Nancy Argyle 🇨🇦

Former senior government disaster communicator & news reporter. Pilot, writer and shameless science geek. Tweets disaster info, new discoveries and cool tech.

[Nancy Argyle 🇨🇦 @Plan_Prep_Live]

In 1992, we took a fleet of DC-6 aircraft and sprayed much of Vancouver with an organic pesticide...from a height of 300 ft.

I was director of communications for the project. Here’s why transparency and credibility is critical in any crisis including #coronavirus.

[Max Velocity @MaxVelocityWX]

We've had a tornado on the ground near Greenwood, Arkansas, for nearly 20 minutes on-and-off with no warning.

[AZ Intel @AZ_Intel_]

BREAKING: Police confirm 12 people shot near Toledo, Ohio festival.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Scientists have identified specific gut bacteria that appear to trigger multiple sclerosis (MS).

In a groundbreaking study conducted at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, researchers examined 81 pairs of identical twins in which only one sibling had MS. This unique design allowed them to control for genetic and environmental factors, isolating the role of the microbiome.

The team found that two bacterial species, Eisenbergiella tayi and Lachnoclostridium, were significantly more abundant in the twins with MS. When these microbes were transferred into mouse models, they directly induced MS-like autoimmune symptoms, providing strong causal evidence.

This is the most precise identification of microbial triggers for MS to date and adds powerful support to the gut-brain axis in autoimmune disease. The discovery raises hope for new approaches to early detection, prevention, and treatment — potentially by targeting or modulating these specific bacteria before symptoms appear.

While human clinical trials are still needed, the findings represent a major step toward microbiome-based therapies for MS and other autoimmune conditions.

[Yoon, H., Gerdes, L. A., Beigel, F., Sun, Y., Kövilein, J., Wang, J., Kuhlmann, T., Flierl-Hecht, A., Haller, D., Hohlfeld, R., Baranzini, S. E., Wekerle, H., & Peters, A. (2025). Multiple sclerosis and gut microbiota: Lachnospiraceae from the ileum of MS twins trigger MS-like disease in germfree transgenic mice—An unbiased functional study. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122(18), e2419689122. DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2419689122]

[Aaron Jayjack @aaronjayjack]

Incredible tornado warned cyclic supercell near Carlyle, SK. This thing has spit out all kinds of funnel clouds. We are LIVE in CANADA chasing tornadoes!

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Multiple people shot near festival in Ohio with suspect still at large, police say https://t.co/MTr7gTjMFR

[Yet another commodity guy @tleilax___]

El Nino update. Godzilla is coming.

Most of the world will see top quartile temperatures over Jul/Aug/Sep, which is peak vegetative growth season globally for grains, half the world oilseeds and also for sugar and rice in Asia. That means more evapotranspiration and stress on crops.

India and South-East Asia will also likely see their weakeast monsoon rains in decades.

This is happening while there's a shortage of fertilizers.

[Nancy Argyle 🇨🇦 @Plan_Prep_Live]

Those chasers have never seen an electrical storm like Saskatchewan produces either. 😉

[Ethan Mok @Emokwx]

Canada is about to be invaded with storm chasers the likes of which it has never seen before. Saskatchewan, Manitoba, you have T-12 hours to prepare 🇨🇦

[Ryan Maue @RyanWeather]

🔴Red Alert 🔴

Seasonal forecast model shows Super El Niño [turbocharged by climate change] with +3°C in key region that fuels extreme weather around world.

Scientists see potential for strongest El Niño in 150-years. Humanity must prepare for unprecedented extreme weather.

[Nancy Argyle 🇨🇦 @Plan_Prep_Live]

@Eleanor1589539 The guy in the back on the left. He’s like “kill me now.” 😆

[Risk Expert tells the Truth about Climate @MarkCranfield_]

I'm a professional insurance risk assessor, not an alarmist. It doesn't matter who you are or where you are, you need to be preparing for power outages and disaster recovery due to the coming El Niño and closure of the Strait of Hormuz. This is the overwhelming priority during the remaining window of relative stability.
https://t.co/Gow8weNcmy

[Volcaholic 🌋 @volcaholic1]

Hengshui, Hebei in China yesterday 💨💨💨

[ABC News @ABC]

The Northern Lights could be seen farther south than usual with the expected arrival of three coronal mass ejections, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center. https://t.co/ztvH44OH2o

[Open Source Intel @Osint613]

NASA ordered astronauts aboard the International Space Station to shelter inside their docked spacecraft and prepare for possible evacuation. The directive follows worsening air leaks detected on the station's Russian segment.

[femiiiiii. @femiiiszn]

i hope the next global trend will be empathy and critical thinking.

[Turbine Traveller @Turbinetraveler]

WATCH: A Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner (D-ABPQ) sustained substantial damage after its nose landing gear collapsed while parked at the gate at Frankfurt Airport.

The incident led to the cancellation of today's LH450 to LAX service as airport and airline teams assess the extent of the damage. Video from the scene shows the aircraft resting on its nose after the front landing gear unexpectedly gave way while stationary.

No injuries have been reported, but a technical investigation into the cause of the collapse has been opened.

[CTV News Vancouver @CTVVancouver]

Multiple properties under evacuation alert due to raging B.C. wildfire https://t.co/wVUjMpwEuZ

[Rapid Report @RapidReport2025]

BREAKING: Dramatic moment multiple missiles hit Kyiv, Ukraine

[CHEK News @CHEK_News]

Health officials in British Columbia say invasive mosquitoes and a virus that can cause brain swelling in humans have been detected in the Sea-to-Sky region north of Vancouver, after an investigation triggered by a cluster of childhood encephalitis cases.
https://t.co/XKv33e1FcG

[Kody Wilson @kodythewxguy]

Downtown Denver video courtesy of Ryan Flanders

[Volcaholic 🌋 @volcaholic1]

NASA reports that the meteor over New England on Saturday entered the atmosphere at around 42,000 mph.

It was roughly 5 feet across, about 5.6 tonnes, travelling northwest to southeast for around 26 miles before breaking up at about 31 miles altitude.

The breakup released energy equivalent to roughly 230 tons of TNT, producing the sonic boom, with debris believed to have fallen into Cape Cod Bay.