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Associate Professor of Meteorology at the University of Oklahoma. Study large-scale climate dynamics, subseasonal-to-seasonal forecasting, and climate change. Proud RI native and New England sports fan. Opinions & thoughts are my own. 🇺🇸 🇵🇹

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BREAKING: The mass firing of upwards of 1,800 workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including top climate scientists and weather forecasters, has begun. The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.

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I just got fired from NWS . This email is all I know. Read if you want.

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New: Layoffs underway of probationary employees at @noaa.gov Unclear so far how many were exempted for public safety reasons at the Nat'l Weather Service, NOAA Satellites and other units. www.axios.com/2025/02/27/l...

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If I am reading this right, along with reviewing all grants, each agency will have to have a central travel officer that has to approve all travel using federal funds, including those with grants. So, does this mean I have to fill out multiple Concur requests? www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

submitted 21 hours ago • 1 comment

AI is now really going to be eliminating jobs.

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How is this making our country "great again?"

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BP is ditching its renewables target to return to a focus on fossil fuels, Reuters reports www.reuters.com/business/ene... This shouldn't come as a surprise -- the oil giant has a pattern of touting climate pledges while making other plans behind the scenes. www.exxonknews.org/p/four-years...

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📣Notice! The 2025 joint Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop (CPASW) and Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop (CDPW) has been postponed. Keep an eye out for future details from the planning team at the end of April. About the workshop: www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/out...

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NSF employees were unlawfully reclassified from career to probationary, and then fired. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

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Federal workers have been given about 48 hours to explain what they accomplished last week. Elon Musk says not responding will be taken as a resignation. apnews.com/article/elon...

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The latest GEFS run (00Z 21 February) continues to feature a stratospheric wave reflection event end of next week (+ve wave flux over Siberia/-ve wave flux over Canada). This will lead to a building ridge near Alaska, allowing higher cold risks for the Midwest and Northeast thereafter.

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Power demand is sky high in ERCOT this morning. This is the first time ERCOT has ever served 80,000 megawatts in the winter. We have a new battery storage record with 4,578 megawatts deployed at 7:15. Once again, batteries are playing a major role to keep the heat on. #txlege

submitted 7 days ago • 5 comments

I've read most of the analyses of the DOGE 2025 "receipts" site. This, from NPR, is the best I've read so far. Some of what they claim to have cut haven't been cut, other "cuts" will incur costs down the road. NPR says DOGE has made $2B of cuts, not $55B. www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...

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I lost my job at the National Science Foundation yesterday, along with 167 of my colleagues, including some dear friends. This was the best job I've ever had, and I thought it would be my last. The PI community has been sympathetic and supportive, without exception. I will miss working for you.

submitted 8 days ago • 603 comments

An important reminder, since people are wrongly freaking out: Small private planes crash all the time. The Philly crash, the Alaska crash, this one — all count as such. There are 1,000 small plane crashes a year. This is normal. Them making headlines is what is scaring you.

submitted 8 days ago • 27 comments

I know it's cold now in the central/Eastern US. But, I am already tracking ANOTHER potential cold air outbreak on the way, thanks to a very strong stratospheric wave reflection event about to occur. Potential impacts would be early-mid March. #S2S

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Power starting to flicker in SW OKC… 🥶🥶 #okwx

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

JUST IN: A federal judge denies an effort by 14 states to immediately block Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing data systems or making personnel decisions at seven federal agencies.

submitted 9 days ago • 49 comments

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!

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

New paper! Chris O'Reilly and I looked at recent trends in the wintertime North Pacific jet stream - Has climate change shifted the jet? - Can models capture these recent trends? - How has this affected North American weather? doi.org/10.1029/2024... 🧵

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

NEW: NSF confirmed that they fired 168 employees today, out of their staff of ~1,500 feds. This includes some people who'd finished their 1-year probationary periods, which were extended to 2-years last month without explanation. More to come.

BREAKING: The mass firing of upwards of 1,800 workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including top climate scientists and weather forecasters, has begun. The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.

I just got fired from NWS . This email is all I know. Read if you want.

New: Layoffs underway of probationary employees at @noaa.gov Unclear so far how many were exempted for public safety reasons at the Nat'l Weather Service, NOAA Satellites and other units. www.axios.com/2025/02/27/l...

If I am reading this right, along with reviewing all grants, each agency will have to have a central travel officer that has to approve all travel using federal funds, including those with grants. So, does this mean I have to fill out multiple Concur requests? www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

AI is now really going to be eliminating jobs.

How is this making our country "great again?"

BP is ditching its renewables target to return to a focus on fossil fuels, Reuters reports www.reuters.com/business/ene... This shouldn't come as a surprise -- the oil giant has a pattern of touting climate pledges while making other plans behind the scenes. www.exxonknews.org/p/four-years...

📣Notice! The 2025 joint Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop (CPASW) and Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop (CDPW) has been postponed. Keep an eye out for future details from the planning team at the end of April. About the workshop: www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/out...

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NSF employees were unlawfully reclassified from career to probationary, and then fired. www.reuters.com/world/us/us-...

Federal workers have been given about 48 hours to explain what they accomplished last week. Elon Musk says not responding will be taken as a resignation. apnews.com/article/elon...

The latest GEFS run (00Z 21 February) continues to feature a stratospheric wave reflection event end of next week (+ve wave flux over Siberia/-ve wave flux over Canada). This will lead to a building ridge near Alaska, allowing higher cold risks for the Midwest and Northeast thereafter.

Power demand is sky high in ERCOT this morning. This is the first time ERCOT has ever served 80,000 megawatts in the winter. We have a new battery storage record with 4,578 megawatts deployed at 7:15. Once again, batteries are playing a major role to keep the heat on. #txlege

I've read most of the analyses of the DOGE 2025 "receipts" site. This, from NPR, is the best I've read so far. Some of what they claim to have cut haven't been cut, other "cuts" will incur costs down the road. NPR says DOGE has made $2B of cuts, not $55B. www.npr.org/2025/02/19/n...

I lost my job at the National Science Foundation yesterday, along with 167 of my colleagues, including some dear friends. This was the best job I've ever had, and I thought it would be my last. The PI community has been sympathetic and supportive, without exception. I will miss working for you.

An important reminder, since people are wrongly freaking out: Small private planes crash all the time. The Philly crash, the Alaska crash, this one — all count as such. There are 1,000 small plane crashes a year. This is normal. Them making headlines is what is scaring you.

I know it's cold now in the central/Eastern US. But, I am already tracking ANOTHER potential cold air outbreak on the way, thanks to a very strong stratospheric wave reflection event about to occur. Potential impacts would be early-mid March. #S2S

Power starting to flicker in SW OKC… 🥶🥶 #okwx

JUST IN: A federal judge denies an effort by 14 states to immediately block Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency from accessing data systems or making personnel decisions at seven federal agencies.

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!

New paper! Chris O'Reilly and I looked at recent trends in the wintertime North Pacific jet stream - Has climate change shifted the jet? - Can models capture these recent trends? - How has this affected North American weather? doi.org/10.1029/2024... 🧵

NEW: NSF confirmed that they fired 168 employees today, out of their staff of ~1,500 feds. This includes some people who'd finished their 1-year probationary periods, which were extended to 2-years last month without explanation. More to come.

This seems... bad.

We need more trains in this country - now.