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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Mural of Statue of Liberty in shame unveiled in France the day before 4th of July

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National Lightning Safety Council @lightningsafety.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Monday of #LightningSafety Awareness Week explores the science of lightning. Fast facts: ⚡Lightning travels from the cloud to the ground at faster than 200,000 miles per hour ⚡Lightning is hotter than the surface of the sun ⚡Lightning is 1000+ times more powerful than electricity in your walls

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purr.in.ink @purrinink.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

😽😽😽.

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Mel Brooks @officialmelbrooks.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

I told you we’d be back

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James Franklin @franklinjamesl.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

NOAA first claimed that despite job cuts NWS "will continue to fulfill our core mission", but then admits that 125 new hires are needed to "stabilize" the agency. Sounds like the first claim then was a lie, no? Then DoCSec falsely says NHC is fully staffed when they're down 2 in TSB and 1 in HSU.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 17/05/2025

A National Weather Service office in Kentucky was scrambling to cover the overnight forecast on Friday as severe storms moved through much of the eastern U.S. The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.

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A Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

🌀 This is the last day of Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week. Sometimes the worst rip current days occur with the best weather. Never assume that the ocean is safe, even if the weather is nice. Check out this great article from NHC: noaanhc.wordpress.com/2025/04/30/r.... #BeachSafety #ncwx #scwx

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 03/05/2025

Five former National Weather Service directors have taken the unusual step of signing onto an open letter warning that cuts to the organization by the Trump administration may soon endanger lives.

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Former Weather Service Leaders Warn Staffing Cuts Could Lead to ‘Loss of Life’

The former agency directors say current employees will face an “impossible task” to maintain service just as hurricane season begins.

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

🚩 It’s Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week! Almost one-third of rip current drownings in the Carolinas have been Good Samaritans trying to rescue someone. NEVER enter the water to help someone without a flotation device. #BeachSafety #ncwx #scwx www.weather.gov/ilm/ripcurrents

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

⚠️ It’s Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week! Rip currents impact anybody visiting the beach - not just those that live along the coast. You can help by sharing rip current information with your friends and family. #BeachSafety #ncwx #scwx www.weather.gov/ilm/ripcurrents

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

🚩 It’s Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week! Knowing the forecast before you hit the sand is important so you can avoid potential hazards BEFORE they happen. Rip current risk levels are broken down into low, moderate or high. Check the current forecast at weather.gov/beach. #BeachSafety

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

🏖️ It’s Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week! It can be difficult to spot rip currents. It is best to get an elevated vantage point and look for common clues: areas where waves are not breaking, a channel of choppy water, or a difference in water color. weather.gov/ilm/ripcurrents #BeachSafety

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

⚠️ It’s Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week! If you are caught in a rip current, stay calm, swim out of the current, then back to shore. If you can’t escape, tread water and yell/wave for help. weather.gov/ilm/ripcurrents #BeachSafety

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

🏖️ It’s the first ever Carolinas Rip Current Awareness Week! Rip currents are the treadmills of the ocean. Follow along this week for tips on escaping and spotting rip currents to keep you and your family safe the next time you visit the beach. weather.gov/ilm/ripcurrents

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

I miss my Ford Fiesta 😆💚

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Elizabeth Leitman @wxliz.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

That little black spec on the right hand side of this infographic is the total budget of the NWS. How is eliminating positions that exponentially increase economic dividends through enhancing commerce and mitigating/preventing disasters saving money or eliminating waste/fraud?

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Chief Meteorologist Gary Stephenson @gstephensonwx.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Some know how NOAA operations work when it comes to day to day weather forecasts, watches, warnings and more... Others are unsure. Here's basic break-down of where we get some of our most important NOAA products. #SpectrumNews1 #ncwx #NOAA #NWS

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CALL TO ACTIVISM @calltoactivism.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is definitely one of the good ones. Today he HAMMERED Trump with a detailed list of all the prices that are going up because of Trump's trade wars. Make sure everyone sees this.

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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Devastating. Hard to overstate how bad this FIRST STEP is. Here in Alaska, there is an outsized proportion of federal workers in their probationary period. Alaska is often the first stop in a career in federal service and typically has a large fraction of probationary workers.

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Dennis Mersereau 🛰️ @wxdam.com · 26/01/2025

Goofing around with maps tonight and used the NWS's seasonal snowfall analysis to show everywhere that's seen accumulating snow (or sleet!) since Sept. 30. It's one of the rare seasons we've seen snow in all 50 states.

A map of everywhere in the contiguous U.S. that's seen accumulating snow or sleet since September 30, 2024.

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Watching the Washington vs. Detroit playoff game, and an announcer just said "this game is drunk". Fairly accurate description 😂

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Frost on my windshield 😍❄️

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Various cuddle cat positions throughout the day 😻

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Marshall Shepherd @drshepherd2013.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

My article in Forbes dot com to close out 2024 and start 2025. How many of the 8 do you agree with? www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...

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8 New Year’s Resolutions Meteorologists Hope You Make

8 resolutions meteorologists encourage you to make in 2025 to make their job easier.

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Elizabeth Leitman @wxliz.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

Some perspective for people who are saying they hope there is a government shutdown. Government workers are real people. Your friends, your neighbors, even maybe your family. Some of us are still required to work during a shutdown, and guess what? We do not get paid for that work until…(1/2)

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 13/12/2024

METAR xkcd.com/3024

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Marley's favorite position 😻 (But it is certainly a trap if you try to pet her belly 😅)

Marley (calico kitty) lying belly up with back legs spread and front paws near her face.

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Viewing rainbow light arches through gingerbread glasses 💚🤍❤️💙

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

My paper "Messaging the Rip Current Threat from Distant Tropical Cyclones in the Carolinas" has finally been published! 😄. - doi.org/10.15191/nwa...

Drone photo of Wrightsville Beach with multiple rip currents caused by distant Hurricane Fiona

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

These cats are my everything 😻💚😍

Ziggy sound asleep on my lap, face up with his cute paws near his face.

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 04/12/2024

At local Red Robin 😆 (short step to seat)

Metal sign: OMG Watch Your Step. Or We'll LOL.

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

😍 Sunsets are one of my favorite things 🧡

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wilf @friendlykitties.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

talk to the beans cos the face don’t care

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Don't remember the last time I had a string of night shifts this rough 🥴. Not because of weather, but rather numerous daytime events that are preventing decent sleep 😴.

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Watching Supernatural's "Don't Call Me Shurley" - easily in my top 5 favorite episodes ❤️💜 Metatron: "That makes you seem like a grounded, likeable person." Chuck: "What's wrong with that?" Metatron: "You are neither grounded NOR a person!" Chuck: "So you're saying I'm likeable."

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

One of my favorite cloud pictures I've taken - gorgeous cumulonimbus, anvil cloud, and some knuckles under anvil. Taken in Ocean Isle Beach last May.

Thunderstorm anvil cloud from a distance.

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Does anybody PREFER taking their car to the dealership? Or is usually out of necessity/only option?

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Cats make any bad day better 😻

Ziggy on my lap and Marley sleeping against my legs.

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Erik Creighton @ecreightonwx.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

However many times this was on your feed today, it wasn’t enough. Absolute perfection.

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Russ Schumacher @rschumacher.cloud · 19/11/2024

big news from CoCoRaHS world: the new mobile app is now available, and it's also a mobile version of the website. Very slick for entering your obs & viewing data. I bet a large fraction of new followers here are not CoCoRaHS observers, no better time than now to join! mobile.cocorahs.org

banner image that says "download the new CoCoRaHS mobile app"

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Gotta love vibrant sunsets ❤️

Light pink sunset pic taken at ILM airport.

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Marley isn't the cuddliest cat in the world, but when she does cuddle up against my side my heart just melts 😻💜

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

My sketch pad of all the #anime I've watched, and #manga I've read, over the last 3 years 😁 Not gonna be much room left soon 😆

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Vicky Oliva @spn4eva.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

We'll see how much I interact with yet another social media platform 😅 Either way, here are my two babies (Marley and Ziggy)

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