Kayla ☁️🌊
@cloudybluewave.bsky.social
Obsessed with cozy desk setups, coding, great danes, caffeine & scrolling zillow.
Great Danes https://saverockythegreatdane.org/
Past -⚡️NWS 👩🏻💻NASA ✂️pet groomer
📍Alaska
Great Danes https://saverockythegreatdane.org/
Past -⚡️NWS 👩🏻💻NASA ✂️pet groomer
📍Alaska
After DOGE cuts and now ex-Typhoon Halong in western Alaska, trust is needed to rebuild forecasting alaskabeacon.com/2025/10/16/a...
After DOGE cuts and now ex-Typhoon Halong in western Alaska, trust is needed to rebuild forecasting | Alaska Beacon
When the remnants of Typhoon Halong hit western Alaska this week, radar showed color bands curling across meteorological maps, but people on the ground were already watching what those models could no...
alaskabeacon.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
After DOGE cuts and now ex-Typhoon Halong in western Alaska, trust is needed to rebuild forecasting alaskabeacon.com/2025/10/16/a...
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Is there and other instance where you know the exact location that a recurring natural disaster will occur every year (since 2011)? The Suicide Basin glacial outburst flood happens every August as the same glacial basin fills with melt water and then catastrophically releases during a short window.
August 11, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Is there and other instance where you know the exact location that a recurring natural disaster will occur every year (since 2011)? The Suicide Basin glacial outburst flood happens every August as the same glacial basin fills with melt water and then catastrophically releases during a short window.
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Only eight property owners have gotten FEMA payouts so far. For some, new obstacles from the federal government have added uncertainty.
www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...
www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...
Since the historic floods of 2023, few Vermont residents have buyout money in hand
Only eight property owners have gotten their payouts so far. For some, new obstacles from the federal government have added uncertainty.
www.vermontpublic.org
July 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Only eight property owners have gotten FEMA payouts so far. For some, new obstacles from the federal government have added uncertainty.
www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...
www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2...
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#Earthquake M4.2 | 42 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska | 2m ago | Jul 5, 2025 06:15 pm (Universal Time)
Did you feel it? Submit a report!
#moderate #quake #M2+ #M3+ #M4+ #United_States #Alaska
Quake feed for United States: @us.earthquakes.live
Did you feel it? Submit a report!
#moderate #quake #M2+ #M3+ #M4+ #United_States #Alaska
Quake feed for United States: @us.earthquakes.live
Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 101 km depth
See detailed quake info, read user reports, submit your own if you felt it!
www.volcanodiscovery.com
July 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
#Earthquake M4.2 | 42 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska | 2m ago | Jul 5, 2025 06:15 pm (Universal Time)
Did you feel it? Submit a report!
#moderate #quake #M2+ #M3+ #M4+ #United_States #Alaska
Quake feed for United States: @us.earthquakes.live
Did you feel it? Submit a report!
#moderate #quake #M2+ #M3+ #M4+ #United_States #Alaska
Quake feed for United States: @us.earthquakes.live
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I’ll be joining in! Come #OceanChat with us! 🌊🦑
This Thursday at 8:30 P.M. (US East Coast time,) join me and a panel of ocean science and conservation experts as we watch the new David Attenborough documentary and discuss it!
Everyone push play- it's on Disney+ and Hulu - at the same time, and use #OceanChat to discuss!
#SciComm 🦑🧪🌎🐟
Everyone push play- it's on Disney+ and Hulu - at the same time, and use #OceanChat to discuss!
#SciComm 🦑🧪🌎🐟
David Attenborough’s Ocean is on Hulu and Disney+. Let’s watch together and discuss it!
The new David Attenborough documentary “Ocean” is now streaming on Hulu and Disney+. On Thursday, June 26th, watch it with me and a panel of ocean science and conservation experts! Here…
www.southernfriedscience.com
June 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I’ll be joining in! Come #OceanChat with us! 🌊🦑
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The National Weather Service this week issued the very first heat advisory in Alaska, but it wasn't the first because of unprecedented high temperatures. Details in the latest post from the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. #akwx #Climate #Heat #NWS
alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/alaskas-fi...
alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/alaskas-fi...
June 14, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The National Weather Service this week issued the very first heat advisory in Alaska, but it wasn't the first because of unprecedented high temperatures. Details in the latest post from the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. #akwx #Climate #Heat #NWS
alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/alaskas-fi...
alaskaclimate.substack.com/p/alaskas-fi...
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Glad to see Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland supporting Harvard as it resists Trump’s lawlessness and bullying. This is what leadership looks like.
Shame on those caving to Trump’s abuses of power and assault on our Constitution.
Shame on those caving to Trump’s abuses of power and assault on our Constitution.
Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland want to support Harvard in funding lawsuit
Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland look to join 16 other colleges in filing a brief in support of Harvard University
www.thebaltimorebanner.com
June 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Glad to see Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland supporting Harvard as it resists Trump’s lawlessness and bullying. This is what leadership looks like.
Shame on those caving to Trump’s abuses of power and assault on our Constitution.
Shame on those caving to Trump’s abuses of power and assault on our Constitution.
Breaks my heart - I loved working here so much.
June 1, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Breaks my heart - I loved working here so much.
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Federal weather & climate science is under threat. Starting TODAY at 3:00 PM ET, join a coalition of scientists--including AMS leaders--for a 100-hour livestream. Learn what federal science does for you, ask questions, and help build awareness to "Save Our Forecasts": wclivestream.com
May 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Federal weather & climate science is under threat. Starting TODAY at 3:00 PM ET, join a coalition of scientists--including AMS leaders--for a 100-hour livestream. Learn what federal science does for you, ask questions, and help build awareness to "Save Our Forecasts": wclivestream.com
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I will give one of the talks, and I hope if you’ve ever been funded by a US government grant, you will do the same. Everyone else, please turn in.
Heads up on this vital 100 hour streaming marathon on the value of weather and climate expertise as National Weather Service struggles with staff shortages and reduction in service
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
100-Hour Streaming Marathon To Highlight Value Of Weather Expertise
A 100-hour streaming marathon before hurricane season seeks to raise awareness of cuts to the weather-climate enterprise and why that expertise matters to us all.
www.forbes.com
May 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I will give one of the talks, and I hope if you’ve ever been funded by a US government grant, you will do the same. Everyone else, please turn in.
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A National Weather Service office in Kentucky was scrambling to cover the overnight forecast on Friday as severe storms moved through much of the eastern U.S.
The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.
The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.
A Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down
www.nytimes.com
May 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
A National Weather Service office in Kentucky was scrambling to cover the overnight forecast on Friday as severe storms moved through much of the eastern U.S.
The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.
The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.
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A dust storm hits Chicago.
One of the more mind blowing satellite images we've seen in a minute.
One of the more mind blowing satellite images we've seen in a minute.
May 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
A dust storm hits Chicago.
One of the more mind blowing satellite images we've seen in a minute.
One of the more mind blowing satellite images we've seen in a minute.
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WSJ exclusive:
This Air-Traffic Controller Just Averted a Midair Collision. Now He’s Speaking Out.
Manager at Newark says his agency is understaffed, stressed out, experienced equipment failures that forced him to record flight info with pen and paper
www.wsj.com/business/air...
This Air-Traffic Controller Just Averted a Midair Collision. Now He’s Speaking Out.
Manager at Newark says his agency is understaffed, stressed out, experienced equipment failures that forced him to record flight info with pen and paper
www.wsj.com/business/air...
Exclusive | This Air-Traffic Controller Just Averted a Midair Collision. Now He’s Speaking Out.
Jonathan Stewart was badly shaken by a recent close call in airspace around Newark, N.J. “I don’t want to be responsible for killing 400 people,” he said in an interview.
www.wsj.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
WSJ exclusive:
This Air-Traffic Controller Just Averted a Midair Collision. Now He’s Speaking Out.
Manager at Newark says his agency is understaffed, stressed out, experienced equipment failures that forced him to record flight info with pen and paper
www.wsj.com/business/air...
This Air-Traffic Controller Just Averted a Midair Collision. Now He’s Speaking Out.
Manager at Newark says his agency is understaffed, stressed out, experienced equipment failures that forced him to record flight info with pen and paper
www.wsj.com/business/air...
Imagine paying for your move from say Alaska to Oklahoma and then you get a RIF notice… like all of this is so risky 😭. Thinking about everyone in the agency!
The National Weather Service seeks to fill 155 "critical" vacancies ahead of Hurricane Season, through internal transfers between offices. The step illustrates how depleted the agency's ranks are at particular posts around the U.S. www.cnn.com/2025/05/14/w...
National Weather Service seeks to fill 155 ‘critical’ vacancies ahead of hurricane season | CNN
The scale of the voluntary reassignments shows how depleted the National Weather Service is as it heads into hurricane season, which begins June 1.
www.cnn.com
May 14, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Imagine paying for your move from say Alaska to Oklahoma and then you get a RIF notice… like all of this is so risky 😭. Thinking about everyone in the agency!
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SPC’s severe weather database is now QC’ed and updated for all of 2024. It was quite the year, coming in 2nd place for number of confirmed tornadoes since 1950, trailing the prolific 2004 season and overtaking the historic 2011 season. 2024 did see the most Sig Wind (65+ kt) reports since 1955.
May 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
SPC’s severe weather database is now QC’ed and updated for all of 2024. It was quite the year, coming in 2nd place for number of confirmed tornadoes since 1950, trailing the prolific 2004 season and overtaking the historic 2011 season. 2024 did see the most Sig Wind (65+ kt) reports since 1955.
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The Trump administration recently notified Klukwan's tribal library that it was canceling two grants that account for the vast majority of its budget. That left the staff no choice but to cancel all future events – and dramatically reduce their hours.
(From KHNS - Haines)
(From KHNS - Haines)
Tribal libraries across Alaska slash hours and programming amid Trump's cuts
It's not yet clear how widespread the cancellations are across Alaska – or the country more broadly.
www.ktoo.org
May 13, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The Trump administration recently notified Klukwan's tribal library that it was canceling two grants that account for the vast majority of its budget. That left the staff no choice but to cancel all future events – and dramatically reduce their hours.
(From KHNS - Haines)
(From KHNS - Haines)
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Very sad and frustrating news about Alaska and Arctic Science impacts of cuts to sea ice products. From @alaskawx.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/alaskacl...
open.substack.com/pub/alaskacl...
Loss and Degradation of NOAA Sea Ice and Glacier data
Premier US data sets defunded
open.substack.com
May 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Very sad and frustrating news about Alaska and Arctic Science impacts of cuts to sea ice products. From @alaskawx.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/alaskacl...
open.substack.com/pub/alaskacl...
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A federal judge has halted President Trump's attempt to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services – the agency which provides federal funding to libraries and museums across the country.
States win a legal injunction against President Trump, pausing library funding cuts
A federal judge Tuesday wrote that President Trump's executive order dismantling the IMLS "disregards the fundamental constitutional role of each of the branches of our federal government."
www.vermontpublic.org
May 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A federal judge has halted President Trump's attempt to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services – the agency which provides federal funding to libraries and museums across the country.
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I, for one, welcome our “weather weapon” overlords
NOAA is warning of a group that views Doppler Radars as "weather weapons" and poses a potential threat to US weather infrastructure & personnel. www.cnn.com/2025/05/05/w...
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...
www.cnn.com
May 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I, for one, welcome our “weather weapon” overlords
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#Earthquake (#sismo) possibly felt 37 sec ago in #Alaska. Felt it? Tell us via:
📱https://m.emsc.eu/#app
🌐https://m.emsc.eu
🖥https://www.emsc-csem.org
⚠ Automatic crowdsourced detection, not seismically verified yet. More info soon!
📱https://m.emsc.eu/#app
🌐https://m.emsc.eu
🖥https://www.emsc-csem.org
⚠ Automatic crowdsourced detection, not seismically verified yet. More info soon!
April 29, 2025 at 8:05 AM
#Earthquake (#sismo) possibly felt 37 sec ago in #Alaska. Felt it? Tell us via:
📱https://m.emsc.eu/#app
🌐https://m.emsc.eu
🖥https://www.emsc-csem.org
⚠ Automatic crowdsourced detection, not seismically verified yet. More info soon!
📱https://m.emsc.eu/#app
🌐https://m.emsc.eu
🖥https://www.emsc-csem.org
⚠ Automatic crowdsourced detection, not seismically verified yet. More info soon!
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Today, Vermont Edition co-hosted a cross-border conversation with Radio Noon, a call-in program from the CBC in Quebec.
Hosts Mikaela Lefrak and Shawn Apel took calls from listeners on both sides of the border about the current state of U.S.-Canada relations.
Hosts Mikaela Lefrak and Shawn Apel took calls from listeners on both sides of the border about the current state of U.S.-Canada relations.
A cross-border conversation with Québec
For a special joint broadcast with the CBC's Radio Noon, listeners from Vermont and Québec share their opinions on the current state of U.S.-Canada relations.
www.vermontpublic.org
April 22, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Today, Vermont Edition co-hosted a cross-border conversation with Radio Noon, a call-in program from the CBC in Quebec.
Hosts Mikaela Lefrak and Shawn Apel took calls from listeners on both sides of the border about the current state of U.S.-Canada relations.
Hosts Mikaela Lefrak and Shawn Apel took calls from listeners on both sides of the border about the current state of U.S.-Canada relations.
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Harvard takes the next step: SUES the Trump administration in escalating confrontation
"Lawsuit argues that government actions, including freezing $2.2 billion in federal funding, violated the First Amendment and didn’t follow legal procedures."
wapo.st/4jhsGRn
"Lawsuit argues that government actions, including freezing $2.2 billion in federal funding, violated the First Amendment and didn’t follow legal procedures."
wapo.st/4jhsGRn
Harvard sues the Trump administration in escalating confrontation
Lawsuit argues that government actions, including freezing $2.2 billion in federal funding, violated the First Amendment and didn’t follow legal procedures.
wapo.st
April 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Harvard takes the next step: SUES the Trump administration in escalating confrontation
"Lawsuit argues that government actions, including freezing $2.2 billion in federal funding, violated the First Amendment and didn’t follow legal procedures."
wapo.st/4jhsGRn
"Lawsuit argues that government actions, including freezing $2.2 billion in federal funding, violated the First Amendment and didn’t follow legal procedures."
wapo.st/4jhsGRn
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🚨Report your NSF grant terminations! 🚨
We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
April 19, 2025 at 12:11 AM
🚨Report your NSF grant terminations! 🚨
We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!
airtable.com/appGKlSVeXni...
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Sorry to get political but I think we should pay people to check for poop in our food
April 20, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Sorry to get political but I think we should pay people to check for poop in our food