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WCAX-TV @wcax.com · 09/02/2026

Burlington now has 4 days this winter where the wind chill was minus 20 degrees or colder🥶 That is twice the average for this decade, but less than half of what the average was prior to the 1990s📊

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John Morales @johnmoralestv.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Important update about Congressional efforts to prevent the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) from being dismantled. Last week the White House threatened to veto any appropriations bill that protects NCAR. Despite this attempt at intimidation ... (1/ )

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VTSU Lyndon Atmospheric Sciences @lyndonweather.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

For #ThrowbackThursday, we want to thank Lyndon ATM alumna and current Dartmouth Professor, Dr. Ari Varuolo-Clarke, for talking to our seminar class about hydroclimate variability and change last semester! #hydroclimate #pizzaseminar 🌎💧🍕

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 08/01/2026

After the US admin cancelled the $B Climate + Weather Disaster dataset, @climatecentral.org hired the scientists who ran it and set it back up. Now the 2025 numbers are in: it's 3rd highest year on record and highest year w/o land-falling hurricanes. More: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...

A map of the US with each 2025 billion-plus dollar weather and climate disaster geo-located on it. Source: Climate Central

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 06/01/2026

On the 5th Anniversary of the failed January 6th insurrection attempt, we’re reminded how fragile democracy can be. We must remember the darkness of that day so it’s never repeated. As history is rewritten by some, we choose to speak the truth of what happened.

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VTSU Lyndon Atmospheric Sciences @lyndonweather.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

We had a superb group of Lyndon ATM alumni talk to our seminar class about graduate school last month! 🌪️❄️🌾🌎

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Clark Evans @clarkevanswx.github.io · 11/11/2025

Disappointing news out of Nebraska, where the University's Chancellor's Final Budget Reduction Plan continues to call for eliminating the Dept of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences - notably, against the recommendation of the university's Academic Planning Committee. budgetprocess.unl.edu/final-budget...

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Final Budget Reduction Plan | Budget Process | Nebraska

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The Climate Consensus @climateconsensus.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Mark your calendars for an exciting upcoming webinar, hosted in collaboration with the American Meteorological Society (AMS) @ametsoc.org and The Climate Consensus (TCC): Blogospheric Science 101: Building Your Voice in the Atmospheric Arena.

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VTSU Lyndon Atmospheric Sciences @lyndonweather.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Last month, retired NASA scientist, Dr. Dave Meyer, gave an in-person seminar about atmospheric remote sensing where he discussed NASA science missions and satellite instrumentation. 📡🛰️⭐️

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Aaron Hill @draaronhill.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

🚨 Recruiting Two PhD/MS Students 🚨 I am looking to bring on at least two GRAs (M.S. or Ph.D. Level) beginning Spring or Fall 2026 to join our CHAOS research group. Research projects will be related to artificial intelligence and machine learning applications for extreme temperatures and rainfall

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The Climate Consensus @climateconsensus.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

3…2…1…ACTION! College students! Get ready for The Climate Consensus Video Contest! From Sept 1st through Oct 31st, you can submit a video for a chance to win up to $100! This year’s theme: Climate Feedback Loops. Learn more by visiting theclimateconsensus.org/2025-video-c...

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VTSU Lyndon Atmospheric Sciences @lyndonweather.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Day 4: This was our big field trip day to Burlington! GIV students got to see the operations area at NWS Burlington and watch a live broadcast @wcax.com. We had lunch at Oakledge Park before heading back to the Lyndon campus for a Twisters movie night! #Burlington #NWS #WCAX #Twisters

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VTSU Lyndon Atmospheric Sciences @lyndonweather.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Day 3: We had a fantastic time with Mark Breen during our tour of the Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium. GIV students learned about climate change and its impacts on local farms like Chandler Pond Farm. Students also heard from Solphi Veltrop at the Vermont Climate Action Office. #climateaction

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The Climate Consensus @climateconsensus.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

As we wrap up the summer season in the Northern Hemisphere, this week’s Fun Fact Friday focuses on corals. Coral reefs are not only a fun vacation destination, but are also one of the world’s most diverse ecosystems.

Fun Fact Friday
Did you know coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor but support about 25% of all marine species? They’re crucial for fisheries, tourism, and offer valuable data on sea surface temperatures and ocean history. However, coral reefs are highly vulnerable to climate change. When ocean temps rise, coral bleaching may occur, making them more susceptible to disease. Efforts to protect reefs include reducing pollution, limiting overfishing, and restoring reefs.

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VTSU Lyndon Atmospheric Sciences @lyndonweather.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

Day 2: VT high schoolers at the GIV Weather & Climate Science Institute discussed midlatitude cyclones, contoured weather maps, learned about severe weather and storm chasing with a tornado chamber demonstration, and enjoyed a fun Kahoot review session. #severewx #tornadoes

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VTSU Lyndon Atmospheric Sciences @lyndonweather.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

We are excited to share pictures of our week-long GIV Weather & Climate Science Institute! Day 1: Move-in day! After unpacking, VT high schoolers played icebreaker games, toured the Lyndon campus, learned about recent flooding events, and attended a “Meet your RAs” panel. #vermontsummer

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Vermont State University @vermontstateu.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Love this! 🙌 Students from GIV's Weather & Climate Science Institute learning from VTSU Lyndon's Atmospheric Sciences Professor Ari Preston and our awesome alums at WCAX! Such a cool way to connect science, media, and mentorship!

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High school students connect with climate experts for credit

The next generation of meteorologists recently got to visit WCAX and get a glimpse of where the magic happens.

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NOAA @noaa.gov · 09/06/2025

Just in: U.S. just saw it's 2nd-warmest #spring on record. Find summary and stats + map images from our report at: www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/nationa... via NOAA's NCEI

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The Climate Consensus @climateconsensus.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Read our full statement at: theclimateconsensus.org/tcc-statement

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VTSU Lyndon Atmospheric Sciences @lyndonweather.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Congratulations to the Lyndon Atmospheric Sciences Class of 2025! Bravo! We will miss you! 👏🎉🎓

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Save NOAA @savenoaa.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

What we feared is now happening. This isn’t hypothetical anymore. This is real. Cuts to NOAA are putting American lives at risk, plain and simple. We’re witnessing the consequences in real time. 📢 Call on Congress to immediately restore NOAA's full funding and staffing. #SaveNOAA

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Staff cuts forced this forecast office to shut overnight. Then a tornado hit.

The Jackson, Kentucky office is one of a growing number of forecast offices unable to cover an overnight shift since the Trump administration cut staffing levels through buyouts and firings.

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The Climate Consensus @climateconsensus.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

With climate change, drought and overuse have left the Colorado River system in crisis, since the need for water far exceeds availability, with more than 40 million people across the United States and Mexico relying on it.

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The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 08/05/2025

@noaa.gov's hurricane forecasts are more accurate than ever, with 3-day forecasts now as precise as 1-day forecasts were in 2002. But funding cuts threaten this progress, just ahead of hurricane season. buff.ly/Oo51kTp @coweatherman.bsky.social. University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Michael Wear @michaelrwear.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Politics is not a game. It involves people's lives. And those making political decisions are not merely in power, they have an obligation to serve. You do not recklessly experiment using power you only steward. Many political decisions cannot be simply reversed.

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Kim Wood @drkimwood.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

I don't care how different our worldviews are, I will never wish a tragedy on someone else. Seeing posts about people deserving a tornado or a flood because they voted a certain way makes me want to rage. That's not how we build community. That's how we get more divided than we already are.

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The Climate Consensus @climateconsensus.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Over the last decade, 90% of American counties have been impacted by extreme weather disasters. Without the data, tools, and expertise from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), proactive mitigation of the worst extreme weather events would not be possible.

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David A. Zimmerman @dazimmerman.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

“The kind of biblical worldview Jesus wants you to have is inseparable from the kind of heart Jesus wants you to have.” —Michael Wear, The Spirit of Our Politics

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

I wouldn't be surprised if one of Musk's lackeys used a Monte Carlo resampling approach to determine the optimal set of meteorological whose removal maximally decreases NWS forecasting skill.

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Chris Vagasky @coweatherman.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Two more NWS Upper Air Sites have suspended upper air launches - Omaha and Rapid City. Here are two maps that show the degradation of our upper air network because of helium or staff shortages (or in the case of Chatham, because of coastal erosion). www.weather.gov/media/notifi...

Map of all black dots showing the location of NWS Upper Air Sites.

Map of black, red, and orange dots showing where soundings have been suspended or degraded because of staffing and helium shortages.

NOUS41 KWBC 202015 PNSWSH Public Information Statement 25-17 National Weather Service Headquarters Silver Spring MD 415 PM EDT Thu March 20, 2025 To: From: Subscribers: -NOAA Weather Wire Service -Emergency Manager Weather Information Network -NOAAPORT Other NWS Partners and Employees Mike Hopkins, Director Surface and Upper Air Division Office of Observations Subject: Suspension of Radiosonde Observations at Omaha, Nebraska, and Rapid City, South Dakota, Effective March 20, 2025. Effective immediately, and until further notice, the National Weather Service (NWS) is temporarily suspending weather balloon observations at Omaha, NE and Rapid City, SD, due to a lack of Weather Forecast Office (WFO) staffing. Offices will perform special observations as needed. The stations have the following NWS Upper Air site identifier and World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Upper Air site number: UPPER AIR SITE Omaha, NE Rapid City, SD WMO ID 72558 72662 NWS ID KOAX KUNR The NWS launches weather balloons twice daily from 100 upper air sites throughout the United States, Caribbean, and the Pacific Basin. Radiosondes are instruments attached to weather balloons that send back a wide range of upper atmospheric data to support weather forecasts, including temperature, dew point, relative humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed, and wind direction. Radiosondes are one of many technologies that collect earth observation data for weather modeling and forecasting. Data is also collected from instruments aboard commercial aircraft, surface observing stations, satellites, radars, and buoys. If you or your organization have any questions about these changes, please contact: Susan Buchanan Director of Public Affairs National Weather Service Phone: 202-834-5235 E-mail: susan.buchanan@noaa.gov National Public Information Statements are online at: https://www.weather.gov/notification/

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Lillie Farrell @lilliefarrell.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Shoutout to the @lyndonamsnwa.bsky.social executive board for all their hard work this weekend for #NESC2025!!!!!!

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Kim Wood @drkimwood.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Did you know? The NOAA Tsunami Program operates "to notify emergency managers, the public, and other partners about the potential for a tsunami following a possible tsunami-generating event." For every event. Why? It's just as important to know there's NO threat as to know when there IS a threat.

A table from the NOAA Tsunami Program showing three columns: Alert Level, Potential Hazard(s), and Public Action. The table lists four alert levels descending from most urgent to least urgent: Warning, Advisory, Watch, and Information Statement. Full details are in the link included in the second post of this thread.

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Russell Moore @drmoore.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Evil beyond words.

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Save NOAA @savenoaa.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

@noaa.gov provides lifesaving science, service and stewardship to the nation. #SaveNOAA is a group of terminated NOAA employees fighting for reinstatement to continue to deliver Americans these critical services. #SaveNOAA #NOAAStrong #NOAA #Science #Fed #FedEmployees #Federal #Layoffs

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Beth Moore @bethmoorelpm.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

The way of the cross. The way of Jesus. The way of humility, service and preference of others. The way of dying to self & rising with Christ. There’s no other following. This has been the stunning forfeiture in this generation’s discipleship & we have borne its fruit. In repentance we regather joy.

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Kim Wood @drkimwood.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Did you know? NOAA's Weather Prediction Center issues Key Messages ahead of inclement weather like this week's Central U.S. winter storm. Key Messages add value to official outlooks by highlighting impacts and timing of hazards to support people in making decisions. www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov

Graphical depiction of WPC's 4am on March 5 Key Messages with two maps: one of winter watches/warnings/advisories and one of forecast additional snowfall. Text of three key messages are pasted below.

Multi-Hazard Winter Storm Continues Today
- A powerful storm at near-record strength for March will track into the Great Lakes today. Blizzard conditions, high winds, flash flooding, and severe storms are ongoing or expected across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S.

Blizzard Conditions
- Heavy snow and strong winds are causing whiteout conditions across portions of the Midwest this morning. These conditions will make travel very dangerous and potentially life-threatening. Scattered instances of power outages and tree damage are also possible. If you must travel, carry a winter survival kit and be prepared for rapidly deteriorating conditions.

Heavy Snowfall
- Additional snowfall accumulations of 4-8 inches are forecast from western Iowa on north and east to central Wisconsin. In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and northern Wisconsin, 8-12 inches of snow are expected with localized totals exceeding 20 inches in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Hazardous driving and some disruptions are expected.

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VTSU Lyndon Atmospheric Sciences @lyndonweather.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Please see our full statement below in support of the NOAA/NWS federal agency. 🌎🌈 #standupforscience

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Andrew Westgate @awestgate14.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

I think the events of the past 4 days just put @katharinehayhoe.com's Saving Us at the top of my reading list... Once I'm done, if any of my students would like to borrow it, let me know!

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The Climate Consensus @climateconsensus.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

When walking on the street, I think we’d all agree that shady trees can provide nice relief from extreme heat days, particularly in cities! It turns out that this relief is not as widely available in the Global South compared to the Global North. (1/6)

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 28/02/2025

⚡️ Polish PM Tusk says Ukraine 'not alone' after Trump-Zelensky clash. "Dear Volodymyr Zelensky, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on X following Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump's clash on Feb. 28.

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Polish PM Tusk says Ukraine 'not alone' after Trump-Zelensky clash

"Dear Volodymyr Zelensky, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on X.

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