Manny Hernandez, PhD

Climatologist/Geographer exploring hazards at Liberty Mutual | @geographyUNC PhD | @TAMU BS, MS | Opinions are my own

[Tomer Burg @burgwx]

This year's climatological peak in Atlantic tropical cyclone activity has been characterized by unusually quiet conditions.

Check out how ACE starts well above average in August, but ends up flatlining & falling below average as numerous waves fail to develop:

[NOAA Climate.gov @NOAAClimate]

Mexico had their worst drought since 2011 this past May, which caused water scarcity, agricultural concerns, and worsened heat waves so far in 2024.
Rain in June temporarily relieved some drought but the country's rainiest month has yet to come...
More: https://t.co/SPmQTM1c62

[Earthquake Alerts @QuakesToday]

4.8 magnitude #earthquake. 6 km from Lebanon, #NJ, United States https://t.co/a0BBIwfiEp

[Manny Hernandez, PhD @VientoMonzon]

Come work on an awesome team (including me!) tackling interesting questions on applied climate! Do you have experience in vulnerability modeling and/or transition risk modeling? Apply!

[Manny Hernandez, PhD @VientoMonzon]

@gottolovette This is awesome! Pulling this up on my phone and wondering what’s the source data on this?

[Zeke Hausfather @hausfath]

Despite today's grim milestone with the world passing 1.5C over the past 12 months, I see some reasons for cautious climate hope.

We stand both on the brink of severe climate impacts, but also on the brink of a rapid energy transition away from fossil fuels.

[USGS Climate @usgs_climate]

The Paleo Pals are excited to welcome you to paleoclimate week!

This week we’ll explore what sediment cores, ice cores, & tree-rings are & how they help paleoclimate scientists get their work done!

Learn more about paleoclimate research here: https://t.co/LSTmXjqbPZ

[Zeke Hausfather @hausfath]

We now have results from a modern reanalysis product (ERA5) that show November 17th was in fact the first day the world has experienced that was 2C above the preindustrial (1850-1900) average.

Hopefully it will prove transitory, but its a worrying sign.

[U.S. Global Change Research Program @usgcrp]

Today, the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) released the Fifth National Climate Assessment (NCA5): https://t.co/6eij4sVOX0

[N.C. Forest Service @ncforestservice]

🔥Poplar Drive Fire🔥 is 434 acres, 50% contained. Water handling operations with drop tanks, water tender equipment and hose lays will continue throughout Saturday. Read more in the latest update: https://t.co/IyYN794Gt7.

[Manny Hernandez, PhD @VientoMonzon]

@NCEmergency Is access available to the public? Currently, webpage is forbidden when opened.

[NOAA @NOAA]

(1 of 5) JUST IN: The Mississippi River dropped to record-low levels this October.

Nation struck with record 25 separate billion-dollar disasters so far this year.

More from our #October 2023 #StateofClimate Report:

https://t.co/oLr20NARfB

@NOAANCEI #Climate

[Jeff Berardelli @WeatherProf]

Huge fires burning in NW Australia. Beyond climate change which dries out the surface & overlying air, we have natural patterns that are/ will be contributing this season namely El Nino and +IOD below. These events vary but "generally" produce warm/ dry conditions down under.

[American Meteorological Society @ametsoc]

WORD OF THE WEEK💬
Monsoon—(Derived from Arabic mausim, a season.) A name for seasonal winds.

Read about Monsoon through the AMS Glossary: https://t.co/5yAWsVDfjz

Photo Credit 📷: NOAA/JPL

[Erich Fischer @erichfischer]

Extreme thunderstorm wind gusts intensify with climate change

Fascinating new @NatureClimate paper by Andreas Prein showing how thunderstorm straight line winds intensify with climate change. I wonder whether this also played a role in the 2023 La-Chaux de Fonds event?

[Anne Cope @AnneCopeIBHS]

Wildfire impacts appear to outpace the ability of local communities to plan and adapt, according to a new report from @IBHS_Org, @NPFA, & @verisk. Yet, the actions necessary at an individual & statewide level to address this need are more vital than ever. https://t.co/IRua8mT1Iu

[ABC7 News @abc7newsbayarea]

The largest Red Flag Warning since October 2021 has been issued for much of the Bay Area this weekend with strong winds causing critical fire conditions. Here's what to know. https://t.co/qg8G46hn23

[Communications Earth & Environment @CommsEarth]

The probability distribution of future global mean surface temperature and its uncertainty can be estimated with a Bayesian Model Averaging framework thereby alleviating the so-called hot model problem.

@MichaelFWehner @BerkeleyLab

https://t.co/vghtXHj8ET