Kurtis M.
@stormorknot.bsky.social
Meteorologist | Catastrophe Modeler | Skywarn Spotter | Data wrangler | Inquisitive | Views are my own
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Kurtis M.
@stormorknot.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Hello world!
I’m a meteorologist who works in catastrophe modeling and lives in Boston. Hopefully I can find other people who want to chat about the weather or data science. R is my primary programming language.
I’m a meteorologist who works in catastrophe modeling and lives in Boston. Hopefully I can find other people who want to chat about the weather or data science. R is my primary programming language.
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Let's check in on Mt. Washington tonight...
December 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Let's check in on Mt. Washington tonight...
Here's 10 different views on the 2025 hurricane season from a report we did at Oak Global.
1) ACE was pretty much bang-on average, but the number of hours of Cat 4s was almost double the usual: these contributed nearly all the ACE as we had so few weak Cat 1-2s this year.
1) ACE was pretty much bang-on average, but the number of hours of Cat 4s was almost double the usual: these contributed nearly all the ACE as we had so few weak Cat 1-2s this year.
December 5, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Today marks the end of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. A great example where the perception in the United States is that it was a "quiet" season, but the reality isn't so simple.
The US got lucky; other places (Jamaica), did not.
Where storms track and how intense they are matters most.
(1/2)
The US got lucky; other places (Jamaica), did not.
Where storms track and how intense they are matters most.
(1/2)
November 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Today marks the end of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. A great example where the perception in the United States is that it was a "quiet" season, but the reality isn't so simple.
The US got lucky; other places (Jamaica), did not.
Where storms track and how intense they are matters most.
(1/2)
The US got lucky; other places (Jamaica), did not.
Where storms track and how intense they are matters most.
(1/2)
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Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, introduced by Google. AI may be the beginning of a new era of forecasting. n.pr/49MFa1M
As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season ends, the future of forecasting is AI
Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, introduced by Google. AI may be the beginning of a new era of forecasting.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, introduced by Google. AI may be the beginning of a new era of forecasting. n.pr/49MFa1M
Renewable energy is dominating energy demands. Hopefully, this trend continues and expands.
#renewables #fossilfuelfree
#renewables #fossilfuelfree
Spread the word: Through Q3 2025, Solar & Wind have met *ALL* global demand growth to date. Get the details here. #FossilFuelsAreStrandedAssets 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 🧵 ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
Q3 Global Power Report: No fossil fuel growth expected in 2025 | Ember
Solar and wind power grew fast enough to keep up with rising electricity demand in the first three quarters of 2025, as fossil fuel growth should be stagnated. Ember forecasts no growth for fossil fue...
ember-energy.org
November 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Renewable energy is dominating energy demands. Hopefully, this trend continues and expands.
#renewables #fossilfuelfree
#renewables #fossilfuelfree
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Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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SETTING: SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE: We were hurtling towards climate chaos which ended up really hurting the economy. More info here: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
SETTING: SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE: We were hurtling towards climate chaos which ended up really hurting the economy. More info here: doi.org/10.1093/bios...
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Deloitte also fucked up the same way in Australia www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Deloitte also fucked up the same way in Australia www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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Countries that have abortion access, DEI policies or protection for LGBTQ+ people will be considered “human rights violators“ by the Trump regime
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
Abortion And DEI Policies Now Considered Violations Of Human Rights, U.S. Says
The Trump administration has overhauled how the State Department conducts its annual Human Rights Report.
www.forbes.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Countries that have abortion access, DEI policies or protection for LGBTQ+ people will be considered “human rights violators“ by the Trump regime
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
We’re in the upside down.
www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
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The holiday season is here — a time for good food and good company! 🍽️ It’s also a reminder that reducing food loss and waste is one of the most effective climate solutions available today.
Learn more about action you can take in the Take Action section of each solution! ⬇️
🔗 https://bit.ly/4ia789A
Learn more about action you can take in the Take Action section of each solution! ⬇️
🔗 https://bit.ly/4ia789A
November 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The holiday season is here — a time for good food and good company! 🍽️ It’s also a reminder that reducing food loss and waste is one of the most effective climate solutions available today.
Learn more about action you can take in the Take Action section of each solution! ⬇️
🔗 https://bit.ly/4ia789A
Learn more about action you can take in the Take Action section of each solution! ⬇️
🔗 https://bit.ly/4ia789A
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New England winters can get wicked cold — so these five states are partnering to keep homes toasty with heat pumps.
New England kicks off $450M plan to supercharge heat pump adoption
The program aims to use federal funds awarded under the Biden administration to deploy more than 500,000 heat pumps in the chilly region over the next few…
www.canarymedia.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
New England winters can get wicked cold — so these five states are partnering to keep homes toasty with heat pumps.
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La Niña, the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), and the potential for a rare November Sudden Stratospheric Warming event (you're likely to have heard of this referred to as the "polar vortex") may combine to drive winter-like conditions across much of the U.S. late November into early December.
November 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
La Niña, the Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), and the potential for a rare November Sudden Stratospheric Warming event (you're likely to have heard of this referred to as the "polar vortex") may combine to drive winter-like conditions across much of the U.S. late November into early December.
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“global reinsurance companies have had what the researchers call a ‘climate epiphany’ and have roughly doubled the rates.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A Climate ‘Shock’ Is Eroding Some Home Values. New Data Shows How Much. (Gift Article)
Changes in the insurance market have started to affect home prices in the most disaster-prone areas, new research finds, pushing some homeowners’ finances to the breaking point.
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“global reinsurance companies have had what the researchers call a ‘climate epiphany’ and have roughly doubled the rates.” www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
November 22, 2025 at 1:11 AM
BREAKING: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she's resigning from Congress — effective January 5, 2026.
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Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
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Record-breaking winds confirmed for Hurricane Melissa | NCAR & UCAR News
news.ucar.edu
November 19, 2025 at 9:57 PM
They voted 427 to 1 to release the files!!! Talk about bipartisanship we never see.
PS #ReleaseTheFiles
PS #ReleaseTheFiles
BREAKING: House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill once opposed by Trump to the Senate.
House votes overwhelmingly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to Senate
The House has voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
bit.ly
November 18, 2025 at 8:00 PM
They voted 427 to 1 to release the files!!! Talk about bipartisanship we never see.
PS #ReleaseTheFiles
PS #ReleaseTheFiles
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A record number of American women and girls aged 15 to 44 say they want to permanently leave the country, according to a new Gallup survey.
The number of women who want to leave the US quadrupled over last decade, poll says
A record number of American women and girls aged 15 to 44 say they want to permanently leave the country, according to a new Gallup survey.
bit.ly
November 17, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A record number of American women and girls aged 15 to 44 say they want to permanently leave the country, according to a new Gallup survey.
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This is so so disturbing. Trump is now pardoning January 6th rioters for unrelated crimes, just to reward them for their violence to keep him in power.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
Trump re-pardons a Jan. 6 defendant to erase unrelated gun conviction
The new pardon ends a legal clash over the limits of Trump’s sweeping Day One clemency for those who stormed the Capitol.
dlvr.it
November 15, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is so so disturbing. Trump is now pardoning January 6th rioters for unrelated crimes, just to reward them for their violence to keep him in power.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
The Republican Party is in the full time business of endorsing and incentivizing political violence. So scary.
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Current storm totals (!). Santa Barbara has some locations with more than 10 inches so far. 11/16/25 0650am #rain #cawx #santabarbara #losangeles #venturacounty
November 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Current storm totals (!). Santa Barbara has some locations with more than 10 inches so far. 11/16/25 0650am #rain #cawx #santabarbara #losangeles #venturacounty
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That #LARain is really coming down this morning. Flash Flood Warnings for all of Los Angeles, with one "Considerable" west of town. Various reports of flooded roads, rocks & trees down.
November 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
That #LARain is really coming down this morning. Flash Flood Warnings for all of Los Angeles, with one "Considerable" west of town. Various reports of flooded roads, rocks & trees down.
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Aurora color guide! What creates the different shades?
Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes
The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event
Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes
The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Aurora color guide! What creates the different shades?
Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes
The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event
Different atoms getting "excited" at different altitudes
The bright reds are a sign of a particularly intense event
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Folks — what COLOR aurora are you seeing? Send us your reports and please share! This is useful data. Date and times are super valuable too!
A lot of y’all are seeing red auroras. You’re seeing the top of the aurora.
A lot of y’all are seeing red auroras. You’re seeing the top of the aurora.
November 12, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Folks — what COLOR aurora are you seeing? Send us your reports and please share! This is useful data. Date and times are super valuable too!
A lot of y’all are seeing red auroras. You’re seeing the top of the aurora.
A lot of y’all are seeing red auroras. You’re seeing the top of the aurora.