Margaret Orr Hoeflich, PhD
@climatewithmargs.bsky.social
Climate change misinformation scholar, AMS BOSA past Chair, ice dancer, lover of smoothie bowls, francophonie
💛UD💙 —> 🖤UGA❤️—>💚GMU💛
Opinions my own!
she/her
💛UD💙 —> 🖤UGA❤️—>💚GMU💛
Opinions my own!
she/her
Love to see #GMA breaking down what an abstract is, how conferences are different from papers, and how to mindfully/critically read sciencey clickbait 🤓 #medialiteracy #misinformation
November 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Love to see #GMA breaking down what an abstract is, how conferences are different from papers, and how to mindfully/critically read sciencey clickbait 🤓 #medialiteracy #misinformation
Spoiler alert this is why I just say “Eastern” when I’m scheduling meetings or sending reminders. Literally cannot keep it straight 🫣🫣🫣🫣🫣🫣
I'm glad that I don't have to be irrationally angry every time I see "EST" for the next four months.
November 3, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Spoiler alert this is why I just say “Eastern” when I’m scheduling meetings or sending reminders. Literally cannot keep it straight 🫣🫣🫣🫣🫣🫣
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From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.
October 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane #Melissa. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.
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The Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disaster dataset is back and now at @climatecentral.org!
Through the first half of 2025, there were 14 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters across the United States, costing $101.4 billion. 1/2
www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
Through the first half of 2025, there were 14 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters across the United States, costing $101.4 billion. 1/2
www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
October 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disaster dataset is back and now at @climatecentral.org!
Through the first half of 2025, there were 14 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters across the United States, costing $101.4 billion. 1/2
www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
Through the first half of 2025, there were 14 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters across the United States, costing $101.4 billion. 1/2
www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
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Is Taylor Swift selling Nazi merch? No. Is the rise of fascism making us more susceptible to rage bait? Definitely.
October 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Is Taylor Swift selling Nazi merch? No. Is the rise of fascism making us more susceptible to rage bait? Definitely.
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As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive
And do it often.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive
And do it often.
October 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
As a historian, I can certify that we are in the bad times. But bad times eventually end.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive
And do it often.
In the meantime:
• Figure out a small way to help someone
• Figure out a small way to fight back
• Figure out a small place to find joy
• Figure out a small way to grow and thrive
And do it often.
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Eunice Newton Foote, presented her research to the Eight Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1856, showing co2 caused heating.
September 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Eunice Newton Foote, presented her research to the Eight Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 1856, showing co2 caused heating.
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I’m proud to say that @noaa.gov and NCEI has released a 1 year retrospective on #Helene using ESRI Story Maps.
arcg.is/aqCD4
Here is a brief thread of how this came to be and how NOAA can still do good things (even while wearing pajamas).
arcg.is/aqCD4
Here is a brief thread of how this came to be and how NOAA can still do good things (even while wearing pajamas).
Helene in Southern Appalachia
One year later: An event analysis and how we move forward.
arcg.is
September 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I’m proud to say that @noaa.gov and NCEI has released a 1 year retrospective on #Helene using ESRI Story Maps.
arcg.is/aqCD4
Here is a brief thread of how this came to be and how NOAA can still do good things (even while wearing pajamas).
arcg.is/aqCD4
Here is a brief thread of how this came to be and how NOAA can still do good things (even while wearing pajamas).
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“Brian Kilmeade spits Nazi talking points with a smile. Fox News isn’t journalism—it’s the propaganda arm of American fascism. #TrumpWatch #Resist”
September 14, 2025 at 12:23 AM
“Brian Kilmeade spits Nazi talking points with a smile. Fox News isn’t journalism—it’s the propaganda arm of American fascism. #TrumpWatch #Resist”
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The propaganda is already so bad, man. FB acquaintances who never post about politics are already posting he was murdered "by the far left" and "for his Christian beliefs". We don't know even know if they have a suspect yet.
Country is so completely beyond fucked.
Country is so completely beyond fucked.
September 10, 2025 at 10:56 PM
The propaganda is already so bad, man. FB acquaintances who never post about politics are already posting he was murdered "by the far left" and "for his Christian beliefs". We don't know even know if they have a suspect yet.
Country is so completely beyond fucked.
Country is so completely beyond fucked.
“I only won Alabama by 47 points, that didn’t influence my decision at all 😏” we’re not even pretending anymore folks
September 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
“I only won Alabama by 47 points, that didn’t influence my decision at all 😏” we’re not even pretending anymore folks
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If you were a user or admirer of NOAA’s amazing climate.gov website - which has had all the good stuff (e.g., actual data and climate monitoring indices) removed by government - some web and data gurus/guerrillas are about to launch a recreation at climate.us.
Follow @climate.us for launch updates.
Follow @climate.us for launch updates.
Climate.us
climate.us
August 30, 2025 at 12:23 AM
If you were a user or admirer of NOAA’s amazing climate.gov website - which has had all the good stuff (e.g., actual data and climate monitoring indices) removed by government - some web and data gurus/guerrillas are about to launch a recreation at climate.us.
Follow @climate.us for launch updates.
Follow @climate.us for launch updates.
Scary situation near 34th & West #OCNJ during high tide tonight 🫠 We turned around, didn’t drown! #HurricaneErin #wxsafety
August 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Scary situation near 34th & West #OCNJ during high tide tonight 🫠 We turned around, didn’t drown! #HurricaneErin #wxsafety
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Feeling overwhelmed or uncertain as a student studying weather, water, or climate sciences ⛈️?
Join our Board on Student Affairs on Thursday, September 4, for fresh ideas and advice on navigating student life in the atmospheric sciences.
📥Submit your questions before 28 August: bit.ly/4ozwGzM
Join our Board on Student Affairs on Thursday, September 4, for fresh ideas and advice on navigating student life in the atmospheric sciences.
📥Submit your questions before 28 August: bit.ly/4ozwGzM
August 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Feeling overwhelmed or uncertain as a student studying weather, water, or climate sciences ⛈️?
Join our Board on Student Affairs on Thursday, September 4, for fresh ideas and advice on navigating student life in the atmospheric sciences.
📥Submit your questions before 28 August: bit.ly/4ozwGzM
Join our Board on Student Affairs on Thursday, September 4, for fresh ideas and advice on navigating student life in the atmospheric sciences.
📥Submit your questions before 28 August: bit.ly/4ozwGzM
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Calling all scientists and science supporters! You have a crucial role to play in countering the authoritarian threat we currently face in this country. Learn more about how you can stand up for the facts and truth that are essential for a free and democratic society. blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...
August 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Calling all scientists and science supporters! You have a crucial role to play in countering the authoritarian threat we currently face in this country. Learn more about how you can stand up for the facts and truth that are essential for a free and democratic society. blog.ucs.org/gretchen-gol...
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Just talked with an anthropologist doing ethnographic work in tandem with an engineer doing water sampling and how after a short time together they had both improved their ability to do things that directly benefit actual households. That’s the good stuff, not whatever this article is trying to say.
In which a Yale prof calls for jettisoning humanities to make way for science-only universities.
“scientists… are being punished for the sins of [humanities scholars] because we all live under one roof. I cannot see a compelling reason for our continued cohabitation.”
“scientists… are being punished for the sins of [humanities scholars] because we all live under one roof. I cannot see a compelling reason for our continued cohabitation.”
Unyoke the Sciences From the Humanities
Arts and sciences typically cohabitate. Should they?
thedispatch.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Just talked with an anthropologist doing ethnographic work in tandem with an engineer doing water sampling and how after a short time together they had both improved their ability to do things that directly benefit actual households. That’s the good stuff, not whatever this article is trying to say.
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HEY! PUT IN AN ABSTRACT TO PRESENT AT THE FIRST EVER DISASTER CONFERENCE WITHIN AMS!
Topics We are Looking For Include:
-Independence Day TX Flood Disaster
-Day in the Life of an EM
-Infrastructure Disasters & Weather
-Harvey: 2017 to Now
-Digital WX
annual.ametsoc.org/2026/program...
Topics We are Looking For Include:
-Independence Day TX Flood Disaster
-Day in the Life of an EM
-Infrastructure Disasters & Weather
-Harvey: 2017 to Now
-Digital WX
annual.ametsoc.org/2026/program...
1st Annual Disaster and Emergency Management Symposium
The 106th AMS Annual Meeting will take place from 25 to 26 January, 2026 in Houston, Texas.
annual.ametsoc.org
August 12, 2025 at 11:32 PM
HEY! PUT IN AN ABSTRACT TO PRESENT AT THE FIRST EVER DISASTER CONFERENCE WITHIN AMS!
Topics We are Looking For Include:
-Independence Day TX Flood Disaster
-Day in the Life of an EM
-Infrastructure Disasters & Weather
-Harvey: 2017 to Now
-Digital WX
annual.ametsoc.org/2026/program...
Topics We are Looking For Include:
-Independence Day TX Flood Disaster
-Day in the Life of an EM
-Infrastructure Disasters & Weather
-Harvey: 2017 to Now
-Digital WX
annual.ametsoc.org/2026/program...
Challenge: post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hell-hole it is.
(cheating with my best photo instead of my last)
(cheating with my best photo instead of my last)
August 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Challenge: post your last photo taken in DC to show what a hell-hole it is.
(cheating with my best photo instead of my last)
(cheating with my best photo instead of my last)
🐐🐐
The news is out. Not only did I have a chance to appear on @ologies.bsky.social to talk about hurricanes and temepestology with @alieward.bsky.social, the episode is a twofer with the inimitable @drkimwood.bsky.social!!
www.alieward.com/ologies/temp...
www.alieward.com/ologies/temp...
Tempestology (HURRICANES) Part 1 with Matt Lanza & Dr. Kim Wood — alie ward
Hurricanes. Typhoons. Cyclones. Tropical storms. Tropical depressions. What does it all MEAAAN? Let’s dive in. Career meteorologists Dr. Kim Wood of the University of Arizona and Space City Weather’s ...
www.alieward.com
August 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
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Two things:
1. Large language models like ChatGPT are statistically likely word generators; they don't have "expertise" in anything.
2. I have seen a team of PhD level experts fail to assemble a dresser from IKEA.
1. Large language models like ChatGPT are statistically likely word generators; they don't have "expertise" in anything.
2. I have seen a team of PhD level experts fail to assemble a dresser from IKEA.
OpenAI releases the newest version of the AI model that powers its popular ChatGPT chatbot, with CEO Sam Altman promoting it as like having a “team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket.”
OpenAI releases GPT-5, calling it a ‘team of Ph.D. level experts in your pocket’
OpenAI says its latest version of the popular AI model is better at coding, more accurate and less deceptive than previous versions.
nbcnews.to
August 7, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Two things:
1. Large language models like ChatGPT are statistically likely word generators; they don't have "expertise" in anything.
2. I have seen a team of PhD level experts fail to assemble a dresser from IKEA.
1. Large language models like ChatGPT are statistically likely word generators; they don't have "expertise" in anything.
2. I have seen a team of PhD level experts fail to assemble a dresser from IKEA.
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✨Are you an undergraduate or graduate student interested in working, networking, and attending sessions at the AMS 106th Annual Meeting in Houston — all while earning a stipend?
Apply to be a student assistant at #AMS2026 💼!
Learn more and submit your application by 15 September: bit.ly/4lfu8UG
Apply to be a student assistant at #AMS2026 💼!
Learn more and submit your application by 15 September: bit.ly/4lfu8UG
August 6, 2025 at 5:27 PM
✨Are you an undergraduate or graduate student interested in working, networking, and attending sessions at the AMS 106th Annual Meeting in Houston — all while earning a stipend?
Apply to be a student assistant at #AMS2026 💼!
Learn more and submit your application by 15 September: bit.ly/4lfu8UG
Apply to be a student assistant at #AMS2026 💼!
Learn more and submit your application by 15 September: bit.ly/4lfu8UG
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This is an unprecedented time in our nation's history.
Conspiracies, lies, and gaslighting are running amok.
We need more scientists in Congress.
I was born and raised here, and I am running to represent all Virginians from Chesterfield County to the Chesapeake Bay.
Conspiracies, lies, and gaslighting are running amok.
We need more scientists in Congress.
I was born and raised here, and I am running to represent all Virginians from Chesterfield County to the Chesapeake Bay.
Sean Sublette - Meteorologist for Congress: Welcome to Virginia
YouTube video by Sean Sublette
youtu.be
August 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This is an unprecedented time in our nation's history.
Conspiracies, lies, and gaslighting are running amok.
We need more scientists in Congress.
I was born and raised here, and I am running to represent all Virginians from Chesterfield County to the Chesapeake Bay.
Conspiracies, lies, and gaslighting are running amok.
We need more scientists in Congress.
I was born and raised here, and I am running to represent all Virginians from Chesterfield County to the Chesapeake Bay.
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Great post by @kathiedello.bsky.social's folks at NC State Climate Office on monitoring humid heat and why WBGT is largely the best metric for it. Also features one of our (cc @wxkels.bsky.social) plots showing why @jjrennie.bsky.social is increasingly miserable!
climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/07...
climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/07...
August 5, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Great post by @kathiedello.bsky.social's folks at NC State Climate Office on monitoring humid heat and why WBGT is largely the best metric for it. Also features one of our (cc @wxkels.bsky.social) plots showing why @jjrennie.bsky.social is increasingly miserable!
climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/07...
climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2025/07...
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Hi, it’s me, the reviewer who always recommends using the Oxford comma.
August 2, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi, it’s me, the reviewer who always recommends using the Oxford comma.
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Rachel Carson would not be surprised at our collective amnesia. But she would be disappointed.
August 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Rachel Carson would not be surprised at our collective amnesia. But she would be disappointed.