Eddie Wolff

Alaska station that covered devastating storm cuts jobs A public TV and radio station in Western Alaska serves dozens of villages damaged by Typhoon Halong. But with federal funding eliminated, KYUK makes severe cuts to its staff and news department.

As villages across the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta clean up from remnants of Typhoon Halong, they face another loss. Public radio and television station KYUK has lost federal funding and plans to make cuts in January. My @npr.org story: www.npr.org/2025/11/14/n...

Now, we turn our efforts toward convincing President Gold and the Board of Regents that elimination of our department and its academic and research programs will hurt the interests of the University, the State, and the people of Nebraska. In this effort, we are again asking for your support by writing to the University of Nebraska President and Board of Regents. If you submitted comments to the APC, please revise them, if necessary, and send them directly to President Gold (president@nebraska.edu) and the Board of Regents (corpsec@nebraska.edu), who will make the final decision. If you live in Nebraska, we suggest that you also contact the Regent representing your district (more below). Please send me (crowe1@nebraska.edu) a copy of your email(s) for our records, as well.

The Board of Regents will consider the Chancellor’s proposal at their next meeting (https://nebraska.edu/news-and-events/events/2025/12/board-of-regents-meeting-december-5), which will take place in Lincoln on Friday, December 5, starting at 9:00am. The agenda for this meeting has not yet been published, so we do not know at what time the Chancellor’s budget cut proposal will be presented and discussed.

From UNL Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Chair, Clint Rowe, on how the community can help make the case to the Univ. of Nebraska Board of Regents as to why their department should be retained:

Snowy roadway with low visibility from a snow plow's dash camera.

Traffic backup from another snow plow's dash camera.

A few views from IDOT's plows in Northwest Indiana. One in the lake effect band and one in the resulting backup on I-65 😬

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But they captured some historic data including the 893mb center drop, cementing #Melissa as the 3rd most intense hurricane on record in the Atlantic. Mission for the ages.

That’s…not at all how this works. As the NHC’s wind field image shows, Jamaica is only experiencing tropical storm-force winds right now, with weaker winds elsewhere. The most widespread and longest-lasting impact has and will be extreme rain - for which the prep is rather different than wind.

AI Is the Bubble to Burst Them All I talked to the scholars who literally wrote the book on tech bubbles—and applied their test.

There's been endless talk about an AI bubble, but less about exactly how, why, and how much it's a bubble. So I turned to the framework put forward by scholars Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch, authors of "Bubbles and Crashes," for assessing tech bubbles.

Spoiler: On a scale of 1 to 8, AI is an 8

000WTNT33 KNHC 271733TCPAT3 BULLETINHurricane Melissa Intermediate Advisory Number 25ANWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL132025200 PM EDT Mon Oct 27 2025 ...CATEGORY 5 MELISSA MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWARD LATER TODAY......CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE-THREATENING WINDS, FLOODING, AND STORMSURGE EXPECTED ON JAMAICA TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY... SUMMARY OF 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...16.5N 78.3WABOUT 145 MI...230 KM SW OF KINGSTON JAMAICAABOUT 325 MI...525 KM SW OF GUANTANAMO CUBAMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...175 MPH...280 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...906 MB...26.76 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: None. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...* Jamaica* Cuban provinces of Granma, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, andHolguin. A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...* Southeastern and central Bahamas* Turks and Caicos Islands A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...* Haiti* Cuban province of Las Tunas A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expectedsomewhere within the warning area. A warning is typically issued36 hours before the anticipated first occurrence oftropical-storm-force winds, conditions that make outsidepreparations difficult or dangerous. Preparations to protect lifeand property should be complete in Jamaica and rushed to completionin Cuba. A Hurricane Watch means that hurricane conditions are possiblewithin the watch area. A watch is typically issued 48 hoursbefore the anticipated first occurrence of tropical-storm-forcewinds, conditions that make outside preparations difficult ordangerous. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions areexpected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours. A Hurricane Warning may be required for portions of the Bahamas andthe Turks and Caicos islands later today or tonight. Interests inBermuda should also monitor the progress of Melissa. For storm information specific to your area, please monitorproducts issued by your national meteorological service. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK----------------------At 200 PM EDT (1800 UTC), the eye of Hurricane Melissa waslocated near latitude 16.5 North, longitude 78.3 West. Melissa ismoving toward the west-northwest near 3 mph (6 km/h). A slow turn toward the northwest and north is expected later today, followed by a turn toward the northeast and a faster forward speed on Tuesday. A northeastward motion is expected on Wednesday and Thursday. On the forecast track, the core of Melissa is expected to move over Jamaica tonight and early Tuesday, across southeastern Cuba Tuesday night, and across the southeastern Bahamas on Wednesday. Reports from an Air force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds are now near 175 mph (280 km/h) with higher gusts. Melissa is a category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Some fluctuations in intensity are likely before Melissa makes landfall on Jamaica on Tuesday. However, Melissa is expected to reach Jamaica and southeastern Cuba as an extremely powerful major hurricane, and will still be at hurricane strength when it moves across the southeastern Bahamas. Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 30 miles (45 km) fromthe center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 195miles (315 km). The minimum central pressure estimated from the latest Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft data is 906 mb (26.76 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------Key messages for Melissa can be found in the Tropical CycloneDiscussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT3 and WMO header WTNT43 KNHC. WIND: Tropical storm conditions are occurring in Jamaica, andcatastrophic and life-threatening hurricane-force wind conditionsare expected to begin tonight and continue into early Tuesday.Within the eyewall, total structural failure is likely, especiallyin higher elevation areas where wind speeds atop and on the windwardsides of hills and mountains could be up to 30 percent stronger. Tropical storm conditions are expected to begin in eastern Cuba onTuesday, with hurricane conditions expected to begin in thehurricane warning area by Tuesday evening. Tropical storm conditionsare expected in Haiti late Tuesday and Wednesday. Tropical storm and hurricane conditions are possible in thesoutheastern and central Bahamas, as well as the Turks and CaicosIslands, on Wednesday. RAINFALL: Melissa is expected to bring rainfall of 15 to 30 inchesto portions of Jamaica and additional rainfall of 8 to 16 inches forsouthern Hispaniola through Wednesday, with storm total local maximaof 40 inches possible. Catastrophic flash flooding and numerouslandslides are likely. For eastern Cuba, storm total rainfall of 15 to 20 inches, withlocal higher amounts, is expected by Monday into Wednesday resultingin life-threatening and potentially catastrophic flash flooding withnumerous landslides. Over the Southeast Bahamas, total rainfall of 4 to 8 inches isexpected Tuesday into Wednesday resulting in areas of flashflooding. For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall associated withMelissa, please see the National Weather Service Storm TotalRainfall Graphic, available athurricanes.gov/graphics_at3.shtml?rainqpf STORM SURGE: A life-threatening storm surge is likely along the south coast of Jamaica tonight and on Tuesday. Peak storm surge heights could reach 9 to 13 feet above ground level, near and to the east of where the center of Melissa makes landfall. This storm surge will be accompanied by large and destructive waves. On the northwest coast of Jamaica, near Montego Bay, there is the possibility of 1 to 3 feet of storm surge above ground level. There is a potential for significant storm surge along the southeastcoast of Cuba late Tuesday or Wednesday. Peak storm surge heightscould reach 7 to 11 feet above normal tide levels, near and to theeast of where the center of Melissa makes landfall. This storm surgewill be accompanied by large and destructive waves. Storm surge of 4 to 6 ft above normally dry ground is possible inthe southeastern Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands on Wednesday. SURF: Swells generated by Melissa are expected to affect portions ofHispaniola, Jamaica, eastern Cuba, and the Cayman Islands during thenext several days, and the Bahamas, the Turks and Caicos Islands,and Bermuda later this week. These swells are likely to causelife-threatening surf and rip current conditions. Please consultproducts from your local weather office. NEXT ADVISORY-------------Next complete advisory at 500 PM EDT. $$Forecaster Beven

Hurricane Melissa 5-Day Uncertainty Track Image

Hurricane Melissa 34-Knot Wind Speed Probabilities

Atlantic Hurricane Melissa Intermediate Advisory Number 25a
...CATEGORY 5 MELISSA MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWARD LATER TODAY... ...CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE-THREATENING WINDS, FLOODING, AND STORM SURGE EXPECTED ON JAMAICA TONIGHT AND EA...
Additional Details Here.

Thanks! I will say, the internals are not nearly as pretty as the GUI turned out 😅

While the app is built on @metpy.bsky.social, cartopy, tkinter, etc. it runs on both Windows and MacOS without the need to install conda or build any python environments (thanks to Pyinstaller). Hoping to put out an official release at some point in the future🎈

UI-Sonde interface with various options for importing and plotting a sounding

Example skew-t from a recent balloon launch at the University of Illinois

We needed a way to quickly plot skew-ts from our balloon launches out in the field, so I was able to put this together... UI-Sonde is a lightweight GUI modeled after the import sounding functionality of the SHARPpy GUI. I also tried to capture the look of the classic SHARPpy format with a few tweaks

Calling all prospective grad students! 🚨

Come learn about CliMAS during our annual Prospective Graduate Student Webinar - featuring our internationally recognized on campus and online MS and PhD programs.

RSVP here to receive a Zoom link: forms.gle/CYsLWz5uoRNm....

Excited to share our new BAMS publication w/ the field!

From Facebook to TikTok, weather and climate information has become increasingly digital. Our new BAMS paper charts the rise of digital meteorology, the AMS CDM Seal, and how universities are evolving to meet it. 🌪️🌩️📲

doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...

Renowned U.S. climate center trims staff ahead of expected budget cuts NSF-funded National Center for Atmospheric Research is already shuttered during shutdown

Anticipating steep cuts to its budget, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, one of the world’s leading climate research centers, has laid off 29 employees and decided not to fill 21 vacant positions. https://scim.ag/46yaM9g

Radar image of smoke from a field fire

Vegetation fire reported in the Pulsepoint app

Inevitable result of a drought during harvest: field fire near St. Joseph, IL this afternoon

This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important

Adding my 2 cents to the discussion on Google DeepMind’s performance for Imelda… 🧵

You might see a map like this and be impressed that at no point did it predict landfall in the US. But there is a lot of context lost by simplifying it to just one image.

YouTube video by Liberal Arts & Sciences at Illinois The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Where curiosity drives impact

Check out this promo video promoting our College, featuring Assistant Professor Joseph Trujillo-Falcón and many of our students! youtu.be/ZRgExF7r1gE?...

Take a few minutes to help support our fellow atmospheric scientists at UNL ⬇️

The most relatable meme I've ever seen lol

We had the Champaign County EM in class last week and another big concern they have is dust storms once harvest begins. Lots to keep an eye on this Fall...

COMMENTARY: If this was happening in another nation, we'd call it by name. It's authoritarianism.

Greetings from the CliMAS Fall 2025 Welcome BBQ!

The Practice and Assessment of Science: Five Foundational Flaws in the Department of Energy's 2025 Climate Report Adopted by the Executive Committee of the AMS Council on 27 August 2025

New AMS statement outlines five foundational flaws that make the Department of Energy's Climate Synthesis Report "inconsistent with scientific principles and practices."

Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/3UQRC82

Why's this bad? Well consolidating power into fewer and fewer hands is historically never a great idea (Monopoly anyone?), but it will likely also lead to massive layoffs of journalists, meteorologists, production staff, etc., particularly in markets where Nexstar already owns a station...

Nexstar agrees to buy Tegna for $6.2 billion, a massive consolidation of local TV stations | CNN Business The biggest owner of US TV stations is trying to get even bigger, believing the Trump administration will allow it to do so.

On today's addition of "things that are objectively terrible ideas": the largest owner of local TV stations in the US (Nexstar) is planning to merge with another massive station group (Tegna)
www.cnn.com/2025/08/19/m...

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Don't think the hospital staff believed me when I said I would definitely pass out during the blood draw. But don't worry, I proved them wrong 😂

The @ametsoc.org will be hosting a webinar about @nws.noaa.gov hiring, and the changes in the overall process on #August 20th at 12 PM EDT. Please consider registering if you are interested in upcoming or ongoing announcements. #Meteorology #Hydrology #ElectronicsTechnician #PhysicalScientist

We are in the final week for abstract submissions for #AMS2026! Get your applications in for the Weather Ready Nation Symposium and the Societal Applications Symposium by Thursday!

A group of students taking photos with AMS Past President Rich Clark at the 105th Annual Meeting.

✨Are you an undergraduate or graduate student interested in working, networking, and attending sessions at the AMS 106th Annual Meeting in Houston — all while earning a stipend?

Apply to be a student assistant at #AMS2026 💼!

Learn more and submit your application by 15 September: bit.ly/4lfu8UG

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