Tom Gill
@tomgillpredicts.bsky.social
The Dust Tweeter! Professor/Scientist, University of Texas- El Paso.
educator, futurist, Predictor, humorist, human rights defender, thoughtprovoker, militant moderate
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@tomgillpredicts on X
educator, futurist, Predictor, humorist, human rights defender, thoughtprovoker, militant moderate
#dust #aerosols #EarthScience #drylands #aeolian #DisabledInSTEM
@tomgillpredicts on X
Interesting paper. Proestakis, E., et al.: "Atmospheric dust and air quality over large-cities and megacities of the world"
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 25(21):14777-14823
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 25(21):14777-14823
November 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Interesting paper. Proestakis, E., et al.: "Atmospheric dust and air quality over large-cities and megacities of the world"
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 25(21):14777-14823
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 25(21):14777-14823
There's some lava action going on at Kilauea in Hawaii tonight. Live view at youtu.be/BqmpkUdMtyA
November 6, 2025 at 2:51 AM
There's some lava action going on at Kilauea in Hawaii tonight. Live view at youtu.be/BqmpkUdMtyA
A few small dust plumes blew off Owens Lake, California today during a high wind episode. Back when I was doing research there in the early 1990s, the entire Owens Valley could fill with dust on such a day.
November 6, 2025 at 2:15 AM
A few small dust plumes blew off Owens Lake, California today during a high wind episode. Back when I was doing research there in the early 1990s, the entire Owens Valley could fill with dust on such a day.
First announcement: the Dust Alliance of North America's next webinar will be a week from Friday at 1pm USA Eastern time. Marcela Loria Salazar will speak on "Smoke, Dust and Resilience: Unraveling the March 2025 Oklahoma Compound Hazards."
November 4, 2025 at 9:16 PM
First announcement: the Dust Alliance of North America's next webinar will be a week from Friday at 1pm USA Eastern time. Marcela Loria Salazar will speak on "Smoke, Dust and Resilience: Unraveling the March 2025 Oklahoma Compound Hazards."
Last year, Jamaica, the nation, sort of took up a nationwide hurricane insurance policy, w/payout based on the central pressure of a storm if one hit certain sectors of the island. Melissa hit with a pressure far beyond the threshold- and Jamaica's gonna get $150 million
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
October 31, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Last year, Jamaica, the nation, sort of took up a nationwide hurricane insurance policy, w/payout based on the central pressure of a storm if one hit certain sectors of the island. Melissa hit with a pressure far beyond the threshold- and Jamaica's gonna get $150 million
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
www.cbc.ca/news/science...
Melissa has made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane near Bluefields Beach, Jamaica. The large Kingston metro area is likely to be spared extreme winds, but watch for flooding. Montego Bay is in much wind danger. Island's main agricultural region is getting hit by the eyewall: big ag damage looming?
October 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Melissa has made landfall as a Category 5 hurricane near Bluefields Beach, Jamaica. The large Kingston metro area is likely to be spared extreme winds, but watch for flooding. Montego Bay is in much wind danger. Island's main agricultural region is getting hit by the eyewall: big ag damage looming?
Striated structure and rippling gravity waves over Jamaica looking down from the GOES-19 satellite at Category 5 hurricane Melissa after sunrise this morning (1146Z)
October 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Striated structure and rippling gravity waves over Jamaica looking down from the GOES-19 satellite at Category 5 hurricane Melissa after sunrise this morning (1146Z)
It looks like the outer eyewall of Melissa is now just beginning to hit land near Font Hill, Jamaica, on the southwestern coast of the island. The majority of the island and its population will be on the right side of the eye- which is probably not good from a damage standpoint.
October 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It looks like the outer eyewall of Melissa is now just beginning to hit land near Font Hill, Jamaica, on the southwestern coast of the island. The majority of the island and its population will be on the right side of the eye- which is probably not good from a damage standpoint.
Sun sets on Jamaica and Hurricane Melissa tonight (GOES-19 image). This is a Category 5 storm. Jamaica might not be the same for a long time after tonight.
October 28, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Sun sets on Jamaica and Hurricane Melissa tonight (GOES-19 image). This is a Category 5 storm. Jamaica might not be the same for a long time after tonight.
Hurricane Melissa this morning, just south of Jamaica, Category 5. If you look closely you can see the sun shining on the upper left part of the eye, due to the "stadium effect," the clouds around the eye having the form of a giant stadium. Jamaica is almost certainly in big, big trouble.
October 27, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Hurricane Melissa this morning, just south of Jamaica, Category 5. If you look closely you can see the sun shining on the upper left part of the eye, due to the "stadium effect," the clouds around the eye having the form of a giant stadium. Jamaica is almost certainly in big, big trouble.
Hurricane Melissa, just before the sun set over the Caribbean tonight. GOES-19 image. A clear eye, and starting to look like a buzz-saw. South of Jamaica but about to make a beeline for it. Could be one of the worst disasters ever for Jamaica in the next few days.
October 26, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Hurricane Melissa, just before the sun set over the Caribbean tonight. GOES-19 image. A clear eye, and starting to look like a buzz-saw. South of Jamaica but about to make a beeline for it. Could be one of the worst disasters ever for Jamaica in the next few days.
Nearly continuous dust emission from the north playa of Honey Lake, California this afternoon. Someone should be studying it! From the @alertcalifornia.bsky.social Shaffer Mountain webcam.
October 25, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Nearly continuous dust emission from the north playa of Honey Lake, California this afternoon. Someone should be studying it! From the @alertcalifornia.bsky.social Shaffer Mountain webcam.
Just a few small dust plumes from the north playa of Honey Lake, California, today, shown from the @alertcalifornia.bsky.social Shaffer Mountain cam. Can you spot the dust?
October 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Just a few small dust plumes from the north playa of Honey Lake, California, today, shown from the @alertcalifornia.bsky.social Shaffer Mountain cam. Can you spot the dust?
Our policy-focused review on Valley fever, written for Texas Tech's medical journal along with my colleagues from the Texas Tech medical school in El Paso, is published.
"Coccidioidomycosis in Texas: Valley fever must be reportable, recognized, and taught."
pulmonarychronicles.com/index.php/SW...
"Coccidioidomycosis in Texas: Valley fever must be reportable, recognized, and taught."
pulmonarychronicles.com/index.php/SW...
October 24, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Our policy-focused review on Valley fever, written for Texas Tech's medical journal along with my colleagues from the Texas Tech medical school in El Paso, is published.
"Coccidioidomycosis in Texas: Valley fever must be reportable, recognized, and taught."
pulmonarychronicles.com/index.php/SW...
"Coccidioidomycosis in Texas: Valley fever must be reportable, recognized, and taught."
pulmonarychronicles.com/index.php/SW...
Low cloud layer looming at Buck Rock on the @alertcalifornia.bsky.social webcam a while ago
October 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Low cloud layer looming at Buck Rock on the @alertcalifornia.bsky.social webcam a while ago
Vignal et al.: "Our results suggest that simple interactions between wind, soil and vegetation can drive the formation of periodic biogeomorphological patterns in wind-blasted ecosystems. ..." besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/.../1365-274....
October 19, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Vignal et al.: "Our results suggest that simple interactions between wind, soil and vegetation can drive the formation of periodic biogeomorphological patterns in wind-blasted ecosystems. ..." besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/.../1365-274....
El Paso is now over 9 inches of precipitation for the year- more than we’ve gotten in a full year since 2021 and more than the long-term average for a full year going back 145 years (which is 8.7”) #txwx
October 15, 2025 at 3:15 AM
El Paso is now over 9 inches of precipitation for the year- more than we’ve gotten in a full year since 2021 and more than the long-term average for a full year going back 145 years (which is 8.7”) #txwx
A brief flurry of snow fell on top of San Benito Mountain, the highest peak in California's Diablo Range, elevation over 5200 feet, this afternoon. From the @alertcalifornia.bsky.social webcam.
October 14, 2025 at 11:29 PM
A brief flurry of snow fell on top of San Benito Mountain, the highest peak in California's Diablo Range, elevation over 5200 feet, this afternoon. From the @alertcalifornia.bsky.social webcam.
Snowing on the highest peaks of the Inner Coast Range in California. View this afternoon from Anthony Peak ALERTCalifornia webcam in Mendocino National Forest at 6954 feet elevation.
October 14, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Snowing on the highest peaks of the Inner Coast Range in California. View this afternoon from Anthony Peak ALERTCalifornia webcam in Mendocino National Forest at 6954 feet elevation.
Don't forget, it's less than 24 hours away!
October 9, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Don't forget, it's less than 24 hours away!
The next DUST ALLIANCE webinar will be this Friday, Oct. 10, at 1pm ET, with Dr. Amato Evan of UCSD presenting "Dry Lakes, Drought, and Dust Storms: Air Quality and Environmental Change in Southeastern California." Go to dustalliance dot org or click on the QR code in the image below to sign up!
October 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
The next DUST ALLIANCE webinar will be this Friday, Oct. 10, at 1pm ET, with Dr. Amato Evan of UCSD presenting "Dry Lakes, Drought, and Dust Storms: Air Quality and Environmental Change in Southeastern California." Go to dustalliance dot org or click on the QR code in the image below to sign up!
First snow of the season- right on time for October 1- on the highest peaks of the Sierra Nevada. Evidence this morning from the @alertcalifornia.bsky.social Mammoth Mountain 1 webcam, if you look closely.
October 1, 2025 at 10:48 PM
First snow of the season- right on time for October 1- on the highest peaks of the Sierra Nevada. Evidence this morning from the @alertcalifornia.bsky.social Mammoth Mountain 1 webcam, if you look closely.
Dust is still blowing from the playa at the north end of Honey Lake, California. This makes at least five days in a row, I think. Photo from @alertcalifornia.bsky.social Shaffer Mountain cam.
October 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Dust is still blowing from the playa at the north end of Honey Lake, California. This makes at least five days in a row, I think. Photo from @alertcalifornia.bsky.social Shaffer Mountain cam.
For the third day in a row, there's dust blowing off the north playa of Honey Lake in NE California. Seems to be more each day. From the @alertcalifornia.bsky.social Shaffer Mountain webcam.
October 1, 2025 at 12:27 AM
For the third day in a row, there's dust blowing off the north playa of Honey Lake in NE California. Seems to be more each day. From the @alertcalifornia.bsky.social Shaffer Mountain webcam.
Where does the Chihuahuan Desert stand on the drought, after this monsoon season? The North American Drought Monitor for August 31 shows only some improvement from Exceptional to Severe drought for most of the U.S. side. In Mexico, a very strong north-south gradient exists, wetter to the South.
September 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Where does the Chihuahuan Desert stand on the drought, after this monsoon season? The North American Drought Monitor for August 31 shows only some improvement from Exceptional to Severe drought for most of the U.S. side. In Mexico, a very strong north-south gradient exists, wetter to the South.