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Zac
@zorm.bsky.social
Doing that Climate Risk Financial Modeling thing @ First Street. Weather nerd.
I know there have been some Project 2029 memes, but what do we need to make it real?

Fundraising infrastructure outside Act Blue / DNC?
Effective GOTV infrastructure?

The vision for a better tomorrow for all of us is easy. No need for vengeance against anyone, just a plan to make a better country
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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I am so excited to announce that one of the radar meteorology courses that I developed with @comet-meted.bsky.social is now available! "Dual-Polarization Fundamentals" picks up where "Weather Radar Fundamentals" left off! learn.meted.ucar.edu#/online-cour... (Register on learn.meted.ucar.edu first.)
September 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
What if he does the funniest thing on Friday??
August 13, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Nice paper by Brice Coffer et al last week that moves us closer to reliable tornado prediction. They resolve issues in model datasets that previously prevented discrimination.

Also they look at how observed storm motion compares to Bunkers in tornado vs non-tornado.

arxiv.org/abs/2503.15466
March 24, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Tough, but fair.
March 15, 2025 at 12:37 PM
An oldie but goodie
March 3, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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I am mass-ordering Joker paint to prop up consumer spending
March 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Another dataset I like is from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program, which has maps of the US that show we fixed the acid rain problem by implementing stricter emission controls on power plants.

nadp.slh.wisc.edu/maps-data/nt...
February 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Nice to see The NY Times feature our work on the next housing affordability crisis: climate change.
February 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
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A recording of my talk at the recent AMS meeting:
The Hidden Climate Tax: How Climate Change Increases Energy Demand and Costs For Society

youtu.be/FoAo_a612XQ
The Hidden Climate Tax: How Climate Change Increases Energy Demand and Costs For Society
Talk from 2025 American Meteorological Society meeting in New Orleans, LA. Jan. 2025 Abstract: This study demonstrates how climate change is already driving large increases in electricity demand and total electricity costs. This occurs due to two things: hotter temperatures drive higher demand (m
youtu.be
February 1, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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More NWS tornado warning trivia. In Oct 2003, the directive for duration changed from "should be 30 to 60 minutes" to 15 to 45 minutes. Plot shows pdf 4 years before and after official change. Early (late) 70.6% (70.6%) from 30 to 60, 66.9% (62.8%) from 15 to 45.
January 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Never really appreciated the last time I had honey roasted peanuts and a plastic cup on Southwest.
November 22, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Super excited for Matt & First Street to have made the Time Climate 100 list.

time.com/7172460/matt...
TIME100 Climate 2024: Matthew Eby
Find out why Matthew Eby made the 2024 TIME100 Climate list
time.com
November 12, 2024 at 2:59 PM
You might not make the lists but you are easily one of my favorite follows on these platforms!
November 9, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Where is the @radarscope.bsky.social Vision Pro app 😥😥
February 5, 2024 at 6:37 AM
Exploring how RTMA represents derecho events and looking at SPC performance here. Both seem pretty reasonable
August 10, 2023 at 6:45 PM
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Repost when you see this: Please bookmark this link! This is the desktop version of BlueSky! https://staging.bsky.app/
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April 23, 2023 at 2:50 AM