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Climate crisis | The Guardian<p>Hurricane-battered Grenada grapples with climate crisis and legacy of slavery <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/21/grenada-climate-crisis-slavery-legacy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/world/2025/apr</span><span class="invisible">/21/grenada-climate-crisis-slavery-legacy</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climatecrisis</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hurricanes</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Caribbean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Caribbean</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Worldnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Worldnews</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Americas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Americas</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Grenada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Grenada</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Slavery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Slavery</span></a></p>
Francois Dion<p>And the other <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/metro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>metro</span></a> faceoff: <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Carolina" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Carolina</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hurricanes</span></a> vs <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NewJersey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewJersey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Devils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Devils</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Raleigh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Raleigh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nhl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nhl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hockey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hockey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/hnom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hnom</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/stanleycup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stanleycup</span></a> </p><p>Follow the link for a fully interactive plot:<br><a href="https://sports.dionresearch.com/nhl/CAR/rolling_metrics_vs_NJD.l.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sports.dionresearch.com/nhl/CA</span><span class="invisible">R/rolling_metrics_vs_NJD.l.html</span></a></p><p>(legend in interactive, select/unselect, range slider at bottom, range pre-selection at the top left)<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/dataviz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dataviz</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/sportsanalytics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sportsanalytics</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>A busy <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/hurricane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricane</span></a> season is expected. Here’s how it will be different from the last<br>A warm -- yet no longer record-hot -- strip of waters across the <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Atlantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Atlantic</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ocean</span></a> is forecast to help fuel development of 17 named <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/tropicalcyclones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tropicalcyclones</span></a> during the season that runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, according to Colorado State University researchers. Of those tropical cyclones, nine are forecast to become <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanes</span></a>, with four of those expected to reach "major" hurricane strength. <br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/meteorology/a-busy-hurricane-season-is-expected-here-s-how-it-will-be-different-from-the-last/ar-AA1Cevu8" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/weather/meteorol</span><span class="invisible">ogy/a-busy-hurricane-season-is-expected-here-s-how-it-will-be-different-from-the-last/ar-AA1Cevu8</span></a></p>
Ben Lockwood, PhD<p>EcoWatch: Atlantic to See ‘Above-Average’ Hurricane Season, Colorado State University Researchers Predict</p><p><a href="https://www.ecowatch.com/atlantic-hurricane-season-forecast-2025.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ecowatch.com/atlantic-hurrican</span><span class="invisible">e-season-forecast-2025.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://ecoevo.social/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanes</span></a></p>
Jennifer Lynn Bartlett<p>Joanne Simpson (1923-2010)<br>1st woman in the U.S. to earn a <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/meteorology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meteorology</span></a> PhD<br><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/pilot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pilot</span></a> </p><p>her research &amp; models revolutionized our understanding of <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/clouds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clouds</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanes</span></a>, helping to shape modern <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> forecasting</p><p>Photograph: Dr. Joanne Simpson (1923–2010) pores over reams of images of tropical clouds filmed during flights across the tropical Pacific. courtesy Schlesinger Library</p><p><a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/WomensHistoryMonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomensHistoryMonth</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/HistSci" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistSci</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/WomeninSTEM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WomeninSTEM</span></a> <a href="https://astrodon.social/tags/atmosphere" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>atmosphere</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬<p>More than 150 ‘unprecedented’ <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/climatedisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatedisasters</span></a> struck world in #2024 - <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a><br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Floods</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/heatwaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heatwaves</span></a> and supercharged <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanes</span></a> occurred in hottest <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> human society has ever experienced<br><a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/WMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WMO</span></a>'s report on 2024, hottest year on record. Heatwaves in Japan left hundreds of thousands of people struck down by heatstroke. Soaring temps during heatwaves peaked at 49.9C at Carnarvon in Western Australia, 49.7C in city of Tabas in Iran, and 48.5C in nationwide heatwave in Mali. <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/19/unprecedented-climate-disasters-extreme-weather-un-report" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/19/unprecedented-climate-disasters-extreme-weather-un-report</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Expect the Unimaginable- North Carolina’s ESF2 Response to Hurricane Helene</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LjSa3my6NY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=9LjSa3my6N</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NCwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NCwx</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disasters</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/emergencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emergencies</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/HurricaneHelene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneHelene</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanes</span></a></p>
US news | The Guardian<p>Trump signs order to shift disaster preparations from Fema to state and local governments <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/18/trump-executive-order-fema-disaster-preparation" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m</span><span class="invisible">ar/18/trump-executive-order-fema-disaster-preparation</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpadministration</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Naturaldisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Naturaldisasters</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Extremeweather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremeweather</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USwildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USwildfires</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hurricanes</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USweather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USweather</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>WMO report: </p><p>"Tropical cyclones, floods, droughts, and other hazards in 2024 led to the highest number of new displacements recorded for the past 16 years, contributed to worsening food crises, and caused massive economic losses."</p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disasters</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/cyclones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyclones</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanes</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/droughts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>droughts</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/foodsecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>foodsecurity</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Hurricane Elon: DOGE cuts could cause meteorologists to miss the next ‘nightmare’ storm <a href="https://thebulletin.org/2025/03/hurricane-elon-doge-cuts-could-cause-meteorologists-to-miss-the-next-nightmare-storm/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thebulletin.org/2025/03/hurric</span><span class="invisible">ane-elon-doge-cuts-could-cause-meteorologists-to-miss-the-next-nightmare-storm/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanes</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disasters</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/wx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wx</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NHC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHC</span></a></p>
Chip Kroh<p>NOAA Hurricane Hunter layoffs threaten to degrade hurricane forecasts</p><p>Two flight directors and one flight engineer fired. </p><p><a href="https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/03/noaa-hurricane-hunter-layoffs-threaten-to-degrade-hurricane-forecasts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">yaleclimateconnections.org/202</span><span class="invisible">5/03/noaa-hurricane-hunter-layoffs-threaten-to-degrade-hurricane-forecasts/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/WX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WX</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Hurricane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hurricane</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hurricanes</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/HurricaneHunters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneHunters</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NOAA</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@BakerRL75" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>BakerRL75</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ai6yr</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@nws_bot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>nws_bot</span></a></span> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NHC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NHC</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mas.to/@AE4WX" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>AE4WX</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@firefly" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>firefly</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@Jennifer" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Jennifer</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@bud_t" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bud_t</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://vmst.io/@czarbucks" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>czarbucks</span></a></span></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Layoffs and potential closures of key facilities raise worries about NOAA's future</p><p>"That NOAA contractor also told NPR that the potential closure of the Maryland weather forecasting facility is especially concerning. "Anything that is getting canceled with the weather program is a terrible idea," the contractor says. "Loss of an entire facility would hamper our ability to do our jobs, predict the weather properly, help protect people and property."</p><p>McLean says if lease terminations happen, that would be "remarkably stupid," and that a closure in Maryland could mean the agency would have trouble providing accurate forecasts that serve a wide swath of people from mariners to pilots.  McLean says the products at the College Park facility "are distributed to the weather forecast offices across the country.""</p><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/06/nx-s1-5316917/noaa-trump-impact-layoffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/03/06/nx-s1-53169</span><span class="invisible">17/noaa-trump-impact-layoffs</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>weather</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/noaa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noaa</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/nws" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nws</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disasters</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanes</span></a></p>
Bruce Mirken<p>Mass firings at <a href="https://mas.to/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NOAA</span></a> mean forecasting of <a href="https://mas.to/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanes</span></a> will be less accurate. <a href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28022025/noaa-attempted-mass-firing-may-be-illegal-threatens-public-safety/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">insideclimatenews.org/news/280</span><span class="invisible">22025/noaa-attempted-mass-firing-may-be-illegal-threatens-public-safety/</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>"“In the wake of hundreds of layoffs at the National Weather Service, we would advise citizens to listen for the gentle tinkling of these wind chimes to gauge whether a tornado, flash flood, or other severe storm system is drawing near,” said NOAA spokesperson Andrea Kopit, expressing the administration’s hope that the characteristic jingling of the chimes in the breeze would provide information as accurate as that gathered from the former network of weather satellites, Doppler radar systems, and aircraft observation overseen by 12,000 staff members in an effort to prevent catastrophic property damage and casualties. "</p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satire</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/noaa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noaa</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/wx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wx</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanes</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disasters</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>The Onion: NOAA Cuts Leave Wind Chimes As Sole Predictor Of Approaching Hurricanes <a href="https://theonion.com/noaa-cuts-leave-wind-chimes-as-sole-predictor-of-approaching-hurricanes/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theonion.com/noaa-cuts-leave-w</span><span class="invisible">ind-chimes-as-sole-predictor-of-approaching-hurricanes/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/satire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>satire</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/wx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wx</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanes</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disasters</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/noaa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noaa</span></a></p>
Climate crisis | The Guardian<p>Hurricane-proof skyscrapers vulnerable to less powerful windstorms, study finds <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/21/hurricane-proof-skyscrapers-derechos-study" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2025/f</span><span class="invisible">eb/21/hurricane-proof-skyscrapers-derechos-study</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Extremeweather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extremeweather</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Climatecrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climatecrisis</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Skyscrapers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Skyscrapers</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hurricanes</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/Florida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Florida</span></a> <a href="https://halo.nu/tags/USnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USnews</span></a></p>
beSpacific<p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Eviscerating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eviscerating</span></a> the entire infrastructure, expertise, capabilities of yet another agency and personnel who serve Americans in need during cataclysmic weather events throughout the country. This will not end until he has destroyed our democracy in its entirety - <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> to cut <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FEMA</span></a> staff by 84%, raising questions about how the U.S. will rebuild from <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanes</span></a>, <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a> and other <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/calamities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>calamities</span></a> made worse by <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a>. NYT cannot even write a headline that calls out the horror of this.</p>
The Conversation U.S.<p>Without <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FEMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FEMA</span></a>, smaller and less wealthy states would likely struggle to respond effectively to disasters. A <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/publichealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>publichealth</span></a> professor looks at why getting rid of FEMA would be a bad idea <a href="https://theconversation.com/if-fema-didnt-exist-could-states-handle-the-disaster-response-alone-248758" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/if-fema-di</span><span class="invisible">dnt-exist-could-states-handle-the-disaster-response-alone-248758</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanes</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/LAFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LAFires</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Rapid Intensification (RI) on Tropical Cyclone Zelia... Went from CAT2 to CAT5 in 12 hours. 😬 </p><p><a href="https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/tropical-cyclone-zelia-intensifies-off-pilbara-coast-will-now-be-a-category-five-20250213-p5lbrv.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">watoday.com.au/national/wester</span><span class="invisible">n-australia/tropical-cyclone-zelia-intensifies-off-pilbara-coast-will-now-be-a-category-five-20250213-p5lbrv.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/cyclones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cyclones</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanes</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a></p>
Lukas VFN 🇪🇺<p>Decades of data reveal <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanes</span></a>' unexpected benefit to rare Florida butterfly <a href="https://phys.org/news/2025-02-decades-reveal-hurricanes-unexpected-benefit.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">phys.org/news/2025-02-decades-</span><span class="invisible">reveal-hurricanes-unexpected-benefit.html</span></a> paper: <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320725000060" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedirect.com/science/arti</span><span class="invisible">cle/pii/S0006320725000060</span></a> </p><p>"Their survival relies on two known larval host <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plants</span></a>: torchwood and wild lime... They occupy the forest's <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/understory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>understory</span></a>, and after a <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/hurricane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hurricane</span></a>, they explode with fresh leaf shoots, which are the preferred food of Schaus's swallowtail <a href="https://scholar.social/tags/caterpillars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caterpillars</span></a>... After the hurricanes temporarily knock out their bigger, taller competitors, the host plants flourish."</p>