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Ricky Matthews

@wxrjm.bsky.social

Private Pilot. Meteorologist. UNC Charlotte alumni. I like clouds. #vawx

230 Followers  |  149 Following  |  22 Posts  |  Joined: 20.10.2024  |  1.9197

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Folks, AI is here to stay in the weather-enterprise. Matt Chantry from .@ECMWF gave an overview of their data-driven forecasts to a packed house. Also announced the operationalization of AIFS coming this year #ams2025

14.01.2025 14:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

reduced kinetic energy

14.01.2025 15:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Google searches for deleting Facebook, Instagram explode after Meta ends fact-checking | TechCrunch Google searches for how to cancel and delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts have seen explosive rises in the U.S. since Meta CEO Mark

Google searches for how to cancel and delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads accounts have seen explosive rises in the U.S. in the past few days. techcrunch.com/2025/01/09/g...

10.01.2025 15:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 340    ๐Ÿ” 104    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 10

Large wedge... On the ground... ๐Ÿ˜‰

28.12.2024 23:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thats how I felt at the AMS poster sessions. Huge.

12.12.2024 20:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Drone photo of Wrightsville Beach with multiple rip currents caused by distant Hurricane Fiona

Drone photo of Wrightsville Beach with multiple rip currents caused by distant Hurricane Fiona

My paper "Messaging the Rip Current Threat from Distant Tropical Cyclones in the Carolinas" has finally been published! ๐Ÿ˜„. - doi.org/10.15191/nwa...

06.12.2024 12:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

four times out of five, when someone says "why isn't the media covering X" it just means they didn't take 15 seconds to google it

05.12.2024 18:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 115    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Not sure if I'm on some lists, or if there's a lot of random followers...

24.11.2024 19:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Florida health official advises communities to stop adding fluoride to drinking water Florida's surgeon general, Dr. Joseph Ladapo, cited developmental concerns from higher levels of fluoride than are found in most U.S. water supplies.

Fluoridated water
1)Reduces tooth decay by ~25% in kids and adults.
2) For every $1 spent, communities save up to $38 in dental costs.
3) Benefits everyone, regardless of income or access to dental care.
4) Over 75 years of research shows itโ€™s effective and harmless.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...

23.11.2024 16:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2262    ๐Ÿ” 903    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 74    ๐Ÿ“Œ 97
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The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season in 60 seconds, from Alberto to Sara:

20.11.2024 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 71    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

I have an electric car, but I don't think electric cars should be the primary solution to reduce transportation emissions. It should be high-speed rail and mass transit. โšก๐Ÿš„

19.11.2024 18:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The risk of structure fires from space heaters and other heating elements is going to be high in Helene impacted areas. Those in RVs and other portable homes trying to stay warm are at extra risk.

19.11.2024 15:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
banner image that says "download the new CoCoRaHS mobile app"

banner image that says "download the new CoCoRaHS mobile app"

big news from CoCoRaHS world: the new mobile app is now available, and it's also a mobile version of the website. Very slick for entering your obs & viewing data.

I bet a large fraction of new followers here are not CoCoRaHS observers, no better time than now to join!

mobile.cocorahs.org

19.11.2024 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 79    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

Depends on the location. Sometimes gray skies. Lol

19.11.2024 14:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Turns out the zombie apocalypse isnโ€™t as fun as they said it would be โ€“ Rebecca Solnit on our dangerously disconnected world A population numbed, dazed, present-but-not-present โ€“ had it happened overnight it would be a sci-fi horror movie. And if you looked up from your phone for long enough, you might notice itโ€™s started a...

You'll be shocked to hear I wrote a thing, and doubly shocked that it is not nice about Silicon Valley. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

17.11.2024 04:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 957    ๐Ÿ” 216    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47    ๐Ÿ“Œ 45

Climate Change:

It's real.

It's us.

It's serious - and already dangerous.

But there are solutions.

The science is clear: the faster we cut emissions, the less suffering we will cause, and the better off we'll all be.

19.11.2024 02:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1883    ๐Ÿ” 477    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 63    ๐Ÿ“Œ 29

Congrats!

19.11.2024 00:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's always interesting to look at the direction plots for warnings in tropical CWAs like AKQ.

19.11.2024 00:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We go from tropical long range fun to snow long range fun.

19.11.2024 00:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

with the same profile pic too! @jamesaydelott.bsky.social and others threw me off with different ones. I say... as I have a different one.. LOL

18.11.2024 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A lot of the positions people like RFK jr. take (anti-vax, anti-pasteurization etc.) get described as โ€œcontroversial.โ€

Theyโ€™re not. There is no controversy. This is long-settled science. The correct term is โ€œstupid.โ€

16.11.2024 15:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8653    ๐Ÿ” 1844    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 168    ๐Ÿ“Œ 73
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a woman with a white mask on her face is saying hello Alt: a woman with a white mask on her face is saying hello

๐Ÿ‘‹๐ŸผAs a reminder to the new folks...

deck.blue is a great option similar to Tweetdeck.

Look thru lists & starter packs to find people & accounts to follow (I have a few lists of meteorologists & other randomness).

The Sky Follower Bridge Chrome extension helps find folks from other platforms.

14.11.2024 07:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

the number of people who get a new car just to get a new car too is wild. I ran mine to the ground before I got a new one. Wife drives a 2008. Eventually we'll get her a new one just to have a nicer one cause she deserves it but for now, if it runs, why waste they money...

18.11.2024 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I really need to keep reminding myself of this because I keep getting blank stares every time I start talking about P25.

18.11.2024 18:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

good starting list for me to make a VA/NC one out of. Thx!

18.11.2024 18:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think this is the first time the new Cold Weather Advisory has been issued.

18.11.2024 18:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That tornado warning that you rely on in the middle of the night to let you know to get to shelter to protect yourself? Civil servants.

18.11.2024 03:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 265    ๐Ÿ” 63    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Has Inga's over saturation hit blue sky yet?

18.11.2024 03:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Is it May yet?

18.11.2024 03:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Best news.

17.11.2024 11:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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