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Kate Marvel Resigns From NASA GISS Over Cuts and Evictions

Her exit signals a deeper shift at NASA away from climate study.

Overview

  • Marvel announced Tuesday on Bluesky that she left NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, citing uncertainty about funding for climate research.
  • She described being forced out of GISS offices after a lease cancellation that left more than 100 researchers working from home since May 2025.
  • She said NASA recently rejected her proposals to study how global warming could affect the nation’s solar energy supply.
  • She is now a visiting scholar at New York University as she looks for new institutional support to continue her climate work.
  • Her departure lands as NASA administrator Jared Isaacman signals a focus on space exploration over climate science and as outlets report large losses across federal science jobs that could weaken long‑term tracking of drought, wildfire, and ocean changes.