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Zach Bruick

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Climate scientist and team lead at McKinsey, focused on making our financial and public sectors more resilient. Coloradan. Cubs fan. Wx nerd. Fort Collins, CO.

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Impressive pyrocu on the #LeeFire from the Harvey Gap camera. All of Meeker now on Ready status

06.08.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Evolving situation on the #LeeFire as it continues to push east. Evacuations expanded eastward to the south side of Meeker and heat signatures picking up in that same area

06.08.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! Figured someone like you had the intel on this

05.08.2025 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So we going to go back to PL4 anytime soon? Seems like things have blown up quick again in CA/CO, with many moderate-sized fires popping up in the PNW. Could really use the MAFFS again + all of the contract resources. New CA start (Rosa Fire) unable to get helos as none available in the state

04.08.2025 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Red sky at night
Wildfires alight
Red sky at morning
Air quality warning

04.08.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

They fired the people answering calls for help. Hundreds of them. During the crisis.

12.07.2025 00:48 β€” πŸ‘ 6833    πŸ” 2787    πŸ’¬ 61    πŸ“Œ 128
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These Colorado public lands could be eligible for sale under Republican budget bill Federal public lands in Colorado eligible for sale under Republicans’ current budget bill include a popular mountain biking area outside of Grand Junction, a beloved hiking area in Durango&#8…

More than 14 million acres of public lands in Colorado, including popular mountain biking and hiking areas, could be eligible for sale under Republican budget bill.

18.06.2025 22:09 β€” πŸ‘ 114    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 9

Has Lutnick actually visited a WFO? What does he think actually goes on at these (very important) offices?

04.06.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Love a good DEN thunderstorm, particularly if you get out just before it #cowx

01.06.2025 22:55 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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OMG PETE CROW-ARMSTRONG COMEBACK GRAND SLAM - Bleacher Nation I AM LOSING MY MIND.

OMG PETE CROW-ARMSTRONG COMEBACK GRAND SLAM

www.bleachernation.com/cubs/2025/05...

24.05.2025 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 118    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 5

The loss of 5 CIMTs will be felt massively if we reach PL4/5 this year. The risk to our communities, forests, public lands, and economy, cannot be understated.

22.05.2025 16:49 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Greensburg 2007 are some of the first EF5 tornado damage photos I remember seeing as a kid. Can only hope they make it through this one ok

19.05.2025 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just gonna assume today was a billion dollar weather day.

17.05.2025 02:25 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3

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09.04.2025 00:08 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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New wildfire start near Berthoud, CO showing up on radar #cowx

17.03.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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What isn’t on fire in central OK right now? #okwx #okfire

14.03.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This seems bad... #okwx #wildfire

14.03.2025 19:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Satellite imagery of 3 wildfires across Texas and Oklahoma

Satellite imagery of 3 wildfires across Texas and Oklahoma

Wildfire outbreak already starting in TX panhandle and western OK. #txwx #okwx #wildfire

14.03.2025 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Evacuation order due to Meridian Fire for eastern El Paso County, CO, including Schriever AFB

Evacuation order due to Meridian Fire for eastern El Paso County, CO, including Schriever AFB

Climate change continues to be a real threat to the DoD, despite what the SecDef might say. Schriever AFB now under an evac order (or will shelter in place) due to the #MeridianFire outside of Colorado Springs

13.03.2025 20:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Embarrassed for my former home state. How she continues to remain in office is beyond me.

13.03.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As a constituent, thank you!

11.03.2025 22:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Every single individual in the weather enterprise should be utterly furious today.

27.02.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 246    πŸ” 46    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 8
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Layoffs hit federal climate, weather agency NOAA The cuts could affect NOAA's weather forecasts, climate research and other functions.

New: Layoffs underway of probationary employees at @noaa.gov Unclear so far how many were exempted for public safety reasons at the Nat'l Weather Service, NOAA Satellites and other units. www.axios.com/2025/02/27/l...

27.02.2025 20:46 β€” πŸ‘ 278    πŸ” 130    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 42
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I just got fired from NWS . This email is all I know. Read if you want.

27.02.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2668    πŸ” 956    πŸ’¬ 297    πŸ“Œ 97

All probationary federal employees at NOAA’s EMC that’s responsible for keeping all US weather model systems running have been fired with 1 hours notice. And that includes me and colleagues. We will not go quietly because we care about the NOAA mission to protect the public.

27.02.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 22508    πŸ” 7449    πŸ’¬ 916    πŸ“Œ 528

REUs were how I got my start in research, which led to grad school and my career. Got to mentor an REU student in grad school which was an awesome learning/teaching experience too. Shameful that these are being cancelled by the funding freeze. So many opportunities lost for so many

24.02.2025 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Good to see my congressman taking advantage of the House recess to meet with local government and constituents to help figure our way out of this mess. More can always be done, but this is good to see

20.02.2025 23:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is the ultimate risk that we’re walking into. For all the people that think there’s a strategic plan here, there clearly isn’t. It’s just slash and burn (metaphorically, and probably literally)

14.02.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AGU stands with federal scientists. Read more on fromtheprow.agu.org/standing-tog...

14.02.2025 17:59 β€” πŸ‘ 376    πŸ” 161    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 15

And, at least as of this year, the one that was operation only had permission to operate on state/local lands, not federal. So better hope the feds keep getting money if your home backs up to FS/BLM land here...

12.02.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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