Pete Pokrandt
@pth1.bsky.social
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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For #AMS2026 - John and @pamknox.bsky.social report that Elevator #14 at the headquarters Hilton should be avoided at all costs. They had to be freed from it by Houston Fire Dept after it got stuck, and the FD told them it happens regularly with that elevator.
January 24, 2026 at 9:27 PM
For #AMS2026 - John and @pamknox.bsky.social report that Elevator #14 at the headquarters Hilton should be avoided at all costs. They had to be freed from it by Houston Fire Dept after it got stuck, and the FD told them it happens regularly with that elevator.
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National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
January 22, 2026 at 8:25 PM
National media should really be covering the fact thay every major school, museum, and arts institution in the Twin Cities, and hundreds of local businesses are closed tomorrow to protest federal occupation.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
Nothing like this at this scale has happened anywhere in America anytime in living memory.
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AI-driven global model output from NCEP is now available in NSF Unidata data streams! Ready to explore? We’ve created an IDV bundle and Jupyter notebook to help you dive in. You can even try them out on the NSF Unidata Science Gateway without installing a thing! www.unidata.ucar.edu/news/ai-driv...
January 21, 2026 at 6:07 PM
AI-driven global model output from NCEP is now available in NSF Unidata data streams! Ready to explore? We’ve created an IDV bundle and Jupyter notebook to help you dive in. You can even try them out on the NSF Unidata Science Gateway without installing a thing! www.unidata.ucar.edu/news/ai-driv...
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I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
Damn.. Ripple made me cry on this one. Love the harp on Bird Song too. RIP Bobby.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l_g...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l_g...
Bob Weir And Wolf Bros: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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January 12, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Damn.. Ripple made me cry on this one. Love the harp on Bird Song too. RIP Bobby.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l_g...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l_g...
Bob Weir And Wolf Bros: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
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January 11, 2026 at 6:33 AM
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We're thrilled to welcome Fraser King to our faculty as an assistant professor. Learn more in a brief Q&A with Fraser about his background, research, and what excites him about UW–Madison and AOS: www.aos.wisc.edu/news/q&a_fra...
January 8, 2026 at 7:43 PM
We're thrilled to welcome Fraser King to our faculty as an assistant professor. Learn more in a brief Q&A with Fraser about his background, research, and what excites him about UW–Madison and AOS: www.aos.wisc.edu/news/q&a_fra...
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I promised myself that I would finish the BUFR blog series before the new year. Not cutting it quite as close as my university assignments, but still, pretty close. The code was done a while ago, the writeup, not so much!
Join me in one last descent into madness?
www.stormscale.io/blog/so-I-am...
Join me in one last descent into madness?
www.stormscale.io/blog/so-I-am...
December 31, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I promised myself that I would finish the BUFR blog series before the new year. Not cutting it quite as close as my university assignments, but still, pretty close. The code was done a while ago, the writeup, not so much!
Join me in one last descent into madness?
www.stormscale.io/blog/so-I-am...
Join me in one last descent into madness?
www.stormscale.io/blog/so-I-am...
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Students in the atmospheric and related sciences: are you looking for a summer internship? I've just updated my listing of summer internships for the 2026 application cycle. Most deadlines are coming up in January & February!
#weather #climate #reu #research
clarkevanswx.github.io/education/un...
#weather #climate #reu #research
clarkevanswx.github.io/education/un...
Research Internships – Clark Evans, Ph.D.
clarkevanswx.github.io
January 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Students in the atmospheric and related sciences: are you looking for a summer internship? I've just updated my listing of summer internships for the 2026 application cycle. Most deadlines are coming up in January & February!
#weather #climate #reu #research
clarkevanswx.github.io/education/un...
#weather #climate #reu #research
clarkevanswx.github.io/education/un...
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“In short, the atomic ensemble time scale at our Boulder campus has failed due to a prolonged utility power outage. One impact is that the Boulder Internet Time Services no longer have an accurate time reference.”
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Primary time scale failure at NIST Boulder campus; significant impact on NTP services
groups.google.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“In short, the atomic ensemble time scale at our Boulder campus has failed due to a prolonged utility power outage. One impact is that the Boulder Internet Time Services no longer have an accurate time reference.”
groups.google.com/a/list.nist....
groups.google.com/a/list.nist....
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Looking to check out the new AI GFS output? @pth1.bsky.social is making it available via the @uwmad-aos.bsky.social THREDDS Data Server! thredds.aos.wisc.edu/thredds/cata...
TDS Catalog
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December 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Looking to check out the new AI GFS output? @pth1.bsky.social is making it available via the @uwmad-aos.bsky.social THREDDS Data Server! thredds.aos.wisc.edu/thredds/cata...
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Wisconsin has a new 24-hour precipitation record: 14.55"
This was recorded by a rain gauge in Milwaukee during the August flooding event and shatters the previous record of 11.72" that was measured on June 24, 1946.
www.weather.gov/mkx/NewWisco...
This was recorded by a rain gauge in Milwaukee during the August flooding event and shatters the previous record of 11.72" that was measured on June 24, 1946.
www.weather.gov/mkx/NewWisco...
New Wisconsin State Precipitation Record
www.weather.gov
December 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Wisconsin has a new 24-hour precipitation record: 14.55"
This was recorded by a rain gauge in Milwaukee during the August flooding event and shatters the previous record of 11.72" that was measured on June 24, 1946.
www.weather.gov/mkx/NewWisco...
This was recorded by a rain gauge in Milwaukee during the August flooding event and shatters the previous record of 11.72" that was measured on June 24, 1946.
www.weather.gov/mkx/NewWisco...
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For those at #agu25 #saveNCAR
12:15pm - Group Photo/Video at the "science strong" wall across from the Plenary Hall at the entrance to the convention center
1:30-5:30pm - drop in interviews at PJs Coffee in front of Hall C - look for the person with the "We ❤️ NCAR" sign.
More info:
12:15pm - Group Photo/Video at the "science strong" wall across from the Plenary Hall at the entrance to the convention center
1:30-5:30pm - drop in interviews at PJs Coffee in front of Hall C - look for the person with the "We ❤️ NCAR" sign.
More info:
The Weather & Climate Livestream
Join us starting May 28th, as meteorologists and climate scientists from across the US share their research and answer your questions.
wclivestream.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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It’s simply not possible to overstate how important NCAR is to US and world science. We need to fight this with everything we’ve got.
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 12:15 PM
It’s simply not possible to overstate how important NCAR is to US and world science. We need to fight this with everything we’ve got.
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Note: NCAR/UCAR websites will be offline most of the day today due to unrelated power issues.
December 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Note: NCAR/UCAR websites will be offline most of the day today due to unrelated power issues.
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NCAR and UCAR have released a statement. NSF has not provided any guidance to UCAR or NCAR leadership about this whole situation. news.ucar.edu/133054/ucar-...
UCAR statement on reports that NSF NCAR could be dismantled | NCAR & UCAR News
news.ucar.edu
December 17, 2025 at 5:12 AM
NCAR and UCAR have released a statement. NSF has not provided any guidance to UCAR or NCAR leadership about this whole situation. news.ucar.edu/133054/ucar-...
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Devastating and dangerous blow to the weather and climate community tonight, as 20,000 earth and space scientists meet at #AGU25.
New @ucs.org statement from @carlonimbus.bsky.social on the Trump administration plans to dismantle @ncar-ucar.bsky.social:
www.ucs.org/about/news/t...
New @ucs.org statement from @carlonimbus.bsky.social on the Trump administration plans to dismantle @ncar-ucar.bsky.social:
www.ucs.org/about/news/t...
Trump Administration Threatens to Dismantle Leading Climate and Weather Research Center
The Trump administration is threatening to dismantle one of the U.S.’ leading weather and climate research institutions.
www.ucs.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Devastating and dangerous blow to the weather and climate community tonight, as 20,000 earth and space scientists meet at #AGU25.
New @ucs.org statement from @carlonimbus.bsky.social on the Trump administration plans to dismantle @ncar-ucar.bsky.social:
www.ucs.org/about/news/t...
New @ucs.org statement from @carlonimbus.bsky.social on the Trump administration plans to dismantle @ncar-ucar.bsky.social:
www.ucs.org/about/news/t...
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Before the 1990s, plane crashes caused by microbursts used to kill planeloads of people fairly regularly.
Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them.
Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them.
Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
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 3:47 AM
Before the 1990s, plane crashes caused by microbursts used to kill planeloads of people fairly regularly.
Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them.
Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
Dr. Ted Fujita and NCAR scientists figured out how to detect microbursts and warn pilots about them.
Since then? Zero airliner crashes from microbursts.
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I'm not sure most folks are aware of the immense magnitude of loss this would entail for the global weather and climate community, and beyond. NCAR has played a greater cumulative role in advancing weather prediction and atmospheric modeling than perhaps any other single entity in the world.
December 17, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I'm not sure most folks are aware of the immense magnitude of loss this would entail for the global weather and climate community, and beyond. NCAR has played a greater cumulative role in advancing weather prediction and atmospheric modeling than perhaps any other single entity in the world.
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Key misunderstanding I want to get ahead of: NCAR isn't really a government agency like NIH or NSF. It's one of the largest NSF grants in history, and is given to a non-profit org called UCAR, whose job is to make NCAR exist (www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...). That means the buck stops with NSF right now
Award Details - NSF Award Search
Find award details and explore award abstracts and publications.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Key misunderstanding I want to get ahead of: NCAR isn't really a government agency like NIH or NSF. It's one of the largest NSF grants in history, and is given to a non-profit org called UCAR, whose job is to make NCAR exist (www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/...). That means the buck stops with NSF right now
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NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
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.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
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A deeply dangerous — and blatantly retaliatory action against Colorado — by the Trump administration.
NCAR is one of the most renowned scientific facilities in the WORLD — where scientists perform cutting-edge research everyday.
We will fight this reckless directive with every legal tool we have.
NCAR is one of the most renowned scientific facilities in the WORLD — where scientists perform cutting-edge research everyday.
We will fight this reckless directive with every legal tool we have.
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 3:23 AM
A deeply dangerous — and blatantly retaliatory action against Colorado — by the Trump administration.
NCAR is one of the most renowned scientific facilities in the WORLD — where scientists perform cutting-edge research everyday.
We will fight this reckless directive with every legal tool we have.
NCAR is one of the most renowned scientific facilities in the WORLD — where scientists perform cutting-edge research everyday.
We will fight this reckless directive with every legal tool we have.