Heading to Madison, WI for the AMS 2026 Madison Summit? 📍 Make sure to add these highlighted panel discussions and interactive events to your calendar for the Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting and Numerical Weather Prediction.
Austin
@gingerwx.bsky.social
Atmospheric Scientist | Wife to another Austin | Loves severe wx predictability & long walks on the beach | Grunge music junkie | Opinions my own
Wildfire smoke drapes across North America and the North Atlantic. Wow.
The AMS Conference on Weather Analysis and Forecasting (WAF) and Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) is excited to host the Research Operations Nexus (RON) at the AMS Madison Summit! The RON bridges meteorological research and operational forecasting. It is a great opportunity to connect with peers!
Scan your local news today. How many stories are about something climate change is making worse...without saying so? I counted 8 of those in my feed today, vs just 1 that named climate change directly. Why does this matter? Research shows that making this connection changes how people see it.
💥The early-bird registration for the #AMSMadisonSummit closes tomorrow! 8 conferences, 1 summit. This is your chance to dive deep into different fields of meteorology—from weather analysis and forecasting to weather warnings and communication. ▶️ Register by 10 July, 5 PM ET: https://bit.ly/3JGP5LD
Really cool to have this work highlighted by CIRES! Thanks to Susan Cobb for talking with me and writing up a wonderful summary of the testbed experiment we ran!
CIRES@cires.colorado.edu · last mo.What if the future of weather forecasting isn't about finding one "right" answer? A new CIRES and @noaa.gov forecasting experiment found that explaining why a forecast is uncertain — and when confidence will improve — helps people make better decisions.
Heartbreaking loss in the #WildlandFire community during the #KnowlesFire and #GoreFire. Thinking of the families, crews, and colleagues mourning 3 firefighters lost in the line of duty, and wishing the injured a full recovery. Their #service, courage, and sacrifice won’t be forgotten. #Firefighters
Hi everyone! We recently decided to re-open the AMS WAF/NWP Student Travel Award applications to award the remaining two grants we have left for supporting travel to the 2026 AMS Joint Summit (with increased award amounts). Please share far and wide, and get application materials to us by July 6!
Last night, the Oklahoma Mesonet captured much of what the Norman NWS office and the Storm Prediction Center are preliminarily calling a Derecho. The damage path extended from the High Plains of Kansas to SW Arkansas, with winds of up to 102 mph reported in OK. #okwx #okmesonet
And on that note, we need to keep speaking out on the importance of NSF NCAR @ncar-ucar.bsky.social Voices are being heard!
Eos@eos.org · 2mo agoNSF announcement is out: NSF "appreciates the concerns raised by the range of stakeholders that have informed us they rely on data from the [OOI.] Effective immediately, NSF will not proceed with further removal or descoping of equipment from the remaining arrays." www.nsf.gov/news/update-...
Has got to be one of the most miserable obs I’ve seen in the CONUS. 101/83 in McAllen, TX yielding a heat index of 129°F 🥵🥵
NY times covered our cut today (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/s...
She Used A.I. to Improve Forecasts for Extreme Weather
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Just imagine how much lower your energy bills could be. And how much cooler your car would be at the end of the day in the summertime. And not having to brush snow off your car in the winter. And the reduction in carbon emissions.
@alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 2mo ago"France passed a single law and instantly unlocked 11 gigawatts of #solarenergy — without using new land. In 2023, France's government mandated solar canopies over all car parks larger than 80 spaces. The scale was enormous: There are 400,000 parking areas across France #ActOnClimate #Renewables
NCAR just won in court! A US district judge in Colorado has prohibited NSF from taking #NCAR apart, specifically in spalling off its supercomputing center in Wyoming. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Our earlier story on this and why it matters: www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪
World-leading climate centre takes Trump administration to court
Universities that run the National Center for Atmospheric Research want to keep it from being dismantled.
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there is so much wrong or strange messaging about hazardous weather from politicians & other leaders…in contrast, here we get *exactly* the information people need to know about the risks of urban flash flooding (what it is, what the risks are, how to get needed information, with engaging delivery)
public health guy@publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 3mo agohe's so good at this. his team is so good at this. how are they so good at this
I'm a climate expert. I know 1000s of climate experts. One fact we all know: poor people care about climate more than rich people. Hardly surprising when you can't afford AC, work outside, etc. A few issues in the article... /1
We are now hiring early-career meteorologists at most offices across the country! Through an improved, streamlined hiring process, eligible candidates will be entered into pools to be continually considered for vacancies. Interested? Here’s what you need to know: (1/3)
🚨The Call for Abstracts for #NWAS26 closes in ☝️week at 11:59 PM Central 🚨 This year's theme is "Weathering the Storms...Together" 🤝⛈️ Call for Abstracts: nwas.org/2026-call-fo... Abstract Reference Guide: nwas.org/nwa-abstract...
Hi @wxmanms1.bsky.social! I think you may have been using an old verification webpage when you were looking for figures for this article. The latest figures can be found on the EMC Verification website (specifically the MRW Headline Scores page: www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/users/verifi...). Thanks!
Alan Gerard@wxmanms1.bsky.social · 4mo agoFelt compelled to write on this topic again today. IMO we simply do not have the data to know what impacts the changes to the NWS upper air program - necessitated by budget/staffing constraints- may be having on forecasts. open.substack.com/pub/balanced...
"Voluminous empirical data show that most of the public cares about climate change... But this overwhelming majority does not realize it’s a majority, partly because its existence is not reflected in most news coverage. In other words, they have been a silent majority but also a *silenced* majority"
A Burning House, a Quiet Media, a Silenced Majority
A white paper from Covering Climate Now on the state of climate journalism.
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Only a few days left to apply for student travel grants! Students in undergrad and graduate school are highly encouraged to apply if you're planning on attending the Joint Summit.
Austin@gingerwx.bsky.social · 5mo agoHi everyone! With the abstract submission deadlines for the 2026 AMS Madison Joint Summit coming up, wanted to advertise these student award and travel opportunities available via the AMS WAF/NWP conferences. Feel free to spread the word to any interested students!
"Meteorologists are reaching for superlatives to describe an oncoming heat wave so intense and rare for this time of year that it could leave some locations shattering their all-time temperature records for April before that month has even begun." www.cnn.com/2026/03/17/w...
A heads down approach will not save science. We need to speak up, live our values, and demand integrity. www.statnews.com/2026/03/12/n...
I’m an NIH whistleblower. The scientific community cannot afford to avoid politics
“Scientists are often encouraged to avoid politics. But this advice is outdated, if it was ever correct in the first place,” writes Jenna Norton, NIH whistleblower.
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Hi everyone! With the abstract submission deadlines for the 2026 AMS Madison Joint Summit coming up, wanted to advertise these student award and travel opportunities available via the AMS WAF/NWP conferences. Feel free to spread the word to any interested students!
Just about as close as you'll get to resolving a tornado with an 88D. Just south of Vance AFB in northern OK this evening.
Radar loop of a long lived tornado approaching the Vance Air Force Base radar site in NW Oklahoma
“Abolishing tenure cripples scientific & creative research... This sends a strong message that top-tier academics seeking employment at Oklahoma universities should look elsewhere immediately. Why pursue a job here under such a repressive climate?” — Michael Givel, OU AAUP President
Oklahoma legislature advances bill that would remove tenure at OU, public universities
The Oklahoma legislature advanced a bill Tuesday that would remove the possibility of tenure for OU faculty, limit contract agreements to five years and require each state institute for higher
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March 2-3rd, 2012: A massive outbreak of over 70 tornadoes impacted the Central and Southern US. 25 were significant (EF2+), two violent EF4s. Forty-one people were killed, several hundred more were injured, and over $3 billion in damage was produced. 1/N
