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
"All five of the wind farms planned in federal waters have gotten the go-ahead. [...] It’s another loss for Trump in his war against wind energy, which continues to scale in the U.S. despite the president’s attacks." www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Trump hates the way wind farms look. Too bad, America’s court system says
Despite legal challenges, wind power is fighting back.
www.yahoo.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:42 AM
"All five of the wind farms planned in federal waters have gotten the go-ahead. [...] It’s another loss for Trump in his war against wind energy, which continues to scale in the U.S. despite the president’s attacks." www.yahoo.com/news/article...
"The center of gravity in global #climate outcomes has already shifted [...] to how China powers its economy. If the structural changes underway in #China take root, they will influence global #emissions trajectories more than any other single national decision." www.forbes.com/sites/kensil...
China’s Emissions Fall As Power Demand Rises: A Possible Turning Point
China’s emissions are falling even as power demand rises, driven by rapid growth in clean energy and EVs. Analysts say this may signal a structural turning point.
www.forbes.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:45 AM
"The center of gravity in global #climate outcomes has already shifted [...] to how China powers its economy. If the structural changes underway in #China take root, they will influence global #emissions trajectories more than any other single national decision." www.forbes.com/sites/kensil...
With a minimum temperature of 35 °F, today marks just the 2nd time this century that the temperature in Miami dipped so low. It was also 35° on 10 Jan 2010. This morning's lowest wind chill reading in #Miami was 26°
February 1, 2026 at 1:56 PM
With a minimum temperature of 35 °F, today marks just the 2nd time this century that the temperature in Miami dipped so low. It was also 35° on 10 Jan 2010. This morning's lowest wind chill reading in #Miami was 26°
Number of days with low temperatures below 40 °F in #Miami during the last 50 years (1977-2026) is 4️⃣3️⃣ versus 9️⃣0️⃣ days in the previous 50 years (1927-1976). There's a good chance we'll add 2️⃣ such cold days this Sunday and Monday per @nws.noaa.gov.
January 28, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Number of days with low temperatures below 40 °F in #Miami during the last 50 years (1977-2026) is 4️⃣3️⃣ versus 9️⃣0️⃣ days in the previous 50 years (1927-1976). There's a good chance we'll add 2️⃣ such cold days this Sunday and Monday per @nws.noaa.gov.
Record-breaking climate trends, AI, various biosecurity concerns, and renewed nuclear proliferation, among other factors why the so-called Doomsday Clock is the closest to midnight it's ever been according to @thebulletin.org. thebulletin.org/2026/01/pres...
PRESS RELEASE: It is 85 seconds to midnight
At the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement, the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board moved the Doomsday Clock forward from 89 seconds to 85 seconds to midnight, citing a failure in global leadership.
thebulletin.org
January 28, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Record-breaking climate trends, AI, various biosecurity concerns, and renewed nuclear proliferation, among other factors why the so-called Doomsday Clock is the closest to midnight it's ever been according to @thebulletin.org. thebulletin.org/2026/01/pres...
Signed into law today: appropriations for most federal science organizations including NOAA, NASA, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the US Geological Survey, and the EPA. The bill passed without explicit language protecting NCAR. So, also today NSF wrote a "Dear Colleague" letter signaling...
January 24, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Signed into law today: appropriations for most federal science organizations including NOAA, NASA, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the US Geological Survey, and the EPA. The bill passed without explicit language protecting NCAR. So, also today NSF wrote a "Dear Colleague" letter signaling...
This was fun—a short interview about my journey from Cornell to a career in meteorology & communications. I reflect on key experiences that shaped my path and how time on campus prepared me for life after graduation. You’ll also hear my advice for current students. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqiR...
CALC 2025 Career Conversation with John Toohey Morales ‘84
YouTube video by Cornell University Student and Campus Life
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January 20, 2026 at 10:52 PM
This was fun—a short interview about my journey from Cornell to a career in meteorology & communications. I reflect on key experiences that shaped my path and how time on campus prepared me for life after graduation. You’ll also hear my advice for current students. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqiR...
Killing Freedom of the Press the American way. Source: (🎁🔗) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
January 18, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Killing Freedom of the Press the American way. Source: (🎁🔗) www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/b...
FY2026 NOAA/NASA/NSF budgets approved in Congress—a sharp rebuke to the White House (Project 2025) plans, with funding mostly maintained, safeguarding national labs, plus a 10% boost to NWS to "support full staffing" (anti-DOGE). No NCAR guarantee though balancedweather.substack.com?utm_source=n...
Balanced Weather | Alan Gerard (Balanced Wx) | Substack
Balanced Weather provides updates on national/global weather and climate events and stories in a scientific, rational manner. Click to read Balanced Weather, by Alan Gerard (Balanced Wx), a Substack p...
balancedweather.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 10:49 PM
FY2026 NOAA/NASA/NSF budgets approved in Congress—a sharp rebuke to the White House (Project 2025) plans, with funding mostly maintained, safeguarding national labs, plus a 10% boost to NWS to "support full staffing" (anti-DOGE). No NCAR guarantee though balancedweather.substack.com?utm_source=n...
This morning the Senate by an overwhelming margin of 85-14 passed the cloture motion on bill H.R. 6938, the “minibus” appropriations bill that will fund most federal science agencies, including NOAA, NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF). No guarantees for NCAR so far.
January 15, 2026 at 8:05 PM
This morning the Senate by an overwhelming margin of 85-14 passed the cloture motion on bill H.R. 6938, the “minibus” appropriations bill that will fund most federal science agencies, including NOAA, NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF). No guarantees for NCAR so far.
Important update about Congressional efforts to prevent the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) from being dismantled. Last week the White House threatened to veto any appropriations bill that protects NCAR. Despite this attempt at intimidation ... (1/ )
January 15, 2026 at 12:20 AM
Important update about Congressional efforts to prevent the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) from being dismantled. Last week the White House threatened to veto any appropriations bill that protects NCAR. Despite this attempt at intimidation ... (1/ )
2025 was Earth’s third-warmest year since records began in 1850. It's an unprecedented global heat streak now in its 3rd year. We are rapidly approaching the threshold above which the risks to lives & livelihoods from pollution-fueled warming and extreme weather will intensify further.
January 14, 2026 at 4:48 PM
2025 was Earth’s third-warmest year since records began in 1850. It's an unprecedented global heat streak now in its 3rd year. We are rapidly approaching the threshold above which the risks to lives & livelihoods from pollution-fueled warming and extreme weather will intensify further.
Not that you didn’t know what the root of what’s happening is. But here it is, plain as day. Watch 👀 www.thirteen.org/programs/pbs...
Trump administration using rhetoric linked to extremists | PBS News Hour
Just weeks into the new year, the Trump administration has rolled out a campaign across departments that draws on images and ideas borrowed from right-wing and white nationalist circles. Liz Landers r...
www.thirteen.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Not that you didn’t know what the root of what’s happening is. But here it is, plain as day. Watch 👀 www.thirteen.org/programs/pbs...
“The data shows a planet warming faster than policy response, storms intensifying alongside rising seas, and economic losses concentrating where resilience is weakest. Climate risk is now a planning variable, rather than a forecast uncertainty.” www.forbes.com/sites/dianne...
In 2026, Climate Change Is No Longer A Theoretical Risk
In 2026, climate change threatens human safety, natural systems & economic stability, as data shows accelerating warming, stronger storms, rising seas and growing losses.
www.forbes.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:12 PM
“The data shows a planet warming faster than policy response, storms intensifying alongside rising seas, and economic losses concentrating where resilience is weakest. Climate risk is now a planning variable, rather than a forecast uncertainty.” www.forbes.com/sites/dianne...
“Trump’s heat waves, Trump’s droughts, Trump’s floods, and Trump’s wildfires” — Prof. Justin Mankin
I can add Trump’s catastrophic hurricanes to this list.
🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
I can add Trump’s catastrophic hurricanes to this list.
🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
Under Trump, U.S. Adds Fuel to a Heating Planet
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 3:07 PM
“Trump’s heat waves, Trump’s droughts, Trump’s floods, and Trump’s wildfires” — Prof. Justin Mankin
I can add Trump’s catastrophic hurricanes to this list.
🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
I can add Trump’s catastrophic hurricanes to this list.
🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
Jupiter is very bright and easy to spot in the evening sky all week. It reaches its closest point to the Earth on Friday. The evening skies of January feature an incredible array of bright stars— more so than at any other time of the year. Image Credit: @skyandtelescope.bsky.social
January 10, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Jupiter is very bright and easy to spot in the evening sky all week. It reaches its closest point to the Earth on Friday. The evening skies of January feature an incredible array of bright stars— more so than at any other time of the year. Image Credit: @skyandtelescope.bsky.social
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...