Nick Lilja
@nicklilja.bsky.social
Meteorologist. Anti-Alert Day.
When will the heat dome hit my house?
July 24, 2025 at 1:45 AM
When will the heat dome hit my house?
When @morganabigail.bsky.social describes her soup by "pounds" it makes me chuckle...
July 24, 2025 at 1:40 AM
When @morganabigail.bsky.social describes her soup by "pounds" it makes me chuckle...
It is impossible to keep up with the amount of misinformation being distributed right now.
Like I know we live in a "post truth" era, but like, my goodness it is exhausting.
Like I know we live in a "post truth" era, but like, my goodness it is exhausting.
July 7, 2025 at 8:10 PM
It is impossible to keep up with the amount of misinformation being distributed right now.
Like I know we live in a "post truth" era, but like, my goodness it is exhausting.
Like I know we live in a "post truth" era, but like, my goodness it is exhausting.
Partial *Horse bleep* here. There is a new system.
The "new system" being "upgraded" is simply asking a ton of experienced meteorologists to quit or retire. And replacing them with raw, unchecked, model guidance while cutting funding to the teams developing better weather model guidance.
The "new system" being "upgraded" is simply asking a ton of experienced meteorologists to quit or retire. And replacing them with raw, unchecked, model guidance while cutting funding to the teams developing better weather model guidance.
Noem: "Frankly, the National Weather Service under President Trump has been working to put in a new system bc it has been neglected for years. It's an ancient system that needed to be upgraded, so President Trump recognized that right away and got to work... but that installation is not complete"
July 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Partial *Horse bleep* here. There is a new system.
The "new system" being "upgraded" is simply asking a ton of experienced meteorologists to quit or retire. And replacing them with raw, unchecked, model guidance while cutting funding to the teams developing better weather model guidance.
The "new system" being "upgraded" is simply asking a ton of experienced meteorologists to quit or retire. And replacing them with raw, unchecked, model guidance while cutting funding to the teams developing better weather model guidance.
"record breaking lead times" is a made up statistic.
Leavitt: "There were record-breaking lead times in the lead up to this catastrophe ... in fact, one of the offices was actually overstaffed. They had more people than they need."
July 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
"record breaking lead times" is a made up statistic.
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Given unfortunate topical relevance to numerous recent events, I'm sharing an excerpt from our 2025 review paper on "hydroclimate whiplash" that summarizes the body of research pointing to preferential intensification of the *very most extreme* rain events in a warming climate.
July 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Given unfortunate topical relevance to numerous recent events, I'm sharing an excerpt from our 2025 review paper on "hydroclimate whiplash" that summarizes the body of research pointing to preferential intensification of the *very most extreme* rain events in a warming climate.
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"Hey Sean, why didn't you go to Boise last week?"
Idaho Attorney General: ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ sign cannot be displayed in Idaho schools because they are “part of an ideological/social movement.” www.idahoednews.org/top-news/att...
Attorney general: ‘Everyone is Welcome Here’ sign cannot be displayed in Idaho schools
The sign violates a new law that prohibits the display of flags or banners have a political viewpoint, according to an Idaho attorney general’s office opinion obtained by EdNews through a pub…
www.idahoednews.org
July 2, 2025 at 11:16 AM
"Hey Sean, why didn't you go to Boise last week?"
Looks awesome!
Amazing skies this evening in southern Mississippi! @nicklilja.bsky.social what’s going on here? 🤔🤔🤔
June 11, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Looks awesome!
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worth remembering that when Trump announced a travel ban in 2017, people literally went to airports to protest. Eight years later, Trump announces a new one and it's not even front page news.
We're the frogs and the water is getting awfully hot.
We're the frogs and the water is getting awfully hot.
June 5, 2025 at 12:18 AM
worth remembering that when Trump announced a travel ban in 2017, people literally went to airports to protest. Eight years later, Trump announces a new one and it's not even front page news.
We're the frogs and the water is getting awfully hot.
We're the frogs and the water is getting awfully hot.
"Second Alert Hurricane" is at it again...
charlie brown is sitting in a chair with a sad look on his face and says `` good grief '' .
ALT: charlie brown is sitting in a chair with a sad look on his face and says `` good grief '' .
media.tenor.com
June 5, 2025 at 11:12 AM
"Second Alert Hurricane" is at it again...
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This is a joke, right? Are we in an alternate reality now?! We are NOT fully staffed. Not even close. We're struggling to stay afloat. This angers me to no end. We are breaking our backs to stay afloat and are so incredibly burnt out. <screams internally>
REED: You're gonna destroy NOAA
LUTNICK: We did cut programs writing children's book for climate anxiety
REED: How much money did you save there?
LUTNICK: We saved tens of millions of dollars on nonsense out of NOAA
LUTNICK: We did cut programs writing children's book for climate anxiety
REED: How much money did you save there?
LUTNICK: We saved tens of millions of dollars on nonsense out of NOAA
June 4, 2025 at 11:51 PM
This is a joke, right? Are we in an alternate reality now?! We are NOT fully staffed. Not even close. We're struggling to stay afloat. This angers me to no end. We are breaking our backs to stay afloat and are so incredibly burnt out. <screams internally>
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Even if he was joking, the fact that the staff is unsure really tells you all you need to know...
One third of FEMA staff have been fired or left since Trump took office. They are not planning for hurricane season, and either this guy was joking about it or is truly as dumb as his actions suggest.
(Reuters) - Staff of the Federal Emergency Management Agency were left baffled on Monday after the head of the U.S. disaster agency said during a briefing that he had not been aware the country has a hurricane season, according to four sources ..
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/fem...
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/fem...
June 2, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Even if he was joking, the fact that the staff is unsure really tells you all you need to know...
VAGASKY MARKETING NAMES NICKELBLOCK FORECASTING BEST LOCAL TORNADO PREDICTION SERVICE.
NICKELBLOCK FORECASTING FIRST METEOROLOGISTS TO SAY ALL TORNADOES ARE DANGEROUS.
NICKELBLOCK FORECASTING FIRST METEOROLOGISTS TO SAY ALL TORNADOES ARE DANGEROUS.
May 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
VAGASKY MARKETING NAMES NICKELBLOCK FORECASTING BEST LOCAL TORNADO PREDICTION SERVICE.
NICKELBLOCK FORECASTING FIRST METEOROLOGISTS TO SAY ALL TORNADOES ARE DANGEROUS.
NICKELBLOCK FORECASTING FIRST METEOROLOGISTS TO SAY ALL TORNADOES ARE DANGEROUS.
I don't know how to phrase this perfectly but...
An increasingly large percentage of the population has moved to "vibes" as a metric of truth. And that idea is being reinforced by a feedback loop of seeing others in prominent places in society, very visibly, doing the same.
An increasingly large percentage of the population has moved to "vibes" as a metric of truth. And that idea is being reinforced by a feedback loop of seeing others in prominent places in society, very visibly, doing the same.
The desire of chasers to "rate" shit they see as EF5 based on feel facts and vibes is wild, man. That's not how this works, that's not how any of this works.
May 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I don't know how to phrase this perfectly but...
An increasingly large percentage of the population has moved to "vibes" as a metric of truth. And that idea is being reinforced by a feedback loop of seeing others in prominent places in society, very visibly, doing the same.
An increasingly large percentage of the population has moved to "vibes" as a metric of truth. And that idea is being reinforced by a feedback loop of seeing others in prominent places in society, very visibly, doing the same.
Me: *sips Starbucks chai*
London'er: Starbucks? ... So American (a good faith, joke)
Me: Yeah, so. Where do you go?
London'er: *points*
London'er: Starbucks? ... So American (a good faith, joke)
Me: Yeah, so. Where do you go?
London'er: *points*
May 10, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Me: *sips Starbucks chai*
London'er: Starbucks? ... So American (a good faith, joke)
Me: Yeah, so. Where do you go?
London'er: *points*
London'er: Starbucks? ... So American (a good faith, joke)
Me: Yeah, so. Where do you go?
London'er: *points*
Not enough people remember McCarthyism.
May 6, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Not enough people remember McCarthyism.
Waking up in London, with my Beavers in the Sixth.
Still a scoreless ballgame after five full.
May 6, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Waking up in London, with my Beavers in the Sixth.
Happy May the Fourth day to those who celebrate...
May 4, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Happy May the Fourth day to those who celebrate...
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They don't like scientists because we strive to explain the world as it is rather than the world as they'd rather see (or create) it.
May 3, 2025 at 3:13 PM
They don't like scientists because we strive to explain the world as it is rather than the world as they'd rather see (or create) it.
I'm seriously considering going vegan and buying my own farm.
BREAKING: The FDA is planning to end most of its routine food safety inspections, according to CBS News.
www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-foo...
www.cbsnews.com/news/fda-foo...
FDA making plans to end its routine food safety inspections, sources say
Food safety inspections would be left to state and local authorities under the plan being developed by the FDA.
www.cbsnews.com
April 18, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I'm seriously considering going vegan and buying my own farm.
As certain "Supporters" realize they've made a mistake in supporting their chosen person... Don't take this chance to "dunk" on them.
Resist the urge.
Thank them for recognizing their error and help them avoid another error in the future.
Resist the urge.
Thank them for recognizing their error and help them avoid another error in the future.
April 17, 2025 at 5:24 PM
As certain "Supporters" realize they've made a mistake in supporting their chosen person... Don't take this chance to "dunk" on them.
Resist the urge.
Thank them for recognizing their error and help them avoid another error in the future.
Resist the urge.
Thank them for recognizing their error and help them avoid another error in the future.
Admittedly not as "pretty" as other people's maps... But a start!
April 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Admittedly not as "pretty" as other people's maps... But a start!
I'm always blown away by people who think a less diverse staff is somehow better.
Where else in everyday life is uniformity better than diversity at hitting a goal?
Imagine a football team with all left guards. Or a fisherman with a tackle box of the same lure. Or a diet of just broccoli.
Where else in everyday life is uniformity better than diversity at hitting a goal?
Imagine a football team with all left guards. Or a fisherman with a tackle box of the same lure. Or a diet of just broccoli.
Reminds me of a guy I worked with at a small, ultimately unsuccessful startup. He once joined a call with myself & 2 other women & said “wow, really feeling the estrogen in the room” & thought he was funny.
Toxic masculinity & narcissism go hand in hand.
Toxic masculinity & narcissism go hand in hand.
What a rich text
April 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I'm always blown away by people who think a less diverse staff is somehow better.
Where else in everyday life is uniformity better than diversity at hitting a goal?
Imagine a football team with all left guards. Or a fisherman with a tackle box of the same lure. Or a diet of just broccoli.
Where else in everyday life is uniformity better than diversity at hitting a goal?
Imagine a football team with all left guards. Or a fisherman with a tackle box of the same lure. Or a diet of just broccoli.
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"Greatness" has lots of definitions. (And agree Abbott was remarkable)
How is Jim Abbott not in the Hall of Fame? Pitched a no-hitter and a career 20 WAR with ONE HAND. One of the most incredible careers in any sport given the circumstances.
For those of you to young to remember, Jim had one hand. He had a pretty good career, turned himself into I want to say plus fielder, and in 1999, while playing for the NL Brewers, has 2 hits in 21 ABs.
March 29, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"Greatness" has lots of definitions. (And agree Abbott was remarkable)