Andrew Freedman

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1Mar 3, '25NEW: The Trump admin has informed NOAA that two buildings that are critical for weather forecasting will have their leases canceled. If this comes to pass, it's a really big deal. 166×4.6M8.7k3.4k1.2k
2Aug 5, '25NEW: The NWS receives permission to hire up to 450 meteorologists/hydrologists/radar technicians after DOGE-related cuts. Agency also given a public safety exemption from federal h60.6×1.7M3.1k625282
3Sep 11, '20I didn't think the satellite images of the West Coast fires could get more jaw-dropping and alarming. I was wrong. The smoke has been wrapped at least 1,000 miles west into a cyclo28.7×05k2.7k181
4Apr 6, '20This is a really chilling moment from a science standpoint, with Trump having just pushed an unproven #covid treatment and Fauci, the top infectious disease expert in the US, getti20.1×03.7k1.8k80
5May 5, '25NOAA is warning of a group that views Doppler radars as "weather weapons" and poses a potential threat to US weather infrastructure & personnel.13.3×366k648195121
6Jan 12, '23"In essence, Exxon didn’t just know, they knew precisely" how much the Earth would warm in the 20th and 21st centuries, decades ago. Interesting new study out today:12.2×334k3.8k2k189
7May 2, '25Scoop: US weather forecasting is in worse shape than previously known, with 30 NWS forecast offices missing meteorologists-in-charge and about a dozen offices at risk of no longer 11.3×310k919530131
8Aug 9, '21This isn't getting enough attention quite yet: For the first time, the @IPCC_CH has published an interactive climate atlas where you can explore your region's potential climate fut11.3×01.9k1k232
9Jun 13, '23Why you shouldn't panic (at least not yet) about those spiking climate charts that have spread far and wide recently, seeming to show the pace of warming is speeding up significant10.1×278k52614982
10Aug 20, '25SCOOP: Trump administration slashes scope of next-generation US weather satellites, eliminating air quality and ocean observing sensors. (1/3)10.1×277k2.3k1.1k324
11May 24, '17Per White House pool, @Pontifex gave Trump a personally signed copy of his climate change encyclical today.9.7×01.6k7910
12Apr 4, '25Slew of NOAA websites set to go dark at midnight tonight due to a canceled cloud services contract. NOAA under pressure to cut its IT costs by 50%...7.3×201k61332999
13Jun 28, '23It's hard to describe the sadness I feel over the Nat Geo layoffs, and the coming loss of the magazine at news stands. It was the magazine that helped convinced me to become a jour7.3×199k2.6k29445
14Jun 21, '23Record-breaking heat wave continues in Texas, potentially into July. This isn't a dry heat, either, truly brutal conditions with heat indices >125°F at times.7.1×196k1k41039
15Jun 3, '23Incredible heat wave in Siberia, with reports of temperatures exceeding 38°C (100.4°F), breaking monthly and in at least one case, an all-time heat record, per @extremetemps5.8×158k82052727
16May 13, '23The humanitarian consequences of Tropical Cyclone #Mocha may be far-reaching & devastating, given the millions of Rohingya & other displaced people living in camps near the5.3×147k43621110
17Jun 23, '1830 years ago today, then-NASA scientist James Hansen warned Americans about human-caused climate change. To mark the anniversary, check out this @axios deep dive, with contribution5.3×065465613
18Jul 25, '25SCOOP: Two senior NOAA officials were just placed on leave. Both led ‘Sharpiegate’ inquiry5.1×140k1.8k923150
19Jan 9, '19Having a President threaten to withhold FEMA recovery funds from the deadliest wildfire in Calif. history, along with other major blazes there, is astonishing.4.9×09603593
20Aug 8, '23July 2023 compared to all other Julys since 1940. Yeesh. Via @CopernicusECMWF4.9×134k82547439
21Jun 23, '23Texas' scorching heat wave is not going away anytime soon. In fact, it's set to grow in size, and intensify further. In addition to being uncomfortable, it's an acute public health4.6×127k55225927
22Sep 6, '19This is a potentially dangerous move for @NOAA -- disavowing its own accurate Hurricane Dorian forecast in favor of the White House's position. People may not trust NWS' forecasts 3.8×07493045
23Sep 8, '20Satellite images like this help drive home the horrific scope and severity of the fires burning in the West, turning day into dusk in many parts of Wash., Ore. and Calif. Biggest c3.7×062934130
24Mar 21, '20“Inside the White House, Trump’s advisers struggled to get him to take the virus seriously”3.6×058033413
25Jun 23, '25I was surprised when working on this story about global warming's role in this heat wave to find scientists concerned that our models are underestimating future extreme heat severi3.6×98k914222119
26Mar 29, '21Biden admin announces plan to dramatically boost offshore wind energy developing, to 30 Gigawatts by 2030. That's well above even the most bullish projections by independent analys3.3×08121996
27Dec 26, '19One of the more powerful climate pieces I’ve read recently:3.2×046531657
28Aug 31, '20In Scott Atlas, Trump has found a Covid-19 "misinformation vector" who is pushing herd immunity. "With a pop. of 328 million in the United States, it may require 2.13 million death3.2×035728722
29Feb 25, '18Extraordinary/record warmth in the high Arctic while brutal cold descends on Europe (yes, the 2 are connected).3.0×04443580
30Jul 26, '24Ok, for the last time - How a wildfire starts -- arson, lightning, etc. -- does NOT negate the role that climate change plays in making fire weather conditions more extreme. The #P2.9×79k5341138
31Mar 27, '20Should've seen this coming given what's happened with climate science -- the politicization of epidemiology modeling is hindering our pandemic response, by @thewanreport @AaronBlak2.8×051623916
32Apr 29, '16Great Barrier Reef may perish by 2030s as ocean temperatures skyrocket, study finds2.8×02444280
33May 8, '25NOAA's widely-used billion dollar disasters database is being retired, the agency revealed today, and will now span the years 1980-2024. Staff cuts, narrowing of focus (and scrutin2.7×74k37421863
34Jun 13, '25NEW: This hurricane season, forecasters will go without a key tool as NOAA won't have a fleet of drone ships to use for intercepting nature's fiercest Atlantic tempests. (1/2)2.6×73k1.2k37481
35Aug 23, '19This headline tho.2.5×06381468
36Jan 13, '24SCOOP w/@mikeallen & @Ben_Geman John Kerry to leave Biden administration and help the campaign. Sees reelecting Biden as the “single biggest” climate difference that can be mad2.4×67k216788
37Jun 2, '25SCOOP: The National Weather Service has secured permission to hire about 125 new meteorologists & other specialists as it faces acute staffing shortages in wake of Trump admin.2.4×66k59116141
38Jul 13, '23It's rare to have excessive heat warnings, the highest alert category for a heat wave, in effect for about 60 million people in the U.S. That's the reality right now: Austin, San A2.4×66k39920920
39Sep 4, '20Talk about rapid intensification, wow. Super Typhoon #Haishen is churning up the waters of the West Pacific, a Cat. 5 storm that is fcst to hit parts of Japan and South Korea this 2.4×05511853
40Apr 1, '25NEW: NOAA operations slowed by mandate for Commerce Secretary to approve ALL contracts/contract extensions above $100,000. This nearly led to a significant deterioration of Nat'l W2.3×63k28015146
41Jun 15, '21This graph helps explain why heat extremes are becoming so much more common/severe in a warming world.2.3×038619030
42Jun 4, '20JUST IN: Earth's atmospheric carbon dioxide levels hit record monthly high in May 2020 (417.1 ppm), despite coronavirus-related emissions drop. "Climate change is not on pause in a2.3×02682546
43Mar 11, '21*Personal news*: After a thrilling and natural disaster-filled run working on weather/climate at @washingtonpost, I'm headed (back) to @axios to cover the most important story of o2.2×0719373
44Sep 11, '14Just, wow. These 11 Photos of Iceland’s #Bardabunga volcano erupting are mesmerizing.2.2×01973380
45Aug 1, '23Antarctica has a gaping gap in its sea ice cover, about the size of Argentina or 4x state of Texas. The especially troubling part is scientists aren't sure why this is, but it coul2.2×59k47024131
46Aug 27, '17Best quote of Houston weather covg. so far comes from @capitalweather - "Welcome to the future of weather."1.9×02202490
47Jun 18, '25New study finds concerning impacts of global warming on food production in the U.S. and elsewhere. This provides one of the most comprehensive looks-to-date of the climate change-f1.9×52k346140128
48Feb 15, '21And the sun rises on a frozen, snow-covered Texas straight out of "The Day After Tomorrow."1.9×04529521
50Nov 30, '19[THREAD] For this WaPo story, I spent many weeks reporting on the evolving relationship between government weather forecasting and the burgeoning private sector. Here’s what I foun1.7×024513736
51May 3, '19India and Bangladesh evacuated massive amounts of people ahead of Cyclone #Fani. It seems to have worked, with few deaths reported so far compared to past storms that killed thousa1.7×03171449
52Jan 2, '20"This is profoundly disturbing:" What one climate scientist said about a new study out today, identifying the fingerprint of human-caused global warming in daily weather patterns,1.6×022116127
53Dec 28, '17North America is currently enduring the most unusually cold airmass of anywhere on Earth. Most other places are milder than avg... and 2017 is about to become Earth's 2nd or 3rd wa1.6×01871840
54Apr 28, '22Today in climate news: We're losing tropical forests AND boreal forests at an alarming rate, and a historic mass extinction event is potentially on tap for marine life. Also it was1.6×03291308
55Jun 28, '21Why the Pacific NW heat wave is making climate scientists uneasy: it shows how social system tipping points are already being crossed as the climate warms. We didn’t build Seattle,1.6×02871487
56Jan 12, '21BREAKING: @WHOSTP has fired climate contrarians David Legates and @ryanweather days before their last scheduled day of service, due to their role in the unauthorized writing and pu1.6×029611712
57May 6, '25Lawmakers want answers after reporting reveals crippling vacancies at hurricane-prone National Weather Service office. This is part of broader, national-scale cuts at NWS and NOAA.1.5×42k30111630
58Jul 1, '25NEW: Trump admin seeks to defund US network of labs that monitor CO2 levels in the atmosphere, including Mauna Loa, home to the famous "Keeling Curve."1.5×41k88345795
59Apr 6, '20For the first time on record, the entire stretch of the Great Barrier Reef has bleached due to a marine heat wave. (Yes, we can pay attention to more than 1 crisis at once.)1.5×02101648
60Jun 13, '22The scale and intensity of the expanding U.S. heat wave is astonishing for early-mid-June, with all of Okla, Ark., MO. & MS in heat warnings/advisories, most of TX, Ill., most 1.5×024413310
61Jun 26, '18The American Association for the Advancement of Science is not a fan of the Supreme Court ruling today. The travel ban plus other policies are preventing talented researchers from 1.5×03181230
62Dec 6, '16Breaking - both Arctic AND Antarctic sea ice hit record lows in November. More details shortly.1.5×03371050
63Aug 9, '21With climate change, "We're running the experiment on us. WE'RE INSIDE THE BEAKER," @AndrewDessler told me re: the new #IPCC climate report.1.4×024712317
64May 14, '25The National Weather Service seeks to fill 155 "critical" vacancies ahead of Hurricane Season, through internal transfers between offices. The step illustrates how depleted the age1.4×39k22210515
65Aug 22, '21In the past day, NYC had its heaviest 1-hr rainfall total in city history (1.94 inches), and Tennessee may have seen its heaviest 24-hour rainfall (17 inches), which led to deadly 1.4×0278975
66Jul 19, '22I've been paying closer attention to the #Heatwave2022 in Europe, but the US is suffering too. The Plains are scorchingly hot. The entire state of Oklahoma is under an excessive he1.4×025710313
67Jul 25, '1883 dead from Japan heat wave, where temp hit all-time high of 106F. Greek fires kill 80 amid that country's hottest year so far. Ferguson Fire forces closure of Yosemite National P1.4×02381361
68Jul 11, '19In personal news... I'm headed to @washingtonpost to help expand @capitalweather, editing and covering weather/extreme weather/climate stories. I'm psyched to work with so many tal1.4×0370251
69Apr 24, '20[THREAD] The White House today promoted a new lab study on the coronavirus' susceptibility to ultraviolet light, as well as heat and humidity as a reason to think this outbreak wil1.4×01947113
70Oct 2, '19BOOM -- D.C. just broke its hottest temperature ever recorded during the month of October, at 97 degrees. Congrats, I guess?1.3×02121051
71Jun 27, '21Masterful heat wave / climate change discussion from @WeatherProf. Read this if you want to understand why meteorologists and climate scientists are so unnerved by what's going on 1.3×019512122
72Aug 27, '17Man, that Trump infrastructure order repealing Obama's stringent flood control standards looks even dumber now1.3×01761490
73Jul 22, '21[THREAD] Wildfires in the U.S. and Siberia are burning unusually intensely for this time of year, and emitting as much CO2 as some countries' annual emissions. They're both a produ1.2×01921268
74Apr 15, '18Just to note the FBI director serves a set 10-year term. Comey had that job no matter who won. Trump doesn’t seem to realize that.1.2×02431010
75Oct 20, '16Would it've killed Chris Wallace to have ended on a #climate question instead of national debt? Anyone? 3 debates, 0 climate questions.1.2×02191090
76Mar 28, '17Physics doesn't care about Executive Orders.1.2×02181200
77Jan 15, '21This is a big deal: @JoeBiden announces his science advisor & OSTP head, geneticist Eric Lander. The bigger news - this will now be a cabinet-level position for the first time.1.2×0281815
78Aug 8, '216 of the 7 largest fires in California history have occurred in the past year.1.2×02281063
79Aug 29, '21Never seen storm structure like this over land. The low-lying, water-laden features in southeast Louisiana is helping Ida maintain or even increase its organization. Crazy.1.2×02181148
80Sep 2, '21A lot of social science research needs to go into figuring out how/why people were so caught unaware of the flood risk in NYC area last night, when it was forecast 2 days in advanc1.2×0224715
81Apr 23, '18Excited to announce that I’ve accepted a position as science editor at @Axios! Thanks @mashable for the great run. DM me if you're interested in joining the great Mash science team1.1×0320192
82Nov 21, '19115-degree temperatures. 2.5 million acres burned. Stinging, stifling smoke. Burned koalas. This is spring in Australia, and yes, climate change likely has something to do with thi1.1×01671234
83Mar 14, '17BIG: SecDef Mattis understands climate change risks far more than the head of the EPA. via @Revkin1.1×01631210
84Mar 19, '21White House appoints former NOAA head and prominent marine scientist & ecologist to lead climate/environment efforts within the Office of Science and Technology Policy, marking1.1×0259561
85Apr 25, '18Another hard day, as my friend Kim Wall's murderer was sentence to life in prison, but he still has a life to live. Pls remember Kim by her amazing work, including her last publish1.0×0195972
86Jun 16, '25A groundbreaking new study finds the signal - or "fingerprint" - of human-caused global warming was likely detectable by 1885, earlier than previously thought. (1/2)1.0×27k1.1k220159
87May 6, '21Methane is a more significant global warming, health menace than previously thought, comprehensive new report finds. Though it can be tackled through little/low/no cost strategies,1.0×0269504
88Feb 24, '19Best take on the Feinstein encounter with the @sunrisemvmt activists comes from @billmckibben, who points out the real opponent here is physics, which doesn’t compromise.1.0×0182842
89Jan 12, '23*Professional announcement* -- I'm now a senior climate reporter for Axios. Continuing to cowrite Generate, cover the ties between extreme weather and climate change, along with th0.9×26k21371
93Mar 9, '20Bit of an optics problem for POTUS today...0.7×0199282

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