Pam Knox

I took that class too. They no longer use that scenario for their mock trial though, switched to something else more geological I think.

Changes in global land temperatures are ~the same if you use all weather stations or just those in rural locations. Confirming previous studies on the effect of the urban heat island on global temperatures.

Atlantic #HurricaneSeason begins today, June 1.
Since records began, the continental U.S. has experienced four Category 5 hurricane landfalls, and ALL four of them were only tropical storms just three days prior!
Rapid intensification is terrifying when it occurs right before landfall.

Map of part of Kentucky overlayed with red warning boxes.

It does look like alerts went out (would like to hear more). A testament to the meteorologists at NWS offices working around this turmoil. Putting the country in this position is extremely dangerous. Lives are put at risk when there is not full and consistent staffing in these kinds of positions.

Exactly what we’ve been SCREAMING about since this whole mess started. This was inevitable. It’s not fault of the office itself. It’s entirely the fault of the current administration.

Green line graph time series of average sea surface temperature anomalies for each April from 1850 through 2025 for only the North Atlantic. There is large interannual variability, but an overall long-term increasing trend. Anomalies are computed relative to a 1981-2010 baseline.

Sea surface temperatures in the northern half of the Atlantic Ocean continue to come down from their exceptional peak a year ago.

Data from @noaa.gov ERSSTv5 (psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded...).

Trump Administration Decommissions Sea Ice Data That Sounded an Alarm on Arctic Climate Change - Inside Climate News Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are now degrading the datasets used to monitor the most rapidly warming parts of the planet. More such moves are coming, NOAA has warned.

NEW from me @insideclimatenews.org: Cuts at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are now degrading datasets used to monitor the most rapidly warming parts of the planet.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0705202...

First, satellites do not replace radiosondes. Radiosondes are the ONLY way you can get measurements every 15’ through the atmosphere.

Second, services HAVE BEEN disrupted. Missed balloon flights is a disrupted service. Offices not open 24/7 is a disrupted service.

Most Americans use federal science information on a weekly basis, a new poll finds Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.

Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.

A militarized conspiracy theorist group believes radars are ‘weather weapons’ and is trying to destroy them | CNN National Weather Service offices around the country are on guard after recent threats to agency infrastructure — specifically Doppler weather radars — from a violent militia-style group, emails from t...

NEXRAD radars are #weather detectors, not “weapons.” When you receive a #tornado or severe #thunderstorm warning, it is more likely than not based on an NWS meteorologist’s interpretation of #radar data. Your taxpayer dollars pay for their operation. Leave them alone. #FFS

Hurricane forecasts are more accurate than ever – NOAA funding cuts could change that, with a busy storm season coming A meteorologist explains three essential components of NOAA hurricane data collection that forecasters everywhere rely on yet are being targeted for federal cuts.

This week is Hurricane Preparedness Week.

New article from yours truly about how cuts to NOAA funding and staffing could make hurricane forecasts less accurate.

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theconversation.com/hurricane-fo...

When leaders and directors of all political persuasions join together in issuing a warning, you know you should pay attention!

Thank you Andy @revkin.bsky.social

Ocean Heat Bands Reshape Global Climate Patterns The world's oceans are heating in two distinct bands circling the globe, with potentially far-reaching implications for weather patterns and marine

Your 'moment of doom' for May 2, 2025 ~10 Hiroshimas per second.

"New research reveals these warming zones are located near 40 degrees latitude in both hemispheres, creating a striking pattern that has emerged since 2005."

scienceblog.com/ocean-heat-b...

Revealed: Forecasts of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels soar in Trump’s first 100 days Even as Trump’s pledge to ‘drill, baby, drill’ is hampered by tariff chaos, analysis shows surge in planet-heating emissions

Your 'moment of doom' for May 3, 2025 ~ To the moon!

"Last year was the hottest, worldwide, ever recorded and governments are collectively failing to meet targets to avert escalating disasters."

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Extraordinary coastal growth means 2025 could be a unthinkably expensive disaster year Swiss Re warns there's a 1-in-10 chance this could be a year of $300 billion in disaster payouts -- but we keep building sandcastles on the beach

There's a substantial chance 2025 could be an unthinkably expensive disaster year in the US, says Swiss Re. But we keep building more expensive sandcastles along the beach, because developers vehemently oppose changes in how and where we build - new post today: open.substack.com/pub/susanpcr...

A graphic titled “NOAA CUTS” with a red banner. Text reads: “Proposed 25% cut to budget, ~1,800 personnel reductions.” A pie chart shows one-quarter shaded in red. Below are three icons: a tornado labeled “impaired weather forecasts,” a dead fish labeled “impede agriculture & fishing production,” and crossed-out binoculars labeled “reduced capacity to monitor hazards.

The White House is proposing to substantially cut NOAA’s budget —cutting critical science that tracks extreme weather, rising seas, and climate change impacts.
We need more climate science, not less.

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

The best news of the day.

#NoKings

HAPPY TAX DAY!
How much would you spend on a year of tornado warnings? The average US taxpayer spends only $4 a year to help fund the NWS. It’s a smart investment—every $1 invested in NWS yields approx. $73 in social benefits.
🌪️❄️ Support science. Support the NWS.
Stay tuned for more this #TaxDay

Ninety years ago today was "Black Sunday," the most infamous single dust storm in North American history. It led to the coining of the term "Dust Bowl." Image believed to originate from the USA National Weather Service- Amarillo.

US Weather Agency to Preserve Research Websites in Reversal The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency will preserve access to websites tied to its research division, after previously moving to cancel a cloud web services contract that supports many of its...

BREAKING: In a reversal, all NOAA Research sites will now remain online with "no interruption in service," according to the agency. NOAA had previously moved to cancel the research division's cloud services contract.

Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

This is potentially very bad for climate and environmental monitoring.

Today's Berardelli Bonus: Final report on Hurricane Milton is out. Tied for the 4th strongest Atlantic hurricane on record by pressure. It did a # on the Bay Area with 100 mph wind gusts, 20" of rain (a 1-500 year event), max 10 ft of surge and it was a prolific tornado producer!

A strong ridge of high pressure is over the SE U.S. and will intensify to record strength (pink colors) on Thu-Sat. This ridge will lock the jet stream into a “stuck” pattern, resulting in repeated rounds of thunderstorms with torrential rains over the Central U.S. (image from polarwx.com/models/)

Scientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they're getting less Public funding for agricultural research in the U.S. has been declining for the last two decades, a process Trump has rapidly accelerated by freezing or pausing support for a variety of research progr...

The US needs more publicly funded agriculture research & development to offset the effects of climate change. But instead the US has been investing less.

Cutting agriculture R&D spending will dampen productivity at home & abroad while raising food prices.

New paper by @arielob.bsky.social et al.

Not sure wha the period of record used is here, but from @burgwx.bsky.social great PolarWx site, record high heights for a large chunk of the SE.

Looks like we will have a record of a different kind later this week on Friday. I can't recall a heat dome getting above 588 decameters as far north as Atlanta this early in April. #climate #climatechange @heatwavekgns.bsky.social
@weatherprof.bsky.social

Map showing how March ranks from wettest to driest.

James Spann's Morning Briefing - Tuesday 3.25.25 YouTube video by James Spann

Alabama's weather will be dry through Friday, but the weekend will be unsettled. Severe storms are possible Sunday night into Monday morning... details on today's morning briefing: www.youtube.com/live/cBeBH6P...