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Oil surges above $90 a barrel for first time in Iran war Traders are bracing for a longer conflict and further production shutdowns

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West Texas Intermediate (CL=F; price of oil) is now trading at the highest price ($79.20 per barrel) since July 2024.

Huge news!

There's still room for you to join the panels!

Oklahoma legislature advances bill that would remove tenure at OU, public universities The Oklahoma legislature advanced a bill Tuesday that would remove the possibility of tenure for OU faculty, limit contract agreements to five years and require each state institute for higher

This will destroy public research universities in Oklahoma if this bill passes and signed into law.

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Oh.

Very scary…

Those people are just walking by on the street??

No.

(1) The observation was at TF Green Airport, which is in Warwick, not Providence. So, it was not a city record for Providence.

(2) If counting only official observing sites, then 37.8" is a state record. But, I am pretty sure Woonsocket at 40" or more during the Blizzard of 1978.

For those sites and for official records - I believe it is. The next closest is Worcester (ORH), which had 34.5" on January 27, 2015.

This will be Millennial and Gen Z's storm to talk about in Southern New England for decades to come.

One big difference was the high tide cycles.

During the Blizzard of '78, there was massive coastal flooding thanks to astronomical high tides from New Jersey up to Massachusetts.

This storm - the tides are not as high, limiting the coastal flooding.

...RECORD SNOWSTORM FOR PROVIDENCE RI...

AS OF 1 PM, THE SNOWFALL TOTAL AT RHODE ISLAND T.F. GREENE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WAS 32.8 INCHES. THIS BROKE THE RECORD FOR THE GREATEST SINGLE SNOWSTORM ON RECORD, WHICH WAS 28.6 INCHES SET DURING THE BLIZZARD OF `78, ON FEBRUARY 6-7, 1978.

Many theses and dissertations will come out of studying this band.

Incredible snow totals from RI this morning, and there is still heavy snow falling!

I believe the technical term is “puking snow” in Providence and much of SE MA right now. Easily 2-4”/hour rates in that bad. Also, winds are howling with gusts near 55-60 mph!

USA!!! What a goal!!!

🔥🛰️ Join us at the top of the hour (12pm ET) for a talk by Shane Coffield (University of Maryland) on "Satellite data for wildfire tracking: an overview of current efforts, challenges, and uncertainties"

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Stick to snow maps.

What's Plan B? Options the Trump Administration Could Pursue if the Supreme Court Strikes Down Tariffs If the Supreme Court rules President Trump cannot levy tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), his administration may look to alternatives to levy new tariffs and/or continue collecting revenue from imports that could include: Law/Framework Details Limitations Sec. 232 tariffs Limited to imports deemed a threat to national security. Requires investigations, which may take months. Sec. 301 tariffs Allows for tariffs against countries USTR determines are engaged in unfair trade practices. Each tariff is limited to a particular country. Requires investigations and consultations with foreign governments, which may take months. Sec. 122 tariffs Allows for tariffs to address "balance-of-payment" deficits, which can include trade deficits. Can only last for up to 150 days, and are limited to a 15% ad valorem rate. Sec. 338 tariffs Allows for tariffs when the president finds a foreign country is disadvantaging or discriminating against U.S. commerce. Generally limited to 50% of the value of the goods. There is a 30-day delay after a presidential proclamation before tariffs are triggered. Sec. 201 tariffs Allows for tariffs to address harm to U.S. domestic industries. May only last for up to 8 years (initial 4 years plus optional 4-year renewal), and are limited to a 50% ad valorem rate. After 1 year, tariffs must phase down "at regular intervals." Requires investigation from ITC. Reclassify as "licensing fees" President Trump suggested that if SCOTUS strikes down lEEPA tariffs, he may reframe them as licensing fees. If the same or substantially similar to lEEP tariffs, any lEEPA licensing fees" may be subject to further legal challenges. Congress codifies tariffs Congress could codify some or all of President Trump's tariffs in statute. Unclear if there are majority votes in either chamber to codify tariffs. Bilateral trade agreements Presid…

Incredibly helpful table from @andrewlautz.bsky.social

That Concur expense report for reimbursement for tariffs is going to be a doozy.

Thank you for that clarification!

Here comes the smoke into Norman…

Warm, windy, and dry conditions in the panhandle and NW OK = A recipe for high fire danger.

Trump admin is pulling supercomputers out of key weather research center | CNN A leading American research lab is slated to lose its critical supercomputing facility, according to a letter released Thursday by the National Science Foundation.

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Checking your emails when out sick for a couple of days and a third of the emails are when2meet polls for meetings. #FacultyLife #Academia

James Van Der Beek, Dawson's Creek Star and Father of 6, Dies at 48 After Cancer Journey James Van Der Beek has died after he was diagnosed with stage 3 colorectal cancer in August 2024. The actor was best known for playing Dawson Leery on 'Dawson's Creek'.

RIP James van der Beek. Wow.

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Tenure Eliminated at Oklahoma Colleges Regional and community colleges professors will no longer receive tenure; research university faculty are spared, with some exceptions.

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Past Locations The 105th AMS Annual Meeting will take place from 12 to 16 January, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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Looking at this list, I see very few “walkable” cities in the last 40 years. But I may also have a different definition of “walkable.”