Rain in the mountains ≠ snow. 😟

👍short and sweet.

Nope, "not great".

54% of the Contiguous U.S. had their 1st or 2nd warmest spring (Mar-Mar) since 1940. 🔥

We seem to like setting climate records for some reason.

Europe and a good chunk of the US too.

Complete and utter bullshit. The total power output in the winter will be less, but it is not irrelevant by any stretch.

Oh please NASA send him there, he looks good without the helmet.

It would be no surprise at all to see this year and next breach 1.5C - quite possibly by a significant margin - and never again drop back

Making new friends in Kansas last weekend.

That pretty much sums it up.

Grant, if you could change that to convective outlook instead of fire weather, that would be great.

Record high ocean temperatures continued across the North Pacific in April 2026 relative to the entire rest of the historical record for the month. This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every March from 1854-2026 using NOAA ERSSTv5 data (psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded...).

This is an important graph for understanding changes in the global climate system. The data/running means are computed through March showing internal variability (bumps) and forced long-term warming (trend ➡️ human-caused climate change). + Graph created by columbia.edu/~mhs119/Temp...

Global sea level rise and its accelerating rate... 🌊 Latest satellite-derived data now updated from sealevel.colorado.edu through early 2026

In the pre-industrial period, 1850-1900, the average number of days per year with global mean surface temperature above 15.50°C was 0. Yesterday saw the first day in 2026 above 15.50°C. Here is a graph that tracks the first day of the year above 15.50°C, from 1940 to 2026:

Sen. Mark Kelly: "If you say something that the president or this administration does not like, they're going to come after you. The president is trying to silence us, and I can't think of anything that's more un-American."

This is an interesting graphic, I like it. I don't like the message, but here we are.

Lowest April Arctic sea ice area on record.

6mo and still going strong.

Sadly impressive.

April lightning record in NorCal, per NIFC. A consequence of elevated SSTs: "A little over 10,300 lightning strikes were observed using the Vaisala detection system. The 2000-2025 Vaisala average is a little over 1,500, and the previous April monthly record was a little over 8,600 recorded in 2016."

Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 2nd lowest on record (JAXA data)... • about 510,000 km² below the 2010s mean • about 820,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 1,220,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 1,790,000 km² below the 1980s mean More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

The first quarter of 2026 is already over somehow! Here is a look at how temperature departures have shaped up so far for each band of latitude... 🔥 [Plot shows zonal-mean surface air temperature anomalies, where latitude = y-axis (not scaled by distance). Data: GISTEMPv4 (1951-1980)]

Not much in-between here.

That's pretty crazy.

Hmmm we all died during covid and we're actually in hell right now.?. It's hard to escape the logic.

Looks correlated to me. No doubt there are still some fossil fools out there who'd say otherwise.

"My hope is that this commitment provides the stability and the spark NPR needs to innovate boldly and strengthen its national network," says Connie Ballmer, who gave $80 million of the $113 million. n.pr/4tRK4RR

Sooooo, the Southwest U.S. was more than 5°F warmer than the previous March record high for maximum (daytime) temperatures.... 🫠 Graphic from www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monit...

No "seems" about it.

There seems to be a trend here.

Cumulative change in the mass of glaciers from all around the world - preliminary data just updated through 2025 ☹️ Information on methods: wgms.ch/products_ref...

March 2026 #Arctic sea ice extent was statistically tied for the lowest on record for the month... This was 1,300,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. March ice extent is decreasing at about 2.49% per decade. Data: @nsidc.bsky.social: nsidc.org/data/seaice_...

That's awesome and hopeful.

In Albuquerque NM I'm seeing garden pest emerge 1-2mo earlier than normal. There is nothing for them to eat. In an ironic twist, they may be dead by the time there is something for them to eat. I doubt I could be so lucky lol.

🚨 It’s official: 2026 had the lowest annual maximum Arctic sea ice extent on record - essentially tied with last year’s record low. Climate change is reshaping the Arctic, and it's all throughout the year. For more information from @nsidc.bsky.social: nsidc.org/news-analyse...

I have never seen such massive stupidity. Anyone who thinks this is being done to save money is an idiot. We've already spent more on bombing Iran than the losses to science would have saved. The future will judge us harshly and it will be well deserved.

It looks like Ukraine's kinetic sanctions on Russian oil shipments are going well.

This 1990 speech by Carl Sagan is timely times two: #war #climate

Only Darth Vader would approve.

Good job!

The increasing probability of heat extremes, including out of the traditional summer season... Graph shows shifted distribution of surface air temperature anomalies. Visual by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5613/

Despite all the headlines about cold/snow, did you know that average max temperatures were the *warmest* on record this winter for CONUS? Join our webinar this week to learn more, where I'll put this in context with the western snow drought. ➡️ Register: climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We had trees starting to flower at the end of February here in Albuquerque.

This plot is not linear.

This message approved by a government spokesperson.

Welcome to March! This visualization shows how temperatures have changed around our planet over the last four decades during this month. Red shading indicates warmer than average conditions, and blue shading the reverse. Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds...

It’s way past time for a Different Story….