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A group of people in a field watching a thunderstorm

We know many of you are waiting for the application cycle to open for #SPOTTR 2026. We’re working out some last-minute adjustments to the budget and instrument suite (all good!). When applications open, you’ll read it here first! Watch this space!

February is Black History Month and we are celebrating the accomplishments of pioneering Black women scientists. Visit https://awis.org/historical-women-scientists/?_ethnicity=black to learn more and let us know who needs to be added. #BlackHistoryMonth #WomenInSTEM

Minnesota Proved MAGA Wrong The pushback against ICE exposed a series of mistaken assumptions.

“Every social theory undergirding Trumpism has been broken on the steel of Minnesotan resolve. The multiracial community in Minneapolis was supposed to shatter. It did not. It held until Bovino was forced out of the Twin Cities with his long coat between his legs” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

GWC LIVES ARE BACK! 🥳

We're looking forward to having SPC Forecaster Elizabeth Leitman with us to talk through some exciting changes to the SPC severe weather outlooks and answer your questions, LIVE -- on our YouTube or Facebook channels!

We'll see you at 6pm CT on Tuesday Feb 3!

YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Lyric Video)

Oh our Minneapolis, I hear your voice
Singing through the bloody mist
We’ll take our stand for this land
And the stranger in our midst

Directed by Thom Zimny
Edited by Thom Zimny and Samuel Shapiro
Production Footage: Pam Springsteen and Thom Zimny

🧵SPC will be introducing new information in Convective Outlooks starting in early March. The following thread will offer some basic information regarding these changes. The TL;DR: outlook categories are not changing! But there will be more info for peak hazard intensity.

I stood. I started with MM5 & WRF. WRFhelp, WRF forum. All the online resources, presentations & documentation. i contributed back for years. It takes a village to build, maintain & help/contribute back. All possible bc of an institution dedicated to supporting our community & us supporting NCAR!

Just reporting what I heard.

I too, have been a bit annoyed at the refrain, “Hang in there; we’ve seen this before.” No, we haven’t. This isn’t a typical administration, and it’s causing unprecedented, wanton destruction. I hear, “I’m nearer retirement than you; it’s not really my problem.”

AWIS offers Opportunity Scholarships for Career Re-entry to help STEM professionals return to the workforce after a career break. Apply by 2/28. https://awis.org/awis-opportunity-scholarships-career-re-entry/ WomenInSTEM

As the Trump administration targets NCAR, scientists rally to defend the ‘mothership’ of atmospheric research A letter published by the National Science Foundation asks for ideas to dismantle the research hub. Scientists are responding en masse.

#SaveNCAR
www.cpr.org/2026/01/28/s...

Sabrina Servey with the CMU team shares some initial hail swath distributions from three ICECHIP IOPs. #AMS2026

Airport jet bridge entrance with two signs reading Group 3 and Group 4

I’m part of the elite club whose outbound #AMS2026 flight on Southwest did not have assigned seating, but whose returning flight does.

Indeed, all the silver numbered pillars Southwest used to line up passengers at the gates have evaporated. Melted down for scrap, perhaps? 🤔

Rob by his windows contemplating the snowstorm outside from his snowy living room

outside and inside snowstorms courtesy of The AI #AMS2026

After the #AMS2026 emergency town hall regarding NCAR, it is ***imperative*** that folks contact their senators and representatives. IN PARTICULAR:

Maine: Susan Collins (Chair - Senate Approps.)
Oklahoma: Tom Cole (Chair - House Approps.)
Colorado: John Hickenlooper and Joe Neguse

#SaveNCAR

Research Works - NSF NCAR|UCAR Harnessing the power of research to protect lives and property, support the economy, and strengthen national security.

Busalacchi: Potential DCL response inspiration can be found in
researchworks.ucar.edu #AMS2026

Busalacchi & Stensrud to early career scientists: Turn off the news. Do great work. Don’t hyperfocus on one area. Build up a network. Cultivate new skills. Things tend to get better. ❤️‍🩹

Dana Carlis (NSSL dir) asked what Universities can do. Busalacchi suggested that all the 129 member institutions respond to the DCL. #AMS2026

Packed house at AMS.

Packed house for the NCAR and Federal Appropriations Town Hall at #AMS2026.

Join UCAR President Antonio Busalacchi at a town hall meeting this afternoon at #AMS2026 to discuss the threats facing NSF NCAR.

https://bit.ly/3NNXHS5

Stensrud: NCAR is both the glue and the oil of atmospheric science. #AMS2026

A ballroom full of people standing.

UCAR President Busalacchi asked everyone who has used UCAR/NCAR resources to stand. The entire room (with very limited extensions) stood.

Incoming AMS president Alan Sealls, UCAR President Tony Busalacchi, and outgoing AMS President Dave Stensrud talking about the evolving situation at NCAR. #AMS2026

They were decidedly spherical

Update: I blew the keg. Sorry.

What on earth did I just witness #AMS2026

Loving this “Radar Happy Hour” at the OU exhibit booth. Beer + ZDR columns = 😋 #AMS2026

What Americans Lose If Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled - Eos Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.

NCAR represents what is possible when a nation chooses to invest in science as a public good, writes @carlonimbus.bsky.social of @ucs.org. #SaveNCAR eos.org/opinions/wha...

👀 #inwx

I have never seen such electrical outlet parsimony in a convention center. #AMS2026