Ambarish Karmalkar
@ambarish.bsky.social
Climate Scientist | Studying how global warming affects us locally | Assistant Professor @ University of Rhode Island | https://web.uri.edu/geo/ambarish-karmalkar/
How has Nepal's Langtang region, which recently experienced a devastating flood and debris flow event, changed over time? Warming changes things -- scientists and colleagues from Nepal explain. smallearth.org.np/activities/w...
September 13, 2026 at 12:12 PM
How has Nepal's Langtang region, which recently experienced a devastating flood and debris flow event, changed over time? Warming changes things -- scientists and colleagues from Nepal explain. smallearth.org.np/activities/w...
El Nino forecast in context dashboard.theclimatebrink.com#enso
August 10, 2026 at 6:40 PM
El Nino forecast in context dashboard.theclimatebrink.com#enso
No matter how you feel about this mission with so much else going on, you can’t deny that it’s offering some pretty introspective views of our place in the vastness of space
April 10, 2026 at 3:58 PM
No matter how you feel about this mission with so much else going on, you can’t deny that it’s offering some pretty introspective views of our place in the vastness of space
Orion on its way with Orion in the background? www.nasa.gov/missions/art...
April 3, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Orion on its way with Orion in the background? www.nasa.gov/missions/art...
Terrible headline. We need to be concerned about these changes, but the research and article says the exact opposite:
April 1, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Terrible headline. We need to be concerned about these changes, but the research and article says the exact opposite:
Beautiful in the mid-troposphere, devastating at the surface.
March 19, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Beautiful in the mid-troposphere, devastating at the surface.
Non-zero probability that you may regret saying this
March 8, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Non-zero probability that you may regret saying this
A net loss of livable land in the near-term cause a big portion of Antarctic land is already below sea level (👇) + Greenland ice sheet goes b4 Ant so more SLR + ocean expansion due to warm conditions + Earth's axial tilt means brutal polar winters (=not livable)
www.bas.ac.uk/news/new-map...
www.bas.ac.uk/news/new-map...
February 25, 2026 at 5:17 PM
A net loss of livable land in the near-term cause a big portion of Antarctic land is already below sea level (👇) + Greenland ice sheet goes b4 Ant so more SLR + ocean expansion due to warm conditions + Earth's axial tilt means brutal polar winters (=not livable)
www.bas.ac.uk/news/new-map...
www.bas.ac.uk/news/new-map...
Blizzard of 2026, Rhode Island
February 24, 2026 at 2:28 PM
Blizzard of 2026, Rhode Island
The work is original? ....and that doesn't answer the question
February 23, 2026 at 3:56 PM
The work is original? ....and that doesn't answer the question
Yes, it's been cold in the Northeast US, but really nothing out of the ordinary. Dec-Jan temperatures:👇
February 15, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Yes, it's been cold in the Northeast US, but really nothing out of the ordinary. Dec-Jan temperatures:👇
Is there a live or regularly-updated version of this figure comparing actual CO2 emissions with SSPs/RCPs?
From: www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-th...
From: www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-th...
February 5, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Is there a live or regularly-updated version of this figure comparing actual CO2 emissions with SSPs/RCPs?
From: www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-th...
From: www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-th...
I honestly thought December was way colder in the Northeast than what the numbers indicate. Seven mild Decembers in a row really messes up your perception...
January 14, 2026 at 3:27 AM
I honestly thought December was way colder in the Northeast than what the numbers indicate. Seven mild Decembers in a row really messes up your perception...
Greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow www.carbonbrief.org/unep-new-cou...
November 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Greenhouse gas emissions continue to grow www.carbonbrief.org/unep-new-cou...
How little CO2 Jamaica has produced over time compared to the major polluters
October 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
How little CO2 Jamaica has produced over time compared to the major polluters
A super quick look at the total change in temperature for the period 1901-2023:
April 13, 2025 at 10:18 PM
A super quick look at the total change in temperature for the period 1901-2023:
At least it's honest.
February 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
At least it's honest.
Mumbai alone is adding 193 new cars daily!!! The city saw a 10% increase in vehicle population in 2024; the total number of vehicles (cars+two-wheelers) is close to 5 million now!
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/mumbais-vehi...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/mumbais-vehi...
January 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Mumbai alone is adding 193 new cars daily!!! The city saw a 10% increase in vehicle population in 2024; the total number of vehicles (cars+two-wheelers) is close to 5 million now!
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/mumbais-vehi...
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/mumbais-vehi...
You know you've been away too long when you start taking random photos of things you once took for granted -- easy access to a wide variety of fresh leafy greens and vegetables on every street. 😍 #mumbai
January 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
You know you've been away too long when you start taking random photos of things you once took for granted -- easy access to a wide variety of fresh leafy greens and vegetables on every street. 😍 #mumbai
India climate opinions: Interesting that the vast majority believe global warming is happening, but only a relatively small % think it's human-caused or know s'thing abt it.
Major info or edu gap?
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climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizatio...
Major info or edu gap?
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climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizatio...
December 18, 2024 at 7:39 PM
India climate opinions: Interesting that the vast majority believe global warming is happening, but only a relatively small % think it's human-caused or know s'thing abt it.
Major info or edu gap?
cc: @neelima.bsky.social @rishpardikar.bsky.social
climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizatio...
Major info or edu gap?
cc: @neelima.bsky.social @rishpardikar.bsky.social
climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizatio...
Oof this title and subheading - killed any curiosity I had about reading the article.
November 23, 2024 at 7:58 PM
Oof this title and subheading - killed any curiosity I had about reading the article.
10-week EDDI. Source: psl.noaa.gov/eddi/
November 20, 2024 at 10:21 PM
10-week EDDI. Source: psl.noaa.gov/eddi/
How unusual is this?
Drought conditions across North America. www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
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Drought conditions across North America. www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
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November 20, 2024 at 1:32 PM
How unusual is this?
Drought conditions across North America. www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
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Drought conditions across North America. www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...
cc: @dustybowl.bsky.social @weatherwest.bsky.social @mathewabarlow.bsky.social