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+2+2
After disaster, waiting is one of the hardest parts
May 22, 2025

After disaster, waiting is one of the hardest parts

Also, a May nor'easter -- wtf.

Ian Livingston
Ian Livingston
Spring StormSpring Storm
+4+4
Tornado disasters and the fog of war
May 19, 2025

Tornado disasters and the fog of war

Also, another day of significant severe weather is on tap.

Ian Livingston
Ian Livingston
Spring StormSpring Storm
+4+4
Everything but locusts: NWS shines in apocalyptic weather
Mar 17, 2025

Everything but locusts: NWS shines in apocalyptic weather

Historic early-spring storm and critical government success.

Ian Livingston
Ian Livingston
Spring StormSpring Storm
+3+3
DOGE already compromising critical weather data as spring storms loom
Mar 10, 2025

DOGE already compromising critical weather data as spring storms loom

Weather balloon launches are being hit by staffing cuts.

Ian Livingston
Ian Livingston
Spring StormSpring Storm
+3+3
With strong tornadoes a risk in the South, who needs weather models?
Mar 04, 2025

With strong tornadoes a risk in the South, who needs weather models?

DOGE Bros seek to return us to the days of Galveston 1900.

Ian Livingston
Ian Livingston
PoliticsPolitics
+6+6
News of the DOGEing of NWS spreads as severe weather targets South
Mar 03, 2025

News of the DOGEing of NWS spreads as severe weather targets South

Many people are saying we shouldn't be degrading science in America.

Ian Livingston
Ian Livingston
PoliticsPolitics
+3+3
NOAA and Weather Service gutted for saving too many lives
Feb 28, 2025

NOAA and Weather Service gutted for saving too many lives

I have sold to the Onion. Goodbye.

Ian Livingston
Ian Livingston
RecordsRecords
+2+2
Weather likely a factor in Toronto plane crash as record chill pours south
Feb 18, 2025

Weather likely a factor in Toronto plane crash as record chill pours south

Another Southern U.S. snowstorm and extreme Brazil heat.

Ian Livingston
Ian Livingston
TropicsTropics
+3+3
Flooding and tornadoes on tap this weekend across eastern United States
Feb 14, 2025

Flooding and tornadoes on tap this weekend across eastern United States

Severe Cyclone Zelia made landfall as a Category 4 in Australia.

Ian Livingston
Ian Livingston
Hot TakeHot Take
+2+2
The Weather Service is good, actually
Feb 06, 2025

The Weather Service is good, actually

Storm train in the USA and a big Icelandic gale.

Ian Livingston
Ian Livingston
RecordsRecords
+3+3
Mega moisture pools in the Pacific as MAGA meteorologist references Gulf of America
Jan 30, 2025

Mega moisture pools in the Pacific as MAGA meteorologist references Gulf of America

A storm system near Hawaii eventually fuels intense West Coast rain.

Ian Livingston
Ian Livingston
PoliticsPolitics
+3+3
Ireland bomb cyclone, new California fires and a meteorologist fired over the truth
Jan 23, 2025

Ireland bomb cyclone, new California fires and a meteorologist fired over the truth

Plus, an amazing view of the record-smashing Gulf Coast snow from space.

Ian Livingston
Ian Livingston
Forecasting journalist Ian Livingston brings you global weather and climate intelligence every weekday morning.

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