Abby Hutson
@abbathehut.bsky.social
Assistant Research Scientist at CIGLR; mother of two chaotic girls; weather, climate, and whatnot
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Join us TODAY @ 12pm! for a #GreatLakes #seminar titled: "Modeling the Fate and Transport of Plastic Pollution Using Great Lakes Hydrodynamic Models and Exploring the Potential Impact of Data Assimilation"
Who: Matthew Hoffman (RIT)
Registration & more: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/event/120420...
Who: Matthew Hoffman (RIT)
Registration & more: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/event/120420...
December 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Join us TODAY @ 12pm! for a #GreatLakes #seminar titled: "Modeling the Fate and Transport of Plastic Pollution Using Great Lakes Hydrodynamic Models and Exploring the Potential Impact of Data Assimilation"
Who: Matthew Hoffman (RIT)
Registration & more: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/event/120420...
Who: Matthew Hoffman (RIT)
Registration & more: ciglr.seas.umich.edu/event/120420...
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Lovely, intricate map of all the rivers in the US (lower 48). [kottke.org]
All of the Rivers
Perhaps inspired by All Streets, Ben Fry’s map of all the streets in the US, Nelson Minar built a US map out of all the rivers in the country.
Minar put all the data and files he used up on Github so you can make yo
kottke.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Lovely, intricate map of all the rivers in the US (lower 48). [kottke.org]
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winter measurements of temperature throughout the water column of Lake Ontario suggest it "appears to be a warm monomictic lake, rather than having a dimictic mixing pattern as previously described—there is no sustained ice cover or inverse stratification that inhibits vertical mixing in winter."
Unique thermal mixing patterns in Lake Ontario revealed by novel year‐round observations of thermal stratification
Year-round records of thermal stratification in the Great Lakes are rare, and there are few observations of thermal stratification during winter. In this paper, we analyze temperature data from 13 te...
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
winter measurements of temperature throughout the water column of Lake Ontario suggest it "appears to be a warm monomictic lake, rather than having a dimictic mixing pattern as previously described—there is no sustained ice cover or inverse stratification that inhibits vertical mixing in winter."
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Climate Central has brought back the U.S. Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database, tracking the nation’s costliest storms, floods, and fires. In the first six months of 2025, there were 14 events totaling $101 billion in losses.
Read more from Desk reporter Hêctor Alejandro Arzate.
Read more from Desk reporter Hêctor Alejandro Arzate.
A tool tracking billion dollar disasters is active again after being retired by Trump administration - VernonReporter
It shows that in 2025, approximately $40 billion in damage was caused by severestorms and tornadoes that struck states like Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, and others. Oct. 28, 2025 Byline: Héctor Alej...
vernonreporter.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Climate Central has brought back the U.S. Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters database, tracking the nation’s costliest storms, floods, and fires. In the first six months of 2025, there were 14 events totaling $101 billion in losses.
Read more from Desk reporter Hêctor Alejandro Arzate.
Read more from Desk reporter Hêctor Alejandro Arzate.
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Simply incredible imagery of Hurricane Melissa this morning as it approaches Jamaica.
October 28, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Simply incredible imagery of Hurricane Melissa this morning as it approaches Jamaica.
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"NOAA has built a reputation for world-class research...For every dollar invested in NOAA, the country’s return is orders of magnitude greater in productivity, transportation, farming, fishing, business development, and savings to communities in insurance and public safety."
"We led NOAA — we expect Neil Jacobs to defend it"
A big challenge to the new NOAA Administrator by 3 of his predecessors. We can only hope that he rises to it, including empowering the stellar NOAA workforce & being true to his training as a scientist.
thehill.com/opinion/ener...
🌊 🦑 🧪 ⚒️
A big challenge to the new NOAA Administrator by 3 of his predecessors. We can only hope that he rises to it, including empowering the stellar NOAA workforce & being true to his training as a scientist.
thehill.com/opinion/ener...
🌊 🦑 🧪 ⚒️
October 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"NOAA has built a reputation for world-class research...For every dollar invested in NOAA, the country’s return is orders of magnitude greater in productivity, transportation, farming, fishing, business development, and savings to communities in insurance and public safety."
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And there we have it. #Melissa's WV eye temperature has broken -5°C, making it warmer than any other eye observed through geostationary water vapor imagery. Takes an upper echelon warm core for this
October 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
And there we have it. #Melissa's WV eye temperature has broken -5°C, making it warmer than any other eye observed through geostationary water vapor imagery. Takes an upper echelon warm core for this
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Women may experience a three-fold reduction in mortality risk from coronary heart diseases, when following recommended exercise guidelines, compared to men, according to a study in Nature Cardiovascular Research. go.nature.com/47t8eZq #medsky 🧪
October 27, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Women may experience a three-fold reduction in mortality risk from coronary heart diseases, when following recommended exercise guidelines, compared to men, according to a study in Nature Cardiovascular Research. go.nature.com/47t8eZq #medsky 🧪
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Satellite image of a beautiful midlatitude cyclone over the Great Lakes
October 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Satellite image of a beautiful midlatitude cyclone over the Great Lakes
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Speechless. A fisheries science center that has a 100 year history in Ann Arbor.
Federal layoffs would gut Great Lakes fisheries research center
The Trump administration is planning a mass layoff of federal employees who conduct research of Great Lakes fisheries.
www.detroitnews.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Speechless. A fisheries science center that has a 100 year history in Ann Arbor.
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The most important thing universities should do in a world with AI is to greatly increase the number of professors, so that classes can be smaller and more class time can be spent directly interacting with students as people.
go, student newspaper of Notre Dame and Saint Mary
"employ in-class essays, oral exams+ rigorous discussions — that are far more difficult to use AI tools to complete. a close reading of the text should constitute the bulk in any introductory humanities class."
www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2025...
"employ in-class essays, oral exams+ rigorous discussions — that are far more difficult to use AI tools to complete. a close reading of the text should constitute the bulk in any introductory humanities class."
www.ndsmcobserver.com/article/2025...
Editorial: AI-proof the Core Curriculum
The Core Curriculum is an essential part of a Catholic education that must be saved from AI.
www.ndsmcobserver.com
October 20, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The most important thing universities should do in a world with AI is to greatly increase the number of professors, so that classes can be smaller and more class time can be spent directly interacting with students as people.
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This is SUCH an important point. Most people are worried about climate change: but most people feel helpless and think nothing’s being done (so why should they do anything?)
This is why my weekly newsletter always includes good news on climate solutions as well as actions we can take!
This is why my weekly newsletter always includes good news on climate solutions as well as actions we can take!
October 20, 2025 at 4:21 PM
This is SUCH an important point. Most people are worried about climate change: but most people feel helpless and think nothing’s being done (so why should they do anything?)
This is why my weekly newsletter always includes good news on climate solutions as well as actions we can take!
This is why my weekly newsletter always includes good news on climate solutions as well as actions we can take!
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Granted - I never learned how to code properly. But at least I *know* I never learned how to code properly. Thanks Stack Overflow!
October 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Granted - I never learned how to code properly. But at least I *know* I never learned how to code properly. Thanks Stack Overflow!
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Printing presses kept their letters in cases.
Capital letters went in the upper case.
Smaller letters went in the lower case.
This is why we say ‘UPPER CASE’ and ‘lower case.’
Ok, but what did we call them before the invention of the printing press?
MAJUSCULE and minuscule.
Capital letters went in the upper case.
Smaller letters went in the lower case.
This is why we say ‘UPPER CASE’ and ‘lower case.’
Ok, but what did we call them before the invention of the printing press?
MAJUSCULE and minuscule.
October 10, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Printing presses kept their letters in cases.
Capital letters went in the upper case.
Smaller letters went in the lower case.
This is why we say ‘UPPER CASE’ and ‘lower case.’
Ok, but what did we call them before the invention of the printing press?
MAJUSCULE and minuscule.
Capital letters went in the upper case.
Smaller letters went in the lower case.
This is why we say ‘UPPER CASE’ and ‘lower case.’
Ok, but what did we call them before the invention of the printing press?
MAJUSCULE and minuscule.
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The Oatmeal’s take on AI art. “When I consume Al art, it also evokes a feeling…until I find out that it’s Al art. Then I feel deflated, grossed out, and maybe a little bit bored. This feeling isn’t a choice.” [theoatmeal.com]
A cartoonist’s review of AI art
This is a comic about AI art.
theoatmeal.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The Oatmeal’s take on AI art. “When I consume Al art, it also evokes a feeling…until I find out that it’s Al art. Then I feel deflated, grossed out, and maybe a little bit bored. This feeling isn’t a choice.” [theoatmeal.com]
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✨New publication alert✨: “Recommendations from the Sea Grant-Led Invasive Species Language Workshop” — a report on the workshop I organized in DC last year!
#BiologicalInvasions #InvasiveSpecies 🧪
www.reabic.net/journals/mbi...
#BiologicalInvasions #InvasiveSpecies 🧪
www.reabic.net/journals/mbi...
October 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
✨New publication alert✨: “Recommendations from the Sea Grant-Led Invasive Species Language Workshop” — a report on the workshop I organized in DC last year!
#BiologicalInvasions #InvasiveSpecies 🧪
www.reabic.net/journals/mbi...
#BiologicalInvasions #InvasiveSpecies 🧪
www.reabic.net/journals/mbi...
A powerful story of pathology done right - and the sacrifices a mom was willing to make
A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was — and how that didn't stop her from playing a key role in the remarkably effective response.
A bold doctor sent her kids away and helped beat one of the world's deadliest viruses
A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was — and how that didn't stop her from playing a key role in the remarkably effective response.
n.pr
October 7, 2025 at 2:39 AM
A powerful story of pathology done right - and the sacrifices a mom was willing to make
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Very interesting!
The CSSL/NTP assisted the US National Weather Service (NWS) with their upgrading of the official rating of the June 2025 Enderlin, ND tornado from EF3 to EF5.
Announced by the NWS today, it’s the first EF5-rated tornado in the US since 2013.
Details here: uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202...
Image B. Emfinger
Announced by the NWS today, it’s the first EF5-rated tornado in the US since 2013.
Details here: uwo.ca/ntp/blog/202...
Image B. Emfinger
October 7, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Very interesting!
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THIS is exactly why federal funding is necessary for clean water and Great Lakes restoration. #GreatLakes
www.mlive.com/environment/...
www.mlive.com/environment/...
After 40 years and $84M in cleanup, Muskegon Lake comes off toxic list
Federal, state and local officials gathered to announce the formal delisting of Muskegon Lake from the Area of Concern program.
www.mlive.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM
THIS is exactly why federal funding is necessary for clean water and Great Lakes restoration. #GreatLakes
www.mlive.com/environment/...
www.mlive.com/environment/...
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Whistleblower report on NASA funding from the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...
www.commerce.senate.gov
September 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Whistleblower report on NASA funding from the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation www.commerce.senate.gov/services/fil...
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Changing water temperatures and human-driven introductions of fish have altered the composition of fish populations in streams and rivers across the USA over the past three decades, a study in Nature suggests. go.nature.com/47ZCcWH 🧪
September 24, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Changing water temperatures and human-driven introductions of fish have altered the composition of fish populations in streams and rivers across the USA over the past three decades, a study in Nature suggests. go.nature.com/47ZCcWH 🧪
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The federal government has censored the work of dozens of scientists, including work by my lab, on the impacts of climate change on Acadia National Park. Signs have been removed from Cadillac and Great Meadow. They’re also removing signs about the Wabanaki’s sacred connections to Cadillac.
Signs Referencing Climate Change Along with Web Pages Removed from Acadia National Park
The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund.
barharborstory.substack.com
September 23, 2025 at 10:59 PM
The federal government has censored the work of dozens of scientists, including work by my lab, on the impacts of climate change on Acadia National Park. Signs have been removed from Cadillac and Great Meadow. They’re also removing signs about the Wabanaki’s sacred connections to Cadillac.
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Some lightning today
September 23, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Some lightning today