Andrew Freedman

"What I observed there is far worse than the public knows."

EXCLUSIVE: the US's energy information agency is planning to implement a nationwide survey of data centers to collect information on energy use, infrastructure, cooling techniques, and other info would be the first such survey of data centers of its kind

2.5-minute #Himawari9 Infrared images showed Super Typhoon #Sinlaku after it had rapidly intensified to a Category 5 storm (as of 1200 UTC), southeast of Guam and the Mariana Islands. cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/satellite-blog…

April Snow Drought Update A March Meltdown: Historically Low Snowpack Melts Across the West, Signaling a Dire Water Supply Situation Many critical economic sectors like ag, energy, and recreation have been or will be impacted. See drought.gov/drought-status… @NOAA @WRCCclimate

A Super El Niño is coming: Here are some of the weather impacts to watch for. cnn.com/2026/04/07/wea…

Triplet Tropical Cyclones being birth in the Western Pacific! Yes it’s far away, but it’s a sign of a rapidly evolving tropical Pacific pattern shift and will have a big impact on global weather by accelerating the transition to El Niño through bursts of westerly winds propelling warm water towards the central and east Pacific. (Notice how they are spawned near the Equator but spin in opposite directions due to being in the Northern vs Southern Hemisphere.) This is just another sign that a strong to super El Niño is evolving. That process transfers tons of stored heat in the Pacific into the atmosphere. El Niño is arguably one of the the biggest drivers of weather shifts around the globe, some good like decreased hurricane activity in the Atlantic, some bad like big floods and heatwaves, and gives a big jolt to the global temperature.

We are launching a big project today with MIT — The Electricity Price Hub! You can view monthly electricity prices per kwh and avg. bills for every major utility in the country going back to Jan 2020. electricity.heatmap.news

As the record heat wave winds down, here is where the numbers stand. From March 15 through March 26 there have been... - More than 100 monthly records broken or tied - More than 700 daily records broken or tied And since March 1 there have been more than 1,100 daily records broken or tied across the nation. Some record heat will remain through the weekend, especially for areas of the Southwest. Be sure to check your latest forecast at weather.gov.

Over 3,000 miles traveled and four landfalls in Australia. The incredible journey of Cyclone Narelle.

“The fact that we’re melting out now, before we even have reached what historically has been the peak snow amount on the ground tells you everything you need to know,” CU Boulder's Jen Kay on the West's wildfire risk. cnn.com/2026/03/27/wea…

This looks awesome.

Breaking a monthly record is typically a 1 or 2-day thing. Flagstaff, AZ reached or topped their previous March record of 73˚ the past 8 days in a row since St. Patrick's Day. Las Vegas did that 7 days in a row. Today, Cheyenne & Denver could set new March records they already set last week.

Today is the climatological peak of snowpack in New Mexico. This year, the snowpack peaked around February 23. We have been at the lowest snowpack on record since March 10 with rapid melt off recently due to the record heat. #NMwx #NMFire

Since January 14, 2026, total snow cover in Colorado has been at a record low in the 26-year-satellite record. Stay current on snow conditions with NSIDC's Snow Today. nsidc.org/snow-today/sno…

Emergency managers and meteorologists are about to lose access to a critical hurricane decision-making tool, known as HURREVAC, due to a lapsed contract. cnn.com/2026/03/24/wea…

The National Weather Service is modernizing operations and moving to the cloud! This will greatly improve our mission to provide weather, water and climate data, forecasts, warnings, and impact-based decision support services for the protection of life and property and enhancement of the national economy. Learn more: noaa.gov/news-release/n…

HURREVAC has long been a practical and trusted part of hurricane operations, especially in supporting training, evacuation planning, and readiness along the Gulf Coast. My background with the National Weather Service @NWS and @NOAA included frequent use of the program to brief emergency managers and government officials on hurricane impacts and decision-making considerations. In my current work as a consulting meteorologist, I still use similar data to help translate forecast information into operational guidance. As the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) @iaem noted, HURREVAC is a critical decision tool that provides storm surge visualizations, exercise modules, and transportation modeling, all of which support preparedness and response just as hurricane season approaches. Maintaining tools that strengthen preparedness and situational awareness is a key part of effective emergency management. #hurricane #emergencymanagement #publicsafety

"The very fact that these reports feel too routine to cover is a testament to how far climate change has progressed, even just in the past decade. Unfortunately, we’ve built up some immunity to bad news about the climate." cnn.com/2026/03/23/cli…

New analysis from me: UN climate assessment presents new info on Earth's growing energy imbalance thanks to record high amounts of climate pollution (chiefly CO2). cnn.com/2026/03/23/cli…

A dominant, persistent, and record-breaking heat dome. This satellite animation shows the evolution of the ridge over the last 6 days.