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Tom Weber
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Journalist. Contrib Editor TIME. Priors: WSJ, Newsweek. Out now: my book “Cloud Warriors,” on people/science/ issues driving the future of weather forecasting amid climate chaos, St. Martin’s Press
www.cloudwarriorsbook.com
www.thomaseweber.com
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No, this is not AI generated. Actual NY Post top story right now.
NEW YORK POST LOG IN PAGE SIX | SPORTS | METRO | OPINION | PO DOLLARS & SENSE Trump touts affordability while inflation rages across America on everything from food to furniture to cars After nearly a year under Trump's tariffs, Americans are paying more for everything from a cup of joe and plush living room sofas to children's toys.
November 7, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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“initially said”? Has he subsequently said otherwise? Or did he just DO otherwise? Some might phrase that as “breaks promise.”
Trump Is Demolishing the White House's East Wing to Make Way for His Ballroom President Trump initially said the construction would not touch the East Wing or "interfere with the current building. ."
October 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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How is this real?

www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2...
MEDT / Details DCA View Details Ground Delay 08/6:00 PM EDT-08/11:59 PM EDT Avg. delay 31 mins. due to other. = Advisory PBI Hide Details Airport Closure 02/1:19 PM EDT-27/6:59 PM EST Palm Beach International is closed TO AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH WEATHER MODIFICATION OR
October 8, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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This doesn’t feel like “background” but instead the heart of a story that should be leading national news for days. Yes there has been coverage but not enough that gets at these on the ground details and moves them to the top of stories.
Some background on the escalating battle over troop deployments: Chicago has been roiled by the presence of federal immigration agents in the city and its suburbs for weeks. Agents have deployed tear gas with no warning, raided apartments and zip-tied residents for hours in the middle of the night, and handcuffed a City Council member at a hospital after she asked to see an arrest warrant for a detainee.
October 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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FLASHBACK: if we stop counting how many people are sick, there will be less covid…
yahoo!news Trump on coronavirus testing: 'If we stopped testing right now, we'd have very few cases, if any' Yahoo News Video Mon, June 15, 2020 at 5:20 PM EDT
September 23, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Wow this news alert not pulling punches. Great to see.
NYT alert: Unproven Medical Advice In a rambling news briefing, President Trump promoted unproven ties between vaccines, autism and Tylenol u...
September 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Protest today outside ABC offices in NYC organized by @wgaeast.bsky.social includes @bradlander.bsky.social leading a “Bring Jimmy Back”
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September 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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If you’re in NYC right now and you didn’t hear the alarm on your phone at noon (or don’t receive it at some point soon), please check your phone settings for these critical alerts. Info here: www.fema.gov/sites/defaul...
September 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Ah never mind found it on The Other Place x.com/acyn/status/...
August 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Star Trek Deep Space Nine image of Benjamin Sisko as Gabriel Bell
August 10, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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August 2, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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There are certain sections of New York, Major, that I wouldn't advise you to try to invade. Humphrey Bogart
July 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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I’m an official Weather Channel book pick!

Thank you so much @jencarfagnoweather.bsky.social @alexwallaceweather.bsky.social for making www.cloudwarriorsbook.com the first “Shelf Life” selection. Can’t wait to see what’s next.

And was great to be on air to discuss the future of forecasting.
July 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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We talked local forecasting, tornadoes, warning comms and even 80s music. A true pleasure to join the WeatherBrains to discuss my book Cloud Warriors. Thank you to all the brains!

weatherbrains.com?p=11257
Screen shot of WeatherBrains web site for episode 1017
July 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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Addendum. @drshepherd2013.bsky.social has a very thorough review here which makes some great points. Well worth the read.

www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
July 5, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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So excited I had the chance to talk about cutting edge weather forecasting on CNBC’s Squawk Box this morning!

Full interview here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=A66M...

More at www.cloudwarriorsbook.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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Rob Lowe in NFL cap
June 24, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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ICYMI: My byline back in The Wall Street Journal this weekend after many years. Thrilled to have the Journal recognize Cloud Warriors with this excerpt on hyperlocal weather forecasting.

Read it here: wsj.com/tech/the-futur…

More on book at cloudwarriorsbook.com
Page image from WSJ showing article on weather forecasting. Link to story in main post
June 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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The odd exchange, in which Joyce was wearing a button-down shirt featuring a cartoon toucan drinking a beer
June 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Gratified to see The New York Times take note this week of my new book Cloud Warriors and its focus on forecasting extreme/dangerous weather. More at static.nytimes.com/email-conten...
Cloud Warriors’ makes the case for meteorologists Hurricane season is here, and the weathermen are worried. It’s not just the threat of severe storms, which are being made worse by climate change. A new, more urgent threat, they say, is the Trump administration’s recent cuts to the National Weather Service, which provides the raw data that is used to make forecasts. One well-known TV forecaster in Florida recently said he was not sure he could do his job anymore, warning viewers that he was “flying blind.” In “Cloud Warriors,” a new book out this month, the journalist Thomas E. Weber explains in detail why that should worry us all.
June 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Gotta get this into the rotation
Movie poster for Sneakers
June 7, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Celebrating my pub day for Cloud Warriors, my book on the future of weather forecasting and how to be smart about putting predictions to work.

Thank you St. Martin’s Press and Macmillan, and especially everyone in the world of weather who helped me tell this story. Info: www.cloudwarriorsbook.com
Cloud Warriors book cover image
June 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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Cloud Warriors arrives June 3! If you are interested in:

• The future of forecasting
• Why it’s so important to improve predictions for extreme events
• How businesses and communities are putting weather intelligence to work

And more, please check it out! More at www.cloudwarriorsbook.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Costs of $4-7 billion.

Of course, the US government has stopped tracking billion-dollar weather events in “alignment with evolving priorities, statutory mandates, and staffing changes”
Web page: Release: Mon, 9 Jun 2025, 11:00 AM EDT A In alignment with evolving priorities, statutory mandates, and staffing changes, NOAA'S National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEl) will no longer be updating the Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters product. Additional details and the opportunity to submit comments are available at the NESDIS Notice of Changes website. All past reports, spanning 1980-2024, and their underlying data remain authoritative, archived, and available via the Billion-Dollar Disasters dataset landing.page.
May 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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Respond to this with an image from a movie that always cheers you up, but don't name the movie. Just the image.
Singing from Airplane
May 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM