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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 15h

🌬️ Wind’s Day Watch
Priscilla’s churning off Baja with rain & surf warnings.
Tropical systems east of Japan stirring up the Pacific.
U.S. ATC feels the strain — unstaffed towers, flight delays amid the shutdown.

Check charts, stay aware, fly safe.
#Weather #Aviation

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 1d

US airspace as of 17:30 local (21:30 UTC) — multiple air traffic control facilities have staffing shortfalls this evening, including Chicago, Nashville, and multiple facilities in Texas and the northeast.

Air traffic over the contiguous United States as of 19:30 UTC 7 October 2025.

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 2d

Periods of heavy rainfall today and tomorrow (Tuesday) could lead to isolated to scattered flash flooding across portions of the Ohio Valley and central Appalachians. Avoid flloded roadways and turn around, dont drown!

weather.gov

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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 2d

This is the list I've been looking for! 😍🔥🔥

OpenAlternative @openalternative.co · Nov 7

OpenAlternative is a curated collection of the best open source alternatives to everyday SaaS products. Save money with reliable tools hand-picked for you.

Discover open source alternatives to Slack, Notion, Mixpanel, Canva, Airable and many, many more

→ openalternative.co

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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 2d

📡 The quiet wireless revolution isn’t Wi-Fi — it’s LoRa.

Projects like @Meshtastic & MeshCore are proving you don’t need towers to stay connected.
Low power. Long range. Open source.
From backcountry trails to disaster zones — mesh is freedom.

#LoRa #Meshtastic #MeshCore #Wireless #OpenSource

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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 3d

I did the wildlife portions of the timber survey “back in my day”; 10/10 Do recommend 👍

Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 3d

From a lifelong Californian: Thank you 🙏 ♥️

CAL FIRE @calfire.bsky.social · 3d

Yesterday, we honored the firefighters who made the ultimate sacrifice protecting Californians.

Since 2002, more than 1,500 names have been added to the California Firefighters Memorial in Capitol Park—including five from CAL FIRE this year. Their courage and service will never be forgotten.

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 3d

Scattered showers and thunderstorms, some with locally very heavy rain, continue across the central Gulf Coast and Florida. A storm system will bring mountain snow, locally heavy rain, thunderstorms, gusty winds and much cooler temperatures to portions of the western and central U.S.

WPC National Forecast Chart for Sunday, October 5, 2025

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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 3d

🌊 Seaplane Sunday!! 🌞🛩️
Today's bird: the Canadair CL-415, powerhouse of seaplane firefighting.
Check it out: windandwireless.com/pages/hangar...

#SeaplaneSunday #WindandWireless #AVgeek

Seaplane Sunday — Wind & Wireless

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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 4d

Hell yeah

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 4d

Vilnius Airport has now issued a NOTAM closing the airfield until 2330 UTC (about 90 minutes from now). Additional inbound flights diverting.

E) AERODROME CLOSED DUE TO METEO BALLOONS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AIRFIELD

Flight paths of diverting flights away from Vilnius

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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 4d

Ants really are amazing 😯

Science Magazine @science.org · 4d

A 2024 study found that ants best humans at tests of collective intelligence.

Learn more on #WorldAnimalDay: https://scim.ag/42nMvQJ

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 5d

Heavy rain and flooding is forecast along the East Coast of Florida into the coastal Southeast today through the weekend due to onshore flow.

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Science News @scinews.bsky.social · 6d

Enhanced soil carbon sequestration capacity is facilitated by vegetation water use efficiency on Earth's Third Pole

www.the-innovation.org/article/doi/...

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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 5d

Good Morning Aviators, Happy #FunFactFriday 👋

Fun Fact: The final flying S-3 Viking (N601NA) was officially retired in 2021 after nearly 50 years of service before it was handed over to the San Diego Air & Space Museum
Aviation International News

(Reposting this one because it’s a legend ✈️)

Thanos Massias @massiasthanos.bsky.social · 5d

"NASA Viking Aircraft [Lockheed S-3 N601NA, while owned by NASA Glenn Research Center, before its 2021 retirement] Soars Over Cleveland Skyline / Image Credit: NASA / Kurt Blankenship"

📷📑 www.nasa.gov/image-detail...

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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 6d

Love it!

🎃Caleb is McFreakin Level 28 🎃 @airheadedaviator.bsky.social · 6d

WEIRD PLANE WEIRD PLANE
#avgeek

Lake Buccaneer amphibious sea plane, idling for taxi

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Flightradar24 @flightradar24.com · 7d

A low speed collision between two Endeavor Air CRJ-900s this evening in New York. #DL5155 was taxiing for departure while #DL5047 was taxiing to the terminal. Based on photos from the scene, DL5155 is now missing much of its right wing. flightradar24.com/multiview/3c...

Position of the two Endeavor Air (Delta Connection) CRJ-900s that collided at La Guardia (LGA) in New York.

Endeavor Air (Delta Connection) CRJ-900 in New York (LGA) with a its right wing at least partially, but arguably mostly, detached from the fuselage after colliding on the taxiway with another Endeavor Air (Delta Connection) CRJ-900.

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 7d

Rip currents kill over 100 beach-goers in the U.S. each year. When visiting the ocean, you are safest at beaches with lifeguards. Stay #WeatherReady and learn more about rip current safety at weather.gov/safety/ripcurrent

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 7d

Swells and high surf from Imelda are expected to produce dangerous marine conditions and rip currents along much of the East Coast of the United States during the next several days.

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Airplane Pictures @airplane-pictures.net · 10d

#AVIC #AG600, #AVIC - China Aviation (B-0CUS) by JackLi (#Zhuhai-Jinwan) #Airliners #aviation #photography #avgeeks

AVIC AG600 photo by JackLi

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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 7d

Big Seaplane!!! 🌊🛩️

Airplane Pictures @airplane-pictures.net · 8d

#AVIC #AG600, #AVIC - China Aviation (B-0CUS) by JackLi (#Zhuhai-Jinwan) #Airliners #aviation #photography #avgeeks

AVIC AG600 photo by JackLi

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Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 8d

Please take caution! M7.0!!

Tsunami Alerts (NTWC) from US National Tsunami Warning Center @tsunamialertsntwc.bsky.social · 8d

#Earthquake
M7.0 earthquake in Leyte, Philippine Islands 06:59PDT Sep 30 Depth 10km

Tsunami NOT expected for the US West Coast, British Columbia, or Alaska...

Wind and Wireless @windandwireless.bsky.social · 8d

New Lore!! 🤣 I'm always so pleased when we discover new things. Look at its face😍

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 8d

🧪 Scientists found new gecko species hidden in plain sight in pristine deserts of southern Africa, thanks to their loud, barking mating calls

Mildly Menacing Mating Calls Lead to Discovery of New Gecko Species

Scientists found new gecko species hidden in plain sight in pristine deserts of southern Africa, thanks to their loud, barking mating calls

www.scientificamerican.com

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · 9d

Swells and high surf from both Humberto and Imelda are expected to produce dangerous marine conditions and rip currents along the east coast of Florida and the Georgia coast today (Sept. 29). These conditions will spread northward along much of the East Coast early this week.
weather.gov/safety

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NOAA @noaa.gov · 9d

For the latest on #Humberto and #Imelda:

-- Visit www.hurricanes.gov
-- Follow nws.noaa.gov on Bluesky
-- Follow @NHC_Atlantic
and @NWS on X

As always: Get your latest *local* forecast 24/7 at www.weather.gov by inputting your city, state or Zip Code

hurricanes.gov

Central Pacific Hurricane Center 2525 Correa Rd Suite 250 Honolulu, HI 96822 [email protected]

www.hurricanes.gov

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