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So nice to escape to Tahoe for a few days. At Sugar Pine Point State Park.

Tomorrow morning, I'll be hosting a weather and climate-focused live virtual event to coincide with (and in support of!) @standupforscience.bsky.social! Join me then, and bring your questions for the interactive Q&A session at the end.

An active pattern to continue across California, with mainly beneficial precipitation through mid-Mar - Weather West The north-south precipitation dipole in CA persists, though with some recent attenuation The last couple of weeks have featured a mix of wet and dry weather statewide--not uncommon for February and March in California. More unusual has been the periods of considerable warmth--in some cases, record-breaking--across parts of the state in recent days. But overall,

New Weather West post out today! Active pattern coming up through mid-Mar; storms will likely bring more benefits than harm this time around. Plus, thoughts on developing El Niño Costero and what this spring might look like in the U.S. West. #CAwx #CAwater weatherwest.com/arch...

Sugarbush Reporter Was Not Fired for Viral JD Vance-Related Snow Update (Gift Article) A snow conditions update at Sugarbush featured an employee’s thoughts on the Trump administration before a visit from JD Vance. The posts were deleted, but she kept her job.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/s...

I so LOVE this story❣️

Elon Musk has shut down a team of tech-savvy civil servants responsible for developing the IRS’s free tax-filing service and improving government websites. As a result, 90 employees were immediately locked out of their devices and informed that their jobs were deemed non-essential.

The march from the Presidio to Fort Mason (Golden Gate National Recreation Area) was well attended!

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At the Presidio today

El Capitan displays a massive American flag upside down—the traditional signal of distress or extreme emergency.

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REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!

I'm a reporter at the SF Chronicle hoping to speak with scientists who were impacted by the government firings. Specifically NOAA scientists, especially those in California. Open to hearing from you on the record, off the record or anonymously.

email: anthony.edwards@sfchronicle.com
DMs open

Related to mass federal firings today: If anyone out there in private sector has a need for a highly-qualified PhD-level wildfire risk modeler (or MS/PHD-level meteorologist), available immediately, please do reach out via email or DM! (Not for me, but trying to help others out.)

Proud Boys Lose Control of Their Name to a Black Church They Vandalized A judge awarded the trademarked name and symbols to a Washington church to help satisfy a $2.8 million judgment against the far-right group.

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/u...

100,000 Eggs Are Stolen in Pennsylvania Amid Shortage The theft of the eggs, which the authorities said were worth $40,000, comes as grocery shoppers across the country are facing empty shelves and higher prices for eggs.

Lock up your eggs peeps! 😂

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/u...

Merlin up close today

The U.S. #NationalWeatherService, housed within #NOAA, is a truly world-class meteorological predictive service, perhaps singularly so. It costs only ~$3/yr per taxpayer, & yields ~10:1 return on investment--saving economy 10s-100s of billions, not to mention thousands of lives.

Also, even a temporary or partial interruption in NOAA/NWS 24/7 lifesaving services--which are often used in an hour-by-hour (even minute-by-minute) context--would have this effect. The NWS is a critical public utility and it would be extremely difficult to rebuild if torn down.

Returning home from a great day of protest! Young and old were there at the State Capitol to raise our voices against the tyranny.

Close encounter with a Merlin today

"Excluding Indians": Trump admin questions Native Americans' birthright citizenship in court The Trump admin is leaning on a pre-14th Amendment law in its fight to redefine birthright citizenship.

People say that Indigenous people are exaggerating when we say the goal of the U.S. and its states has remained unchanged, they are still committed to extermination of the "Indian Problem" through any means necessary.

www.salon.com/2025/01/23/e...

@weatherwest.bsky.social I just set up an account here. Can you let your followers know I'm on here, now?

Stay strong. For us, this is more than just a job-it’s a calling. Together, we will stand to protect our parks, environment, and wildlife. Four years… we remain hopeful that the attack on our public lands will be less brutal this time.

Burrowing Owl

Burrowing Owl

A 5 Owl species week so far
GHOW WESO BANO NSWO and BUOW. Going to try for SEOW too.