Ann-Casey Hughes

Graduate Student in @CSUAtmosSci 🌧 🌏 \\ stratospheric dynamics \\ @mayheminthemtns

[Michael Charnick @charnick_wx]

The Aurora Borealis made a rare appearance in Colorado last night! This was the view along a desolate stretch of highway in Larimer County.

Exposure stack of two images - 6s for the sky and 30s for the foreground. #cowx #auroraborealis #Aurora

[Michael Charnick @charnick_wx]

Going absolutely nuts now. Red pillars/green naked eye visible just north of Fort Collins CO.
Did not expect this, going to find a better foreground! #aurora #Auroraborealis #cowx

[MR. JOSHUA @J10LAM]

Thanks to insomnia but definitely no thanks to the 60mph wind gusts, I drove to the Wyoming border to get this 15min time lapse of the Northern lights 😍🌎 #Auroraborealis @NWSBoulder @BianchiWeather

[Ann-Casey Hughes @anncaseyhughes]

@Kathlee22430386 Maybe their next event!

[Ann-Casey Hughes @anncaseyhughes]

come to @newbelgium tomorrow 1-4pm for some fun "jargon-free" science talks, including one from yours truly!

[Ann-Casey Hughes @anncaseyhughes]

seems to be some beautiful lil mammatus clouds over the Fort Collins weather station today after this afternoon’s t-storm! (cloud ppl, correct me if I’m wrong!)

[Ann-Casey Hughes @anncaseyhughes]

@JenneySci @OregonState @OSUCEOAS @TubaOH Andrea!!! I'm thrilled for you!

[Ann-Casey Hughes @anncaseyhughes]

@AndrewDessler Check out Pat Keys’s work in radical futures of the ocean & Arctic https://t.co/nYuvAroFUR

[Alan Sealls @AlanSealls]

Similar to an airplane vapor trail, this trail resulted from SpaceX launch this morning. Forming in the stratosphere, it’s a type of ”noctilucent cloud.” Noctilucent means “night shining.” These are in @mynbc15 area, but it was spotted in multiple states. https://t.co/vEgMqBRuya

[James Spann @spann]

OTD in 2011: A generational tornado outbreak for Alabama. A total of 62 tornadoes; 252 people were killed. Never forget.

https://t.co/QGlPJ8ZKPh

[Braxton Banks @BraxBanksOKWX]

A chilling AFD (Area Forecast Discussion) issued by NWS Birmingham 11 years ago today. Probably the most strongly worded one I can remember. #alwx

[Alex DesRosiers @desros_alex]

This was a cool opportunity to practice science communication in grad school. Glad they used the most important clip from the interview: no matter the forecast, be prepared for hurricane season!

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

So YES, do talk about climate change to the 90% of us who are doubtful, disengaged, cautious, concerned or alarmed. Acknowledge our doubts and our fears. But focus on what unites us, not what divides us. Because when it all comes down to it,

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

Our emissions are only beginning to bend away from continued growth. We've only taken the 1st step. But using our voice to advocate for system-wide change is one of the most effective ways we can act to ensure a future that's better, not worse, than today. https://t.co/YXr5Uq3WWN

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

The innovations that are happening in unexpected places from churches to big companies to poor countries to the world's wealthiest investment firms divesting from fossil fuels ...

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

Problem #3 is solution aversion: we think the only ways to fix climate change are harmful, painful, negative and unpleasant. Destroying the economy. Abortion (yes, for real - I've heard this a lot). Handing over my truck, my lifestyle, personal liberties to the gov't or the UN.

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

Tackle this one by connecting the dots between what we already care about (our kids; hunting or fishing; our city or town; the economy; national security; our business) and how climate change is affecting them today. See my story about Canadian Tire here: https://t.co/zA6aIUVClU

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

Problem #2 is psychological distance: we think climate impacts are distant and far-off in space, and/or time, and/or in terms of what is relevant to our lives. Check out these survey results from the @YaleClimateComm

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

Problem #1 is that so many have built their identity on their politics, and our politics predicts our opinion on climate change. Tackle this by BONDING over a genuinely shared value or concern: from faith or family to knitting, cooking or the rotary club. https://t.co/9LBuSC6a36