The end of the semester is here. Happy Pale Blue Dot (Marble) to all. For context, Carl Sagan speech is below.

Geography maters.

🌏 New #C3S dataset! The first Comprehensive Upper-air Observation Network dataset (1901–present) from balloon ascents is now available in the Climate Data Store. Discover this invaluable resource for climate science & ERA6. Go to #CDS 👉 cds.climate.copernicus.eu/doi/10.24381... #CopernicusClimate

Someone just asked if I ever visited the mainland of Hawaii…. #Geography

Baby, it’s cold outside….

Don’t litter in my city. I’ll pick up your trash and throw it back in your window. Where I’m from, you’re a Jagoff. #Baltimore #Fells

Percent-wise, this is like me donating $3,000. What if… we taxed the rich?

Here is a TEDx talk which captures some of the main ideas. youtu.be/S8neK0G0NJ8?...

I gotta focus…

Cycling Report 2 December 2025. Baltimore roads are wet. No snow. Main concern is leaves and aggressive drivers. Safe riding.

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Out with the plastic, in with the tin.

Delaying campus opening for rain 🥴

#BeBest has to be one of the most ironic phrases in contemporary American culture.

Still time to join us for our 2026 Balkan Field Experience. Those attending #NCSS this week may be interested.

Raven’s Week. Both teams look like garbage this week.

After a lot of prayer and time spent with family…

Given the inadequacies of this Zillow climate risk scorecard, probably a good move. But also, given the climate challenges of housing in high-risk (coastal, fire-prone) zones, we have a problem. Both can be true. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...

By and large, MSM (@Welker et al) allows propaganda to fester without clarity of truth or investigation of facts. The bar is low, and journalism continues to fail in the moment. The world watches.

“Aesthetic nuisance” Wait until they see the power lines stretching across the street… www.post-gazette.com/news/transpo...

I hate both Michigan and Ohio State. But as a Kent State alumnus, go asteroid.

Buy local. And no ICE.

The Steel City would like to thank Cincinnati for their service.

The whole Thanksgiving Day football worshiping of John Madden is weird….

Why do all the NBC photos of Baltimore make the city look foggy?

Santa. That is all.

Lil John @ Macy’s Thanksgiving parade. Someone check on grandma and pass the beer.

Elf is wandering the streets. (He’s coming…) 🎅 🎄

Water level since yesterday morning at Grand Marais, Minnesota (northwest shore of Lake Superior) and Point Iroquois, Michigan (southeast end of Lake Superior).

Like why? I get an added fee (local v. not) but $100 is just delusional capitalism cloaked in American exceptionalism. National Parks should be accessible to all. www.bbc.com/news/article...

This article is very well written and heat illnesses are largely preventable. “rich nations of the Persian Gulf could easily implement the approach his organization has developed to protect workers.” grist.org/health/risin...

We are approaching “That’s a January problem” time of year…

We have a new no. 1 megacity: Jakarta. The world is urban. #Geography www.axios.com/2025/11/24/j...

Don’t really know what’s going on @ 41st and Falls, but it’s going to be an ice rink if Baltimore City doesn’t address the water flowing down the hill by Thursday…

Welcome to the local watering hole, out of Towners back in town for the holidays…

Gobble Gobble. Here comes old man winter…

More astronauts. Fewer alcoholics. 2026.

Is water dry? Is the sky green? Here’s what we know…

Great episode of the @arcticcouncil.bsky.social This Way Up podcast on The Arctic on Fire www.highnorthnews.com/en/arctic-fire featuring @gwandaii.bsky.social @woodwellclimate.bsky.social @permafrostpathways.bsky.social @highnorthnews.bsky.social #wildfires #ArcticFire

Rights? For passengers? Costing billionaire corporations? Psh. I prefer common sense. 🥴

Receipts. Must be some other Senator Cassidy? 👀 www.senate.gov/legislative/...

EPA now aiming for January to finalize Endangerment Finding repeal. Looking forward to seeing how they deal with the scientific underpinnings of the repeal failing to satisfy Information Quality Act requirements.

We eat insects all the time (peanut butter, tomato sauce, Starbucks). 👀 Any Baltimore restaurants challenging the food system? www.ketv.com/article/omah...

Steady Rainfall Leads to Flooding At least 41 people have died in Vietnam after days of torrential rain triggered severe flooding and landslides, with more than 52,000 homes submerged, major roads blocked, and widespread power outages. Read More: mailchi.mp/americangeo/...

U.S. media framing Ukraine -Russia “peace agreement”. Meanwhile, the rest of the world: Capitulation.

Tick-tock goes the climate clock. Iran, Colorado River, geopolitics, and economy. Water 101.

“The climate challenges outlined in this report transcend geopolitical borders and disciplinary silos. From the hollers of western Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay and Eastern Shore, the impacts [climate] has on communities, our economy, and our well-being.” www.gmu.edu/news/2025-11...

Excited to be part of the first Virginia Climate Assessment. Kudos to the team and effort. Share widely with all. www.vaclimate.gmu.edu/virginia-cli...