Husband, dad, son, explorer, Professor and Chair - EEAS at UMASS Lowell, lead of the Climate-Hydrology-Ecosystems-Weather (CHEWe) Group - friend of many.
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Fantastic story about one of our many amazing students within the Department of Environmental, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences here at UMASS Lowell. Great job Cate for making a difference on and beyond the field!
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@CameronJNixon@JosephPattonWx Nothing public at this point. I keep a growing log so that I can use them in classes. Need to put something more formal together. Someday …
@CameronJNixon@JosephPattonWx That is a nice one! I’ll add that one to the list. FYI - I have an ever-growing library of “All-Star” Skew-Ts for all types of events if you’re ever in need of specific types of events (e.g., flash flooding, heat waves, blizzards, etc.). They’re some of the best teaching tools!
CONGRATULATIONS to all of our students who will graduate on May 10 & 11! We could not be more proud of you, and we cannot wait to see what greatness you accomplish. You’ll always have a home in the KCS!
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💧 Wondering why it's been really rainy where you are?
April 2024 was the moistest April on record for the planet, continuing a run of record-moist months that dates back to last year.
62% of Earth had above normal moisture content during the month, which is being strongly influenced by warming seas and the remnant effect of El Niño, whereby the jet stream transports warmth and moisture out of the tropics and toward the poles. These global drivers contribute to regional and localized extremes, like those experienced in Dubai, southern Brazil, China, and Europe during April.
This is not being driven by Tongan volcanic eruption: the anomalies shown here are indicative of tropospheric patterns where the vast majority of the atmosphere's water is located and not the stratosphere where the volcanic moisture anomalies were most pronounced.
Localized to regional dry patches can and do still exist, forced by other oscillations and modes, but recently they have been more the exception rather than the rule. Western Australia, southern Chile, the Philippines, British Columbia, Florida, and parts of the Caribbean were dry zones during April.
In my opinion, this moistening trend is just as important as the warming trend as it relates to the potential increase in flood frequency and/or intensity into the future.
A dangerous outbreak of severe thunderstorms is expected this afternoon into tonight across parts of central/eastern KS and much of OK. Multiple strong, long-track tornadoes, very large hail (2-4 inch) and damaging gusts to 80 mph are all possible this afternoon into tonight.
Apparently Teton is not happy after being told he can’t join us for today’s activities and, via passive aggression, has raided Liv’s room and taken out his frustrations on a bag of goodies. 🤣🤣🤣
I was “there”. It was the first time I ever saw a home destroyed while watching (from a relatively safe distance), it was the first time I saw cars lofted and tossed out of a funnel, and it was the first time I saw the true human toll in my community. This day changed me.
(1/6) Today marks the 25th anniversary of the May 3, 1999 tornado outbreak. The most infamous was the violent, long-lived tornado that persisted 1 hr 22 minutes & left a 37 mile trail of destruction from Amber to Midwest City with F5 damage in rural OK and OKC metro.
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Thank you to @LieutenantDans7 who was the source of this game ball last night - you made this amazing young woman’s day/week/year. Btw - her favorite player … @LieutenantDans7. She’s also a huge soccer fan and solid player as well. 😉
❗️ About 40% of the Atlantic Main Development Region (for hurricanes) is currently warmer in late April than it typically is in July...
This is why forecasters are keeping such a close eye on hurricane season this year: the seas are off-the-charts warm where the strongest hurricanes typically form.
Amazing night of baseball at Fenway Park! Just an awesome venue and I checked off a bucket-list item by seeing the @RedSox play the @Cubs. Plus … we came home with a special souvenir - I caught a game ball (which I gave to Liv).
Special thanks and a shoutout to @JasonMikellTV for stopping by this morning to talk weather/climate/communications and share his professional expertise with our students at @KCSciences_UML via our Climate Systems course.
SPRING INTO SCIENCE DAY 2 -- APRIL 9, 2024
Who: Jeff Basara, Chair, Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
What: "The challenge of water extremes in a changing climate system"
When: 3 - 4:30pm
Where: Olney 518
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