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Mark Bove @mcb-wxclimaterisk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

With Lake Ontario’s “name change”, the mnemonic acronym to remember all five Great Lakes has fittingly changed from “HOMES” to “SHAME”.

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Mark Bove @mcb-wxclimaterisk.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

I’m ok if this is my lasting legacy, tethered to the greatest pop star of your generation. Also, re-publish NCA5!

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Mark Bove @mcb-wxclimaterisk.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

“Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the Universe, are challenged by this point of pale light.

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Mark Bove @mcb-wxclimaterisk.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Congrats to Astronaut Christina Koch for becoming the first woman to be more than 250,000 miles from Donald Trump.

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Jared Rennie @jjrennie.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Here's the entire radar run of the February 22-23 2026 Blizzard, using @noaa.gov's MRMS dataset. #snOMG @spann.bsky.social

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Mark Bove @mcb-wxclimaterisk.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Best access to my house today is by ski or hoof.

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Mark Bove @mcb-wxclimaterisk.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

The Pupnado is ready for convective storm season.

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Mark Bove @mcb-wxclimaterisk.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Should be in Orlando with my fellow catastrophe risk nerds but instead I’m buried under 18” of snow with no power. Hoping to get out of town tomorrow.

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Mark Bove @mcb-wxclimaterisk.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Remembering the Palisades & Eaton #wildfires / urban conflagrations, 1 year ago today. Pics taken by me in April 2025.

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James Franklin @franklinjamesl.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

NCAR’s Vin Lally (1922-2005, under the balloon) was a pioneer in the field of atmospheric measurements, and a generous mentor to me when I was a green NOAA lad learning about dropwindsondes. Few were more important to my career development than Vin. Thank you, Vin, and thank you NCAR.

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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇

Russ Vought (piss man) tweet about doing piss man shit: The National Science Foundation will be breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colorado. This facility is one of the largest sources of climate alarmism in the country. A comprehensive review is underway & any vital activities such as weather research will be moved to another entity or location.

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Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

NCAR is a unique & valuable asset - far more than a climate model, or observations, or technology, or training ground, or gathering space. It covers weather, space weather, data, climate, paleo-climate, and everything in-between. It's building is an icon, but it's iconic status goes far beyond that.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 17/12/2025

NCAR is quite literally our global mothership. Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources. Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet. Unbelievable.

usatoday.com

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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Mark Bove @mcb-wxclimaterisk.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

I can’t adequately express what a deeply stupid and bad idea this is by the administration. The damage being done to America’s world class scientific institutions like will have material impacts on American quality of life for decades to come.

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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Climate change DEFINITELY affects hurricane: STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification

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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

The western end of Jamaica where #Melissa is projected to make landfall has the least well-built structures of anyplace on the island. Graphic is from a 2021 paper, "Poverty and hurricane risk exposure in Jamaica": www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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Steve Bowen @stevebowen.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Received a few questions regarding insurance in Jamaica. Roughly 20% of residential properties currently have insurance. However. Of that ~20%, a remarkable 95% of those properties are "underinsured" -- or not insured for the full value of their home. #Melissa jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news...

jamaica-gleaner.com

IAJ sounds alarm as 95% of J’can homes underinsured amid hurricane season

With the 2025 hurricane now under way, the Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) has launched a new public education campaign urging Jamaican property owners, both locally and abroad, to urgently reassess their insurance coverage before disaster...

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Steve Bowen @stevebowen.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

#Melissa: It is not hyperbolic to say that parts of western and central Jamaica will be unrecognizable once the storm passes. This is one of the strongest known tropical cyclones to make landfall anywhere in the world. And. Yet another example of a strengthening storm up to the point of landfall.

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Mark Bove @mcb-wxclimaterisk.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

For @catinsight.bsky.social: here are my full results using 4 RI thresholds by decade. If you want underlying data send me an email.

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Kim Wood @drkimwood.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

North Atlantic TCs achieving 150-kt maximum winds since 1966 (the satellite era): Camille (1969): 150 kt, 905 hPa Anita (1977): 150 kt, 926 hPa David (1979): 150 kt, 924 hPa Allen (1980): 165 kt, 899 hPa Gilbert (1988): 160 kt, 888 hPa Andrew (1992): 150 kt, 922 hPa Mitch (1998): 155 kt, 905 hPa

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Mark Bove @mcb-wxclimaterisk.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

My jaw dropped. Frightening display of power tonight by Melissa. Please stay safe Jamaica.

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Mark Bove @mcb-wxclimaterisk.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Atlantic TCs undergoing an RI period of at least 60kts/24 hours by decade. Substantial increase in the extreme tail of the RI distribution in the past 25 years.

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Andrea Thompson @andreatweather.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

I wrote about how Hurricane Katrina helped spur pretty remarkable improvements in hurricane forecasts since 20 years ago and how current and planned budget cuts by the Trump administration to research could set us back.

scientificamerican.com

Katrina Helped Revolutionize Hurricane Forecasting. Budget Cuts May Set Us Back

Hurricane forecasts have made huge leaps since Katrina hit 20 years ago, but that progress is threatened by Trump administration cuts to research

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Kelly Hereid @kellyhereid.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Fires started on private lands and transmitted to public are more damaging than the reverse - relatively uncommon for destructive fires to start in public wildlands and spread to private communities. Fig 6 is esp striking. www.nature.com/articles/s41... HT @jaishrijuice.bsky.social for re-upping

Location of destructive wildfires (> 50 structures lost) between 2000 and 2018 that originated on (a) USFS lands, and (b) non-USFS lands. Fire locations are symbolized by magnitude of structure loss. Relatively few destructive fires originated on USFS lands. The most destructive USFS and non-USFS fires during this time are the Cedar fire and the Camp fire, respectively.

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Mark Bove @mcb-wxclimaterisk.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

Remembering Katrina, 20 years later. Here’s a few of (imo) my more compelling photos on-site from post-event surveys in September 2005 and February 2006.

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Steve Bowen @stevebowen.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

#Erin becomes the 7th Atlantic storm in the Satellite Era (1966-present) to reach 150 mph by August 16. 1969: Camille (Aug 16) 1980: Allen (Aug 4) 2004: Charley (Aug 13) 2005: Dennis (Jul 8) 2005: Emily (Jul 17) 2024: Beryl (Jul 1) 2025: Erin (Aug 16) FYI: Don't write a season off in early August.

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Tomer Burg @burgwx.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Erin’s radius of maximum wind (RMW) is only about 9km this morning. That is exceptionally small and characteristic of high-end rapid intensification in pretty much any basin. At this rate, category 5 intensity is likely by later this morning or early afternoon.

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Kim Wood @drkimwood.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Erin's currently estimated increase from 75 kt to 130 kt intensity (maximum sustained wind anywhere in the hurricane) in **12 hours** is a 55-kt change exceeded by only three Atlantic hurricanes in the past 50 years: 2005 Wilma (75 kt!), 2007 Felix (60 kt), and 2024 Milton (60 kt).

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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Reminder that the Tsunami Warning Centers are part of the National Weather Service. It would be nice to have them fully funded.

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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 11/07/2025

Tomorrow: Save NOAA Labs event, hosted by Boulder Public Library. Speakers, including CIRES' Laura Riihimaki, will brief Congressman Neguse on work happening at NOAA Boulder labs & why it matters. 🗓️: July 12 🕙: 10:15 am 📍: Canyon Theater, Main Library calendar.boulderlibrary.org/event/14927555

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Save NOAA Labs

The Administration is proposing to zero-out funding for the NOAA labs in Boulder and other operations for the Office of Oceanic & Atmospheric Research. Speakers will brief...

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Mark Bove @mcb-wxclimaterisk.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Speaking of Katrina +20, this is important new work on subsidence rates in New Orleans and its impacts on the city’s critical levee system. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

science.org

Vertical land motion in Greater New Orleans: Insights into underlying drivers and impact to flood protection infrastructure

Satellites provide perspective on the sustainability of New Orleans.

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Mark Bove @mcb-wxclimaterisk.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Everything’s horrible so here’s some cuteness from the pupnado.

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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Remarkable! "Purposely driving or walking into floodwaters accounts for more than 86% of total U.S. flood fatalities." Flash flooding the most deadly flood type; males more likely to be killed in floods than females; ages <30 the most vulnerable to floods. www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13...

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Mark Bove @mcb-wxclimaterisk.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

As horrible as the Guadeloupe River flash flood was, it was an isolated small scale event. FEMA couldn’t even handle that. Imagine the call volume that’ll be generated (and not answered) when a major hurricane hits a populated area, possibly just weeks from now.

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Steve Bowen @stevebowen.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Respected outlets continue to quote these estimates. Why? 2018 California Wildfires: $400B 2024 Hurricane Season: $500B 2025 California Wildfires: $250-275B April 2025 US SCS: $80-90B These include wild guesses about future secondary / tertiary financial impacts. Has anyone ever sought validation?

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Journalists and others, take note: this is an excellent, comprehensive, and up-to-date perspective on the still-escalating threats to NOAA beyond the NWS. NWS remains in pretty dire straits, yet the prospects for the rest of NOAA are actually even more dire (especially with respect to climate).

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Mark Bove @mcb-wxclimaterisk.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Scenes from No Kings rally in Trenton, NJ

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Climate.gov, a major US government website supporting public education on climate science, will likely shut down after almost all of its staff were fired. What would be worse is if the website were co-opted to publish climate denial content.

theguardian.com

Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired

Exclusive: Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Zerstörung der Klimawissenschaft in den USA - “Es wird Menschenleben kosten” (Destruction of climate science in the USA - “It will cost lives”) | New article by Johann Grolle for @spiegel.de: www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft...

spiegel.de

(S+) US-Wissenschaft: Donald Trumps Einfluss auf Meteorologie und Klimaforschung

US-Präsident Donald Trump zerschlägt Amerikas Meteorologie und Klimaforschung. Schon für die anbrechende Hurrikansaison sind die Folgen fatal.

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Kelly Hereid @kellyhereid.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Important dispatch from @michaelrlowry.bsky.social, a meteorologist at the front lines of hurricane season. I especially appreciate his highlighting that it's not just forecasts - those forecasts only exist when they're embedded in an ecosystem of rigorous observational data and research. 🎁 link

nytimes.com

Opinion | A Hurricane Season Like No Other

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Mark Bove @mcb-wxclimaterisk.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Some pictures of today’s incredible stormchase and deployment near Brownfield, TX by the ICECHIP team. Another successful deployment! @nsficechip.bsky.social @ibhs.org

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