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Press Briefing: Why We Need NOAA Now More Than Ever Mass layoffs with the threat of future reductions has made the future of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration uncertain. In this webinar co-hosted by Covering Climate Now and Climate Central, experts discussed the impact of NOAA reductions.

CCNow and @climatecentral.org, in collaboration with @ametsoc.org, hosted an hour-long webinar on what journalists should know about cuts to #NOAA, including the agency’s importance to public safety and climate research. Watch the conversation: coveringclimatenow.org/event/why-we...

HAPPENING SOON!
🗓️Mar 13
⏰12pm ET
🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

NOAA’s data is the invisible backbone of nearly every weather forecast & our understanding of climate change.

Join @coveringclimatenow.org, Climate Central & @ametsoc.org for a press briefing on why this crucial data matters.

I thought you might be there! Impressive turnout :)

NOAA layoffs could ground some hurricane hunter flights These specialized aircraft are key for making accurate storm track and intensity forecasts.

Not a hypothetical: less aircraft reconnaissance flights can lead to forecasters flying blind and badly missing rapid intensification forecasts like they did for hurricanes Otis & John in Mexico. This led to immense property damages and greater loss of life. www.axios.com/2025/03/06/n...

Climate Science Legal Defense Fund

I’ll just leave this here.

Friends, please check out @csldf.org

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When your org’s president-elect is a broadcast meteorologist you know he’s going to give good interview. Breaks things down really well for the audience.

AMS Statement: U.S. leadership in scientific innovation is at risk, with wide-ranging consequences for public safety and the economy. The AMS urges strong support for NOAA & other federal scientific agencies working in weather and climate.

A serene image of a vast ocean under a colorful sky, with calm waters reflecting the light hues of the sky and a small boat visible in the distance. Photo credit: 2024 Weather Band Photo Contest submission "Sunrise at Suva Point" by Viniana Bau.

The AMS stands in support of federal employees impacted by layoffs across agencies including NOAA. Many are vital members of our community who do invaluable work.

As we work to respond, here are a few AMS resources available to everyone who needs them: bit.ly/4kgQvK5

AMS keeps making me proud to work there.

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The AMS joins over 230 organizations and 2,600 individuals in submitting the following letter to Congress, expressing concern and strong opposition to the selective removal of public data from federal websites: bit.ly/42RqXwR

“[Privatizing weather forecasting is] a solution being proposed where there isn’t a problem because almost anything you do to change the current balance will make weather forecasting less efficient and provide less service to the country.” heatmap.news/politics/tru...

Image: Crews make emergency repairs to a breached Linda, Calif., levee in February 1986. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Michael J. Nevins/Released). Wikimedia Commons.

5/ Atmospheric rivers are key contributors to Calif. levee failures, notes a paper in "Weather, Climate, & Society.” Over 90% of weather-related levee failures between 1980 and 2021 had an atmospheric river event within the preceding 2 weeks. 🧪 doi.org/10.1175/WCAS...

Image: A buildup of ice on a branch after an ice storm. Taken in New Ipswich, NH, on the top of Pratt Mountain (42°43′57″N 71°55′10″W). Photo credit: J. Carmichael (Carju451), Wikimedia Commons.

4/ From another #BulletinAMS paper: recent intense cold snaps in W. Europe, Texas, China, & Brazil are unlikely to recur in the same locations this century. "The most intense cold snaps ... are disappearing or have already disappeared due to anthropogenic climate change." 🧪 doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...

Image: Damage rated EF5 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, from a tornado which struck Parkersburg, Iowa on May 25, 2008. Photo: National Weather Service. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EF5_tornado_damage_example.jpg

3/ Another #BulletinAMS paper suggests the 10-year “drought” of the strongest (EF5) tornadoes is likely due to stricter use of EF scale ratings, not changes in tornadoes. Compared w/the older Fujita scale, the Enhanced Fujita (EF) scale makes it harder to qualify as an EF5. 🧪 doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...

Photo of glaring sun in the sky. Photo by Pixabay from Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/photo/sun-301599/

2/ Certain areas of the U.S. Southeast are "sitting ducks" for extreme heat and precip events, suggests a paper in #BulletinAMS. In these areas, odds of extreme events have increased exponentially--but haven't yet manifested, meaning locals are likely unprepared. 🧪 doi.org/10.1175/BAMS...

Image: Wildfire in Santa Clarita, California in October 2007. Photo by Jeff Turner on Wikimedia Commons.

🧵 Thread of recent weather/climate research in @ametsoc.org journals! 🧪

1/ A paper in "Weather & Forecasting" looks at massive California fires. It suggests that given enough dry fuel, wind is the key factor influencing how large a fire is & how fast/explosively it spreads. doi.org/10.1175/WAF-...

Photo credit: 2024 Weather Band Photo Contest submission "Badlands Storm" by Alex Gulino.

The weather & climate enterprise provides essential services that the public relies upon. We do not yet know the depth of the changes we face, but all have a voice, and we are stronger together than apart.

Read a message from the AMS President: bit.ly/40QoIaJ

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🌪️The 2025 @girlswhochase.com virtual Spring Training is almost here!

Open to all ages and genders, this online event will provide storm chasing training for everyone—whether you're a beginner or looking to expand your expertise.

Learn more and get your ticket here: bit.ly/4dXM7vt

This is awesome! You really just started to embroider? It’s so lovely!

Also LOTR’s pacing has been very helpful for me at times in terms of quieting my brain and getting out of panic mode, while still being moved along by the story.

Photo: A wing-shaped cloud formation over a tree and buildings

🪽 over New Orleans on the last evening of #AMS2025. Get home safe everyone! If this region IS your home, thank you for having us 💗

I was a grad student when the 2007 IPCC report came out, the two highest emissions pathways predicted warming of 3.4 or 4 degrees. "A bit less than 3C" is still too high, but thanks to activists, scientists, and policymakers we have brought the number down. Our climate future is still being written.

It was so great to see you! Stay safe and have fun out there!

I can’t tell you how delighted I have been by all the pigeon pics at #AMS2025. I hope this bird achieved its scientific, networking, and swag-acquiring goals!

A moth rests on a glass surface held in the palm of a hand. The moth is extremely small. Its wings, resembling those of a dragonfly, are extended and barely surpass the thickness of a finger. The abdomen is thinner than a thin ring. The moth is a creamy color with dots covering its entire body. Its antennae, very small, are positioned on the sides of its body.

This is an Euclea brownsvillea #moth. It's quite amazing how its wings fold, resembling a dragonfly, and its abdomen sometimes points upwards. The range of these small moths extends from Louisiana to California, covering Mexico, and reaching as far south as Brazil/Guyana.

#invertebrates #insects

the crazy part is this means the facebook we’ve all been experiencing for the past 5 years was the *good* version

Women’s luncheon

TODAY, 12pm!

We can’t wait to see everyone at the women’s atmospheric sciences luncheon with our friends @ams-women.bsky.social! 💃💃💜💜 #AMS2025

A few things heard at #AMS2025 this morning:
Communities already vulnerable are disproportionately hurt by wildfire damage.
Increasing urban wildfires=Black communities increasingly affected. (Lauren Taylor)
Heat risk may soon render 26% of Summer Olympic candidate cities nonviable. (Milena Raeber)

I had an internship with someone who went on to acquire the first video of a giant squid! So I would assume that item is more of like, a general guideline. Like, here’s how to avoid giant squid IF THAT’S WHAT YOU WANT.