Infrared images from 気象庁 #Himawari9 revealed impressive cloud-top gravity waves associated with an eruption of #Ruang in Indonesia - coldest cloud-top infrared brightness temperatures reached -90ºC (yellow pixels) immediately after eruption onset: cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog…

State of the climate: 2024 off to a record-warm start | Zeke Hausfather

Read here ➡️ buff.ly/3JBrxnC

Residents in the beautiful, but extreme, Santa Cruz Mountains have lived through historic fires, climate-change charged storms & weeks-long power outages.

Now, insurers are dropping out of the area & pushing people to the edge.

My latest: shorturl.at/jlnx7 San Francisco Chronicle

Live YouTube office hours tomorrow @ 10am PT! Topic: my thoughts on whether/why Summer 2024 could be hottest on record in Northern Hemisphere (yes, again) and early thoughts regarding Fire Season 2024 in North America. #CAwx #CAfire #climate youtube.com/live/ALPPC3zAb…

Live YouTube office hours tomorrow @ 10am PT! Topic: my thoughts on whether/why Summer 2024 could be hottest on record in Northern Hemisphere (yes, again) and early thoughts regarding Fire Season 2024 in North America. #CAwx #CAfire #climate youtube.com/live/ALPPC3zAb…

ICYMI: A reminder that this live session, like all my other weather & climate office hours, was recorded & is available now for viewing! This conversation ended up being really interesting, and I suspect there are a lot of folks who weren't able to join live who would appreciate.

New Weather West post: Mild and slightly unsettled spring weather to continue across CA into May. But then what? My thoughts on how cool/mild start to summer/fire season might turn into something quite different by Aug/Sep. #CAwx #CAfire #CAwater weatherwest.com/archives/39268

New Weather West post: Mild and slightly unsettled spring weather to continue across CA into May. But then what? My thoughts on how cool/mild start to summer/fire season might turn into something quite different by Aug/Sep. #CAwx #CAfire #CAwater weatherwest.com/archives/39268

Flood insurance coverage in the US is abysmally low, and dropping, producing growing adverse selection problems and high uninsured losses.

Topanga Canyon still closed by landslide, won't be cleared for months - Los Angeles Times latimes.com/california/sto…

You may be interested in my wide-ranging conversation on #ClimateChange --including its causes, where it's headed, and the inequities associated with its impacts--with Osi Atikpoh on his podcast 'A Song Called Life.'

open.spotify.com/episode/5F2m0V…

My conversation on Top of Mind re: why flood risk is increasing across the U.S. TL;DR: #ClimateChange is part of story, but full answer is more complicated; often, other factors (e.g., population growth within floodplains) are even more important. byuradio.org/top-of-mind-fa…

For folks in Colorado wondering what the heck is going on with #Xcel 's large-scale pre-emptive power line de-energization to avoid wildfire ignitions during high wind events, I wanted to share a some thoughts as a scientist who studies climate/weather/wildfire. #COwx [1/n]

NWS Boulder Finally, if you're interested in our research into PSPS implementation in California by PG&E and the broader weather/climate context, check out my thread from 2020 (which includes a link to our open-access paper):
twitter.com/Weather_West/s… [23/23]

This is a fantastic and thoughtful overview by Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf 🌏 🦣--accessible to a broad audience--of science surrounding the #AMOC , its role in global #climate system, the (enormous) risks posed if it were to collapse, and discussion of the (still large) uncertainties involved.

.Andrew Dessler's article here perfectly encapsulates my own views on cloud seeding, both with respect to the record-shattering rainfall in UAE/ #Dubai this week and generally (as I discussed in yesterday's YouTube conversation). I've included a snapshot of the key takeaway below:

On 8 April, the sea surface temperature anomaly in some areas of the Mediterranean Basin ♨️ has reached +5°C

⬇️ #Dataviz based on the #OpenData of our #CopernicusMarine Service

Discover more👇
marine.copernicus.eu/access-data

#ImageOfTheDay

️After torrential rainfall on 16 April, the United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 have been affected by severe flash flooding

️⬇️ Flooded areas south of Dubai are visible in this #Copernicus #Sentinel2 🇪🇺🛰 image from 17 April

.Andrew Dessler's article here perfectly encapsulates my own views on cloud seeding, both with respect to the record-shattering rainfall in UAE/ #Dubai this week and generally (as I discussed in yesterday's YouTube conversation). I've included a snapshot of the key takeaway below:

In memory of Dr. Ruth Reck, who passed away yesterday, I'm sharing this article detailing her early (1960s) work as a pioneering climate scientist at General Motors Research Labs--including early warnings (then summarily dismissed) on CO2 & global warming. scientificamerican.com/article/a-woma…