The National Hurricane Center is rolling out 2 new products for 2026: an updated track cone showing inland watches/warnings, and new storm surge alerts for Hawaii. Learn more about these improvements: www.noaa.gov/news-release...

it's March 24.

FWIW absolutely no one I know who has expertise in spaceflight or planetary exploration thinks this is either remotely plausible or a good idea to attempt on such a timeline. The dominant reaction is somewhere on the spectrum between mockery and dismay. Real, important science was cancelled for this

Students have no idea how much we root for them

Amid the historic and ongoing record heatwave (which will continue for at least another week in this region), Colorado River Basin snowpack has unfortunately taken an unprecedented March nosedive. Given the pre-existing water crisis, this is a highly alarming trajectory.

Right now, generic "wellness" reminders to take breaks feel like billboards on a trail telling weary hikers to pause for a breather without considering that there's no place to sit, no shade nearby, and their heavy pack is stuck to their shoulders. Also, the uphill slope ahead has no end in sight.

I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.

Incredibly, even *more* locations across U.S. are today experiencing their warmest March temperatures on record--many by a wide margin, with some even breaking April records. This includes most or all of: AZ, UT, CO, NM, WY, NE, KS, MO, IA, plus portions of many other states. 🫠

I wrote a lot about Bob Mueller across a lot of chapters of his career. I wanted to share two @wired.com pieces that I wrote about his defining life experiences—both a picture of an era of public service all but lost today: 1) His brave *voluntary* service in Vietnam: www.wired.com/story/robert...

*glances around at everything* 🫠 I am so tired

The Willamette Pass in Oregon, at about 5100ft, is usually under about 10 feet of snow this time of year. Today, it is virtually snow free with a temperature of 61°F.

6 months before bombing Iran and closing the Strait of Hormuz, the Trump admin fired the State Dept. oil and gas experts. The people who modeled exactly this scenario. The ones with contacts at Gulf energy ministries. Now nobody knows who to call. You can't make this up.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

We're hiring? *checks notes* WE'RE HIRING! Check out these opportunies to work at NCEI. I'm a "USA Jobs Survivor" so happy to impart wisdom (and rants) if you want them www.usajobs.gov/job/861144500 AND www.usajobs.gov/job/861144700

UW has a new climate related Postdoc fellowship, application due April 15! Please reach out if you are interested in working with me!

The Arizona desert community of Martinez Lake hit 110 degrees Fahrenheit, breaking the record for the highest March temperature ever recorded in the U.S.

I've interviewed more than a dozen hydrologists and climatologists across the West the past 10 days. A sense of panic is starting to set in. Wildfires and water shortages will start mounting this summer. Adverse impacts are expected from not only this heat wave, but the historically warm winter.

Well, if yesterday's map was ridiculous, I'm running out of superlatives to characterize today's. Countless locations from Pacific Coast to Great Plains are currently experiencing all-time record March warmth, w/ some locations approaching/exceeding April (or even May) records.

Big iced tea matchup on Friday

Really, Salt and Straw ice cream? Way to make Oregon look normal.

The NOAA/OAR federal positions are now open! Applications close in *one week* on March 25th: www.usajobs.gov/job/861651700 For more details on GSL’s opening in AI4NWP and related areas, please see: gsl.noaa.gov/employers/jobs (refresh page if needed - we’re dealing with some pesky server issues)

One thing keeping me going is students randomly appreciating the effort I've invested in supporting their scicomm skills. Equipping them to demonstrate their expertise in accessible ways **that they can self identify as effective** means so, so much.

one of my grad students hand delivered homemade banana bread to the group today. it is freaking delicious. instant mental health boost. 💜

This is devastating stuff, and I encourage folks who may be traumatized by it not to feel like they have to read the article. It's horrific.

obviously this story wouldn't have been any less dark if this wasn't true, but I really wasn't prepared for one of the victims to have been Dolores Huerta

A closer look at the #medicane, known as Storm #Jolina or Storm #Samuel depending on the agency. (CIRA/RAMMB SLIDER)

I'm grateful for the skills and experience that enable me to support others. 💜 That said, when I'm so busy meeting others' needs that I'm rarely meeting my own, I have to take a few steps back. (this is why my SST monitoring page remains down, among other things... I lack bandwidth to work on it!)

"AI shouldn’t feel compulsory. Not for essays, not for revision, not for anything. And if anyone makes you feel like you must use it, that’s a conversation worth having with your personal tutor." 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

The loud boom heard in Cleveland and the light seen across the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic... it was a meteor! GOES-19's geostationary lightning mapper picked up the brief flash of light.

masterful gambit to make shipping costs go up higher by artificially reducing the supply of truck drivers in the middle of the biggest energy crisis in 50 years

BREAKING: University Center for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) files suit against NSF, OMB, NOAA and DOC to halt alleged "violations of the Constitution and Administrative Procedure Act" undertaken by agencies to dismantle Nat'l Center for Atmospheric Research. open.substack.com/pub/balanced...

The full complaint is worth a read. There are several additional overreaches in there that I wasn't previously aware of.

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."

An unusual, early heatwave will bring a prolonged period of much above-normal temperatures to much of the Southwest through next weekend. Dozens of daily high temperature records are expected.

Holding aircraft (presumably for DFW) left unusual contrails in their wake this morning. Should be visible over southeast TX the next hour or two.

Attention Science Communicators! We are conducting a survey on the landscape of science communication & need your help gathering experiences. Please send this to #SciComm ppl you know. We want to get as thorough a sense of the state of the field as we can. umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

what is this garbage. why is this person a professor. how could anyone believe this enough to write an article about it. who approved publishing it in bleeping SCIENCE.

This is Dezi, part of our Spokescat program, and we're not even going to make her try and sell you something because, I mean, as great as the library is, we don't have anything that lives up to this level of perfection.

@davidho.bsky.social is absolutely right. NCAR isn't just a great institution in its own right, but vital for all of us Earth scientists at universities and institutions across the country and around the world. To learn more, watch the video below. Write to [email protected] today and #SaveNCAR !

Adjectives fail. Above Tuscon AZ, the strength of the predicted upper-level high (big red blob at left) is typical for late June. In late May, it would be record-breaking early. The European model ensemble suggests a high this strong (and hot) will arrive next week, around the first day of spring.

In case you missed it, the viral hail report in Kankakee, Illinois that was challenging the record for largest recorded hailstone ever (8 inches - Vivian, SD) is gone However, Illinois does have a new state-record hailstone (also from Kankakee) with a preliminary maximum size of 6.14 inches

good night, sewers. good night, streams. good night, operations and maintenance teams. good night, settling tanks. good night, stream banks. good night, engineers, scientists, crews, managers, inspectors, analysts too. a good night for us means serving with care. good night, sewers, everywhere.

Superb—and *very* unsettling—roundup from @weatherwest.bsky.social. The imminent SW heat wave (likely the most intense for March on record) will involve similar dynamics to the June 2021 scorcher in the PacNW. This landscape-parching heat may set the stage for serious fire/drought trouble by summer.

How's about this for a wacko record? PHX all-time record March high is 100F, set one time. The current NBM forecast has PHX hitting 101F or higher (at least) 5 days in a row, topping out at 106F.

Working over Spring Break is a bit easier at a local coffee shop. ☕

Re-upping this interesting geology story explaining that the reason the Strait of Hormuz is so narrow (making it difficult for ships to exit the Persian Gulf), is the same reason the region has so much oil. 🧪

no GIF fully captures how damn hard it is to function these days, but this one comes close

Hi everyone! With the abstract submission deadlines for the 2026 AMS Madison Joint Summit coming up, wanted to advertise these student award and travel opportunities available via the AMS WAF/NWP conferences. Feel free to spread the word to any interested students!

Happy "AZ doesn't observe DST but my phone's detected time zone was Denver instead of Phoenix so my alarm went off an hour earlier than planned" day to all who celebrate.

I don’t know CEO…maybe you’ve trained it on a society that is crippled with anxiety? Just maybe?

Sorry I know the world is in a terrible fix but I've been laughing at this for ten minutes now