Dan Peck
@danpeckwx.bsky.social
⛈️ ABC News Meteorologist, Weather & Climate Producer
🎓 Kean University Alum
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🎓 Kean University Alum
⚾️ Mets fan
https://abcnews.go.com/
NOAA's GOES satellite program celebrates 50 years in 2025! Its first geostationary satellite, GOES-1, launched on this day in 1975. This vital technology has come a long way over the last five decades thanks to the unwavering commitment of countless people and financial investment. @noaa.gov
How NOAA’s GOES satellite program became a vital weather forecasting tool
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October 17, 2025 at 2:28 AM
NOAA's GOES satellite program celebrates 50 years in 2025! Its first geostationary satellite, GOES-1, launched on this day in 1975. This vital technology has come a long way over the last five decades thanks to the unwavering commitment of countless people and financial investment. @noaa.gov
From 2023 to 2024, the global average concentration of CO2 rose by 3.5 parts per million (ppm), the most significant annual increase since modern measurements began in 1957. @wmo-global.bsky.social
CO2 levels rose by a record amount in 2024, reaching all-time high: Report
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October 15, 2025 at 10:17 PM
From 2023 to 2024, the global average concentration of CO2 rose by 3.5 parts per million (ppm), the most significant annual increase since modern measurements began in 1957. @wmo-global.bsky.social
In this episode of A-to-Zee, ABC News Chief Meteorologist and Chief Climate Correspondent Ginger Zee debunks myths about renewable energy and explains why it doesn't have to be sunny or windy 24-7 for solar and wind energy to be an essential part of our power grid.
Can renewable energy really power America?
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October 15, 2025 at 4:55 PM
In this episode of A-to-Zee, ABC News Chief Meteorologist and Chief Climate Correspondent Ginger Zee debunks myths about renewable energy and explains why it doesn't have to be sunny or windy 24-7 for solar and wind energy to be an essential part of our power grid.
September is National Preparedness Month and making sure you have reliable ways to receive urgent weather alerts is a key part of being prepared.
Do you have a NOAA Weather Radio? It's like having a smoke alarm for weather alerts.
Do you have a NOAA Weather Radio? It's like having a smoke alarm for weather alerts.
A NOAA Weather Radio Could Save Your Life
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September 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
September is National Preparedness Month and making sure you have reliable ways to receive urgent weather alerts is a key part of being prepared.
Do you have a NOAA Weather Radio? It's like having a smoke alarm for weather alerts.
Do you have a NOAA Weather Radio? It's like having a smoke alarm for weather alerts.
The summer of 2025 (June to August) was the third-warmest on record for the Northern Hemisphere, surpassed only by the two previous ones in 2024 and 2023, according to new data analyzed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
This summer was the 3rd-warmest on record for the Northern Hemisphere: Copernicus
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September 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
The summer of 2025 (June to August) was the third-warmest on record for the Northern Hemisphere, surpassed only by the two previous ones in 2024 and 2023, according to new data analyzed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
The Amazon rainforest plays a vital role in regulating our climate and is one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on Earth. But recent shifts in land use, vegetation, and climate have disrupted the delicate balance between ecosystems and the atmosphere. abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
Deforestation is making Amazon's dry-season drier: Study
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September 5, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The Amazon rainforest plays a vital role in regulating our climate and is one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on Earth. But recent shifts in land use, vegetation, and climate have disrupted the delicate balance between ecosystems and the atmosphere. abcnews.go.com/Internationa...
NJDEP Commissioner LaTourette and NJ Attorney General Platkin made the
announcement on Monday, calling the deal the “largest environmental settlement ever achieved by a single state”.
announcement on Monday, calling the deal the “largest environmental settlement ever achieved by a single state”.
New Jersey reaches historic $2 billion environmental settlement with DuPont over 'forever chemicals'
Three chemical producers have reached a historic settlement with the state of New Jersey over "forever chemicals" and other pollutants released into the environment.
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August 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
NJDEP Commissioner LaTourette and NJ Attorney General Platkin made the
announcement on Monday, calling the deal the “largest environmental settlement ever achieved by a single state”.
announcement on Monday, calling the deal the “largest environmental settlement ever achieved by a single state”.
ICYMI: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to repeal the endangerment finding, arguing that the agency lacked the legal authority to determine that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare.
Trump's Environmental Protection Agency plans to kill landmark 'endangerment' climate rule
The head of the Environmental Protection Agency moved to repeal a landmark environmental decision to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.
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July 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
ICYMI: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to repeal the endangerment finding, arguing that the agency lacked the legal authority to determine that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare.
UPDATE: The Department of Defense now says it will continue providing @noaa.gov and @nws.noaa.gov with vital satellite data that was set to go offline at the end of July.
Defense Department will continue providing critical weather satellite data to NOAA
The special weather satellites will now provide forecast information through fall of 2026.
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July 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
UPDATE: The Department of Defense now says it will continue providing @noaa.gov and @nws.noaa.gov with vital satellite data that was set to go offline at the end of July.
ICYMI: NOAA recently announced it had turned over HRRR-Cast, a data-driven AI weather model, to NWS for testing and evaluation.
AI-driven weather model could predict weather faster, more accurately
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July 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
ICYMI: NOAA recently announced it had turned over HRRR-Cast, a data-driven AI weather model, to NWS for testing and evaluation.
As essential carbon sinks, forests usually absorb more carbon dioxide than they emit. However, new research suggests that their vital role is now under threat due to increasing global wildfire activity.
The world's forests are critical for absorbing carbon, but wildfires are now threatening that role
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July 30, 2025 at 11:22 PM
As essential carbon sinks, forests usually absorb more carbon dioxide than they emit. However, new research suggests that their vital role is now under threat due to increasing global wildfire activity.
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July 23, 2025 at 12:46 PM
ENERGY STAR is one of the most successful voluntary government programs in U.S. history.
However, the 33-year-old program as we know it may soon be changed or discontinued altogether.
Learn more:
However, the 33-year-old program as we know it may soon be changed or discontinued altogether.
Learn more:
Ginger Zee explains the benefits of the Energy Star program
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July 24, 2025 at 3:17 PM
ENERGY STAR is one of the most successful voluntary government programs in U.S. history.
However, the 33-year-old program as we know it may soon be changed or discontinued altogether.
Learn more:
However, the 33-year-old program as we know it may soon be changed or discontinued altogether.
Learn more:
Lawmakers from both parties have so far rejected steep cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) proposed by the Trump administration.
Congressional committees push back on Trump administration's proposed NOAA budget cuts
Lawmakers from both parties have so far rejected steep cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) proposed by the Trump administration.
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July 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Lawmakers from both parties have so far rejected steep cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) proposed by the Trump administration.
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The M7.3 earthquake near Sand Point, AK, shook the tipping bucket enough at the nearby US Climate Reference Network station to add 0.72" precipitation there that did not actually fall. @alaskawx.bsky.social
July 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The M7.3 earthquake near Sand Point, AK, shook the tipping bucket enough at the nearby US Climate Reference Network station to add 0.72" precipitation there that did not actually fall. @alaskawx.bsky.social
Camp Mystic, the Christian girls summer camp that was hit with devastating floods on July 4, was part of an eerily similar tragedy that occurred almost 38 years ago to the day, officials said.
Deadly floods at Camp Mystic: How the tragedy compares to a similar event in 1987
The devastating floods that pounded areas of Texas -- including a Christian girls summer camp -- over the weekend recall a similar tragedy that occurred back in 1987.
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July 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Camp Mystic, the Christian girls summer camp that was hit with devastating floods on July 4, was part of an eerily similar tragedy that occurred almost 38 years ago to the day, officials said.
A "worst case scenario" of meteorological events combined with dryness and topography of the landscape in central Texas contributed to the weekend's extreme flash flooding event that killed dozens of people in the region.
These are the factors that contributed to the extreme Texas flooding
A "worst case scenario" of meteorological events contributed to the extreme flash flooding event that killed dozens of people in the region, according to experts.
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July 10, 2025 at 12:32 AM
A "worst case scenario" of meteorological events combined with dryness and topography of the landscape in central Texas contributed to the weekend's extreme flash flooding event that killed dozens of people in the region.
Last month was the third-warmest June on record globally, according to new data analyzed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The previous three Junes now rank one, two and three for the warmest in history.
Warmest Junes on record all occurred within the past 3 years: Copernicus
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July 9, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Last month was the third-warmest June on record globally, according to new data analyzed by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The previous three Junes now rank one, two and three for the warmest in history.
Texas Hill Country is often colloquially referred to as "Flash Flood Alley" because the weather and landscape in the south-central Texas region work together to produce rapid flood events, according to the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI).
It's one of the most flood-prone regions in the U.S.
It's one of the most flood-prone regions in the U.S.
The history of 'Flash Flood Alley,' the hilly region in Texas prone to flooding emergencies
The region of Texas where flash flooding killed more than 90 people -- including dozens of campers -- is known for its tendency to experience flood emergencies.
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July 8, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Texas Hill Country is often colloquially referred to as "Flash Flood Alley" because the weather and landscape in the south-central Texas region work together to produce rapid flood events, according to the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI).
It's one of the most flood-prone regions in the U.S.
It's one of the most flood-prone regions in the U.S.
NEW: The website of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, which hosts numerous climate change reports and resources, including the comprehensive and often cited National Climate Assessments, is no longer operational, according to a NASA spokesperson.
Trump administration shutters major federal climate website
A major federal climate website has been shut down by the Trump administration, multiple agencies confirmed to ABC News.
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July 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
NEW: The website of the U.S. Global Change Research Program, which hosts numerous climate change reports and resources, including the comprehensive and often cited National Climate Assessments, is no longer operational, according to a NASA spokesperson.
According to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the global land area affected by drought has doubled in the last 120 years, with 40% of the planet experiencing more frequent and intense droughts in recent decades.
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Global land affected by drought has doubled since 1900: Report
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June 18, 2025 at 1:27 AM
According to a new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the global land area affected by drought has doubled in the last 120 years, with 40% of the planet experiencing more frequent and intense droughts in recent decades.
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Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, joined by several Republican lawmakers, announced on Wednesday the agency's plan to repeal two landmark power plant emission regulations.
During a press conference at EPA headquarters, Zeldin called it "a historic day at the EPA."
During a press conference at EPA headquarters, Zeldin called it "a historic day at the EPA."
EPA proposes rolling back clean air rules for power plants: What to know
The changes would reverse two landmark power plant emission regulations.
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June 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin, joined by several Republican lawmakers, announced on Wednesday the agency's plan to repeal two landmark power plant emission regulations.
During a press conference at EPA headquarters, Zeldin called it "a historic day at the EPA."
During a press conference at EPA headquarters, Zeldin called it "a historic day at the EPA."