Alex Dodd
@xc252.bsky.social
Husband, son, runner, birder, and meteorologist (formerly private sector & 16 years with NWS; now Bay Area air quality). Occasional amateur photographer & mountaineer. Adopted Californian. SUNY Brockport Alum. Fairport, NY native.
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100 years of November temperature anomalies over land areas through 2025...
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
December 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
100 years of November temperature anomalies over land areas through 2025...
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
Data from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
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According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump’s 2025 pardons flow through paid intermediaries, bypassing DOJ review. A direct quid pro quo would be bribery. Even without it, selling access to clemency is an abuse of Article II power and plainly impeachable conduct under the Constitution.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
According to the Wall Street Journal, Trump’s 2025 pardons flow through paid intermediaries, bypassing DOJ review. A direct quid pro quo would be bribery. Even without it, selling access to clemency is an abuse of Article II power and plainly impeachable conduct under the Constitution.
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From the NWS Weather Prediction Center:
A long-duration Atmospheric River has brought heavy rain, flash flooding, heavy snow, and high winds to California and Nevada this holiday week. Here's a look at how much precipitation has fallen thus far as well as some preliminary storm reports.
weather.gov
A long-duration Atmospheric River has brought heavy rain, flash flooding, heavy snow, and high winds to California and Nevada this holiday week. Here's a look at how much precipitation has fallen thus far as well as some preliminary storm reports.
weather.gov
December 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
From the NWS Weather Prediction Center:
A long-duration Atmospheric River has brought heavy rain, flash flooding, heavy snow, and high winds to California and Nevada this holiday week. Here's a look at how much precipitation has fallen thus far as well as some preliminary storm reports.
weather.gov
A long-duration Atmospheric River has brought heavy rain, flash flooding, heavy snow, and high winds to California and Nevada this holiday week. Here's a look at how much precipitation has fallen thus far as well as some preliminary storm reports.
weather.gov
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Thanks to @climatologist49.bsky.social for calculating the stats and generating the maps that tell the incredible story of how Christmas 2025 was - by far - the warmest Christmas on record. Some additional details and rather incredible factoids here: tinyurl.com/amvyycfc
Lower 48 has its warmest Christmas Day on record by a significant margin
Northeast remains the lone holdout and will experience a decent winter storm the next 36 hours.
tinyurl.com
December 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Thanks to @climatologist49.bsky.social for calculating the stats and generating the maps that tell the incredible story of how Christmas 2025 was - by far - the warmest Christmas on record. Some additional details and rather incredible factoids here: tinyurl.com/amvyycfc
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Absolutely insane what s going on in USA:
Monthly records pulverized by hundreds in over a dozen States with unbelievable margins:
For example Salt Lake City UT Minimum of 59F is SEVEN degrees F higher than the previous monthly record.
Thousands of records coming next days...
Monthly records pulverized by hundreds in over a dozen States with unbelievable margins:
For example Salt Lake City UT Minimum of 59F is SEVEN degrees F higher than the previous monthly record.
Thousands of records coming next days...
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Absolutely insane what s going on in USA:
Monthly records pulverized by hundreds in over a dozen States with unbelievable margins:
For example Salt Lake City UT Minimum of 59F is SEVEN degrees F higher than the previous monthly record.
Thousands of records coming next days...
Monthly records pulverized by hundreds in over a dozen States with unbelievable margins:
For example Salt Lake City UT Minimum of 59F is SEVEN degrees F higher than the previous monthly record.
Thousands of records coming next days...
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
December 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
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Sounds like they're trying to Bari the story.
December 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Sounds like they're trying to Bari the story.
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Current issue of @theonion.com nails it again.
December 21, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Current issue of @theonion.com nails it again.
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Should be a career-ending Freudian slip
December 21, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Should be a career-ending Freudian slip
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Never forget this: The GOP’s nonsensical culture war is meant to distract you from corporate corruption, worker oppression, and staggering wealth inequality.
December 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Never forget this: The GOP’s nonsensical culture war is meant to distract you from corporate corruption, worker oppression, and staggering wealth inequality.
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“White House officials characterized the dismantling of NCAR as a return to the center’s original mission—to make the weather great again… Weather and climate aren’t easily separable, though, and never have been.” www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
The U.S. Is on the Verge of Meteorological Malpractice
The Trump administration says it will dismantle a premier climate center, while somehow keeping weather forecasting intact.
www.theatlantic.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
“White House officials characterized the dismantling of NCAR as a return to the center’s original mission—to make the weather great again… Weather and climate aren’t easily separable, though, and never have been.” www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
First December daily record low in 30 years...craziness.
Juneau, AK, broke their daily record low temperature yesterday with a reading of -6F (and have at least tied the record low for today of -5F). This is the first December record low for the Juneau Intl Airport in 30 years (Dec 9, 1995). @alaskawx.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
First December daily record low in 30 years...craziness.
Seems normal for late December in Colorado, right?
IMPORTANT: NWS Boulder just issued a rare "Particularly Dangerous Situation" (PDS) Fire Weather Warning for Boulder, Hwy 93, and the Boulder + northern JeffCo foothills for tomorrow.
Winds: 85-110 mph. Bone dry.
This is a Fire Weather Warning with an exclamation point.
#COwx
Winds: 85-110 mph. Bone dry.
This is a Fire Weather Warning with an exclamation point.
#COwx
December 19, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Seems normal for late December in Colorado, right?
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A considerable number of ensemble members predict strong wind gusts (60+ mph) along the Bay Area coastline late Dec. 23 / early Dec. 24. The pattern is favorable for a low-pressure system deepening upon landfall. Could even reach bombogenesis status (>=18mb drop in 24 hours). #CAwx
December 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A considerable number of ensemble members predict strong wind gusts (60+ mph) along the Bay Area coastline late Dec. 23 / early Dec. 24. The pattern is favorable for a low-pressure system deepening upon landfall. Could even reach bombogenesis status (>=18mb drop in 24 hours). #CAwx
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For those that care about continued improvement in weather forecasting and modeling, speaking out about the NCAR situation is important. The NOAA issues earlier this year were troubling but budgetary. This is more sinister in nature. What you can do: agu.quorum.us/campaign/151...
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
agu.quorum.us
December 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
For those that care about continued improvement in weather forecasting and modeling, speaking out about the NCAR situation is important. The NOAA issues earlier this year were troubling but budgetary. This is more sinister in nature. What you can do: agu.quorum.us/campaign/151...
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Hey, guys! If you need a reason to *not* go back to Twitter, see below.
I QT’d the first post with what I think is an uncontroversial historical point. It blew up, and out of the woodwork came the neoconfederates, antisemites, white nationalists, and other racists.
I QT’d the first post with what I think is an uncontroversial historical point. It blew up, and out of the woodwork came the neoconfederates, antisemites, white nationalists, and other racists.
December 17, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Hey, guys! If you need a reason to *not* go back to Twitter, see below.
I QT’d the first post with what I think is an uncontroversial historical point. It blew up, and out of the woodwork came the neoconfederates, antisemites, white nationalists, and other racists.
I QT’d the first post with what I think is an uncontroversial historical point. It blew up, and out of the woodwork came the neoconfederates, antisemites, white nationalists, and other racists.
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NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
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The Great Insect crisis:
you are not imagining it, the world’s insects are rapidly vanishing
a reflection on ecological unraveling, climate disruption and the possibility of rebuilding a world where life can breathe again
theearthly.substack.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The Great Insect crisis:
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"The Arctic endured a year of record heat and shrunken sea ice as the world’s northern latitudes continue a rapid shift to becoming rainier and less ice-bound due to the climate crisis, scientists have reported." via @theguardian.com
Arctic endured year of record heat as climate scientists warn of ‘winter being redefined’
Region known as ‘world’s refrigerator’ is heating up as much as four times as quickly as global average, Noaa experts say
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
"The Arctic endured a year of record heat and shrunken sea ice as the world’s northern latitudes continue a rapid shift to becoming rainier and less ice-bound due to the climate crisis, scientists have reported." via @theguardian.com
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This sums it up rather well.
December 16, 2025 at 4:52 PM
This sums it up rather well.
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This ties for the highest wind gust on record at the Anchorage Intl Airport (1954-present) as far as I can tell.
ANCHORAGE INTL ARPT (ASOS),AK (PANC) ASOS reports gust of 65 knots (74.8 mph) from NNE @ 0604Z -- PANC 150653Z 02034G63KT 10SM CLR M06/M18 A2921 RMK AO2 PK WND 03065/0604 SLP918 T10561178 $
December 15, 2025 at 7:03 AM
This ties for the highest wind gust on record at the Anchorage Intl Airport (1954-present) as far as I can tell.
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The Washington Post, everyone
December 14, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The Washington Post, everyone
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Fox News’ Chief National Security Correspondent. We are about to go to war for oil, while citing a lie as justification. Again.
December 13, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Fox News’ Chief National Security Correspondent. We are about to go to war for oil, while citing a lie as justification. Again.