Paul Britton

Seattle, WA April 4th

ERA-5 data is in. March was indeed the warmest on record in the US. But what’s even more astonishing is the trend. Since 1940 March in the US has warmed 7.2°F (that’s like 9° per century and accelerating!) Do the math on what this means for future generations if it continues. The pace of warming is remarkable.

There are no words.

This is the shot you can’t get from the press site. This camera was sitting a few football fields from the SLS rocket at Pad 39B for days before launch, baking in the Florida sun, surviving rain, humidity, and whatever else the Cape threw at it. No photographer behind the viewfinder. Just a camera, a sound trigger, and a bet. The way pad remotes work: you set your camera up days in advance, dial in your composition, lock everything down, and walk away. You don’t touch it again until after the launch. The shutter fires on sound activation with a @MiopsTrigger smart+ trigger. With SLS, the four RS-25 engines ignite six seconds before the solid rocket boosters, so the camera is already firing before the vehicle even leaves the pad. You get home, pull the card, and find out if you nailed it or if a bird landed on your lens two days ago and left your a present and you got 400 photos of soemthing crappy. There’s no formula for protecting your gear this close. Some photographers build wooden boxes with doors that pop open. Some use plastic bags and tape. Some do plastic or metal barn door rigs on hinges. I tend to leave mine open just in plastic rain covers because boxes limit my composition and setup time, but that means your cameras are more exposed to the elements and whatever energy and debris comes off the pad. You’re basically gambling a camera body every time you set one. That’s what I love about this genre. There’s no playbook. You make it up as you go. Every time is an adventure. 📸 credit: me for @SuperclusterHQ - Artemis II pad remote | ~1,000 ft from Pad 39B | Kennedy Space Center

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Just now finding out about @weatherchannel’s retro option, music and everything, and I am weeping openly. Feels so good to be back baby weather.com/retro/

She’s…. beautiful🥹

Today marks an important moment for the Greater Seattle region. For the first time, light rail will officially connect Seattle and the Eastside across Lake Washington. @Microsoft is proud to have played a role in this milestone. This didn't happen overnight, and it didn't happen because of any single organization or leader. It happened because businesses, civic leaders, elected officials, labor, and community advocates spent more than two decades aligned around a shared belief: that a thriving region requires infrastructure built for everyone. @SoundTransit

Now HERE is a rare weather event for Seattle! Record rain AND record Snow on the same day at Sea-Tac!!🤭#wawx #Seattlesnow #weather

Wow. NPR. This one deserves a big out-of-home push.

Came in to see wtf was going on for himself.

En #LosAngeles

“Please get the truth out about our son.”

Reminder: DHS legislation that funds ICE at current levels without policy restrictions is in the Senate and needs 60 votes to pass. Deadline is next Friday.

This is the grim, depressing reality Trump has made of American life. Instead of waking up on a Saturday, relaxing and spending time with your loved ones, you now have to watch American towns being ravaged and its citizens being murdered by violent secret police.

The annualized pace of US tariff revenues in November was $380 billion. To get to $600 billion, actual effective tariffs rates would have to rise by more than 50% from current levels (possibly much more, depending on import sensitivity).

A rare sighting of Lynx in the North Cascades @MimiRitZ244 and I were heading up the pass, admiring some beautiful frozen waterfalls. Off in the distance, we saw something pop out onto the road. I quickly grabbed my camera, and suddenly two more appeared. We couldn’t believe what we were seeing — they were Lynx! #pnw #nature #wawx

STILL QUESTIONING THE AI BOOM? I know a lot of people are still wondering if all this AI hype is actually turning into real business -- but just look at Azure this quarter. They added $4.3B in net new cloud revenue -- that’s more than double any other quarter in $MSFT history.

🌡️A hot one out there today! Records for the day: SEA broke it's record high for the day at 90° (old rec of 87° in 2015, 1948). SEA also broke its record high min temp today at 61°, which broke the old rec of 60° in 1948. BLI tied its record high of 82° (set in 1955.) #wawx

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