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Michael Allen

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 24d

Still time to join us for our 2026 Balkan Field Experience. Those attending #NCSS this week may be interested.

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 2d

Who else is attending the Nakatomi Plaza Christmas Party?

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 3d

When faced with the facts (re: tariffs and Canadian boycott), my mom doubled down and suggested millennials aren’t drinking enough bourbon….
Home for the Holidays.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

Jim Beam is pausing production at a Kentucky distillery for at least a year starting in 2026.

Cloudy future for bourbon has Jim Beam closing Kentucky distillery for a year

Jim Beam is pausing production at a Kentucky distillery for at least a year starting in 2026. The decision comes as the whiskey industry faces tariffs and declining demand.

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Festivus to those who celebrate.

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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 3d

Jim Beam is pausing production at a Kentucky distillery for at least a year starting in 2026.

Cloudy future for bourbon has Jim Beam closing Kentucky distillery for a year

Jim Beam is pausing production at a Kentucky distillery for at least a year starting in 2026. The decision comes as the whiskey industry faces tariffs and declining demand.

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 3d

USS Gerald R. Ford cost ~ $13 billion to construct.
Reminder: You prioritize your prioritizes.

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 4d

3, 2, 1.
What the hades was that?
Win.

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Josh Busby @busbyj2.bsky.social · 4d

Missed this Bloomberg story the first time it came out in 2023. Suggests that nearly $387 billion in US government owned or leased property could be vulnerable to major coastal floods of 4 feet which are becoming more common in a climate change world. news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-...

Rising Seas Imperil US Sites, Military Bases Worth $387 Billion

Federal offices, bases, and campuses that could get swamped every time a hurricane spins up or a monster wave crashes over a barrier would together cost more than the annual gross domestic product of ...

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 5d

Happy astronomical winter to those who celebrate.

www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/meteoro...

Meteorological Versus Astronomical Seasons

Meteorologists and climatologists define seasons differently from “regular” or astronomical spring, summer, fall, and winter.

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 5d

Happy astronomical winter to those who celebrate.

www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/meteoro...

Meteorological Versus Astronomical Seasons

Meteorologists and climatologists define seasons differently from “regular” or astronomical spring, summer, fall, and winter.

www.ncei.noaa.gov

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 5d

Be like Rick.

Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 5d

It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.

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Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 5d

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 5d

Gnome for the Holidays…

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 6d

Reading Susan Crawford’s Charleston; Race, Water, and the Coming Storm.

Joseph Riley served as Charleston (SC) mayor for 40 years.

Imagine your local elected official being the same dude for FORTY YEARS!

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 6d

Mark Twain once noted how quickly false information spreads.

In 2025, be aware of the source and verify authenticity.
We each have a responsibility and duty.

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 6d

$1 billion for bridge to be pedestrian accessible.
Pathetic.

Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 7d

Pedestrian and bike path could add $1 billion to new Bay Bridge’s cost

Bay Bridge pedestrian path could add $1 billion to cost

Preliminary estimates for a future replacement to the Chesapeake Bay Bridge show the proposal for a shared-use path for pedestrians and cyclists could add more than $1 billion to the overall project cost.

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Baltimore Banner @thebaltimorebanner.com · 7d

Pedestrian and bike path could add $1 billion to new Bay Bridge’s cost

Bay Bridge pedestrian path could add $1 billion to cost

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 8d

Tonight at 9PM, I’ll be reading Susan Crawford’s book Charleston: Race, Water, and the Coming Storm.

What will you be doing?
#TurnOffTheTV

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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 8d

New @bloomberg.com: The US plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a key climate-science hub in Boulder, Colorado, which the Trump administration says strayed from its mission decades ago by taking up climate change research. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

US to Dismantle Key Research Agency, Advancing Attack on Climate

The US plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a key climate-science hub in Boulder, Colorado, which the Trump administration says strayed from its mission decades ago by taki...

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Alan Gerard @wxmanms1.bsky.social · 8d

Atmospheric sciences spans from climate scale to microscale - just like the atmosphere itself - and the Trump Administration's plans to dismantle NCAR and somehow protect "vital weather research" shows a complete lack of understanding for how science works. tinyurl.com/3rtpafnx

Trump Administration announces plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research and close its famed Mesa Lab

Shortsighted plan would (in my view) cause irreparable harm to global atmospheric science research

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 8d

Could have just asked a cyclist….

David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 8d

New research finds that car touchscreens are so distracting that they induce "significant performance degradation" among drivers.

Meanwhile, in-vehicle touchscreens remain completely unregulated in the US.

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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 8d

My collaborator and friend Chris Piecuch's new paper confirms: despite what the Department of Energy claimed, sea-level rise is indeed accelerating around the contiguous US

Rebutting a Trump report, study shows U.S. sea-level rise is accelerating

“It’s not politics. That’s what the data say,” said the study’s author, who examined 70 tide gauges around the country.

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Matt Lanza @mattlanza.bsky.social · 8d

I also tried to connect real-world & first-hand examples of NCAR's value to the field here. We really need folks with platforms stepping up and speaking out about this. It's bad for all of us.

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 8d

Seen at #AGU2025 in New Orleans

man holding sign "Closing NCAR will harm the American public" outside the AGU 2025 annual meeting in New Orleans (contains QR code)

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David Zipper @davidzipper.bsky.social · 8d

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 8d

Reminder: 60% of the populous is disengaged, living their lives day by day, and I’d estimate 85% have no idea what NCAR or NOAA is.
Communication Matters. Yell the stories loudly from the mountaintop.

Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 9d

The warming planet has a political problem - and Big Oil wants to fix it. 🧐🤨

Politico @politico.com · 9d

Data centers have a political problem — and Big Tech wants to fix it

A growth engine for the economy is becoming a political albatross. Can messaging change that?

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Politico @politico.com · 9d

Data centers have a political problem — and Big Tech wants to fix it

A growth engine for the economy is becoming a political albatross. Can messaging change that?

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Michael Allen @mjallen176.bsky.social · 9d

America, the stupid.

USA TODAY @usatoday.com · 9d

Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.