Steve Nesbitt
@70dbz.bsky.social
Professor and Head, Department of Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois. AMS Fellow; I'm a meteorologist that brakes for interesting cloud formations. Opinions mine. #BillsMafia linktr.ee/70_dbz
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Today we honored Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@katharinehayhoe.com) the Distinguished CliMAS alumna for 2025-2026. Katherine is a great example of a distinguished scientist, teacher, communicator, and leader who brings curiosity to impact!
February 10, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Today we honored Prof. Katharine Hayhoe (@katharinehayhoe.com) the Distinguished CliMAS alumna for 2025-2026. Katherine is a great example of a distinguished scientist, teacher, communicator, and leader who brings curiosity to impact!
It’s 10:30 AM on a Sunday and I’ve already been to the hardware store twice for the same project.
How’s your Sunday going?
How’s your Sunday going?
February 1, 2026 at 4:32 PM
It’s 10:30 AM on a Sunday and I’ve already been to the hardware store twice for the same project.
How’s your Sunday going?
How’s your Sunday going?
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After Congress refused to protect NCAR, NSF issued a letter asking for proposals to “restructure” the #Boulder-based climate and weather science hub, including privatization. The move would undermine a global pillar of weather forecasting and climate research. boulderreportinglab.org/2026/01/23/n...
NSF asks how to dismantle Boulder's NCAR after Congress rejects protections
Letter seeks proposals to restructure Boulder-based climate and weather research center as scientists warn of national consequences.
boulderreportinglab.org
January 24, 2026 at 4:29 AM
After Congress refused to protect NCAR, NSF issued a letter asking for proposals to “restructure” the #Boulder-based climate and weather science hub, including privatization. The move would undermine a global pillar of weather forecasting and climate research. boulderreportinglab.org/2026/01/23/n...
Weather permitting, come check out what we’re up to at the @ametsoc.org Annual Meeting next week! #AMS2026
January 23, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Weather permitting, come check out what we’re up to at the @ametsoc.org Annual Meeting next week! #AMS2026
The Buffalo Bills Will Break Your Heart www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/o...
Opinion | The Buffalo Bills Will Break Your Heart
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:49 AM
The Buffalo Bills Will Break Your Heart www.nytimes.com/2026/01/20/o...
Well, this is going to keep the blood pressure up this offseason
BREAKING: Sean McDermott is out as the Bills’ head coach, a source tells The Athletic.
January 19, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Well, this is going to keep the blood pressure up this offseason
That game man…how many ways can you make mistakes or be involved in questionable key calls.
Music city miracle
Wide right I, II
Illegal formation?
No holding?
13 seconds
Helmet gate
Brittany gate
Xavier Worthy
Bad spots
And now
Let’s not take a knee
PI/survive the ground
…
Pain
Music city miracle
Wide right I, II
Illegal formation?
No holding?
13 seconds
Helmet gate
Brittany gate
Xavier Worthy
Bad spots
And now
Let’s not take a knee
PI/survive the ground
…
Pain
January 18, 2026 at 4:57 PM
That game man…how many ways can you make mistakes or be involved in questionable key calls.
Music city miracle
Wide right I, II
Illegal formation?
No holding?
13 seconds
Helmet gate
Brittany gate
Xavier Worthy
Bad spots
And now
Let’s not take a knee
PI/survive the ground
…
Pain
Music city miracle
Wide right I, II
Illegal formation?
No holding?
13 seconds
Helmet gate
Brittany gate
Xavier Worthy
Bad spots
And now
Let’s not take a knee
PI/survive the ground
…
Pain
2026: I was driving to the net but ran out of tokens
January 13, 2026 at 6:58 PM
2026: I was driving to the net but ran out of tokens
January 12, 2026 at 12:18 AM
We hear that protection of NCAR from breakup is in peril in the CJS bill - be sure to contact your representatives to ensure that they hear your support!
January 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
We hear that protection of NCAR from breakup is in peril in the CJS bill - be sure to contact your representatives to ensure that they hear your support!
January 5, 2026 at 4:42 AM
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James Cook has done it: He’s the first Bills player to lead the NFL in rushing yards since O.J. Simpson in 1976.
1. James Cook 1,621
2. Derrick Henry 1,595
3. Jonathan Taylor 1,585
#billsmafia
1. James Cook 1,621
2. Derrick Henry 1,595
3. Jonathan Taylor 1,585
#billsmafia
January 5, 2026 at 4:37 AM
James Cook has done it: He’s the first Bills player to lead the NFL in rushing yards since O.J. Simpson in 1976.
1. James Cook 1,621
2. Derrick Henry 1,595
3. Jonathan Taylor 1,585
#billsmafia
1. James Cook 1,621
2. Derrick Henry 1,595
3. Jonathan Taylor 1,585
#billsmafia
Watching the AFC North AFC North itself for the championship.
January 5, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Watching the AFC North AFC North itself for the championship.
Enjoying the last of 2025
December 31, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Enjoying the last of 2025
Unseasonably warm in Salt Lake City
December 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Unseasonably warm in Salt Lake City
Happy Holidays from the Nesbitts - we’re enjoying some Utah time together 🎄
December 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Happy Holidays from the Nesbitts - we’re enjoying some Utah time together 🎄
This is beyond ridiculous.
Exclusive: 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.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:38 AM
This is beyond ridiculous.
Maybe someday I will have time to go back and edit more of my cloud photos.
Here is an image of a towering cumulus cloud ascending over some stratiform boundary layer clouds near El Durazno, Córdoba, Argentina. This was during the first site survey for the RELAMPAGO field campaign, April 2015.
Here is an image of a towering cumulus cloud ascending over some stratiform boundary layer clouds near El Durazno, Córdoba, Argentina. This was during the first site survey for the RELAMPAGO field campaign, April 2015.
December 16, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Maybe someday I will have time to go back and edit more of my cloud photos.
Here is an image of a towering cumulus cloud ascending over some stratiform boundary layer clouds near El Durazno, Córdoba, Argentina. This was during the first site survey for the RELAMPAGO field campaign, April 2015.
Here is an image of a towering cumulus cloud ascending over some stratiform boundary layer clouds near El Durazno, Córdoba, Argentina. This was during the first site survey for the RELAMPAGO field campaign, April 2015.
Congratulations Champaign, the coldest station I could find in Illinois at -12F! (A nearby site is -10F, so it’s likely not a station issue)
December 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Congratulations Champaign, the coldest station I could find in Illinois at -12F! (A nearby site is -10F, so it’s likely not a station issue)
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NSF
- Forced reorg
- POs down ~ 40% (DRP, most rotators not renewed, retirements)
- Forced move (and we have to pack and clean) to a building with no furniture, little to no conference space for panels, inadequate 🛜, …)
I personally love the boxes they gave us for packing.
“Details matter” 🙃
- Forced reorg
- POs down ~ 40% (DRP, most rotators not renewed, retirements)
- Forced move (and we have to pack and clean) to a building with no furniture, little to no conference space for panels, inadequate 🛜, …)
I personally love the boxes they gave us for packing.
“Details matter” 🙃
December 11, 2025 at 11:16 AM
NSF
- Forced reorg
- POs down ~ 40% (DRP, most rotators not renewed, retirements)
- Forced move (and we have to pack and clean) to a building with no furniture, little to no conference space for panels, inadequate 🛜, …)
I personally love the boxes they gave us for packing.
“Details matter” 🙃
- Forced reorg
- POs down ~ 40% (DRP, most rotators not renewed, retirements)
- Forced move (and we have to pack and clean) to a building with no furniture, little to no conference space for panels, inadequate 🛜, …)
I personally love the boxes they gave us for packing.
“Details matter” 🙃
Well, look who’s #1!
December 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Well, look who’s #1!
Trying to access an article in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science. Seems like the only way to access articles is through — an institutional subscription?
I can’t see how to access them one by one - seriously messed up.
I can’t see how to access them one by one - seriously messed up.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Trying to access an article in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Climate Science. Seems like the only way to access articles is through — an institutional subscription?
I can’t see how to access them one by one - seriously messed up.
I can’t see how to access them one by one - seriously messed up.
Central Illinois snow season is a bonanza so far this year!
December 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Central Illinois snow season is a bonanza so far this year!