Ricky Matthews

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

reduced kinetic energy

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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...

Large wedge... On the ground... 😉

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

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! 😄. - doi.org/10.15191/nwa...

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

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

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 it’s effective and harmless.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...

The 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season in 60 seconds, from Alberto to Sara:

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. ⚡🚄

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.

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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

Depends on the location. Sometimes gray skies. Lol

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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...

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.

Congrats!

It's always interesting to look at the direction plots for warnings in tropical CWAs like AKQ.

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

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

A lot of the positions people like RFK jr. take (anti-vax, anti-pasteurization etc.) get described as “controversial.”

They’re not. There is no controversy. This is long-settled science. The correct term is “stupid.”

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

👋🏼As 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.

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...

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

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

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

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.

Has Inga's over saturation hit blue sky yet?

Is it May yet?

Best news.