This is Dezi, part of our Spokescat program, and we're not even going to make her try and sell you something because, I mean, as great as the library is, we don't have anything that lives up to this level of perfection.
@davidho.bsky.social is absolutely right. NCAR isn't just a great institution in its own right, but vital for all of us Earth scientists at universities and institutions across the country and around the world. To learn more, watch the video below. Write to NSF_NCAR@nsf.gov today and #SaveNCAR !
Adjectives fail. Above Tuscon AZ, the strength of the predicted upper-level high (big red blob at left) is typical for late June.
In late May, it would be record-breaking early.
The European model ensemble suggests a high this strong (and hot) will arrive next week, around the first day of spring.
In case you missed it, the viral hail report in Kankakee, Illinois that was challenging the record for largest recorded hailstone ever (8 inches - Vivian, SD) is gone
However, Illinois does have a new state-record hailstone (also from Kankakee) with a preliminary maximum size of 6.14 inches
good night, sewers.
good night, streams.
good night, operations and maintenance teams.
good night, settling tanks.
good night, stream banks.
good night, engineers, scientists, crews, managers, inspectors, analysts too.
a good night for us means serving with care.
good night, sewers, everywhere.
Superb—and *very* unsettling—roundup from @weatherwest.bsky.social. The imminent SW heat wave (likely the most intense for March on record) will involve similar dynamics to the June 2021 scorcher in the PacNW. This landscape-parching heat may set the stage for serious fire/drought trouble by summer.
How's about this for a wacko record? PHX all-time record March high is 100F, set one time. The current NBM forecast has PHX hitting 101F or higher (at least) 5 days in a row, topping out at 106F.
Working over Spring Break is a bit easier at a local coffee shop. ☕
Re-upping this interesting geology story explaining that the reason the Strait of Hormuz is so narrow (making it difficult for ships to exit the Persian Gulf), is the same reason the region has so much oil. 🧪
no GIF fully captures how damn hard it is to function these days, but this one comes close
Hi everyone! With the abstract submission deadlines for the 2026 AMS Madison Joint Summit coming up, wanted to advertise these student award and travel opportunities available via the AMS WAF/NWP conferences. Feel free to spread the word to any interested students!
Happy "AZ doesn't observe DST but my phone's detected time zone was Denver instead of Phoenix so my alarm went off an hour earlier than planned" day to all who celebrate.
Congratulations!!! 🎉🥳
I don’t know CEO…maybe you’ve trained it on a society that is crippled with anxiety? Just maybe?
Sorry I know the world is in a terrible fix but I've been laughing at this for ten minutes now
Made it to Friday but at what cost
Today is SPC's first explicit forecast of significant tornadoes possible (CIG1) in a tornado probability less than 10%. Based on radar data and environment a significant tornado may have occurred in parts of that forecast area. SPC could not have explicitly forecast this kind of scenario previously.
11-hour day followed by evening work at home and I'm still so, so far behind. I'm hanging in there, but by a thread.
One woman who called the State Department helpline looking for help said they told her to "stop ranting and raving" and hung up on her.
Another woman said they asked her how to spell Oman.
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/t...
Some exciting news to share: very soon, NOAA Research will be hiring new federal employees into science positions across the agency! A couple of notes:
1) They will only be open on USAJobs for seven days.
2) Multiple positions at different sites may be in one posting.
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Saw a thoughtful thread about AI, don't want to QT or argue. But. The biggest rage factor with LLMs is the people who, because genAI is transformative for coding, think it's transformative for everything else, because they devalue every other form of work and labor and knowledge.
There have been MULTIPLE early leaks of scientific discoveries via DECORATED CAKE. Scientists are good at many things, but shutting up is definitely not one of them.
what's the point of blocking a spam caller if Zoom goes "HEY YOU MISSED A CALL" every time they try
Massive cold pool down in South America this morning
The end of an era: with today’s SPC Conditional Intensity update comes new graphics. For the first time ever, the main convective outlook graphics will not be plotted by GEMPAK.
"Calvino’s point... is that breaking down existing language, analyzing it and taxonomizing it, and then recombining it to form new stories—all this is fine for emails and things no one wants to read anyway, but it’s inherently regressive and misses what makes literature vibrant."
Incredible essay.
I enjoyed repeated glimpses of the fading lunar eclipse on my way to work this morning. One perk of leaving the house by 6am!
Hannah Ritchie has built a fun little tool where you can compare energy usage of various products and activities.
This is super helpful imho, because it's so hard to develop intuitions even just about the scales involved here.
hannahritchie.substack.com/p/does-that-...
#LunarEclipse FAQ:
Q: Is it safe to look at?
A: Absolutely! Unlike a solar eclipse, there's no UNsafe time to look at a lunar eclipse.
Q: Do I need a telescope?
A: Nope! Best view is with naked eye. Just look up!
Q: Does the eclipse portend terror & doom?
A: Not at all! The news has that covered.
