Shoshanah in Alaska

Since the Campbell Creek RAWS station stops transmitting when the temp drops below -16F, I placed a sensor next to the station. It dropped to -30F this morning (and -27F yesterday morning).

I’m sure Alaskans were waiting with bated breath to hear what Bronson and his sidekick thought about Trump’s Iran war.

This doesn’t seem like it’s going to end well.

6-Hourly NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Data Composites Data Notice: NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis 1 updates to end on or about March 9. Learn more: [Text under link] Data Notice: NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis 1 updates to end The National Weather Service's National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Central Operations has announced that the Climate Data Assimilation System (CDAS) will be discontinued in favor of the Conventional Observation Reanalysis ( CORe) effective on or about March 9, 2026. What this means Because of this change, PSL will no longer be able to update NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis 1 starting around March 9, 2026, The exact date is pending the discontinuation of CDAS by the National Weather Service. The historical NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis 1 data will remain available on our site. We are in the process of identifying other products that may no longer be able to be updated or will require a suitable alternative to CDAS to continue operating.

And yet another long standing weather and climate dataset to be terminated. While other reanalyses provide higher resolution data, none are available in as close to real-time (lag ~36 hours) as R1. #weather #climate @wxmanms1.bsky.social

And no a/c. It never used to be an issue.

Iran is facing a very severe drought. The nationwide 12-month running standardized precipitation index (SPI) is the lowest since at least 1950.

The latest from YouGov (n ~ 1.6k adults):

Approval of Iran strikes: -10
Approval of Trump's handling of Iran: -15
Should Congress approve wars first: Yes +31
Will intervention make Iran better/worse off: Worse off +20

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The secret life of Sen. Dan Sullivan Sen. Dan Sullivan doesn’t like being portrayed as a weak-kneed politician. So when asked if he’d ever be willing to say no to President Donald Trump, he said when the administration does things he doe...

The secret life of Sen. Dan Sullivan
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The Outdoor Council’s advertising is appears patriotic but their politics are anti democratic. It’s not devoted to fish and game issues as much as it’s devoted to electing Alaska Republicans. Democrats aren’t invited.
#akelect

Surviving on Trump's Dangerous Planet

Yet another war, and yet another argument for an end to oil

@billmckibben.bsky.social

That would be so good but I have doubts!

The mystery behind the multitude of martens in Interior Alaska this winter The housecat-size predators have been sighted regularly in recent months, a phenomenon that hasn’t been totally explained.

Martin Marten..

Is he really dead? Does it matter? Will it change anything? Lots of doubts.

If you are worried about a terrorist incident from a sleeper cell, you can rest easy knowing Kash Patel and Seb Gorka are on the job.

42!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!? from Marian Call Live Stream from Marian Call.

Tuning in to @mariancall.bsky.social 's Bandcamp 42!!!!!!!!!!? live stream!
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It can’t be more clear that Trump and the DOJ are pro sex trafficking and pro rape.

Great idea. This should be a yes.

This is ridiculous. It’s alcohol that’s the problem. People don’t become aggressive smoking pot.

There was NOT a week of civil unrest in Mexico. It was one day.

Stop lying @alaskasnewssource.com

These people were inconvenienced one day and went on with their vacation as planned.

This is gorgeous! OMG.

Elite Doctors Served Jeffrey Epstein While Treating His ‘Girls’

NEW: I and colleagues reviewed 15,000 documents to illuminate how Jeffrey Epstein used VIP doctors to control and manipulate young women* — and how the doctors helped him, treating his needs as more important than the patients'. Gift link.

*see next post in thread

The idea of a legislative body representing the population having the ability to check the ultimate power of a country’s leader sounds really neat. Someone should write that down.

Team mongolia gold medal at the 2026 Ice Alaska World Ice Art Championships Double Block. #icealaska #WIAC #worldiceartchampionships #icesculpture

Two bald eagles face off on a rocky shoreline with water in the background. The adult on the left has its beak open and wings spread wide. A juvenile eagle with mottled brown and white plumage lunges with talons extended toward the adult. A second adult bald eagle watches from behind. The birds appear to be fighting over food on the rocks.

Adult and juvenile bald eagle sparring over salmon at Solomon Gulch Hatchery, Valdez, Alaska. The brown mottled plumage on the juvenile is distinctive; they won't develop the white head and tail until about age 4 or 5.

#alaska #wildlife #eagle #valdez

Future FIFA Peace Prize winner.

OCASIO-CORTEZ STATEMENT ON TRUMP'S COMBAT OPERATIONS IN IRAN "The American people are once again dragged into a war they did not want by a president who does not care about the long-term consequences of his actions. This war is unlawful. It is unnecessary. And it will be catastrophic. "Just this week, Iran and the United States were negotiating key measures that could have staved off war. The President walked away from these discussions and chose war instead.President Trump flippantly acknowledged the possibility of American casualties, stating "that often happens in war.' "Mr. President: this was not an inevitability. This is a deliberate choice of aggression when diplomacy and security were within reach. Stop lying to the American people. "Violence begets violence. We learned this lesson in Iraq. We learned this lesson in Afghanistan. And we are about to learn it again in Iran. Bombs have yet to create enduring democracies in the region and this will be no different. "In moments of war, our Constitution is unambiguous: Congress authorizes war. The President does not. I will do my part to uphold our Constitution by voting YES on Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie's War Powers Resolution. Every member of Congress must join us in rejecting this aimless war.

My statement on President Trump’s combat operations in Iran⬇️

From Kiese Laymon’s Instagram: The United States gave a man who no one would ever allow in a room alone with their child the ability to destroy all livingthi ng s on earth. And this man, who no one would ever allow in a room alone with their child, has wage war on Iran, Venezuela, Nigeria, Mexico, Memphis, Minneapolis, Portland, D.C., and earth with weapons purchased by you and me.

Kiese Laymon says what’s on my heart. I can’t find the words yet.