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light rain,

fish,

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planetary,

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nice,

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bearable,

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#NOKINGS,

in China,

in bubbles,

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the,

on,

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light breeze,

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no Kings,

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orange monarch,

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sensitive,

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expectation,

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data drop outs,

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Thermic,

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witchy,

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the first heat wave,

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ever-changing,

restoration,

on my mind,

indistinguishable,

uncertain,

drizzle,

extraordinary,

fragile,

precious,

29.84Inhg,

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29.75Inhg,

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29.80 falling,

75F,

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historic,

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erasure,

fluid,

us,

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adapting,

resilient,

taken for granted,

infinite,

Woman,

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politcal,

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Polluters must Pay,

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clouds,

of,

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sunny,

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INCREDIBLE,

VITAL,

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temperate,

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debris,

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climate whiplash,

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Palisades fire,

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vultures soaring,

quiet,

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adaptation,

suspicion,

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air quality alert,

inversion layer,

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1.5°C,

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loss,

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climate reality,

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underground,

hum of seeds,

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what you know,

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Amoc,

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everything,

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people,

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local,

light,

hotter,

learn,

radiate,

weather balloon,

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fractal,

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2025-04-15 22:08:00

Cosmos Astronomy Club MIT WPU

2025-04-15 19:35:37

Richard A Carter

York, United Kingdom

A very noisy sounding, but fortunately free of the audio cut-outs that have beset many recent efforts. A chance also to see the image 'click' across the night time threshold.

2025-04-15 19:35:00

Goownown Growers The Seaweed Institute

CAST, Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom

2025-04-15 11:59:24

Steve Engelmann

Pacific Palisades, California, United States

It has been over 3 months since the start of the Palisades Fire. I did a satellite capture less than an hour before the beginning of the fire on January 7th. I thought I would return to that location to do another capture. Road closures forced me to change plans. As the satellite was about to rise above the horizon, I found myself in the middle of the residential burn zone of the Palisades. With few trees standing, and even fewer homes, the skyline was favorable for a clear view of the sky. I found a convenient wall from a burned property to place my laptop. Several cars slowed during the pass giving me suspicious looks. Who is this man with an antenna in the middle of all the destruction? One car lingered for several minutes - I feel I was being filmed. Meanwhile, we live in the chaos of tarrifs, the deportation of students with political views, the defunding of universities and the promise to increase domestic energy (fossil fuel) production. Later that day I attended a press conference at City Hall promoting the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act of 2025. The odds are long, but the effort is important.

2025-04-14 23:10:00

Goownown Growers The Seaweed Institute

CAST, Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom

2025-04-14 23:09:00

Arbroath, Scotland

2025-04-14 12:09:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-14 09:02:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-14 08:41:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-04-13 22:06:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-13 20:24:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-04-13 19:11:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-13 12:22:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-13 11:59:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-04-13 11:47:00

Goownown Growers The Seaweed Institute

CAST, Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom

2025-04-13 08:59:00

Arbroath, Scotland

2025-04-12 22:18:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-12 21:50:00

Arbroath, Scotland

2025-04-12 19:37:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-12 12:35:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-12 12:16:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-04-12 12:12:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-04-12 12:00:00

Goownown Growers The Seaweed Institute

CAST, Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom

2025-04-11 23:48:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-04-11 22:31:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-11 22:05:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-04-11 22:02:00

Arbroath, Scotland

2025-04-11 19:39:00

Goownown Growers The Seaweed Institute

CAST, Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom

2025-04-11 12:47:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-11 12:14:47

Richard A Carter

University of York, Campus East, United Kingdom

Today's sounding was mainly a test run, with noise and audio cutouts (the dark striations) proving a persistent issue - although the image was better than expected. Suspect these artefacts are a quirk of the new laptop I have been using, as previous devices (now sadly defunct) were fine. Once again, a reminder of the intricate chain of systems that all need to align in order for a recording to be gathered and processed.

2025-04-11 08:40:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-10 22:49:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-10 22:15:00

Goownown Growers The Seaweed Institute

CAST, Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom

2025-04-10 19:35:00

Central Europe, Czech republic

I dont see a lot, it is my first experience. But I see a lot of clouds above balkan countries

2025-04-10 19:24:00

Cosmos Astronomy Club MIT WPU

2025-04-10 12:27:00

Arbroath, Scotland

Unseasonably hot for April. A sustained period of dry weather and clear skies. Dusty streets, high pollution and tree pollen adrift. Throat scratch. Can't actually remember the last time it rained. Reports of wild fires on the west coast, on Arran and Bute. It's the school holidays. Another news report of chaos at East coast beaches, masses of people flocking to the sea. Ice cream headaches for North sea dookers. As one of them, met an unexpected headwind cycling east from Arbroath to a beach, but the breeze felt hot. Wind sock dancing. And still cold at night.

2025-04-10 11:14:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-10 09:06:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-10 08:48:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-04-10 08:45:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-04-09 23:31:00

Vienna Automatic

Vienna, Austria

2025-04-09 22:57:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-09 21:43:00

Cosmos Astronomy Club MIT WPU

2025-04-09 21:16:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-09 11:04:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-04-09 09:07:00

Goownown Growers The Seaweed Institute

CAST, Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom

2025-04-09 09:03:00

Arbroath, Scotland

2025-04-08 23:15:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-08 21:56:00

Cosmos Astronomy Club MIT WPU

2025-04-08 19:41:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-08 19:18:00

Arbroath, Scotland

2025-04-08 12:56:00

Goownown Growers The Seaweed Institute

CAST, Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom

2025-04-08 11:40:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-08 11:20:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-04-08 11:17:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-04-07 23:28:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-07 23:02:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-04-07 22:59:00

Arbroath, Scotland

2025-04-07 22:52:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-04-07 21:41:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-07 19:44:00

Goownown Growers The Seaweed Institute

CAST, Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom

2025-04-07 12:29:00

Vienna Automatic

Vienna, Austria

2025-04-07 10:45:17

David Alejandro Saavedra Herrera

Near of Zapatoca Market in the capital of Colombia, Colombia

Well we are facing a very long rainy season so i guess thats why we can see that much clouds in the image

2025-04-07 10:45:17

David Alejandro Saavedra Herrera

Near of Zapatoca Market in the capital of Colombia, Colombia

It was hard to get it , but still i got an awesome result even for my first time and about the weather we are facing a rainy season so we can see the clouds

2025-04-06 23:15:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-04-06 23:12:00

Goownown Growers The Seaweed Institute

CAST, Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom

2025-04-06 21:54:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-06 19:29:00

Vienna Automatic

Vienna, Austria

2025-04-06 12:11:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-06 11:31:00

Arbroath, Scotland

2025-04-06 09:11:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-06 08:53:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-04-05 23:25:00

Goownown Growers The Seaweed Institute

CAST, Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom

2025-04-05 22:35:00

Kassel, in my Backyard., Germany

Today was one of the first warmer days of spring here in Kassel, Germany. But by the night it gets quite chill again.

2025-04-05 22:06:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-05 19:20:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-05 12:24:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-05 12:01:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-04-05 11:08:00

Vienna Automatic

Vienna, Austria

2025-04-05 10:40:00

Defuniak Springs Fl, U.S.

2025-04-05 09:08:00

Arbroath, Scotland

"To discuss the weather together = this it’s all the same of talking/ not talking about love." Barthes, The Preparation of The Novel Familiar but ever shifting images. A view from above. From the ground it’s been clear skies, daffodils, fire crackle, cold hands, cold breeze, hot cheeks, happy tears. Familiar but ever shifting images. Always contradictions. To talk/ not talk about love in times of genocide. To talk/ not talk about weather in times like these.

2025-04-04 23:37:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-04-04 22:57:00

Vienna Automatic

Vienna, Austria

2025-04-04 22:19:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-04 19:46:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-04 19:22:00

Arbroath, Scotland

2025-04-04 12:37:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-04 12:14:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-04-04 12:00:00

Goownown Growers The Seaweed Institute

CAST, Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom

2025-04-04 08:21:00

Cyprus Amateur Radio Society

Nicosia , Cyprus

2025-04-03 23:09:00

Vienna Automatic

Vienna, Austria

2025-04-03 22:02:00

Arbroath, Scotland

2025-04-03 19:49:00

Goownown Growers The Seaweed Institute

CAST, Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom

2025-04-03 12:50:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-03 11:02:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-03 10:54:00

Cyprus Amateur Radio Society

Nicosia , Cyprus

2025-04-03 08:49:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-03 08:28:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-04-02 22:51:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-02 22:15:00

Goownown Growers The Seaweed Institute

CAST, Helston, Cornwall, United Kingdom

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