Beau Dodson 🌧️☀️❄️⚡️
@beaudodson.bsky.social
Meteorologist. Serving IL, KY, MO, and TN. Scientist. Bachelor of Science from MSU. Entrepreneur. Author. Artist. I ❤️ snow, photography, travel, and adventure. Snow-chaser. Civil rights. #Weather #Meteorology #ClimateChange #Atmosphere #Snow
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Good news on #Erin in the latest runs. ALL Euro ensembles miss the US.
This is very good agreement and an improvement from yesterday. The break in the ridge/ escape route is large and Erin seems like it will take the bait.
Stay tuned…
This is very good agreement and an improvement from yesterday. The break in the ridge/ escape route is large and Erin seems like it will take the bait.
Stay tuned…
August 13, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Good news on #Erin in the latest runs. ALL Euro ensembles miss the US.
This is very good agreement and an improvement from yesterday. The break in the ridge/ escape route is large and Erin seems like it will take the bait.
Stay tuned…
This is very good agreement and an improvement from yesterday. The break in the ridge/ escape route is large and Erin seems like it will take the bait.
Stay tuned…
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Historic heatwave unfolding in France.
Bordeaux just observed its hottest day on record with a provisional 41.6°C (107°F) — data since 1920. Red level extreme heat warnings are in force for the south of the country.
Sadly, this heatwave is far from over...
Bordeaux just observed its hottest day on record with a provisional 41.6°C (107°F) — data since 1920. Red level extreme heat warnings are in force for the south of the country.
Sadly, this heatwave is far from over...
August 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Historic heatwave unfolding in France.
Bordeaux just observed its hottest day on record with a provisional 41.6°C (107°F) — data since 1920. Red level extreme heat warnings are in force for the south of the country.
Sadly, this heatwave is far from over...
Bordeaux just observed its hottest day on record with a provisional 41.6°C (107°F) — data since 1920. Red level extreme heat warnings are in force for the south of the country.
Sadly, this heatwave is far from over...
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"Summer afternoon temperatures have cooled off in the middle of the country in recent decades. But hotter nights and winters are still driving more overall warmth in the region." www.kcur.org/news/2025-08...
The Midwest is getting warmer, even though summer highs are dropping. Here's why
Summer afternoon temperatures have cooled off in the middle of the country in recent decades. But hotter nights and winters are still driving more overall warmth in the region.
www.kcur.org
August 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
"Summer afternoon temperatures have cooled off in the middle of the country in recent decades. But hotter nights and winters are still driving more overall warmth in the region." www.kcur.org/news/2025-08...
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The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
(Published April 2024)
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
(Published April 2024)
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”: Climate Change is Already Forcing People From Their Homes
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
www.propublica.org
August 11, 2025 at 11:10 PM
The Flooding Will Come “No Matter What”
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
(Published April 2024)
The complex, contradictory and heartbreaking process of American climate migration is underway.
(Published April 2024)
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Amazon rain forest being eradicated
15.6 million hectares [38.5 million acres] of the Amazon were burned, by fires in 2024
This year its much worse
Amazon fires surged 92% in May and is up 27% in 2025, half of it in recently burned land — an all-time high
news.mongabay.com/2025/07/amaz...
15.6 million hectares [38.5 million acres] of the Amazon were burned, by fires in 2024
This year its much worse
Amazon fires surged 92% in May and is up 27% in 2025, half of it in recently burned land — an all-time high
news.mongabay.com/2025/07/amaz...
Amazon deforestation spikes as Brazil blames criminal fires
A new and alarming pattern of destruction is emerging in the rainforest, challenging Brazilian authorities ahead of COP30.
news.mongabay.com
August 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Amazon rain forest being eradicated
15.6 million hectares [38.5 million acres] of the Amazon were burned, by fires in 2024
This year its much worse
Amazon fires surged 92% in May and is up 27% in 2025, half of it in recently burned land — an all-time high
news.mongabay.com/2025/07/amaz...
15.6 million hectares [38.5 million acres] of the Amazon were burned, by fires in 2024
This year its much worse
Amazon fires surged 92% in May and is up 27% in 2025, half of it in recently burned land — an all-time high
news.mongabay.com/2025/07/amaz...
#Hurricane #Katrina This is the most accurate portrayal of Hurricane Katrina that I have watched.
It brings home the different perspectives of what was happening on the ground vs what the media was telling people.
Well worth watching.
www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/show/835e...
It brings home the different perspectives of what was happening on the ground vs what the media was telling people.
Well worth watching.
www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/show/835e...
Watch Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time TV Show - Streaming Online | Nat Geo TV
Watch full episodes of Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time online. Get sneak peeks and free episodes all on Nat Geo TV.
www.nationalgeographic.com
August 3, 2025 at 3:33 PM
#Hurricane #Katrina This is the most accurate portrayal of Hurricane Katrina that I have watched.
It brings home the different perspectives of what was happening on the ground vs what the media was telling people.
Well worth watching.
www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/show/835e...
It brings home the different perspectives of what was happening on the ground vs what the media was telling people.
Well worth watching.
www.nationalgeographic.com/tv/show/835e...
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How much of climate change is urbanization and how much is Greenhouse Effect?
In the heart of cities urban heat island is often a big player, boosting temps by several degrees. But since urban/cities make up only 3% of Earth’s surface, the impact on the global temperature record is insignificant.
In the heart of cities urban heat island is often a big player, boosting temps by several degrees. But since urban/cities make up only 3% of Earth’s surface, the impact on the global temperature record is insignificant.
July 27, 2025 at 2:06 AM
How much of climate change is urbanization and how much is Greenhouse Effect?
In the heart of cities urban heat island is often a big player, boosting temps by several degrees. But since urban/cities make up only 3% of Earth’s surface, the impact on the global temperature record is insignificant.
In the heart of cities urban heat island is often a big player, boosting temps by several degrees. But since urban/cities make up only 3% of Earth’s surface, the impact on the global temperature record is insignificant.
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Anchorage (Airport) days per winter with a low temperature of 0F (-17.8C) or lower since 1953-54. A 73 percent decrease over the past seven decades in the average number of cold days per winter. It's almost as if something has changed. #akwx #Climate @climatologist49.bsky.social
July 26, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Anchorage (Airport) days per winter with a low temperature of 0F (-17.8C) or lower since 1953-54. A 73 percent decrease over the past seven decades in the average number of cold days per winter. It's almost as if something has changed. #akwx #Climate @climatologist49.bsky.social
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100 years of average January-June temperature anomalies over land areas through this year... climate change and climate variability
Data provided by NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...) 🧪
Data provided by NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...) 🧪
July 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
100 years of average January-June temperature anomalies over land areas through this year... climate change and climate variability
Data provided by NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...) 🧪
Data provided by NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 (www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...) 🧪
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Finally an animation - today's visualization addition shows changes in yearly temperature anomalies from 1940 to 2024...
Graphic can be downloaded from zacklabe.com/united-state... using ERA5 data.
Graphic can be downloaded from zacklabe.com/united-state... using ERA5 data.
July 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Finally an animation - today's visualization addition shows changes in yearly temperature anomalies from 1940 to 2024...
Graphic can be downloaded from zacklabe.com/united-state... using ERA5 data.
Graphic can be downloaded from zacklabe.com/united-state... using ERA5 data.
#Flood #ClimateChange Climate Change Helped Fuel Heavy Rains That Led to Devastating Texas Flood wtalk.co/Y
Climate Change Helped Fuel Heavy Rains That Led to Devastating Texas Flood - Inside Climate News
Officials are reporting more than 100 fatalities, including children and camp counselors.
wtalk.co
July 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
#Flood #ClimateChange Climate Change Helped Fuel Heavy Rains That Led to Devastating Texas Flood wtalk.co/Y
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Climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and intense, but our ability to prepare for and react to it is not keeping pace.
The US faces more frequent extreme weather events, but attitudes and actions aren't keeping up
Experts say climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and severe, but that our attitudes and actions haven't kept up
abcnews.go.com
July 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Climate change is making extreme weather events more frequent and intense, but our ability to prepare for and react to it is not keeping pace.
#NOAA #NWS #Flood #NWSWPC #FlashFlood Now is a good time to remind everyone that high-impact/high-casualty weather events impact meteorologists in different ways. Many feel personally responsible when lives are lost. Support one another. Show compassion.
July 6, 2025 at 5:16 PM
#NOAA #NWS #Flood #NWSWPC #FlashFlood Now is a good time to remind everyone that high-impact/high-casualty weather events impact meteorologists in different ways. Many feel personally responsible when lives are lost. Support one another. Show compassion.
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Excellent analysis by @drshepherd2013.bsky.social, which reminds us that the Texas flooding disaster is multi-causal. Those who identify a single perceived failure point as sufficient need to read this piece. 👇
My deep dive on whether there were adequate weather warnings for the catastrophic flooding in Texas. Mentions Alan Gerard Balanced Weather and Jordan McLeod. I am really interested in your thoughts on my take.
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
Catastrophic Flooding In Texas - Were There Warnings?
Deadly flooding in the flash flood alley of Texas is raising questions about warnings. Here's a preliminary (but not conslusive) analysis.
www.forbes.com
July 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Excellent analysis by @drshepherd2013.bsky.social, which reminds us that the Texas flooding disaster is multi-causal. Those who identify a single perceived failure point as sufficient need to read this piece. 👇
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Concerning the Texas floods....Misuse on both ideological sides. I usually don't take the cop out narrative that both sides do it because that is a tactic in itself. It applies here though...
July 5, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Concerning the Texas floods....Misuse on both ideological sides. I usually don't take the cop out narrative that both sides do it because that is a tactic in itself. It applies here though...
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June 2025 was the 3rd warmest June on record (2023, 2024).
July 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM
June 2025 was the 3rd warmest June on record (2023, 2024).
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It's hard to adequately summarize how destructive NOAA's 2026 proposed budget released on Monday is for hurricane forecasting, but I crammed all I could into today's newsletter. I encourage everyone with interests along the coast to read it carefully. ⬇️
NOAA Proposes Permanently Closing Premiere Hurricane Research Institute
In its proposed 2026 budget released Monday, NOAA closes all federally funded weather and climate research labs, including the one responsible for maintaining the nation’s top hurricane models
michaelrlowry.substack.com
July 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
It's hard to adequately summarize how destructive NOAA's 2026 proposed budget released on Monday is for hurricane forecasting, but I crammed all I could into today's newsletter. I encourage everyone with interests along the coast to read it carefully. ⬇️
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It's been death by a million papercuts to U.S. weather forecasts by the Trump administration, but yesterday's detailed 2026 budget feels like a deathblow. In today's @nytimes.com I ask: How far can we degrade our hurricane forecasting before people end up dead?
Opinion | How Far Can We Degrade Our Hurricane Forecasting Before People End Up Dead?
www.nytimes.com
May 31, 2025 at 1:21 PM
It's been death by a million papercuts to U.S. weather forecasts by the Trump administration, but yesterday's detailed 2026 budget feels like a deathblow. In today's @nytimes.com I ask: How far can we degrade our hurricane forecasting before people end up dead?
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🚨 New record high! Global ocean heat content now updated through March 2025... This is human-caused.
Data (anomalies) & methods from www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/globa... 🌊
Data (anomalies) & methods from www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/globa... 🌊
June 10, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🚨 New record high! Global ocean heat content now updated through March 2025... This is human-caused.
Data (anomalies) & methods from www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/globa... 🌊
Data (anomalies) & methods from www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/globa... 🌊
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🚨 Carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels set a new monthly *record high* in May 2025 - 430.51 ppm (seasonal maximum)
This is the second largest May-May increase in this dataset (3.6 ppm higher than 2024). This is not good... 🫣
Data from gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
This is the second largest May-May increase in this dataset (3.6 ppm higher than 2024). This is not good... 🫣
Data from gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
June 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
🚨 Carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels set a new monthly *record high* in May 2025 - 430.51 ppm (seasonal maximum)
This is the second largest May-May increase in this dataset (3.6 ppm higher than 2024). This is not good... 🫣
Data from gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
This is the second largest May-May increase in this dataset (3.6 ppm higher than 2024). This is not good... 🫣
Data from gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
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🚨 Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)
• about 340,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,020,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,640,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,270,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 340,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,020,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,640,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,270,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
June 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🚨 Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)
• about 340,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,020,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,640,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,270,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 340,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,020,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,640,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,270,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
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Well the “NOAA Climate” and “NASA Climate” social media feeds - a key tool to communicate the massive challenge of climate change to the world - are now gone.
June 28, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Well the “NOAA Climate” and “NASA Climate” social media feeds - a key tool to communicate the massive challenge of climate change to the world - are now gone.
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Your 'moment of doom' for June 27, 2025 ~ If?
"If the Amazon hits a tipping point, our calculations show we are going to lose 50-70% of the forest. That would release between 200 and 250bn tonnes of carbon dioxide between 2050 and 2100..."
"If the Amazon hits a tipping point, our calculations show we are going to lose 50-70% of the forest. That would release between 200 and 250bn tonnes of carbon dioxide between 2050 and 2100..."
‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future
Carlos Nobre, who has fought for decades to save the rainforest, says up to 70% of it could be lost if a tipping point is reached
www.theguardian.com
June 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Your 'moment of doom' for June 27, 2025 ~ If?
"If the Amazon hits a tipping point, our calculations show we are going to lose 50-70% of the forest. That would release between 200 and 250bn tonnes of carbon dioxide between 2050 and 2100..."
"If the Amazon hits a tipping point, our calculations show we are going to lose 50-70% of the forest. That would release between 200 and 250bn tonnes of carbon dioxide between 2050 and 2100..."