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Atmospheric scientist focused on lightning. Former B-1B Lancer and T-28 Storm Penetrating Aircraft pilot. Atmospheric Wildlife Photographer. Rapid City, South Dakota.
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BÓLIDO ESPORÁDICO ROZADOR #SPMN161125 SOBRE LAS PROVINCIAS DE #ÁVILA Y #SEGOVIA HOY a las 0h36m55s TUC (1h36 CET). Lo captó desintegrándose lentamente nuestro compañero Miguel A. Furones @mafurones.bsky.social acabando su trazo sobre la #Liebre y #CanMayor. Al listado
www.ice.csic.es/news/citizen...
www.ice.csic.es/news/citizen...
November 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
BÓLIDO ESPORÁDICO ROZADOR #SPMN161125 SOBRE LAS PROVINCIAS DE #ÁVILA Y #SEGOVIA HOY a las 0h36m55s TUC (1h36 CET). Lo captó desintegrándose lentamente nuestro compañero Miguel A. Furones @mafurones.bsky.social acabando su trazo sobre la #Liebre y #CanMayor. Al listado
www.ice.csic.es/news/citizen...
www.ice.csic.es/news/citizen...
Live view looking South West from Rapid City, SD www.youtube.com/live/BCxK1QV...
South Dakota Black Hills
YouTube video by Tom Warner
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November 12, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Live view looking South West from Rapid City, SD www.youtube.com/live/BCxK1QV...
Red aurora visible from Montauk, NY 755 pm ET (0055 UT, Nov 12th)
November 12, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Red aurora visible from Montauk, NY 755 pm ET (0055 UT, Nov 12th)
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Spotted the northern lights on my flight from Denver to Chicago this evening!
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Spotted the northern lights on my flight from Denver to Chicago this evening!
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"Science is being destroyed across many agencies" say federal researchers.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...
www.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Science is being destroyed across many agencies" say federal researchers.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
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"Science is an ongoing process. It never ends. There is no single ultimate truth to be achieved, after which all the scientists can retire."
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"Science is an ongoing process. It never ends. There is no single ultimate truth to be achieved, after which all the scientists can retire."
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
-Carl Sagan, Cosmos
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The first (1955) Danish edition of Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451. Later editions did not convert the title, so this is the only SI-compatible edition! 🎢
November 1, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The first (1955) Danish edition of Ray Bradbury’s FAHRENHEIT 451. Later editions did not convert the title, so this is the only SI-compatible edition! 🎢
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THEY. WERE. DOING. THIS. WITHOUT. PAY.
NOAA’s hurricane hunter pilots (and Kermit The Frog hanging from the control panel) fly into Hurricane Melissa.
Extraordinary bravery, saving lives.
(🎥 Cmdr. Danielle Varwig, NOAA Corps).
NOAA’s hurricane hunter pilots (and Kermit The Frog hanging from the control panel) fly into Hurricane Melissa.
Extraordinary bravery, saving lives.
(🎥 Cmdr. Danielle Varwig, NOAA Corps).
October 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
THEY. WERE. DOING. THIS. WITHOUT. PAY.
NOAA’s hurricane hunter pilots (and Kermit The Frog hanging from the control panel) fly into Hurricane Melissa.
Extraordinary bravery, saving lives.
(🎥 Cmdr. Danielle Varwig, NOAA Corps).
NOAA’s hurricane hunter pilots (and Kermit The Frog hanging from the control panel) fly into Hurricane Melissa.
Extraordinary bravery, saving lives.
(🎥 Cmdr. Danielle Varwig, NOAA Corps).
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Obvious wavenumber-5 mesovortex pattern within #Melissa’s eyewall earlier today — when the simulation matches reality. Just two decades ago, the very existence of mesovortices was still a matter of debate.
October 28, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Obvious wavenumber-5 mesovortex pattern within #Melissa’s eyewall earlier today — when the simulation matches reality. Just two decades ago, the very existence of mesovortices was still a matter of debate.
Did I mention I hate thunderfog? www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCxK...
October 16, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Did I mention I hate thunderfog? www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCxK...
I hate thunderfog
October 16, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I hate thunderfog
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“If it hits you, it’s just not your day.”
90% of people struck by lightning survive but many have lifelong injuries. We still see around 20 deaths from lightning every year in the U.S.
We’ve seen 5 deaths in the U.S. in September alone.
90% of people struck by lightning survive but many have lifelong injuries. We still see around 20 deaths from lightning every year in the U.S.
We’ve seen 5 deaths in the U.S. in September alone.
Dave Portnoy sounds off about lightning delays in college football.
"Lightning, if it hits you, it's just not your day."
Brady Quinn: "I think Dave should get struck by lightning first before he starts (ranting)..." 🏈⚡️📺🎙️ #CFB
"Lightning, if it hits you, it's just not your day."
Brady Quinn: "I think Dave should get struck by lightning first before he starts (ranting)..." 🏈⚡️📺🎙️ #CFB
September 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
“If it hits you, it’s just not your day.”
90% of people struck by lightning survive but many have lifelong injuries. We still see around 20 deaths from lightning every year in the U.S.
We’ve seen 5 deaths in the U.S. in September alone.
90% of people struck by lightning survive but many have lifelong injuries. We still see around 20 deaths from lightning every year in the U.S.
We’ve seen 5 deaths in the U.S. in September alone.
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Being struck by lightning isn’t a minor thing. We shouldn’t be making light of safety measures.
September 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Being struck by lightning isn’t a minor thing. We shouldn’t be making light of safety measures.
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We estimate than 10 people are impacted when someone is struck by lightning (friends, relatives, coworkers).
For the ~200 people who are struck each year in the U.S., that means 2,000 more people are impacted in some way - from losing a loved one or having to care for them long term.
For the ~200 people who are struck each year in the U.S., that means 2,000 more people are impacted in some way - from losing a loved one or having to care for them long term.
“If it hits you, it’s just not your day.”
90% of people struck by lightning survive but many have lifelong injuries. We still see around 20 deaths from lightning every year in the U.S.
We’ve seen 5 deaths in the U.S. in September alone.
90% of people struck by lightning survive but many have lifelong injuries. We still see around 20 deaths from lightning every year in the U.S.
We’ve seen 5 deaths in the U.S. in September alone.
Dave Portnoy sounds off about lightning delays in college football.
"Lightning, if it hits you, it's just not your day."
Brady Quinn: "I think Dave should get struck by lightning first before he starts (ranting)..." 🏈⚡️📺🎙️ #CFB
"Lightning, if it hits you, it's just not your day."
Brady Quinn: "I think Dave should get struck by lightning first before he starts (ranting)..." 🏈⚡️📺🎙️ #CFB
September 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
We estimate than 10 people are impacted when someone is struck by lightning (friends, relatives, coworkers).
For the ~200 people who are struck each year in the U.S., that means 2,000 more people are impacted in some way - from losing a loved one or having to care for them long term.
For the ~200 people who are struck each year in the U.S., that means 2,000 more people are impacted in some way - from losing a loved one or having to care for them long term.
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The U.S. used to have 400-500 lightning fatalities a year. Globally, we see 24,000 fatalities a year from lightning - many of them occurring at sporting events.
Really shameful to see this on Big Noon Kickoff.
Really shameful to see this on Big Noon Kickoff.
can't even be struck by lightning and killed because of woke
September 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The U.S. used to have 400-500 lightning fatalities a year. Globally, we see 24,000 fatalities a year from lightning - many of them occurring at sporting events.
Really shameful to see this on Big Noon Kickoff.
Really shameful to see this on Big Noon Kickoff.
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Two hunters and their dogs in Florida were killed by lightning on Monday September 22. These are now 3 fatalities in Florida this year.
Four hunters have died this month due to lightning strikes, and there are now 19 lightning fatalities in the U.S. for 2025.
www.wfla.com/news/highlan...
Four hunters have died this month due to lightning strikes, and there are now 19 lightning fatalities in the U.S. for 2025.
www.wfla.com/news/highlan...
September 26, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Two hunters and their dogs in Florida were killed by lightning on Monday September 22. These are now 3 fatalities in Florida this year.
Four hunters have died this month due to lightning strikes, and there are now 19 lightning fatalities in the U.S. for 2025.
www.wfla.com/news/highlan...
Four hunters have died this month due to lightning strikes, and there are now 19 lightning fatalities in the U.S. for 2025.
www.wfla.com/news/highlan...
Incredible Sprite feast over Italy last night as seen by Global Meteor Network camera in Croatia. #sprite #lightning globalmeteornetwork.org/weblog//HR/H...
globalmeteornetwork.org
September 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Incredible Sprite feast over Italy last night as seen by Global Meteor Network camera in Croatia. #sprite #lightning globalmeteornetwork.org/weblog//HR/H...
Incredible +CG flash!! Negative leaders propagate right to left incloud, then a positive leader develops downward from the decaying negative leader causing a +CG return stroke. Positive leaders with recoil leaders visible below cloud base following the return stroke.
Tonight featured some of the most incredible lightning I’ve ever captured. Taken from Champaign, IL after thunderstorms departed the area!!⚡️ #ilwx @deeplycloudy.bsky.social @stephanieway.bsky.social @frqltg.bsky.social
August 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Incredible +CG flash!! Negative leaders propagate right to left incloud, then a positive leader develops downward from the decaying negative leader causing a +CG return stroke. Positive leaders with recoil leaders visible below cloud base following the return stroke.
Things got pretty intense in the South Dakota Badlands last night. 60+ mph winds rolled a camping trailer at the boondock. Here is an image of 1st responders rushing to the scene with lightning still hammering the area.
August 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Things got pretty intense in the South Dakota Badlands last night. 60+ mph winds rolled a camping trailer at the boondock. Here is an image of 1st responders rushing to the scene with lightning still hammering the area.
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Southern Arizona Monsoon lightning bolt at blue hour.
My fav so far this year. 08/10/25
My fav so far this year. 08/10/25
August 14, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Southern Arizona Monsoon lightning bolt at blue hour.
My fav so far this year. 08/10/25
My fav so far this year. 08/10/25
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People are injured by lightning every year when they are in their homes because they are on devices plugged into the wall.
weather.com/news/trendin...
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July 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
People are injured by lightning every year when they are in their homes because they are on devices plugged into the wall.
weather.com/news/trendin...
weather.com/news/trendin...
Outstanding captures of bolt-from-the-blue lightning flashes by Dan Robinson @stormhighway.bsky.social showing the negative end of the bipolar leader typically exits the upper positive charge region and travels to ground outside the storm causing a -CG return stroke. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1c...
Clear-air lightning bolts-from-the-blue - timelapse and slow motion!
YouTube video by Dan Robinson
www.youtube.com
July 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Outstanding captures of bolt-from-the-blue lightning flashes by Dan Robinson @stormhighway.bsky.social showing the negative end of the bipolar leader typically exits the upper positive charge region and travels to ground outside the storm causing a -CG return stroke. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1c...
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Jefferson believed that the habit of skepticism is an essential prerequisite for responsible citizenship. He argued that the cost of education is trivial compared to the cost of ignorance, of leaving government to the wolves. He taught that the country is safe only when the people rule.
July 21, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Jefferson believed that the habit of skepticism is an essential prerequisite for responsible citizenship. He argued that the cost of education is trivial compared to the cost of ignorance, of leaving government to the wolves. He taught that the country is safe only when the people rule.
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AAAAAAA I JUST RECORDED THIS!!!! best lightning capture of my life
July 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
AAAAAAA I JUST RECORDED THIS!!!! best lightning capture of my life