Leading US #climate #science agency is in “gridlock” because Commerce Sec #Lutnick promised to inspect every #NOAA contract over $100,000 w stated aim of cutting #waste. But he has a huge backlog, #TedCruz warned programs “from post-#hurricane #flood assessment to janitorial services” are being held up. The delays come at a bad time: #Storms and# tornadoes killed 28 people last weekend, and more #severe #weather may be on the way. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/noaa-has-ground-to-a-halt-as-lutnick-has-left-contracts-unsigned/ #publichealth #FEMA #disasters
Weather: Severe weather warnings, 120km/h gales, thunderstorms possible https://www.byteseu.com/1020906/ #120kmh #Along #downpours #expected #flash #Flooding #gales #Ísland #lash #NewZealand #north #possible #severe #thunderstorms #today #warnings #weather #with
The #Tornado #Watch over parts of the #Northland has been expanded to include the rest of northwest Wisconsin along the South Shore.
The strongest activity from the line of #thunderstorms moving into the region will be here over the next several hours. All forms of #severe #weather are possible.
The #MastoPrompt for Sunday 6 April 2025 is:
The poem or story can include the prompt word or be about the prompt word.
@ me, if you like, or just include the #MastoPrompt tag (to allow people to follow or filter their feeds), or keep your work to yourself - all the options are good as long as you're writing.
If you're including an image please do include alt-text if you’re able to.
EVERY WINTER PRECIPITATION (AND HAIL!):
The past several days have been a smorgasbord of #winter #precipitation falling across the #Northland. That included #snow, #sleet, and #freezingrain.
There was even #hail with a couple #thunderstorms Friday afternoon, including the first #severe thunderstorm warnings for 2025!
#Snowfall is still occurring in some parts this afternoon. That will move out by tonight.
US Warns Hamas is Making a Severe Miscalculation in Gaza Negotiations #World #Gaza #HAMAS #making #Miscalculation #negotiations #severe #warns
https://tinyurl.com/24abzrly
4:50 P.M. #RADAR UPDATE:
A line of #showers and #thunderstorms in central #Minnesota is working its way towards Itasca and Aitkin counties.
This line is not #severe, but expect #lightning, heavy #rain, and gusty #winds.
NORTHLAND FORECAST FOR AUGUST 29, 2024:
The #Northland stays #dry Wednesday night with light #winds and lows in the 50s.
A #storm system bring a line of #showers and #thunderstorms from west to east starting Thursday afternoon. Some #storms could be #severe with large #hail, high #winds, heavy #rainfall, and a weak #tornado.
#Temperatures warm to the 70s for highs with a southerly #breeze.
VIDEO: https://www.fox21online.com/2024/08/28/wednesday-evening-northland-forecast-8-28-2024/
NEW SEVERE T-STORM WARNING:
The squall line of #severe #weather continues to move east.
over parts of the #Northland.
A new Severe #Thunderstorm #Warning has been issued, impacting southern Ashland and Iron counties.
Biggest threat remains #winds gusting up to 60 mph, along with #hail up to 1-inch in diameter.
#Severe weather alert here in #Asheville, hope everyone can be inside. A noisy storm is just about on top of us.
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH:
A line of #thunderstorms pushing through #Minnesota has prompted a #Severe #Thunderstorm #Watch for parts of the #Northland through the early evening hours.
Greatest threat from these storms will be #winds up to 75 mph and #hail up to 1.5-inches in diameter.
Scientists Discover Simple Way To Prevent Life-Threatening Birth Defects
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-discover-simple-way-to-prevent-life-threatening-birth-defects/ #health #Birth #Diet #pregnancy #FolicAcid #Fortified #Iodized #tablesalt #severe #BirthDefects #SpinaBifida
What It Takes to #ClawBack #AbortionRights in #Court
Any day now, the #Texas #SupremeCourt is expected to issue its #ruling on #ZurawskiVStateofTexas, the first-of-its-kind #legalchallenge brought forward last year by 20 #women who say that they were #denied #abortioncare in the face of #severe and #dangerous #pregnancy #complications.
https://www.thecut.com/article/zurawski-v-texas-and-clawing-back-abortion-rights-in-court.html
How the word ‘#skull’ has been used to #attack #trans #athletes, and #FallonFox in particular
Yet it was an orbital bone that was broken, a relatively common injury for MMA fighters. Skull is used in reference to a #broken #orbitalbone only for this one fight, to make the #injury seem more #severe and more #rare, all at the hands of a #trans #woman.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Sports #MMA #Representation #Culture
https://www.outsports.com/trans/2023/12/2/23985410/skull-trans-athletes-fallon-fox-mma
A few tornadoes and isolated damaging gusts are possible today across southern AL, southwestern GA, and parts of the FL Panhandle. Isolated damaging gusts possible, along with a marginal tornado threat, from there northeastward to the coastal Carolinas.
#WeatherAwareDay #weather #wx #SPC #Severe