Jeffrey Basara

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Fantastic story about one of our many amazing students within the Department of Environmental, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences here at UMASS Lowell. Great job Cate for making a difference on and beyond the field! nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

@CameronJNixon @JosephPattonWx Nothing public at this point. I keep a growing log so that I can use them in classes. Need to put something more formal together. Someday …

@OUWXDoc @JosephPattonWx Where can I find this??

Does anyone have a compelling skew-T map (from SPC mesoanalysis) from a significant weather day that they could share?

@CameronJNixon @JosephPattonWx That is a nice one! I’ll add that one to the list. FYI - I have an ever-growing library of “All-Star” Skew-Ts for all types of events if you’re ever in need of specific types of events (e.g., flash flooding, heat waves, blizzards, etc.). They’re some of the best teaching tools!

@JosephPattonWx @OUWXDoc Thanks for sharing this!! So I was actually looking for an example of the 2D map of skew-Ts from the mesoanalysis page, since those aren't archived. But this is also awesome!

@petermatos22 🤷🏻‍♂️ - Some moments should not be interrupted.

Clouds broke and the sky is electric - Chelmsford, MA.

CONGRATULATIONS to all of our students who will graduate on May 10 & 11! We could not be more proud of you, and we cannot wait to see what greatness you accomplish. You’ll always have a home in the KCS! @umasslowell @UMLowellAlumni @UML_Biology #sciences #commencement #UML2024

💧 Wondering why it's been really rainy where you are? April 2024 was the moistest April on record for the planet, continuing a run of record-moist months that dates back to last year. 62% of Earth had above normal moisture content during the month, which is being strongly influenced by warming seas and the remnant effect of El Niño, whereby the jet stream transports warmth and moisture out of the tropics and toward the poles. These global drivers contribute to regional and localized extremes, like those experienced in Dubai, southern Brazil, China, and Europe during April. This is not being driven by Tongan volcanic eruption: the anomalies shown here are indicative of tropospheric patterns where the vast majority of the atmosphere's water is located and not the stratosphere where the volcanic moisture anomalies were most pronounced. Localized to regional dry patches can and do still exist, forced by other oscillations and modes, but recently they have been more the exception rather than the rule. Western Australia, southern Chile, the Philippines, British Columbia, Florida, and parts of the Caribbean were dry zones during April. In my opinion, this moistening trend is just as important as the warming trend as it relates to the potential increase in flood frequency and/or intensity into the future.

Hoping for the best but concerned about the worst for those (many friends and family) in the Southern Plains.

Saturday morning track meet - jumping and clearing!

Apparently Teton is not happy after being told he can’t join us for today’s activities and, via passive aggression, has raided Liv’s room and taken out his frustrations on a bag of goodies. 🤣🤣🤣

I was “there”. It was the first time I ever saw a home destroyed while watching (from a relatively safe distance), it was the first time I saw cars lofted and tossed out of a funnel, and it was the first time I saw the true human toll in my community. This day changed me.

Thank you to @LieutenantDans7 who was the source of this game ball last night - you made this amazing young woman’s day/week/year. Btw - her favorite player … @LieutenantDans7. She’s also a huge soccer fan and solid player as well. 😉

❗️ About 40% of the Atlantic Main Development Region (for hurricanes) is currently warmer in late April than it typically is in July... This is why forecasters are keeping such a close eye on hurricane season this year: the seas are off-the-charts warm where the strongest hurricanes typically form.

@HeatwaveKGNS @RedSox @Cubs I’m originally from Chicagoland - I lived at Wrigley. 😉

@OUWXDoc @RedSox @Cubs A great park! Have you been to Wrigley (a great park as well)?

Amazing night of baseball at Fenway Park! Just an awesome venue and I checked off a bucket-list item by seeing the @RedSox play the @Cubs. Plus … we came home with a special souvenir - I caught a game ball (which I gave to Liv).

Special thanks and a shoutout to @JasonMikellTV for stopping by this morning to talk weather/climate/communications and share his professional expertise with our students at @KCSciences_UML via our Climate Systems course.

CONGRATULATIONS to ALL, but especially the KCS, recipients of the 2024 Department Teaching Excellence Awards as selected by faculty colleagues and students for their outstanding instruction! #deptteachingexcellenceawards #KCS @marucabrera27 @amirieb @Erinbertelsen @UML_biology

Sunrise in Palm Beach with my favorite … and we ended up in the belly of a (glass) fish. Hmmm … Jonah? 🤔🤷🏻‍♂️

SPRING INTO SCIENCE DAY 2 -- APRIL 9, 2024 Who: Jeff Basara, Chair, Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences What: "The challenge of water extremes in a changing climate system" When: 3 - 4:30pm Where: Olney 518 @OUWXDoc

Eclipse day in New England … this will do!