'We are missing data': NWS weather balloon changes scrutinized as tornados hit Midwest For much of Monday, the agency didn't anticipate a tornado threat for Kansas City — then five hit that evening. Did a change in weather balloon launches leave forecasters in the dark?

Now @nbcnews.com is covering the story. www.nbcnews.com/weather/torn...

Surprise severe weather event causes significant tornado damage south of Kansas City Monday Event raises questions again about missing NWS upper air data. Meanwhile, Typhoon Sinlaku pummels Northern Mariana Islands as it slowly turns north.

@wxmanms1.bsky.social wrote about this today here: open.substack.com/pub/balanced...

Surprise tornadoes in Kansas yesterday. Constant forecast flip flopping in fall and winter. Subpar hurricane intensity forecasts in 2025. The Trump regime’s DOGE cuts have had a long lasting effect.

A president cosplaying as Christ and trashing the pope crosses a moral red line | Opinion Trump’s attack on Pope Leo is wrong — morally, constitutionally, and for the nearly two million Florida Catholics he claims to represent.

Tragicomic. Conservative @miamiherald.com editorial board member @maryannamancuso.bsky.social waits until *now* to have her Come to Jesus Moment. So many more like her. How many 💯s of thousands would still be alive today? How much damage could have been avoided? www.miamiherald.com/opinion/arti...

Why climate change is costing U.S. households hundreds of dollars a year From insurance premiums to energy bills, a recent study from MIT Sloan School of Management shows how Americans are already paying the price of climate change, and climate inaction, driven by extreme weather. Climate change costs for US households While their list of climate-related expenses is not exhaustive, the MIT Sloan researchers found that climate change is already costing U.S. households between $400 and $900 a year, on average. In some places, the burden is far higher: in around 10% of

Obviously, the cost of climate inaction is increasing. So much so that it will soon exceed that of the cost of actions we should have taken such as carbon pricing. Also obviously, there's no stopping this in the short term. The pain in the pocketbook will worsen. uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/why-cli...

I don't doubt the Colorado State U forecast for total number of Atlantic storms in 2026, but I worry that more than just 2 will be major hurricanes. A greater proportion of tropical cyclones are reaching Category 4 & 5 intensity in this new era in which ocean heat content is deeper and warmer. 🌀

White House releases FY27 budget proposal, continuing plan of massive cuts to Earth science, including elimination of NOAA Research NOAA grant data shows agency awarding grants at a much slower rate than previous years, likely showing administration strategy to reduce scientific spending through budget execution

Trump regime again tries to shutter all NOAA labs in its 2027 White House budget. open.substack.com/pub/balanced...

Takeaways: NHC track forecasts were good again in 2025, now led by AI modeling’s best guidance followed by consensus models. American (GFS) global modeling now about the worst on the planet. Intensity forecasts were not good amidst overall improvements in recent decades. nhc.noaa.gov/verification...

The big flaw in climate policy: We’re trying to solve the wrong problem » Yale Climate Connections Jessica Green, author of ‘Existential Politics,’ argues that the international community’s focus on measuring emissions helped delay real action on climate change.

“[Doubling] down on fossil fuels [is] a geopolitical issue because some countries are trying to transition and others are trying NOT to. That’s a major cleavage […] one that can be very destabilizing. And […] your bedfellows are Saudi Arabia and Russia…” yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/03/the-...

Florida bans sociology from core curriculum at state universities For years, Republican lawmakers and education leaders have argued that sociology — especially high-enrollment introductory courses — has been overtaken by progressive ideology

Government interference in higher education's curriculum. USSR Stalinism? No. Florida (and Texas and others) USA. (article may be paywalled sorry) www.miamiherald.com/news/politic...

This is 9 months old, but all of it is still true.
More than ever.

Estamos igualitos 🙂

A first for me today. Ground ops got us stuck in the mud at Syracuse Airport when the tow pushed too far back and the main gear dropped off the tarmac. Thanks to the @americanair.bsky.social gate agents for courteous service in getting me rerouted, even if I’ll get home over 9 hours late.

Trump says Cuba ‘not in a hurricane zone.’ He clearly hasn’t done his homework The island nation in the Caribbean has been hit by 11 major hurricanes since 2000.

The Sharpie in his brain at work 🤨

“Cuba […] they’re not in a hurricane zone, which is nice for a change, you know? They won’t be asking us for money for hurricanes every week.” www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

Ban on local government 'net-zero' policies clears Legislature on final vote • Florida Phoenix The Florida Senate has voted final approval of an amended tax bill (HB 1217) to ban local governments in Florida from using net-zero policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions — the primary driver of...

#Florida Legislature bans local govts from doing one single thing to combat climate change, because that's how desperate the oil companies are these days floridaphoenix.com/2026/03/11/f... via @mitchperry.bsky.social

During March, Saturn sinks from view low in the west after sunset. But it’s joined by Venus, nearly 100 times brighter, which night by night is climbing higher in the evening sky. (Credit: @skyandtelescope.bsky.social)

How Kristi Noem finally lost Trump — and her job | CNN Politics After a year of controversies, Kristi Noem’s fate was sealed over just a few days. It started with a heads-up from the Hill.

“She […] put us in a place where we are no longer well prepared to help people before, during or after disasters.”

Good riddance.

www.cnn.com/2026/03/06/p...

A reminder that a pre-dawn full lunar eclipse is visible overnight over North America. It lays about one hour between 6 and 7 am ET.

“While the East was cold, for locations with long term records like NYC, DC, Philly & Boston, winter 2025-26 only ranked in the range of a top 25-50 coldest — it just seemed particularly brutal because of global warming and the trend toward milder winters in recent decades.” — @wxmanms1.bsky.social

A Response to the Decision to Rescind EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.

"The repeal of the Endangerment Finding does not alter the central unambiguous scientific conclusion: The climate change that people are causing threatens human lives and well-being."—@ametsoc.org. Though I would've preferred "AMS condemns" than chosen "AMS concerned" www.ametsoc.org/ams/about-am...

Despite Eastern U.S. cold, January 2026 was one of the world's warmest Januaries on record » Yale Climate Connections Near-record warmth in the Western U.S. gave the contiguous U.S. an above-average temperature for the month.

"The first month of 2026 was the world’s fifth-warmest January in analyses of global weather data." — another data point contributing to the notion that whether or not it's cold where you are, global warming continues unabated. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/02/desp...

Trump hates the way wind farms look. Too bad, America’s court system says Despite legal challenges, wind power is fighting back.

"All five of the wind farms planned in federal waters have gotten the go-ahead. [...] It’s another loss for Trump in his war against wind energy, which continues to scale in the U.S. despite the president’s attacks." www.yahoo.com/news/article...

China’s Emissions Fall As Power Demand Rises: A Possible Turning Point China’s emissions are falling even as power demand rises, driven by rapid growth in clean energy and EVs. Analysts say this may signal a structural turning point.

"The center of gravity in global #climate outcomes has already shifted [...] to how China powers its economy. If the structural changes underway in #China take root, they will influence global #emissions trajectories more than any other single national decision." www.forbes.com/sites/kensil...

Before that, we have to go back to December 1989 for the last time it was this cold (30°). Temperatures below freezing in the previous century also occurred in 1985, 1977, 1940, 1934, 1917, and 1905.

With a minimum temperature of 35 °F, today marks just the 2nd time this century that the temperature in Miami dipped so low. It was also 35° on 10 Jan 2010. This morning's lowest wind chill reading in #Miami was 26°

Number of days with low temperatures below 40 °F in #Miami during the last 50 years (1977-2026) is 4️⃣3️⃣ versus 9️⃣0️⃣ days in the previous 50 years (1927-1976). There's a good chance we'll add 2️⃣ such cold days this Sunday and Monday per @nws.noaa.gov.

PRESS RELEASE: It is 85 seconds to midnight At the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement, the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board moved the Doomsday Clock forward from 89 seconds to 85 seconds to midnight, citing a failure in global leadership.

Record-breaking climate trends, AI, various biosecurity concerns, and renewed nuclear proliferation, among other factors why the so-called Doomsday Clock is the closest to midnight it's ever been according to @thebulletin.org. thebulletin.org/2026/01/pres...

Breaking: POTUS signs federal science funding budget bill, and National Science Foundation issues call for NCAR "restructuring" proposals As major winter storm starts its days of significant impacts

...the dismantling of the National Center for Atmospheric Research. NSF is requesting proposals for "reorganizing NCAR's critical weather infrastructure," but nothing related to NCAR's climate portfolio. NSF appears ready to abide by the regime's plans. balancedweather.substack.com/p/breaking-p...

Signed into law today: appropriations for most federal science organizations including NOAA, NASA, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the US Geological Survey, and the EPA. The bill passed without explicit language protecting NCAR. So, also today NSF wrote a "Dear Colleague" letter signaling...

CALC 2025 Career Conversation with John Toohey Morales ‘84 YouTube video by Cornell University Student and Campus Life

This was fun—a short interview about my journey from Cornell to a career in meteorology & communications. I reflect on key experiences that shaped my path and how time on campus prepared me for life after graduation. You’ll also hear my advice for current students. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RqiR...