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Bloomberg weather reporter, not a meteorologist, a one-time follower of higher ed., a photographer of wild things and places and anything with wheels or wings. No endorsements. Email: bsullivan10@bloomberg.net @BKSullivan61.03 on Signal

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National Hurricane Center @nhc-atlantic.extwitter.link · 01/10/2026
8 pm EDT Sep 30 - As we head into October, the tropics remain quiet across the Atlantic basin. No tropical cyclones are expected during the next week.
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The remains of Hurricane Polo will bring torrential rains and possibly flooding across the US Southwest, Great Plains and Midwest this week. @bloomberg.com gift link here, with my colleagues @laurenthal.bsky.social and Scott Squires: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"There's no way your money will go down," he said just now on Eighth Avenue. He took another step then added: "if you put it on the right stocks."
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A lot more leaves than yesterday. Many broken tips off branches, but so far nothing large has dropped, but there is still time I guess.
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Well if the winds keep up there won't be enough leaves left in the trees to change color!
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hawaii has been battered by extreme weather and natural disasters and the string looks like it will continue this weekend with Hurricane Nolo. #climate #weather #disasters www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Hawaii Faces Another Hurricane Threat as Storm Nolo Approaches
Tropical Storm Nolo is threatening Hawaii, a state already shaken by a series of natural disasters since March that have caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 22/09/2026
California has declared a state of emergency as a strengthening El Niño raises the threat of damaging storms, widespread flooding and mudslides across the state this fall and winter.
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California Declares Emergency as El Niño Threatens Winter Mayhem
California has declared a state of emergency as a strengthening El Niño raises the threat of damaging storms, widespread flooding and mudslides across the state this fall and winter.
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The 9-11 memorial lights 144 miles to the north as seen from the Norwood, Massachusetts firefighters memorial.
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
So, doesn't Santa's sleigh run on diesel. I know his workshop is heated by oil that is tied to the price of diesel. Oh, on one hand I hope it won't be a cold winter but on the hand I wish the world wasn't record warm, according to the US govt and Copernicus.
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
A young female Mallard on the banks of the Richelieu River in Quebec. I suspect she has already learned to associate humans with food, because she was quite fearless and demanding! #birds #birdphotography 🦤
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Michael Lowry @michaelrlowry.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Only twice in the reliable records have we gone the entire week centered on the September 10th hurricane season peak with no tropical activity. This week marks only the 3rd time and the ongoing hurricane drought isn't about to be busted anytime soon. ⬇️
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Atlantic Hurricane Season Silenced by El Niño at Its Traditional Peak
It’s the most likely week to find a tropical cyclone in the Atlantic basin, but this year it’s crickets
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 06/09/2026
As a brutal European summer underscores the energy transition’s urgency, the Spanish clean-energy model is reaching its limits.
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Spain Got a Head Start on Renewables — Now It Needs a Battery Revolution
As a brutal European summer underscores the energy transition’s urgency, the Spanish model is reaching its limits.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 06/09/2026
Moscow has been ramping up its confrontational rhetoric as part of a campaign to increase pressure on the West, and Lavrov is known for being particularly combative.
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Lavrov Warns That Germany Is Moving Toward War With Russia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov accused Germany of moving toward a direct confrontation with Russia as he criticized Berlin’s decision to close some diplomatic offices after a drone incident at Leipzig airport.
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Michelle Ma @michellema.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Asking a chatbot a quick question vs. having it build you a software app: the environmental gap between them can be 10,000x, according to new independent research from Vals AI. @shiringhaffary.bsky.social and I dug into what's driving it: www.bloomberg.com/news/article... (free gift link)
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AI’s Environmental Impact Per Task Balloons With More Complexity
Benchmarker Vals AI finds that multi-stage tasks can require models to use exponentially more energy or water than simple queries do.
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Amanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Nepal is demanding climate compensation from the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases. “Nepal must hold its head high internationally and turn this into a matter of justice,” said Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Nepal Seeks Climate Compensation From China, US and India
Nepal is demanding climate compensation from the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases after deadly floods in the country killed more than a thousand people and left even more missing.
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
As I heard someone say on tv the other night Superior Huron America Michigan Erie At least according to Google maps.
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
@bloomberg.com colleagues Emma Court and @zhirji.bsky.social have just turned in a great piece on the long-term impacts of heat stroke. This prompts the question what is this going to mean for all of us as the world keeps getting warmer? #climate #weather www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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One Hot Day Can Change Your Body for Years
Heat stroke can damage the brain, heart, kidneys and liver. As extreme heat becomes more common, doctors are learning just how difficult recovery can be.
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
There is an eclipse tonight for those who can see it. The Moon over Hingham Bay in Massachusetts.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 25/08/2026
Almost every former NFL player who died between 2016 and 2021 and allowed their brains to be evaluated were found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, stark evidence of the toll repeated head impacts can take on athletes.
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Chronic Traumatic Brain Damage Widespread in Former NFL Athletes
Almost every former National Football League player who died between 2016 and 2021 and allowed their brains to be evaluated were found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, stark evidence of the toll repeated head impacts can take on athletes.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 24/08/2026
Scientists have recorded the highest temperature ever measured in the world’s oceans, as climate change combines with a powerful El Niño in the tropical Pacific
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Highest-Ever Ocean Temperature Measured as Super El Niño Forms
Scientists have recorded the highest temperature ever measured in the world’s oceans, as climate change combines with a powerful El Niño in the tropical Pacific.
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Enki Research @enkiresearch.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Atlantic remains threat condition meh despite the blob-o-rama, Hawai'i getting rain from a tropical storm, and a Typhoon headed for the Okinawa area. And some relief from the heat for the Frogmore Metroplex ... enkiops.org/2026/08/22/m...
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Moke to brush Hawai'i, Saudel targets Okinawa, bloborama in the Atlantic
The global tropical cyclone map is busy this morning, but at the moment only two of the storms are significant threats: Tropical Storm Moke near Hawai’i, and Typhoon Saudel tracking towards O…
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 21/08/2026
Peru was shaken Thursday by a strong earthquake, just 10 days after the massive temblor that struck neighboring Colombia and killed more than 300 people.
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Peru Rattled by 6.7-Magnitude Quake, No Damage Reported So Far
Peru was shaken Thursday by a strong earthquake that affected a few dozen homes, schools and health centers, just 10 days after the massive temblor that struck neighboring Colombia and killed more than 300 people.
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Congresswoman Chellie Pingree @pingree.house.gov · 21/08/2026
Maine is experiencing one of its worst droughts on record. While we’ve avoided the extreme heat that’s wreaking havoc in Europe and elsewhere, warming temperatures are taking a toll. The warmer it gets, the more quickly water evaporates. Over time, you need *more* water to make up for the loss.
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Maine’s drought conditions keep getting worse
The U.S. Drought Monitor estimates that nearly 900,000 Mainers are under some level of drought.
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 22/08/2026
Yeahhh, that's a lot of warmth around the world's oceans last month... 🤪 Data from www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/opt...
Global map showing sea surface temperature anomalies in July 2026 relative to 1982 to 2010. Most areas are warmer than average. Red is shown for warmer sea surface temperatures, and blue is shown for colder sea surface temperatures. Data is from NOAA OISSTv2.1.
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Today's map (Aug. 21, 2026) looks demonic. www.spc.noaa.gov/products/out...
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SPC Day 1 Outlook
Severe weather, tornado, thunderstorm, fire weather, storm report, tornado watch, severe thunderstorm watch, mesoscale discussion, convective outlook products from the Storm Prediction Center...
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Summer of Fun continues
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 18/08/2026
El Niño has returned this year and could become one of the strongest ever recorded. Here's what to know.
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A Rare ‘Super’ El Niño Is Looking More Likely. Here’s What to Expect
El Niño is back and threatens to be the most powerful on record.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 14/08/2026
Hawaii is in line for a rare hurricane strike as Tropical Storm Lala grazes the Big Island, while severe storms threaten more flooding and outages across Indiana.
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Hawaii Faces Rare Hurricane Strike as Storms Batter Indiana
Tropical Storm Lala is threatening more than two feet of rain as it moves toward Hawaii’s Big Island and could become the first hurricane to hit the island in more than 100 years.
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Met4Cast @met4cast.net · 13/08/2026
It really is remarkable that we’ve seen 35°C reached in 4 consecutive months, May, June, July, August, the previous record was 2. We’ve also now beaten 1995 for most days >30°C ever recorded. No other year since records began matches summer 2026. 🥵
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Europe is have an "American" summer for the record books. @bloomberg.com colleague @joewertz.bsky.social has a nice piece on the latest European heatwave: #climate #weather www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Europe’s Fifth Heat Wave of Summer to Sear London on Thursday | Brian Sullivan
Bloomberg colleague Joe Wertz has a nice piece this morning on Europe's latest heatwave and the larger context. As I sit here on the opposite side of the Atlantic, I have to say Europe's summer seems ...
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
US says El Nino has a 69% chance of becoming "a historic" event in the Oct. Nov. Dec. timeframe. Nino would break records going back to 1950 if it reaches its potential. #elnino #climate #weather www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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US Climate Prediction Center Sees 69% Chance of Historic El Niño
The El Niño building in the Pacific Ocean is increasingly expected to reach a strength not seen in 76 years of record keeping.
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The eclipse in Boston. Not as dazzling as 2024 in illinois, but still fun. #eclipse #astrophotgraphy
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I guess we need more mountain lions.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 11/08/2026
Colombia’s government plans to declare an economic emergency to bolster its response to a massive earthquake, Finance Minister Miguel Gómez told lawmakers on Tuesday.
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Colombia to Declare Economic Emergency to Bolster Quake Relief
Colombia’s government plans to declare an economic emergency to bolster its response to a massive earthquake, Finance Minister Miguel Gómez told lawmakers on Tuesday.
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
The water off New England is toasty this summer. www.yahoo.com/news/weather...
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Great white shark drags lifeguard underwater at New England beach
A lifeguard was pulled underwater after a great white shark grabbed a rescue torpedo off a popular beach over the weekend.
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 09/08/2026
Beyond words: In Nova Scotia, Mi'kmaq work to revive the oldest known writing system in Canada www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
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The oldest known written language in Canada pens a new chapter
In Nova Scotia, Mi’kmaq work to keep Komqwejwi’kasikl alive through music and memory
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 10/08/2026
Another wave of intense heat is set to sweep across an already parched Europe this week, raising wildfire risks, threatening crops and drying watersheds feeding the region’s critically low rivers.
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Europe’s Fifth Heat Wave Risks Straining Rivers, Power and Crops
Another wave of intense heat is set to sweep across an already parched Europe this week, raising wildfire risks, threatening crops and drying watersheds feeding the region’s critically low rivers.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 09/08/2026
Climate change is making the Po River, the engine of Italy’s economy, swing violently between flood and drought, and forcing farmers, engineers and industries to rethink processes built on the assumption the water would always be there.
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Italy’s Record-Low Po River Forces Farmers to Weigh Crop Switch
Massimo Salvagnin has the seeds ready. He just isn’t sure whether to put them in the ground.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 08/08/2026
Authorities ordered a town of 12,000 people in one of Canada’s top wine-producing regions to evacuate as an uncontrolled wildfire spreads.
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Wildfire Forces Evacuation of Town in Top Canadian Wine Region
Authorities ordered a town of 12,000 people in one of Canada’s top wine-producing regions to evacuate as an uncontrolled wildfire spreads.
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
The top of the Blue Hill is butterfly land.
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Blue Hills Observatory at top of the Great Blue Hill. The oldest weather site that has never moved in the US. Before there were weather balloons the flew kits from here. 635 feet or so above Atlantic. First time I made the top in 2 or 3 years. #weather
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
International Backyard of Airplanes Aeromexico flight 45 from Paris to Monterrey passes over my head at 38,000 feet traveling through air at 555 miles per hour, according to @flightradar24.com The Boeing 787-9 will be landing in about four hours. #contrails #jets
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 05/08/2026
Wildfires burning across Washington and Oregon have left Portland with the worst air quality among major cities around the world, edging out Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Wildfires Mean Portland Edges Out Kinshasa for World’s Worst Air
Wildfires burning across Washington and Oregon have left Portland with the worst air quality among major cities around the world, edging out Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 04/08/2026
The US is enduring one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, with blazes scorching millions of acres and forcing thousands from their homes after a snow-starved winter in Western states left forests primed to burn
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The US Is Having One of Its Worst Wildfire Seasons in a Decade
The US is enduring one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, with blazes scorching millions of acres and forcing thousands from their homes in Washington state and beyond after a snow-starved winter in Western states left forests primed to burn.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Serious wildland-urban interface (WUI) fire situation in Spokane, WA amid "extremely critical/Particularly Dangerous Situation" fire weather conditions. Two separate fires, #OldTrailsFire & #FairViewFire, are actively burning near/in neighborhoods; mass evacs ongoing. #WAwx
Snapshot from Watch Duty showing evacuation areas on the north side of Spokane.Snapshot from NOAA's Wildfire Fire Data Portal showing two hotspots from active fires burning near and in Spokane, Washington.
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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Important safety information from state officials. #wawx #SpokaneFire youtu.be/CYERmKm5cZM?...
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City, state officials give latest information on Spokane County wildfires | 6 p.m. press conference
YouTube video by KREM 2 News
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National Hurricane Center @nhc-atlantic.extwitter.link · 01/08/2026
Atlantic tropical cyclone activity remains low as we begin August, with Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) running about 75% below normal for this point in the season. While no tropical cyclones are expected over the next week, August typically marks a transition toward increasin... 🔗 hurricanes.gov
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weathersullivan.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Well it looks like they fixed it and we're back in EDT. Who says time travel isn't possible
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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 01/08/2026
Firefighters tackled multiple wildfires across Greece on Saturday as strong winds fanned dozens of blazes throughout the country, burning houses and forcing evacuations including in coastal settlements northwest of Athens.
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Greece Wildfires Rage Near Athens, Prompting Sea Evacuations
Firefighters tackled multiple wildfires across Greece on Saturday as strong winds fanned dozens of blazes throughout the country, burning houses and forcing evacuations including in coastal settlements northwest of Athens.
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Tomer Burg @burgwx.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Through extraordinary efforts, @windbornewx.bsky.social successfully navigated a controllable balloon above powerful Typhoon Dolphin, descended into its eye, then collected multiple vertical profiles as we circled inside its eye. A first of its kind type of hurricane data collection.
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