Dr. Barb Mayes Boustead
@windbarb.bsky.social
Weather, climate, writing, #scicomm, teaching, LIW, history, sports, wagering, equity. Book WILDER WEATHER coming in 2025. Nebraska/Midwest/Michigan. She/her. #binders #amwriting
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Proof that I do better when I spray the board? Finished tied for 2nd best points (technically tied for 4th place) in the Cover 3 Week 12 contest - in the money! @tomfornelli.bsky.social
a little girl is dancing in front of a group of people and the word winner is visible .
ALT: a little girl is dancing in front of a group of people and the word winner is visible .
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November 16, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Proof that I do better when I spray the board? Finished tied for 2nd best points (technically tied for 4th place) in the Cover 3 Week 12 contest - in the money! @tomfornelli.bsky.social
Literally gagging at this.
Whether 15, 8, or 5, they are all CHILDREN. A 15-year-old is not "barely legal" - she is a CHILD. Not legal. Not OK. Pre-pubescent or post-pubescent, they are all children. Do not normalize this.
Whether 15, 8, or 5, they are all CHILDREN. A 15-year-old is not "barely legal" - she is a CHILD. Not legal. Not OK. Pre-pubescent or post-pubescent, they are all children. Do not normalize this.
Megyn Kelly: "I know somebody very close to this case…Jeffrey Epstein, in this person's view, was not a pedophile…He was into the barely legal type, like he liked 15 year old girls…He wasn't into like 8 year olds…There's a difference between a 15 year old and a 5 year old."
November 13, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Literally gagging at this.
Whether 15, 8, or 5, they are all CHILDREN. A 15-year-old is not "barely legal" - she is a CHILD. Not legal. Not OK. Pre-pubescent or post-pubescent, they are all children. Do not normalize this.
Whether 15, 8, or 5, they are all CHILDREN. A 15-year-old is not "barely legal" - she is a CHILD. Not legal. Not OK. Pre-pubescent or post-pubescent, they are all children. Do not normalize this.
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Today is world kindness day, and a perfect day to celebrate Fred Rogers and his impact on many of our lives.
He shared innumerable wise words with us, many which have stuck with me and guide me even today, and I'd like to share a few of them this morning.
He shared innumerable wise words with us, many which have stuck with me and guide me even today, and I'd like to share a few of them this morning.
a man in a red sweater and tie is sitting on a bench and says hi neighbor
ALT: a man in a red sweater and tie is sitting on a bench and says hi neighbor
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November 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Today is world kindness day, and a perfect day to celebrate Fred Rogers and his impact on many of our lives.
He shared innumerable wise words with us, many which have stuck with me and guide me even today, and I'd like to share a few of them this morning.
He shared innumerable wise words with us, many which have stuck with me and guide me even today, and I'd like to share a few of them this morning.
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Winter isn't what it used to be.
It's actually the fastest-warming season for much of the U.S.
Since just 1970, winters (December - February) have warmed in 98% of 244 U.S. cities analyzed by 3.9°F on average.
Do you wanna build a snowman with few of the details? 🧵
It's actually the fastest-warming season for much of the U.S.
Since just 1970, winters (December - February) have warmed in 98% of 244 U.S. cities analyzed by 3.9°F on average.
Do you wanna build a snowman with few of the details? 🧵
November 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Winter isn't what it used to be.
It's actually the fastest-warming season for much of the U.S.
Since just 1970, winters (December - February) have warmed in 98% of 244 U.S. cities analyzed by 3.9°F on average.
Do you wanna build a snowman with few of the details? 🧵
It's actually the fastest-warming season for much of the U.S.
Since just 1970, winters (December - February) have warmed in 98% of 244 U.S. cities analyzed by 3.9°F on average.
Do you wanna build a snowman with few of the details? 🧵
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
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📣 We just released a new free resource at @climatecentral.org - a 72-slide deck introducing key facts about climate change, including its causes, impacts, and solutions. It also comes with speaker notes and links for local storytelling.
➡️ www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt... (English & Spanish)
➡️ www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt... (English & Spanish)
November 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
📣 We just released a new free resource at @climatecentral.org - a 72-slide deck introducing key facts about climate change, including its causes, impacts, and solutions. It also comes with speaker notes and links for local storytelling.
➡️ www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt... (English & Spanish)
➡️ www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt... (English & Spanish)
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Job alert!! Project Drawdown is hiring for 3 roles:
🌐 Program Manager, Global Strategic Partnerships (deadline: Nov 7)
🔬 Research Fellow (deadline: Nov 2)
💹 Senior Analyst, Climate Philanthropy & Investing (deadline: Nov 19)
🔗 View the position descriptions here: drawdown.org/careers
#ClimateJobs
🌐 Program Manager, Global Strategic Partnerships (deadline: Nov 7)
🔬 Research Fellow (deadline: Nov 2)
💹 Senior Analyst, Climate Philanthropy & Investing (deadline: Nov 19)
🔗 View the position descriptions here: drawdown.org/careers
#ClimateJobs
https://drawdown.org/caree…
November 4, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Job alert!! Project Drawdown is hiring for 3 roles:
🌐 Program Manager, Global Strategic Partnerships (deadline: Nov 7)
🔬 Research Fellow (deadline: Nov 2)
💹 Senior Analyst, Climate Philanthropy & Investing (deadline: Nov 19)
🔗 View the position descriptions here: drawdown.org/careers
#ClimateJobs
🌐 Program Manager, Global Strategic Partnerships (deadline: Nov 7)
🔬 Research Fellow (deadline: Nov 2)
💹 Senior Analyst, Climate Philanthropy & Investing (deadline: Nov 19)
🔗 View the position descriptions here: drawdown.org/careers
#ClimateJobs
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My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
November 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
My perhaps controversial assessment is that when you share the propaganda of your enemies to call it out or to mock it… you’re still spreading their propaganda and maybe doing exactly what they hope you’ll do.
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The amount of AI generated art in slides at this conference, primarily used by older scientists, is killing me. Scientists please. Don’t use these ai platforms to make your figures or slides. They look bad and I have yet to see them meaningfully improve the message of talks.
October 31, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The amount of AI generated art in slides at this conference, primarily used by older scientists, is killing me. Scientists please. Don’t use these ai platforms to make your figures or slides. They look bad and I have yet to see them meaningfully improve the message of talks.
Putting their lives on the line to understand the threats posed by Hurricane Melissa while not getting paid during the government shutdown.
The NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft had to vacate Hurricane Melissa early during their reconnaissance flight due to severe turbulence in the southwestern eyewall 😳
October 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Putting their lives on the line to understand the threats posed by Hurricane Melissa while not getting paid during the government shutdown.
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NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
October 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
Glad to see the Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters data restored - you're doing important work, @climatecentral.org!
The Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disaster dataset is back and now at @climatecentral.org!
Through the first half of 2025, there were 14 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters across the United States, costing $101.4 billion. 1/2
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Through the first half of 2025, there were 14 separate billion-dollar weather and climate disasters across the United States, costing $101.4 billion. 1/2
www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
October 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Glad to see the Billion Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters data restored - you're doing important work, @climatecentral.org!
On this #IndigenousPeoplesDay, I acknowledge that I am on the ancestral lands of the Odawa nation and also spending time on the ancestral lands of the Anishinabewaki and Missisaugua nations. I am grateful for the care they have taken of these lands.
October 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
On this #IndigenousPeoplesDay, I acknowledge that I am on the ancestral lands of the Odawa nation and also spending time on the ancestral lands of the Anishinabewaki and Missisaugua nations. I am grateful for the care they have taken of these lands.
On this #IndigenousPeoplesDay, I acknowledge that I am on the ancestral lands of the Odawa nation and also spending time on the ancestral lands of the Anishinabewaki and Missisaugua nations. I am grateful for the care they have taken of these lands.
October 13, 2025 at 5:06 PM
On this #IndigenousPeoplesDay, I acknowledge that I am on the ancestral lands of the Odawa nation and also spending time on the ancestral lands of the Anishinabewaki and Missisaugua nations. I am grateful for the care they have taken of these lands.
This is excellent work, and I hope more educators can use it as a model.
I’m so proud of the work that Imogen has been doing to engage in kids in climate conversations.
www.kcur.org/podcast/up-t...
www.kcur.org/podcast/up-t...
A Kansas professor is getting students to lead the climate change conversation
Dr. Imogen Herrick, assistant professor of STEM Education at the University of Kansas, is changing the way climate change is discussed in K-12 classrooms. Her Community Science Data Talks shift the fo...
www.kcur.org
October 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This is excellent work, and I hope more educators can use it as a model.
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The Senate has confirmed Trump's pick to run NOAA. Neil Jacobs will lead an agency that's lost ~2,000 staff in a year and could lose most of its research division.
I did a deep dive on why Jacobs wanted this job for @bloomberg.com. Here's what I learned (thread)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I did a deep dive on why Jacobs wanted this job for @bloomberg.com. Here's what I learned (thread)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Weather Boss During ‘Sharpiegate’ Nears Return to a Shrinking Agency
Trump’s appointee to run the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has vowed to support the president's massive cuts.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The Senate has confirmed Trump's pick to run NOAA. Neil Jacobs will lead an agency that's lost ~2,000 staff in a year and could lose most of its research division.
I did a deep dive on why Jacobs wanted this job for @bloomberg.com. Here's what I learned (thread)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I did a deep dive on why Jacobs wanted this job for @bloomberg.com. Here's what I learned (thread)
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
I love this. Every one of these tips. We could all use some sources of calm.
10 Micro-Habits That Rewire Your Brain for Calm
Daily behaviors backed by neuroscience that quiet your mind, reduce anxiety, and restore balance
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October 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I love this. Every one of these tips. We could all use some sources of calm.
OK, football-smart people, my son has a question I couldn't answer. When one defender forces the fumble and another recovers, who gets to wear the chain (or whatever the team has for turnovers)?
October 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
OK, football-smart people, my son has a question I couldn't answer. When one defender forces the fumble and another recovers, who gets to wear the chain (or whatever the team has for turnovers)?
I love LOVE this because it shows hope. It shows that solutions work.
🚨Our new paper introduces the #AirQualityStripes – a visual tool to show how outdoor air pollution (PM2.5) has changed in 🌍 cities since 1850. Inspired by the iconic #WarmingStripes. Led by @kirstypringle.bsky.social & @jimmcquaid.bsky.social
🔗 airqualitystripes.info
📄 doi.org/10.5194/gc-8...
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🔗 airqualitystripes.info
📄 doi.org/10.5194/gc-8...
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October 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I love LOVE this because it shows hope. It shows that solutions work.
I'm glad that bit resonated with you, @subletteweather.com!
Excellent passage from @windbarb.bsky.social in her recent book, "Wilder Weather"
September 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I'm glad that bit resonated with you, @subletteweather.com!
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The Univ. of Nebraska’s Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences has established a webpage soliciting the community’s help in saving their program. Their hearing in front of campus admin is next Friday, Oct 10th. Please consider sharing why they’re essential!
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Save Earth and Atmospheric Sciences! | Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences | Nebraska
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is proposing to close the Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences (EAS) as part of its budget reduction plan. We strongly oppose this plan. EAS conducts research ...
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September 30, 2025 at 5:06 AM
The Univ. of Nebraska’s Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences has established a webpage soliciting the community’s help in saving their program. Their hearing in front of campus admin is next Friday, Oct 10th. Please consider sharing why they’re essential!
eas.unl.edu/save-earth-a...
eas.unl.edu/save-earth-a...
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At least we now have in writing that NWS operations will continue in the event of a shutdown. I mean, I was 99% sure that was the case - but in this day and age, I did want to see it confirmed.
Update: Commerce has now also posted its shutdown plan. BEA would completely shut down, and Census would shut down apart from some operations related to the 2030 decennial census. So no retail sales, international trade, PCE, GDP...
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul... #EconSky #NumbersDay
www.commerce.gov/sites/defaul... #EconSky #NumbersDay
September 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
At least we now have in writing that NWS operations will continue in the event of a shutdown. I mean, I was 99% sure that was the case - but in this day and age, I did want to see it confirmed.
The recorded live stream of my presentation at the South Dakota Festival of Books is available here (FB video): www.facebook.com/sdhumanities...
September 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The recorded live stream of my presentation at the South Dakota Festival of Books is available here (FB video): www.facebook.com/sdhumanities...
I’ll be live streaming from the South Dakota Humanities Council Festival of Books at 12:45 PM MDT! Check their FB page for the stream!
Oh, hey, it's me! Who says scrolling Bluesky isn't fruitful? 😅 Not only will I be at the South Dakota Festival of Books this week, but so will many other great authors! If you enjoy books and are within a drive of Spearfish, it is definitely worth your time!
The South Dakota Festival of Books will be held Sept. 26–28 in Spearfish!
SDHS Press authors will give talks and sign books on Friday & Saturday, and press staff will be on hand to sell books and chat with attendees. We hope to see you there!
More info at sdhumanities.org/festival-of-....
SDHS Press authors will give talks and sign books on Friday & Saturday, and press staff will be on hand to sell books and chat with attendees. We hope to see you there!
More info at sdhumanities.org/festival-of-....
September 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I’ll be live streaming from the South Dakota Humanities Council Festival of Books at 12:45 PM MDT! Check their FB page for the stream!
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ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59
September 22, 2025 at 9:24 PM
ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59