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Eric Maloney

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Fort Collins denizen, tropical meteorologist, climate scientist, CSU faculty and Department Head

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UW–Madison Dept. of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences @uwmad-aos.bsky.social · 1d

We are thrilled and proud to share that AOS prof Ángel F. Adames Corraliza has been named a 2025 MacArthur Fellow!

Congrats, Ángel! The department is ecstatic for you. In addition to the MacArthur announcement linked below, check out the UW–Madison news release here: go.wisc.edu/r0ff84

Ángel F. Adames Corraliza

Advancing understanding of the forces that drive tropical weather patterns.

www.macfound.org

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CSU Department of Atmospheric Science @csuatmossci.bsky.social · Jul 8

Student Delián Colón-Burgos recently returned from a visit to the Max-Plank-Institute for Meteorology in Hamburg, Germany hosted by scientist Daniel Klocke and working with Professor Michael Bell.

Read more www.atmos.colostate.edu/2025/07/depa...

Department ASCENT award supports research in Germany - Department of Atmospheric Science | Colorado State University

Department ASCENT award supports research in Germany - The Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University is a leading global institution focusing on graduate education, cutting-edge r...

www.atmos.colostate.edu

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Jessica Tierney @leafwax.bsky.social · Jul 7

As of today, all current NOAA Climate and Global Change postdoctoral fellows have been furloughed due to the Dept of Commerce not releasing the funding for the program. In addition no new Fellows were awarded this year. cpaess.ucar.edu/cgc

NOAA Climate & Global Change (C&GC) Postdoctoral Program | Cooperative Programs for the Advancement of Earth System ScienceNOAA Climate & Global Change (C&GC) Postdoctoral Program | Cooperative Progra...

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Andrea Jenney @ajenney.bsky.social · Jun 26

I'm hiring a postdoc in tropical cloud-climate dynamics! Learn more here drive.google.com/file/d/17Qv-...

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Kelsey @wxkels.bsky.social · Jun 12

I did it y’all.

I got my master’s today.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Jun 5

Lutnick on cuts to NOAA: "The idea is to automate that, to put it on the cloud, so that the 2,100 meteorologists and the hundreds of hydrologists can forecast the weather from central locations, and back up each other, and be more appropriate."

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David John Gagne II @djgagnedos.bsky.social · May 9

Unidata maintains a lot of key weather data infrastructure, including the netCDF data standard and libraries, metpy. data dissemination servers for accessing models and observations from NOAA, and educational resources for the university community. Now everyone is furloughed b/c of Trump and DOGE.

Thomas Martin @thomasmgeo.bsky.social · May 9

News coming out of @unidata.bsky.social www.unidata.ucar.edu/blogs/news/e...

NSF Unidata Pause in Most Operations

www.unidata.ucar.edu

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Rep. Joe Neguse @neguse.house.gov · Apr 24

Reports indicate that the Trump administration may attempt to slash billions from NOAA’s budget — including cutting research that forecasts natural disasters like wildfires & droughts.

The Commerce Department must reverse these plans! Read our letter with Senator Bennet & Senator Hickenlooper 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽

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Chelsea Harvey @chelseaeharvey.bsky.social · Apr 21

The Trump admin aims to zero out funding for NOAA’s 16 cooperative institutes, which study everything from extreme weather to fisheries to toxic algae. I spent last week talking with folks about the losses — & potential threats — to society if these institutes close. www.eenews.net/articles/tru...

Trump cuts would cripple NOAA’s wide-ranging science partnerships

The agency's cooperative institutes study everything from salmon stocks to tropical cyclones.

www.eenews.net

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Colorado Climate Center @climate.colostate.edu · Apr 17

You may see messages like this on parts of our website, including the drought page. We rely heavily on maps & data from the High Plains Regional Climate Center, which no longer has funding. We'll do our best to point to alternative data sources, but many of these products are not easy to replicate.

Image with text: "Funding for the Regional Climate Center program lapsed on April 17, 2025 due to a suspension of federal funding from NOAA through the Department of Commerce. It is unknown if or when funding will resume. All data and services offered under the HPRCC contract, including this website, are unavailable."

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Eric Maloney @ericmaloney.bsky.social · Oct 14

Cool seeing the eclipse crescents. It’s a cloudless day here and starting to get notably dimmer.

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Eric Maloney @ericmaloney.bsky.social · Oct 12

Gorgeous end to the evening

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Russ Schumacher @rschumacher.cloud · Sep 26

We've officially established a new Colorado state record for hailstone diameter: 5.25" on August 8, northeast of Kirk in Yuma County. Full report at ncei.noaa.gov/monitoring-c... (photo credit: Dan Fitts)

Photo of the new Colorado record hailstone in terms of maximum diameter, measured with calipers at 5.25". Photo courtesy of Dan Fitts.

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Eric Maloney @ericmaloney.bsky.social · Sep 20

CSU Atmospheric Science is seeking a new faculty colleague in the broad area of surface-atmosphere interactions, the first of several hires over the coming years. Please reach out to me with any questions. More details can be found at this link: drive.google.com/file/d/179fE...