🚨 SCAM ALERT 🚨 Students: you may have seen an ad like this promoting a party called “Wisco FreshMan Invasion.” This is a SCAM. The scammers are promoting other parties, too. They’re also targeting students across the country. Do not purchase tickets. Again, this is a scam.

WOW! Geoff Duncan, the former Republican Lt. Governor of Georgia, just released a powerful statement on behalf of the Harris campaign following Trump’s disastrous speech in Atlanta.

Brian Kemp SLAMS Trump 👏

Reminder that the crap Trump is saying now about how there will be a depression and stock market crash if Harris wins is *the exact same stuff* he was saying about Biden in 2020. And in reality the markets went up and crime went down after Trump was defeated.

NOW: NYSWRCC Director Nick Bassill is sharing the latest weather data w/ Carina Dominguez as the remnants of #Debby reach New York. NEWS10 ABC will be live from @UAlbany's ETEC building tonight!

As the fall semester nears, we're thrilled to introduce Andrea Lopez Lang and Dave Henderson to our faculty. Learn more about these exceptional scientists, and join us in giving them a warm Wisconsin welcome! aos.wisc.edu/news/New%20Fac… Dr. Andrea Lopez Lang David Henderson

🚨Wisconsinites, there's an important vote on August 13th! Two constitutional amendments are on the ballot. These are NOT referenda – they are amendments to our state constitution, which are VERY hard to reverse. A thread on why it’s so crucial to #VoteNO on Questions 1 & 2 🧵

Aurora visible east side of Madison right along I90. Brighter on camera than naked eye

Join us today for a PhD defense at 2 pm CDT! Maggie Brucker, AOS graduate student, will discuss "Impact of Tropical and Boreal Biomass Burning on Atmospheric Composition." Watch online: youtube.com/watch?v=g-06z1…

Nice aurora display last evening in Madison. Here's the time lapse from the north facing AOSS Rooftop Camera - youtu.be/96sl4HvuwJo

Heads up again…literally. Northern Lights possible again tonight. Best time (like last night) 10pm-1am.

This is an extremely important blog post from NSF Unidata. Please take a moment to read this, especially if you are part of the atmospheric science community.

Someday some reporter will figure out how to explain to the American public how post-Covid inflation was a worldwide phenomenon caused by pent-up demand and that the Biden/Harris administration handled it better than every other country.

In celebration of Phish’s 2024 summer tour, the Mockingbird Foundation is proud to announce that we are sending an unsolicited $2,000 Tour Grant to nine different music education programs, one near each venue on the tour.

I just asked my Republican neighbor to watch this clip, and this was his response: “Okay, that was embarrassing. I honestly have no idea what he [Trump] was saying. Gotta admit her [Harris’] answer actually made sense.” 👉Takeaway: Talk to your neighbors!

The first Weather Watch of the semester will be streaming live at 12:15 PM CDT (1715 UTC) - please join us at go.wisc.edu/uwaos-wxwatch

Trump’s own campaign could not find a single example of this “school secretly sends child for gender-affirming surgery without parental consent” thing having ever happened anywhere in the US. Experts say it has not and could not. It’s a lie. cnn.com/2024/09/04/pol…

We’re so proud of the AMS Student Chapter at UW–Madison for being recognized by the AMS Local Chapter Affairs Committee for their outstanding efforts in Diversity, Equity, and inclusion.

Quite the view of the AOSS building from Camp Randall Stadium this past Saturday! What a gorgeous day. Photo courtesy of Pete Pokrandt .

Nice #AuroraBorealis visible from the North-facing camera on the UW Atmos/Ocean Sci building in Madison, WI.