Changes in global land temperatures are ~the same if you use all weather stations or just those in rural locations. Confirming previous studies on the effect of the urban heat island on global temperatures.

Robert Rohde@rarohde.bsky.social · last yr.

But let's assume classifying weather stations by their surrounding population density is at least somewhat useful for eliminating biases. How does the global land average from the 19% of very rural stations compare to the average of all stations? They are extremely similar. 5/

Atlantic #HurricaneSeason begins today, June 1. Since records began, the continental U.S. has experienced four Category 5 hurricane landfalls, and ALL four of them were only tropical storms just three days prior! Rapid intensification is terrifying when it occurs right before landfall.

It does look like alerts went out (would like to hear more). A testament to the meteorologists at NWS offices working around this turmoil. Putting the country in this position is extremely dangerous. Lives are put at risk when there is not full and consistent staffing in these kinds of positions.

Exactly what we’ve been SCREAMING about since this whole mess started. This was inevitable. It’s not fault of the office itself. It’s entirely the fault of the current administration.

Dr. Samantha Montano@samlmontano.bsky.social · last yr.

9 people were killed in a tornado last night in KY. The NWS office responsible for that area has faced some of the most extreme cuts by the Trump administration, including the loss of overnight forecasting. Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...

Sea surface temperatures in the northern half of the Atlantic Ocean continue to come down from their exceptional peak a year ago. Data from @noaa.gov ERSSTv5 (psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded...).

NEW from me @insideclimatenews.org: Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are now degrading datasets used to monitor the most rapidly warming parts of the planet. insideclimatenews.org/news/0705202...

Trump Administration Decommissions Sea Ice Data That Sounded an Alarm on Arctic Climate Change - Inside Climate News

Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are now degrading the datasets used to monitor the most rapidly warming parts of the planet. More such moves are coming, NOAA has warned.

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First, satellites do not replace radiosondes. Radiosondes are the ONLY way you can get measurements every 15’ through the atmosphere. Second, services HAVE BEEN disrupted. Missed balloon flights is a disrupted service. Offices not open 24/7 is a disrupted service.

Lindsey Slater@lindseyslatertv.bsky.social · last yr.

NOAA National Weather Service Balloons What do the budget cuts actually mean for our forecasts? How many states are impacted? Hint: WI is one of them. This is a great dive from our Meteorologist Gino Recchia - and worth a view. @gingerzee.bsky.social FULL VIDEO on my Insta. tinyurl.com/3bmscst2

Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.

Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds

Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.

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NEXRAD radars are #weather detectors, not “weapons.” When you receive a #tornado or severe #thunderstorm warning, it is more likely than not based on an NWS meteorologist’s interpretation of #radar data. Your taxpayer dollars pay for their operation. Leave them alone. #FFS

A militarized conspiracy theorist group believes radars are ‘weather weapons’ and is trying to destroy them | CNN

National Weather Service offices around the country are on guard after recent threats to agency infrastructure — specifically Doppler weather radars — from a violent militia-style group, emails from t...

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This week is Hurricane Preparedness Week. New article from yours truly about how cuts to NOAA funding and staffing could make hurricane forecasts less accurate. 🧪 theconversation.com/hurricane-fo...

Hurricane forecasts are more accurate than ever – NOAA funding cuts could change that, with a busy storm season coming

A meteorologist explains three essential components of NOAA hurricane data collection that forecasters everywhere rely on yet are being targeted for federal cuts.

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When leaders and directors of all political persuasions join together in issuing a warning, you know you should pay attention! Thank you Andy @revkin.bsky.social

Andy Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️ revkin.substack.com@revkin.bsky.social · last yr.

This is not a partisan warning. As Jeff Young reported in Newsweek, “The former NWS directors...served..under six presidents, three Democratic and three Republican. Their joint letter marks the first time all of them have come together to issue a public appeal.” revkin.substack.com/p/all-living...

Your 'moment of doom' for May 2, 2025 ~10 Hiroshimas per second. "New research reveals these warming zones are located near 40 degrees latitude in both hemispheres, creating a striking pattern that has emerged since 2005." scienceblog.com/ocean-heat-b...

Ocean Heat Bands Reshape Global Climate Patterns

The world's oceans are heating in two distinct bands circling the globe, with potentially far-reaching implications for weather patterns and marine

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Your 'moment of doom' for May 3, 2025 ~ To the moon! "Last year was the hottest, worldwide, ever recorded and governments are collectively failing to meet targets to avert escalating disasters." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Revealed: Forecasts of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels soar in Trump’s first 100 days

Even as Trump’s pledge to ‘drill, baby, drill’ is hampered by tariff chaos, analysis shows surge in planet-heating emissions

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There's a substantial chance 2025 could be an unthinkably expensive disaster year in the US, says Swiss Re. But we keep building more expensive sandcastles along the beach, because developers vehemently oppose changes in how and where we build - new post today: open.substack.com/pub/susanpcr...

Extraordinary coastal growth means 2025 could be a unthinkably expensive disaster year

Swiss Re warns there's a 1-in-10 chance this could be a year of $300 billion in disaster payouts -- but we keep building sandcastles on the beach

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The White House is proposing to substantially cut NOAA’s budget —cutting critical science that tracks extreme weather, rising seas, and climate change impacts. We need more climate science, not less. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

The best news of the day.

Zack Labe@zacklabe.com · last yr.

GOOD NEWS - "Thank you to everyone who expressed their strong support for the Regional Climate Center program. Our funding has been restored by NOAA and the Department of Commerce." www.ncei.noaa.gov/regional/reg...

#NoKings

Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · last yr.

Last night was the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's midnight ride to warn the Minutemen of approaching British troops. I want to take a moment to share an excerpt from the Declaration of Independence's grievances against King George III. Remind you of anyone?

HAPPY TAX DAY! How much would you spend on a year of tornado warnings? The average US taxpayer spends only $4 a year to help fund the NWS. It’s a smart investment—every $1 invested in NWS yields approx. $73 in social benefits. 🌪️❄️ Support science. Support the NWS. Stay tuned for more this #TaxDay

Ninety years ago today was "Black Sunday," the most infamous single dust storm in North American history. It led to the coining of the term "Dust Bowl." Image believed to originate from the USA National Weather Service- Amarillo.

BREAKING: In a reversal, all NOAA Research sites will now remain online with "no interruption in service," according to the agency. NOAA had previously moved to cancel the research division's cloud services contract. Story for @bloomberg.com (free link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

US Weather Agency to Preserve Research Websites in Reversal

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency will preserve access to websites tied to its research division, after previously moving to cancel a cloud web services contract that supports many of its...

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This is potentially very bad for climate and environmental monitoring.

Dave Levitan@davelevitan.bsky.social · last yr.

NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research’s main contract for its websites was not approved for renewal, so I’m told we should expect some of them to start to go down. “Lutnick's position on every contract is ‘no’ and agency reps have roughly a minute and a half to convince him otherwise.”

Today's Berardelli Bonus: Final report on Hurricane Milton is out. Tied for the 4th strongest Atlantic hurricane on record by pressure. It did a # on the Bay Area with 100 mph wind gusts, 20" of rain (a 1-500 year event), max 10 ft of surge and it was a prolific tornado producer!

A strong ridge of high pressure is over the SE U.S. and will intensify to record strength (pink colors) on Thu-Sat. This ridge will lock the jet stream into a “stuck” pattern, resulting in repeated rounds of thunderstorms with torrential rains over the Central U.S. (image from polarwx.com/models/)

The US needs more publicly funded agriculture research & development to offset the effects of climate change. But instead the US has been investing less. Cutting agriculture R&D spending will dampen productivity at home & abroad while raising food prices. New paper by @arielob.bsky.social et al.

Scientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they're getting less

Public funding for agricultural research in the U.S. has been declining for the last two decades, a process Trump has rapidly accelerated by freezing or pausing support for a variety of research progr...

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Not sure wha the period of record used is here, but from @burgwx.bsky.social great PolarWx site, record high heights for a large chunk of the SE.

Looks like we will have a record of a different kind later this week on Friday. I can't recall a heat dome getting above 588 decameters as far north as Atlanta this early in April. #climate #climatechange @heatwavekgns.bsky.social @weatherprof.bsky.social

Map showing how March ranks from wettest to driest.

HourlyERA5MapsBot@era5mapsbot.bsky.social · last yr.

Alabama's weather will be dry through Friday, but the weekend will be unsettled. Severe storms are possible Sunday night into Monday morning... details on today's morning briefing: www.youtube.com/live/cBeBH6P...

James Spann's Morning Briefing - Tuesday 3.25.25

YouTube video by James Spann

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Holy shit. This is *the* gold-standard measurement of atmospheric CO2 -- the one in all the charts.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · last yr.

The Trump administration is planning to cancel its lease at a government laboratory in Hawaii, a site where scientists support key observations of surging greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere, according to a list obtained by Democratic members of Congress and shared with The Post.