These are insane statistics. For NSF Geosciences, there have been just 74 grants awarded in the ~6mo of FY26 so far, 19.6% of FY21-24 avg 377. The obligations ($) are larger per grant, but the comparison even to FY25 is even more striking. With only $75M awarded, it's long way to the floor of $1.2B.
The savings we're getting here by annihilating decades of American science will pay for whole minutes of the operation to create decades of death, immiseration, and chaos in Iran.
Good Monday morning #AMS2026
Extreme Cold Warning for lows of 21F. Don't mind me being out there in short sleeves on Monday and Tuesday...
(I know, I know...)
What a beauty.
My secondhand excitement for your Racing has become very firsthand.
Welcome back to The Magic Of The Cup™ Season.
The solstice isn't even for another 90 minutes....no.
Some of the coolest science I've heard in a while. Pretty solid evidence given the lack of ability to directly measure the environment on Mars.
www.npr.org/2025/11/26/n...
And big bonus for the WET conditions.
The dozens (?) of NVDOT traffic cameras along the strip are a fun way to watch F1 qualifying without worrying about your ESPN subscription - all have real-time video feeds.
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That's never a good way to start your day.
One little thing is that the MBP has 3 USB-C ports + HDMI, vs the MBA with only 2. But, these are the two models that just made their way into the laps of each of the two scientists in my house in the last few months, so neither will be a bad choice.
Another sign of an intense event - when SWPC goes _hard_ down. Reminds of the NHC site during big events way back in the day.
I already got some great clear-sky shots earlier this evening before the clouds came back in a second time, but views like this of the current substorm are just a tease
This photo from Sept 2022 was surfaced to me and, uhm, I think we're going to need more of this beverage all too soon...
Nauseatingly intense winds. That ML150 value is likely what supported the 10a ET bump to 160kt.
Remember dropsonde winds are the equivalent of gusts, but 172kt gust at the surface is beyond insane.
Finally a dropsonde message got out. 892mb.
Lightning continues across much of the western semicircle.
Must've been some mess that got made on the way through the eyewall to have this long of a hold inside the eye. Typically it's either a cleanup or, on occasion, an equipment check.
The up-and-down blue lines and low red line values in the top left chart indicates the time spent circling in the eye.
The satellite images remain unparalleled - yet also utterly sickening when you see the outline of Jamaica just a half degree of latitude (so, ~30 miles) north of the northern edge of the pink truck tire.
Lightning only now beginning to encompass the entire eyewall of Melissa, or at least an uptick in lightning counts if you don't fully trust the GOES lightning mappers.
I've seen a lot of dropsondes over my years, and a peak wind of 210kt - even at the top of/just beyond the boundary layer - is wild to see. Might be up there in the ranks of all-time strongest dropsonde-measured gusts as well.
The chargers on the AF 223 fleet has a leg up on the KLM 195s. Also makes sense given that AF bans all in-flight use of power banks.
Maybe it's a bit hyperbolic
It might seem modern to only have the "universal" plug but these USB-A ports went out of style 5-10 years ago for charging. I don't even have a cable worthy of traveling that is compatible.
This is one of the saddest public transit headlines I've ever seen.
Major sporting event? Either drive home from the massive parking lot, or take a train that can only run because of a sports betting company.
The SEPTA funding situation is so beyond sad at this point.
Inter Miami is disgusting. Luis Suarez is disgusting. Spitting on a Sounders coach. #LeaguesCup #MLS
Unbelievable footage from NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters inside the eye of Hurricane Erin.
Simply incredible.
I saw it at 8-1 as well and thought oh well, the burger motivation was enough. Then turned on the game at 8-8 just two innings later. Just magic. 👼
I know which two centers split on that latitude, lol
