Becky Bolinger
@climatebecky.com
Climatologist, clouds, warm weather, rock and roll. You may know me from my greatest hits: Assistant State Climatologist of Colorado. Now feeling my way around consulting.
You'd think he would be saying this after a mass school shooting. But no. Just for a time when a man is killed and has a gun on him.
Trump: "With that being said, you can't have guns. You can't walk in with guns. You just can't. You can't walk in with guns. You can't do that. But it's just a very unfortunate incident."
January 27, 2026 at 7:12 PM
You'd think he would be saying this after a mass school shooting. But no. Just for a time when a man is killed and has a gun on him.
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Taking off my weather hat for a moment for something more important than the forecast…today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
I’ve shared before that my grandparents (mom’s side) are both Holocaust survivors. Please do me a favor and read their story in this thread.
I’ve shared before that my grandparents (mom’s side) are both Holocaust survivors. Please do me a favor and read their story in this thread.
January 27, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Taking off my weather hat for a moment for something more important than the forecast…today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
I’ve shared before that my grandparents (mom’s side) are both Holocaust survivors. Please do me a favor and read their story in this thread.
I’ve shared before that my grandparents (mom’s side) are both Holocaust survivors. Please do me a favor and read their story in this thread.
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i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
i have just gotten off a productive call with sauron where i laid out our requests
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
- nazgul bodycams
- morgul knife must remain sheathed unless suspect is determined to be carrying the one ring
- shelob will be the new point of contact
Guess what day it is?! Happy “large boulder the size of a small boulder” day to those who celebrate!
Take a moment to chuckle before returning to your regularly scheduled doom and gloom.
Take a moment to chuckle before returning to your regularly scheduled doom and gloom.
January 27, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Guess what day it is?! Happy “large boulder the size of a small boulder” day to those who celebrate!
Take a moment to chuckle before returning to your regularly scheduled doom and gloom.
Take a moment to chuckle before returning to your regularly scheduled doom and gloom.
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Prelim results of the GS-1340 survey (n=146) from #AMS2026 town hall. Respondents were asked how important it is for federal mets to have coursework in ___ (on a 5-pt scale). This interactive page breaks down answers by sector. gs1340update.org/GS1340_Surve...
Spoiler alert: Synoptic won!
Spoiler alert: Synoptic won!
GS-1340 Survey - Means Analysis
gs1340update.org
January 26, 2026 at 8:12 PM
Prelim results of the GS-1340 survey (n=146) from #AMS2026 town hall. Respondents were asked how important it is for federal mets to have coursework in ___ (on a 5-pt scale). This interactive page breaks down answers by sector. gs1340update.org/GS1340_Surve...
Spoiler alert: Synoptic won!
Spoiler alert: Synoptic won!
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🤠 Discover some fun Houston weather facts during #AMS2026!
Did you know? The greatest snowfall in Houston's recorded history occurred on 14-15 February in 1895, when a total of 20 inches of snow fell in the city ❄️
Did you know? The greatest snowfall in Houston's recorded history occurred on 14-15 February in 1895, when a total of 20 inches of snow fell in the city ❄️
January 26, 2026 at 3:30 PM
🤠 Discover some fun Houston weather facts during #AMS2026!
Did you know? The greatest snowfall in Houston's recorded history occurred on 14-15 February in 1895, when a total of 20 inches of snow fell in the city ❄️
Did you know? The greatest snowfall in Houston's recorded history occurred on 14-15 February in 1895, when a total of 20 inches of snow fell in the city ❄️
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Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)...
• about 540,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,100,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,650,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,120,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 540,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,100,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,650,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,120,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
January 26, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the *lowest* on record (JAXA data)...
• about 540,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,100,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,650,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,120,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 540,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,100,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,650,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,120,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
Broncos baby took us to the Super Bowl 10 years ago. Hoping 10-year-old broncos fan gets us there today!
January 25, 2026 at 8:26 PM
Broncos baby took us to the Super Bowl 10 years ago. Hoping 10-year-old broncos fan gets us there today!
My biggest takeaway from this? The ones that are broadcast the most and people remember the most are those names that seem “white.” We should be equally outraged by all of these. Regardless of the name.
DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
January 25, 2026 at 7:07 PM
My biggest takeaway from this? The ones that are broadcast the most and people remember the most are those names that seem “white.” We should be equally outraged by all of these. Regardless of the name.
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US weather for any AMS annual meeting in all of recorded history
January 22, 2026 at 1:02 PM
US weather for any AMS annual meeting in all of recorded history
About a hundred different posts from MN about all the awful terror that is happening right now.
But never mind all that, Amy Klobuchar is enjoying a hockey game. Is this real life??
But never mind all that, Amy Klobuchar is enjoying a hockey game. Is this real life??
January 21, 2026 at 10:02 PM
About a hundred different posts from MN about all the awful terror that is happening right now.
But never mind all that, Amy Klobuchar is enjoying a hockey game. Is this real life??
But never mind all that, Amy Klobuchar is enjoying a hockey game. Is this real life??
This is the Bluesky I love.
January 21, 2026 at 6:22 AM
This is the Bluesky I love.
The price of groceries goes down when you buy less food and starve your family. Imagine that!
Brooke Rollins: "We've run over 1,000 simulations. It can cost around $3 a meal for a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing. So there is a way to do this that actually will save the average American consumer money."
January 14, 2026 at 10:55 PM
The price of groceries goes down when you buy less food and starve your family. Imagine that!
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Among all the eye-popping numbers in the December summary linked below, it's also the first public appearance of this annual weather/climate visualization which I am quite fond of.
Larger version at climate.colostate.edu/co_cag/index... in case resolution here isn't so good. #cowx
Larger version at climate.colostate.edu/co_cag/index... in case resolution here isn't so good. #cowx
January 14, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Among all the eye-popping numbers in the December summary linked below, it's also the first public appearance of this annual weather/climate visualization which I am quite fond of.
Larger version at climate.colostate.edu/co_cag/index... in case resolution here isn't so good. #cowx
Larger version at climate.colostate.edu/co_cag/index... in case resolution here isn't so good. #cowx
Current statewide snowpack is officially record low for this date. Looking at where snowpack can go from here, we'd have to get 90th percentile snowpack accumulations between now and April to get a near average peak.
This will have an impact on water supply and the wildfire season. #cowx
This will have an impact on water supply and the wildfire season. #cowx
January 13, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Current statewide snowpack is officially record low for this date. Looking at where snowpack can go from here, we'd have to get 90th percentile snowpack accumulations between now and April to get a near average peak.
This will have an impact on water supply and the wildfire season. #cowx
This will have an impact on water supply and the wildfire season. #cowx
The Big Thompson, which is not very big, but can be very mighty!
January 12, 2026 at 11:20 PM
The Big Thompson, which is not very big, but can be very mighty!
Legit, Better Call Saul is probably one of the most underrated shows in all of TV history.
January 12, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Legit, Better Call Saul is probably one of the most underrated shows in all of TV history.
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
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🗓️Tuesday, January 20 | 12pm ET
Join us for a live discussion breaking down December’s climate numbers, the latest global & U.S. climate change data, and a deep dive into 2025’s U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters.
🔗Register: climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us for a live discussion breaking down December’s climate numbers, the latest global & U.S. climate change data, and a deep dive into 2025’s U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters.
🔗Register: climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 9, 2026 at 10:16 PM
🗓️Tuesday, January 20 | 12pm ET
Join us for a live discussion breaking down December’s climate numbers, the latest global & U.S. climate change data, and a deep dive into 2025’s U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters.
🔗Register: climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Join us for a live discussion breaking down December’s climate numbers, the latest global & U.S. climate change data, and a deep dive into 2025’s U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters.
🔗Register: climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
I can't count how many times I've been at the gym, watching gym bros huddling together and admiring themselves and thought "wouldn't it be great if they were leading our country?"
Actually I CAN count the number of times. It's zero.
Actually I CAN count the number of times. It's zero.
Hegseth had cameras recording him working out with recruits today at UCLA
January 9, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I can't count how many times I've been at the gym, watching gym bros huddling together and admiring themselves and thought "wouldn't it be great if they were leading our country?"
Actually I CAN count the number of times. It's zero.
Actually I CAN count the number of times. It's zero.
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Five years ago today, we named specific Coloradans who stoked election rigging claims and tried to overthrow the election.
“What those Coloradans did, leading up to today’s insurrection, is on them. Whether the rest of us on Colorado remember what they did, is on us.”
This aired Jan 6, 2021.
“What those Coloradans did, leading up to today’s insurrection, is on them. Whether the rest of us on Colorado remember what they did, is on us.”
This aired Jan 6, 2021.
January 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Five years ago today, we named specific Coloradans who stoked election rigging claims and tried to overthrow the election.
“What those Coloradans did, leading up to today’s insurrection, is on them. Whether the rest of us on Colorado remember what they did, is on us.”
This aired Jan 6, 2021.
“What those Coloradans did, leading up to today’s insurrection, is on them. Whether the rest of us on Colorado remember what they did, is on us.”
This aired Jan 6, 2021.
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We had a good run
2026 could be great. We simply don't know.
January 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
We had a good run
There are definitely things I miss about my Tesla. But I am so glad I traded it in last February!
What’s new in 2026?
Now your Tesla comes with an I support a child pornographer bumper sticker.
Pairs well with the Sieg Heil.
Now your Tesla comes with an I support a child pornographer bumper sticker.
Pairs well with the Sieg Heil.
January 2, 2026 at 5:09 PM
There are definitely things I miss about my Tesla. But I am so glad I traded it in last February!
