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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The September NClimGrid data is out. Statewide, September 2026 was 1.6°F above avg (ranking 30th since 1895), continuing a significant warming trend. Statewide, August 2026 was only 0.5 in above avg. However, the HVR, LI, and NYC were 2-4 in wetter than avg, driven by the slow-moving nor'easter.

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Thought I would take some time to share more about the lab work. The lab work took 4 years to complete, with over 2,000 hours of sample prep and analysis. A few beakers also sacrificed their lives. None of this would have been possible w/o the help of some amazing folks and my cat.

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

🔬🧪New Paper Alert: Excited to announce our new paper in GRL! We introduce the longest continuous coral record in the Red Sea and use it to examine the role of Atlantic teleconnections to the Indian Ocean and Red Sea. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Seasonally, at 1.4°F above average, 2026 was the 26th warmest summer (JJA) on record. Statewide, summer of 2026 was only 0.3 in above average, ranking 45th on record. Downstate and the capital region had a wet summer, which was mainly driven by individual events, leaving the seasonal totals muted.

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The August NClimGrid data is out. Statewide, at 1.4°F above average, August 2026 was the 36th warmest on record (since 1895), continuing a significant warming trend. Statewide, August 2026 was only the 52nd wettest on record. LI and NYC were 2-4 in wetter than AVG but upstate and W. NY ran drier.

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Some truly unbeaten spam emails in the modern academic's junk folder

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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

🌊 Coral reefs are running out of time... 👉 Global hard coral cover has fallen 9.5% from historical levels. 👉 Every global bleaching event since 1998 has driven further losses. 👉 Recovery windows are shrinking to just 5–6 years. Cut warming + reduce local pressures = a chance gcrmn.net/2025-report/

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The 0813 pentad (GODAS server seems a week behind) update has SST across Niño3, 3.4, and 4 at the higest for this pentad. Depth of the 20C isotherm is also at its lowest for both Niño 3 and 3.4. Finally, the 50-100m subsurface anomalies remain off the charts in Niño 3 and 3.4.

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A bit niche but, inspired by a friend I built a (clunky) web tool that allows you to look at how different ENSO events have impacted temperature, precipitation, and snowfall across Japan. plummquat.github.io/IanPlummer/E... Also inspired by Josh Timlin’s website for US data contextclimate.io#/enso

plummquat.github.io

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Turns out the end of the rainbow was a parking lot in Albany this whole time

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Despite the record breaking rainfall in the Capital District and HRV, statewide July 2026 was only the 25th wettest July on record (since 1895). At 1.3°F above average, July 2026 was the 34th warmest July on record (since 1895).

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Hey Barry, long time no see. I’ve been doing well, yourself?

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Great Blue Heron enjoying low tide on the Hudson in downtown Troy, NY.

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Every year a few Killdeer seem to accidentally find the worst places to nest on campus. 2 years ago it was my buildings parking lot and last year a highway on ramp. These fellas have unfortunately spent the last week getting cozy on a well used soccer and lacrosse field…

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Osprey surveying the Hudson above Troy, NY today

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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 22/01/2026

Do you appreciate @nws.noaa.gov's posts on Bluesky? Did you know that this account is a pilot program that may or may not be continued and even expanded to NWS field offices? NWS is soliciting comments here! www.surveymonkey.com/r/PrototypeN... Press release: www.weather.gov/media/notifi...

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Andrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average. climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Thanks! I do want to dive deeper into it. Hard to find the time though 😔

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Oh it’s something I whipped up, I guess report may be misleading.

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

🌧 2025 was fairly dry across the state, especially the Lower HRV, NYC, and LI. The Syracuse region and western Mohawk Valley saw a marginally wetter 2025. This is largely attributed to a wetter than average May, Nov, and Dec in this area.

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

New York's 2025 Climate Report: 🌡 Downstate, the Capital Region, and W.NY saw a warmer 2025, while the eastern Catskills and ADKS saw a near-average 2025. Statewide, 2025 was 0.81°F above the 1980-2010 average, continuing a nearly 3°F warming from the early 1900s.

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

New York Climate Report for December 2025: 🌡The entire state saw a below-average December, driven by a handful of cold air outbreaks. 🌧The Lower Hudson River Valley, NYC, and LI saw a drier than average Dec, while W.NY and the ADKS saw a wetter Dec. Statewide, precipitation was near average.

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New York Islanders @notnyislanders.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

INTRODUCING YOUR NEW YORK ISLANDERS ALL-TIME SHUTOUT LEADER, ILYA SOROKIN!

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Do you prefer your gingerbread Paleozoic, Mesozoic, or Cenozoic?

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Jessie Oehrlein @numberdance.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Other folks are doing a better job describing the community contributions of NCAR. But personally, the tutorials, resources, models, and collaborations that I had through NCAR were vital to my learning & doing atmospheric science and getting a PhD.

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USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 17/12/2025

Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.

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Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado

The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 15/12/2025

The new GloSAT temperature dataset extends our observational estimates of global temperature change back to 1781 Blog: climatelabbook.substack.com/p/new-estima... Paper by Morice et al.: essd.copernicus.org/articles/17/...

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New estimates of surface temperature change since the late 18th century

Releasing an observation-based global temperature dataset extending back to 1781

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Isabel González @anaigmendez.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Excited for this paper to be out! With the collaboration of met services from Central America, we evaluate in detail the biases in gridded products that arise from the underlying station data, and the effect this has on the apparent emergence of regional drying trends. Thanks to all the co-authors!

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

November in NY was average to slightly cooler than average (albeit warmer than the avg Nov pre 1980) and drier than average outside of the lake impacted regions in Central NY and the ADKs.

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Soccer over Gotham Podcast @soccerovergotham.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

🏆 CHAMPIONS AGAIN 🏆 GOTHAM FC are the 2025 NWSL Champions! 💙🖤 A clutch finish from Rose Lavelle sealed the 1–0 win and the crown. A night written into club history. YOUR 2025 CHAMPIONS. ✨

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Hockey Fights Cancer Night at UBS

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Melaine Le Roy @subfossilguy.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

1,019 glaciers have disappeared since 1973 in Switzerland! ✝️ 1st nationwide assessment of vanished glaciers: >40% of the glaciers inventoried in 1973 ~13% (47±3 km²) of total glacier area loss! 🧊🔥 But, as it is based on the latest inventory (from 2016), the actual figures are far much higher! 📈 😰

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NWSL @nwslsoccer.com · 16/11/2025

The road leads straight to the NWSL Championship Presented by Google Pixel

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NWSL @nwslsoccer.com · 16/11/2025

JAEDYN SHAW IS THE DEFINITION OF CLUTCH!

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Kevin Anchukaitis @thirstygecko.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Exciting news! Student applications for paleoCAMP 2026 are open! Are you a graduate student working on any aspect of past climates or environments? Apply to be part of our 2-week summer school in the eastern Sierra Nevada! More details here: paleoclimate.camp/apply

paleoclimate.camp

Application — paleoCAMP

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Super interesting! Any idea why the Siberian High was so anomalously strong in October?

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Seems like it may be related to an almost record-high Siberian High for October. Any idea of the driver?

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Gave it a try but too many clouds now

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Faint Aurora Borealis over the Hudson River in Troy just now

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CNN @cnn.com · 11/11/2025

Video shows lava shot over 1,000 feet into the air from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Sunday. The impressive eruption was accompanied by a "volnado," or a tornado-like swirl of dust and ash caused by the contrast between the heated air near the lava and the cooler ambient air.

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Ian Plummer @iplumm.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

In light of the 50th anniversary of the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, here is one of the cooler model case studies published. journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal... images from here since the orgininal resolution is low www.weather.gov/mqt/fitz_res...

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NWSL @nwslsoccer.com · 09/11/2025

Gotham FC with the upset extra time win in KC to advance to the semis!

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andré, but scarier @andre-carlisle.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

i wanted a golden goal walk-off banger AND I GOT ONE

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Exposure to thermal stress – whether from extreme heat or cold – poses risks to our health. The Thermal Trace app from #C3S helps everyone stay informed. Just select a date and location on the map, choose a variable & visualise or even download charts & data. ⬇️

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