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Hot in Montana, Cold in Florida! (says the 500mb height anomaly) #wx
Hot in Montana, Cold in Florida! (says the 500mb height anomaly) #wx
Many people track when the winter solstice is (“the days only get longer from here!”) but you may not know what your local *teletherm* is (“the days only get warmer from here!”). For us here in Boston the winter teletherm is around January 23rd. Where I used to live in Vermont it was right around Groundhog Day. It’s certainly a time for celebration! ☀️ You can find your city’s teletherm here if you know the nearest weather station: http://teletherm.org/index.html?window=25&var=summer_day&year=1960&cityID=190736 #BostonMA #dataviz #weather #wx #winter
Ryan Hall Y'all is up looking at the winter storm...
Since the current U.S. big storm sucks for a lot of people, & some folks might want more information anyway: https://poweroutage.us It's pretty cool too. 😊 #wx #geek #tech #powerOutages #WinterStormFern
Chip Butty
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@jwildeboer I'm trying out hyper-local hashtags, for Ireland-based fedi-peeps.
Largely, this involves using Irish language options, or carrying over those which were used in Other Places.
Examples:
#Rothar - meaning "bicycle," equivalent to #BikeTooter
#Aimsir - meaning "weather," equivalent to #WX and #Weather
#Sneachta - meaning " #snow," something we all get very excited about, when it makes an appearance
#JobFairy - news about job vacancies
#TicketFairy - I have tickets to give away
The #Fediverse is a decentralised world, but some things have established themselves in my timeline over the years. So as a refresher, here a few hashtags you could use, feel free to add more in the replies.
#FediHire when you are looking for a job
#FediGive when you have something to give away or donate
#FediBlock If you want to warn others of accounts/instances to block
#Caturday Needs no explanation ;)
#SelfHost to discuss running your own online stuff
#AskFedi #FediHelp to ask stuff
@jwildeboer I'm trying out hyper-local hashtags, for Ireland-based fedi-peeps.
Largely, this involves using Irish language options, or carrying over those which were used in Other Places.
Examples:
#Rothar - meaning "bicycle," equivalent to #BikeTooter
#Aimsir - meaning "weather," equivalent to #WX and #Weather
#Sneachta - meaning " #snow," something we all get very excited about, when it makes an appearance
#JobFairy - news about job vacancies
#TicketFairy - I have tickets to give away
Claudius Link
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Very longstanding issue, but something that has been worsened by current #USpol and rising #ClimateChange:
If you want to alert people, but leave disabled people out by not providing alt text & image description, by not providing accurate captions (or captions at all), it is speaking VOLUMES about who you think "deserves" to survive an extreme event.
Do your utmost to be accessible.
Jess Mahler
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i'm always kinda surprised and disappointed when i see fellow canadians pull out their phones to check the weather, and i see the default weather app pop up. these default apps rely upon US weather models, which are different than the Canadian local weather models. they contain different data, make different predictions, and lead to different outcomes. the canadian weather data is tuned for our winters especially, with important information like windchill.
the official canadian weather website is:
https://weather.gc.ca/canada_e.html (english)
https://meteo.gc.ca/canada_f.html (french)
the official apps:
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/weathercan/id1334221563 (iOS)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.gc.ec.weather_app_android.ops (android)
i'm always kinda surprised and disappointed when i see fellow canadians pull out their phones to check the weather, and i see the default weather app pop up. these default apps rely upon US weather models, which are different than the Canadian local weather models. they contain different data, make different predictions, and lead to different outcomes. the canadian weather data is tuned for our winters especially, with important information like windchill.
the official canadian weather website is:
https://weather.gc.ca/canada_e.html (english)
https://meteo.gc.ca/canada_f.html (french)
the official apps:
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/weathercan/id1334221563 (iOS)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.gc.ec.weather_app_android.ops (android)
Very longstanding issue, but something that has been worsened by current #USpol and rising #ClimateChange:
If you want to alert people, but leave disabled people out by not providing alt text & image description, by not providing accurate captions (or captions at all), it is speaking VOLUMES about who you think "deserves" to survive an extreme event.
Do your utmost to be accessible.
Andres
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USA Today: Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
"...WASHINGTON ‒ The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs...."
brendan (#39C3に行こう)
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A leeve south of Seattle has broken, flash flooding is occuring right now Renton, Tukwilla & Kent.
If you're near the Greene River and in a low lying area you might need to get out of dodge.
Very active situation
USA Today: Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
"...WASHINGTON ‒ The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs...."
A leeve south of Seattle has broken, flash flooding is occuring right now Renton, Tukwilla & Kent.
If you're near the Greene River and in a low lying area you might need to get out of dodge.
Very active situation
Ross 🏳️🌈🏴
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DOGE has broken NWS alerts (shakes fist at sky)
(not sure on the fix on my bots yet).
DOGE has broken NWS alerts (shakes fist at sky)
(not sure on the fix on my bots yet).
Alex Akselrod
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Weather Prediction Center issues Mesoscale Precipitation Discussion #1230 concerning HEAVY RAINFALL...FLASH FLOODING POSSIBLE
https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/metwatch/metwatch_mpd_multi.php?md=1230&yr=2025