Bernadette Woods Placky

@ClimateCentral VP, Chief #Meteorologist, #ClimateMatters Director |
Proud #PennState Alum, Twin Mom, #StubbornClimateOptimist |
#Unless #ShowYourStripes

[ABC News @ABC]

Heavy rain caused a roof collapse at a BJ's Wholesale Club store in New Jersey on Monday. Twenty-seven people were inside at the time. No one was seriously injured, authorities said. https://t.co/DSL9reTSHQ

[Kirsty McCabe FRMetS @kirstymccabe]

Just for you @BernWoodsPlacky I made sure to get those dew points in🥵. And of course a mention of the recent @Forumeteoclimat climate workshop at @esa

[Bernadette Woods Placky @BernWoodsPlacky]

"Even as President Donald Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the U.S. and remains the leading source of new power."

https://t.co/ZLON0Xx5e4

@APNews

[NOAA NCEI @NOAANCEI]

SECOND-WARMEST SPRING ON RECORD for CONUS! Spring records abound: TX, AZ, NM, CO set heat records while HI was record-wet ☔ and AK had its coldest since 2013. Drought persists across half the country. https://t.co/2ptVEzQye9

[American Meteorological Society @ametsoc]

This #WorldOceanDay, AMS Headlines explores the multidisciplinary study of the ocean’s effect on our climate and weather ⚓

Thank you to the dedicated people who seek a deeper understanding of the Earth’s primary climate regulator 💙

Read more: https://t.co/WpzxboEFYz

[Jeff Berardelli @WeatherProf]

Today is World Ocean Day and our oceans are being bombarded by all kinds of threats like pollution, over-fishing, acidification, etc…
But as a meteorologist, I’ll discuss the rapid warming!

We often focus on air temperatures. But the real story is in the oceans.
More than 90% of the excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases is retained in the ocean.

Each year a new assessment is released, and in 2025 the world’s oceans gained an astounding 23 zettajoules (ZJ) of heat.

In relatable terms that’s equivalent to:

🌊 37 years of humanity’s current annual energy consumption

🌊 About 380 million Hiroshima-sized atomic bombs worth of energy

🌊 More than 200 times the world’s annual electricity generation

And that’s just one year!

Why does this matter?

Warmer oceans can fuel marine heatwaves, coral bleaching and death, sea level rise through thermal expansion, contribute to bigger land heatwaves, and provide more energy for heavy rainfall and tropical cyclones. Ocean warming also stresses marine ecosystems that support fisheries, biodiversity, and coastal economies around the world.

The ocean has shielded us from much greater atmospheric warming by absorbing the vast majority of Earth’s excess heat. But that protection comes with growing consequences for ocean health.

On this World Ocean Day, it’s worth remembering that the ocean is not just responding to climate change, it’s bearing the brunt! We must protect our oceans.
#WorldOceanDay #Ocean #Climate #OceanHeat #ClimateChange
Paper link in 🧵

[Christian Vannier 💚🌎 @Ch_Vannier]

📌 MEDIA WORKSHOP "Understanding Earth from Space: Data, AI and Communication for Climate Adaptation".

#A: Advanced meteorology & tools for numerical weather forecasting & warning systems
#B: AI & new data processing capabilities 
#C: Shaping climate narratives in a crisis era

[Rocky Kistner @therockyfiles]

Meanwhile in the Pelican State forests are burning.

[Reuters @Reuters]

Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui captured the Aurora Borealis from the International Space Station, showcasing the vivid spectacle created by solar wind and coronal mass ejections hitting the Earth's atmosphere

[Michael Lowry @MichaelRLowry]

A lot of jaw-dropping satellite loops of Melissa the past day or two, but this one might take top prize. If Dakota hadn't posted this, I might have called AI shenanigans. Surreal.

[Climate Central @ClimateCentral]

On Wednesday, Sept. 10, Climate Central's Chief Meteorologist @BernWoodsPlacky is giving the headline talk, "From Storms to Shorelines: Connecting Weather, Water, and Climate Change" at the 3rd annual Nantucket Climate Change Summit.
Learn more⬇️
https://t.co/S5ZRVejlS2

[Johan Rockström @jrockstrom]

Landmark ruling in the Advisory Opinion by the ICJ on Climate Change.
1.5 degree C is legally the Planetary limit.
All countries are legally obliged to comply.
Even fossil-fuel subsidies can be illegal.
States have duty to solve the planet crisis and can be held accountable.

[Colin McCarthy @US_Stormwatch]

This is absolutely absurd.

Doha, Qatar just recorded a heat index of 133°F (56°C) at 1 am local time.

Even the nights do not provide reprieve from the deadly heat and humidity on the Persian Gulf.

This comes just hours after Dubai recorded a 140°F (60°C) heat index.

[Climate Central @ClimateCentral]

A quick🧵about the devastating Texas flooding -- and how it connects to climate change. ⬇️

(Photo cred: @nytimes)

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

Please indicate which recent cooling period you were referring to, @joerogan. Did you mean winter?

Also, when did the @wapo (not a scientific organization) find "that we’re in a cooling period… This was a very ‘inconvenient’ discovery, but they had to report the data—and kudos to them for doing that," as you said?

Data source: NASA https://t.co/dCCiQuZu5U

Quote source: https://t.co/ZAOUh5cLIv

[Andrew Freedman @afreedma]

Scoop: US weather forecasting is in worse shape than previously known, with 30 NWS forecast offices missing meteorologists-in-charge and about a dozen offices at risk of no longer serving their communities 24/7. https://t.co/1r3OGhFxWV

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

I was honoured to share with 10,000 global evangelical leaders our call to care for God's creation and to love each other as we've been loved by God-- which today means standing for climate action and against the pollution that kills millions each year.
https://t.co/VPo2Je1kK8

[Disaster News @Top_Disaster]

Massive hailstorm in the Paris, France 🇫🇷

[American Meteorological Society @ametsoc]

The 2026 budget passback plan calls for eliminating NOAA Research, the scientific backbone that keeps weather forecasts, alerts, and warnings accurate and effective. This would have disastrous consequences.

Read the AMS statement, in partnership w/@nwas: https://t.co/QnfPd0h8Tz

[Jeff Berardelli @WeatherProf]

106 degrees F in China... in March!