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Tea drinkers! See & taste California-grown tea at
@ucanr.edu's Kearney Agricultural Research and Extension Center March 19
Exciting potential for tea as a high-value crop ucanr.edu/blog/food-bl...

Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social submitted his letter to NSF. He says dismantling National Center for Atmospheric Research will harm scientific research and "directly threaten the safety of the American public as well as its economic resilience."
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FYI Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social submitted his letter to NSF about the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). You can see it at weatherwest.com/wp-content/u... He says federal support for the institution should be increased.

Episode 9 – Extreme Fire Weather with Dr. Daniel Swain When Wildfire Comes · Episode

Out today: my conversation w/NASA fire scientist Christopher Potter on the dynamics of extreme fire behavior--including science behind wildfire-induced thunderstorm clouds (i.e., pyrocumulonimbus)--on the latest episode of "When Wildfire Comes" podcast.

Bring a friend, pull up a chair, order a drink, and design your utopia with me at this Common Knowledge bar lecture: lnkd.in/e2We5Gmh

Extreme March heat wave will scorch Los Angeles and the Southwest this week. The long-term consequences could be devastating Forecasters are calling the early heat event 'unprecedented,' with temperatures as high as 25 degrees above normal in some areas.

“It is quite likely that many cities and probably many states will set new all-time high March temperature records,” @weatherwest.bsky.social @ucanr.edu said. “All the way from Colorado to California”
@ktoussaint.bsky.social @fastcompany.com
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El Niño is set to take hold this summer, driving up global temperatures A potentially strong El Niño weather pattern will likely emerge this summer and persist through the rest of the year. The hottest years on record generally occur in years when El Niño is active.

El Niño brings more heat waves, says @weatherwest.bsky.social, "but maybe the more important thing is what it means for everything else: more energy for storms, heavier downpours, more intensive droughts, more extreme wildfires." @lsommer.bsky.social
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“The snowpack is extremely low across much of the West, not because precipitation was extremely low … but specifically because temperatures were record warm. That is the classic signature of a warming climate on mountain snowpack,” @weatherwest.bsky.social told @edwardsanthonyb.bsky.social

😲 Those penguins are adorable 🐧

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Yes, thank goodness! 😅

Every once in a blood moon 😂

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Hot in the City: Bay Area, Sierra Nevada Brace for Unusual March Heat Wave | KQED Forecasters said an early heat wave in California could break Bay Area records and threaten the state’s fragile snowpack.

“There will be no Miracle March” to bring California more snow, writes @climatedaddykqed.bsky.social

“We’re going to get to April 1st, and we’re going to have some scary snowpack numbers, essentially everywhere,” says @weatherwest.bsky.social @ucanr.edu

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@bugsrule.bsky.social The Fresno Bee has a bee feature 🐝

Now hiring: Specialist in Cooperative Extension – Groundwater Quantity & Quality. This role advances science-based solutions to address groundwater, salinity, and water challenges facing the San Joaquin Valley #agriculture.
Apply ➡️ recruit.ucanr.edu/JPF00373

My 86-yr-old aunt ❤️❤️❤️ Starter Villain. She wants to know if you have other books with talking cats

Invasive beetle infests dozens of Ventura County oak trees This small invasive beetle has infested dozens of Ventura County oak trees. Here's what to know.

Goldspotted oak borers can kill trees. @ucanr.edu asks people in Ventura County to avoid moving firewood & report signs of decline in local oaks. @vcstar.bsky.social
www.vcstar.com/story/news/s...

White House plan to break up iconic U.S. climate lab moves forward Bidders have lined up to take over pieces of the National Center for Atmospheric Research

My latest for @science.org on the fraught future of NCAR as NSF's deadline nears. It can still go so many ways.

The official NOAA stats out this week confirm that winter 2025-26 was the warmest on record across a huge portion of the western and central U.S., which has contributed to extremely low mountain snowpack & worsened the CO River crisis. Meanwhile, record March heat is in forecast.

We're seeing July temperatures in March, says Daniel Swain. Temperatures will break record highs in California, Arizona and other southwest states

TODAY 3pm Join @weatherwest.bsky.social, climate scientist @ucanr.edu, to discuss the impending heatwave headed to California & Southwest 🥵

Heavy rains threaten homeless people living in Bay Area stream corridors | Green Blog Rainstorms are increasingly dangerous for homeless people living near rivers and streams, according to University of California scientists.

Heavy rainstorms are becoming more frequent in the #BayArea, raising flood risks for homeless people living near creeks & rivers. UC scientists mapped where vulnerable communities overlap with storm hazards to help cities plan. @ucdaviscaes.bsky.social
ucanr.edu/blog/green-blog/article/flooding

TODAY 3pm Join @weatherwest.bsky.social, climate scientist @ucanr.edu, to discuss the impending heatwave headed to California & Southwest 🥵

Join us on March 19th for a brief introduction to biopesticides — what they are, how they work, and how some have been discovered. You will also learn how to use them effectively as part of a sustainable pest management approach. 🌱🧪 Register at ucanr.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

#ipm #gardening

“The most likely outcome is a significant El Niño event for the summer,” @weatherwest.bsky.social said. “And there are early but tentative signs that it could be a particularly strong one.”
See story by @gporterwx.bsky.social
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📢 New study finds positive perceptions of school lunches are linked to higher participation 🍎🍽️🥪! Ongoing efforts and additional investments to improve meal quality, variety, healthfulness, and familiarity are critical to increase participation and promote students’ health and development.

I'll have more to say about this by Tuesday, but...yeah. No Miracle March in the cards for Western snowpack this year--quite the opposite, in fact. I'll take a closer look and have a livestream and blog post soon to discuss.

Early signs of historic March heatwave for the Southwestern U.S.? (Not what we need...) - YouTube The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive #weather and #climate-focused "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain. 3/9/2026 topic: I'l...

I'll have a livestream to discuss early indications on Tuesday (Mar 10 at 3pm PT) and then likely also a new Weather West post later this week. Stay tuned...