Bill Gifford

Sweat more, feel better: HOTWIRED out now!

@panmass cancer rider

Wrote Outlive.

Recovering optimizer.

Gmail: Bill dot Gifford

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Make longevity fun again https://t.co/D0lDJncBIR

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The actual longest lived US counties include Pitkin, Eagle & Summit in Colorado (ie Aspen, Vail & Breckenridge), and Teton in Wyoming (Jackson).

Skiing makes you live longer.

[Michael Easter @Michael_Easter]

Loma Linda became a Blue Zone after a National Geographic editor requested an American Blue Zone.

CDC Data shows people in Loma Linda are rather average for lifespan. Other parts of the U.S. live longer.

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Then I did it again on Sunday: 29% “recovery,” 77 miles on the road.

Both mornings I woke up at 3:45 feeling rested and ready to roll.

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My Whoop thought I was at death’s door on Saturday morning, with 13% “recovery.”

Somehow I rode my bike 101 miles anyway, in the @PanMass cancer fundraising ride.

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My bike path is on fire AGAIN

[Chase Thomason @ChaseThomason]

🚨 BREAKING: New wildfire burning near Tanner Park in the Salt Lake Valley 🚨

A new grass fire, now named the Millcreek Fire, is burning near Tanner Park in the Salt Lake City/Millcreek area, close to the mouth of Parleys Canyon.

Fire crews arriving on scene estimate the fire at about 1 acre, with flames spreading at a moderate rate through light, flashy fuels.

Additional resources are already being requested, including:
2 Type 6 brush trucks
1 Type 1 structure engine
Utah Highway Patrol for traffic control

This is a developing situation, and we’ll continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.

📍 Location: Near Tanner Park and the mouth of Parleys Canyon
🔥 Fire Name: Millcreek Fire

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@Brady_H Welcome, friend

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Even Qatar and the UAE have stronger heat-safety protections for workers than the United States — including a ban on outdoor work during the hottest part of the day in the summer months. Here, it's a free-for-all.

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The only surprise is that it took so long to shut down (again) this years-long effort to improve heat-safety protections for workers:
https://t.co/irEPGrtA6L

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(Not this one)

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Cycling is not a crime!

Some cycling outfits, on the other hand, should be

[Corey Seymour @speedist]

Paging @billgifford

https://t.co/PRRb7b0mwk

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“I don’t think it’s helpful to use fear to communicate science.”

Hard agree.

[Chase Thomason @ChaseThomason]

I’ve received a lot of questions lately about climate change, especially during this stretch of extreme heat. As a meteorologist, I think it’s important to separate weather from climate and focus on what the science actually tells us.

First, no single heat wave is “caused” by climate change. Every weather event has multiple ingredients. Right now, a strong high-pressure ridge is the biggest reason we’re seeing such intense heat. We also know that urban heat islands make cities significantly warmer than surrounding rural areas, especially overnight. Natural weather patterns have always played a role in our hottest days.

At the same time, it’s also true that our climate is warming. We have decades of observations showing average temperatures are increasing, and the overwhelming body of scientific evidence shows that the rapid warming we’ve seen over the past century is primarily driven by increasing greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide (CO2) from human activities.

Earth’s climate has always changed naturally. Ice ages came and went long before humans. But the current rate of warming is much faster than what we would expect from natural climate cycles alone. Natural factors such as changes in the Sun’s energy output and volcanic activity cannot explain the warming observed over the last several decades. The increase in greenhouse gases can.

That doesn’t mean every hot day is because of climate change. Weather is still driven by day-to-day atmospheric patterns like high pressure, jet stream position, humidity, and local effects. Climate change doesn’t replace those factors…it changes the background conditions they operate in. Think of it as raising the floor. When a strong high-pressure system develops today, it’s doing so in a warmer climate than it did 50 or 100 years ago, making record-breaking heat more likely.

I also want to say this: I don’t subscribe to the extreme rhetoric from either side. I don’t think every weather event is a climate emergency, and I don’t think it’s helpful to use fear to communicate science. But I also don’t think it’s productive to dismiss decades of observations and research because they don’t fit a preferred narrative.

Science isn’t about politics. It’s about evidence. The atmosphere doesn’t care whether you’re conservative, liberal, or somewhere in between. My job isn’t to tell anyone what to believe politically…it’s to explain the weather, provide context, and help people understand what the data show.

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These temps are also the average daily *highs,* historically. Now any July day with a high in the 80s is a blessed relief

[Chase Thomason @ChaseThomason]

Every one of the top five hottest Julys on record in Salt Lake City has occurred within the last 10 years. Weather records here date all the way back to 1874.

As of today, July 2026 is currently sitting in 3rd place for the hottest July on record, based on the average temperature (highs and lows combined).

And we're not done yet...there are still a few days left in the month. With more heat in the forecast, 2nd place is definitely within reach.

We'll see where this July ultimately ranks when the month comes to a close. 🌡️🔥

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The cool kids in school would never share their weed with me. Thanks guys! Also RIP to some

[Crémieux @cremieuxrecueil]

Truly a saddening chart.

Weed is a loser drug. It makes you tired, lethargic, boring, and it smells terrible.

The decline of cigarettes is nice, but we could use a few more drinks and a little less ganja.

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@Doug_Lemov That’s what I like to hear!

You’re right though. Some of the most influential books for me have been tough sledding at times (no names) but it’s like, jeez, throw us a bone!

(Or a rectal probe joke)

[Brady Holmer @Brady_H]

I will not tolerate the AHA’s lack of advocacy for heat training.

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Getting away from doping control like

[Candide Thovex @CandideThovex]

Tour de France

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@Brady_H You got this

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movie in the NFL, with Mahomes and those just-in-time penalties, and before that Tom Brady and his soft balls; and in cycling, with the yellow bracelets guy. And of course the Olympics. It's not sustainable, and the downfall is as hard as it was inevitable.

So here's a suggestion to FIFA, the UCI, the NFL, and the IOC: Get out of the way, and let the players create the narrative, on the field. They'll do a better job than you ever could.

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It was fantastic to watch Argentina get their asses handed to them by Spain yesterday for 120 straight minutes. The outpouring of disdain across social media made it even better.
Everyone loved Argentina. Now everyone hates Argentina. They behaved like shits.
But here's

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the thing: True sports fans hate it when the suits (FIFA, networks, sponsors) spoon-feed them a made-up narrative and a hero, and then put their manicured thumbs on the scale to try to rig the outcome. That's what almost happened here. And hallelujah, it didn't work.
We've seen the same