Thomas Martin
@thomasmgeo.bsky.social
Working on the intersection of Earth Systems Science and AI/ML. Interested in education, teaching, and python. Currently at NSF Unidata, these views are my own :).
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Despite the circumstances, it’s been heartening to see the support for Unidata today.
WHEN Unidata gets its $, this will be critical to help chart a course and ensure the program does the most to continue to serve the community with what it has. If you’d like to help, taking the survey really will.
WHEN Unidata gets its $, this will be critical to help chart a course and ensure the program does the most to continue to serve the community with what it has. If you’d like to help, taking the survey really will.
✨The 2025 NSF Unidata Community Survey is now live! ✨
Share your insights, support community progress.
Take 15 minutes to complete the survey, and as a thank you, you'll have the chance to enter a drawing for an NSF Unidata swag bag.
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#PoweredByUnidata
Share your insights, support community progress.
Take 15 minutes to complete the survey, and as a thank you, you'll have the chance to enter a drawing for an NSF Unidata swag bag.
🔗 arcg.is/zLOSW
#PoweredByUnidata
May 9, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Despite the circumstances, it’s been heartening to see the support for Unidata today.
WHEN Unidata gets its $, this will be critical to help chart a course and ensure the program does the most to continue to serve the community with what it has. If you’d like to help, taking the survey really will.
WHEN Unidata gets its $, this will be critical to help chart a course and ensure the program does the most to continue to serve the community with what it has. If you’d like to help, taking the survey really will.
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Without Unidata, the company I co-founded, Weather Underground, would never have come to be.
May 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Without Unidata, the company I co-founded, Weather Underground, would never have come to be.
News coming out of @unidata.bsky.social www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/e...
NSF Unidata Pause in Most Operations
www.unidata.ucar.edu
May 9, 2025 at 2:48 PM
News coming out of @unidata.bsky.social www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/e...
Super fun project that is wrapping up this July. Get in touch if you want to re-vamp your fall courses.
📝New eLearning: Supervised Machine Learning Readiness 📝
Get started with ML in the Earth systems sciences with this self-paced no- and low-code learning series. Enroll for free today on NSF Unidata eLearning!
elearning.unidata.ucar.edu/course/view....
Get started with ML in the Earth systems sciences with this self-paced no- and low-code learning series. Enroll for free today on NSF Unidata eLearning!
elearning.unidata.ucar.edu/course/view....
May 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Super fun project that is wrapping up this July. Get in touch if you want to re-vamp your fall courses.
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I talked to Nature about the latest development at NSF, which is a five-alarm fire for American science. The scale of immediate impact is massive. We narrowly escaped this affecting @viralemergence.org for now, but will have to shut down in a few months if this stays.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
www.nature.com
May 1, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I talked to Nature about the latest development at NSF, which is a five-alarm fire for American science. The scale of immediate impact is massive. We narrowly escaped this affecting @viralemergence.org for now, but will have to shut down in a few months if this stays.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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NOAA just announced a long list of datasets that are going away🧪⚒️🌊: www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume...
Download what you need asap and send comments to: [email protected]
Download what you need asap and send comments to: [email protected]
Notice of Changes
Notices of changes are formal public announcements of planned services changes to applications and other products.
www.nesdis.noaa.gov
April 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
NOAA just announced a long list of datasets that are going away🧪⚒️🌊: www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/docume...
Download what you need asap and send comments to: [email protected]
Download what you need asap and send comments to: [email protected]
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Please enjoy my last ever post at Climate.gov/ENSO Blog. This afternoon I was fired by the Trump Administration 15 days before my 2yr probationary period ended on March 13.
I have worked at NOAA since 2010, and I'm so incredibly proud of the work I did. If anyone wants a quote, let me know.
I have worked at NOAA since 2010, and I'm so incredibly proud of the work I did. If anyone wants a quote, let me know.
Predicting El Niño and La Niña is tough, but new research analyzing 20+ years of forecasts finds dynamical models outperform statistical ones, especially for El Niño. La Niña onset? That's been much harder. Read more in our new ENSO blog post! www.climate.gov/news-feature...
February 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Please enjoy my last ever post at Climate.gov/ENSO Blog. This afternoon I was fired by the Trump Administration 15 days before my 2yr probationary period ended on March 13.
I have worked at NOAA since 2010, and I'm so incredibly proud of the work I did. If anyone wants a quote, let me know.
I have worked at NOAA since 2010, and I'm so incredibly proud of the work I did. If anyone wants a quote, let me know.
If your waiting for the Google Colab version of Segment Every Grain, would love some more comments / testers. Seems to work fine with a T4 instance. Can't thank @zzsylvester.bsky.social enough!
github.com/zsylvester/s...
github.com/zsylvester/s...
January 24, 2025 at 1:40 AM
If your waiting for the Google Colab version of Segment Every Grain, would love some more comments / testers. Seems to work fine with a T4 instance. Can't thank @zzsylvester.bsky.social enough!
github.com/zsylvester/s...
github.com/zsylvester/s...
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Starting Jan. 29, Lookout Mountain Road will be closed every night
Any locals wanting to drive up to or down from Lookout Mountain at night should find an alternative route. A 4.1-mile stretch of Lookout Mountain Road across parklands will be closed to motor vehicles all night, every night…
Any locals wanting to drive up to or down from Lookout Mountain at night should find an alternative route. A 4.1-mile stretch of Lookout Mountain Road across parklands will be closed to motor vehicles all night, every night…
Starting Jan. 29, Lookout Mountain Road will be closed every night
Any locals wanting to drive up to or down from Lookout Mountain at night should find an alternative route. A 4.1-mile stretch of Lookout Mountain Road across parklands will be closed to motor vehicles all night, every night starting Jan. 29, Jeffco Open Space officials have announced.
coloradocommunitymedia.com
January 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Starting Jan. 29, Lookout Mountain Road will be closed every night
Any locals wanting to drive up to or down from Lookout Mountain at night should find an alternative route. A 4.1-mile stretch of Lookout Mountain Road across parklands will be closed to motor vehicles all night, every night…
Any locals wanting to drive up to or down from Lookout Mountain at night should find an alternative route. A 4.1-mile stretch of Lookout Mountain Road across parklands will be closed to motor vehicles all night, every night…
Poster today at #AMS2025 on ML education in the undergraduate classroom (#640). Also had a nice chat with the @earthmoverhq.bsky.social folks, and worth stopping by! Really neat cloud performant platform.
January 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Poster today at #AMS2025 on ML education in the undergraduate classroom (#640). Also had a nice chat with the @earthmoverhq.bsky.social folks, and worth stopping by! Really neat cloud performant platform.
Same struggles exist for geo’s as well! Wish there were a bit more flexibility.
If you’re at #AMS2025 consider this town hall!
The requirements for a federal government “meteorologist” (the 1340 series) are from the 1990s. Many undergraduate programs use these guidelines in curriculum planning. Modernizing the requirements would close the gap with a modernize curriculum.
The requirements for a federal government “meteorologist” (the 1340 series) are from the 1990s. Many undergraduate programs use these guidelines in curriculum planning. Modernizing the requirements would close the gap with a modernize curriculum.
Next - a town hall at #AMS2025 focused on discussing considerations for potential proposed changes to the Meteorology 1340 series!
January 12, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Same struggles exist for geo’s as well! Wish there were a bit more flexibility.
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🚨 DON'T FLY DRONES OVER ACTIVE FIRES! ESPECIALLY ONES WITH CREWS AND AIRCRAFT ACTIVELY RESPONDING!
"The drone was flying despite a Temporary Flight Restriction... The drone was being flown by a photographer taking video of the flames."
No paywall, orig on LA Times: www.yahoo.com/news/one-jus...
"The drone was flying despite a Temporary Flight Restriction... The drone was being flown by a photographer taking video of the flames."
No paywall, orig on LA Times: www.yahoo.com/news/one-jus...
January 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
🚨 DON'T FLY DRONES OVER ACTIVE FIRES! ESPECIALLY ONES WITH CREWS AND AIRCRAFT ACTIVELY RESPONDING!
"The drone was flying despite a Temporary Flight Restriction... The drone was being flown by a photographer taking video of the flames."
No paywall, orig on LA Times: www.yahoo.com/news/one-jus...
"The drone was flying despite a Temporary Flight Restriction... The drone was being flown by a photographer taking video of the flames."
No paywall, orig on LA Times: www.yahoo.com/news/one-jus...
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Anyone else will be at #AMS2025? I have a poster, and will be at the UCAR booth too, along with the Pangeo Happy Hour on Monday (thanks @earthmoverhq.bsky.social !) Check out the details here for all things @unidata.bsky.social at AMS : www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/e...
NSF Unidata Staff at AMS 2025 Meeting
www.unidata.ucar.edu
December 30, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Anyone else will be at #AMS2025? I have a poster, and will be at the UCAR booth too, along with the Pangeo Happy Hour on Monday (thanks @earthmoverhq.bsky.social !) Check out the details here for all things @unidata.bsky.social at AMS : www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/e...
The sunset tonight really had the goods. What a December so far on the front range.
December 30, 2024 at 12:15 AM
The sunset tonight really had the goods. What a December so far on the front range.
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Another example of the incredible work of the folks at the NWS Storm Prediction Center
Equal appreciation to the individuals at the NWS Forecast Offices that provided life-saving warnings and communication as the severe weather was unfolding
Severe weather season runs from January 1 - December 31
Equal appreciation to the individuals at the NWS Forecast Offices that provided life-saving warnings and communication as the severe weather was unfolding
Severe weather season runs from January 1 - December 31
December 29, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Another example of the incredible work of the folks at the NWS Storm Prediction Center
Equal appreciation to the individuals at the NWS Forecast Offices that provided life-saving warnings and communication as the severe weather was unfolding
Severe weather season runs from January 1 - December 31
Equal appreciation to the individuals at the NWS Forecast Offices that provided life-saving warnings and communication as the severe weather was unfolding
Severe weather season runs from January 1 - December 31
Working/thinking about machine learning (ML) education for earth science (broadly, hydro, rocks, atmo, met, climate).
What are the biggest roadblocks? What do students get mixed up on?
It’s never been easier to start, but that activation energy is still tough.
What are the biggest roadblocks? What do students get mixed up on?
It’s never been easier to start, but that activation energy is still tough.
December 28, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Working/thinking about machine learning (ML) education for earth science (broadly, hydro, rocks, atmo, met, climate).
What are the biggest roadblocks? What do students get mixed up on?
It’s never been easier to start, but that activation energy is still tough.
What are the biggest roadblocks? What do students get mixed up on?
It’s never been easier to start, but that activation energy is still tough.
This project at Newberry is a long time coming. A lot of DOE money has been spent on site. Hot rocks for sure!
Mazama Energy receives $20 million Dept. of Energy grant to test super-hot rock geothermal system at Newberry Volcano ⚒️⚡
ktvz.com/news/busines...
ktvz.com/news/busines...
Mazama Energy receives $20 million Dept. of Energy grant to test super-hot rock geothermal system at Newberry Volcano
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon is not just known for its breathtaking landscapes, it's now leading the way in geothermal energy innovation. Mazama Energy, Inc. said Friday it has received a $20 mi...
ktvz.com
December 22, 2024 at 10:16 PM
This project at Newberry is a long time coming. A lot of DOE money has been spent on site. Hot rocks for sure!
Felt more like October today than December.
December 21, 2024 at 1:14 AM
Felt more like October today than December.
Quick (re) introduction. My name is Thomas, and I work at @unidata.bsky.social bringing ML education into the classroom and virtually! I am a co-PI on a NSF CyberTraining grant that is wrapping up next year. I will be at #AMS2025 if anyone has any questions or wants to chat!
December 19, 2024 at 2:06 AM
Quick (re) introduction. My name is Thomas, and I work at @unidata.bsky.social bringing ML education into the classroom and virtually! I am a co-PI on a NSF CyberTraining grant that is wrapping up next year. I will be at #AMS2025 if anyone has any questions or wants to chat!
A great program! Happy to chat about it at #AMS2025 ! Come work with me.
Do you love to write code or teach others about data-centered Earth Systems Science? Maybe you're interested in the interplay of science and data? The NSF Unidata Summer Internship program is looking for you! Apply by January 24, 2025 to work with us next summer: www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/e...
December 17, 2024 at 7:37 PM
A great program! Happy to chat about it at #AMS2025 ! Come work with me.
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Siphon v0.10.0 has been released, with a lot of fixes to work with current versions of things like xarray, numpy, and protobuf, and support for Python 3.10-3.13. It also has bug fixes for things like Hyrax catalogs and Wyoming upper air archive access. Full release notes: github.com/Unidata/siph...
Release 0.10.0 · Unidata/siphon
Highlights
Updates to for compatibility with xarray, numpy, and protobuf
Updated to support Python versions 3.10-3.13
Improvements to parsing data from Wyoming upper air as well as support for req...
github.com
December 13, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Siphon v0.10.0 has been released, with a lot of fixes to work with current versions of things like xarray, numpy, and protobuf, and support for Python 3.10-3.13. It also has bug fixes for things like Hyrax catalogs and Wyoming upper air archive access. Full release notes: github.com/Unidata/siph...