Margaret Orr Hoeflich, PhD

oops. White nationalism is a helluva drug.

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Monday morning grump post.

Before you criticize, shame, and gatekeep, maybe watch the live streams of @MaxVelocityWX and @ryanhallyall first.

Whether we like it or not, this is the future of meteorology, science communication, and IDSS.

Snow is now too deep for zoomies but here are some hops for your timeline ❄️😂 #beaglesofbluesky

When clout is established before trust, those who have built their career by establishing trust first... and subsequently spend so much time fighting misinformation generated by clout... well, they're naturally going to be skeptical. It hurts to watch them get shamed for those experiences.

Some snow zoomies to cleanse the timeline

Alysa Liu jumps in joy on the podium after receiving her women's figure skating gold medal at the Winter Olympics, while silver medalist Kaori Sakamoto and bronze medalist Ami Nakai clap and cheer

This photo by the AFP's Wang Zhao is everything right about figure skating

Alysa Liu’s Olympic run came with terms. Her choreographer helps her express them Liu is the best U.S. hope for an Olympic medal in women's figure skating, which would be the country's first in the competition since 2006.

“When Liu, 20, decided to return to skating, she did so with conditions. She’d wear what she wants. Dance to the music she wants. Eat what she wants. Take breaks when she wants…. [Skating] would be the vehicle through which she displayed the real Alysa.”

she did it! her! way!!

Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.

There is No Scientific Justification to Revoke the Endangerment Finding The U.S. EPA's decision to repeal the Endangerment Finding will limit the government's ability to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.

As I say here, there is no scientific justification to revoke the engagement finding. In fact, over the last 15+ yrs, the evidence of how climate change affects our health has only grown. Higher risk of allergies, dementia, fertility, heart disease, and death: that’s what’s on the line. @nature.org

If you were at #AMS2026 and were present for the emergency town hall regarding NCAR, remember the words “pain is coming” to NCAR?

The transition of the Cheyenne Supercomputer Center to a third party is such a devastating blow.

May I offer you a dog pic in these trying times

Image of the Yeti in the skiing Windows game SkiFree eating the player

Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics

Nevermind jobs you had, tell me five classes you took at university (undergrad edition)

1. Climate Dynamics
2. Intermediate Ballet
3. French Seminar
4. Environmental Journalism
5. Differential Equations (once but barely lol)

"Surviving", to me, was the word of the week at AMS.

The most common answer whenever you asked how someone was doing.

Sadly my good view at the front wasn’t great for attendance photos. It was a well-attended session I promise! And will defs let you know if I’m ever in your area 💙👀

Not Moira Rose 😥

PSA: Here's how the anti-net zero sausage gets made:

1. Oil companies fund climate denial groups
2. which incubate fake experts
3. who write policy papers for 'think tanks'
4. which get blurbed by politicians
5. & reported uncritically by right-wing media.

Voila!

www.desmog.com/2026/01/28/c...

Always learning something new from my girl @katharinehayhoe.com 💙#AMS2026

A few quotes from the Mental Wellbeing in the Atmospheric Sciences panel:
“People will ask ‘what do I do next?’ Do something even if it’s wrong”

“Life is a juggling act. Some balls are rubber and some are glass. You have to decide which ones you can let go right now and maybe pick back up later.”

No context post for #AMS2026 @nws.noaa.gov @ametsoc.org

Disembodied @jjrennie.bsky.social has become a staple of my #AMS2026 experience so far

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I’d like to personally thank @shelwinkleywx.bsky.social for kicking off the climate comm social media panel with (this specific) Spongebob reference 🙌

Quoting @wxdam.com here but

"Sorry to hear you'll have heat when it's 5°F?

Sorry you can cook your family a hot meal?

Sorry you've got running water?

Sorry a tree didn't fall through your bedroom?"

#NCwx

Harnessing the Power of Communication and Behavior Science to Enhance Society's Response to Climate Change A science-based understanding of climate change and potential mitigation and adaptation options can provide decision makers with important guidance in making decisions about how best to respond to the...

Hey there #AMS2026 - our fabulous Pres Forum moderator @bernwoodsplacky.bsky.social mentioned @maibached.bsky.social’s “simple, clear messages” catchphrase. Want to learn more? Here’s our 2023 paper that applies topics from the Forum to climate comm!

www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...

@shawnmilrad.bsky.social dis u

Zach Covey summarizing his presentation in the #AMS2026 #AMSStudent2026 Science Communications breakout session:

"People don't experience forecasts. They experience impacts."

I dig that. That's good.

Thank you @gingerzee.bsky.social for taking time out of Snowmageddon coverage to talk to students at #AMS2026

It’s Queen @gingerzee.bsky.social at #AMS2026

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ACTUALLY, the slide of the year is skipping over “interviewed current presidents”