Today I found notes from 8 years ago on a *still* incomplete project while tidying up my office.

I was briefly annoyed with my lack of productivity. Then I remembered that it was derailed by one of the darkest periods of my life.

I'm glad I'm still here to keep working on unfinished projects. 💜

A collage of seven nature photographs showcasing a volcanic eruption, a supercell thunderstorm, a glacier, a lighthouse under wavy clouds, desert rock formations, a sunlit mountain range, and a twisted tree, with "EARTH DAY 2026" and photographer credit "Alexander Spahn Photography" in green and brown text.

I might be biased, but we live on the most beautiful planet in the universe. How lucky we are to exist and spend our time on this blue marble we get to call home. #EarthDay #Photography

Whatever happened to the ozone hole, acid rain and DDT? The environmental crises of the past often seem to disappear—have problems like acid rain and smog been solved?

Happy Earth Day! 🌍

We've got several stories @sciam.bsky.social, including a look I took at where some blast-from-the-past environmental issues stand. (Hint: not all are in the past, though there has definitely been progress.) 🧪

Functions and Criteria for a New Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events: Report Release Webinar Register for this event from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

How can records of the past inform our understanding of extreme events?

Join the National Academies
on April 29 for a webinar releasing a new report on a proposed Center for Paleoenvironmental Records of Extreme Events (CPREE).

Register:
events.nationalacademies.org/46602

Ahahahahaha what do you mean the TECHNICAL ADVISOR to Bluesky just blocked over 300k users by following an ANTI-AI, AI HATERS blocklist.

Embarassing.

an older man in a red cardigan from Seinfeld says i got a lot of problems Alt: an older man in a red cardigan from Seinfeld says i got a lot of problems

El Nino thread! Buckle up! I'm turning all the things I'm muttering to myself into a thread.

Duh, no. It’s a wind instrument.

Don't be shy to take on a little two-week side project. These five months will be the most precious three years of your academic journey.

Powerful quake triggers tsunami warning for Iwate and Hokkaido The tsunami warning was issued after a quake struck off the coast of Iwate Prefecture.

BREAKING: A tsunami warning — with the threat of waves of up to 3 meters — was issued on Monday for Iwate, Aomori and Hokkaido in northern Japan after a quake struck off the coast of Iwate Prefecture.

The Little Probe That Could: Why Voyager 1 Matters, and Why NASA Just Switched Part of It Off This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of that spacecraft's remaining science instruments — not because the mission has failed, but to keep it alive a little longer.

This week, NASA announced it had shut down one of that spacecraft's remaining science instruments — not because the mission has failed, but to keep it alive a little longer. n.pr/41HfdLS

The oceans are boiling. The NE Pacific stands out from an anomaly standpoint, with a marine heat wave extending from CA past the international dateline. Global sea surface temperatures are flirting with all-time records and warmer-than-normal water has emerged where El Niño is observed.

NOAA's July-September outlook favors above-normal precipitation in the Four Corners region

@noaa.gov predicts a "robust monsoon"

Warm water in the Gulf of California may prime an active monsoon. However, monsoon onset also depends on ocean currents and atmospheric wind patterns that cannot be predicted this far in advance, said David Mitchell of @driscience.bsky.social

News: Leading atmospheric science summer undergraduate research program canceled due to NSF funding loss Quieter weather on tap for a few days for most of the country

News: a leading NSF supported University of Oklahoma atmospheric science summer undergraduate research program that has mentored hundreds of top atmospheric scientists over two decades has been canceled for 2026 due to funding loss. (repost w/correct link) More: tinyurl.com/3zjzf7vu

the automated email I received (progress? maybe??) after submitting the form came from "Springer Nature Customer Service."

I am not a customer. I am one of thousands of experts who contribute to the reason they have customers: the peer review process. 🤦

Only after following a convoluted trail to a page where I can opt out of future review invitations did I stumble across a SmartSheet page. A form. That's it. That's all this giant publisher offers to the experts who volunteer their time and knowledge toward generating revenue for the publisher.

I should not have to waste time on a Saturday running around the website in circles. "Contact the journal's editorial staff!" Okay, cool. WHERE IS THAT CONTACT INFO. The list of editors provides their affiliation and expertise. No contact details. Do I need to find that editor's non-journal email?!

just got a review reminder from an unmonitored inbox, a message utterly devoid of contact information for the journal staff or editor.

this is Springer Nature. come on now.

not having a straightforward option in a review system to request an extension is honestly malpractice on the part of for-profit journals demanding unpaid time of their reviewers

I'm so tempted to be like "yeah sorry not doing this anymore because 2 weeks is far too short AND your system sucks"

Alt Text: National Weather Service Hail Size ChartAn educational infographic by the National Weather Service titled "Hail Size Chart." It provides a visual conversion between hail diameter in inches and common household objects.Text content:"While the National Weather Service encourages the actual measurement of hail size, oftentimes, an object-to-size conversion can provide important information about hail that fall from thunderstorms. Below you will find a list of common objects used to describe the diameter of observed hail."Size Comparison Table:DiameterObject0.25 inchesPea0.75 inchesPenny1.00 inchesQuarter1.50 inchesPing Pong Ball1.75 inchesGolf Ball2.00 inchesLime2.50 inchesTennis Ball2.75 inchesBaseball4.00 inchesSoftball4.50 inchesGrapefruit

Did you know that a 3-inch hailstone can fall to the ground as fast as 107 mph?

Find shelter, stay indoors, and stay away from windows when severe weather strikes. weather.gov/safety/thunderstorm

An official National Weather Service infographic titled "Key Messages for Friday Apr 17 Severe Weather" (Updated 12:00 PM CDT). Key Information: Headline: Significant hail and wind risk from west-central Missouri into northwest Oklahoma this afternoon/evening. Overview: Potential for very-large to giant hail (3–3.5+ inches) and severe wind gusts (60–90 mph). Greatest hail threat is northwest OK into south-central KS; greatest wind risk is eastern KS into western MO. Timing: Supercellular storms forming early/mid-afternoon (hail threat), transitioning to a significant wind threat by evening. Safety: Monitor updates and be prepared for watches/warnings. Map Description: The map highlights severe weather risk zones across the Central Plains and Midwest. Moderate (Red): Covers eastern KS and western MO, including Kansas City, Topeka, and Joplin. Enhanced (Orange): Surrounds the red zone, reaching Enid and Wichita. Slight (Yellow) & Marginal (Green): Extend from Oklahoma City and Tulsa up through Omaha and Des Moines.

A moderate risk (level 4 of 5) has now been issued from northwest Oklahoma through central and eastern Kansas and into west-central Missouri. Read the latest key messages:

Want to learn more about METplus?! Come join John, Tina, and me at the RAL seminar series on Wednesday, April 22nd at 1pm MT, in person (FL2-1022) or virtual! 🌎📊

"No Spring Kitten" American pale wheat ale by Fat Orange Cat Brew Co. Art features an orange cat struggling from its awkward perch in a basketball hoop's net.

I'm not an IPA person, and pale ales can be hit or miss for me, but how could I resist this can art + title??

Nope, absolutely definitely not adopting this nomenclature

Chart of area-averaged daily sea surface temperature (SST) in the North Pacific between Mexico and 124W as of 15 April 2026. Black shows the 1991-2020 average, orange shows 2024, red shows 2025, and blue shows 2026 (to this date). The faint gray lines are individual years during 1982-2023. The horizontal yellow line highlights that April 15 was warmer than the climatological peak value. An inset map depicts April 15th's map of anomalies, where the dashed box represents the averaging region used to make the line plot values. These are computed from NOAA's OISST dataset using Python.

The eastern portion of the eastern North Pacific (ENP), where most tropical cyclones form during the ENP hurricane season (15 May - 30 Nov), is currently warmer than its peak 30-year average value (dashed line). Bleh.

I love it!

A lizard turns its head back as if looking at the camera while standing on a path

Took a needed midday walk on campus, discovered this beautiful lizard. What a pose.

Alaska villages can already pay $10 or more for a gallon of fuel. A war-driven spike could produce a ‘survival scenario.’ One electric utility executive says diesel prices could double this year.

Alaska villages can already pay $10 or more for a gallon of fuel. A war-driven spike could produce a ‘survival scenario.’

"Policymakers say they’re tracking the problem but haven’t announced concrete steps to protect consumers."

www.northernjournal.com/alaska-villa...

This is a behemoth.

NYT cooking page has basically no meat on it

"Dumplings With Peas"
"Broccoli Cheddar Beans"

ICYMI, this @harrisalexc.bsky.social @semerriam.bsky.social Florida flood risk reporting is incredible www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...