Todd B. Bates

Here's my second collection of Newfound Lake photos (76) since 2016 #environment #nature #Earth #naturephotography #NH #NewHampshire #photography #photos #photo #photographer #landscapephotography #landscape #lake #lakes #water #clouds #cloudscape #wx toddbbates.com/newfound-lake-…

Extreme heat events threaten the livelihoods, health and labour productivity of over a billion people. A🆕 WMO-@FAO report shows that the risks of extreme heat to agrifood systems and ecosystems are expected to soar. 📘bit.ly/49pZUuZ

A swirling low moves north along the eastern coast of North America.

The Mount Washington summit has experienced quite a wintry start to May, with 4.7" recorded since the start of the month, which has led to snowdrifts building back up along the side of the Yankee Building.

70% Of Farmers Can’t Afford To Grow All Their Crops forbes.com/sites/eriksher… (Photo: Scott Olson via Getty Images)

Well... we're pretty sure we're done with snow ;) The left map is average snowfall over the 1991-2020 period, while the right map is observed snowfall for this past winter. We did the best we could based on available data, so if you see errors... sorry? This was not an easy task

Turning old plastic into new plastic is really, really hard. Products made with dyes, flame retardants and other toxic chemicals create a health hazard when heated for recycling, severely limiting the products you can make from recycled plastic. propublica.org/article/plasti…

An early taste of El Niño for the U.S. as the subtropical jet stream roars above the country. It will bring more rain to the drought-stricken South over the next week and contribute to a hefty snowstorm in Colorado on Wednesday.

Large, warm-bodied fish, like sharks and tuna, may owe their dominance to being able to retain their own body heat, but that advantage comes at a cost. According to a new study in Science, these mesothermic species require nearly four times more energy than other fish, and as oceans warm, their tendency to generate heat faster than they can lose it may push these already vulnerable species closer to the brink of extinction. Learn more: scim.ag/4dalZjA

For more than a year, we’ve been asking the Department of Education for records on its civil rights investigations. It’s failed to produce a single one. propublica.org/article/propub…

An updated Day 3-7 Hazards Outlook has been issued. wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/threats/threat…

Iceland—previously the only Arctic nation without mosquitoes—no longer holds that distinction. "The detection of mosquitoes just north of Reykjavík in 2025 reflects an ecological shift already underway," write Amanda M. Koltz and Lauren E. Culler in a new #ScienceEditorial. Read more: scim.ag/48P6zP2

A massive sea lion nicknamed Chonkers is charming tourists and locals at San Francisco's Pier 39. apnews.com/article/chonke…

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services exposes doctors’ Social Security numbers dlvr.it/TSKfYG

Among the first agencies President Donald Trump gutted after taking office for his second term was a Department of Homeland Security team that had repeatedly disproved his stolen election claims. propublica.org/article/trump-…

The calendar says May so it's time for some snow (in the higher elevations)!

On June 2, 2024, a supercell thunderstorm developed in Swisher County, Texas. A committee of scientists from @NOAA, @NWSLubbock, @TAMUArtSci, and @srclimatecenter have verified a new Texas hailstone diameter record of 7.1 inches. bit.ly/SCEC-TX-Hail

The U.S. and Texas are entering peak hail season! @NWSSPC data tells us that Texas has led the nation in hail reports for the last decade. It isn’t every day that Texans see a record-breaking hailstone, though. See our web story to learn more: bit.ly/SCEC-TX-Hail

Significantly below-average temperatures will linger through the weekend for much of the eastern and southern regions of the U.S. Temperatures in the Southern Plains and Southern Rockies could drop around 30 degrees below the seasonal average. Texas and parts of the Lower Mississippi Valley may potentially set record-low daily maximum temperatures, with widespread temperatures in the 50s expected. Much-below-average temperatures are also expected in the Southeast, Mid-Atlantic, Northeast, and Midwest regions.

Cold weather will persist across much of the eastern and southern U.S. into the weekend. Freeze warnings and frost advisories extend from the southern High Plains to the Great Lakes, while record cold highs may shift into the Southeast on Saturday.

Good afternoon, showers and high-elevation snow showers are expected this weekend. Here's a look at how much snow we're expecting around Mount Washington. #NHwx #MEwx