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CJC <3 🇺🇦🌾🚜🌾🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱 @castyman22205.bsky.social · Aug 5

Below is a 🧵 of recent (since mid-late July) science news as it relates to what Trump is doing to federal science and related topics. This is meant to keep track of his dismantling and also so I myself don’t miss anything. Also my apologies for any repetitiveness.

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Thread 🧵 of important science news as it relates to Donald Trump

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 4h

High temperatures (ºF) in and around Alaska on Wednesday. Same weather pattern that produced coastal flooding in parts of western Alaska also spread very warm air across nearly all of the region. Daily record high temps at Northway, Tok, Glennallen, Kodiak and possibly Kotzebue. #akwx #weather

Map centered on Alaska showing site-specific high temperatures (ºF) on Wednesday, October 8, 2025. Plotted temperature range from 30F at Anadyr, Russia to 66F at Tok, AK.

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webberweather.bsky.social @webberweather.bsky.social · 4h

The first significant positive East Asia Mtn Torque event of the season will occur late next week into the following week.

This will yield a strong, extended Pacific Jet Stream (+EPO) in late Oct & encourage MJO/CCKW propagation across the Maritime Continent & West Pacific late Oct-early Nov.

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SPC Tornado/Severe Thunderstorm Alerts (UNOFFICIAL) @spc-storms.nws-bot.us · 13h

SPC Oct 9, 2025 0600 UTC Day 2 Convective Outlook
⛈️NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST🌪️
Additional Details Here.

Day 2 Convective Outlook
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
1207 AM CDT Thu Oct 09 2025

Valid 101200Z - 111200Z

...NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AREAS FORECAST...

...SUMMARY...
Severe thunderstorm potential appears low on Friday.

...Synopsis...

An upper trough just offshore from the Pacific Coast will move
inland on Friday. Meanwhile, the NHC has Tropical Storm Priscilla
weakening as it approaches Baja by early Saturday. Moisture
associated with Priscilla will stream northward across portions of
the Southwest and Great Basin. As the Pacific trough moves eastward
coincident with increasing moisture, isolated thunderstorms will be
possible from the Southwest into the Pacific Northwest/northern
Rockies. While enhanced mid/upper southwesterly flow will be in
place, weak instability will limit severe potential.

Further east, a shortwave upper trough over the Upper Midwest will
develop southeast across Great Lakes and Lower Ohio Valley. A
surface cold front will develop southeast across the Upper/Mid-MS
Valley in tandem with the shortwave trough. Modest boundary-layer
moisture ahead of the front will support weak destabilization
sufficient for isolated thunderstorms.

Additional isolated thunderstorms will be possible across the FL
Peninsula and northward near/just offshore the coastal Carolinas
within a moist and weakly unstable airmass. Poor lapse rates will
limit instability and severe storms are not expected.

..Leitman.. 10/09/2025

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Alerts from NWS Mount Holly NJ (Philadelphia) (UNOFFICIAL) @phl.nws-bot.us · 13h

MOUNT POCONO PA Oct 8
Climate Report:
High: 63
Low: 43
Precip: 0.8"
Snow: Missing
at Thu, 09 Oct 2025 05:59:39 +0000 via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.

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Alerts from NWS New York NY (UNOFFICIAL) @okx.nws-bot.us · 13h

OKX issues Hazardous Weather Outlook (HWO) at Oct 9, 2:23 AM EDT ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM EDT FRIDAY... via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.

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National Hurricane Center - Atlantic Alerts (UNOFFICIAL) @nhc-atlc.nws-bot.us · 4h

Atlantic Tropical Storm Jerry Advisory Number 9 issued at Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:39:48 +0000
...JERRY EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS LATER TODAY... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR BARBUDA...
Additional Details Here.

000WTNT35 KNHC 091439TCPAT5 BULLETINTropical Storm Jerry Advisory Number 9NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL1020251100 AM AST Thu Oct 09 2025 ...JERRY EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS LATERTODAY......TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR BARBUDA... SUMMARY OF 1100 AM AST...1500 UTC...INFORMATION-----------------------------------------------LOCATION...15.9N 59.1WABOUT 310 MI...495 KM ESE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDSMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH...100 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB...29.50 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS--------------------CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY: The government of Antigua and Barbuda has issued a Tropical Storm Warning for Barbuda. SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT: A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...* Barbuda A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...* Antigua, Anguilla, St. Kitts, Nevis, and Montserrat* St. Barthelemy and St. Martin* Sint Maarten* Saba and St. Eustatius* Guadeloupe and the adjacent islands A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions areexpected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within 12hours.A Tropical Storm Watch means that tropical storm conditions arepossible within the watch area, generally within 48 hours. Interests elsewhere in the northern Leeward Islands and theBritish and U.S. Virgin Islands should monitor the progress ofJerry. For storm information specific to your area, please monitorproducts issued by your national meteorological service. DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK----------------------At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Jerry was located near latitude 15.9 North, longitude 59.1 West. Jerry is moving toward the west-northwest near 18 mph (30 km/h). A turn toward the northwest is expected late today, followed by a slightly slower northward motion on Friday and Saturday. On the forecast track, the center of Jerry is expected to pass near or to the northeast of the northern Leeward Islands later today and tonight. Maximum sustained winds are near 65 mph (100 km/h) with highergusts. Gradual strengthening is forecast during the next few days,and Jerry could become a hurricane by late Friday or Saturday. Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles (280 km)from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 999 mb (29.50 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------Key messages for Tropical Storm Jerry can be found in the TropicalCyclone Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT5 and WMO headerWTNT45 KNHC. WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected in Barbudalater today and tonight. Tropical storm conditions are possiblein portions of the northern Leeward Islands within the watch arealater today into Friday. RAINFALL: Through Friday, 2 to 4 inches of rain with local stormtotal maxima to 6 inches are expected across the Leeward and VirginIslands. This rainfall brings a risk of flash flooding, especiallyin urban areas and in steep terrain. For portions of Puerto Rico,moisture associated with Jerry combined with local orographiceffects may result in up to 2 to 4 inches of rain, with isolated 6inches possible. For a complete depiction of forecast rainfall and flash floodingassociated with Jerry, please see the National Weather Service StormTotal Rainfall Graphic, available athurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?rainqpf SURF: Swells generated by Jerry are beginning to reach the Leewardand Windward Islands. These swells will spread westward toward theVirgin Islands and Puerto Rico tonight, then toward the rest of theGreater Antilles over the next couple of days. These swells arelikely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.Please consult products from your local weather office. A depiction of rip current risk for the United States, includingPuerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, can be found at:hurricanes.gov/graphics_at5.shtml?ripCurrents NEXT ADVISORY-------------Next intermediate advisory at 200 PM AST.Next complete advisory at 500 PM AST. $$Forecaster Cangialosi

Tropical Storm Jerry 5-Day Uncertainty Track Image

Tropical Storm Jerry 34-Knot Wind Speed Probabilities

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National Hurricane Center - Atlantic Alerts (UNOFFICIAL) @nhc-atlc.nws-bot.us · 4h

NHC Atlantic Outlook update for Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:40:16 UTC
Additional Details Here.

ZCZC MIATWOAT ALL<br>TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM<br><br>Tropical Weather Outlook<br>NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL<br>800 AM EDT Thu Oct 9 2025<br><br>For the North Atlantic...Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of America:<br><br>Active Systems:<br>The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on Tropical <br>Storm Jerry, located few hundred miles east-southeast of the <br>northern Leeward Islands.<br><br>1. North Atlantic (AL96):<br>A gale-force non-tropical area of low pressure located several <br>hundred miles to the west-northwest of the Azores is producing <br>limited shower activity near its center. Some subtropical or <br>tropical development of this system is possible over the next day or <br>two before it moves over even cooler waters and into a stronger <br>shear environment. For more information on this system, including <br>gale warnings, see High Seas Forecasts issued by the National <br>Weather Service and Meteo France.<br>* Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.<br>* Formation chance through 7 days...low...10 percent.<br><br><br><br><br>High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service<br>can be found under AWIPS header NFDHSFAT1, WMO header FZNT01 <br>KWBC, and online at ocean.weather.gov/shtml/NFDHSFAT1.php<br><br>High Seas Forecasts issued by Meteo France can be found under WMO <br>header FQNT50 LFPW and available on the web at<br>https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/raw/fq/fqnt50.lfpw..txt<br><br><br>Forecaster Kelly<br><br><br>

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Live Science @livescience.com · 4h

Satellites detected a strange gravity signal off the coast of Africa nearly 20 years ago, suggesting something unusual had happened deep within the planet to distort its gravitational field, according to a recent study.

www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

Satellites detected strange gravity signal coming from deep within Earth almost 20 years ago, study reveals

Researchers have discovered there was an anomaly in Earth's gravitational field between 2006 and 2008, potentially caused by a mineral shift deep within Earth's mantle. GRACE satellites detected a str...

www.livescience.com

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 4h

We used to pride ourselves on nearly always having a white Halloween here in Fairbanks. Between 1941 and 2015 every Halloween except one (1962) had at least an inch of snow on the ground. Since 2015, five Halloweens without even one inch snow depth.

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Alerts from NWS Mount Holly NJ (Philadelphia) (UNOFFICIAL) @phl.nws-bot.us · 4h

PHI issues Area Forecast Discussion (AFD) at Oct 9, 10:27 AM EDT
at Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:27:36 +0000 via IEMbot
Additional Details Here.

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EarthScope Consortium @earthscope.org · 4h

International #ShakeOut Day is one week away! On Thursday, October 16 at 10:16 am (local time), join millions of people around the world practicing earthquake safety. Register and learn more at shakeout.org.

Be prepared and practice your Drop, Cover, and Hold On!

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IEMBOT NHC @nhc.weather.im · 4h

#NHC issues Tropical Cyclone Discussion (TCD) at Oct 9, 11:00 AM AST Link

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IEMBOT NHC @nhc.weather.im · 4h

Tropical Depression #Seventeen_E ADVISORY 1 issued. Tropical depression forms off the coast of southwestern mexico. Link

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IEMBOT NHC @nhc.weather.im · 4h

Tropical Storm #Jerry ADVISORY 9 issued. #Jerry expected to be near the northern leeward islands later today. Link

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IEMBOT NHC @nhc.weather.im · 4h

Tropical Storm #Priscilla ADVISORY 20 issued. #Priscilla weakens a little more. Link

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IEMBOT NHC @nhc.weather.im · 4h

Post-Tropical Cyclone #Octave ADVISORY 38 issued. #Octave becomes a post-tropical cyclone. Link

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Sean for Congress (VA-01) @subletteweather.com · 4h

Full completion is not expected until late '26, but power may flow before that.

All 176 foundations have been installed. Lack of hurricanes this season helped expedite the process.

The turbines can now be constructed — instead of waiting until next year.

www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...

America’s biggest offshore wind farm will be online in six months

Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW project off Virginia’s coast is progressing fast. The utility has a new, more definitive target to plug into the grid: March 2026.

www.canarymedia.com

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Alerts from NWS Mount Holly NJ (Philadelphia) (UNOFFICIAL) @phl.nws-bot.us · 4h

Coastal Flood Advisory issued October 9 at 10:23AM EDT until October 10 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Additional Details Here.(4/4)

* WHAT...One to two feet of inundation above ground level
possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal
waterways.

* WHERE...Middlesex.

* WHEN...From Sunday morning through Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...At this level, widespread roadway flooding occurs in
coastal and bayside communities and along inland tidal
waterways. Many roads become impassable. Some damage to
vulnerable structures may begin to occur.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A strong coastal storm will impact the
region Sunday through Monday. Moderate to potentially major
coastal flood impacts are possible. Significant beach erosion
is possible. Interests along the Atlantic coast, back bays,
and tidal waterways should remain alert for forecast updates
regarding this potentially significant coastal flood event.

* WHAT...One to two feet of inundation above ground level
possible in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal
waterways.

* WHERE...In Delaware, New Castle. In New Jersey, Salem.

* WHEN...From Sunday afternoon through Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...At this level, widespread roadway flooding occurs
along tidal waterways. Some roads become impassable. Minor
damage to vulnerable structures may begin to occur.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A strong coastal storm will impact the
region Sunday through Monday. Moderate coastal flood impacts
are possible. Interests along Delaware Bay and its tidal
tributaries should remain alert for forecast updates regarding
this potentially significant coastal flood event.

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Alerts from NWS Mount Holly NJ (Philadelphia) (UNOFFICIAL) @phl.nws-bot.us · 4h

Coastal Flood Advisory issued October 9 at 10:23AM EDT until October 10 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Additional Details Here.
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* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to one half foot of
inundation above ground level in low-lying areas near
shorelines and tidal waterways. For the Coastal Flood Watch,
two to three feet of inundation above ground level possible in
low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.

* WHERE...Ocean, Coastal Ocean and Southeastern Burlington.

* WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 3 PM EDT this
afternoon. For the Coastal Flood Watch, from Sunday morning
through Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...At this level, flooding may become severe enough to
cause structural damage along with widespread roadway flooding
in coastal and bayside communities, and near inland tidal
waterways. Some locations may become isolated by the flood
waters.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A strong coastal storm will impact the
region Sunday through Monday. Moderate to potentially major
coastal flood impacts are possible. Significant beach erosion
is possible. Interests along the Atlantic coast, back bays,
and tidal waterways should remain alert for forecast updates
regarding this potentially significant coastal flood event.

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Alerts from NWS Mount Holly NJ (Philadelphia) (UNOFFICIAL) @phl.nws-bot.us · 4h

Coastal Flood Advisory issued October 9 at 10:23AM EDT until October 10 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Additional Details Here.
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* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to one foot of
inundation above ground level in low-lying areas near
shorelines and tidal waterways. For the Coastal Flood Watch,
one to two feet of inundation above ground level possible in
low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.

* WHERE...Cumberland.

* WHEN...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 3 PM EDT Friday.
For the Coastal Flood Watch, from Sunday morning through
Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...At this level, widespread roadway flooding occurs in
coastal and bayside communities and along inland tidal
waterways. Many roads become impassable. Some damage to
vulnerable structures may begin to occur.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A strong coastal storm will impact the
region Sunday through Monday. Moderate to potentially major
coastal flood impacts are possible. Interests along Delaware
Bay and its tidal tributaries should remain alert for forecast
updates regarding this potentially significant coastal flood
event.

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Alerts from NWS Mount Holly NJ (Philadelphia) (UNOFFICIAL) @phl.nws-bot.us · 4h

Coastal Flood Advisory issued October 9 at 10:23AM EDT until October 10 at 3:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Additional Details Here.
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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 4h

Great new video about the DOE report by Reel Peel. You should definitely watch it and subscribe.

The DOE Actually Published This?

*** Download the full 85-scientist response to the DOE report here: https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.175745244.41950365/v2 ** Download the original DOE report here: https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2025-07/DOE_Critical_Review_of_Impacts_of_GHG_Emissions_on_the_US_Climate_July_2025.pdf C

youtu.be

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Eos @eos.org · 4h

When researchers coupled an AI-driven model of the atmosphere to a physics-driven model of the ocean, they had some big wins—but also some problems.

eos.org/research-spo...

A Step Toward AI Modeling of the Whole Earth System - Eos

Coupling an AI-driven model of the atmosphere with a model of the ocean could help scientists create highly efficient emulations of the entire Earth system.

eos.org

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IEMBot New York @okx.weather.im · 4h

#OKX issues Area Forecast Discussion (AFD) at Oct 9, 10:21 AM EDT ...NY Metro (KEWR/KLGA/KJFK/KTEB) TAF Uncertainty... Link

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Michael Lowry @michaelrlowry.bsky.social · 4h

Jerry's a bit disheveled at the moment but should pass near the northern Leeward Islands later today or early Friday near hurricane strength. Lots to talk about with the quasi-nor'easter shaping up this weekend. Plus, 96L waayyy out of bounds. My latest ⬇️

Disheveled Jerry to Pass Near the Northern Leeward Islands Today

Jerry’s strongest winds should pass north of the islands today, but a squally tail will bring the threat of blustery rains through tomorrow

michaelrlowry.substack.com

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