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2025-01-06 11:39:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-01-07 11:25:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-01-07 09:39:57

Steve Engelmann

Pacific Palisades, California, United States

Today is a blustery day in Los Angeles. The National Weather Service predicts a "life-threatening and destructive" windstorm, with gusts of wind up to 160 kph. Over the last 8 months, southern California hasn't received a rainfall event with more than a few millimeters of precipitation. The landscape is dry and the humidity is expected to drop (currently 20%). A spark from a power line can ignite the extremely flammable brush and then carry embers great distances. "Fire season" used to refer to late August, September and October. In recent years, some of the worst fires in California history happened in November, December and January. With a changing climate there is a need to update our terminology. While some people might think this is an excuse to hunker down and ride out the storm, I thought this is a reason to break out the antenna. I went up into the hills of the Santa Monica Mountains and captured a pass. While writing this weather note, I started hearing sirens. A neighbor sent me a text. I hopped on my roof and watched flames come over a ridge (see image 3). Ended up evacuating due to air quality.

2025-01-08 07:48:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-01-09 10:33:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-01-10 10:21:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-01-11 10:08:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-01-11 10:56:21

Steve Engelmann

Santa Monica Pier, United States

This is day 4 since the Palisades Fire began and it has been quite the rollercoaster. Regardless, NOAA 18 decided to fly over with an elevation of 89°. You don't get much better than that. I decided to visit the Santa Monica Pier as it has great exposure to the sky, and is about as close as I can get to the fire zone. One of the top destinations for tourists, there was much activity. A bodyboarder screams as he catches a wave. The rollercoaster operator ask his riders if they want to go for a second spin. A neon sign above a cafe reads, "Salty air, and not a care". On a small island of homes, my house defied all odds - standing strong. My classroom of 25 years went up in smoke. About 6 1/2 minutes into the satellite pass you can see a thin strip of clouds headed out to the ocean. The winds have died down, but the fire continues. At just 11% containment, it is now threatening Brentwood and Encino. 8 months of no rain and some strong winds. It doesn't take much to change your course.

2025-01-12 07:44:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-01-14 11:37:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-01-16 11:11:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-01-19 10:54:52

Steve Engelmann

Studio City, California, United States

This pass was captured from the Hollywood Hills facing the San Fernando Valley. My friend Henry helped out. There were some large power cables just overhead which I suspect created a little interference initially. The skies were a bit hazy, which is a big change from just the day before. I do not think this is related to the fires as they are mostly contained at this point and not actively burning.

2025-01-22 11:35:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-01-24 11:09:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

It's been very cloudy over the past week, and school was out for a day across central to upper-Florida high schools due to super low temperatures. Pensacola saw some snow interestingly enough! Today (the 25th of January) is the first clear and sunny day we've had in a week.

2025-01-26 10:21:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-01-26 11:06:49

Steve Engelmann

Santa Monica, United States

I went to the top of a parking garage in downtown Santa Monica in the hopes of having a clear view of the sky. I didn't get as clear of an image as I hoped for. Perhaps some interference from the surrounding buildings, etc. Today was the first meaningful rain event for almost 9 months. This has been the driest start of the rain season since records began in 1877. Not a surprise when 3 weeks ago dry winds conspired in the development of six fires burning simultaneously around Los Angeles. 28 lives were lost and over 16 thousand homes destroyed. The human fingerprint is all over this event from the initial ignition, the preparation and response from the fire department, housing development within a flammable ecosystem, and ultimately, the climate crisis. A lot of finger pointing from the new president to the individual. Will there be any meaningful change? This will happen again.

2025-01-27 07:53:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

After days of chill and even snow in parts of Florida, today was a bright, sunny day and less cold. Older residents tell me that freezing temperatures rarely happened in the past. Most indigenous plants survived, but on my walk I observed that many non native shrubs have wilted under icy rain a few nights ago. Birds flocked to my feeder and some strange cloud formations passed in the afternoon.

2025-01-28 09:57:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-01-30 11:33:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-01-31 11:20:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-01 11:07:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-02 10:34:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-03 10:21:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-04 07:45:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-05 09:56:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-06 11:44:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-07 11:31:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-08 11:19:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-10 10:35:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-11 10:21:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-12 21:29:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-13 09:56:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-14 11:43:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-15 09:54:38

Steve Engelmann

Santa Monica Pier, United States

Mostly sunny skies and 16°C - pretty normal for a southern California February. After 8 months of no rain, the last 3 weeks has helped to finally put out the fires and bring the area out of fire danger.

2025-02-15 22:49:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-16 11:17:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-17 10:46:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-18 10:34:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-19 10:21:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-20 21:28:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-21 11:53:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-22 11:41:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-23 22:48:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-24 11:15:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-25 10:46:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-02-26 19:24:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-02 22:58:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-04 22:33:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-05 10:47:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-07 21:41:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-09 22:16:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-08 10:45:22

Steve Engelmann

Santa Monica Pier, United States

Captured a satellite pass today from the Santa Monica pier. Sunny and 16°C, a typical March day. Two months after the fires that leveled most of Pacific Palisades it is hard to tell anything happened in the rest of the LA area. The pier is full with the usual sight-seers. Bike riders and volleyball payers do what they do. You have to know where to look for the evidence. At the water's edge interesting patterns are made of burned vegetation and ash. The new presidency is hard at work making us look the other way with declarations of the Gulf of America and Mount McKinley. Apparently in America there are now only two genders. Meanwhile thousands of government jobs and agencies are being canceled. Services related to education, the National Parks and medical research are no more. And the Coast Guard Academy can no longer mention climate change in any of their trainings.

2025-03-10 20:12:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-10 23:56:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-11 23:43:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-12 03:48:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-03-12 16:09:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-03-13 15:55:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-03-13 20:34:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-14 08:54:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-15 03:09:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-03-16 15:06:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-03-16 11:09:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-17 20:29:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-19 19:41:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-03-19 23:41:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-20 12:06:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-03-20 12:09:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-22 23:07:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-03-23 19:36:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-03-23 22:40:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-24 11:06:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-03-24 11:08:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-25 20:20:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-25 22:19:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-03-26 08:38:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-03-26 12:33:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-27 19:32:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-03-27 23:40:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-28 23:27:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-29 20:16:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-29 23:17:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-03-30 11:33:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-03-30 23:05:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-03-30 23:30:00

Seattle, United States

Our inaugural recording for our AGS came at the tail end of a string of storms, including thunderstorms and hail, which are rare for Seattle let alone in March.

2025-03-31 22:40:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-04-01 11:05:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-04-01 22:28:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-04-01 22:38:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-04-01 23:05:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-02 08:57:00

Filip Shatlan and Diana Engelmann

Gainesville, Florida , United States

2025-04-02 10:52:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-04-02 09:15:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-02 11:15:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-02 22:51:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-03 08:28:00

Gilboa, New York, United States

2025-04-03 11:02:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-03 12:50:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-04 12:37:00

Seattle, United States

2025-04-04 19:46:00

Seattle, United States

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