@farley24.bsky.social
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NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
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Hurricane Melissa raged as a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean last month—and now scientists have confirmed that its strongest gusts neared record speeds
Hurricane Melissa’s 252-mph Gust Sets New Wind Record
Hurricane Melissa raged as a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean last month—and now scientists have confirmed that its strongest gusts neared record speeds
www.scientificamerican.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Hurricane Melissa raged as a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean last month—and now scientists have confirmed that its strongest gusts neared record speeds
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Just discovered something very surprising.
The last time Tampa broke a daily record low was 2015 - 10 years ago!!
Makes this week’s 133 year record low all the more impressive!
I’ll post the receipt in the comments.
The last time Tampa broke a daily record low was 2015 - 10 years ago!!
Makes this week’s 133 year record low all the more impressive!
I’ll post the receipt in the comments.
November 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Just discovered something very surprising.
The last time Tampa broke a daily record low was 2015 - 10 years ago!!
Makes this week’s 133 year record low all the more impressive!
I’ll post the receipt in the comments.
The last time Tampa broke a daily record low was 2015 - 10 years ago!!
Makes this week’s 133 year record low all the more impressive!
I’ll post the receipt in the comments.
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As warming increases, we are already accelerating past some well-known #climate tipping points - points of no return - while others are approaching fast. These tipping points mark critical forks in the road.
Until now most changes have been manageable, but… 1/
Until now most changes have been manageable, but… 1/
November 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
As warming increases, we are already accelerating past some well-known #climate tipping points - points of no return - while others are approaching fast. These tipping points mark critical forks in the road.
Until now most changes have been manageable, but… 1/
Until now most changes have been manageable, but… 1/
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I've put some of my favorite pix of the San Mateo coast into a FREE downloadable 14-month calendar. View on your device, print it out, or whatever! Enjoy. I just ask that you find some way to pay it forward. Click here: ggweather.com/coastside.pdf
November 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I've put some of my favorite pix of the San Mateo coast into a FREE downloadable 14-month calendar. View on your device, print it out, or whatever! Enjoy. I just ask that you find some way to pay it forward. Click here: ggweather.com/coastside.pdf
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Busting a Myth:
Clean, Renewables Lower Electricity Prices
11 US states met 51-120% of their electricity demand for the year between mid 2024-2025 with just clean, renewable sources. Of these, 10 had electricity prices at least 2 c/kWh below the US avg
www.youtube.com/shorts/deygz...
Clean, Renewables Lower Electricity Prices
11 US states met 51-120% of their electricity demand for the year between mid 2024-2025 with just clean, renewable sources. Of these, 10 had electricity prices at least 2 c/kWh below the US avg
www.youtube.com/shorts/deygz...
Busting a Myth: Clean, Renewables Lower Electricity Prices
YouTube video by Mark Z. Jacobson
www.youtube.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Busting a Myth:
Clean, Renewables Lower Electricity Prices
11 US states met 51-120% of their electricity demand for the year between mid 2024-2025 with just clean, renewable sources. Of these, 10 had electricity prices at least 2 c/kWh below the US avg
www.youtube.com/shorts/deygz...
Clean, Renewables Lower Electricity Prices
11 US states met 51-120% of their electricity demand for the year between mid 2024-2025 with just clean, renewable sources. Of these, 10 had electricity prices at least 2 c/kWh below the US avg
www.youtube.com/shorts/deygz...
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From 1980-2002 THREE storms acheived extreme rapid intensification.
From 2003-2025 EIGHTEEN storms achieved extreme rapid intensification.
6X increase!
It’s not coincidence, it’s climate change!
(source of data Dr Kieran Bhatia x.com/bhatiakieran...)
From 2003-2025 EIGHTEEN storms achieved extreme rapid intensification.
6X increase!
It’s not coincidence, it’s climate change!
(source of data Dr Kieran Bhatia x.com/bhatiakieran...)
October 29, 2025 at 9:38 PM
From 1980-2002 THREE storms acheived extreme rapid intensification.
From 2003-2025 EIGHTEEN storms achieved extreme rapid intensification.
6X increase!
It’s not coincidence, it’s climate change!
(source of data Dr Kieran Bhatia x.com/bhatiakieran...)
From 2003-2025 EIGHTEEN storms achieved extreme rapid intensification.
6X increase!
It’s not coincidence, it’s climate change!
(source of data Dr Kieran Bhatia x.com/bhatiakieran...)
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Why carbon capture and direct air capture increase CO2, air pollution, pipelines, mining, and costs, thus do nothing beneficial, so should be abandoned - Long version.
youtube.com/shorts/13Tkj...
More info:
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
youtube.com/shorts/13Tkj...
More info:
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
Why carbon capture & direct air capture increase CO2, air pollution & costs and should be abandoned
YouTube video by Mark Z. Jacobson
youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Why carbon capture and direct air capture increase CO2, air pollution, pipelines, mining, and costs, thus do nothing beneficial, so should be abandoned - Long version.
youtube.com/shorts/13Tkj...
More info:
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
youtube.com/shorts/13Tkj...
More info:
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
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“Land of Hope and Dreams” live at the Academy Museum Gala. October 18, 2025.
🎥: Rob DeMartin
🎥: Rob DeMartin
“Land of Hope and Dreams” (Live at the Academy Museum Gala)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
October 21, 2025 at 4:20 PM
“Land of Hope and Dreams” live at the Academy Museum Gala. October 18, 2025.
🎥: Rob DeMartin
🎥: Rob DeMartin
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Marching toward 200 100% WindWaterSolar days in CA
Oct 16: 198th day in 2025 w/WWS >100% of demand
WWS met 54.5% of demand in '25
Gas down 37% v '23 & 19% v '24
PV up 44% v '23 & 15% v '24
Batteries up 203% v '23 & 57% v '24
Demand down 1.2% v '23 & 2.1% v '24 despite more AI
Oct 16: 198th day in 2025 w/WWS >100% of demand
WWS met 54.5% of demand in '25
Gas down 37% v '23 & 19% v '24
PV up 44% v '23 & 15% v '24
Batteries up 203% v '23 & 57% v '24
Demand down 1.2% v '23 & 2.1% v '24 despite more AI
October 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Marching toward 200 100% WindWaterSolar days in CA
Oct 16: 198th day in 2025 w/WWS >100% of demand
WWS met 54.5% of demand in '25
Gas down 37% v '23 & 19% v '24
PV up 44% v '23 & 15% v '24
Batteries up 203% v '23 & 57% v '24
Demand down 1.2% v '23 & 2.1% v '24 despite more AI
Oct 16: 198th day in 2025 w/WWS >100% of demand
WWS met 54.5% of demand in '25
Gas down 37% v '23 & 19% v '24
PV up 44% v '23 & 15% v '24
Batteries up 203% v '23 & 57% v '24
Demand down 1.2% v '23 & 2.1% v '24 despite more AI
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Carbon capture and direct air capture increase CO2 and air pollution and should be abandoned. Here's why in 90 seconds:
www.youtube.com/shorts/GvFir...
More information
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
www.youtube.com/shorts/GvFir...
More information
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
Why Carbon Capture and Direct Air Capture Increases CO2 and Air Pollution and Should be Abandoned
YouTube video by Mark Z. Jacobson
www.youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Carbon capture and direct air capture increase CO2 and air pollution and should be abandoned. Here's why in 90 seconds:
www.youtube.com/shorts/GvFir...
More information
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
www.youtube.com/shorts/GvFir...
More information
web.stanford.edu/group/efmh/j...
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Excited #StillNoMiraclesNeeded is closer to release. About techs that are useful and not for addressing climate, pollution & energy security
Preorder
www.waterstones.com/book/still-n...
Code OCTOBER25 at checkout for 25% off this week
@waterstones.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
Preorder
www.waterstones.com/book/still-n...
Code OCTOBER25 at checkout for 25% off this week
@waterstones.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
Still No Miracles Needed by Mark Z. Jacobson | Waterstones
Buy Still No Miracles Needed by Mark Z. Jacobson from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
www.waterstones.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Excited #StillNoMiraclesNeeded is closer to release. About techs that are useful and not for addressing climate, pollution & energy security
Preorder
www.waterstones.com/book/still-n...
Code OCTOBER25 at checkout for 25% off this week
@waterstones.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
Preorder
www.waterstones.com/book/still-n...
Code OCTOBER25 at checkout for 25% off this week
@waterstones.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org
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Busting another myth. This one on how much mining is needed for fossil fuels versus renewables.
We will need orders of magnitude fewer mines and orders of magnitude less mined material in a clean, renewable energy world.
www.youtube.com/shorts/8NZ0E...
We will need orders of magnitude fewer mines and orders of magnitude less mined material in a clean, renewable energy world.
www.youtube.com/shorts/8NZ0E...
Busting a myth about how much mining is needed for fossil fuels versus renewables
YouTube video by Mark Z. Jacobson
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Busting another myth. This one on how much mining is needed for fossil fuels versus renewables.
We will need orders of magnitude fewer mines and orders of magnitude less mined material in a clean, renewable energy world.
www.youtube.com/shorts/8NZ0E...
We will need orders of magnitude fewer mines and orders of magnitude less mined material in a clean, renewable energy world.
www.youtube.com/shorts/8NZ0E...
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Green Flash photobombed by a pelican. Half Moon Bay. 8/29/2025
August 30, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Green Flash photobombed by a pelican. Half Moon Bay. 8/29/2025
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Here is the official statement from the American Meteorological Society on the "foundational flaws" of the Department of Energy’s recent attempt to deny the reality of #climate change.
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
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 4:16 PM
Here is the official statement from the American Meteorological Society on the "foundational flaws" of the Department of Energy’s recent attempt to deny the reality of #climate change.
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...
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Those mRNA vaccine programs that RFK Jr. is killing because he claims they don't work?
The people who invented them got the f***ing Nobel Prize.
And they've saved literally millions of lives already.
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
The people who invented them got the f***ing Nobel Prize.
And they've saved literally millions of lives already.
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
RFK Jr. pulls funding for vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses
The projects — 22 of them — are being led by some of the nation’s leading pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna to prevent flu, COVID-19 and H5N1 infections.
www.pbs.org
August 5, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Those mRNA vaccine programs that RFK Jr. is killing because he claims they don't work?
The people who invented them got the f***ing Nobel Prize.
And they've saved literally millions of lives already.
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
The people who invented them got the f***ing Nobel Prize.
And they've saved literally millions of lives already.
www.pbs.org/newshour/hea...
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“In less than a week, there were at least four 1-in-1,000-year rainfall events across the United States — intense deluges that are thought to have roughly a 0.1% chance of happening in any given year.”
🌎 www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...
🌎 www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...
U.S. rocked by four 1-in-1,000-year storms in less than a week
Climate change is making severe storms both more common and more intense.
www.nbcnews.com
July 12, 2025 at 2:36 AM
“In less than a week, there were at least four 1-in-1,000-year rainfall events across the United States — intense deluges that are thought to have roughly a 0.1% chance of happening in any given year.”
🌎 www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...
🌎 www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...
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The US Global Change Research Program's website, including all its sub-domains that host the National Climate Assessments and related reports, is now offline.
The 1990 Global Change Research Act (see below) mandates its research findings be available to all federal agencies & departments.
The 1990 Global Change Research Act (see below) mandates its research findings be available to all federal agencies & departments.
June 30, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The US Global Change Research Program's website, including all its sub-domains that host the National Climate Assessments and related reports, is now offline.
The 1990 Global Change Research Act (see below) mandates its research findings be available to all federal agencies & departments.
The 1990 Global Change Research Act (see below) mandates its research findings be available to all federal agencies & departments.
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There are many thoughtful threads posted today that explain how the latest version of the Senate's BBB kneecaps renewable energy.
But if you need just one, I recommend…👇…followed immediately by calls to your two Senators and your Congressional rep in the House
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
But if you need just one, I recommend…👇…followed immediately by calls to your two Senators and your Congressional rep in the House
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
June 30, 2025 at 11:40 PM
There are many thoughtful threads posted today that explain how the latest version of the Senate's BBB kneecaps renewable energy.
But if you need just one, I recommend…👇…followed immediately by calls to your two Senators and your Congressional rep in the House
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
But if you need just one, I recommend…👇…followed immediately by calls to your two Senators and your Congressional rep in the House
www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...
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In today’s episode of What Are They Thinking: “If you don’t see a hurricane coming… does it really exist?”
🚨 The Dept of Defense is shutting down its weather satellite program. No more data. No more updates. Meteorologists are scrambling—and we’re heading into peak storm season.
Brilliant timing.
🚨 The Dept of Defense is shutting down its weather satellite program. No more data. No more updates. Meteorologists are scrambling—and we’re heading into peak storm season.
Brilliant timing.
June 30, 2025 at 2:15 AM
In today’s episode of What Are They Thinking: “If you don’t see a hurricane coming… does it really exist?”
🚨 The Dept of Defense is shutting down its weather satellite program. No more data. No more updates. Meteorologists are scrambling—and we’re heading into peak storm season.
Brilliant timing.
🚨 The Dept of Defense is shutting down its weather satellite program. No more data. No more updates. Meteorologists are scrambling—and we’re heading into peak storm season.
Brilliant timing.
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A huge blow was dealt to hurricane forecasters this week as a critical tool was abruptly terminated by the Department of Defense and NOAA. The immediate discontinuation of data from three weather satellites will severely impact hurricane forecasts this season and beyond. More ⬇️
Critical Hurricane Forecast Tool Abruptly Terminated
U.S. Department of Defense announced Tuesday it would no longer process and deliver data essential to most hurricane forecasts
michaelrlowry.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:17 PM
A huge blow was dealt to hurricane forecasters this week as a critical tool was abruptly terminated by the Department of Defense and NOAA. The immediate discontinuation of data from three weather satellites will severely impact hurricane forecasts this season and beyond. More ⬇️
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Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.
By @rhersher.bsky.social
By @rhersher.bsky.social
Where does your weather forecast come from?
Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.
www.npr.org
May 19, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.
By @rhersher.bsky.social
By @rhersher.bsky.social
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Nuclear is roughly five times the cost of wind and solar, it also requires 11 to 12 times the lead time. That means you could install and generate between 55 and 60 kWh of renewable energy for each dollar spent, by the time you'd be ready to generate just 1 kWh from a nuke.
April 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Nuclear is roughly five times the cost of wind and solar, it also requires 11 to 12 times the lead time. That means you could install and generate between 55 and 60 kWh of renewable energy for each dollar spent, by the time you'd be ready to generate just 1 kWh from a nuke.