In case anyone is wondering... yes, there is a wildfire in New Jersey on land under JB MDL jurisdiction. The east winds are bringing the smoke westward towards Philadelphia.
Scientists at Cortical Labs have trained lab-grown human brain cells to play the video game Doom. Their system, CL1, uses about 200,000 neurons grown on a microchip that receive game signals and learn through feedback.
We woke up to an ice storm apocalypse in Oxford, Mississippi this morning after hours of thunder freezing rain. Power flashes lighting up the sky, stranded motorists, trees falling on cars and homes under the weight of over an inch of ice accretion. Coverage for @accuweather
#icestorm #ice #winterstorm
Expect 1"+ hour rates develop within the circled area over the next few hours, continuing through the late morning/early afternoon! #NJwx#MDwx#DEwx#PAwx
Dr. @ReedTimmerUSA reports from Kansas City as treacherous roads and 0°F temps hit with the first wave of the winter storm - and more snow expected tonight.
The 12Z Euro freezing rain & sleet expected over a large area from TX-SC.
Expect a crippling to catastrophic event.
Power outages likely over a large area!!
I'm at a complete loss for words.
Greg Biffle was one of the most heroic volunteers during the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
For 2 weeks straight, Greg flew his own personal helicopter every single day to rescue victims who were stranded in the mountains.
A true hero.
❗️🌋🇪🇹 - Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi Volcano Awakens After 10,000 Years
In a stunning geological event, Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano—long dormant in the remote Danakil Depression of the Afar Rift—erupted explosively for the first time in recorded history on November 23, 2025.
The outburst, which began around 8:30 a.m. UTC, propelled a massive ash plume soaring up to 15 kilometers (about 50,000 feet) into the atmosphere, accompanied by significant sulfur dioxide emissions.
Located roughly 15 kilometers southeast of the perpetually active Erta Ale volcano, Hayli Gubbi's awakening marks its initial eruption in the Holocene epoch, with no prior activity documented in the last 10,000 years.
Satellite imagery from Planet Labs captured the onset in near real-time, revealing a dramatic plume that quickly dispersed eastward over the Red Sea, affecting air quality in parts of Yemen, Oman, and even drifting toward Iran, Pakistan, and India.
As of the latest update from the Toulouse Volcanic Ash Advisory Center (VAAC) on November 23 evening, the eruption has ceased, with observed volcanic ash limited to 10,000 feet (3,000 meters).
No damage to communities or disruptions to air travel have been reported, thanks to the volcano's isolated location in one of Earth's most extreme environments.
Scientists continue to monitor the site for potential renewed activity, highlighting the dynamic tectonics of the Afar Rift, a key zone where the African, Arabian, and Somali plates are pulling apart.
9:35 am. Crashing sounds —like an explosion. Wreckage flying down the street. Trees bending way over. Very unpleasant pressure in the ears. #Hurricane#MELISSA in Crawford, St. Elizabeth Parish #Jamaica
Melissa continues to intensify right up until the point of landfall.
An EEL, or Eyewall Enveloped Lightning, signature is present.
This is an absolute worst case-scenario with little precedent in the modern era in the Western Hemisphere.
All-time eyewall dropsonde right here from Hurricane #Melissa. 219 kt instantaneous wind above the surface, with a mean value of 188 kt in the lowest 150 meters, roughly supporting the estimated 1-minute mean surface wind of 160 kt (185 mph)
Now officially down to 892mb and an hour or two from landfall, #Melissa would tie the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935 for lowest pressure of any landfalling storm in the Atlantic Basin