Heather G
@wxheather.bsky.social
Technical Project Manager, supporting teams that build awesome tools for processing satellite data. Ph.D. Meteorology. Learning how to become a terrible aurora photographer. Opinions expressed here are my own.
📍Minnesota, US
📍Minnesota, US
While not quite the same as last night, tonight's aurora has still had its moments! Taken just SW of the Twin Cities.
November 13, 2025 at 3:32 AM
While not quite the same as last night, tonight's aurora has still had its moments! Taken just SW of the Twin Cities.
This webcam from up in Ely, MN is a good place to be at the moment! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CevQ...
Live Dark Sky Views from Ely, MN
YouTube video by Larry Olson
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November 13, 2025 at 1:44 AM
This webcam from up in Ely, MN is a good place to be at the moment! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CevQ...
A couple of the best ones I could get tonight.
November 12, 2025 at 5:50 AM
A couple of the best ones I could get tonight.
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All the colors.
November 12, 2025 at 5:07 AM
All the colors.
Just spent an hour outside freezing my tail off, but this aurora is so worth it!
November 12, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Just spent an hour outside freezing my tail off, but this aurora is so worth it!
The effort my kids put into negotiating out of having to wear a coat and gloves in sub-freezing weather is really something.
October 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
The effort my kids put into negotiating out of having to wear a coat and gloves in sub-freezing weather is really something.
Bookmarking this for the one time I have to go downtown in the winter.
Everybody who has ever spent time in downtown Minneapolis has needed skyway.run. Dang
Minneapolis Skyway
Navigate the Minneapolis Skyway System, find lunch spots and get directions.
skyway.run
October 10, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Bookmarking this for the one time I have to go downtown in the winter.
Imagine being the QB of an NFL team, and during the game they zoom into a closeup on your face right as you start picking your nose. 🤣
October 7, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Imagine being the QB of an NFL team, and during the game they zoom into a closeup on your face right as you start picking your nose. 🤣
Not always. We have two!
there’s always one person in the family who looks at the Doppler radar
October 6, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Not always. We have two!
Spent all afternoon in the heat and wind watching flag football. I feel like a raisin.
Looks like Minneapolis hit 90°F today, October 4th — the latest 90-degree day in city history.
October 4, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Spent all afternoon in the heat and wind watching flag football. I feel like a raisin.
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An excellent video by @gradyhillhouse.bsky.social that gets most things right on about the July 4 central Texas floods.
An Engineer's Perspective on the Texas Floods
YouTube video by Practical Engineering
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September 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
An excellent video by @gradyhillhouse.bsky.social that gets most things right on about the July 4 central Texas floods.
What about authors of journal papers? Asking for a friend. ;)
In what’s being called the largest-ever settlement in a US copyright case — and potentially the first major payout to creatives whose work was used to train AI systems — Anthropic is to pay a staggering $1.5 billion, plus interest, to authors. www.theverge.com/anthropic/77...
Anthropic to pay $1.5 billion to authors in landmark AI settlement
Lawyers said it’s believed to be the largest-ever settlement in a US copyright case, paying about $3,000 per book.
www.theverge.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
What about authors of journal papers? Asking for a friend. ;)
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Hey Folks...You may start seeing social media sites and a website for Climate.us
If you see it, follow and share. It is legit and has some amazing, credible people behind it trying to plug leaks in the climate science world. Trust me on this one. More is coming....
If you see it, follow and share. It is legit and has some amazing, credible people behind it trying to plug leaks in the climate science world. Trust me on this one. More is coming....
August 28, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Hey Folks...You may start seeing social media sites and a website for Climate.us
If you see it, follow and share. It is legit and has some amazing, credible people behind it trying to plug leaks in the climate science world. Trust me on this one. More is coming....
If you see it, follow and share. It is legit and has some amazing, credible people behind it trying to plug leaks in the climate science world. Trust me on this one. More is coming....
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We now live in the Pyrocene, a proposed new geologic epoch of fire activity brought about by human-caused climate change. Living in the Pyrocene means a new reality: knowing what the latest wildfire smoke forecasts are, in order to plan your outdoor activities. I review the best tools to do so:
15 sources of wildfire smoke forecasts for North America » Yale Climate Connections
Forecasting wildfire smoke is hard. We review the best tools to help you predict when unhealthful levels of smoke are coming.
yaleclimateconnections.org
July 30, 2025 at 11:52 AM
We now live in the Pyrocene, a proposed new geologic epoch of fire activity brought about by human-caused climate change. Living in the Pyrocene means a new reality: knowing what the latest wildfire smoke forecasts are, in order to plan your outdoor activities. I review the best tools to do so:
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NISAR has lifted off! And been successfully placed in its orbit! Good job, ISRO! Woohoo!
July 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
NISAR has lifted off! And been successfully placed in its orbit! Good job, ISRO! Woohoo!
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Last two planes trying to pull in to MSP ahead of the storm thought better of it at the last second
July 29, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Last two planes trying to pull in to MSP ahead of the storm thought better of it at the last second
Frog picked the wrong bush to stare at me from if it was hoping not to be noticed. Also TIL frogs can actually see colors very well. 🙃
July 21, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Frog picked the wrong bush to stare at me from if it was hoping not to be noticed. Also TIL frogs can actually see colors very well. 🙃
After every weather-related natural disaster that results in tragic loss of life, meteorologists are always introspective about what we could have done better, where chains of communication broke down, etc. And that conversation is happening again now in our public discourse of social media. (1/2)
July 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
After every weather-related natural disaster that results in tragic loss of life, meteorologists are always introspective about what we could have done better, where chains of communication broke down, etc. And that conversation is happening again now in our public discourse of social media. (1/2)
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Look, I’m all for being angry at what they’ve done to the NWS. Heck, they stole my dream job, forcing me to move across the country to remain employed.
But the NWS was on top of this. Flash flood watch, warning, and emergency (causing EAS alert) were all issued in timely manner
But the NWS was on top of this. Flash flood watch, warning, and emergency (causing EAS alert) were all issued in timely manner
When experts warned for months that the NWS “is being destroyed” by Trump’s personnel cuts, Howard Lutnick assured Congress that forecasting won’t be affected. Now TX officials are blaming a faulty forecast by NWS for the deadly impact of a storm. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...
Texas Officials Blame Agency Gutted by Trump for Results of Deadly Storm
Experts warned for months about cuts to NWS and NOAA
open.substack.com
July 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Look, I’m all for being angry at what they’ve done to the NWS. Heck, they stole my dream job, forcing me to move across the country to remain employed.
But the NWS was on top of this. Flash flood watch, warning, and emergency (causing EAS alert) were all issued in timely manner
But the NWS was on top of this. Flash flood watch, warning, and emergency (causing EAS alert) were all issued in timely manner
Needs a LOT more As and Hs.
AAHH
June 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Needs a LOT more As and Hs.
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"Earth observation data is an essential component of our work. It allows us to improve our climate monitoring & weather forecasting. We're one of the largest users of #EO worldwide - data from more than 100 different satellite data streams enter our processing daily" - @frabier.bsky.social at #LPS25
June 23, 2025 at 10:18 AM
"Earth observation data is an essential component of our work. It allows us to improve our climate monitoring & weather forecasting. We're one of the largest users of #EO worldwide - data from more than 100 different satellite data streams enter our processing daily" - @frabier.bsky.social at #LPS25
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Every country is warming.
Every country is experiencing more extreme weather events because of climate change, mainly caused by burning fossil fuels. www.ShowYourStripes.info
Time to #ShowYourStripes and start climate conversations to prompt actions to reduce emissions, personally & collectively.
Every country is experiencing more extreme weather events because of climate change, mainly caused by burning fossil fuels. www.ShowYourStripes.info
Time to #ShowYourStripes and start climate conversations to prompt actions to reduce emissions, personally & collectively.
June 21, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Every country is warming.
Every country is experiencing more extreme weather events because of climate change, mainly caused by burning fossil fuels. www.ShowYourStripes.info
Time to #ShowYourStripes and start climate conversations to prompt actions to reduce emissions, personally & collectively.
Every country is experiencing more extreme weather events because of climate change, mainly caused by burning fossil fuels. www.ShowYourStripes.info
Time to #ShowYourStripes and start climate conversations to prompt actions to reduce emissions, personally & collectively.
Every year that I try to grow a veggie garden I get a new nemesis for my shit list. One year it was squash bugs, another it was horn worms. Now, the deer are eating the tomatoes I grew from seed and have been babying along for three months. Assholes!
June 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Every year that I try to grow a veggie garden I get a new nemesis for my shit list. One year it was squash bugs, another it was horn worms. Now, the deer are eating the tomatoes I grew from seed and have been babying along for three months. Assholes!
Y'all I have not looked at social media or news all day long and clearly I missed something epic.
June 5, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Y'all I have not looked at social media or news all day long and clearly I missed something epic.
Visibility isn't too bad right now but unlike the past few days when the smoke was mostly aloft, the surface air is noticeably gross now. Wear masks if you plan to spend much time outside.
June 3, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Visibility isn't too bad right now but unlike the past few days when the smoke was mostly aloft, the surface air is noticeably gross now. Wear masks if you plan to spend much time outside.