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Meteorologist. Into weather records. Soft spot for subtropical 🌀. 😻 and nature imagery, too.
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Hey ewe(s), please reply with approx. 5 bullets of what you accomplished last week. Do not send any classified information.

Sending an email to employees asking them to list five things they did that week is a classic move from a manager who has no idea how to manage

1. Monday - fell apart 2. Tuesday - broke my heart 3. Wednesday - same 4. Thursday - didn't even start 5. Friday - I'm in love

Another dataset I like is from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program, which has maps of the US that show we fixed the acid rain problem by implementing stricter emission controls on power plants. nadp.slh.wisc.edu/maps-data/nt...

www.vox.com/climate/4007...

i got a another week here that i didn’t think i would get. ❤️ i feel so grateful. as a probationary employee i still have no idea what lies ahead. i’ll take it one day at a time, even if i’m an anxiety riddled mess while doing it.

Central Illinois folks: I'll be on WCIA news at 10pm discussing the importance of the National Weather Service

Already seeing multiple NPS parks needing to close for 1-2 days a week due to being short-staffed after the federal workforce firings. Are we great yet?

The sun, struggling mightily to shine through the thickening overcast

The NOAA Fisheries Science Centers have been asked to provide lists of probationary employees to upper management. Trump and his adviser Elon Musk have been targeting probationary employees who have fewer civil service protections. via @isabellabreda.bsky.social / @seattletimes.com

@meteodan.bsky.social and I went to a protest on our lunch break! This one was in support of federal workers.

Deficit and debt reduction has been a red herring — it’s simply about destroying the federal government or making it run less efficiently to finally prove their 45 year old point. Here’s the proof. www.foxbusiness.com/politics/mus...

Talcum powder descending

Tomorrow will be yet another rough day for federal workers. Likely NOAA's turn. Here is an emotional support moose.

Irving, TX is renowned for its lake effect snow

The OU School of Meteorology has another open faculty hire - this time for a teaching position! We're looking for someone with unique experience in one of several areas: apply.interfolio.com/163576. Please share!

Here's a small list of the ways you directly benefit from the National Weather Service on a daily basis. The agency is a public good that issues critical, lifesaving forecasts and alerts. We must save it from indiscriminate and irreparable damage. www.damweather.com/2025/02/the-...

We saw lots of -30°F and colder wind chills this morning across a broad swath of Wisconsin.

As President Donald Trump orders federal workers to return to the office, he spent the fourth straight day at home at his Mar-a-Lago resort.

This morning was the most significant (and coolest) hoar frost event I’ve seen in Colorado and perhaps anywhere outside of the mountains. Absolutely beautiful.

"I voted for the guy who said he would tear this all down, and now he's tearing it all down. I didn't think he would actually do it! 😭"

Mass impending layoffs for folks in NWS & NOAA is not only abhorrent, but also threatens public safety, the economy, and the scientific community. Weather and climate don’t care who you are and where you live - these organizations and the people behind them keep us safe… 1/3

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Yesterday’s lowest hourly average MSLP versus the lowest hour from February 7, 2020 (in pink/magenta). Neither qualify as the lowest on record regionally for February, but they are on the low side.

One of my personal favorite captures as a sunset storm at the U.S./Mexico International Border near Lochiel, Arizona moved east in August 2022. I'll never forget being eaten alive by the most mosquitos I've ever seen.

Recent live interview www.livenowfox.com/video/1594302

New, from me: DOGE's mass firings of probationary employees are a masterclass in how not to manage public organizations. They don’t have a plan to fix what they are breaking because they don’t understand or care about the damage they are doing. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/doge-misma...

Female Northern Cardinal #birds #photography #nature #wildlife

The entire state is under a Cold Weather Advisory for tonight, with wind chills reaching -20°F to -30°F overnight. Northwestern parts of the state are under an Extreme Cold Watch for tomorrow night, when wind chills could dip even lower and approach -40° F/C!

The various tropical cyclone rainfall web pages for 2024 have been prepared for the systems of Atlantic Basin origin (Hone awaits). GoA has been added as a keyword within those TCs that tracked south of “the landmass between New Orleans and Mobile”. www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rai...

Anytime a storm is brewing, your local forecasters are getting the latest data from NOAA. As the agency faces an uncertain future, one thing's for sure: for-profit companies would struggle to replicate NOAA's weather-forecasting prowess.