Eloquent Science (Prof. David Schultz)
@eloquentscience.com
Univ. of Manchester Prof of Synoptic Meteorology, educator, scientist Author: Eloquent Science: A Practical Guide to Becoming a Better Writer, Speaker, and Atmospheric Scientist Free online climate course: "Our Earth: Its Climate, History, and Processes"
Every overseas student benefits the UK - They pay money to the university - They spend money in the local economy - They return home with good feelings about the UK (soft power) - They help subsidise local students - They make the learning environment better It's a real 'win-win'
Nearly two years in peer review at two journals. Congratulations to Tianhang Zhang and Shengnan Fu! "Using large language models to produce literature reviews: Usage patterns of microphysics parameterizations in WRF simulations from 2699 publications." doi.org/10.1175/AIES.... 🧵
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What were the 1-in-50-yr maximum temperatures in the UK expected to be in 1975? See these two maps. Compare to the recent heatwave. Hopkins and Whyte (1975): Extreme temperatures over the United Kingdom for design purposes. Meteorological Magazine (UK), 104 (1233), 94–102.
The US built the greatest talent magnet ever, attracting the smart, skilled, and striving. They’d come to study, then stay and build things here, or leave with positive impressions and fruitful connections. Helped make the US wealthy and powerful. Then America chose to throw it away. And for what?
Ben Allen@evodynamics.bsky.social · 3w agoCongrats we just made it impossible to come here for a PhD www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/16/m...
Congratulations, BBC. High pressure above the surface "pushes warm air down", seemingly against the decrease in pressure upward. 🤪 You might want to consult with one of your staff meteorologists before publishing incorrect science. #heatdome #UKwx #MediaFail www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
MODIS imagery visa NASA FIRMS of the Cairngorms fire...METOP-C, 1038 UTC Overpass:
We do recommend NASA FIRMS firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs... though the imagery lags (eg NASA doesn't have it til folks like us collect it and it goes to them for machination...) - here we tagged the fires and used last available imagery overpass to show fire/damage etc.
NASA-FIRMS
Fire Information for Resource Management System
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Wildfire smoke from moorland fires in the UK affecting air quality in Manchester. #UKwx. Big thanks to @dundeesat.bsky.social!
Dundee Satellite Station Ltd.@dundeesat.bsky.social · 3w agoThis fell off! Apologies! H/T NASA FIRMS.
Sen. Peters: "Yes or no, if a state refuses to turn their absentee voter list over to the federal government, will the Postal Service still mail their ballots under this proposed rule?" Postmaster General David Steiner: "Under our proposed regulation, no."
If I were the King of Universities (which, heaven forbid), I would place this finding at the exact centre of every single policy decision from teaching to research to estates to capital investment. At every level in every process, the question would be: are we as humane as education demands we be?
1/🧵 With this paper finally published, I want to talk about the worst peer review experience of my career as a non-native English speaker, early-career researcher, and solo author, and why I think it matters. #AcademicSky #AcademicPublishing #EvoSky
Luís M. Silva@luismsilva.bsky.social · last mo.1/🧵 Excited to finally share my latest paper (and my first solo paper)! 🎉 Pathogens evolve. Hosts respond. But does pathogen evolution simply change the magnitude of the host response, or does it reshape which host programmes are activated? 🤔 👇 doi.org/10.1038/s420... #Anopheles #EvoSky
The Coast Guard just removed the Clearwater from the tall ship parade in NYC for having "Save the Clean Water Act" and "Indigenous Rights, Racial Justice, Climate Solutions” banners. They were escorted out by the Coast Guard, US Navy, and NYPD. www.instagram.com/p/DaYOP8OlIq...
student journalists leading the way, as usual "The student body, faculty+staff, deserve accurate info, not pro-SIUE pieces filtered through an administrative agenda. This is a taxpayer-funded institution. Financial transparency is the least they can offer." expression.fire.org/p/our-univer...
Our university is trying to discredit our paper, but that won’t stop us from telling the truth
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville claims it believes in free speech, but its administrators are disparaging the student press.
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UK marine heatwave could reach ‘extreme’ levels next week – here’s the impact it could have Waters have reached temperatures usually expected in August and are on average 2C warmer than usual www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
UK marine heatwave could reach ‘extreme’ levels next week – here’s what it means
Waters have reached temperatures usually expected in August and are on average 2C warmer than usual
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NEW BLOG FOR YOU Google's energy consumption numbers in their new climate report are mind-blowing. 2 years ago they flipped from linear to exponential growth, and their climate impact is blowing out, too. A WILD testament to the obscene bloat and waste of GenAI: ketanjoshi.co/2026/07/01/g...
Forget the Reflecting Pool. US Park Police say organized crime is operating on the National Mall, and no one's talking about it. My deep-dive into the pirate food trucks wreaking havoc around America's Front Lawn. washingtonian.com/2026/06/29/d...
Inside the Food Truck Mafia Wreaking Havoc Around the National Mall
Turf wars. Food and fire hazards. $15 ice-cream cones. How an organized network of unlicensed food trucks took over America's Front Lawn.
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How hot is it, folks? Its so hot that a French reporter illustrates extreme heat by flambéing cherries jubilee on sidewalk. theonion.com/french-repor...
French Reporter Illustrates Extreme Heat By Flambéing Cherries Jubilee On Sidewalk
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CoPilot does the same, producing a character Lightspeed.
John Scalzi@scalzi.com · last mo.Someone on Reddit used this prompt to get "AI" to reveal its copyrighted training data, and I decided to test it myself and what do you know, anyway, "AI" is trained on theft, don't use it
New cloud radar data from the ESA-JAXA EarthCARE (Earth Clouds, Aerosols & Radiation Explorer) satellite mission is being assimilated into ECMWF’s global forecasting system–the first time any operational forecasting centre has assimilated this type of data. @esa.int ➡️ www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
How hot is it in the UK? So hot that all the portable air conditioning units at ao.com (large online appliance supplier) are sold out. ao.com/l/air_condit...
Air Conditioners | ao.com
Air Conditioners Flexible delivery available.
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tech capture of the NSF: “it allows NSF to make awards to nontraditional recipients such as a limited partnership or a venture capital firm, some of which might have been created solely for the purpose of receiving the NSF award.”
Jeffrey Mervis@policyhound.bsky.social · last mo.Been wondering why NSF isn't spending most of its FY26 appropriation? A $1.5B tech initiative may be the reason. And big cuts to hundreds of research programs could be just the beginning of the bad news. www.science.org/content/arti...
Powerful piece from two former NIH staffers www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
The 3-Pronged Attack on Scientific Communication (opinion)
At the NIH, political appointees exercise extensive control over scientific communication, and research on health communication is under siege.
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Do you have an online #workshop proposal to support career development for #ECS in the Earth, planetary, and space sciences? We would love to hear from you to help us provide the best possible training for #ECS! 📆 22 June 2026 📝Read more: egu.eu/5NQR6Y 📸Abhishek Ajit Sabnis on imaggeo.egu.eu
"We don't do a great job of producing what I call end‑to‑end scientists—scientists that can communicate with the media, testify before policymakers and think about the translational aspects of what they're doing more than just the theoretical lab, ivory‑tower framing of that work." 👏👏👏
Marshall Shepherd @drshepherd2013.bsky.social · 2mo agoA feature out today in Scientific American www.yahoo.com/news/science...
A feature out today in Scientific American www.yahoo.com/news/science...
J. Marshall Shepherd on the technology driving weather forecasting
J. Marshall Shepherd is the Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor and Regents’ Professor at the University of Georgia and director of the atmospheric sciences program at the University ...
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Two notable things happened 30 years ago in 1996. I graduated with my PhD. Profs. Lance Bosart and Dan Keyser were critical to the scientist I became. The movie Twister came out. I had thoughts about that movie's impact 9 years ago when Bill Paxton died. eloquentscience.com/2017/02/how-...
