My professional life would have been so much simpler and devoid of sleepless nights if this had come to pass three decades ago! #tvnews #broadcastnews #media

“FTC Bans Noncompetes” 👇🏼 radioink.com/2024/04/23/ftc…

Wysocki and I didn’t coincide at CU. But through frequent interactions with him and his many mentees in recent decades, I’ve come to realize how many lives he’s helped shape for the better. In true #Cornell fashion, Wysocki has done the greatest good

This is the most accurate and colorful description of the current and future state of meteorology I believe I have ever read. Well-stated and inspiring. The job is rapidly shifting (has shifted?) from predicting the weather to interpreting the data into specific impact likelihood

On the final night of Florida's 2024 legislative session, a construction industry lobbyist DEMANDED lawmakers pass a bill blocking local heat-safety rules.

'HEAT cannot die,' the lobbyist texted the House Speaker's chief of staff.

via McKenna Schueler:

orlandoweekly.com/news/florida-l…

5 minute warning South Florida: exceptional pass of the Int'l Space Station begins at 5:44 AM EDT. If skies are sufficiently clear, look to the SW initially. The station will pass overhead 75° above the horizon. The event lasts 4.6 minutes

South Florida early risers: exceptional pass of the Int'l Space Station begins tomorrow morning April 18 at 5:44 AM EDT. If skies are sufficiently clear, look to the SW initially. The station will pass overhead 75° above the horizon. The event lasts 4.6 minutes

.NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch confirms the world is currently experiencing a global #coral bleaching event. This is the fourth global event on record and the second in the last 10 years.

More: bit.ly/3Q1H4ki

Very tall plume visible from much of inland #Miami . Good thing smoke is heading west

🚨 BREAKING: Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning local heat protections for outdoor workers, sparking public outcry. Yoca Arditi-Rocha, Executive Director of The CLEO Institute, questions state's move amid worsening climate. Read more here: cleoinstitute.org/the-cleo-insti…

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Why installing #solar panels at home is a smart choice 👇🏼

dailyiowan.com/2024/04/12/bey…

#SolarSense #energytransition

I’m unrelentingly posting about this because it’s an absolutely mammoth issue that is getting some media coverage but not nearly enough. This isn’t just a California and Florida story. It’s coming for you too.

'[S]mall insurers...in #Florida are...so financially weak that they wouldn’t typically meet federal guidelines allowing them to back mortgaged homes. ...

[C]onsumers are being led to believe their insurers are much healthier than they really are'

miamiherald.com/news/politics-…

'Cities & counties in #Florida can no longer mandate employers offer water, rest and shade to their outdoor employees on hot days. The Republican-led preemption was sparked by Miami-Dade’s push for these protections'. See my timeline for recent #heat news

miamiherald.com/news/local/env…

Last year’s rain bomb 💣 to be dissected on NBC 6 South Florida today

Much of this bill was originally written by lobbyists for the Florida Chamber of Commerce, which represents large employers (and campaign contributors) like Publix Super Markets, U.S. Sugar Corp. and Universal Studios.

It’s basically every month these days

Renowned climate scientist coming to #Miami

Maricopa County (Phoenix) identified a total of 645 heat related deaths occurring in 2023. This represents a 52 percent increase from 2022 and the most heat-related deaths ever recorded. #TheHeatWillKillYouFirst 👇🏼

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For a few days after the solar #Eclipse the crescent Moon reappears in the evening sky, passing near the bright planet Jupiter and the Pleiades star cluster. (via Sky & Telescope)

EAS alum and Floridian John Toohey-Morales ’84 is a meteorology star—in both English and Spanish. John Morales Cornell CALS
alumni.cornell.edu/cornellians/to…