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my thought was what kind of crater that would leave: 35 lbs at several km per sec. it would not gently land in your yard.

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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 26/09/2026

anyone else in a meteorology dept. get Qs about meteors/meteorites?

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The literature about changes in nor’easters due to climate change is clear about two things: 1) more intense precipitation due to a warmer atmosphere, and 2) more extensive coastal flooding due to higher sea levels

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The total number of tropical cyclones on Earth is pretty constant — around 80 per year — so if there are few in the Atlantic, we would expect to see a lot in other basins.

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Note that we don't understand what regulates tropical cyclone numbers so my statement that the number is basically constant is an inference from the limited historical record. Take it with a grain of salt.

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 25/09/2026

The total number of tropical cyclones on Earth is pretty constant — around 80 per year — so if there are few in the Atlantic, we would expect to see a lot in other basins.

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I would disagree with this. MDPI is/was certainly a predatory publisher, but I agree that some of its journals cross the line into “credible”. I would also include Remote Sensing in the list of reasonable journals.

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The paper is absolute trash, so it deserved to be retracted, I’m just trying to figure out how it happened. The journalist wouldn’t retract unless someone complained.

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MDPI started out as a predatory publisher but has been trying to become legitimate. So I’m not surprised it got published. And I suppose retracting it helps get credibility so maybe that’s not that surprising either.

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That's impressive. With a class of 100, I end up knowing 20 students: the 10 best and 10 worst.

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Thanks. I wonder if the author gets his page charges back.

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does anyone know the backstory of this retraction? www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14...

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faculty tweeps: How many students do you need to have before you feel OK not knowing all of their names. I feel OK not knowing students' names in a class of 100, but I would feel terrible for a class of 20.

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 23/09/2026

Letting Hader throw so many pitches was a risk that didn't pay off. Hader obviously not available today and I wonder if he'll be available tomorrow. Unless the Astros or Rangers go 4-0, the winner of the AL West in 2026 will set a record for worst record to win a division.

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Yes, @bobkopp.net is definitely a worthy recipient

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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 22/09/2026

NEW PAPER: In a new paper, jointly published in @agu.org Earth's Future & @ametsoc.org BAMS, and co-led by Melissa Kenney, @costasamaras.com and me, 175 authors outline priorities to guide the future of scientific assessments of climate change in the United States. 🧵

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Research Priorities for Robust Climate Assessments in the United States

A network of climate assessments plays a critical role in synthesizing the state of science to support evidence-based decision-making To support future U.S. and sub-national climate assessments, ...

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 22/09/2026

Congratulations, Genevieve, well deserved

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 20/09/2026

Donald J. Trump: The best climate president in history

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 20/09/2026

I keep getting emails like this, which makes me worry that I am not doing something that I should be.

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 20/09/2026

Somehow – and I have no idea how this happened – I am the administrator for Texas A&M on huggingface. Yes, I know, with great power comes great responsibility.

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Mike Rogers couldn't be bothered to show up to the debate, but here's what I would have asked him if he wasn't such a coward:

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Given the outrageous, dangerous, and outright false statements made about how the polio (and other) vaccine was a "fraud" (at the Children's Health Defense conference), here's a reminder of what a massive success it was. RFK Jr. & his minions must be stopped from destroying the US healthcare system.

Graph of the number of cases and deaths from polio from 1910 to 2022, showing how polio completely disappeared after the introduction of the vaccine -- one of the most important health advances of the 20th century. Data from the US Public Health Services; the Center for Disease Control.

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what's the opposite of "artificial intelligence"?

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I'm sure someone will come here to say this, so let me get it out first: you should be skeptical of trends from reanalysis systems. Changes in the data being ingested can create spurious trends or remove real ones.

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Not sure what it means, but it's interesting!

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I got a question from @afreedma.bsky.social about what the models show. Here's global average precipitable water for Aug. from CMIP6 models. PWAT increases more in the models than in the observations. The disagreement appears to be linked to a lack of increase in the observations prior to 2000.

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