My thoughts on the Charlie Kirk assassination:
11.09.2025 17:15 β π 3 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0@jcornerwx.bsky.social
Atmospheric Science PhD student | University of Virginia | Deep Learning & Deep Convection | NIU MS '24, Valpo BS '20
My thoughts on the Charlie Kirk assassination:
11.09.2025 17:15 β π 3 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0MPS budget
Presidential budget is out. Here's NSF. Biggest cut, by amount, is $1 billion, or 66.8%, from MPS (Physics & Math directorate). nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/00-NSF...
30.05.2025 20:20 β π 854 π 494 π¬ 30 π 176Quoted in the NYTimes article on future of AI in weather and it discusses all the cuts. Gift article link!
21.05.2025 19:52 β π 9 π 6 π¬ 3 π 1If you comment on any of my posts that Red states deserved to be destroyed by disasters I will block you so fucking fast. You donβt get to lose your humanity just because a bunch of fascists have. Just pretend youβre smart enough to understand the complexities of politics, dweebs.
24.01.2025 00:26 β π 588 π 71 π¬ 17 π 21A new method of storm chasing as we land into Dulles before a long journey. #VAwx #DCwx
03.05.2025 19:07 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A late night in the office does have some perks. Some lightning pics from a supercell that moved 10 miles south of Charlottesville a couple of hours ago. #VAwx #WxSky
15.04.2025 04:14 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0April 13th, 1743:
Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States and the "father of weather observers," was born on April 13th, 1743. In 1776, Thomas Jefferson began to recruit volunteer weather observers throughout Virginia.
Yup, this is perfect!
05.04.2025 02:17 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Jon Stewart's conversation with Michael Lewis revealed the importance of recognizing "faceless" government service workers as people who selflessly better communities by solving problems the private sector won't/can't complete. Also, some of the stories Lewis tells are delightfully funny!
04.04.2025 02:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Water remains the standalone no. 1 killer in severe weather events. Repeated rounds of heavy rainfall over increasingly saturated grounds will make this a potentially βpotentially devastating eventβ (these are NWS Memphisβ words, not mine).
02.04.2025 17:08 β π 20 π 18 π¬ 0 π 1I decided I would go to DC to see the full-bloom #cherryblossoms! With great luck, I stumbled into the cherry blossom festival, so I had the pleasure of listening to the Taiko drums and witnessing thousands of kites over the national mall. It was truly an awesome Saturday with great #DCwx
30.03.2025 18:48 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I shall drive to DC on Saturday to see this!
27.03.2025 23:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0"Creating a ruckus" is his euphemism for wrote an op-ed in a newspaper. The Constitution protects all people under U.S. jurisdiction (not just citizens) from government actions penalizing them for speech, use of the free press, or peaceful assembly.
27.03.2025 18:34 β π 4031 π 1082 π¬ 220 π 45I recall one of these days! I saw a storm over the Lincoln memorial, so we took cover under the Washington monument. Many people were not so lucky (and didn't have a meteorologist in their group). Got some crazy video tho.
22.03.2025 00:52 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Fun fact: I was home for break that whole week and it was in the 70s. I then flew back to Charlottesville less than 24 hours before this tornado. #IAmTheBubble
18.03.2025 01:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A new NWS damage survey reveals that my parents' house was almost impacted by an EF0 (probably about 900 feet from the top endpoint). Luckily, they had a NOAA weather radio because something similar happened last year.
18.03.2025 01:50 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Moving to Charlottesville really motivated me to change some habits. A better diet and more exercise has allowed me to lose 20 pounds (while gaining muscle) since August.
17.03.2025 15:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Abstract background with person's hand touching complex circular design with coding/big data concept on a virtual screen
We are bringing forward the full transition to #OpenData to 1 October 2025. This means that our entire Real-time Catalogue will be fully available under a CC-BY-4.0 licence at the maximum resolution. Find out more β‘οΈ www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
17.03.2025 13:22 β π 172 π 61 π¬ 4 π 9Another example of the outstanding work of the folks at the NWS Storm Prediction Center!
The initial risk area was denoted on the Day 6 Severe Weather Outlook with continued messaging of a significant severe weather threat up to the event day
*Note: Reports are preliminary (likely more to come)
Day 2 outlook for 7 Apr 2006
Day 2 outlook for 14 Apr 2012
Day 2 outlook for 15 Mar 2025
Day 2 High Risks, I believe all of them.
2025-03-15
2012-04-14
2006-04-07
The "but my weather apps says" crowd must be in shambles. #inwx
14.03.2025 13:32 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I'll call it a successful Wednesday during Spring Break... reaching all my fitness goals and finishing a puzzle!
13.03.2025 04:56 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0photo of the stand up for science rally in DC. people are holding signs like fire doge not me.
photo of the stand up for science rally in DC. a sign says mad scientists and points to the poeople around it .
photo of the stand up for science rally in DC. girls just want to have funding for scientific research sign held by a woman being held up with the Capitol etc in the background.
photo of the stand up for science rally in DC. sunny day on the mall for the event.
Some pics from today. #standupforscience #dc
08.03.2025 01:46 β π 145 π 23 π¬ 2 π 0AMS President-Elect Alan Sealls on CBS: "The more you cut, the less likely the Weather Service is able to keep up with [daily and severe weather]. ... Whether you're looking on TV [or] at a weather app, NOAA is the foundation of all of these forecasts."
Watch: www.cbsnews.com/video/what-n...
On a white background, the traditional NOAA logo reads "Save NOAA."
@noaa.gov provides lifesaving science, service and stewardship to the nation. #SaveNOAA is a group of terminated NOAA employees fighting for reinstatement to continue to deliver Americans these critical services.
#SaveNOAA #NOAAStrong #NOAA #Science #Fed #FedEmployees #Federal #Layoffs
what do you think would happen if someone elected to political office turned out to be an idiot
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