Very impressive squall line by New England standards!
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Very impressive squall line by New England standards!
Nailed it! www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
Tomorrow’s job report is going to be a doozy, isn’t it?
Last year, the German firm Voodin successfully demonstrated that their laminated-veneer timber blades could be fabricated, adapted, and installed at a lower cost than existing blades, while maintaining performance. www.goodnewsnetwork.org/worlds-first...
Eight years ago today, I lost my dad. Not a day goes by that I forget how he led by example and helped make me the man I am today. Love you, Dad. ❤️
Achievement unlocked; First visit to an HEB! (Granbury, TX)
Honestly, this might be the best, most positive US news story of all of 2025.
You are always welcome to visit. :)
Huge N/S gradient in rainfall across the OKC metro so far today. North Metro (including downtown OKC): 1-2"+ South Metro (Norman / Moore): < 0.25"
Why is this labeled a "winter" pattern? It is one of the 4-5 year-round dominant regime flow patterns for North America.
In honor of the amazing fall-like day here in Norman + first day of the Fall Semester at OU: A large iced Dunkin with pumpkin swirl!
I thought I read that climate warming will shorten the periodicity of the PDO, not increases it. Could be wrong. Maybe this is more about the recent longevity of La Niña-like conditions in the tropical Pacific.
As a proud New Englander, I will in no way be breaking out sweaters and boots for highs in the 70s. Along those same lines, I WILL be grabbing a large Dunkin' iced coffee with cream and pumpkin. :)
Got to visit Boston for a day with Tracey this weekend. We had a great time! 🙂🙂
I am more concerned walking in the evening on the streets of Bricktown in OKC than I ever was walking on the streets of Downtown DC at nights.
“It’s a wet rain.”
New Zealand will replace its gas tax with road user charges based on distance, time, and weight. "Weight" is an intriguing variable. Will owners of massive SUVs and utes need to pay extra b/c of their environmental and safety costs? (They should.)
I think you need the right metric to discuss increases in the chances of extreme weather due to climate change. For example, in the US (and other places), property insurance rate increases are a prime metric to use to engage people about this idea. Scientists also need the appropriate training.
I just bought mine and they are mailing it to my office box.
Just students are digital, right?
Delayed plane now arrives at OKC at 2:37 PM Boarding time for that flight, according to the American Airlines app: 2:30 PM The math ain’t mathing.
Millennials already learned this in the 2000s: “Cause when they own the information, ohh, they can bend it all they want.” - John Mayer www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations" cpb.org/pressroom/Co...
What the..?!?!?!
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/c...
Completely outrageous: "the Trump administration said it would seek drafts of the faculty resolution, all written communications among the Faculty Senate members who drafted the resolution, and all communications between those faculty members and the office of the university’s president"
When gust fronts collide.
A sign you’re in Boulder: The restaurant serves hamburgers with a side of fries or crispy lemon-parm kale.
Just a tad humid out there this evening.
I think that is a great thing to do for any type of analysis (test reproducibility and how physical the results are). I'm just curious why there would be a "maybe" ban on them.
I don’t, at least in the sense of just straight bans. Universities are places where students should learn about GenAI and what is should or should not be used for and why it shouldn’t be used for certain tasks. We are doing our students a complete disservice with just“bans” without context.
“Maybe ML codes” Why a “maybe?” What’s the issue with using neural networks or random forest or optimization for data analysis? Those are predictive tools, not generative.
The number of times I am selected as "Reviewer 2" for peer-reviewed papers has to be statistically significant. :) #IfYouKnowYouKnow
Quoted alongside Victor Gensini at NIU on where to get the most reliable forecasts and what the US should do to ensure we maintain our high forecast accuracy and important warning capabilities. time.com/7302364/most...
Please consider submitting an abstract to the Weather Regime session that I am co-chairing at the AMS 106th Annual Meeting. 👍🏼
Not defending current policy, but... Isn't there an "average" rate of inflation? So, won't prices on some commodities become "the highest ever" just because of that? I understand that technological advances can reduce costs for some things, but I am speaking solely on inflation effects.
I'm confused - We shouldn't rely on technological advancements in energy and transportation for climate change solutions?
Agree from a science and overall impact perspective. But from a comms perspective, it matters, whether it should or not.
Really, Wordle?
Oh. www.normantranscript.com/news/fema-cu...
Really craving a döner right now. This was one I had in Karlsruhe the day before I left last year.
Significant flooding event developing on the north side of OKC metro. Heavy rains and training storms have already dumped 1-3” already and more is on the way.
🧪 BREAKING (good news): Senate subcommittee says NO! to Trump's proposed slashes to NASA & NSF funding. Today, the subcommittee said to keep NASA + NSF funding at $33.9 billion, the same as in FY24. See 7:15 below. Full Senate appropriations committee meets tomorrow about it. 🧵 1/3
I'll make sure to pack a set of transparency backups.
Gust fronts make things go boom sometimes.
As of today, all current NOAA Climate and Global Change postdoctoral fellows have been furloughed due to the Dept of Commerce not releasing the funding for the program. In addition no new Fellows were awarded this year. cpaess.ucar.edu/cgc
Took the same course! Was a great one.
Latest ECMWF weeklies keep cool conditions in place for the Southern Plains. Continued warmth in Northeast and Northwest US. I'll take it!
Latest ECMWF weeklies say - let the cool times roll!
NEW: Commerce Dept just sent out a policy change that all probationary employees will now simply be terminated at the end of their probationary period UNLESS a "Deciding Official" — in coordination with the unit's "most senior political appointee" — says the position "advances the public interest."
Texas officials now are busy trying to blame the National Weather Service. Beyond that misguided reaction, a few important points - a quick 🧵
Giving lots of love to SE Australia?
I think that, in this timeline in which academia and science are under attack from multiple fronts, it is perfectly acceptable to for scientists and professors to a negative reaction to these types of changes. I don't fault them for that.
She's fighting for her political career. Not saying that it is right, but... it is what it is.
Are you familiar with the details on the merging / suspension of these programs? I'm not, but that would be good context to have before I judge whether this was a good or bad move.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Probably so!
No tropical night for St Andrews!
*Dollar amount in thousands #UnitsMatter
In the last 7 days, I have submitted 2 papers with my graduate students (1 revision, 1 new work) and 1 new paper with myself as first author. This week, one more new paper will be submitted with a graduate student, and I'm halfway done with another first-author paper. Busy times! #FacultyLife
www.cnn.com/2025/06/27/c...
I am so sorry to hear this. It's a very challenging time for academia and the science enterprise in general. Hoping things work out for you and others in your research group!
Congrats to my Ph.D student Oliver Millin, who successfully defended his Ph.D dissertation on S2S Predictability of Cold Air Outbreaks on the Central US on Tuesday! Well done! #ProudAdvisor
Large hour-to-hour variability in temperatures at Logan Airport in Boston today, thanks for changeable winds. 93--> 91 --> 79 --> 95 --> 89
Our study producing a 14-year climatology of U.S. supercell storms is now available in EOR at JAMC: doi.org/10.1175/JAMC.... Its got left-movers, right-movers, severity & lifecycle analysis, and more. A challenging project, but somewhat of a culmination of years' effort for me. Happy reading!
91 F in Norman, OK. 99 F in Providence, RI. Not too often that happens.
#Providence has reached 100F (37.8C). That breaks the June monthly record of 98F (36.7C) that was set on June 25, 1943 and tied on June 15, 1945 and June 30, 1945. #riwx
Why would population density be the arbiter and not land type? For example, for ASOS stations at airports, they could very well be surrounded by industries and not residences and still be very “urban.”
Read the room.
Anyone in the OKC area have T-Mobile Home Internet? Thinking about switching providers and wondering about speeds, reliability, and performance.
Anyone know if OU allows a Ph.D. defense to be done from a NBA Championship Parade? Asking for a friend. 😉
Thunder Up!!!
That near record rainfall for the last 60 days is now coming back to make for absolutely horrible humidity and high heat indices.
apnews.com/article/clim... 60 international scientists update on warming getting hotter faster: “Things aren’t just getting worse. They’re getting worse faster” @hausfath.bsky.social tells AP. Less than 3 years till 1.5dC is locked in; decade rate of warming now.27 sC
One more game!!! #ThunderUp
… and here we go with the 4th quarter slump by the Thunder.
Thunder Up!
Yikes! Not too often that Washington and New York have a shot at 100 F before OKC.
The Environmental Protection Agency has told staff overseeing the country’s industrialized Midwest — a region plagued by a legacy of pollution — to stop enforcing violations against fossil fuel companies, multiple sources told CNN.
This has been the worst spring for sleeping in the OKC metro since I moved here in 2015. These nocturnal thunderstorms are just… relentless.
Thunder Up!! A great comeback in the 4th quarter!!
Not very preemptive if they announce it…?
Força Portugal!! 🇵🇹
watch me tomorrow at 8 am eastern on cspan talking about the rescissions package and the budget reconciliation “big beautiful bill”
Kelvin Droegemeier now leading a panel discussion on the @nationalacademies.org State of the Science Address.
At the State of the Science 2025 Address at the @nationalacademies.org.
Mr. (Dr.) Furtado Goes To Washington. #AMSSciencePolicyColloquium
We just got an email that Hopkins is freezing salaries, hiring, and some construction projects. In addition to the 800 million USAID we lost, we’ve had another 50 million in grants canceled so far. And a 2/3 year over year decline in funded grants despite an increase in submissions
Flying over/ through Canadian wildfire smoke on my way to New York.
On my way to the @ametsoc.org Science Policy Colloquium in DC! But of course, OKC couldn’t make it an easy travel morning… 🫤 It was a thunderous and wild Uber ride to the airport. Now hoping my flight takes off at a reasonable time…
Thunder Up!!!
Exclusive: New student visa interviews are on pause as Trump’s admin weighs requiring foreign students applying in the U.S. to undergo social media vetting.
This is the latest power grab attempt by the Trump administration on higher education in this country. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/05...
Thunder Up!!
Heat burst this morning in SW / Central OK. The meteogram from Chickasha shows a surge to 96 F (!!!).
Great, but would have been much more effective 20-30 years ago. We MUST always remind people about the benefits of science and research. Over and over again.
The assault on higher education in this country is coming at all levels. This move by the Trump Administration is very worrisome and could be chilling for all other universities in this country. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/u...
Folks, it's 2025. If you're setting up a meeting(s) and not sending an Outlook/Google Calendar/iCal invite to the attendees, then is it really a meeting? Or, can we get this done over email? If it isn't on my calendar, I won't be there. Sorry. #FacultyLife