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ametsoc.org
New AMS Statement: Dismantling NSF’s National Center for Atmospheric Research would weaken U.S. leadership in weather, water, and climate science, putting public safety at risk.

For more than 60 years, NSF NCAR has improved forecasts and early warnings that save lives. More: https://bit.ly/4q6eChn
Photo of a lightning strike. "Scott's Bluff" by Isaac Schluesche was a finalist in the AMS 2024 Photo Contest
December 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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washingtonpost.com
The Trump administration said it was breaking up one of the world’s preeminent earth and atmospheric research institutions — a move some state officials and scientists called an assault on science and education.
Trump administration to dismantle key climate research center
Russell Vought, who directs the White House Office of Management and Budget, announced plans to split up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, citing concerns about “clima...
wapo.st
December 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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nws.noaa.gov
Is your vehicle ready for the winter? Watch this brief video to know what needs to be in your emergency kit and how to winterize your vehicle. For more winter weather safety tips visit weather.gov/safety.
November 26, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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newyorker.com
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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iwriteok.bsky.social
Milk does not go in eyes. Water is what you use to wash out chemical irritants. Just water. Ignore all other advice to the contrary unless you have a fucking medical degree of some sort in which case go off king/queen
October 18, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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iwriteok.bsky.social
if you're going to a protest today I wish you luck. The only specific thing I will beg of you is this: don't use milk to wash out tear gas or mace. if you see a street medic with milk, yell at them until they throw it out. do not continue to spread lies about emergency medicine.
October 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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jackjenkins.me
Reporter's notebook: I actually began working on this story shortly after footage of the incident showed up last month.

But by the time I finally got ahold of folks, the story grew: 2 *other* faith leaders I spoke with *also* reported being shot w/pepper balls while protesting this ICE facility.
jackjenkins.me Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · Oct 7
Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.
October 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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nws.noaa.gov
NWS is hiring! Lead Meteorologist (Job Series - 1340) openings are now on USAJobs.gov. Use your science, technical, and communication skills to lead shifts, issue critical forecasts and warnings, and help protect lives and property. Apply today!
National Weather Service logo.
September 2, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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indivistwincities.bsky.social
ACTION ALERT: STOP THE U OF M ICE RECRUITMENT EVENT- Sept 3!
Call the President: 612-626-1616
Call Career Services: 612-624-7577
Demand the U of MN Career Services Dept CANCEL this recruiting event, and STAND UP AGAINST violence toward our immigrant communities. Shameful! 1/2
Action Alert: Protest ICE Recruitment event at the U of M tomorrow, Wed, Sept 9. Contact the U of M President and Career Services Department.
September 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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govpritzker.illinois.gov
Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.

As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.
August 22, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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ametsoc.org
"It wasn’t until last year that the impacts of climate change really hit home. Hurricane Helene left a devastating footprint on my community."

#StateoftheClimate editor Laura Stevens discusses North America's climate in 2024 (its hottest recorded year): bit.ly/3HANFkI
State of the Climate in 2024: Takeaways from North America
We speak with a State of the Climate in 2024 “North America” section editor about the continent’s warmest year, extreme events, and Hurricane Helene.
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August 18, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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ametsoc.org
Understanding why some waterways form single channels, while others divide into many threads, has perplexed researchers for more than a century.

Discover how this study could help transform flood planning and restoration: bit.ly/4ofTwfG
Flood planning could shift with new river discovery
Scientists uncover why some waterways form single channels, while others divide into many threads, solving a longstanding quandary in the science of rivers.
bit.ly
August 4, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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johngreensbluesky.bsky.social
Rescissions package passed by a single vote. Devastating but we fight on in the Senate. This cannot become law. Millions will die.
pih.org Partners In Health @pih.org · Jun 10
The House is voting on the rescissions package THIS THURSDAY.

Congress is considering devastating cuts to global health funding, including to PEPFAR and ‪@unicef.org

More from @johngreensbluesky.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJW2...

Check the thread on how you can take action today 👇
90,000,000 Lives for $20
YouTube video by vlogbrothers
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June 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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wired.com
BTW, our new guide on protesting safely in the age of surveillance is unpaywalled.

From phone safety tips to just how much law enforcement can track your movements, take a look at the guide:
June 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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noaa.gov
Just in: U.S. just saw it's 2nd-warmest #spring on record.

Find summary and stats + map images from our report at: www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/nationa...

via NOAA's NCEI
June 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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ametsoc.org
Federal weather & climate science is under threat. Starting TODAY at 3:00 PM ET, join a coalition of scientists--including AMS leaders--for a 100-hour livestream. Learn what federal science does for you, ask questions, and help build awareness to "Save Our Forecasts": wclivestream.com
Graphic for the Weather & Climate Livestream.
May 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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ametsoc.org
New AMS Statement and Special Report: The Federal agencies in the public sector provide a foundational role in supporting the rest of the weather enterprise. A failure of these systems would be catastrophic.

Read the AMS Statement: bit.ly/4lLTdbk
Without a Strong Weather Enterprise America's Economic Leadership Is at Risk
The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.
www.ametsoc.org
April 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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coweatherman.bsky.social
New statement from @ametsoc.org.

Without a Strong Weather Enterprise, America's Economic Leadership is at Risk.

Federal agencies support all other sectors.

Full report: www.ametsoc.org/ams/policy/s...
Statement from AMS Statement from AMS Statement from AMS
April 24, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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jfallows.bsky.social
They are not part of normal discourse. BUT "Skew-T" diagrams that come from soundings w weather balloons are *irreplaceable* as guides to weather in general, dangerous weather in particular.

Pilots use them for icing/clouds. Everyone else, for tornado/ derecho/ etc alerts.

Now being cut. Insanity
A complicated-looking chart that offers keys to cloud layers, temperature, etc
April 19, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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coweatherman.bsky.social
Thank you @ametsoc.org and @nwas.org for your joint statement in support of NOAA.
The administration's 2026 budget passback plan, currently under consideration, eliminates NOAA's Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Office and its 10 research laboratories and 16 affiliated Cooperative Institutes, and moves the few remaining research efforts to different NOAA departments. If enacted, the passback would close all of NOAA’s weather, climate, and ocean Laboratories and Cooperative Institutes. The speed at which these decisions are being made translates into little to no opportunity for feedback or consideration of long-term impacts. Without NOAA research, National Weather Service (NWS) weather models and products will stagnate, observational data collection will be reduced, public outreach will decrease, undergraduate and graduate student support will drop, and NOAA funding for universities will plummet. In effect, the scientific backbone and workforce needed to keep weather forecasts, alerts, and warnings accurate and effective will be drastically undercut, with unknown — yet almost certainly disastrous — consequences for public safety and economic health. As key stakeholders, AMS and NWA stand ready to provide our expertise so that the U.S. can maintain its competitiveness in the years ahead. If you believe in the importance of NOAA research for maintaining and improving NWS forecasts and services to the nation then the time to act is now. Reach out to your elected representatives and share your concerns. To envision the disastrous impact of this plan, one only needs to see what NOAA research has provided to the U.S. taxpayer and imagine where we would be without it. For example, the work of NOAA Research Labs and Cooperative Institutes: • Sparked and developed our national Doppler radar network. NOAA research proved that Doppler weather radars are critical for severe thunderstorm warnings. This research led directly to the creation of the national Doppler weather radar network, which provides the radar observations you see on television and on your phone, and which meteorologists use to keep you safe during hazardous and severe weather. The next generation of weather radar is now being developed in the same laboratories. • Feeds National Weather Service forecasts. NOAA research created and continuously improves the two computer weather models used by the National Weather Service to generate hourly and daily weather forecasts. One model focuses on predicting severe weather and is used extensively by the transportation and energy sectors. Another model predicts global weather patterns across the world for the 3- to 14-day range, with forecast outlooks used by farmers, ranchers, and water managers. • Helps us respond to hurricanes. The NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft that fly into Atlantic Ocean hurricanes collect essential observations to improve forecasts of hurricane landfall location and intensity, leading to better evacuation decisions and emergency response. This directly impacts public safety during extreme weather events. • Helps us track airborne hazards. NOAA research developed and continuously improves models to track the release of hazardous materials, including toxins, wildfire smoke, and volcanic ash, to keep people out of danger — as well as creating specialized instruments to detect those airborne hazards. • Keeps water treatment plants on track. NOAA implemented and operates a lake hypoxia warning system to help keep drinking water potable in the Great Lakes region. • Warns communities of tsunamis. NOAA researchers developed and maintain the real-time tsunami monitoring system that plays a critical role in tsunami forecasting and helps keep coastal communities safe. • Helps farmer… Imagine what will happen to tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings if we don’t have a robust national weather radar network? What will happen to reservoir management when critical information on rainfall and runoff goes missing? What will happen when Hurricane Hunter aircraft are delayed or data from their instruments are not available to improve hurricane track and landfall forecasts? NOAA research affects the lives of American taxpayers every day. It is vital to the work of the National Weather Service and the NOAA mission to predict the environment and share that information with businesses, communities, state and local governments, and citizens. NOAA Research costs every American citizen less than a cup of coffee a year, with large returns on this small investment. This is a prime example of effective government — one that helps grow the economy and keeps people safe. Now is the time to reach out to your elected representatives. Consider installing the 5 Calls app on your phone to assist you.
April 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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djburnette.com
Thank you @ametsoc.org and @nwas.org for your joint statement on the proposed elimination of NOAA research! The statement is at the link below and includes links to help you find your Congressional Representative and Senators. 🧪
Stand Up for NOAA Research – The Time to Act is Now
The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.
www.ametsoc.org
April 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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swin24.bsky.social
I am not stupid or egotistical enough to think the regime cares about me, and I’m aware I’m a citizen (not Protestant white tho so, you know), but just as a mere thought experiment for empathy’s sake my wife and I — who I imagine are in a more comfortable position than Garcia’s family — just asked…
April 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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newseye.bsky.social
This, from the Holocaust Memorial Museum.
There are three key facts in the Holocaust Encyclopedia produced by the US Holocaust Memorial Museum. This is the second key fact: What distinguishes a concentration camp from a prison (in the modern sense) is that it functions outside of a judicial system. The prisoners are not indicted or convicted of any crime by judicial process.
April 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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ccrjustice.org
Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.
March 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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mckay4senate.bsky.social
The New York Times is the first to put out comprehensive estimates on the cost of a year without U.S.A.I.D. and they’re higher than I thought:
- 1.65 million deaths from AIDS
- 500,000 from lack of vaccines
- 550,000 from lack of food aid
- 290,000 from malaria
- 310,000 from TB
amandamarcotte.bsky.social Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · Mar 15
Killing children is by design, I'm afraid. "Pro-natalists" like Musk claim they aren't racist, but their pressure to have children is solely focused on white women, while they back policies that literally kill of non-white children.

He's a eugenicist.

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True.
A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.
www.nytimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM