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Or book title

Cannot endorse this strongly enough. If you're an adult, put your wishes in writing. Do a quick search to find out what counts as a legal will in your state. Do at least the bare minimum. (You can often get documents notarized for free, and while it's helpful to have a lawyer, it's not required.)

I mean, not *everybody* thinks of Laura Ingalls Wilder first when they look at a weather map! 😅 But yes, one of the hallmarks of the Long Winter was its early and cold start.

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Proof that I do better when I spray the board? Finished tied for 2nd best points (technically tied for 4th place) in the Cover 3 Week 12 contest - in the money! @tomfornelli.bsky.social

Literally gagging at this.

Whether 15, 8, or 5, they are all CHILDREN. A 15-year-old is not "barely legal" - she is a CHILD. Not legal. Not OK. Pre-pubescent or post-pubescent, they are all children. Do not normalize this.

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Today is world kindness day, and a perfect day to celebrate Fred Rogers and his impact on many of our lives.

He shared innumerable wise words with us, many which have stuck with me and guide me even today, and I'd like to share a few of them this morning.

A U.S. map titled “Winter Warming Since 1970 (°F)” shows nearly all regions shaded in red, representing rising winter temperatures. The Upper Midwest and Northeast stand out as the fastest-warming areas, with average winter increases between +4°F and +6°F. Source: NOAA/NCEI Climate at a Glance.

Winter isn't what it used to be.

It's actually the fastest-warming season for much of the U.S.

Since just 1970, winters (December - February) have warmed in 98% of 244 U.S. cities analyzed by 3.9°F on average.

Do you wanna build a snowman with few of the details? 🧵

Always projection. He assumes nobody knows or understands them just because he doesn't.

In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.

The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.

The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.

Why?

It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.

Screenshot of at least 20 slides on Climate Change: Key facts from Climate Central.

📣 We just released a new free resource at @climatecentral.org - a 72-slide deck introducing key facts about climate change, including its causes, impacts, and solutions. It also comes with speaker notes and links for local storytelling.

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Job alert!! Project Drawdown is hiring for 3 roles:

🌐 Program Manager, Global Strategic Partnerships (deadline: Nov 7)
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My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.

The amount of AI generated art in slides at this conference, primarily used by older scientists, is killing me. Scientists please. Don’t use these ai platforms to make your figures or slides. They look bad and I have yet to see them meaningfully improve the message of talks.

Plenty of Vietnam movies show napalming of forests. Forrest Gump, We Were Soldiers are just a couple.

If I had true dedication to the bit, I'd make an image with like 64 pictures of Barbs, haha.

Putting their lives on the line to understand the threats posed by Hurricane Melissa while not getting paid during the government shutdown.

A map image from the Flight Radar 24 service shows the flight track of a NOAA P-3 Orion aircraft flying over the Caribbean Sea, where Hurricane Melissa threatens to bring catastrophic rain and flooding to Jamaica and Haiti. Most other aircraft appear to be steering clear of the area.

NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.

The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.

Glad to see the Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters data restored - you're doing important work, @climatecentral.org!

On this #IndigenousPeoplesDay, I acknowledge that I am on the ancestral lands of the Odawa nation and also spending time on the ancestral lands of the Anishinabewaki and Missisaugua nations. I am grateful for the care they have taken of these lands.

On this #IndigenousPeoplesDay, I acknowledge that I am on the ancestral lands of the Odawa nation and also spending time on the ancestral lands of the Anishinabewaki and Missisaugua nations. I am grateful for the care they have taken of these lands.

Over.

This is excellent work, and I hope more educators can use it as a model.

US Weather Boss During ‘Sharpiegate’ Nears Return to a Shrinking Agency Trump’s appointee to run the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has vowed to support the president's massive cuts.

The Senate has confirmed Trump's pick to run NOAA. Neil Jacobs will lead an agency that's lost ~2,000 staff in a year and could lose most of its research division.

I did a deep dive on why Jacobs wanted this job for @bloomberg.com. Here's what I learned (thread)

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

They're not sending their best.

I am most of the way through it, and WOW. Yes. Not a light read, but an amazing read.

How about "natural energy," since this administration is bent on "natural" solutions for health problems and wellness, anyway?

10 Micro-Habits That Rewire Your Brain for Calm Daily behaviors backed by neuroscience that quiet your mind, reduce anxiety, and restore balance

I love this. Every one of these tips. We could all use some sources of calm.

OK, football-smart people, my son has a question I couldn't answer. When one defender forces the fumble and another recovers, who gets to wear the chain (or whatever the team has for turnovers)?

I love LOVE this because it shows hope. It shows that solutions work.