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Dennis Mersereau 🛰️@wxdam.com · 20h ago

1 like = 1 completely dull fact about me

Hey folks at the AMS Madison Summit! I have a few copies of “Wilder Weather” with me this week. Find me if you want to get a copy and get it signed!

Cheryl Reeve speaking on anti-trans rally planned for Sunday in MN (and trans rights / women’s sports writ large) 1/2

Am I going to see any of you awesome people in Madison this week?

Experts say immersion in cold water before an ambulance arrives can greatly increase the chances of heat stroke survival and reduce the risk of long-term complications. n.pr/4wBtYO6

As extreme heat grips the South and West, here's how to stay safe

Experts say immersion in cold water before an ambulance arrives can greatly increase the chances of heat stroke survival and reduce the risk of long-term complications.

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“Energy from heaven, not from hell.”

Bill McKibben@billmckibben.bsky.social · last wk.

So, I finally did a TED talk, and it got released today. I seem to have been quite intense, but I'm grateful they left in my Trump joke. www.ted.com/talks/bill_m...

"Helping working people to afford lives of joy” This is absolutely why Mamdani is succeeding in New York and is so beloved.

Shouting into the ether here, but am back to again tap down the 90°F dew point talk over Iowa earlier this week. Lots going on here with this plot, but it isn't corn, it is just bad data. Don't overthink it.

daryl herzmann@akrherz.bsky.social · last wk.

I am too old to tap down the 90/90 talk. Please, get out your slide rule and compute how much water that is, even assuming a very shallow mixed layer above a corn field. Even if 90/90 was right for a corn field, this is way outside of the perf range of the sensor w/ 10 mile viz ob, case closed...

Who wants to get together, eat some popcorn, and collectively cry while watching HEIST? 😭 Good night, friends.

heistthedocumentary.film

HEIST - a documentary about the Trump Administration's DOGE and its dismantling of federal agencies and purging of federal employees. Director Rebecca Cammisa.

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On The Climate Brink, @zekehausfather.com and I revisit the warmth of the 1930s. This seems to be one of the most important denier arguments out there. www.theclimatebrink.com/p/raw-data-w...

Raw Data, Wrong Answers

What happens to the 1930s temperature record after correcting measurement biases and station coverage

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Professor Hides White Font in Midterm, Catches Students Using AI in the Stupidest Way Possible. "Thirty-two of my 35 students between two classes failed a portion of their midterm because they all used AI to generate their entire response." futurism.com/future-socie...

Professor Hides White Font in Midterm, Catches Students Using AI in the Stupidest Way Possible

A professor used white font to hide instructions to throw off students using an AI chatbot to cheat on their midterm.

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Having an in person international or national event in America? Are you weighing factors like lodging and transport? Cool stuff to do? Here's a map to consider if any of your attendees may possibly, even remotely be LGBTQIA. And you care about them.

Is it summer? Yes. Should it be hot? Sure. Should it be THIS hot? Not quite. In fact, climate change is making this kind at least 3x more likely for: • Monday: 52.2M Americans • Tuesday: 95.4M • Wednesday: 85.5M (and almost impossible w/out it for 65.2M!) (data: @climatecentral.org)

Shel Winkley@shelwinkleywx.bsky.social · 2w ago

Over two dozen states are under either a HEAT ADVISORY or EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING Monday, July 20 through (at least) Tuesday, July 21. According to Heat.gov, ~102.5 MILLION Americans are under one of these extreme heat alerts. Tue/Wed: Highs for some - Up to 105° Feels-like: as high as 115°!

New: The US is suffering multiple climate-driven disasters this week - wildfire smoke, heat waves, flooding. These "compound events" are likely to become increasingly common, stressing emergency response amid Trump budget cuts. With @zhirji.bsky.social Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Overlapping Disasters Challenge US Amid Trump Cuts

Heat, smoke, flooding: Climate change makes compound events more likely, and responding to them is harder than ever, experts said.

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In my neck of the woods, we're experiencing two of the deadliest types of weather/climate disasters right now: extreme heat and air pollution. It's making me think of this @climateconnections.bsky.social article from 2024: yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/04/clim...

Climate change played a role in killing tens of thousands of people in 2023 » Yale Climate Connections

And that’s an extremely conservative estimate.

yaleclimateconnections.org

SO MUCH THIS.

Jonathan Vigh@skywatcher77.bsky.social · 3w ago

3/ When wildfire smoke occurs during heatwaves in areas where a portion of the population doesn't have access to air conditioning, people face the dilemma of opening their windows to avoid heatstroke, but searing their lungs with smoke. Smoke + heat can become even deadlier than either alone.

The booing sucks, and Philly should never host the All-Star game again. It isn’t cute. It’s rude and disrespectful.

Having just finished reading UNDER A FLAMING SKY by Daniel James Brown about the great Hinckley fire of 1894, I'm acutely aware of how fire conditions can be extreme in the northern Great Lakes, just as they are in the West. If you have friends/family in the area, make sure they're aware.

Andy Snyder@wxandbiscuits.bsky.social · 3w ago

The North Woods of Minnesota saw an outbreak of lightning-ignited fires last week. Record heat, dry air, gusty winds and drought will align with historically dry fuels tomorrow, resulting in life-threatening conditions in an area that is notorious for its camping and fishing this time of year.

For folks asking why bother commenting because the OMB won't care: comments help build cases for the courts by explicitly laying out harms. That's why it's really important to have your comments be as specific as possible. Also, contact your senators and reps! They actually do care about this.

Jacquelyn Gill@jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 4w ago

Monday is the deadline for public comment! The Heritage Foundation has been mobilizing its members to leave comments in favor of the rule change, so every unique comment matters (don’t use a form letter or copy/paste—similar comments are batched and treated as one).

Great list of books! And hey, while you're at it, go ahead and add WILDER WEATHER! www.sdhspress.com/books/wilder...

Ayana Elizabeth Johnson@ayanaeliza.bsky.social · last mo.

Beach read recs 🏖️ Wonderful books written by experts I featured in my book What If We Get It Right?. To go deeper into, as my subtitle puts it, “visions of climate futures,” this is the list. ✨ And if you’re not yet subscribed to my newsletter, get on it! :) open.substack.com/pub/ayanaeli...

ETTD 😭 Great run, USMNT. ⚽️

The Venn diagram of people who shout “just comply!” when a non-white person is a victim of LO excessive force, defiantly scream “‘Murica!” and shoot fireworks anyway when they’re banned for fire safety or after a certain hour, and get mad at weather safety evacuations is a perfect circle.

1000 evaluators given identical resumes & told candidate used AI. Only difference on resumes was candidate’s name: Emily vs James. Study found women using AI are evaluated as less competent than men who use AI...To evaluators, women’s AI use signaled inability, while men’s AI use signaled initiative

David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · last mo.

Women’s use of AI is perceived as a sign of incompetence, while men’s use of AI is seen as an indication of initiative. 🤦🏻‍♂️

I made a pretty, yummy thing! www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking...

"fewer than ten transgender college student-athletes among 510,000 athletes total" glaad.org/fact-sheet-f... Trans culture war narrative pushed by NYT editors, Atlantic, media elite, billionaires: bsky.app/profile/orig... Also the white affirmative action in sports scholarships and admissions:

Fact Sheet: Transgender Participation in Sports | GLAAD

Updated July 17, 2025 Similar to misleading narratives about bathrooms and other single-sex spaces, propagating inflammatory scenarios about transgender women and girls participating in sports has bec...

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NYTimes: affirmative action for mediocre editors angry at MeToo@originalist.bsky.social · 4mo ago

"Legacy": "crew, fencing, squash and sailing popular notion recruited athletes tend to come from minority and indigent families just false; the vast bulk of recruited athletes are in sports rarely available to low-income, particularly urban schools And once admitted, they generally under-perform"

This is REALLY important. “Over 50% of Americans say climate change is a serious threat; only 10% think their compatriots feel the same That perception gap on the issue is among the highest in the world, per a new Gallup poll.” They want you to think you’re alone. You’re not. #ClimateCrisis

Over 50% of Americans say climate change is a serious threat; only 10% think their compatriots feel the same

That perception gap on the issue is among the highest in the world, per a new Gallup poll....

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Pete Buttigieg explains why the private sector does not have the capacity to replace government funding. Shareholders prioritize profits from a short term (years) investment. Science is a marathon, requiring long term (decades) investment. Govt funding was designed to support this marathon. 🧪

Also re: heat stroke. I just learned this recently: your survival rate is determined by how fast you cool a body down. It's that simple. If you're a coach and a player passes out and you're not sure why but it's hot outside cool that player down. Do not wait for EMS (call them though)

This is a devastating piece on how awful it is to die of heat stroke. Share it with the air conditioning skeptics you know. I would LOVE to see someone with actual medical knowledge - so, not me - do a brutal piece like this from the perspective of an elderly disabled person dying without AC.

What It Feels Like When You Have Heatstroke—and How to Prevent It

Your head is pounding, your muscles are cramping, and your heart is racing. Then you get dizzy and the vomiting starts. Heatstroke kills thousands of people every year. This is what it feels like—and ...

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NOAA NIHHIS Heat Tabletop Design Challenge invites communities to design situation manuals for heat tabletop exercises, which test local heat response efforts through simulated scenarios. Up to 40 U.S. communities can win a $25,000 prize. Learn more and apply here by August 12th lnkd.in/ef6GVgR4