Marshall Shepherd

Reflecting On 50 Years Of Meteorology At Jackson State University The first HBCU program to offer a degree in meteorology celebrates a 50-year milestone. Some reflections from experts across the field.

My reflections on 50 years of meteorology at Jackson State University and their place in history. They were the 1st HBCU to grant a degree and have a program in meteorology. Cites several key leaders in the field and alumni of the program.
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If Hurricanes Don’t Make U.S. Landfall, Did They Happen? Why many Americans perceive the 2025 hurricane seaso, which had 13 named storms and three Category 5 storms, as "quiet."

An old philosophical question about a tree falling in the forest, U.S.-mainland bias, and the "politics is local" perspective. My thoughts on why some Americans think the 2025 hurricane season was quiet. It wasn't.

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Yep people conflate active with landfalling

Is The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Really Over? Meteorologist Marshall Shepherd reflects on the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season and whether it has truly come to an end. How did it compare to other seasons?

I heard someone suggest it was a below normal Atlantic hurricane season. They are dead wrong but I explain here in this weekend article why they say it.....It's a "did a tree fall in the forest if no one saw it" thing....

Read at link

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Actually Mike Bettes but check it out

Superfloods Find out why deadly flash floods are on the rise and how we can protect ourselves from them.

This is just wrong, and will become increasingly more wrong as time goes on, temperature trends continue, and weather system instability grows more frequent.
Here's a program featuring @drshepherd2013.bsky.social
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Just a reminder that there are people that sadly believe this among us....Carry on.....#scienceliteracyplease

Is The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season Really Over? Meteorologist Marshall Shepherd reflects on the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season and whether it has truly come to an end. How did it compare to other seasons?

My thoughts on why some in the US will erroneously say this wasn't a busy hurricane session
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My weekend reflections in Forbes.com on the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, whether it is over, and how it compared to previous seasons. Cites experts Bryan Norcross and Brian McNoldy.
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A little convo...I bet the comment section is lit :)

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Here’s Why You Saw Northern Lights On Veterans Day Much of the U.S., including the Southeast, could see Aurora Borealis on Veterans Day. Here's the reason why.

Did you see the Northern Lights last night? It is unusual to see them in so widely, especially in places like Georgia and Florida. I explain why we see them and whether we will see them again tonight. A good 101
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Definitely caught faint aurora but only through camera....Mag 4 Geomagnetic storm. Didn't think I would see them this far south ever. Seen them twice in last 2 years...

Trees grow naturally in the forest and chainsaws are also not a hoax"...Dr. Marshall Shepherd

One of my "go to" responses to the woefully simplistic retort that climate changes naturally only.

3 Lessons Society Could Learn From Small Talk About Weather Everyone talks about the weather. Here are the lessons a divided society can learn from it.

What a divided society could learn from small talk about weather. My weekend thoughts of inspiration
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Typhoon #Kalmaegi has made landfall over Quy Nhơn in Vietnam with winds of 205 km/h (125 mph) 🌀

Shutdown realities. Be aware

At Mars, Inc., the company behind favorites like M&M’s, weather isn’t just background noise, it’s a critical part of the business! 🍬

We have Lead Met Alex Tomoff on the show to discuss his unique position at one of the world's biggest food companies: linktr.ee/WeatherGeeks

Great email to start the day

I spent 12 years there

3 kinds of bias that shape your worldview What shapes our perceptions (and misperceptions) about science? In an eye-opening talk, meteorologist J. Marshall Shepherd explains how confirmation bias, the Dunning-Kruger effect and cognitive disso...

Surpassed 3 million views I was just alerted. Though I am talking weather, climate and science, it applies to a lot of biases people have...
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Why are College students storming fields more?

Vote Tuesday Georgia

Quote to remember:
“Trees fall naturally in the forest, and chainsaws are not a hoax.”

The Science Behind College Students Storming Football Fields A weather expert and sports fan takes a look at the "science" behind the tradition of storming the field and why it seems to be increasing.

My Sunday opine on the science behind the increase in field storm after NCAA college football games. Let me know what you think.
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Yes It is open ended as I noted in the article...

Of course, specific exceptions, Generally not absolute so modified to make that clear

Yes speaking with many friends there across the island

Revisiting The Category 6 Conversation After Hurricane Melissa Hurricane Melissa may be the strongest hurricane to make landfall in the Atlantic basin. It has also ignited discussion about the need for a Category 6 designation.

Was Hurricane Melissa Super Hurricane? Is Category 6 needed? I took a deep dive in my weekend Forbes piece citing

@katharinehayhoe.com @michaelemann.bsky.social @bmcnoldy.bsky.social @weatherprof.bsky.social Rheeda walker

Let me know your thoughts after reading it

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Power outage: Before and After from satellite...