent stops and starts that have made us an hour late. I sometimes feel like I am on a train from the 19th century.

[Philip Orton @philiporton]

@NJTRANSIT_NJCL Terrible experience on the train today…. now about an hour behind schedule. Delay after delay, and never any explanations via the train’s PA system. The app has messages explaining things maybe half an hour later.

[Philip Orton @philiporton]

@Briancardie @Sportsnet exactly my thinking; must be Washington announcers. He didn’t feel bad, he saw the ref right in front of him and acted like the golf club swing to the face was a mistake

[Lisa Dilling @LisaD144]

@_david_ho_ I can answer your questions! MethaneSAT is a nonprofit LLC started by EDF. It has been funded by grants and donations. The goal is to produce actionable data to reduce methane emissions. A cross-institutional team designed it. For more see https://t.co/IRkHV1m80C

[Philip Orton @philiporton]

Glad to have been to Alaska and eaten show crab while it still existed https://t.co/HiXtqq1IEU

[Philip Orton @philiporton]

It’s data like this that make scientists pause to wonder if a runaway climate catastrophe is around the corner … agriculture failures on a massive scale and global societal collapse

[Prof. Eliot Jacobson @EliotJacobson]

Breaking News!
Breaking News!
Breaking News!

Yesterday the global sea surface temperature anomaly hit a new record high of 0.702°C above the 1991-2020 mean, beating the previous record anomaly of 0.700°C set on September 9th. This is a 'Code UFB' event.

[Philip Orton @philiporton]

@JRVisscher @LeonSimons8 Yes it’s called the Holocene— the period just replaced by the anthropocene. Its last 6000 years have had a very stable climate compared with the current changes. Read about it- it’s not coincidental that it is when human population bloomed from a few million to to 8B.

[Philip Orton @philiporton]

@UB_Opethian this one killed my streak at 44 — nice job! wooer?!?!

[Philip Orton @philiporton]

@AirwavesAli @wfuv favorite FUV music theme ever! Only great songs, and a break from the rotation (we need those)

[Philip Orton @philiporton]

@wfuv @Hollandude @DarrenDeVivo My favorite FUVday ever, even better than Throwback Thursdays!!