Prof of Atmospheric Sciences & climate scientist @ Texas A&M; AGU and AAAS Fellow; Native Texan; find out what I think at https://www.theclimatebrink.com/https://bsky.app/profile/andrewdessler.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewdessler.com/post/3mwpc6hggns2tI don’t care what the polls say. There’s one group that can F this up, it’s the Democrats. gift link 🎁: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/09/midterm-polls-democrats-senate/688809/?gift=7NWkELhsgQHH9xfhia26daPc84IjvYm64DRDPkOsoYo30 Sep 2026 02:27 +0000at://did:plc:uyemf6niinxjzirk7pbzzt3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwpc6hggns2thttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewdessler.com/post/3mwoffyn2nk2rMerchants of Doubt are going after extreme event attribution https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/28/climate-science-conservative-documents-universities-0106566929 Sep 2026 17:52 +0000at://did:plc:uyemf6niinxjzirk7pbzzt3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwoffyn2nk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewdessler.com/post/3mwmkisia522cIn Texas, the State is removing climate change courses from the core curriculum. They have decided that climate change is just too dangerous to teach the students. This is indoctrination. I wrote an oped about it in the SA Express-News. Gift link: https://www.expressnews.com/opinion/commentary/article/texas-climate-change-core-curriculum-22449302.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZXhwcmVzc25ld3MuY29tL29waW5pb24vY29tbWVudGFyeS9hcnRpY2xlL3RleGFzLWNsaW1hdGUtY2hhbmdlLWNvcmUtY3VycmljdWx1bS0yMjQ0OTMwMi5waHA%3D&time=MTc5MDYzNDk2Mzc2NA%3D%3D&rid=ZjE1ZjY4MDYtZjg4MC00ZTYzLWI0YzYtYjY2YWMxNzM0M2M1&sharecount=Mw%3D%3D29 Sep 2026 00:18 +0000at://did:plc:uyemf6niinxjzirk7pbzzt3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmkisia522chttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewdessler.com/post/3mwmdnrrp2c2iLike Susan Collins, Alito has counted votes and understands that his side still wins if he takes the does the bare minimum to look a bit less corrupt.28 Sep 2026 22:15 +0000at://did:plc:uyemf6niinxjzirk7pbzzt3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwmdnrrp2c2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewdessler.com/post/3mwlzvwoig22ynever expected to see Kelvin wave in a newspaper headline https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/28/california-kelvin-wave?CMP=share_btn_url28 Sep 2026 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:uyemf6niinxjzirk7pbzzt3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlzvwoig22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewdessler.com/post/3mwh5uvrllk2panyone else in a meteorology dept. get Qs about meteors/meteorites?26 Sep 2026 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:uyemf6niinxjzirk7pbzzt3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwh5uvrllk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewdessler.com/post/3mwflw6mvrc2cThe total number of tropical cyclones on Earth is pretty constant — around 80 per year — so if there are few in the Atlantic, we would expect to see a lot in other basins. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Sep 2026 05:54 +0000at://did:plc:uyemf6niinxjzirk7pbzzt3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwflw6mvrc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewdessler.com/post/3mwflw6mvrc2cThe total number of tropical cyclones on Earth is pretty constant — around 80 per year — so if there are few in the Atlantic, we would expect to see a lot in other basins. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Sep 2026 05:54 +0000at://did:plc:uyemf6niinxjzirk7pbzzt3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwflw6mvrc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewdessler.com/post/3mwbx3qkji22idoes anyone know the backstory of this retraction? https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/14/8/124424 Sep 2026 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:uyemf6niinxjzirk7pbzzt3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbx3qkji22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewdessler.com/post/3mwbl3ucn4k2zfaculty tweeps: How many students do you need to have before you feel OK not knowing all of their names. I feel OK not knowing students' names in a class of 100, but I would feel terrible for a class of 20.24 Sep 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:uyemf6niinxjzirk7pbzzt3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbl3ucn4k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewdessler.com/post/3mwbkqv4woc2oLetting Hader throw so many pitches was a risk that didn't pay off. Hader obviously not available today and I wonder if he'll be available tomorrow. Unless the Astros or Rangers go 4-0, the winner of the AL West in 2026 will set a record for worst record to win a division. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Sep 2026 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:uyemf6niinxjzirk7pbzzt3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbkqv4woc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewdessler.com/post/3mvy6fl47wk2rDonald J. Trump: The best climate president in history [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Sep 2026 21:48 +0000at://did:plc:uyemf6niinxjzirk7pbzzt3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvy6fl47wk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewdessler.com/post/3mvvtt3scwk2aSomehow – and I have no idea how this happened – I am the administrator for Texas A&M on huggingface.  Yes, I know, with great power comes great responsibility. 19 Sep 2026 23:33 +0000at://did:plc:uyemf6niinxjzirk7pbzzt3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvvtt3scwk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewdessler.com/post/3mvv6khzzcc25.@jimmykimmel.com posted his interview with @jamestalarico.bsky.social on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLDE9LrGpNk19 Sep 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:uyemf6niinxjzirk7pbzzt3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvv6khzzcc25https://bsky.app/profile/andrewdessler.com/post/3mvsx6eqtr22ewhat's the opposite of "artificial intelligence"?18 Sep 2026 19:55 +0000at://did:plc:uyemf6niinxjzirk7pbzzt3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsx6eqtr22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewdessler.com/post/3mvsv7rxjec2hI got a question from @afreedma.bsky.social about what the models show. Here's global average precipitable water for Aug. from CMIP6 models. PWAT increases more in the models than in the observations. The disagreement appears to be linked to a lack of increase in the observations prior to 2000. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Sep 2026 19:20 +0000at://did:plc:uyemf6niinxjzirk7pbzzt3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvsv7rxjec2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewdessler.com/post/3mvqdouslj22gNice article by @readfearn.bsky.social about the Aug. 2026 record in atmospheric water vapor. My only criticism: they misspelled vapor throughout the article. Come on, guys, use a spellchecker next time. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/18/planets-atmosphere-breaks-record-for-water-vapour-levels-increasing-risk-of-extreme-heat-and-rainfall17 Sep 2026 19:01 +0000at://did:plc:uyemf6niinxjzirk7pbzzt3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqdouslj22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewdessler.com/post/3mvlfaedwa22pI did a podcast with CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Corp) about El Nino. It turned out pretty good. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/is-this-super-el-ni**Ao-a-peek-into-forever-weather/id1520725103?i=1000789173470__;w7E!!KwNVnqRv!A2l8YJWcXBDwKMMc41qYdk8_mmK5R1inSuuI6MVWx1sVBx5hD2okybFZB1fw7W2nHgMZxGKzlFf3-l59N4EMYVTi$15 Sep 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:uyemf6niinxjzirk7pbzzt3j/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlfaedwa22p