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Norah Schneider

@nschneider03.bsky.social

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Disaster and hazard historian, but I like it all. Climate, hazards, society, and infrastructure. Natural & human made. Always up for talking about cats, books, office supplies, reality tv, true crime, and pop culture. New England Girl always! 💕

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 1h

Another "pit in stomach" forecast. Looks very bad for Haiti and Jamaica and perhaps Cuba.

The Eyewall @theeyewallwx.bsky.social · 1h

Here is our evening update on Melissa, which looks increasingly likely to be a catastrophic storm for parts of the Caribbean. We explain how it should start to get its act together, where it will go, and how much rain we expect to see (a lot).

Melissa continues to look like a slow-moving disaster for parts of the Caribbean

A slow moving, moisture-loaded major hurricane looks like from Sunday through Tuesday near Jamaica

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Norah Schneider @nschneider03.bsky.social · 1h

Watching Ghost Hunters and they go to Newport. Seeing the roads and buildings I spent so much time around kinda makes me miss the place.

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Katie Harbath @katieharbath.bsky.social · 9h

Picture of the East Wing demolition of the White House taken on my flight out of DCA.

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Norah Schneider @nschneider03.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you for reminding me to set my alarm for a not so fun dentist appointment tomorrow.

Norah Schneider @nschneider03.bsky.social · 1d

The Influencers by Anna-Marie McLemore was an interesting story but there was just way too much going on. #BookSky 📚💙

Book Cover. The Influencers by Anne-Marie McLemore. Four women lined up holding their cell phones in front of their faces.
A white woman with light brown hair and a pink cell phone.
A white woman with blonde hair and a blue cell phone.
A woman with slightly darker skin and reddish-brown hair with a green cell phone.
A woman with slightly darker skin and brown hair with a black cell phone.

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 1d

This poses an interesting question and potential problem. We’ve discussed the idea of these private companies launching weather balloons to supplement and/or eventually replace what NWS does. Are they prepared for these eventualities? This could have been far worse.

The Colorado Sun ☀️ @coloradosun.com · 1d

United Airlines flight from Denver’s emergency landing likely caused by collision with a weather balloon

United Airlines flight from Denver's emergency landing likely caused by collision with a weather balloon

Windborne quickly concluded that the Boeing 737 Max very likely ran into one of its balloons, despite the company's best efforts to prevent such collisions

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Norah Schneider @nschneider03.bsky.social · 1d

Such an important database!!!

Climate Central @climatecentral.org · 1d

The Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disaster dataset is back and now at @climatecentral.org!

Through the first half of 2025, there were 14 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters across the United States, costing $101.4 billion. 1/2
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Map of US with purple and blue icons over central US indicating severe weather billion dollar disaster events in 2025 and one fire in LA.

Norah Schneider @nschneider03.bsky.social · 2d

Cape Cod.

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Norah Schneider @nschneider03.bsky.social · 2d

Grew up in Massachusetts so I’m up there a lot! Lol

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Norah Schneider @nschneider03.bsky.social · 2d

Ahhh jealous!!!

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Norah Schneider @nschneider03.bsky.social · 2d

Love!!

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 3d

The AWS outage exposes again that “the cloud” isn’t magic, it’s infrastructure. The issue isn’t a cyberattack, it’s architectural over-reliance on a handful of cloud giants. We centralized the internet and then made our entire lives dependent on it.

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Norah Schneider @nschneider03.bsky.social · 3d

This is, and will always be, my absolutely favorite cake frosting combo.

Sparky MD/PhD @neurospark.bsky.social · 4d

It was a yellow cake with chocolate icing kind of day.

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Norah Schneider @nschneider03.bsky.social · 3d

They caused a stronger reaction in me than I expected.

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Norah Schneider @nschneider03.bsky.social · 3d

Really enjoyed The Last Spirits of Manhattan by John A. McDermott. Such a great idea for a story! #BookSky 📚💙

Book cover. The Last Spirits of Manhattan by John A. McDermott. A woman in a formal dress talking of a man in a tuxedo. Up the stairs behind this couple are the silhouettes of a woman with a knife behind her back and a man meant to look like Alfred Hitchcock.

Norah Schneider @nschneider03.bsky.social · 3d

Sucks to be you. Thanks for the head coach 😃

Mark Daniels @mark-daniels.bsky.social · 4d

Sign from Titans fans to Mike Vrabel: “We’re sorry for firing you…”

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Capital Weather Gang @capitalweather.bsky.social · 4d

10:12pm: TORNADO WARNING until 10:30pm in southwest Prince George’s County. Tornado could be near Clinton, Fort Washington, Camp Springs, Oxon Hill, and Friendly. #cwgalert

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Alerts from NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC (UNOFFICIAL) @was.nws-bot.us · 4d

🚨 Tornado Warning issued October 19 at 10:09PM EDT until October 19 at 10:30PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC 🚨
Additional Details Here.

TORLWX

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
West central Prince Georges County in central Maryland...

* Until 1030 PM EDT.

* At 1009 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Fort Washington, moving northeast at 35
mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...For those in the direct path of a tornado touchdown,
flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Damage to roofs, siding, and windows may occur.
Mobile homes may be damaged or destroyed. Tree damage is
likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
Clinton, Fort Washington, Camp Springs, Oxon Hill, and Friendly
around 1015 PM EDT.

Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Accokeek and Brandywine.

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Norah Schneider @nschneider03.bsky.social · 5d

Fish & Chips by Panikos Panayi is so good.

Owen Davies @odavies9.bsky.social · 5d

Fish and chips as British. For goodness sake. There are two expert books by excellent historians on this. Read books not internet scrapings.

Norah Schneider @nschneider03.bsky.social · 5d

Didn’t know what I was getting into but really enjoyed A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid and was surprised to see it relate to my research. #BookSky 📚💙

Book. A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid. A girl stands in front of a desk surrounded by water looking out an intricately decorated window.
The book edges are decorates with books.

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Dr. Samantha Montano @samlmontano.bsky.social · 6d

This is good reporting on the disaster in Alaska if you're looking for a reliable summary.

This is a bigger disaster than I think most are realizing. 1500 people have been displaced by the flooding with an exceptionally complicated response and recovery.

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Rescue crews airlift hundreds out of rural Alaskan villages after powerful storm

YouTube video by PBS NewsHour

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Norah Schneider @nschneider03.bsky.social · 7d

No cats can say no to that banana toy.

Norah Schneider @nschneider03.bsky.social · 7d

This is my absolutely favorite of the Newport mansions. I loved working there and was always so excited to give the behind the scenes tour.

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Corinne Smith @corinne-smith.bsky.social · 8d

From AKPM: Hundreds are still sheltering - now Day 4 - since Typhoon Halong - in ill-equipped local schools.

Emergency supplies are being shipped in, as evacuations are taking place, but the coordination takes time.

“We know that folks are miserable.”

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'Miserable': Hundreds sheltering in Western Alaska schools in dire conditions

The state is evacuating the vulnerable and trying to find safe shelter for all. “We're moving as fast as we can,” the incident commander said. “We know that folks are miserable.”

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 7d

15 US states and territories have formed a new Public Health Alliance, which will counter the absence of federal leadership by tracking outbreaks, issuing guidance, buying vaccines and more.

Members of the new alliance include CA, CO, CT, DE, GU, HI, IL, MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, OR, RI, WA.

Map: Governors Public Health Alliance
* Guam is also a member of the alliance
Updated October 15, 2025
Map: @luckytran • Created with Datawrapper

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