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Couple of my favorite shots from the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta this morning.
October 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Couple of my favorite shots from the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta this morning.
(Lowly, shyly) u-s-a? u-s-a?
September 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
(Lowly, shyly) u-s-a? u-s-a?
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Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
September 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
MENSA candidate
August 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
MENSA candidate
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Scientists have just confirmed an October 2017 ‘megaflash’ set a new world record for the longest lightning streak ever recorded.
World’s longest ‘megaflash’ lightning streak was 829 km long - The Weather Network
“The storm that produces a lightning strike doesn't have to be over the top of you.”
www.theweathernetwork.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Scientists have just confirmed an October 2017 ‘megaflash’ set a new world record for the longest lightning streak ever recorded.
Concacaf is Concacaffing out of its mind this weekend.
June 29, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Concacaf is Concacaffing out of its mind this weekend.
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YES Charles Leclerc!! Front row on the grid!! 🔥
June 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
YES Charles Leclerc!! Front row on the grid!! 🔥
Not a great day
Our final updates have been posted to the Climate.gov website, and this will be our final post to our social media channels.
June 27, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Not a great day
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Did you hear about 20 people injured yesterday in a "bolt from blue" lightning strike while at a lakefront beach park near Columbia, SC? My breakdown of what may have happened and cautionary notes about summer lightning. Thanks Jordan McLeod, South Carolina Weather
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
Why A Massive Lightning Strike In South Carolina Was So Dangerous
20 people were injured in a massive lightning strike in South Carolina this week. Witnesses say it came "from the blue" without rainfall. Our experts explain.
www.forbes.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Did you hear about 20 people injured yesterday in a "bolt from blue" lightning strike while at a lakefront beach park near Columbia, SC? My breakdown of what may have happened and cautionary notes about summer lightning. Thanks Jordan McLeod, South Carolina Weather
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
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This week (June 22-28, 2025) is National Lightning Safety Awareness Week⚡️
Remember that there is no safe place outside when thunderstorms are in your area! When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors! See a Flash, Dash Inside!
Visit www.weather.gov/safety/light... for more lightning safety info!
Remember that there is no safe place outside when thunderstorms are in your area! When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors! See a Flash, Dash Inside!
Visit www.weather.gov/safety/light... for more lightning safety info!
June 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This week (June 22-28, 2025) is National Lightning Safety Awareness Week⚡️
Remember that there is no safe place outside when thunderstorms are in your area! When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors! See a Flash, Dash Inside!
Visit www.weather.gov/safety/light... for more lightning safety info!
Remember that there is no safe place outside when thunderstorms are in your area! When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors! See a Flash, Dash Inside!
Visit www.weather.gov/safety/light... for more lightning safety info!
Oh no Arkansas.
June 19, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Oh no Arkansas.
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FEMA Chief Confused By Wind
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June 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
FEMA Chief Confused By Wind
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New FEMA Alert Notifies Public Whenever ‘Twister’ Airing On TNT
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May 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
New FEMA Alert Notifies Public Whenever ‘Twister’ Airing On TNT
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Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
www.npr.org
May 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.
What is happening with NHL goaltending this postseason? Seeing so many bad angle goals from tenders not locking down the post.
May 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
What is happening with NHL goaltending this postseason? Seeing so many bad angle goals from tenders not locking down the post.
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All Living Weather Service Directors Unite Against Trump's Dangerous Blunt-Force Cuts. Link below
May 3, 2025 at 1:40 AM
All Living Weather Service Directors Unite Against Trump's Dangerous Blunt-Force Cuts. Link below
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Woman Reminds Self Not To Catastrophize After Spotting 4 Skeletal Horsemen On Horizon
Woman Reminds Self Not To Catastrophize After Spotting 4 Skeletal Horsemen On Horizon
LOWELL, MA—Doing her best to follow her therapist’s advice for dealing with stressful situations, area woman Holly Debling reportedly reminded herself Tuesday not to catastrophize after she spotted fo...
theonion.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Woman Reminds Self Not To Catastrophize After Spotting 4 Skeletal Horsemen On Horizon
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New statement from @ametsoc.org.
Without a Strong Weather Enterprise, America's Economic Leadership is at Risk.
Federal agencies support all other sectors.
Full report: www.ametsoc.org/ams/policy/s...
Without a Strong Weather Enterprise, America's Economic Leadership is at Risk.
Federal agencies support all other sectors.
Full report: www.ametsoc.org/ams/policy/s...
April 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
New statement from @ametsoc.org.
Without a Strong Weather Enterprise, America's Economic Leadership is at Risk.
Federal agencies support all other sectors.
Full report: www.ametsoc.org/ams/policy/s...
Without a Strong Weather Enterprise, America's Economic Leadership is at Risk.
Federal agencies support all other sectors.
Full report: www.ametsoc.org/ams/policy/s...
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If this proposal were to pass untouched through Congress, gone would be all of the life-saving research in the weather, water, and climate community both at the federal level and at the university level because our funding mainly comes from OAR.
Never about efficiency. This is a war on science.
Never about efficiency. This is a war on science.
The Trump administration plans to eliminate the research arm of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, close all weather and climate labs and eviscerate its budget along with several other NOAA offices, according to internal documents obtained by CNN.
Trump’s draft budget eviscerates weather and climate tracking and research | CNN
The move would devastate weather and climate research even as weather is becoming more erratic and extreme, and would cripple the US industries — including agriculture — that depend on free, accurate ...
www.cnn.com
April 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
If this proposal were to pass untouched through Congress, gone would be all of the life-saving research in the weather, water, and climate community both at the federal level and at the university level because our funding mainly comes from OAR.
Never about efficiency. This is a war on science.
Never about efficiency. This is a war on science.
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Updates to the NWS Upper Air Network:
As of April 3, Bethel, AK, moved to once-per-day (12 UTC) balloon launches.
I'm told that McGrath, AK, could suspend flights in May, while Yakutat, King Salmon, and Annette Island, AK, could go to one flight per day in the next couple months.
As of April 3, Bethel, AK, moved to once-per-day (12 UTC) balloon launches.
I'm told that McGrath, AK, could suspend flights in May, while Yakutat, King Salmon, and Annette Island, AK, could go to one flight per day in the next couple months.
April 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Updates to the NWS Upper Air Network:
As of April 3, Bethel, AK, moved to once-per-day (12 UTC) balloon launches.
I'm told that McGrath, AK, could suspend flights in May, while Yakutat, King Salmon, and Annette Island, AK, could go to one flight per day in the next couple months.
As of April 3, Bethel, AK, moved to once-per-day (12 UTC) balloon launches.
I'm told that McGrath, AK, could suspend flights in May, while Yakutat, King Salmon, and Annette Island, AK, could go to one flight per day in the next couple months.
cost of regurgitated fish and small squid about to go up
NEW: Donald Trump announced the US was imposing reciprocal tariffs on a small collection of Antarctic islands that are not inhabited by humans, as part of a global trade war aimed at asserting US dominance.
The Heard and McDonald Islands are known for their populations of penguins.
The Heard and McDonald Islands are known for their populations of penguins.
Trump Tariffs Hit Antarctic Islands Inhabited by Zero Humans and Many Penguins
The Heard and McDonald Islands are among the dozens of targets of President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs. But they have no exports, because no one lives there.
www.wired.com
April 2, 2025 at 11:46 PM
cost of regurgitated fish and small squid about to go up
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Good article to consider.
It has been estimated that every taxpayer dollar spent on science eventually grows the economy (and our well-being) 40 to 50 times more. Whether you understand the basic research or not.
It has been estimated that every taxpayer dollar spent on science eventually grows the economy (and our well-being) 40 to 50 times more. Whether you understand the basic research or not.
Reposting my Sunday article about importance of basic science even if you don't always understand it. Previous version had a typo in the title
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
Scientific Research Makes Life Better Even If You Don’t Understand It
Basic science research can seem complex, frivolous, and meaningless, but it makes our daily lives better even we don't understand it all.
www.forbes.com
March 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Good article to consider.
It has been estimated that every taxpayer dollar spent on science eventually grows the economy (and our well-being) 40 to 50 times more. Whether you understand the basic research or not.
It has been estimated that every taxpayer dollar spent on science eventually grows the economy (and our well-being) 40 to 50 times more. Whether you understand the basic research or not.
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Another large dust storm in progress over New Mexico and West Texas
March 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Another large dust storm in progress over New Mexico and West Texas
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Cutting funds to public weather forecasting, data collection and research is dangerous and reckless. Consequences from these actions will affect life and property.
More NOAA Employees May Be Let Go, Making 20% of Staff Cut
Together with recent firings and resignations, the new cuts could hamper the National Weather Service’s ability to produce lifesaving forecasts, scientists say.
www.nytimes.com
March 9, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Cutting funds to public weather forecasting, data collection and research is dangerous and reckless. Consequences from these actions will affect life and property.
Seriously dude, let’s get our act together.
March 9, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Seriously dude, let’s get our act together.