Eric Niiler

@eniiler

Science/climate writer recently @NYT and @WSJ. Bylines @latimes, @WIRED, @NatGeo and others. Have a good story? eric.niiler@gmail.com.

Washington, DC nytimes.com/by/eric-niiler Joined June 2008

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Eric Niiler @eniiler Oct 3

Exclusive from @nytimes this morning: some (but not all) of the Ocean Observatories Initiative buoys and gliders are headed back to OR/WA coast today. @NSF says they don't have enough money to put back ones in NC and AK. My report here:
nytimes.com/2026/10/03/cli…

www.nytimes.com After Outcry, Monitors the Trump Administration Tried to Scrap Return to Sea Under pressure from Congress, a network of ocean monitors that provides vital data to meteorologists, climate scientists, oceanographers and the fishing industry is being restored.

Eric Niiler @eniiler 1d

I wonder how this will play out with a new Congress? The idea of importing foreign workers at McMurdo Station to save money doesn't sit well with some at NSF:
science.org/content/articl…

www.science.org NSF backs choice of new Antarctic contractor despite concerns by government watchdog and researchers Agency says it has “resolved” questions about KBR winning an $8 billion contract

Eric Niiler @eniiler Oct 30

Injured Leopard’s 200-Mile Trek Suggests Hope for a Species nytimes.com/2026/10/30/cli… via @NYTimes

www.nytimes.com Injured Leopard’s 200-Mile Trek Suggests Hope for a Species In Armenia, a three-legged Caucasian leopard’s astonishing hike signals that conservation efforts for the endangered animal may be working.

Eric Niiler @eniiler Sep 22

As the Roman space telescope prepares to capture the universe, changes at @NASAGoddard mean uncertainty for future science missions. @sciam scientificamerican.com/article/nasa-g…

www.scientificamerican.com NASA Goddard’s shrinking workforce could stifle future space missions, experts say 2025 was a brutal year of budget cuts and workforce attrition at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, the home base for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Experts worry Goddard—and NASA’s space...

Eric Niiler @eniiler Sep 7

Thoughtful look at new evidence, and uncertainty, about whether climate change is supercharging this year's El Niño by @whereishayley ihttps://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-09-04/research-suggests-global-warming-has-increased-super-el-ninos-punch