Ian Hubbard

Where is the 'does not like' button?

Graphic showing Earth during the June solstice and September equinox. At the equinox, sunlight is evenly distributed along the equator. Text notes Fall Equinox 2025 occurs Sept 22 at 2:19 pm EDT.

The Fall/Autumnal Equinox is TODAY at 2:19 PM EDT. That's the time at which our Sun is directly over the Earth's equator, signaling the start of Northern Hemisphere astronomical fall. The Earth’s northern hemisphere will continue to tilt further from the sun through the Winter Solstice on Dec 21.

3 Ways Hurricane Forecasts Have Changed Since Katrina

Modern technology has given meteorologists more detail than they’ve ever had on how hurricanes behave.

Here’s what they’re doing with it.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/w...

U.S. rip current risk map for August 19–20, 2025, showing high risk along nearly the entire East Coast and Florida, with moderate risk in parts of the Northeast and Caribbean. Hurricane Erin is shown north of the Caribbean.

Peak storm surge forecast for Hurricane Erin on August 19, 2025, showing 2–4 feet expected near Cape Lookout, North Carolina, with 1–3 feet along parts of the South Carolina and Virginia coasts and 1–2 feet into inland rivers.

Erin is expected to produce life-threatening surf and rip currents along the beaches of the Bahamas, much of the east coast of the U.S., Bermuda, and Atlantic Canada during the next several days. Beachgoers in those areas should follow advice from lifeguards and local authorities. hurricanes.gov

Chart showing average Atlantic hurricane and tropical storm activity from May to December based on data from 1944 to 2020. Activity increases sharply in August, peaking in mid-September. A marker indicates the current date as July 28, just before activity begins to rise.

On average, 86% of all named tropical systems in the Atlantic occur after August 2, and the first hurricane doesn't form until August 11.
We have a long season to go. Prepare now – Learn how at weather.gov/safety/hurricane

Trump admin will cut hurricane forecasters out of key satellite data in one month | CNN The Defense Department will still maintain the satellite program will cease sharing the imagery with NOAA and NASA.

The decision, which was initiated by the Defense Department, caused an uproar among meteorologists, public officials and the media in the midst of hurricane season.

There’s a ‘ghost hurricane’ in the forecast. It could help predict a real one | CNN A scary-looking weather forecast showing a hurricane hitting the Gulf Coast in the second half of June swirled around social media this week—but don’t panic. It’s this season’s first “ghost hurricane....

Similar hype plays out every hurricane season, especially at the beginning: A cherry-picked, worst-case-scenario model run goes viral, but more often than not, will never come to fruition.

Very sad to hear the passing of Peter Coade. I was lucky to have met him in person a several years ago and share how I would watch him at noon on ASN as a teen. I would plan my summer mowing jobs and other outdoor activities accordingly, which led me to wanting to study meteorology. RIP

Trump’s draft budget eviscerates weather and climate tracking and research | CNN The move would devastate weather and climate research even as weather is becoming more erratic and extreme, and would cripple the US industries — including agriculture — that depend on free, accurate ...

The Trump administration plans to eliminate the research arm of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, close all weather and climate labs and eviscerate its budget along with several other NOAA offices, according to internal documents obtained by CNN.

4 ways forecasts are about to get worse | CNN When a powerful thunderstorm spawns a tornado, people have what feels like only moments to gather their family and get to a safe place.

Former top forecasters in the National Weather Service are anxiously watching as the Trump administration cuts meteorological staff, with more impending budget and staff cuts on the way: cnn.it/4lgqwD9

Broke out the 2024 eclipse glasses this morning.

Fingers crossed!

Richard (Rick) Spinrad on LinkedIn: NOAA should be bigger, not smaller | 47 comments Some thoughts on threats to NOAA | 47 comments on LinkedIn

You might no be on LinkedIn but here is a short perspective worth readying.

www.linkedin.com/posts/richar...

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Up to 9cm in Clayton Park just before 1pm, with 4cm in the last two hours. Very fluffy!

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.

Doge staffers enter Noaa headquarters and incite reports of cuts and threats Members reportedly sought access to IT systems at agency that Project 2025 has called ‘harmful to US prosperity’

You won't encounter a less-political and more publicly beneficial organization than NOAA. It's filled with scientists, technicians, and analysts who entered their fields because they love what they do. The competence-to-fat ratio is probably higher at NOAA than anywhere. Destroying it is abhorrent.

A Meteorite Is Caught on Camera as It Crashes Outside a Front Door Home security-camera footage shows a puff of smoke, with the sound of an explosion included, as the space rock lands in Canada. A geologist said it was a rare recording.

A couple in Canada returned home to a burst of debris on their walkway. Their home security-camera revealed it was a meteorite hitting Earth.

A fluffy 4cm so far at 2:30pm in Clayton Park.