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Since the historic floods of 2023, few Vermont residents have buyout money in hand Only eight property owners have gotten their payouts so far. For some, new obstacles from the federal government have added uncertainty.

Only eight property owners have gotten FEMA payouts so far. For some, new obstacles from the federal government have added uncertainty.
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Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at 101 km depth See detailed quake info, read user reports, submit your own if you felt it!

#Earthquake M4.2 | 42 km W of Happy Valley, Alaska | 2m ago | Jul 5, 2025 06:15 pm (Universal Time)
Did you feel it? Submit a report!
#moderate #quake #M2+ #M3+ #M4+ #United_States #Alaska
Quake feed for United States: @us.earthquakes.live

I’ll be joining in! Come #OceanChat with us! 🌊🦑

Splash screen for the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter post: "Alaska's First Heat Advisory: What it does and doesn't mean"

The National Weather Service this week issued the very first heat advisory in Alaska, but it wasn't the first because of unprecedented high temperatures. Details in the latest post from the Alaska and Arctic Climate newsletter. #akwx #Climate #Heat #NWS

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Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland want to support Harvard in funding lawsuit Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland look to join 16 other colleges in filing a brief in support of Harvard University

Glad to see Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland supporting Harvard as it resists Trump’s lawlessness and bullying. This is what leadership looks like.

Shame on those caving to Trump’s abuses of power and assault on our Constitution.

Breaks my heart - I loved working here so much.

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Federal weather & climate science is under threat. Starting TODAY at 3:00 PM ET, join a coalition of scientists--including AMS leaders--for a 100-hour livestream. Learn what federal science does for you, ask questions, and help build awareness to "Save Our Forecasts": wclivestream.com

I will give one of the talks, and I hope if you’ve ever been funded by a US government grant, you will do the same. Everyone else, please turn in.

A Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down

A National Weather Service office in Kentucky was scrambling to cover the overnight forecast on Friday as severe storms moved through much of the eastern U.S.

The office is one of several left without an overnight forecaster as a result of cuts ordered by the Department of Government Efficiency.

A dust storm hits Chicago.

One of the more mind blowing satellite images we've seen in a minute.

Exclusive | This Air-Traffic Controller Just Averted a Midair Collision. Now He’s Speaking Out. Jonathan Stewart was badly shaken by a recent close call in airspace around Newark, N.J. “I don’t want to be responsible for killing 400 people,” he said in an interview.

WSJ exclusive:

This Air-Traffic Controller Just Averted a Midair Collision. Now He’s Speaking Out.

Manager at Newark says his agency is understaffed, stressed out, experienced equipment failures that forced him to record flight info with pen and paper

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Imagine paying for your move from say Alaska to Oklahoma and then you get a RIF notice… like all of this is so risky 😭. Thinking about everyone in the agency!

SPC’s severe weather database is now QC’ed and updated for all of 2024. It was quite the year, coming in 2nd place for number of confirmed tornadoes since 1950, trailing the prolific 2004 season and overtaking the historic 2011 season. 2024 did see the most Sig Wind (65+ kt) reports since 1955.

Tribal libraries across Alaska slash hours and programming amid Trump's cuts It's not yet clear how widespread the cancellations are across Alaska – or the country more broadly.

The Trump administration recently notified Klukwan's tribal library that it was canceling two grants that account for the vast majority of its budget. That left the staff no choice but to cancel all future events – and dramatically reduce their hours.

(From KHNS - Haines)

Loss and Degradation of NOAA Sea Ice and Glacier data Premier US data sets defunded

Very sad and frustrating news about Alaska and Arctic Science impacts of cuts to sea ice products. From @alaskawx.bsky.social

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States win a legal injunction against President Trump, pausing library funding cuts A federal judge Tuesday wrote that President Trump's executive order dismantling the IMLS "disregards the fundamental constitutional role of each of the branches of our federal government."

A federal judge has halted President Trump's attempt to eliminate the Institute of Museum and Library Services – the agency which provides federal funding to libraries and museums across the country.

I, for one, welcome our “weather weapon” overlords

Seems bad.

From EMSC

#Earthquake (#sismo) possibly felt 37 sec ago in #Alaska. Felt it? Tell us via:
📱https://m.emsc.eu/#app
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⚠ Automatic crowdsourced detection, not seismically verified yet. More info soon!

A cross-border conversation with Québec For a special joint broadcast with the CBC's Radio Noon, listeners from Vermont and Québec share their opinions on the current state of U.S.-Canada relations.

Today, Vermont Edition co-hosted a cross-border conversation with Radio Noon, a call-in program from the CBC in Quebec.

Hosts Mikaela Lefrak and Shawn Apel took calls from listeners on both sides of the border about the current state of U.S.-Canada relations.

Harvard sues the Trump administration in escalating confrontation Lawsuit argues that government actions, including freezing $2.2 billion in federal funding, violated the First Amendment and didn’t follow legal procedures.

Harvard takes the next step: SUES the Trump administration in escalating confrontation
"Lawsuit argues that government actions, including freezing $2.2 billion in federal funding, violated the First Amendment and didn’t follow legal procedures."
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NSF Grant Termination Information Collection Form Please use this form to submit information identifying specific NSF grants that have been cancelled for any reason after January 20, 2025. We are tracking these grants to increase transparency, organize affected PIs, and facilitate responses, including via litigation. Please share the form as widely as possible with your networks. We are actively building a pipeline to organize these terminations and will soon have a tracker akin to our NIH grant tracker at https://airtable.com/appjhyo9NTvJLocRy/shrNto1NNp9eJlgpA WE WILL NOT DISCLOSE THE IDENTITY OF ANYONE WHO USES THIS FORM TO PROVIDE INFORMATION. We will keep your identity confidential. These resources are maintained by Noam Ross of rOpenSci and Scott Delaney of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with input and support from additional volunteers. For any questions, please contact Scott Delaney on Signal (sdelaney.84). THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE!

🚨Report your NSF grant terminations! 🚨

We are starting to collect information on NSF grant terminations to create a shared resource as we have for NIH. The more information we collect, the more we can organize, advocate, and fight back! Please share widely!

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Sorry to get political but I think we should pay people to check for poop in our food

Potential NOAA cuts could jeopardize weather reporting that's crucial for boaters and hunters A program that provides coastal and ocean data to improve mariners' safety would shut down if the federal agency loses over a quarter of its funds.

The proposed NOAA budget gutting would also eliminate the Climate Adaptation Program (CAP). The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, the org I work for, is the CAP for Alaska and has been working for Alaskans since 2006. #akwx #climate #NOAA

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The town of Whittier is threatened by a landslide. DOGE cuts are threatening the program that is keeping an eye on the risk. #akleg #Alaska

It's been a rough week for the NOAA family, including feds, contractors, and scientists across this country / world. I need to say something very important.

It is my motivation to get you the weather, water and climate data you need, regardless of what has, or will happen to us.

Our current situation

People carrying signs march along the side of the Sterling Highway in Soldotna, Alaska, on Saturday, April 5, 2025.

At least 200 at the “Many Voices” protest in Soldotna.

Some Weather Service Offices Are Delaying or Skipping Storm Surveys At least two Weather Service offices in Kentucky cited the continued threat of bad weather.

At least two offices of the National Weather Service have said they are delaying or skipping sending staff into the field to survey damage from this week’s severe weather, a key step that meteorologists usually use to confirm whether or not a tornado has struck.

US Weather Agency Websites to Vanish Under Planned Contract Cuts The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency is poised to eliminate most websites tied to its research division under plans for the cancellation of a cloud web services contract, a move that could s...

Almost all NOAA Research websites that rely on cloud services - including Amazon, Google and WordPress - are poised to disappear at midnight ET Saturday after a contract was targeted for "early termination." Labs may also feel the effects.

Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):