Larry O'Neill
@larryoneill.bsky.social
I specialize in air-sea interactions, observations of weather, ocean, and climate, and science outreach and engagement. Associate Professor at Oregon State Univ. State Climatologist of Oregon. Director, Oregon Climate Service. @occri.bsky.social
You'd think he'd be happier having mastered science and having the whole world figured out in his early 20's.
September 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
You'd think he'd be happier having mastered science and having the whole world figured out in his early 20's.
Well, here's a live look at the situation, the Emigrant Fire.
August 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Well, here's a live look at the situation, the Emigrant Fire.
Our dew point in Eugene OR also hit 60 a little bit ago. This is actually a good thing since we had an early morning mostly dry but localized lightning storm which seems to have ignited several fires. :(
August 25, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Our dew point in Eugene OR also hit 60 a little bit ago. This is actually a good thing since we had an early morning mostly dry but localized lightning storm which seems to have ignited several fires. :(
It's cool that boundary layer ventilation can go both ways!
August 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
It's cool that boundary layer ventilation can go both ways!
What do you think this would rate of the Murkowski-meter? Mildly concerned?
August 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
What do you think this would rate of the Murkowski-meter? Mildly concerned?
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
August 8, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
You've had them on leash this whole time?!
August 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
You've had them on leash this whole time?!
Yikes, I tried it with ChatGPT and got something different but similarly very wrong.
August 8, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Yikes, I tried it with ChatGPT and got something different but similarly very wrong.
The package came in a brown box and a brown van, what do you mean we have to pay?!
August 8, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The package came in a brown box and a brown van, what do you mean we have to pay?!
Meesa thinkin yousa people gonna die?
August 8, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Meesa thinkin yousa people gonna die?
Maybe Vance is trying to vigorously couch their public statement?
August 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Maybe Vance is trying to vigorously couch their public statement?
The night is still young, so...
August 7, 2025 at 2:19 AM
The night is still young, so...
Fragile, easily scrambled, and somehow always stuck to things they weren’t meant to be. It checks out.
August 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Fragile, easily scrambled, and somehow always stuck to things they weren’t meant to be. It checks out.
Wonderful, looks like I will be able to afford to egg people's houses again!
August 7, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Wonderful, looks like I will be able to afford to egg people's houses again!
Hurricane cookies. num num num!
August 7, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Hurricane cookies. num num num!
All elkboy, no elk.
August 7, 2025 at 1:17 AM
All elkboy, no elk.
You're right that altitude does affect oxygen density, but it's because of the dependence of pressure on altitude. It's really the pressure that is key (via Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures also with a dependence on temperature via the ideal gas law).
August 6, 2025 at 3:18 AM
You're right that altitude does affect oxygen density, but it's because of the dependence of pressure on altitude. It's really the pressure that is key (via Dalton's Law of Partial Pressures also with a dependence on temperature via the ideal gas law).
The density of oxygen is constant on a pressure surface regardless of its altitude.
August 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM
The density of oxygen is constant on a pressure surface regardless of its altitude.
Ha! If true, I'll need to restock my red string supply.
July 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Ha! If true, I'll need to restock my red string supply.
There's been a big uptick lately in the messages I've received about people frightened about clouds and contrails.
July 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
There's been a big uptick lately in the messages I've received about people frightened about clouds and contrails.
This is literally the only explanation.
July 17, 2025 at 1:43 AM
This is literally the only explanation.