Congrats to #CIGLR’s Staff Award recipients & runners-up for outstanding contributions to Research Excellence, Community & Science for Society across CIGLR & #GreatLakes science! 🌊👏 ciglr.seas.umich.edu/awards-and-r... (L–R) Maddie T., Melissa M., John M., Dr. Meena R., Aubrey L. & Tongyao P.

Excited to see broad coverage of our Great Lakes pink salmon research! people.com/new-research... Check out the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/faf.... @evathorstad.bsky.social 🦑🐟🧪

A river of fog flows and fades in Oregon. Beautiful visible satellite imagery, today from GOES-18.

#MondayMotivation 🌊 Curious how #science supports the #GreatLakes? #CIGLR brings together experts to tackle big challenges, from tracking #HABs to improving water level forecasts and using #eDNA, turning research into real-world solutions. Learn more: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/wp-content/u...

It's a #FieldworkFriday post! 🌊🧪 We've got that #FridayFeeling as field season ramps up on the #GreatLakes, #CIGLR scientists practice w/ “Gumby Suits” (immersion/survival suits) & test a rosette sampler to collect water @ depth. Safety + #science = ready for the season. See photos in comments:

Happy #EarthDay from #CIGLR 🌎 The #GreatLakes are one of Earth’s most remarkable freshwater systems. From monitoring ice & water levels to improving water quality & ecosystem health, CIGLR & partners help safeguard these waters for the millions who rely on them. More information in the comments:

New source of temperature data bias: Polymarket? Polymarket lets people bet on daily temperatures from some official weather stations. Now Meteo-France alleges someone used an artificial heat source to manipulate the readings at CDG and win bets. www.bfmtv.com/police-justi...

The deep dive on the cocaine salmon paper you didn't know you needed, with the one and only @tomlumperson.bsky.social

🌊 NEW BLOG! Across Lakes & Continents: One Scientist’s Path Connecting Freshwater Systems: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/across-lakes... From the Laurentian #GreatLakes to Africa’s Great Lakes, Melissa Mattwig’s work shows one thing: the future of freshwater depends on global collaboration. #WomenInScience

🌊 #CIGLRAlumniSpotlight, #WomenInScience: Anna Schmidt From #GreatLakes to global freshwater research, Anna advances food web science. A former #CIGLR fellow/lab analyst, she’s now pursuing a Ph.D. @uvmvermont.bsky.social studying lake ecology & carbon cycling: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/alumni-story...

How it feels doing literally any task right now.

Stay in the loop with the #GreatLakes AI Lab Newsletter Interested in how machine learning & AI are shaping #GreatLakesSci and decision-making? Sign up for updates on real-world applications: myumi.ch/Mkenb More about the GLs AI Lab: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/project/ai-l... @danijones.bsky.social

What will happen to the 82 USFS experimental forests around the country? Many sites have decades-long experiments that are tracking how forests are changed by timber harvesting practices and climate change. As I say here, “you can't just pick up an experimental forest site and move it to SLC.”

If you're wondering what's happening with the US Forest Service and why it matters, read this:

More context on this #Artemis II image: * This is the night side, lit by moonlight. You can see city lights in Spain & Portugal, & a sliver of day at lower right * The Sun is entirely behind Earth, which makes it a kind of solar eclipse, but w/ Earth doing the eclipsing instead of the Moon: ☀️🌍🚀🌕

If you think you know "Machinehead" and "Glycerine," prepare to be surprised by these Tiny Desk arrangements of beloved alt-rock hits. n.pr/41a83PN

Awesome view of @NASAArtemis II, as viewed from NOAA weather satellite. Note the dark (warmer) dot launching off from Cape Canaveral and off to the northeast! #flwx #artemis

@flowinguphill.bsky.social‬ on the heatwave: Ridge amplification was driven by upstream heat from condensation in an atmospheric river from Hawaii's Kona low. "A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture..more water vapor is available for latent heat release in the cyclones driving ridge amplification."

This week, CIGLR Director Greg Dick & Managing Director Mary Ogdahl were in Washington, DC for the Cooperative Institute Directors meeting & met with legislators to discuss #GreatLakes research & science supporting ecosystem health: ciglr.seas.umich.edu We thank them for their continued support! 🌊

An absolutely stunning view of a large haboob sweeping across Texas.

Just in: UCAR has filed a lawsuit against NSF, the Commerce Dept, NOAA, and OMB to prevent the dismantling of NCAR, alleging "violations of the Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act."

Beautiful satellite imagery over the Mitten State today 😍 it’s cool to see banded surface-based convection in Michigan that doesn’t come from the Lakes!

My latest for @science.org on the fraught future of NCAR as NSF's deadline nears. It can still go so many ways.

🙋🏼‍♀️🙋🏼‍♀️ Jeff brings up important uncertainties in the forecast for a potentially dangerous event. Notice how a lot of them revolve around the question “how will the lakes interact with the atmosphere during this event?”. We don’t know! And we need to study it more as HR forecasts become more of the norm

Also: her sweater looks a little ~*fishy*~ to me 😉😉 she made it herself!

Unfortunately, that storm had access to a lot of low-level shear along the warm front

🌊As we continue celebrating #GreatLakesWeek, it’s a reminder that freshwater research connects lakes worldwide. 🌍 From Africa's L. Malawi to L. Michigan in the #GreatLakes, our UW-Milwaukee partner Dr. Harvey Bootsma’s career explores how large lakes function & support life: uwm.edu/news/from-la...

🌊 Happy #GreatLakesDay! The #GreatLakes hold ~20% of the world’s surface freshwater & support millions of people & ecosystems. Cheers to the lakes that connect us all! 💙 Learn more about our collaborative #science & partners around the region: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/resources/fa...

#GreatLakesWeek: Just days into March & meteorological spring, the #GreatLakes remain nearly half ice-covered at 46.6%. 🧊🌊 Check out NOAA GLERL's website for ice data as conditions evolve & temps warm: www.glerl.noaa.gov/data/ice/#cu... Superior: 47% Michigan: 20% Huron: 69% Erie: 74% Ontario: 16%

Some exciting news to share: very soon, NOAA Research will be hiring new federal employees into science positions across the agency! A couple of notes: 1) They will only be open on USAJobs for seven days. 2) Multiple positions at different sites may be in one posting. (1/2)

"Irreparable harm." On AMS Headlines, learn how the AMS community is responding to plans to "dismantle" a linchpin of atmospheric and related sciences, the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR): https://bit.ly/4u2mYJ2

What so many seem not to understand is that if you start breaking everything into separate entities, you lose any efficiency and additive benefits you had by having them all as a single NCAR. It's worse than shooting ourselves in the foot. It's significant amputations when there's no infection.

With Great Lakes Day approaching, @realshri.bsky.social's column for @planetdetroit.org reminds us that the lakes are "great uniters...perhaps the last bastion of true bipartisanship in Congress." Still, we need our leaders to do more to best protect our water. planetdetroit.org/2026/02/grea...

Nice piece on storm surges in Lake Erie, home to the most "the most dramatic, damaging and deadly surges” in the #GreatLakes. And on how not to build coastal resilience: armoring the shoreline is like "like putting a toddler in a room and closing the door." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/s...

Insurers want to protect NCAR: "NCAR has long supplied the foundational capabilities that enable catastrophe modeling and climate-informed pricing. Disruption would heighten uncertainty in risk assessments, and undermine the stability and affordability of insurance coverage for U.S. consumers."

Significant air pollution episode over Michigan the past 2 days as 50° temps melt a 7-week-old snow pack, mobilizing PM 2.5 particles that had fallen on the snow. Light winds, low mixing, and fresh emissions contributing to the event. AQI largely in the orange "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" range.

new links between #GreatLakes winter storms & global climate patterns uncovered. Findings show how large-scale teleconnections shape storm temp, moisture & precip, key for improving seasonal forecasts: news.umich.edu/discovering-... by @abbathehut.bsky.social and other @UMich CIGLR researchers

Data centers are important for the future of Michigan and Great Lakes' water not only because of their direct and indirect effects on water supply and usage but - perhaps more importantly - because they are exposing flaws in our water protection policies. www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

Excited to share a new paper (EOR) from the group, led by Evan White, in which we derive probabilistic 1-8 day severe hazard forecasts from global AI weather prediction models! Check it out here: journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

We're thrilled to welcome Fraser King to our faculty as an assistant professor. Learn more in a brief Q&A with Fraser about his background, research, and what excites him about UW–Madison and AOS: www.aos.wisc.edu/news/q&a_fra...

A five-minute masterpiece to brighten your day ❤️

“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...

For example: “In 1987, NCAR began testing a new Doppler radar that predicted dangerous wind shear events and alerted pilots…There has not been a microburst-induced crash of a commercial airplane in the United States since 1994.”

I love how so many news outlets have spotlighted NCAR’s deep back catalog of scientific advancements. www.cpr.org/2025/12/19/s... @coloradopublic.bsky.social

The Trump Administration's plan to dismantle the @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is senseless & dangerous. It would weaken weather forecasting, climate research, & the science that keeps people safe. We urge that this plan be abandoned. Call Congress to #SaveNCAR today. buff.ly/7ka1BQA

In case you want to share with your networks, this is a good article by the NYT on the broad scope of work done by NCAR and some of the key discoveries (e.g., microbursts and aviation accidents).

On Kindness, Power, and Hypocrisy. “And [Stephen Miller] says to me, ‘You know, you have a lot of power in the discretion you use to be kind to people.’ And I looked at him and I said, ‘You know, you do, too.’” [kottke.org]

Join us for a critical conversation on the future of U.S. atmospheric science. UCAR President Antonio Busalacchi hosts this town hall on what’s at stake if NSF NCAR is dismantled. buff.ly/jR6tGwo

Check out #CIGLR's new blog post: Lake-effect snow is dramatic, but hard to predict. A recent study by #CIGLR’s @abbathehut.bsky.social w/ @NOAA @UMich & @UofIllinois explores how snowflakes grow in these storms & why models often struggle: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/big-lakes-bi... #GreatLakes