Daniel Swain

weatherwest.bsky.social

06 February 2025 19:00

The U.S. #NationalWeatherService, housed within #NOAA, is a truly world-class meteorological predictive service, perhaps singularly so. It costs only ~$3/yr per taxpayer, & yields ~10:1 return on investment--saving economy 10s-100s of billions, not to mention thousands of lives.

Daniel Swain

weatherwest.bsky.social

06 February 2025 18:58

I want to be clear: the private sector, as it presently exists, *cannot* quickly spin up to fill any void left by substantial dismantling of #NOAA. Full stop. If that were to happen, people would die in extreme weather events who would not have otherwise, & economy would suffer.

Ben Meiselas

meiselasb.bsky.social

28 January 2025 17:12

I will not give into the lies. I will not give into the fear. Repeat it.

latinalt.bsky.social

28 January 2025 06:54

Our latest podcast edition is the ARGENTINA episode! Argentina has always been a top exporter of Latin Alternative music, with vibrant scenes past & present! Featuring Los Pericos, Marilina Bertoldi, Miranda!, Kevin Johansen, Wos, Usted Señalemelo, Kevin Fingier, Gustavo Adrián Cerati and more.

Daniel Swain

weatherwest.bsky.social

28 January 2025 06:27

Well, that sure was a much-needed rain event for SoCal! Most places saw a solid soaking rain of half an inch to an inch of rain (or its liquid equivalent as snow in higher mountains). Debris flows did occur near Malibu/Topanga, but nothing terrible. Good news! [1/3] #CAwx #CAfire