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If you get lucky and get an observation car it is very very worth it! Assuming it's repaired in a timely manner after this season.

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 2h

Planning on taking the surfliner on Monday*

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 3h

I'm curious if the eye hits south and pushes water out of MB. But there's already crazy high ambient sea level during the storm. The OB dog beach was very inundated yesterday. So probably yes, flooding in MB.

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 3h

I should check! Newport beach and carlsbad have been messed up.

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Chaser bsky.app/profile/drje...

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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 3h

Coastal water levels in SoCal are running ~1.5' above normal because of a record-strength El Niño. Rachel's battering waves on top of these elevated waters are likely to cause significant coastal damage during Sunday morning's high tide, with all-time top-10 water levels at San Diego and L.A.

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 3h

America's 8th largest city being cutoff by passenger rail from the rest of the country for half of the last 6 years is kinda laughable

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Anthony Edwards @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social · 8h

El Niño is fueling record-breaking sea surface temperatures (SST) off the coast of SoCal. Warmer-than-normal seas take up more volume and push tides higher. SST anomalies of +13F along the coast of Baja California will aid the intensification of Tropical Storm #Rachel as it approaches land.

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 8h

Has anyone tallied the total amount of oil and by extension carbon straight up destroyed in tankers, fuel tanks, and refineries?

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Faytuks Network @faytuksnetwork.bsky.social · 10h

BREAKING: Trump calls for Ukraine to replace President Volodymyr Zelensky, saying the country needs “a new leader who can make a deal.” He accuses Zelensky of refusing peace deals and says Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries are hurting American farmers.

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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 19h

Russia's Novoshakhtinsk ORP Rostov branch, a fuel depot with over 210,000 cubic meters of storage capacity, was hit overnight in Rostov region. The facility supplies fuel to Russia's Southern Military District, and taking it out would block fuel logistics from the Novoshakhtinsk refinery entirely.

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Evergreen Intel @vcdgf555.bsky.social · 10h

Jeddah now holding.

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 10h

The nice thing is you can still get sub $1 avocados all over the place here (even in whole foods)

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Constantine @teoyaomiquu.bsky.social · 10h

Despite Daily bombings of innocent civilians by russia and the USA betrayal Ukraine is still standing and fighting for its survival You can help Ukraine by donating towards engineering equipment using link below Equipment is used to build shelter and bunkers givebutter.com/liberty-engi...

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 11h

It was already required by Fed backed mortgages within FEMA flood zones (FIEMA) Something like half of flood damage occurs in FIRMS so ppl outside FIRMS will start contributing to the insurance pool. It also only applies to people on citizens (huge amt of the state).

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 11h

The FL equivalent of the FAIR plan, Citizens, is now requiring supplemental flood insurance, which good for the market and a new cost for all those homeowners outside FEMA flood zones. www.citizensfla.com/flood

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Flood - Public - Citizens Property Insurance Corporation

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Shipwreck @shipwreck75.bsky.social · 12h

More than a dozen ambulances seen heading towards Riyadh airport, travelers evacuated, eyewitnesses say.-Reuters

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 12h

Unfortunately Russian diesel is actually arriving in the US. bsky.app/profile/fayt...

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Faytuks Network @faytuksnetwork.bsky.social · 12h

BREAKING: King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, has been attacked, two regional officials tell AP

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Faytuks Network @faytuksnetwork.bsky.social · 13h

Filled with Russian Diesel less than 24 hours after sanctions on Russian diesel were lifted, MINERVA ZEN is approaching the US East Coast. t.co/yQ36t5Ky9J

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Sean Dague @dague.net · 12h

Was incredible excited this week to hear about a local town who had a recent BESS proposal on their agenda, and all 7 people that spoke were in favor, and the town board approved moving to the next step.

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Robert Krier @eyesonsdskies.bsky.social · 23h

As Rachel gets closer, the rainfall projections from the National Weather Service are rising. San Diego could get 1.5 inches of rain on Sunday alone. Palomar Mountain could get 2.5 inches. Then more is likely Monday and Tuesday from a separate storm from the north. #sandiegoweather #CAwx

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I mean Ukraine just hit Rostov oil infrastructure. bsky.app/profile/fayt...

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Faytuks Network @faytuksnetwork.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Hours after Trump's Diesel Deal announcement with Russia, A fuel storage terminal at the Novoshakhtinsk Oil Refinery (NZNP) in Russia's Rostov has been hit by a Ukrainian strike. Video by @Osinttechnical

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Hours after Trump's Diesel Deal announcement with Russia, A fuel storage terminal at the Novoshakhtinsk Oil Refinery (NZNP) in Russia's Rostov has been hit by a Ukrainian strike. Video by @Osinttec

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Robert Krier @eyesonsdskies.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Didn't know whether to use "it's not too often you see" or "I can't recall seeing." Going with: "This is a first for me." It's a warning & watches map with a coastal flood warning, a tropical storm watch, a flood watch AND an extreme heat warning. All in Southern California. #sandiegoweather #CAwx

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Export bans being lifted. bsky.app/profile/noel...

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Emily Hamilton @ebwhamilton.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

If you follow building code research, you may have heard of the Alabama Study, which finds no evidence that newer editions of the IRC have increases house prices as they've been adopted: laweconcenter.org/resources/do...

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Do Housing Prices Change with Building Codes? - International Center for Law & Economics

Abstract Building codes reduce losses from natural hazards, improve life safety, and increase community resilience, but opponents often argue that updated codes increase housing prices . . .

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

About 3 of these tankers or half a day of US demand. bsky.app/profile/lvul...

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Or about 3 of these. bsky.app/profile/maks...

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MAKS 26 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

And official… no words…

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

300k tons is about 2.2M barrels. Not sure how much of global supply that truly is.

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FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

US Treasury: Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is immediately issuing a temporary general license to allow the supply of Russian diesel to the global market.

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Brandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Shit. USGS has this as a magnitude 8. Initial event depth is a 33 km, given the type of faults there this seems a bit unlikely (might be shallower).

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Brandon Bishop @brandontbishop.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Panama's seismic network has it as a 7.6 magnitude event at 4 km depth (which makes more sense in terms of likely faults--the Panama-Nazca plate boundary is strike-slip in this area). Very bad.

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I mean there's a few inches of water on roads right now on Balboa peninsula People driving right thru it. www.instagram.com/reel/DeR7RtP...

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Maxmax @maxmax.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Flooding on Balboa peninsula in Orange County, CA on October 9, 2026.

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

A wide range of potential impacts is possible in SoCal, mainly from Orange/San Diego counties south & east, on Sun. There is, however, a growing risk of some notably strong/gusty winds--& ECMWF ensemble now indicates a ~50% chance of wind gusts over 50mph in San Diego. #CAwx

Plot showing ECMWF ensemble maximum wind gusts for a point near the San Diego Airport. At present, nearly 50% of members indicate wind gusts over 50 mph associated with Tropical Storm Rachel.

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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Winter 2026-27 in Alaska is cancelled. Sorry everyone. @alaskawx.bsky.social

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Ocean temperatures anomalies of this magnitude are, quite frankly, astonishing (and yes, they are clearly record-breaking)--made possible by a combination of an extremely strong El Niño acting atop a severe pre-existing marine heatwave amplified by climate change.

Map from cyclonicwx.com showing where water temperatures in the Eastern Pacific are currently record warm (cross-hatched areas). There is a large blob of such waters right in the path of TS Rachel.

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Tropical Storm Rachel, which is now expected to make landfall near MX/CA border, is not currently a very impressive-looking tropical cyclone, with sparse deep convection & clear dry mid-level air intrusion. However, ambient ocean conditions are extraordinarily warm... [Thread]

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Not the end of the world but I think it helped specifically drop rents in this building. Those units will get little to no sun all day (which hey it is very hot). Studio rents there are now down to like $1400 and $2700 next door in new build. Which hey, it's a LOT cheaper to live there now.

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

The NOAA National Hurricane Center has just issued a Tropical Storm Watch part coastal Southern California, including city/county of San Diego. This is only second time such a product has ever been issued for any part of California (TS Hilary in 2023 was other instance). #CAwx

Official graphic from NOAA NHC showing projected path of TS Rachel, including Tropical Storm Watches that have been issued for northern Baja, CA, MX and southern California, CA, USA.

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Case in point from my morning walk.

South facing windows half a car length from a new building

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John Morales @johnmoralestv.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Major 🚨 Hurricane Isaías: Just after the 8 am (ET) NHC advisory posted, the U.S. Air Force Reserve reconnaissance mission showed flight level winds just under 125 knots, which translates to 120 mph sustained surface winds. Record hot Gulf of Mexico temperatures are feeding rapid intensification (RI)

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eggnog slut @deus01.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

hey babe, we're getting a divorce

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

There's a number of new builds here that leave old builds (or even sometimes new units...) with windows literally feet away from adjacent buildings walls. Almost feels like a loss of those units. The window becomes perfunctory.

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Californians for Electric Rail @calelectricrail.org · 08/10/2026

Metrolink finally has a budget after 6 months, and it includes 29% weekday, 40% weekend service cuts, with no weekday service to Oceanside. Click the link for more info. Speak out TOMORROW at 10 Metrolink and other meetings later in the month to fight back. calelectricrail.org/metrolink-an...

Scenario 8 service levels. Scenario 8 vs Optimized (new schedules vs 2025) has the following cuts: SBL -36% weekday, -25% weekend, VCL: -36%weekday, 0% weekend, AVL -27% weekday, -67% weekend, Riverside 0% cuts, Orange County -38% weekday, -50% weekend, IEOC -22% weekday 0% weekend, 91/PVL -14% weekday 0% weekend, overall -29% weekday, -40% weekend

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Lawrence Vulis @lvulis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Yeah! Sure. I was actually kinda annoyed that the main street didn't have a bike lane, but when I used this and the parallel corridor to the south it was far nicer than riding on the protected bike lane on the major street. Roundabout with this setup on a major st would be *rough*

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