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PhD Climate Scientist. Alaska. The Earth is warming because of us. Mooseologist. All opinions are my own. Future FIFA Peace Prize winner. Signal: Climatologist.49

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a man talking on a phone with the words thanks mercury written above him ALT: a man talking on a phone with the words thanks mercury written above him

A lot of weird stuff has happened since Mercury went into retrograde on February 26th. Probably just a coincidence.

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Stepping down to spend more time with Corey?

05.03.2026 19:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    đŸ’Ŧ 0    📌 0

cc: @weratedogs.com

05.03.2026 18:57 — 👍 13    🔁 2    đŸ’Ŧ 0    📌 0

I asked CharGPT if the map has a lot of red. It confirmed it.

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😭

05.03.2026 16:02 — 👍 19    🔁 1    đŸ’Ŧ 2    📌 0

This winter is essentially tied with 2016-17.

05.03.2026 05:32 — 👍 16    🔁 1    đŸ’Ŧ 0    📌 0
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China just had their warmest winter on record. đŸ”ĨđŸ”ĨđŸ”Ĩ

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The Dec-Feb period globally was the 5th warmest on record.

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Let's check in and see how much winters have warmed over the last 50 years. đŸ”ĨđŸ”ĨđŸ”Ĩ

05.03.2026 04:55 — 👍 52    🔁 13    đŸ’Ŧ 3    📌 0

<"Sure Jan" dot gif>

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Winter climate stripes time series for the Contiguous U.S.

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Only 35% of the Contiguous U.S. had a Dec-Feb average temperature below freezing. ☚ī¸

05.03.2026 04:18 — 👍 23    🔁 5    đŸ’Ŧ 1    📌 0
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Dec-Feb was the 2nd warmest winter for the Contiguous U.S. according to ERA5 Reanalysis. 31% of the Contiguous U.S. had their warmest winter on record (since 1940), 53% were much above average, and only 1% was much below average (both compared to the 1991-2020 baseline).

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OPERATION EPIC SHORTY

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It's a dry heat.

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February 2026 was easily the warmest on record for Iran according to ERA5 Reanalysis.

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Looks like it excludes you. How rude!

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You might be surprised to learn that most of the 77 million people had other top priorities (e.g., skin color and first language) and that things like affordability, foreign policy, and tariffs were just to provide cover.

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This, plus the tariffs will probably take 1 or 2 points off of his support among farmers.

04.03.2026 22:30 — 👍 3    🔁 0    đŸ’Ŧ 1    📌 0
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Some recent records set or tied in Alaska. đŸĨļ @alaskawx.bsky.social

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A very severe blizzard in Kaktovik, Alaska. @alaskawx.bsky.social

04.03.2026 01:55 — 👍 52    🔁 9    đŸ’Ŧ 2    📌 0

Congrats @jjrennie.bsky.social!

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Sources close to Jared and Ivanka ...

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The conflict widens!

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Another Alaska 511 webcam. This one is the Mitkof Highway (northwest of Wrangell on Mitkof Island).

03.03.2026 23:27 — 👍 65    🔁 7    đŸ’Ŧ 0    📌 0
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Looks like good driving weather on the Glenn Highway.

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Here are the weekly values.

03.03.2026 18:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    đŸ’Ŧ 1    📌 0

The weekly value is -0.6C.

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With military assets diverted to the Middle East, skirmishes in the War on Christmas are heating up.

03.03.2026 15:56 — 👍 65    🔁 7    đŸ’Ŧ 0    📌 0

It's March 2nd.

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