Yet another example of how the real world refuses to comply with the human need to classify and label things.
The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) is tracking an ongoing storm named Kujira that had passed over northern Luzon island and is expected to pass over it again.
The Philippines’ weather agency, PAGASA, considers this system to be two, named Luis from July 29 to August 3, and Maymay from August 4. It considers Luis to have dissipated when it passed over Luzon.
Feel The Thunder Podcast
Talking all things Melbourne Storm with Stormy Daniel...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: #AusPods
I'm really hoping that the incoming CME and predicted G3-ish geomagnetic storm subsides before I try to operate NI4BK CW tomorrow evening. 🤞
#HamRadio
@… I set my thesis in Hermann Zapf's Melior (or Bitstream Zapf Elliptical 711 to be precise).
These days I mostly use Walbaum, specifically the version by Storm Type. However, I’ve also successfully used Futura Now for project proposals ;-)
@… I set my thesis in Hermann Zapf's Melior (or Bitstream Zapf Elliptical 711 to be precise).
These days I mostly use Walbaum, specifically the version by Storm Type. However, I’ve also successfully used Futura Now for project proposals ;-)
Terrestrial #SpaceWeather Protection Through Human-Produced Mass-Loading: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2025SW004846 -> "The results demonstrate that with modern technology, the intensity of a major geomagnetic storm [...] could be actively reduced by 50% or more, protecting technology and human life" -> Radical proposal would block solar storms with orbital ‘airbag’: https://www.science.org/content/article/radical-proposal-would-block-solar-storms-orbital-airbag
The gods are evidently not favoruably disposed towards Trump's manner of celebrating the 250th anniversary of the US.
"Celebrations have been marred by extreme weather, including a dangerous heatwave in recent days, and a passing storm that delayed Trump’s speech."
https://www.
Baltimore getting zapped right now
game_thrones: Game of Thrones coappearances
Network of coappearances of characters in the Game of Thrones series, by George R. R. Martin, and in particular coappearances in the book "A Storm of Swords." Nodes are unique characters, and edges are weighted by the number of times the two characters' names appeared within 15 words of each other in the text.
This network has 107 nodes and 352 edges.
Tags: Social, Fictional, Weighted
Extreme dominance of Earth-origin heavy ions in the intense #RingCurrent near the Earth during the May 2024 super #GeomagneticStorm: #ionosphere supplied vast majority of ring current ions during May 2024 super geomagnetic storm, study finds: https://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/news/articles/earths-ionosphere-supplied-vast-majority-of-ring-current-ions-during-may-2024-super-geomagnetic-storm-study-finds/ - despite the dense solar wind, solar wind ion contributions to the ring current during the May 2024 superstorm were minimal; the first simultaneous observation of ring current ions and solar wind during a storm this large.
Intense looking hail storm cells incoming.... 😱🫣
Starlink has by far the most satellites in orbit,
densely packed within a narrow altitude range, mostly near 550 kilometres from Earth.
A recent analysis by renowned space debris researchers Hugh Lewis and Donald Kessler shows that
this dense bit of orbit is the only altitude below 800 kilometres that is above the collisional runaway threshold.
In other words, if there is a collision at 550 kilometres altitude, the debris would collide with other satellites, making m…
Storm five. Never seen that before. Only minor flood damage in basement. Neighbour not so lucky,
How is it that the Middle East continue being one of the world’s most war-affected regions to this day?
How is it that the people there developed this culture of encouraging conquest and holding grudges?
Then I remembered that it is the birthplace of the god of Storm and Warfare which became the most Worshiped god of all time worldwide. He created humans and declared it was all Good but, then because he didn't liked how things were going, he drown 99.9% of all humans and anima…
The #Government of Israel is doing its best to incite violence - in this case violating a long standing practice that respected a #Muslim holy site. And this is intentional, as they know from past experience that this triggers violent responses.
Israeli security minister joins Jewish extremists as …
The #Government of Israel is doing its best to incite violence - in this case violating a long standing practice that respected a #Muslim holy site. And this is intentional, as they know from past experience that this triggers violent responses.
Israeli security minister joins Jewish extremists as …
This book was less good then the first one but it was mostly a pacing problem. I'm unclear if I will continue on the next when it comes out. we'll see.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/223641089-to-ride-a-rising-storm
Seeing Inside the Storm: Improving Nowcasting by Integrating Meteorological Drivers
Minghui Qiu, Jun Chen, Lin Chen, Weifeng Chen, Shuxin Zhong, Zhidan Liu, Yu Zhang, Kaishun Wu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.24067 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2605.24067 https://arxiv.org/html/2605.24067
arXiv:2605.24067v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Most nowcasting systems, built on radar reflectivity, focus on current precipitation, ignoring the atmospheric precursors -- such as low-level convergence, turbulent eddies, and latent heating -- that offer a fleeting window to foresee storm birth. We introduce MeteoLogist, a physics-inspired radar intelligence framework that models the full life cycle of convection -- from its precursors to organized storm evolution. However, exploiting these precursors is non-trivial: they originate from multiple meteorological drivers -- thermodynamic, kinematic, and microphysical -- that evolve asynchronously (C1) and remain spatially fragmented (C2). To this end, MeteoLogist designs three tightly integrated components. The Physics-Tailored Encoders process radar echoes according to their intrinsic physical scales and semantics, forming thermodynamic, kinematic, and microphysical streams that capture distinct dynamical regimes. The Temporal-Phase Aligner addresses C1 by leveraging causal temporal attention to capture when and how different drivers interact and activate. The Cross-Field Spatial Aggregator addresses C2 through cross-regional fusion, aligning weak and scattered precursors across neighboring cells to expose upstream triggers and enforce spatial coherence. Evaluated on 3D-NEXRAD (2020--2022, US-wide), MeteoLogist boosts high-impact detection (CSI40) by 9.7% over strong baselines, and achieves a remarkable 37.67% gain during the storm-developing stage -- demonstrating true foresight in sensing storms before they appear. The code can be found in the supplementary material.
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exciting flashes from the sky but i can’t hear it yet…
getting ready to close the windows while the storm comes over!
A strengthening El Niño could reshape U.S. drought patterns, potentially leading to persistent dryness in the Plains.
Experts are concerned that a "Super El Niño" could emerge, raising the possibility of a "mini-Dust Bowl" scenario.
El Niño typically shifts storm tracks, bringing wetter conditions to the southern U.S. but leaving northern areas drier.
While a repeat of the 1930s Dust Bowl is unlikely due to modern farming practices, prolonged drought …
Well pyrocumulonimbus seems like a new thing we have to worry about in this rapidly heating world:
France and Spain wildfires: Bordeaux threatened as lightning storm created
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cvgzd34kq5dt
"When a nation unites in spirit, no external storm can shake its foundation. God bless Team Canada as they stand together as one. Let wisdom and peace guide every leader of our Government. 🕊️🇨🇦
Amazed how many accessibility practitioners I talk to, in addition to old-school web devs, look at every Google I/O as the coming storm.
Like, what new torrent of destruction will Google, in its utter hubris, pour on us and the open web.
And then they have to go defend their position to their bosses / clients. How shitty.
That’s a lot of lightning. #tnwx #nashville #weather
Germany's biggest export to the US in 2026: Aldi.
Why? Massively cheaper and better value than the competition.
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/video/german-owned-supermarkets-focused-on-value-take-u-s-by-storm-266108997643
Here are the scenarios from our 2018 meeting notes:
- Cyber-attack
- Earthquake (FEMA or KC)
- Wind Storm/Power (KC)
- Critical Power Failure
- Pandemic Flu (KC)
- Hurricane
- Chemical Accident
I think we ultimately eliminated "Chemical Accident" as "not something we could do anything about" and "Pandemic Flu" as "too big." Funny that the last one turned out to be something that we had to take care of anyway.
The plotters planned to stage a demonstration near the White House to distract law enforcement.
As Trump and other officials cheered on the UFC’s gladiators of mixed martial arts,
the plotters would bomb the event with drone-borne explosives,
causing a panicked evacuation toward an area where waiting marksmen would pick off “high-value targets”.
A “second wave” of attackers, according to court documents, would storm the White House.
It was to be, one of the all…
@… thanks.
A thought. In the r/freebsd subreddit, it's not unusual for people to be EXTREMELY critical of perceived problems with design etc. The absence of a storm of protest is, I think, a compliment.
The FreeBSD Forums is, naturally, a very different kettle of fish. It's primarily for existing users of FreeBSD …
RE: https://mastodon.social/@schipholwatch/116764588285407778
De komende (tijdelijke) stilte uit Brussel kan dus de aanzet zijn voor een bulderende storm met heel slecht nieuws voor Schiphol en een bom leggen onder vliegvelden als MAA.
RE: https://s.yelvington.com/@steve/116908945420114231
Just days after I got this hooked into my system and talking to Alexa, a king hell lightning storm killed my entire garage door opener system. And my central air conditioning and my living room televisi…
Tropische storm Senyar maakte op Sumatra ook veel slachtoffers onder zeldzame orang-oetans | de Volkskrant
https://archive.ph/EPJyZ
Time for #MondayRandom10 once more—ten random tracks to brighten your Monday:
1. 1000 Homo DJs—“Supernaut”
2. Fisher & Tones and I—“Favour”
3. The Gymslips, “Drink Problem”
4. Morcheeba—“Enjoy the Ride (Jason Bentley Mix)”
5. Roy Wood—“Red Cars Are After Me”
6. Can—“Mushroom (Remastered)”
7. Blaak Heat Shujaa—“The Storm / We Are the Fucking Storm”
8.…
Purple Reign
Weekly Storm Podcast. Game analysis and opinions. Storm banter, fan debates and bold takes...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/purple-reign/
Finished up our flower planting from last weekend to take my mind off of things.
Didn’t really work, so I instead spent my Friday evening being productive and beginning inquiries to both DMM (daily money management - i.e. bill pay) and GCM (geriatric care management) providers.
Both parents are falling apart and my sister an I are trying to be proactive. We’re not in any crisis yet, but it’s safe to say the storm clouds are gathering.
POL-CUX: Unfall zwischen drei Fahrzeugen in Cuxhaven - drei Personen leicht verletzt Cuxhaven (ots) - Cuxhaven. Am gestrigen Dienstag (05.05.2026) kam es gegen 15:00 Uhr auf der Abendrothstraße Ecke Theodor-Storm-Straße zu einem Verkehrsunfall zwischen drei PKW. Eine 80-jährige Cuxhavenerin befuhr mit ihrem PKW Ford die ... https://www.
A Conjuring Of Clouds
Yesterday's evening walk... It's been a great week for cloud spotting, but with dozens of storm cells & hail moving through the area all week...
(Also thinking about the connotation to wildfires raging in Canada... 😢)
#MonochromeMonday #LandscapePhotography
If the only thing that makes a "Ferrari" a “Ferrari" is the sound... then why the heck have we been impressed at its speed, its agility, its style, its accoutrements, its handling, and its engineering all these years?
If being an electric “breaks" that because it doesn't "sound right" then I think, perhaps, you may be missing the boat...
I'm actually disappointed they tried to 'replicate' a 'sound' from the mechanics inside... because the blinding speed, relentless torque, and absolutely insane engineering all in a *nearly silent* vehicle, should have been part of the charm and wonder.
But some people just gotta have that roar. I get it... but.. also... some things do have to end and we will all be better off for it.
Though really, we'd be much better off on public transit and/or a bike or our own two feet but i digress.
#ferrari #Luce #PopeLeo #Italy #tradition
RE: https://kind.social/@PurpleJillybeans/116728225587672052
We got the dire warnings of wind and “damaging hail” and an ominous sky and distant lightning and thunder and then….
The nasty storm cell that was headed to us split in two and went t…
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Thomas Linley, The Parley of Instruments & Paul Nicholson:
🎵 Arise! Ye spirits of the storm (The Tempest)
#ThomasLinley #TheParleyofInstruments #PaulNicholson
Dudes in Texas out on paddle boards during a rain storm and flooding in Texas spot what they think is a dog and turns out to be a raccoon struggling in the water
They decide to save it
Dudes rock
(h/t to CNN for posting an abbreviated version of the video, their actual video is below)
https://www.instagram.com/…
game_thrones: Game of Thrones coappearances
Network of coappearances of characters in the Game of Thrones series, by George R. R. Martin, and in particular coappearances in the book "A Storm of Swords." Nodes are unique characters, and edges are weighted by the number of times the two characters' names appeared within 15 words of each other in the text.
This network has 107 nodes and 352 edges.
Tags: Social, Fictional, Weighted
Our TV has gone black after yesterday's lightning storm, but the audio works, so we're listening to Todd Blanche get eviscerated in the dark.
Post-storm #sunset are often pretty
Channeling rainwater wisely creates a thriving landscape, providing both cooling shade and food for the public.
Instead of sending it down concrete curb edges and into storm drains,
cuts in the curb move water toward native trees and plants.
As Millison says, this simple change is key to “turning depleted neighborhoods into thriving ecosystems.”
Seeing Inside the Storm: Improving Nowcasting by Integrating Meteorological Drivers
Minghui Qiu, Jun Chen, Lin Chen, Weifeng Chen, Shuxin Zhong, Zhidan Liu, Yu Zhang, Kaishun Wu
https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.24067
Saw Soul Coughing and DEVO tonight, but during DEVO’s seventh song a tiny storm front moved in with lightning and we were sent to the underground parking garage to wait. Then they made us leave.
Energy domes are good rain hats. Bad for lightning.
Apparently this storm is coming just for me
Came home late last night to find a hail storm had passed through our area seemingly just minutes before. The hailstones were the largest I've ever seen so far (~3 cm), but not as large as northern parts of Germany had last night (some tennis ball sized). Shredded tree branches, garden plants/veg destroyed, heaps of ice around the houses, roads steaming...
#Hail
My #HamRadio adventures today were kind of tame.
I went to a park and tried to make 10 contacts, but only made 8 before an incoming storm looked like it might get too close. This wasn't a failure except by the rules of the game. 🤣
Then this evening I tried hunting the WRTC stations. This is the "…
Looks as if Apple Music’s skewing kinda punk this #MondayRandom10. Not complaining or anything, though: it’s a good day for it.
1. Weezer—“In the Garage”
2. Hawkwind—“Motorhead”
3. Static-X—“Love Dump”
4. Spermbirds—“Another Dead Friendship”
5. Storm Weather Shanty Choir—“Leave Her, Johnny”
6. The Jim Carroll Band—“People Who Died”
7. Argatu’—“La Cosit”
…
Turbulence-coupled Electrodynamics of the Martian Year 34 Global Dust Storm on #Mars: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/PSJ/ae69db -> UAH researcher finds martian dust storms may generate atmospheric electrical conditions that could impact Mars missions: https://www.uah.edu/news/news/uah-researcher-finds-martian-dust-storms-may-generate-atmospheric-electrical-conditions-could-impact-mars-missions
A G3 #GeomagneticStorm Watch has been issued for 8 Jun, and a G2 geomagnetic storm Watch has been issued for 9 Jun for the anticipated arrival of the CME that left the Sun on 6 Jun: https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1409418054545387
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