Anne Strauser
@xchurricane.bsky.social
NWS meteorologist, mom, and runner. PSU 2016 💙 All opinions are my own and not those of my employer.
The kids: 67
Me: 74
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Me: 74
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October 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The kids: 67
Me: 74
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Me: 74
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All these posts about #survivor players unable to spell and yes that was sometimes the case but I'm pretty sure many had their side right... If the double T is flipped around it would look right to them but be switched letters to the camera! #survivor48
May 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
All these posts about #survivor players unable to spell and yes that was sometimes the case but I'm pretty sure many had their side right... If the double T is flipped around it would look right to them but be switched letters to the camera! #survivor48
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As someone who spends a lot time thinking about the values I want to teach my kid (besides PLEASE DON’T EAT DIRT), the thing I keep coming back to is this: I want him to believe that the strongest, bravest thing he can do is give a shit about other people—especially ones who aren’t like him at all.
March 2, 2025 at 11:21 PM
As someone who spends a lot time thinking about the values I want to teach my kid (besides PLEASE DON’T EAT DIRT), the thing I keep coming back to is this: I want him to believe that the strongest, bravest thing he can do is give a shit about other people—especially ones who aren’t like him at all.
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Opinion | President Trump attending the first half of the Super Bowl cost taxpayers $4 million. Here's why DOGE must lay off a bunch of federal workers making $75,000 so that the government can live within its means.
February 10, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Opinion | President Trump attending the first half of the Super Bowl cost taxpayers $4 million. Here's why DOGE must lay off a bunch of federal workers making $75,000 so that the government can live within its means.
Completely unrelated to current events, I still consider Pluto a planet.
February 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Completely unrelated to current events, I still consider Pluto a planet.
Anglerfish are cool!
Researchers believe they've recorded potentially the first-ever sighting of an adult abyssal fish, Melanocetus johnsonii, in broad daylight.
Normally found at depths between 200 and 2,000 meters, this predator was spotted just 2km off the coast of Tenerife.
Full story: tinyurl.com/5j37dnmw
Normally found at depths between 200 and 2,000 meters, this predator was spotted just 2km off the coast of Tenerife.
Full story: tinyurl.com/5j37dnmw
February 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Anglerfish are cool!
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funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread
February 10, 2025 at 3:12 AM
funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread
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“Why do I need NOAA? I’ve got a weather app.”
Is equivalent to asking
“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”
www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...
Is equivalent to asking
“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”
www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...
About our agency
NOAA is an agency that enriches life through science. Our reach goes from the surface of the sun to the depths of the ocean floor as we work to keep the public informed of the changing environment aro...
www.noaa.gov
February 9, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“Why do I need NOAA? I’ve got a weather app.”
Is equivalent to asking
“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”
www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...
Is equivalent to asking
“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”
www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...
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Looking for government cost savings in NOAA/NWS is like looking at scaling bank on cheap dog food for your excellent family watch dog in a filthy rich household. It's the tiniest fraction of the budget and exceptionally cost effective.
February 8, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Looking for government cost savings in NOAA/NWS is like looking at scaling bank on cheap dog food for your excellent family watch dog in a filthy rich household. It's the tiniest fraction of the budget and exceptionally cost effective.
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Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
February 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Weak men cannot compromise. Weak men cannot build consensus. Weak men think that leadership means force. Weak men build nothing that lasts.
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Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.
Excellent 🧵 on this evening's NIH announcement of a dramatic reduction in indirect rates for research institutions, which amounts to a generational restructuring of the US research and development ecosystem. These cuts are effective immediately, not just for new grants but for existing ones.
6. The policy does not just affect funding going forward. All existing NIH grants will have their indirect rates cut to 15% as of today, the date of issuance.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
February 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.
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It's that time of year again.
News media and other organizations are starting to talk about #LightningSafety.
Tip 1: Adjust your plans so you're not outside when thunderstorms are around
Tip 2: When thunder roars, go indoors!
Tip 3: If you get caught outside, keep moving towards a safe place!
News media and other organizations are starting to talk about #LightningSafety.
Tip 1: Adjust your plans so you're not outside when thunderstorms are around
Tip 2: When thunder roars, go indoors!
Tip 3: If you get caught outside, keep moving towards a safe place!
February 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It's that time of year again.
News media and other organizations are starting to talk about #LightningSafety.
Tip 1: Adjust your plans so you're not outside when thunderstorms are around
Tip 2: When thunder roars, go indoors!
Tip 3: If you get caught outside, keep moving towards a safe place!
News media and other organizations are starting to talk about #LightningSafety.
Tip 1: Adjust your plans so you're not outside when thunderstorms are around
Tip 2: When thunder roars, go indoors!
Tip 3: If you get caught outside, keep moving towards a safe place!
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I work for The Weather Company, which has a much used cellphone app for the weather, provides aviation weather services, and much more. We stand on the backs of giants, relying on information from the National Weather Service for what we do. Harming the NWS will harm us and many other businesses.
February 7, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I work for The Weather Company, which has a much used cellphone app for the weather, provides aviation weather services, and much more. We stand on the backs of giants, relying on information from the National Weather Service for what we do. Harming the NWS will harm us and many other businesses.
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You know it's unprecedented times when Millennials are voluntarily making phone calls.
February 6, 2025 at 12:37 AM
You know it's unprecedented times when Millennials are voluntarily making phone calls.
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The DOGE investigation into NOAA/NWS computer systems seems to be limited to DEI activities, although it seems reasonable that climate change research may also be targeted. This article is good, and the headline is a bit misleading, BUT... www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/w... 1/9
Life-saving weather warnings are on the line as Trump and DOGE target America’s forecasting agency | CNN
The National Weather Service, which is suffering its lowest staffing in decades, is staring down further cuts and the nomination of an agency leader they are wary of.
www.cnn.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The DOGE investigation into NOAA/NWS computer systems seems to be limited to DEI activities, although it seems reasonable that climate change research may also be targeted. This article is good, and the headline is a bit misleading, BUT... www.cnn.com/2025/02/05/w... 1/9
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By definition, numerical weather models require international data. The atmosphere knows no geopolitical boundaries: any model that begins and ends at its country’s border is unable to generate reliable predictions until after a weather system crosses its boundaries. Which defeats the purpose!
NOAA Employees Told to Pause Work With ‘Foreign Nationals’
An internal email obtained by WIRED shows that NOAA workers received orders to pause “ALL INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS.”
www.wired.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
By definition, numerical weather models require international data. The atmosphere knows no geopolitical boundaries: any model that begins and ends at its country’s border is unable to generate reliable predictions until after a weather system crosses its boundaries. Which defeats the purpose!
