Climate scientist and science communicator who dabbles in comedy. Creator of NOAA's Teek and Tom cartoon series focused on weather, climate and ocean science. If in Washington DC, come check out my science improv troupe at Washington Improv theaterhttps://bsky.app/profile/tdiliberto.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/tdiliberto.bsky.social/post/3mv42qoovpc2vIt's a story like this that makes Korey Stringer Institute's Doug Casa's prediction that in 30 years high school football will be a spring sport not seem so wild. (Said on a recent episode of Curiously Climate @climatecentral.org) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-ulRGRE_as [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Sep 2026 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:qrorc5gyaslujsghpmxqfu3r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv42qoovpc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/tdiliberto.bsky.social/post/3mupl5nl2a22sTo whom it may concern, if 2026 or 2027 end up as the hottest year on record, the main reason is climate change. Not El Nino. Mentioning only El Nino would be like covering a gold medal 4x100 relay team and only mentioning the sprinter who went last.04 Sep 2026 18:17 +0000at://did:plc:qrorc5gyaslujsghpmxqfu3r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupl5nl2a22shttps://bsky.app/profile/tdiliberto.bsky.social/post/3muihsjhwps2xEmily is the best El Nino communicator out there. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 22:28 +0000at://did:plc:qrorc5gyaslujsghpmxqfu3r/app.bsky.feed.post/3muihsjhwps2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/tdiliberto.bsky.social/post/3mui66l7e7k2zLatest episode of Curiously Climate Podcast is available!! Check it out! @shelwinkleywx.bsky.social and I have a fascinating convo with @jgasspoore.hazardpodcast.com about superfund sites and climate change. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 19:36 +0000at://did:plc:qrorc5gyaslujsghpmxqfu3r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mui66l7e7k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/tdiliberto.bsky.social/post/3muhtd3xtjs2lThis year doesn't look either. And don't go around blaming El Nino. It's human-caused climate change. https://tos.org/oceanography/article/quantifying-the-role-of-climate-change-in-driving-mass-coral-bleaching [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Sep 2026 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:qrorc5gyaslujsghpmxqfu3r/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhtd3xtjs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/tdiliberto.bsky.social/post/3mt2qp7i36k27Nodding so hard my neck hurts. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Aug 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:qrorc5gyaslujsghpmxqfu3r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2qp7i36k27https://bsky.app/profile/tdiliberto.bsky.social/post/3msytjafjgc2uA big big big big deal if you want to know about ENSO and El Nino from experts who study and forecast it. And also a place that simply won't exaggerate for clicks. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Aug 2026 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:qrorc5gyaslujsghpmxqfu3r/app.bsky.feed.post/3msytjafjgc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/tdiliberto.bsky.social/post/3mstawhwvw22iNothing says "warmest month on record for the contiguous US" more than a photo of a couple of horses in a field with some fences behind them. At least it wasn't kids playing in a water fountain, I guess? https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-20260711 Aug 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:qrorc5gyaslujsghpmxqfu3r/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstawhwvw22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/tdiliberto.bsky.social/post/3msqyjkk2yk25The Arctic stops being the fastest warming part of the planet if we stop talking about it...right?? But seriously, this takes a ton of work by so many dedicated scientists every year to put together. To pull the plug now is ridiculous. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:qrorc5gyaslujsghpmxqfu3r/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqyjkk2yk25https://bsky.app/profile/tdiliberto.bsky.social/post/3msqiex6vgk2kWow [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Aug 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:qrorc5gyaslujsghpmxqfu3r/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqiex6vgk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/tdiliberto.bsky.social/post/3msh3k4odkk2tThis is frustrating. Because we'll see El Nino blamed a million times in the media for some extreme event occurring anywhere on earth over the next 9 months, regardless of how dubious the connection. (With no mention that climate change likely influenced any El Nino impact anyway!) 1/2 [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Aug 2026 22:26 +0000at://did:plc:qrorc5gyaslujsghpmxqfu3r/app.bsky.feed.post/3msh3k4odkk2t