biometlab
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We are the Biometeorology lab at UC Berkeley.
We report on biogeoscience pubs + news on ecosystems, climate, California agriculture/water/energy/food/weather nexus, discus & soccer + defend our constitutional form of govt
We report on biogeoscience pubs + news on ecosystems, climate, California agriculture/water/energy/food/weather nexus, discus & soccer + defend our constitutional form of govt
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This year’s New Year’s Plant Hunt in the UK recorded 310 native plant species in flower, which far exceeds the 10 species typically in bloom during January.
www.euronews.com/green/2026/0...
In the USA, consider contributing data to, or exploring,
www.usanpn.org/home
www.euronews.com/green/2026/0...
In the USA, consider contributing data to, or exploring,
www.usanpn.org/home
How the common daisy became a ‘visible signal’ of climate change
Experts warn that the slightest increase in temperatures can trigger early blooming in hundreds of wildflower species.
www.euronews.com
January 4, 2026 at 3:09 PM
This year’s New Year’s Plant Hunt in the UK recorded 310 native plant species in flower, which far exceeds the 10 species typically in bloom during January.
www.euronews.com/green/2026/0...
In the USA, consider contributing data to, or exploring,
www.usanpn.org/home
www.euronews.com/green/2026/0...
In the USA, consider contributing data to, or exploring,
www.usanpn.org/home
This seems to me to be an example of a'penny wise, pound foolish' decision.
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University of Nebraska is eliminating a key climate research department
January 2, 2026 at 7:41 PM
This seems to me to be an example of a'penny wise, pound foolish' decision.
'And the year began with lunch'
January 1, 2026 at 8:22 PM
'And the year began with lunch'
Nice explanation of the CHACHA study by @jdfuentes.bsky.social et al reported in Bulletin @ametsoc.org
Another feedback loop (involving a mix of trace gases and aerosols, rather than “just” albedo effects, this time) with climatic impacts detected arising from fracturing polar sea-ice expanses.
www.earth.com/news/small-s...
www.earth.com/news/small-s...
Small sea ice cracks are fueling major Arctic climate shifts
Scientists found that sea ice cracks, pollution, and cloud formation interact to amplify Arctic warming faster than expected.
www.earth.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Nice explanation of the CHACHA study by @jdfuentes.bsky.social et al reported in Bulletin @ametsoc.org
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Happy New Year everyone! We are at the end of our 2025 earthquake year, if we follow the convention that earthquakes are recorded in UTC, and in Zulu time, it is 2026. I thought I would do a little 2025 California earthquake roundup for everyone (1/5)
January 1, 2026 at 1:56 AM
Happy New Year everyone! We are at the end of our 2025 earthquake year, if we follow the convention that earthquakes are recorded in UTC, and in Zulu time, it is 2026. I thought I would do a little 2025 California earthquake roundup for everyone (1/5)
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In September, Quanta Magazine published an extensive, prototypically readable, prototypically important collection of explainers about our planet's climate.
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December 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
In September, Quanta Magazine published an extensive, prototypically readable, prototypically important collection of explainers about our planet's climate.
mailchi.mp/quantamagazi...
mailchi.mp/quantamagazi...
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7-day rain totals as requested https://x.com/NWSBayArea/status/2004929490049536454
December 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
7-day rain totals as requested https://x.com/NWSBayArea/status/2004929490049536454
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If you live in California, your library card can get you access. Once you have a card, you can go to your county website and look for their subscriptions. Many cities can give you a library card even if you don’t live in that county. I have my local as well as San Jose and San Francisco.
December 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
If you live in California, your library card can get you access. Once you have a card, you can go to your county website and look for their subscriptions. Many cities can give you a library card even if you don’t live in that county. I have my local as well as San Jose and San Francisco.
We measured similar wind gusts. And now are having breakfast in the dark
Intense wind last night has resulted in power outages all over West Marin. Inverness and Point Reyes Station still have power. A local wind sensor showed gusts above 60 mph in Inverness.
December 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We measured similar wind gusts. And now are having breakfast in the dark
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The weather service is so confident in potential tornadoes that it placed San Francisco in a rare marginal risk for severe thunderstorms three days in advance (both in yesterday's forecast for Dec. 24 and today's for Dec. 25), the first time the agency had done that for the city in at least a decade
December 23, 2025 at 11:45 PM
The weather service is so confident in potential tornadoes that it placed San Francisco in a rare marginal risk for severe thunderstorms three days in advance (both in yesterday's forecast for Dec. 24 and today's for Dec. 25), the first time the agency had done that for the city in at least a decade
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I’m old enough to remember when CBS News would never have surrendered to a demagogic president or any other politician. Remember Edward R. Murrow?
December 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’m old enough to remember when CBS News would never have surrendered to a demagogic president or any other politician. Remember Edward R. Murrow?
For Bay Area, Christmas week to be marked by sheets of rain, heavy wind
www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/22/b...
www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/22/b...
For Bay Area, Christmas week to be marked by sheets of rain, heavy wind
Winds may reach 70 mph Tuesday at higher elevations along the coast.
www.mercurynews.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
For Bay Area, Christmas week to be marked by sheets of rain, heavy wind
www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/22/b...
www.mercurynews.com/2025/12/22/b...
Are Carbon Offsets Fixable? - www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Are Carbon Offsets Fixable?
This article provides a systematic review of the literature on carbon offsets. A growing number of studies have found that the most widely used offset programs continue to greatly overestimate their p...
www.annualreviews.org
December 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Are Carbon Offsets Fixable? - www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Me thinks a storm is a brewing when this is sunrise but looking West. Red sky at morning, sailors take warming
December 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Me thinks a storm is a brewing when this is sunrise but looking West. Red sky at morning, sailors take warming
