John Morales
@johnmoralestv.bsky.social
ClimaData® Certified Broadcast and Consulting Meteorologist (CCM)
Co-Chair of Campaigns at @climatepower.bsky.social
BSc & Member of the Board of Trustees at Cornell | MSc at Johns Hopkins
Co-Chair of Campaigns at @climatepower.bsky.social
BSc & Member of the Board of Trustees at Cornell | MSc at Johns Hopkins
Who remembers how "cold" last January was in South Florida? Temperatures ran 2-3 degrees below normal.
But the rest of 2025 was so scalding hot 🥵 that #Miami again managed to tally a top-10 hottest year. Records date back to 1895. West Palm Beach too.
But the rest of 2025 was so scalding hot 🥵 that #Miami again managed to tally a top-10 hottest year. Records date back to 1895. West Palm Beach too.
January 5, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Who remembers how "cold" last January was in South Florida? Temperatures ran 2-3 degrees below normal.
But the rest of 2025 was so scalding hot 🥵 that #Miami again managed to tally a top-10 hottest year. Records date back to 1895. West Palm Beach too.
But the rest of 2025 was so scalding hot 🥵 that #Miami again managed to tally a top-10 hottest year. Records date back to 1895. West Palm Beach too.
Earth is at its closest point to the Sun, perihelion, today Saturday 3 January 2026 at 12:15 PM EST—a mere 91.4 million miles away. It will be more than 3 million miles farther away at aphelion in July. (via @rtphokie.bsky.social)
January 3, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Earth is at its closest point to the Sun, perihelion, today Saturday 3 January 2026 at 12:15 PM EST—a mere 91.4 million miles away. It will be more than 3 million miles farther away at aphelion in July. (via @rtphokie.bsky.social)
“Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about!”
— Linus van Pelt
More of this in 2025’s America. Please.
(random house I passed during a late afternoon Xmas walk in a Pittsburgh suburb)
— Linus van Pelt
More of this in 2025’s America. Please.
(random house I passed during a late afternoon Xmas walk in a Pittsburgh suburb)
December 25, 2025 at 10:36 PM
“Sure, Charlie Brown, I can tell you what Christmas is all about!”
— Linus van Pelt
More of this in 2025’s America. Please.
(random house I passed during a late afternoon Xmas walk in a Pittsburgh suburb)
— Linus van Pelt
More of this in 2025’s America. Please.
(random house I passed during a late afternoon Xmas walk in a Pittsburgh suburb)
Later this week: Look for Saturn alongside the Moon on Boxing Day night (Friday December 26th) visible with the naked eye. Neptune forms a triangle with the pair, but will require a sizable telescope to see. (via @rtphokie.bsky.social)
December 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Later this week: Look for Saturn alongside the Moon on Boxing Day night (Friday December 26th) visible with the naked eye. Neptune forms a triangle with the pair, but will require a sizable telescope to see. (via @rtphokie.bsky.social)
Y’all realize radio stations make up the weather forecast all the time, right? Especially when it’s sponsored and a “must run.” Just heard a forecast for “thunderstorms likely” tonight when the actual NWS forecast has no mention of rain. And then people say we’re the ones always “wrong.”
a sign that says on the air in red
ALT: a sign that says on the air in red
media.tenor.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Y’all realize radio stations make up the weather forecast all the time, right? Especially when it’s sponsored and a “must run.” Just heard a forecast for “thunderstorms likely” tonight when the actual NWS forecast has no mention of rain. And then people say we’re the ones always “wrong.”
And now NCAR. Science, on all fronts, is in tatters. The regression leaves the country and the world much worse off. Recovery from this damage to the United States will take decades.
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.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
And now NCAR. Science, on all fronts, is in tatters. The regression leaves the country and the world much worse off. Recovery from this damage to the United States will take decades.
This Sunday will mark the December Solstice, Latin for "sun standing still" as the Sun pauses over the Tropic of Capricorn before heading back north. The sun will be above the horizon for the shortest period of time in the northern hemisphere. (via @rtphokie.bsky.social)
December 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
This Sunday will mark the December Solstice, Latin for "sun standing still" as the Sun pauses over the Tropic of Capricorn before heading back north. The sun will be above the horizon for the shortest period of time in the northern hemisphere. (via @rtphokie.bsky.social)
Happy New 🌀 Off Season! 🥳
December 1, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Happy New 🌀 Off Season! 🥳
My biggest takeaways from the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season www.nbcmiami.com/weather/hurr...
November 25, 2025 at 12:30 AM
My biggest takeaways from the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season www.nbcmiami.com/weather/hurr...
“global reinsurance companies have had what the researchers call a ‘climate epiphany’ and have roughly doubled the rates.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A Climate ‘Shock’ Is Eroding Some Home Values. New Data Shows How Much. (Gift Article)
Changes in the insurance market have started to affect home prices in the most disaster-prone areas, new research finds, pushing some homeowners’ finances to the breaking point.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“global reinsurance companies have had what the researchers call a ‘climate epiphany’ and have roughly doubled the rates.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
ICYMI, the @edfaction.bsky.social Extreme Weather & the Climate Crisis event which included Rep. @ericsorensen.bsky.social and me. Response was 98% positive including this: "Really liked the factual info and viewpoints. Good to know weathermen are representing..." www.youtube.com/live/_g_yu06...
Extreme Weather and the Climate Crisis: A Perfect Storm
YouTube video by EDF Action
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
ICYMI, the @edfaction.bsky.social Extreme Weather & the Climate Crisis event which included Rep. @ericsorensen.bsky.social and me. Response was 98% positive including this: "Really liked the factual info and viewpoints. Good to know weathermen are representing..." www.youtube.com/live/_g_yu06...
It's #GiveMiamiDay ❗️
Collectively we are moving the needle for a more climate resilient future!
As of 11 am ET, @cleoinstitute.bsky.social is 92% of the way to a goal of raising $50K. Every person you connect with brings us closer to closing that gap. Fired up! www.givemiamiday.org/organization...
Collectively we are moving the needle for a more climate resilient future!
As of 11 am ET, @cleoinstitute.bsky.social is 92% of the way to a goal of raising $50K. Every person you connect with brings us closer to closing that gap. Fired up! www.givemiamiday.org/organization...
Support The CLEO Institute on Give Miami Day
Give Boldly. Act Now.
Fifteen years ago, The CLEO Institute was born from a simple truth: people protect what they love.
What began as a spark of climate education in Miami has grown into a fearless m...
www.givemiamiday.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
It's #GiveMiamiDay ❗️
Collectively we are moving the needle for a more climate resilient future!
As of 11 am ET, @cleoinstitute.bsky.social is 92% of the way to a goal of raising $50K. Every person you connect with brings us closer to closing that gap. Fired up! www.givemiamiday.org/organization...
Collectively we are moving the needle for a more climate resilient future!
As of 11 am ET, @cleoinstitute.bsky.social is 92% of the way to a goal of raising $50K. Every person you connect with brings us closer to closing that gap. Fired up! www.givemiamiday.org/organization...
Today at 5 pm ET / 2 pm PT. Free registration: www.mobilize.us/edfaction/ev...
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Today at 5 pm ET / 2 pm PT. Free registration: www.mobilize.us/edfaction/ev...
"What America does is part of the story—it's not the main part of the story—it's a cute side character. #China is now the main character in the story of fighting #climatechange." — @jeremywallace.bsky.social
Heard on @npr.org. Link to the report: www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
Heard on @npr.org. Link to the report: www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
November 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM
"What America does is part of the story—it's not the main part of the story—it's a cute side character. #China is now the main character in the story of fighting #climatechange." — @jeremywallace.bsky.social
Heard on @npr.org. Link to the report: www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
Heard on @npr.org. Link to the report: www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
Surprised that The American Revolution isn’t preempted in #Florida. This is no longer the way American history is allowed to be taught in this state, including in its public universities. Congrats to PBS and Ken Burns for providing proper context. #AmericanRevolution
November 18, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Surprised that The American Revolution isn’t preempted in #Florida. This is no longer the way American history is allowed to be taught in this state, including in its public universities. Congrats to PBS and Ken Burns for providing proper context. #AmericanRevolution
“Ms. Evans, like Mr. Richardson, lacks experience in emergency management, which is a legal requirement to lead FEMA.”
The United States was very lucky to not have seen major disasters this year beyond Texas Hill Country and Alaska. Very very lucky 🍀
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/c...
The United States was very lucky to not have seen major disasters this year beyond Texas Hill Country and Alaska. Very very lucky 🍀
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/c...
Acting FEMA Administrator Is Out, Injecting Uncertainty at Agency in Limbo
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
“Ms. Evans, like Mr. Richardson, lacks experience in emergency management, which is a legal requirement to lead FEMA.”
The United States was very lucky to not have seen major disasters this year beyond Texas Hill Country and Alaska. Very very lucky 🍀
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/c...
The United States was very lucky to not have seen major disasters this year beyond Texas Hill Country and Alaska. Very very lucky 🍀
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/c...
“problems began in early 2022, when a mass of sea ice detached from the … glacier’s front and its floating ice tongue disintegrated. The removal of this stabilising ice exposed the glacier to new stresses, causing its flow and thinning rates to accelerate”
Coming everywhere 🔜 x.com/newscientist...
Coming everywhere 🔜 x.com/newscientist...
New Scientist on X: "Hektoria glacier on the Antarctic Peninsula retreated 25 kilometres in just 15 months. Its rapid melt could have implications for other glaciers and the rate of sea level rise https://t.co/DWIX9aHH3j" / X
Hektoria glacier on the Antarctic Peninsula retreated 25 kilometres in just 15 months. Its rapid melt could have implications for other glaciers and the rate of sea level rise https://t.co/DWIX9aHH3j
x.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
“problems began in early 2022, when a mass of sea ice detached from the … glacier’s front and its floating ice tongue disintegrated. The removal of this stabilising ice exposed the glacier to new stresses, causing its flow and thinning rates to accelerate”
Coming everywhere 🔜 x.com/newscientist...
Coming everywhere 🔜 x.com/newscientist...
“It's to a point of unsustainability.” www.npr.org/2025/11/13/n...
Why home insurance is unaffordable, even in places without wildfires or hurricanes
Some of the country's highest home insurance prices are in the central U.S., a region generally considered to be protected from climate-driven disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes.
www.npr.org
November 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
“It's to a point of unsustainability.” www.npr.org/2025/11/13/n...
“The diminished ability to study, monitor, forecast, warn for, and recover from more intense hurricanes and other hazards like flooding, heat waves and wildfires was—and continues to be—a source of unease.” www.nbcmiami.com/weather/hurr...
John Morales: As hurricane season nears end, U.S. forecasting concerns persist
The diminished ability to study, monitor, forecast, warn for, and recover from more intense hurricanes and other hazards like flooding, heat waves and wildfires was—and continues to be—a source of une...
www.nbcmiami.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
“The diminished ability to study, monitor, forecast, warn for, and recover from more intense hurricanes and other hazards like flooding, heat waves and wildfires was—and continues to be—a source of unease.” www.nbcmiami.com/weather/hurr...
“Sadly for Jamaica, I have every reason to believe that when accounting for direct and indirect fatalities as well as long-lasting morbidity and mental health impacts, the human toll reported so far from Hurricane Melissa is only the tip of the iceberg.” www.nbcmiami.com/weather/hurr...
Morales: Human toll from Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica so far just the tip of the iceberg
Direct or indirect, one excess death brought on by a storm is one too many. But it’s important to flesh this out further because I fully expect Jamaica’s death toll to surge because of the indirect an...
www.nbcmiami.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:59 AM
“Sadly for Jamaica, I have every reason to believe that when accounting for direct and indirect fatalities as well as long-lasting morbidity and mental health impacts, the human toll reported so far from Hurricane Melissa is only the tip of the iceberg.” www.nbcmiami.com/weather/hurr...
“Extreme weather events are coming for you. They’re coming for ya!” — part of this interview
Extreme weather events like Hurricane Melissa “take lives and ruin lives.”
Meteorologist @johnmoralestv.bsky.social joined me for a sobering conversation about climate change & how Mother Nature is coming for all of us.
youtu.be/02y9VhXnVmU?...
Meteorologist @johnmoralestv.bsky.social joined me for a sobering conversation about climate change & how Mother Nature is coming for all of us.
youtu.be/02y9VhXnVmU?...
Expert SOUNDS ALARM as DEADLY STORMS SPIRAL Out Of CONTROL
YouTube video by Katie Phang
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 12:09 AM
“Extreme weather events are coming for you. They’re coming for ya!” — part of this interview
This week's full moon, known as the Beaver Moon, will be a #supermoon. It will reach full phase a few hours before perigee (its closest approach to Earth). As the closest super moon of 2025 it will be the brightest as well. (via @rtphokie.bsky.social)
November 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This week's full moon, known as the Beaver Moon, will be a #supermoon. It will reach full phase a few hours before perigee (its closest approach to Earth). As the closest super moon of 2025 it will be the brightest as well. (via @rtphokie.bsky.social)
"Personal experiences cut through abstract statistics and political debates. When someone has lived through a devastating flood or heat wave, the risks of climate change become much more tangible and harder to dismiss." phys.org/news/2025-10...
Extreme weather shapes climate change perceptions worldwide
People who have lived through floods, heat waves, or other climate-related disasters are significantly more likely to view climate change as a very serious threat, according to new research from the U...
phys.org
November 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
"Personal experiences cut through abstract statistics and political debates. When someone has lived through a devastating flood or heat wave, the risks of climate change become much more tangible and harder to dismiss." phys.org/news/2025-10...
The first earlier standard time #sunrise over Biscayne Bay was nice. (end of #daylightsavingtime)
November 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The first earlier standard time #sunrise over Biscayne Bay was nice. (end of #daylightsavingtime)
Thank you @cleoinstitute.bsky.social for the Circle of Change Award: “At a time when climate coverage faces unprecedented political pressure and censorship, John and the…team of @nbcmiami.com & Telemundo 51 continue to lead with science-driven facts and courage.” www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/j...
October 31, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Thank you @cleoinstitute.bsky.social for the Circle of Change Award: “At a time when climate coverage faces unprecedented political pressure and censorship, John and the…team of @nbcmiami.com & Telemundo 51 continue to lead with science-driven facts and courage.” www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/j...