2023 is going to be the subject of many studies. Has climate change passed a threshold? Has an aspect of the climate system tipped? El Niño vs hot oceans. Regime change in Antarctic? Quantifying the impact of aerosol reductions? Hunga Tonga stratospheric Water vapor, Etc…

Breaking Texas bullet train news: Amtrak and Texas Central just announced a new partnership, reviving hopes for a Houston-to-Dallas high-speed rail 🚄💨 axios.com/local/houston/…

Amtrak wouldn’t be announcing this unless they saw a credible path forward. Environment impact study has already completed and approved by FRA. 🚅

Climate change is real, by the way.

Competing historic Heat domes across the Atlantic. As intense as the US dome is, France may have it beat on the ground, with dozens and dozens of all time records today. It’s not coincidence, it’s climate change.

Immense winter heatwave in South America. 45.0°C in Bolivia 🇧🇴 ties the warmest temperature ever recorded in the entire Southern Hemisphere winter. 41.9°C breaks the national record in Paraguay 🇵🇾 for the month of August

Forecasts for the Texas grid tonight don't look good. Operators cannot allow demand (the blue line) to overshoot supply (the purple line) because the grid would collapse. People are being asked to conserve power. Emergency operations could follow. Last resort is rolling outages.

96 degrees at 9pm

Today in 1836, Houston is born when land speculators Augustus & John Allen advertise for their Town of Houston.

oday in 2005, Harris County opens the Astrodome to 25,000 Hurricane Katrina evacuees.

I remember it well. I was there. Houston was a shining star after the failed Federal response in NOLA

Couldn’t agree more!

The Spanish radio calls are here, and they are glorious. Time for your weekly dose of Longhorns en Español! 🤘 LONGHORNS EN ESPANOL

Wait. For. It. NASA animation of global temperature anomalies since preindustrial times.

Great endorsement. I couldn't agree more with the Chronicle!

This is going to be cool! Can't wait to see the final design of the bridge. New bridge, underpass planned to ease Uptown to Memorial Park bike and ped trips houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t… via Houston Chronicle

#LettersToTheEditor: "I applaud the city of Houston and the Kinder Foundation for turning their attention and money to this historic jewel in our city. I look forward to enjoying this much-deserved investment in MacGregor Park." - Linda Rehm, Houston houstonchronicle.com/opinion/letter…

Uptown is home to four of the Top Ten Hotels in Houston according to U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Hotels List! Our ranked hotels include: 1. The Post Oak Hotel @postoakuptown 2. Hotel Granduca @hotelgranducahouston 5. The St. Regis Houston st.regishouston 7. The Houstonian @houstonianhotel

Congratulations to our Houston Astros for clinching the AL West Division! Uptown is celebrating with you! 🧡⚾️💙 Go stros! #astros #houstonastrosbaseball

Bayou City Arts Festival is back in Memorial Park this weekend, October 11-13! Explore delicious food, live music and entertainment, and the works of 300 artists! Tickets are $18 per person. Visit bayoucityartfestival.com for more info. 🎨🌳