Marie Shaylor
@marieshaylor.bsky.social
Hi, I’m a Climate Catastrophe Risk and Hazard Researcher, with a PhD in Atmospheric Physics! Also an avid cross-stitcher 🧵
Interested in all things drought, wildfire and tropical cyclone related 🏜️🌵🔥🌀
Interested in all things drought, wildfire and tropical cyclone related 🏜️🌵🔥🌀
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Marie Shaylor
@marieshaylor.bsky.social
· Nov 20
Unveiling the Cracks in the Housing Market - Reask
Marie Shaylor, Climate Catastrophe Developer, Reask Mathis Joffrain, Natural Hazards Impacts Modeller, AXA With climate change trends continuing to show increasing temperatures worldwide and with ever...
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I've co-written my first ever blog - Check it out! Some of our thoughts on Drought, Data & the Housing Market 🏚️
reask.earth/2024/11/20/u...
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Rift Widens Between Elon Musk, Anyone Who Ever Met Him
Rift Widens Between Elon Musk, Anyone Who Ever Met Him
AUSTIN, TX—Stressing that the billionaire’s completely erratic behavior had strained the already fraught relationships, sources confirmed Thursday that a rift was widening between Elon Musk and anyone...
theonion.com
June 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Rift Widens Between Elon Musk, Anyone Who Ever Met Him
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I have written a short statement responding to mass firings today of #NOAA / National Weather Service (#NWS) staff (which were concentrated among recent hires as well as highly experienced staff who had recently been promoted). Please see below screenshot & below for full text.
February 27, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Voicing my support for the Antepavillion Sharks ✊🏻 www.antepavilion.org/updates/2024...
February 16, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Voicing my support for the Antepavillion Sharks ✊🏻 www.antepavilion.org/updates/2024...
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Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
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-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
February 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Encyclopædia Britannica will continue to use ‘Gulf of Mexico’ for a few reasons:
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
-We serve an international audience, a majority of which is outside the U.S.
-The Gulf of Mexico is an international body of water, and the U.S.’s authority to rename it is ambiguous.
🧵⬇️
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A lack of rain in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions could delay the start of the April-to-September mid-crop, potentially leading to a shortage of beans, the main ingredient in chocolate, farmers said on Monday
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www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Dry season in Ivory Coast triggers cocoa shortage fears, farmers say
A lack of rain in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions could delay the start of the April-to-September mid-crop, potentially leading to a shortage of beans, the main ingredient in chocolate, farmers said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
February 11, 2025 at 11:04 AM
A lack of rain in most of Ivory Coast's cocoa-growing regions could delay the start of the April-to-September mid-crop, potentially leading to a shortage of beans, the main ingredient in chocolate, farmers said on Monday
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www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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‘It won’t come back’: Argentina farmers battle drought and a shrinking harvest
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
‘It won’t come back’: Argentina farmers battle drought and a shrinking harvest
Standing in his fields among tall, dry corn plants, farmer Dario Sabini inspects the smaller-than-usual corn cobs before taking the yellowing leaves of the crop that should be green at this time of the season, to crinkle them between his fingers.
www.reuters.com
February 4, 2025 at 9:40 AM
‘It won’t come back’: Argentina farmers battle drought and a shrinking harvest
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
Met Office forecasting a big old bit of weather coming over the whole of the UK on Friday! Storm warnings in place for those in the North 🚨⚠️
January 21, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Met Office forecasting a big old bit of weather coming over the whole of the UK on Friday! Storm warnings in place for those in the North 🚨⚠️
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Major caveat: this imagery is tentative and informal; not all structures within the fire footprints have burned. But this imagery suggests that there are 10,000+ potentially affected structures within *each* fire footprint (which have expanded since yesterday). #LAfires #CAfire
January 10, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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The U.S. Drought Monitor, in its January 1st visual map, placed Southern California under "moderate" to "excessive" drought. AccuWeather meteorologists, in their January 6th report, warned of fast-spreading wildfires due to strong Santa Ana winds. /@konsyse.com
What Is Causing The Pacific Palisades And Southern California Wildfires? — Konsyse
A wildfire spread and engulfed a huge portion of the LA neighborhood. Other wildfires have also been reported across South California.
www.konsyse.com
January 8, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The U.S. Drought Monitor, in its January 1st visual map, placed Southern California under "moderate" to "excessive" drought. AccuWeather meteorologists, in their January 6th report, warned of fast-spreading wildfires due to strong Santa Ana winds. /@konsyse.com
Starting a biggie of a cross stitch project I have planned this weekend - a Geological Map of Britain 🌍🪡
December 18, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Starting a biggie of a cross stitch project I have planned this weekend - a Geological Map of Britain 🌍🪡
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🚨Human-caused climate change intensified Tropical #CycloneChido’s destructive winds, elevating it from a category 3 to a category 4 storm when it struck Mayotte, a rapid study from Imperial College London has found. 🧵
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Climate change attribution of Tropical Cyclone Chido
The IRIS model estimates that climate change uplifted the intensity of a Tropical Cyclone of the type “Chido\
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December 17, 2024 at 1:44 PM
🚨Human-caused climate change intensified Tropical #CycloneChido’s destructive winds, elevating it from a category 3 to a category 4 storm when it struck Mayotte, a rapid study from Imperial College London has found. 🧵
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A Dutch study on the relationship between spending and visitors’ choice of transportation showed that, on a monthly basis, cyclists and pedestrians contribute about 25% more to total spending in centres than car users. dutchcycling.nl/knowledge/bl...
December 15, 2024 at 6:52 PM
A Dutch study on the relationship between spending and visitors’ choice of transportation showed that, on a monthly basis, cyclists and pedestrians contribute about 25% more to total spending in centres than car users. dutchcycling.nl/knowledge/bl...
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Yikes, .8-3” of sinking, 2016-2023.“Globally, similar subsidence within such a large area has never been reported…this could be a sign that rising sea levels [are] accelerating the erosion of the limestone on which South Florida is built.” www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...
Dozens of luxury condos, hotels in Miami sinking at ‘unexpected’ rates, new study reveals
First-ever observation of continuous subsidence shows as much as 70 percent of high-rises affected in some areas of Miami
www.miamiherald.com
December 15, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Yikes, .8-3” of sinking, 2016-2023.“Globally, similar subsidence within such a large area has never been reported…this could be a sign that rising sea levels [are] accelerating the erosion of the limestone on which South Florida is built.” www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...
A lovely crisp day in and around the canals and lakes of East London 🪷
December 15, 2024 at 4:04 PM
A lovely crisp day in and around the canals and lakes of East London 🪷
Treated myself to a little after work tour yesterday around the city of London christmas tree displays (many thanks to www.thecityofldn.com/event/christmas-trees-lights-installations/ for the google maps layer) 🎄🎅🏻 Highly recommended ✨
December 11, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Treated myself to a little after work tour yesterday around the city of London christmas tree displays (many thanks to www.thecityofldn.com/event/christmas-trees-lights-installations/ for the google maps layer) 🎄🎅🏻 Highly recommended ✨
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It's always fascinating to see how sparse our historical records of Major #Hurricane US landfalls are !
This is why we need stochastic event sets to fill these gaps, and get a better picture of the risk ( #NaturalDisaster #climaterisk ).
This is why we need stochastic event sets to fill these gaps, and get a better picture of the risk ( #NaturalDisaster #climaterisk ).
December 11, 2024 at 2:09 PM
It's always fascinating to see how sparse our historical records of Major #Hurricane US landfalls are !
This is why we need stochastic event sets to fill these gaps, and get a better picture of the risk ( #NaturalDisaster #climaterisk ).
This is why we need stochastic event sets to fill these gaps, and get a better picture of the risk ( #NaturalDisaster #climaterisk ).
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Yesterday in DC, less than a mile from my house, there was a brush fire in Rock Creek Park. In December. Not normal.
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024...
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024...
It’s almost winter, but much of the U.S. is still unusually dry
Moderate drought covers parts of all but one state. That’s odd, given how late in the year it is.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 9, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Yesterday in DC, less than a mile from my house, there was a brush fire in Rock Creek Park. In December. Not normal.
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024...
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024...
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flicked over to this post from Microsoft Excel, where instead of inserting a new row I accidentally clicked on the fucking Copilot button for 43920432th time
The pushy desperation with which AI prompts and buttons are being crammed into once-useful software is a sign of their problems
The pushy desperation with which AI prompts and buttons are being crammed into once-useful software is a sign of their problems
December 5, 2024 at 9:05 PM
flicked over to this post from Microsoft Excel, where instead of inserting a new row I accidentally clicked on the fucking Copilot button for 43920432th time
The pushy desperation with which AI prompts and buttons are being crammed into once-useful software is a sign of their problems
The pushy desperation with which AI prompts and buttons are being crammed into once-useful software is a sign of their problems
de stressing by thinking about the (many, gorgeous) street cats i saw in greece this summer
December 6, 2024 at 11:16 AM
de stressing by thinking about the (many, gorgeous) street cats i saw in greece this summer
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#StormDarragh is set to bring damaging winds, heavy rain, and some snow to parts of the UK and Ireland this weekend. Coastal gusts could reach 90mph, with 60-70mph gusts expected inland.
December 6, 2024 at 10:01 AM
#StormDarragh is set to bring damaging winds, heavy rain, and some snow to parts of the UK and Ireland this weekend. Coastal gusts could reach 90mph, with 60-70mph gusts expected inland.
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Couple of exhibits from our seasonal forecast view of NA TC risk (what we released back in May 2024) with observations superimposed.
- Hurricane level % differences to long-term
- Same but zoomed on the Gulf of Mexico with the NHC 5-day cones about 36h before each landfall - quite some overlaps...
- Hurricane level % differences to long-term
- Same but zoomed on the Gulf of Mexico with the NHC 5-day cones about 36h before each landfall - quite some overlaps...
December 3, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Couple of exhibits from our seasonal forecast view of NA TC risk (what we released back in May 2024) with observations superimposed.
- Hurricane level % differences to long-term
- Same but zoomed on the Gulf of Mexico with the NHC 5-day cones about 36h before each landfall - quite some overlaps...
- Hurricane level % differences to long-term
- Same but zoomed on the Gulf of Mexico with the NHC 5-day cones about 36h before each landfall - quite some overlaps...
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Twitter is extremely creepy these days because 90% of the responses are bots and it’s not exactly clear why. Usually it’s not even political, it’s not selling anything, it’s just bots pretending to be people. The vibe is like boarding a city bus and realizing none of the passengers have faces
October 9, 2024 at 6:36 PM
Twitter is extremely creepy these days because 90% of the responses are bots and it’s not exactly clear why. Usually it’s not even political, it’s not selling anything, it’s just bots pretending to be people. The vibe is like boarding a city bus and realizing none of the passengers have faces
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So glad there's a new series of Black Mirror next year. We really need something like that to lighten the mood.
December 2, 2024 at 2:21 PM
So glad there's a new series of Black Mirror next year. We really need something like that to lighten the mood.
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"Reflections on the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season" | My latest on the michaelmann blog: michaelmann.net/content/refl...
Reflections on the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Now that the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season seems to be coming to a close, it is worth reflecting on what transpired and what we might learn from it. By most measures, it was an active, destructive an...
michaelmann.net
November 27, 2024 at 3:28 PM
"Reflections on the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season" | My latest on the michaelmann blog: michaelmann.net/content/refl...