Lan Ma
@lanmisty.bsky.social
Energy x Climate @ California Air Resources Board. Formerly dendroecology research @ SFSU. Weather nerd @ heart. Views my own.
Temperature was a t-shirt-and-shorts 77F at 4:30pm, then plummeted to 46F by 6:30pm with a wind chill of 36F.
Exciting couple of hours of stopover for me, but I hope all the concert (RedWest) goers and football (ASU vs. Utah) fans were prepared!
Exciting couple of hours of stopover for me, but I hope all the concert (RedWest) goers and football (ASU vs. Utah) fans were prepared!
October 12, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Temperature was a t-shirt-and-shorts 77F at 4:30pm, then plummeted to 46F by 6:30pm with a wind chill of 36F.
Exciting couple of hours of stopover for me, but I hope all the concert (RedWest) goers and football (ASU vs. Utah) fans were prepared!
Exciting couple of hours of stopover for me, but I hope all the concert (RedWest) goers and football (ASU vs. Utah) fans were prepared!
Arrived at Salt Lake City late afternoon today, partly sunny but with all the harbingers of a storm coming. Within 2 hours, the cold front swept through with strong gusts, lightning, and torrential downpours.
October 12, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Arrived at Salt Lake City late afternoon today, partly sunny but with all the harbingers of a storm coming. Within 2 hours, the cold front swept through with strong gusts, lightning, and torrential downpours.
Dendrochronologist check-in at Lowman, ID. This tree has beautiful complacent rings, which date back to 1732 (year when George Washington was born) and through 2016 when the Pioneer Fire in Boise National Forest burned 188k acres.
October 1, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Dendrochronologist check-in at Lowman, ID. This tree has beautiful complacent rings, which date back to 1732 (year when George Washington was born) and through 2016 when the Pioneer Fire in Boise National Forest burned 188k acres.
Took a lunch time stroll to the State Library today and was surprised by a visit from our First Partner. Happy 175 years of statehood, California!
September 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Took a lunch time stroll to the State Library today and was surprised by a visit from our First Partner. Happy 175 years of statehood, California!
At the confluence of the outflow boundaries… looking SW
September 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
At the confluence of the outflow boundaries… looking SW
Sleepless in St. George, reenacted, again at 2:30am
August 27, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Sleepless in St. George, reenacted, again at 2:30am
Also yikes for how much of the infrastructure is down during this critical time of need for monitoring and preparedness!
August 27, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Also yikes for how much of the infrastructure is down during this critical time of need for monitoring and preparedness!
(Left) arrived in St. George yesterday and was welcomed by intense banging noise in the middle of the night that shook the house. (Right) up watching silent lightening so far for the past 3 hours 😬
August 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
(Left) arrived in St. George yesterday and was welcomed by intense banging noise in the middle of the night that shook the house. (Right) up watching silent lightening so far for the past 3 hours 😬
What a delightful treat to see virga in July: (1) last night at sunset, Roseville actually saw a few raindrops on the ground; (2) this morning’s sunrise lighting at just the right angle, creating a nice visual.
July 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
What a delightful treat to see virga in July: (1) last night at sunset, Roseville actually saw a few raindrops on the ground; (2) this morning’s sunrise lighting at just the right angle, creating a nice visual.
Smoke from the Bonanza Fire is visible from downtown Sac.
June 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Smoke from the Bonanza Fire is visible from downtown Sac.
Trinity Lake at 90% full. 😍
May 4, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Trinity Lake at 90% full. 😍
Incredible lighting during a late afternoon stroll at Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. Equally spectacular to the tall, solemn giants are the ferns, sorrels, and trilliums beaming in the understory.
April 29, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Incredible lighting during a late afternoon stroll at Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. Equally spectacular to the tall, solemn giants are the ferns, sorrels, and trilliums beaming in the understory.
What a storm today! The sun peeked out between two cloud decks for a few minutes just before sunset, but the golden lining was interrupted by a cloud shadow, creating layers of dark and light.
March 13, 2025 at 4:55 AM
What a storm today! The sun peeked out between two cloud decks for a few minutes just before sunset, but the golden lining was interrupted by a cloud shadow, creating layers of dark and light.
Serendipitous whale watching 🐳 on this splendid day
March 10, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Serendipitous whale watching 🐳 on this splendid day
Another nippy start to the day at the capital 🥶
January 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Another nippy start to the day at the capital 🥶
Hello there 👋 Newbie signing in and looking forward to connecting on this new platform.
Happy winter solstice!
Happy winter solstice!
December 22, 2024 at 7:04 AM
Hello there 👋 Newbie signing in and looking forward to connecting on this new platform.
Happy winter solstice!
Happy winter solstice!