Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 27/09/2026I'm teaching an online course of Global Climate Change this semester, and out of my 35 students, I'm 90% sure that 10 of them have completely used AI for the course. Like, no looking at materials at all, just using AI to take the quizzes. How are we even supposed to combat this? 260
Reposted by Becky BolingerCasey Drottar @caseydrottar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026My goodness, what an incredible moment. After Justin Verlander secured the final out of his career, Tigers manager A.J. Hinch came out of the dugout...to summon Verlander's daughter out to embrace her dad on the mound. 642334457
Reposted by Becky BolingerMike Charnick @charnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Giant hail up to 4 inches (!!!) in diameter between Eads and Chivington Colorado, measured over an hour after it fell! This is the largest hail stone I have held in Colorado. #cowx #hail 27019
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 18/09/2026Just thinking this morning how 10 years ago, Colorado only had one 100,000 acre wildfire on record (in 2002). Since then, we've had 6 more. Mind boggling. climate.colostate.edu/large_wildfi... 2112
Reposted by Becky BolingerChris Bianchi @bianchiweather.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Fall foliage looks like it's near peak in Grand County...photo taken earlier today by Hollie Hardman! #COwx 011621
Reposted by Becky BolingerWorld Weather Attribution @wwattribution.bsky.social · 17/09/2026NEW: Climate change is influencing many of the likely drivers behind the devastating rock and ice collapse on the northern Nepalese border last month. 🧵👇(1/6) 110978
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 15/09/202616,000. That’s the estimate of heat-related deaths in Europe in June. 050
Reposted by Becky BolingerWRMS Traffic & Weather Reporter on the 2’s @carnegro.blacksky.app · 13/09/2026I missed FAMU honoring Dolly Parton at Miami Friday night. 241920578
Reposted by Becky BolingerPaul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 09/09/2026Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state. A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface. And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right). 187165305072
Reposted by Becky Bolingerc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This video made the rounds in December 2025. It's not a mountain on fire, it's ALPENGLOW plus clouds & snow. It was captured by an unknown videographer in the Meili Snow Mountains in Tibet, what the PRC calls "Yunnan province / Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture". Let's explore Alpenglow. 519535
Reposted by Becky BolingerClimatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Global sea surface temperature (SST) departures for August 2026. It was the warmest August, and any month, SST on record. It was also the first time that any month had a global average SST over 19.0C. 🔥🔥🔥 28348
Reposted by Becky BolingerMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Cat drama: 🔊 #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/funny/s/Vs... 1243665500
Reposted by Becky BolingerDakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 03/09/2026What a remarkable view. A hurricane trio in the Pacific. Lowell, Karina and Marie. 29038
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 03/09/2026It's the start of the fall semester and the bears have decided they want to go to college. 061
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 02/09/2026This has been years in the making and I’m excited to be a part of it! 081
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 01/09/2026For the love of god... please don't drive through these types of conditions. 2356
Reposted by Becky BolingerClimatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 01/09/2026🚨🚨🚨 Summer 2026 (Jun-Aug) tied for the warmest summer on record according to PRISM climate data. The average temperature of 74.2F tied with 1936. 🔥🔥🔥 17028
Reposted by Becky BolingerWeather History @weatherhistory.bsky.social · 28/08/2026August 28th, 1990: 1990's deadliest tornado carved a devastating path through Plainfield, Illinois. The F5 damaged or destroyed over 1,000 structures and produced extreme ground scouring. Twenty-nine people were killed, and 350 were hurt. Dr. Fujita personally surveyed this event. 03212
Reposted by Becky BolingerNahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 27/08/2026An incredibly well-timed Landsat 9 pass captured the effects of yesterday’s catastrophic glacier collapse near the Nepal–Tibet border. The event was so massive that it was detected by seismometers around the world. 211121560
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 27/08/2026Pretty sure I have the cutest lap dog of all time. For National Dog Day. 060
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 25/08/2026When I was a kid, I would use the word HOMES to recall the names of the lakes. Change the O to an A, and the word would have to be SHAME which honestly feels appropriate. 083
Reposted by Becky BolingerRuss Schumacher @rschumacher.cloud · 22/08/2026The seasonality of extreme warmth was really stretched this year in Fort Collins. Back in March we had our first 90°F day forty-five (45) days earlier than one had ever been observed. Then yesterday (Aug 21) it reached 101°F, which is nearly 3 weeks later than any previous 100-degree day. #cowx 44315
Reposted by Becky Bolingerc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 22/08/2026How your email finds me. 5050141180
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 21/08/2026Hey ChatGPT, let's make an image of a burrito broken in half to show the insides, like the guts of some sort of animal... Okay, sure, that looks appetizing, we'll go with it. 030
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 21/08/2026That first graphic reminds me of the analysis I did for the extreme heat of March 2026. As extreme as it is now, it's nerve-wracking to consider it will be within the distribution in 50 years, no longer an outlier. 1106
Reposted by Becky BolingerJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Hey folks, this hasn’t gotten much attention, but remember those proposed OMB rule changes we all commented on recently? There’s a new attempt to sneak them just for NSF. We have three days to comment. Please don’t sleep on this! 7756637
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 21/08/2026I love that the rainfall map on the big island highlights the lee side of the mountains and the rain shadow. 181
Reposted by Becky Bolingercira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 14/08/2026On July 1, Tropical Storm Bavi formed in the Western Pacific Ocean and rapidly intensified, a Super Typhoon in just 48 hours. As Bavi swirled under a setting sun, GOES-West gave a stunning view of the powerful storm, with bits of convection throughout the clouds casting shadows. 1196
Reposted by Becky BolingerKacie Nicole @happywxfriend.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Not enough attention on the fires in the northern Reno suburbs... I know someone who lost 4 structures and someone else who is prepping to evacuate a family, loads of pets, and 12 horses... total 80000+ acres between the Bug Fire and Stallion Fire 🫠 12413
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 08/08/2026My only disappointment is that the cake didn't have frosting. 020
Reposted by Becky BolingerNick Mustoe @nickmustoe.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Much of the outcome of large wildfires is decided well before they start. Well done Coconino National Forest.azfamily.comYears of fire prevention work help stop Pocket Fire before it reached FlagstaffThe fire was doubling in size daily at its peak and making a run toward Flagstaff, Mountainaire and Kachina Village. 02310
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 03/08/2026Great article here. And a good reminder: while large wildfires are increasing in frequency and size, smaller fires are resulting in more destruction throughout the wildland urban interface. 031
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 02/08/2026Watched the drone show after the Rockies game last night at Coors Field. Celebrating Colorado's 150th birthday. It was quite impressive and reaffirmed my belief that we can move away from fireworks. Less triggers for humans and animals, less fire risk, improved storytelling! 1134
Reposted by Becky BolingerDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 02/08/2026In happier news, it turns out that blueberries grown beneath solar panels turn out sweeter! 🫐 (via @billmckibben.bsky.social)ecoportal.netIn Massachusetts, a solar farm was raised nine feet above blueberry fields, and its shade is changing how the fruit grows and tastesIn Massachusetts, a solar farm was raised nine feet above some blueberry fields, and its shade is changing how the fruit grows and even how it tastes. 19700201
Reposted by Becky BolingerColorado Climate Center @climate.colostate.edu · 01/08/2026Happy 150th birthday, Colorado! Here's one of our favorite maps: average annual precipitation with color shading inspired by the state flag. It nicely illustrates the many variations in weather and climate across our beautiful state. 🎂🥳 0229
Reposted by Becky BolingerChris Bianchi @bianchiweather.bsky.social · 30/07/2026A Flash Flood Emergency again for the Aspen Acres Fire tonight is leading to significant flooding in hard-hit Beulah. An estimated 1-2” of rain fell on the burn scar again this afternoon, after 1-3” fell on it yesterday. 📸: Pueblo County Sheriff's Office 16213
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 28/07/2026And weather station went from 94° to 73° with the passage of this storm. Ahhhhhhh... 150
Reposted by Becky BolingerWeather History @weatherhistory.bsky.social · 27/07/2026July 27-28th, 1997: Fort Collins, CO, was inundated by a flood that killed five people. The event inspired the creation of CoCoRaHS (Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow Network), an international network of volunteers who monitor daily precipitation totals. 02010
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 23/07/2026This. Looks. Amazing. I didn’t think I could love rugby more. But here we are. 040
Reposted by Becky BolingerBenjamin Cook @dustybowl.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Late to the party, but for those interested: in June levels in Lake Mead dropped below the top intake valve 414959
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 22/07/2026Check on your Front Range Colorado friends today. We don’t do well in humidity. 180
Becky Bolinger @climatebecky.com · 22/07/2026I am highly annoyed by this. It’s just all going to go around me! 4180
Reposted by Becky BolingerChris Bianchi @bianchiweather.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Worth a watch: models are showing some nearly off-the-charts moisture late tomorrow night along the Front Range. Mid-upper 60s dewpoints are very rare for the I-25 corridor. For context: modeled dews shown below would be the highest on record for Denver. #COwx 3517
Reposted by Becky BolingerThe Colorado Sun ☀️ @coloradosun.com · 17/07/2026Aspen Acres containment climbs to 48% as crews focus on protecting Colorado communitiescoloradosun.comAspen Acres containment climbs to 48% as crews focus on protecting Colorado communities The state's largest currently burning wildfire remains active near the communities of Rye and San Isabel. Plus: Updates on Gold Mountain, Ferris, Willow, Fishhook and Elk fires. 0319
Reposted by Becky BolingerJeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 13/07/2026Holy COW. Text analysis of comments on the OMB rule: overwhelming opposition, overwhelmingly not form letters. (But 9 in 10 comments supporting the rule ARE form responses, LOL) Whatever happens next, folks have stepped up. 1808303
Reposted by Becky BolingerWestern Water Assessment @wwanews.bsky.social · 13/07/2026#ElNiño is favored to persist through early spring 2027, with an 81% chance of a very strong El Niño from October-December 2026. Learn more: wwa.colorado.edu/resources/in... @cires.colorado.edu 063