Chasing Cirrus
@drymeadow.bsky.social
CA water/wastewater policy professional. Housing/finance/rural affairs. The ocean and sky call me (i.e. salt-water and weather nerd). Aspiring sci-fi writer. Sober. Personal Principles: Life, liberty, equity, dignity, good-faith, win-win, transparent.
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Chasing Cirrus
@drymeadow.bsky.social
· Sep 15
So since I have lots of new followers all of a sudden, a little about me: I run policy & advocacy for a non-profit that covers 13 western states and the pacific islands. I focus on water and wastewater, but I also work in housing, community finance, and a few other niche issue-areas.
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BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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A **GREAT** sci-comms exercise! A reader might observe from this article that there *are* straightforward explanations for lift, and that people *can* explain why planes stay in the air. So what is the problem?
There’s no straightforward explanation for why airplanes stay in the air.
No One Can Explain Why Planes Stay in the Air
Do recent explanations solve the mysteries of aerodynamic lift?
www.scientificamerican.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A **GREAT** sci-comms exercise! A reader might observe from this article that there *are* straightforward explanations for lift, and that people *can* explain why planes stay in the air. So what is the problem?
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Major storms that soaked much of California in recent weeks sharply diminished drought conditions in the state. #cawater www.sfgate.com/weather/arti...
Atmospheric rivers nearly wipe out severe drought in California
Back-to-back atmospheric rivers have dumped rain across the state.
www.sfgate.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Major storms that soaked much of California in recent weeks sharply diminished drought conditions in the state. #cawater www.sfgate.com/weather/arti...
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Today, the California coast we cherish and the delicate ocean ecosystems just beyond it face a renewed threat from offshore drilling. We oppose the Trump Administration’s 5-year oil and gas leasing program and will continue to defend our coastline, wildlife, economy, and health from this threat.
November 21, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Today, the California coast we cherish and the delicate ocean ecosystems just beyond it face a renewed threat from offshore drilling. We oppose the Trump Administration’s 5-year oil and gas leasing program and will continue to defend our coastline, wildlife, economy, and health from this threat.
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I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
Cheers to the person who leaked the initial changes www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
In reversal, Coast Guard again classifies swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The new order came hours after The Post reported the service would instead classify such symbols as “potentially divisive” under guidelines set for release next month.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
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This work with rural communities whose groundwater is impacted by things like overpumping and potential mining contamination is what keeps me sane these days. Watching people really take on board that we’ve got to save each other is both wild and heartening azwaterinnovation.asu.edu/charting-sha...
Charting a shared groundwater future in rural southern Arizona | AZ Water Innovation Initiative
In the small town of Patagonia, nestled in the rolling hills south of Tucson, water has long been both a defining feature and a pressing concern. Established as a railroad and mining hub in the late 1...
azwaterinnovation.asu.edu
November 20, 2025 at 8:52 PM
This work with rural communities whose groundwater is impacted by things like overpumping and potential mining contamination is what keeps me sane these days. Watching people really take on board that we’ve got to save each other is both wild and heartening azwaterinnovation.asu.edu/charting-sha...
Instead of offshore oil development, how about we do near shore kelp forest restoration and tell the oil industry to piss up a rope.
November 21, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Instead of offshore oil development, how about we do near shore kelp forest restoration and tell the oil industry to piss up a rope.
This is complete fucking dogshit and should be fought tooth and nail. Fuck this. Coastal Commission should put a goddamn wall between any offshore oil development and the coast of CA. Get that shit the fuck outta here.
Today the Department of the Interior announced they will hold the six offshore lease sales across off of California. I wrote about Reagan’s Interior Secretary James Watt opening up 80 million acres of offshore waters to oil and gas about a year ago. The last offshore lease in California was 1984.
November 21, 2025 at 4:01 AM
This is complete fucking dogshit and should be fought tooth and nail. Fuck this. Coastal Commission should put a goddamn wall between any offshore oil development and the coast of CA. Get that shit the fuck outta here.
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Have you ever seen the granulate shellback crab? Unlike hermit crabs—which hide inside their chosen shells—this unusual-looking crustacean uses its posterior legs to hold a shell onto its back, protecting it from foes.
Photo: Austin Smith, CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist
Photo: Austin Smith, CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist
November 21, 2025 at 3:48 AM
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More active weather in SoCal Thu! This will be a colder and convectively-active system, & also faster moving that the last. This means a burst of locally heavy precip, along w/some t-storms & higher mtn snow, are likely, but rain accumulation will be less than wknd storm. #CAwx
November 20, 2025 at 4:21 AM
More active weather in SoCal Thu! This will be a colder and convectively-active system, & also faster moving that the last. This means a burst of locally heavy precip, along w/some t-storms & higher mtn snow, are likely, but rain accumulation will be less than wknd storm. #CAwx
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An active weather pattern will continue this week across California, with widespread moderate rainfall. Some local flooding issues could occur in areas that saw heavier rain last week, but overall concern is low. #CAwx
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 PM
An active weather pattern will continue this week across California, with widespread moderate rainfall. Some local flooding issues could occur in areas that saw heavier rain last week, but overall concern is low. #CAwx
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy...
(this explains a lot)
(this explains a lot)
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy...
(this explains a lot)
(this explains a lot)
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The slow-moving cut-off low pressure system off SoCal coast, which has entrained a plume of extremely moist subtropical air, is now bringing widespread rain across nearly all of SoCal, with embedded heavy downpours; widespread flood warnings/advisories are in effect. [1/2] #CAwx
November 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The slow-moving cut-off low pressure system off SoCal coast, which has entrained a plume of extremely moist subtropical air, is now bringing widespread rain across nearly all of SoCal, with embedded heavy downpours; widespread flood warnings/advisories are in effect. [1/2] #CAwx
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A federal program that deported 400,000 immigrants from 2008-2014 increased new-construction home prices by 16%, or $50k. This is net of reduced demand effects.
2023 paper
haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
2023 paper
haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
November 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A federal program that deported 400,000 immigrants from 2008-2014 increased new-construction home prices by 16%, or $50k. This is net of reduced demand effects.
2023 paper
haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
2023 paper
haas.berkeley.edu/wp-content/u...
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If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
November 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you need me, tap me on the shoulder. I’ll be happily working all day listening to this on a loop.
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California weather PSA:
Fact: Major SoCal storm *is* likely this weekend, w/2-4 inches of rain & t-storms possible in LA (more in mtns) & notable flood/debris flow risk in some spots.
Context: Snapshots showing ~10 inches of rain are extreme outliers, & very unlikely!
Fact: Major SoCal storm *is* likely this weekend, w/2-4 inches of rain & t-storms possible in LA (more in mtns) & notable flood/debris flow risk in some spots.
Context: Snapshots showing ~10 inches of rain are extreme outliers, & very unlikely!
November 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
California weather PSA:
Fact: Major SoCal storm *is* likely this weekend, w/2-4 inches of rain & t-storms possible in LA (more in mtns) & notable flood/debris flow risk in some spots.
Context: Snapshots showing ~10 inches of rain are extreme outliers, & very unlikely!
Fact: Major SoCal storm *is* likely this weekend, w/2-4 inches of rain & t-storms possible in LA (more in mtns) & notable flood/debris flow risk in some spots.
Context: Snapshots showing ~10 inches of rain are extreme outliers, & very unlikely!
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A pair of notable storms will bring widespread & in some cases heavy rain along w/locally stronger wind gusts and isolated thunderstorms through this weekend. Snow levels will be very high, esp. initially, due to warm airmass, & SoCal will actually see more rain vs NorCal! #CAwx
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 AM
A pair of notable storms will bring widespread & in some cases heavy rain along w/locally stronger wind gusts and isolated thunderstorms through this weekend. Snow levels will be very high, esp. initially, due to warm airmass, & SoCal will actually see more rain vs NorCal! #CAwx
Can't wait for the next shutdown shitshow in February!
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Can't wait for the next shutdown shitshow in February!
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🌊 Great news for rivers and clean water! American Rivers has received a transformational $10 million grant from the James M. Cox Foundation to protect and restore rivers nationwide.
Read about this impactful grant and our vision for rivers: www.americanrivers.org/media-item/a...
Read about this impactful grant and our vision for rivers: www.americanrivers.org/media-item/a...
November 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🌊 Great news for rivers and clean water! American Rivers has received a transformational $10 million grant from the James M. Cox Foundation to protect and restore rivers nationwide.
Read about this impactful grant and our vision for rivers: www.americanrivers.org/media-item/a...
Read about this impactful grant and our vision for rivers: www.americanrivers.org/media-item/a...
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“Previous negotiations did not address core issues. They either delayed them or worked around them, making do based on the circumstances of the time.” Good piece from Caitlin Ochs on the legal questions behind the Colorado River talks: www.hcn.org/articles/why...
Why Colorado River negotiations are so difficult - High Country News
Basin states have had 2 years to figure out how to share the shrinking river. Will they get there before the feds step in?
www.hcn.org
November 11, 2025 at 6:44 PM
“Previous negotiations did not address core issues. They either delayed them or worked around them, making do based on the circumstances of the time.” Good piece from Caitlin Ochs on the legal questions behind the Colorado River talks: www.hcn.org/articles/why...
This meme goes HARDing.
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 AM
This meme goes HARDing.
Oof, that's a rough one.
If you were born after 1976 — which is two thirds of humanity — you've never experienced a colder-than-average year.
That is, a year when the global mean surface temperature was below the 20th-century average (1901-2000 baseline).
That is, a year when the global mean surface temperature was below the 20th-century average (1901-2000 baseline).
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Oof, that's a rough one.
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Colorado River talks hit crunch time as deadline from Trump administration looms calmatters.org/environment/...
Colorado River talks hit crunch time. What's at stake for California water?
Western states in the Colorado River basin are racing a federal deadline to hash out how to share the overtapped river. As the clock ticks down, two questions looms large: Just how real is this deadli...
calmatters.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Colorado River talks hit crunch time as deadline from Trump administration looms calmatters.org/environment/...