William McKeown-Robbie
@williammrwx.bsky.social
NWS Billings Meteorologist 🌬️⛈️| B.S. Valpo ‘24 | LOT➡️VPZ➡️BIL | Born at 375ppm of CO2 | (She/They) 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️| All opinions and commentary are my own
The Metro Vancouver Regional District has upgraded an air quality warning for the eastern Fraser Valley on Tuesday, urging people residing in the area to avoid outdoor activities. https://ow.ly/wKBi50ZwAOk
Wildfire smoke and air quality warnings make their way to B.C.'s Lower Mainland - The Weather Network
Metro Vancouver has issued an orange air quality alert for the eastern Fraser Valley
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Sunrise reveals a Pacific Northwest overwhelmed with wildfire smoke. Combined with rising temperatures in the region, any outdoor activities should be limited as much as possible. weather.gov
Maritimes heatwave incoming with 30°C+ temperatures, high humidity and warm nights ahead. https://ow.ly/8wtb50ZwozZ
Maritimes braces for its hottest stretch of the summer - The Weather Network
Temperatures and humidity will rise well above seasonal averages, with little overnight relief until the end of the week
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Four professors and a national faculty group asked a federal judge Monday to block the Texas A&M University System's restrictions on teaching about race, gender and sexuality and to reinstate courses canceled under the policy.
Professors sue Texas A&M System over limits on teaching race, gender
Four professors and a national faculty group asked a federal judge Monday to block the Texas A&M University System’s restrictions on teaching about race, gender and sexuality and to reinstate courses canceled under the policy.
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Dangerous and extreme heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through tomorrow, before slowly migrating eastward across the central Plains and southeastern U.S. by this weekend. Monsoonal showers will help bring some relief from extreme temperatures across portions of the Desert Southwest.
Extreme heat continues across the Southwest. Temps may top 120. The heat may expand across the West and south-central US into mid-month. Air quality alerts & red flag warnings are also in place across portions of the West. Exposure to both smoke & heat can be a greater health risk than either alone.
Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist for the northern Great Basin into the northern and western High Plains today. Poor air quality lingers for the Northwest, Great Basin, Central Rockies into the Plains. Check weather.gov for the latest.
Indonesian rescuers are searching for possible missing passengers Monday after rescuing 229 people from a ferry that caught fire the previous day in waters off the main island of Java, leaving at least five people dead.
Number of people missing unknown after Indonesian ferry fire that killed 5, rescuers say
Indonesian rescuers are searching for possible missing passengers after a ferry fire off Java Sunday killed at least five people.
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18Z HRRR-Smoke model predicts wildfire smoke to cause "Unhealthy" (red) to "Very Unhealthy" (purple) AQI in the major population centers of the Pacific NW and SW BC on Tuesday as a ridge of high pressure brings NE winds. Also a major heat risk for Portland, OR, with temps in the upper 90s .
The devastation is unimaginable. I moved here 3 years ago knowing Spokane would be my home. I can’t explain how horrific this is. “It’s like a war zone,” people told me.
It's now been over a month since the Trump regime openly declared they intend to eliminate trans people from the United States and not a single Democrat or mainstream media figure or celebrity has cared enough to even mention it.
#OldTrailsFire in Spokane now appears to be most destructive wildfire in WA State history by wide margin (650+ structures lost), w/additional TBD losses nearby. Other PacNW fires actively burning, though less destructive, are far larger & could burn for weeks amid severe drought.
I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.
Dangerous heat continues, here are the latest key messages from your Weather Prediction Center: www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov
RNK issues Flash Flood Emergency [flash flood: radar indicated, flash flood damage threat: catastrophic] for Surry [NC] till Aug 2, 8:30 AM EDT Link
The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook (Max Risk: Critical) at Aug 1, 19:57z Link
The Storm Prediction Center issues Day 2 Fire Weather Outlook (Max Risk: Extreme) at Jul 31, 20:02z Link
Peligro de incendios muy alto o extremo en la mayor parte de la Península y Baleares este viernes. Muy alto en las islas canarias más montañosas. El peligro seguirá en estos niveles durante el fin de semana. ¡Precaución! www.aemet.es/es/eltiempo/...
Dozens of people have been arrested outside a London courthouse after expressing support for Palestine Action.
UK police arrests dozens at protest supporting banned group Palestine Action
Dozens of people have been arrested outside a London courthouse after expressing support for Palestine Action.
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that WNBA woman was not suspended for 'standing up for LGBTQ+ rights' she was suspended specifically for standing up for trans women. language matters
