Elisa Raffa
@elisa-raffa.bsky.social
Emmy-nominated, AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist, formerly CNN
Proud Cornell alum, native New Yorker, & diehard Yankees fan!
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Proud Cornell alum, native New Yorker, & diehard Yankees fan!
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Elisa Raffa
@elisa-raffa.bsky.social
· Nov 11
Decade of dreams in the making🥹🥲 this little intern could never imagine she would live in 3 different states, cover all ends of extreme weather, & become a trailblazer in climate communication.
Now, she’s back where it all started.
This is @cnn.com & I’m thrilled to be here. 📺🌎
Now, she’s back where it all started.
This is @cnn.com & I’m thrilled to be here. 📺🌎
Some painted pumpkin fun 🎨🎃
Guess which one is mine 😂🧖🏽♀️
Guess which one is mine 😂🧖🏽♀️
November 1, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Some painted pumpkin fun 🎨🎃
Guess which one is mine 😂🧖🏽♀️
Guess which one is mine 😂🧖🏽♀️
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Many important weather and climate data streams have gone silent as the U.S. government shutdown continues on.
As just one example, NOAA’s Global Monitoring Laboratory did not release its regular monthly update for greenhouse gases, such as for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
As just one example, NOAA’s Global Monitoring Laboratory did not release its regular monthly update for greenhouse gases, such as for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
October 30, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Many important weather and climate data streams have gone silent as the U.S. government shutdown continues on.
As just one example, NOAA’s Global Monitoring Laboratory did not release its regular monthly update for greenhouse gases, such as for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
As just one example, NOAA’s Global Monitoring Laboratory did not release its regular monthly update for greenhouse gases, such as for carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.
Oktoberfest beer 🍻🥨 with a peachy twist 🍑
📍Helen, GA
📍Helen, GA
October 31, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Oktoberfest beer 🍻🥨 with a peachy twist 🍑
📍Helen, GA
📍Helen, GA
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"This is going to be the worst disaster in the history of #Jamaica. And what I’m worried about is the long term, the lasting effects of the hurricane upon their region." As seen earlier on @camanpour.bsky.social @cnnipr.bsky.social
and today on @pbs.org 📺 www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/t...
and today on @pbs.org 📺 www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/t...
‘Hurricanes don’t just take lives, they ruin lives’: Meteorologist reacts to Melissa | CNN
John Morales, meteorologist for ClimData, speaks with Bianna Golodryga about Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm ever to hit Jamaica.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"This is going to be the worst disaster in the history of #Jamaica. And what I’m worried about is the long term, the lasting effects of the hurricane upon their region." As seen earlier on @camanpour.bsky.social @cnnipr.bsky.social
and today on @pbs.org 📺 www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/t...
and today on @pbs.org 📺 www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/t...
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"I feel compelled to make people realize that this is not going away, that this is going to continue to happen over and over again, and that we need to harden ourselves in every possible way and adapt to these increasing disasters." —part of yesterday's #Melissa coverage on @nbcmiami.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"I feel compelled to make people realize that this is not going away, that this is going to continue to happen over and over again, and that we need to harden ourselves in every possible way and adapt to these increasing disasters." —part of yesterday's #Melissa coverage on @nbcmiami.com
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"Extreme weather events fueled by climate change are increasing and making me change. I’ve always been authentic [...] but I can no longer be non-alarmist. People need to realize that this is not going to stop until we cut down on greenhouse gas [emissions]." @msnbc.com www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-...
Meteorologist becomes emotional reporting on strength of Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa is slamming into Cuba and taking aim at the Bahamas after devastating Jamaica. MSNBC Climate Reporter Moses Small has our latest forecast and WTVJ Meteorologist Hurricane Specialist ...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"Extreme weather events fueled by climate change are increasing and making me change. I’ve always been authentic [...] but I can no longer be non-alarmist. People need to realize that this is not going to stop until we cut down on greenhouse gas [emissions]." @msnbc.com www.msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-...
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#Melissa continues to intensify as it makes landfall. This is a terrible scenario for #Jamaica
#wxSky #HurricaneMelissa
#wxSky #HurricaneMelissa
“Total structural failure is possible near the path of #Melissa’s center.”
185 mph winds, 892 mb central pressure - ranking top 5 strongest hurricanes ever in the Atlantic basin, but the most heartbreaking part…we are just hours away from landfall 😢💔
185 mph winds, 892 mb central pressure - ranking top 5 strongest hurricanes ever in the Atlantic basin, but the most heartbreaking part…we are just hours away from landfall 😢💔
October 28, 2025 at 2:52 PM
#Melissa continues to intensify as it makes landfall. This is a terrible scenario for #Jamaica
#wxSky #HurricaneMelissa
#wxSky #HurricaneMelissa
“Total structural failure is possible near the path of #Melissa’s center.”
185 mph winds, 892 mb central pressure - ranking top 5 strongest hurricanes ever in the Atlantic basin, but the most heartbreaking part…we are just hours away from landfall 😢💔
185 mph winds, 892 mb central pressure - ranking top 5 strongest hurricanes ever in the Atlantic basin, but the most heartbreaking part…we are just hours away from landfall 😢💔
October 28, 2025 at 2:32 PM
“Total structural failure is possible near the path of #Melissa’s center.”
185 mph winds, 892 mb central pressure - ranking top 5 strongest hurricanes ever in the Atlantic basin, but the most heartbreaking part…we are just hours away from landfall 😢💔
185 mph winds, 892 mb central pressure - ranking top 5 strongest hurricanes ever in the Atlantic basin, but the most heartbreaking part…we are just hours away from landfall 😢💔
“Extensive infrastructural damage, long-duration power & communication outages, & isolation of communities are expected.” 😔 Strong warnings from NHC for Jamaica. Up to 40 rain could cause numerous life-threatening & catastrophic flash floods & landslides on the island.
October 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
“Extensive infrastructural damage, long-duration power & communication outages, & isolation of communities are expected.” 😔 Strong warnings from NHC for Jamaica. Up to 40 rain could cause numerous life-threatening & catastrophic flash floods & landslides on the island.
October 25, 2025 at 4:53 PM
“Family is not an important thing, it’s everything.” 💕
Congratulations, best wishes, & so much love to the newlyweds! ❣️💍🥹
Congratulations, best wishes, & so much love to the newlyweds! ❣️💍🥹
October 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“Family is not an important thing, it’s everything.” 💕
Congratulations, best wishes, & so much love to the newlyweds! ❣️💍🥹
Congratulations, best wishes, & so much love to the newlyweds! ❣️💍🥹
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📍Sicily
🌡️Late October warmth builds this weekend with highs running 3–8°C above average.
🔴Fingerprint of climate change: By Sunday–Monday, this kind of heat would be nearly impossible without human-caused climate change -- made at least 5x more likely
🌡️Late October warmth builds this weekend with highs running 3–8°C above average.
🔴Fingerprint of climate change: By Sunday–Monday, this kind of heat would be nearly impossible without human-caused climate change -- made at least 5x more likely
October 21, 2025 at 11:06 PM
📍Sicily
🌡️Late October warmth builds this weekend with highs running 3–8°C above average.
🔴Fingerprint of climate change: By Sunday–Monday, this kind of heat would be nearly impossible without human-caused climate change -- made at least 5x more likely
🌡️Late October warmth builds this weekend with highs running 3–8°C above average.
🔴Fingerprint of climate change: By Sunday–Monday, this kind of heat would be nearly impossible without human-caused climate change -- made at least 5x more likely
Absolutely LOVE that this incredibly valuable data is back, and with new interactive features!
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 23, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Absolutely LOVE that this incredibly valuable data is back, and with new interactive features!
Reposted by Elisa Raffa
📣 The "U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters" data is back today through @climatecentral.org! And more soon!
➡️ Explore our new interactive website at www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv..., which is now updated through the first half of 2025 & totaling over $101 billion from 14 events.
➡️ Explore our new interactive website at www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv..., which is now updated through the first half of 2025 & totaling over $101 billion from 14 events.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
📣 The "U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters" data is back today through @climatecentral.org! And more soon!
➡️ Explore our new interactive website at www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv..., which is now updated through the first half of 2025 & totaling over $101 billion from 14 events.
➡️ Explore our new interactive website at www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv..., which is now updated through the first half of 2025 & totaling over $101 billion from 14 events.
My littlest pumpkin turned ✨1️⃣💕🎃 & my big boy is the cutest, smartest scientist in the lab 🧪🥼 always love getting to spend auntie time with these kids 🥰 oh, and Allison too 😏
October 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
My littlest pumpkin turned ✨1️⃣💕🎃 & my big boy is the cutest, smartest scientist in the lab 🧪🥼 always love getting to spend auntie time with these kids 🥰 oh, and Allison too 😏
Reposted by Elisa Raffa
📣 Check it out! Explore the new data viz on our homepage: www.climatecentral.org
@climatecentral.org just released a new tool to explore climate impacts in U.S. cities and states - making complex data easier to understand for your community.
🚨 What’s the biggest Fall climate threat where you live?
@climatecentral.org just released a new tool to explore climate impacts in U.S. cities and states - making complex data easier to understand for your community.
🚨 What’s the biggest Fall climate threat where you live?
October 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
📣 Check it out! Explore the new data viz on our homepage: www.climatecentral.org
@climatecentral.org just released a new tool to explore climate impacts in U.S. cities and states - making complex data easier to understand for your community.
🚨 What’s the biggest Fall climate threat where you live?
@climatecentral.org just released a new tool to explore climate impacts in U.S. cities and states - making complex data easier to understand for your community.
🚨 What’s the biggest Fall climate threat where you live?
Kicked off anniversary month in the most “us” way possible…lots of 🍕 pizza & ⚾️baseball. Chicago summers are superb 🏙️, I’m glad we made it before the 🍻beer snakes hibernate & the 🌬️ ❄️Windy City lives up to its name. #anniversary #Chicago
@joemurano.bsky.social
@joemurano.bsky.social
September 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Kicked off anniversary month in the most “us” way possible…lots of 🍕 pizza & ⚾️baseball. Chicago summers are superb 🏙️, I’m glad we made it before the 🍻beer snakes hibernate & the 🌬️ ❄️Windy City lives up to its name. #anniversary #Chicago
@joemurano.bsky.social
@joemurano.bsky.social
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The American Meteorological Society's formal response to "foundationally flawed" DOE mis/disinformation report on #ClimateChange is excellent & timely. Frankly, I have been more impressed w/@ametsoc.org's ability to effectively meet the moment this year than other scientific professional societies.
New AMS statement outlines five foundational flaws that make the Department of Energy's Climate Synthesis Report "inconsistent with scientific principles and practices."
Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/3UQRC82
Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/3UQRC82
The Practice and Assessment of Science: Five Foundational Flaws in the Department of Energy's 2025 Climate Report
Adopted by the Executive Committee of the AMS Council on 27 August 2025
bit.ly
August 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The American Meteorological Society's formal response to "foundationally flawed" DOE mis/disinformation report on #ClimateChange is excellent & timely. Frankly, I have been more impressed w/@ametsoc.org's ability to effectively meet the moment this year than other scientific professional societies.
Reposted by Elisa Raffa
New AMS statement outlines five foundational flaws that make the Department of Energy's Climate Synthesis Report "inconsistent with scientific principles and practices."
Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/3UQRC82
Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/3UQRC82
The Practice and Assessment of Science: Five Foundational Flaws in the Department of Energy's 2025 Climate Report
Adopted by the Executive Committee of the AMS Council on 27 August 2025
bit.ly
August 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
New AMS statement outlines five foundational flaws that make the Department of Energy's Climate Synthesis Report "inconsistent with scientific principles and practices."
Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/3UQRC82
Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/3UQRC82
Reposted by Elisa Raffa
The @ametsoc.org responds to the the regime's Department of Energy #climate report:
"We identify five foundational flaws in the [...] report. Each of these flaws, alone, places the report at odds with scientific principles and practices." www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
"We identify five foundational flaws in the [...] report. Each of these flaws, alone, places the report at odds with scientific principles and practices." www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
The Practice and Assessment of Science: Five Foundational Flaws in the Department of Energy's 2025 Climate Report
Adopted by the Executive Committee of the AMS Council on 27 August 2025
www.ametsoc.org
August 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The @ametsoc.org responds to the the regime's Department of Energy #climate report:
"We identify five foundational flaws in the [...] report. Each of these flaws, alone, places the report at odds with scientific principles and practices." www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
"We identify five foundational flaws in the [...] report. Each of these flaws, alone, places the report at odds with scientific principles and practices." www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
This one hits different 🥹 it’s always nice to be recognized for your work, but to be recognized by my peers in the @ametsoc.org weather & climate community is an honor 🥲
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
August 27, 2025 at 11:32 PM
This one hits different 🥹 it’s always nice to be recognized for your work, but to be recognized by my peers in the @ametsoc.org weather & climate community is an honor 🥲
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
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And now the attribution analysis results: climate change strengthened #Erin ’s peak intensity by about 9 mph 📈, resulting in it becoming a Category 5️⃣ storm. If not for human-caused climate change, Erin would have been a Category 4 storm at its peak. www.climatecentral.org/tropical-cyc...
August 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
And now the attribution analysis results: climate change strengthened #Erin ’s peak intensity by about 9 mph 📈, resulting in it becoming a Category 5️⃣ storm. If not for human-caused climate change, Erin would have been a Category 4 storm at its peak. www.climatecentral.org/tropical-cyc...
🌀📈Did you also wake up feeling alarmed to see a Category 5 hurricane spinning in the Atlantic? You might be thinking, “well, that escalated quickly!”… & you’re not wrong! #Erin #climatematters #climateshiftindex @climatecentral.org
August 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
🌀📈Did you also wake up feeling alarmed to see a Category 5 hurricane spinning in the Atlantic? You might be thinking, “well, that escalated quickly!”… & you’re not wrong! #Erin #climatematters #climateshiftindex @climatecentral.org
🦈 SHARKS! You hear the iconic beat from the iconic movie every summer. In the last 50 years since its release, “Jaws” changed pop culture & public perception of sharks. These creatures swam with dinosaurs, but it’s our human footprints that are changing their habitats more than ever before.
August 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🦈 SHARKS! You hear the iconic beat from the iconic movie every summer. In the last 50 years since its release, “Jaws” changed pop culture & public perception of sharks. These creatures swam with dinosaurs, but it’s our human footprints that are changing their habitats more than ever before.