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WDEF Chief Meteorologist Austen Onek @wdefaustenonek.bsky.social · 7h

Thanks to everyone who voted in our @WDEFNews12 RoofQuotes.com #WeatherPoll #QuestionOfTheDay. Correct answer: his lasso.

New weather poll goes up soon at wdef.com/votenow

WDEF Chief Meteorologist Austen Onek @wdefaustenonek.bsky.social · 8h

#WDEFWeather #News12Weather 1% Lists Scenic City Wednesday Evening Dog Walking Forecast

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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency @unhcr.org · 20h

Daily atrocities.
Record displacement.
But we are not powerless.
Solutions are within reach. But everyone needs to hold up their end of the bargain.

High Commissioner @filippograndi.unhcr.org gave this rallying cry as he opened his final #ExCom.

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 13h

UK intelligence chiefs warn that the climate & nature crisis poses a severe threat to UK national security.

Food shortages and economic turmoil around the corner.

That’s why national security is central to the National Emergency Briefing, 27 Nov.
👉 nebriefing.org
Forewarned is forearmed

National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published

www.theguardian.com

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John Morales @johnmoralestv.bsky.social · 9h

This afternoon Tropical Storm #Jerry passed within ~40 miles of NOAA buoy 41040 located about 470 nautical miles E of Martinique. Winds were sustained at 45 mph, gusting to 65 mph. Seas were 22 feet! The lowest pressure was 29.62 inches of mercury or 1003 millibars. www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page...

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WDEF Chief Meteorologist Austen Onek @wdefaustenonek.bsky.social · 8h

#WDEFWeather #News12weather #Blipcast Wednesday afternoon: Our latest cold front sweeps away any chances for rain but leaves behind some warm, humid air. Nicer temperatures on the way for the end of the week.

Details tonight on @WDEFNews12 at 5:30, 6, 7 & 11.

WDEF Chief Meteorologist Austen Onek @wdefaustenonek.bsky.social · 9h

"The sense of helplessness you might feel — that doomful, sinking exhaustion that creeps in as the headlines scroll by — isn’t weakness.
It’s empathy. It’s the body’s way of acknowledging that what’s happening matters."
#FightLikeYourWorldDependsOnIt

www.mesoscalenews.com/p/disaster-b...

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WDEF Chief Meteorologist Austen Onek @wdefaustenonek.bsky.social · 10h

#WDEFWeather #News12Weather Wednesday NightPlanner

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 15h

Was there a memo to all Atlantic tropical cyclones this year or something where they were all told to avoid the US

National Hurricane Center map of the Atlantic showing Tropical Storm Jerry to the east of the lesser Antilles with a projected path skirting the islands to the north before swinging further north and then east out to sea

Map of the Atlantic showing all tropical cyclone paths for 2025, with most of them following the same general path where they appear scared to come anywhere near the US

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 2d

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4-panel comic. (1) [person finds bottle on shore] (2) [person reads message from inside bottle: ICMP ECHO REQUEST...] (3) [person writes on message ICMP ECHO REPLY...] (4) [person puts bottle back in water and leaves]

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WDEF Chief Meteorologist Austen Onek @wdefaustenonek.bsky.social · 1d

A trough of low pressure is emerging over the Bay of Campeche from the Yucatan Peninsula, and continues to produce a large area of disorganized showers/thunderstorms. Some slow development of this system is possible before it moves inland again over southern Mexico late Wednesday/early Thursday.

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Bjerknes Center for Climate Research (BCCR) @bjerknes.uib.no · 1d

Rising sea levels are making extreme winter cold events MORE frequent and intense in East Asia. Yes, you read that right. New paper in Nature Communications reveals a fascinating connection. (1/4) 🧪🌊

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Dr. Raphael Marschall @spacemarschall.net · 1d

Interstellar comet #3I/ATLAS imaged by the CaSSIS camera in orbit around Mars lead out of @unibe.ch 🤩
Simply amazing that we can take such observations from the orbit of other planets 😱
#planetSci

ESA Space Science @science.esa.int · 1d

First images of comet #3I/ATLAS from Europe's Mars orbiters 😍

Observing the comet from 30 million km away, #ExoMars reveals the halo of gas and dust surrounding the comet's nucleus.

Read more 👉 www.esa.int/Science_Expl...
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WDEF Chief Meteorologist Austen Onek @wdefaustenonek.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to @WDEFnews12 viewer Barry Cammon for a beautiful #sunset view from Lookout Mountain... Tuesday's Clay Kissner Paving & Seal Coating #WeatherWindow #pictureoftheday.

Got #weatherpix to share? Go to wdef.com/photos

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Daniel Pomarède @pomarede.bsky.social · 1d

#APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day

SN Encore: A Second Supernova Seen Several Times

Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, J. Pierel (STScI) & A. Newman (Carnegie Inst. for Science) 🧪🔭
www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~apod/apod/a...

Through a gravitational lens effect caused by a massive foreground cluster of galaxies (MACS J0138), multiple images of a perfectly aligned background galaxy (MRG-M0138) are created, including the supernova Encore it hosts. This image was captured by JWST in 2023.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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WDEF Chief Meteorologist Austen Onek @wdefaustenonek.bsky.social · 1d

“We had a really bad agreement in 1922 that did not make a good decision about how best to allocate the water in the river,” he said. “Now we have to confront that in some way, and we probably need a whole new contract.”

Wyatt Myskow @wyattmyskow.bsky.social · 1d

On the Colorado River, there is no more water.

That's the warning from a coalition of environmental groups urging for action and transparency regarding the river's future.

My latest:

insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...

As Colorado River Nears Collapse, It Faces Leadership, Transparency ‘Crisis,’ Environmentalists Warn - Inside Climate News

A new report from a coalition of environmental organizations offers recommendations on how to address the declining water supply in the river as negotiations over its future stall.

insideclimatenews.org

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Scott Hamilton @sdhamiltonvic.bsky.social · 1d

Now this is interesting….

China is racing to develop a new generation of wind farms that can not only survive tropical cyclones, but also harness their power. #WindPower #Renewables
www.bbc.com/future/artic...

The 'typhoon-proof' wind farms powering China's coast

China is racing to develop a new generation of wind farms that can not only survive tropical cyclones, but also harness their power.

www.bbc.com

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WDEF Chief Meteorologist Austen Onek @wdefaustenonek.bsky.social · 1d

"The mere existence of fear is also a prerequisite for something of incredible value in the fight against fascism: courage. For courage is what ultimately emerges when we overcome fear, when panic turns to calm, and fear itself turns to unwavering resolve."

George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 1d

These are scary times, and it’s okay to feel afraid. The challenge is learning how to respond instead of retreating. This piece offers insight into managing that fear and transforming it into courage, understanding, and tangible steps forward.

The Fear Factor

The right and the left both use fear to drive politics, but the difference in how is striking

thinkbigpicture.substack.com

WDEF Chief Meteorologist Austen Onek @wdefaustenonek.bsky.social · 1d

#WDEFWeather #News12Weather 1% Lists Scenic City Dog Walking Forecast for Tuesday evening: keep the rain gear handy.

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WDEF Chief Meteorologist Austen Onek @wdefaustenonek.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks to everyone who voted in our RoofQuotes.com #WeatherPoll #QuestionOfTheDay. Correct answer: #Grapefruit sized hail.

New @wdefnews12.bsky.social #WeatherQuiz goes up at midnight at wdef.com/votenow

Thanks to everyone who voted in our RoofQuotes.com #WeatherPoll #QuestionOfTheDay. Correct answer: #Grapefruit sized hail.

New #WeatherQuiz goes up at midnight at wdef.com/votenow

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Dennis O’Rear @djorear.bsky.social · 1d

RFK Jr’s attack on science has close parallels to Lysenko’s attack on genetic in Soviet Russia.

Speak in populist press, not journals
Make quick solution to problems
Blame failures on internal enemies

He needed a supporting anti-elitist government

A good podcast

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Stalin’s War on Genetics | HISTORY This Week

YouTube video by HISTORY

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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 1d

Tropical Storm Jerry forms over the central Atlantic and becomes the tenth named storm of the season.

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Forbes @forbes.com · 2d

Air traffic controllers are working 60-hour weeks with no pay—conditions that led to a breaking point during the last shutdown.

Why Unpaid Air Traffic Controllers Could Be Key In Ending Shutdown

Air traffic controllers are working 60-hour weeks with no pay—conditions that led to a breaking point during the last shutdown.

www.forbes.com

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WDEF Chief Meteorologist Austen Onek @wdefaustenonek.bsky.social · 1d

#WDEFWeather #News12Weather BlipCast Tuesday evening: Approaching cold front will give the area rain and thunderstorms tonight. Then dry and cooler for the rest of the week.

Details tonight on @wdefnews12.bsky.social at 5:30, 6, 7 & 11.