Lisa FW

It's an honor to be selected as a winner of the National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications (@scicommexcellence.nationalacademies.org)! Learn more: www.nationalacademies.org/news/nationa...

On Tuesday at 10am PT (around the time of peak daily high tide in parts of southern CA), I'll have a livestream to discuss the possibly record high ocean levels this week along SoCal coast, plus potential for an unusually warm storm on/around Halloween.

History is on the ballot this November. Rachel Rose Isaacson is running to become Boulder's first Gen Z councilmember, and Jill Adler Grano made history as Boulder's first openly LGBTQ councilmember. Vote by Tuesday, Nov 3rd: https://boulderprogressives.org/voter-guide

www.mobilize.us/nokings/even... Sign the pledge to attend an event if a national rapid response mobilization is called. Our job doesn’t end when we cast our vote. Commit to be part of the historic mass movement to save American democracy. We won't let our votes be ripped away by wannabe kings!

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I love voting in this state. It should be this painless in every state. #Vote #Colorado

Don’t be like Tommy. Know your history. @abdulelsayed.bsky.social does. He also knows the constitution. So glad I wrote get-out-the-vote postcards for his campaign!

It's time for another #NoKings here in #Boulder #Colorado. I'm dusting off the sign & will be downtown (bandshell area) from noon to 2. Don't forget to #Vote early (and often 😜 🙄)

This is what I have been saying for years and many folks argued with me otherwise. The Supreme Court is partisan to the party that gave them their seat. There needs to be more control & checks & balances for that that branch of the government (IMO).

Slushy snow on Hoosier Pass right now. Looks like it's just starting to stick to highest roads (Hoosier Pass is at 11,500'). Most of the key passes are just wet, but conditions go downhill after sunset tonight: #COwx

In case you missed it live earlier, my "big October El Niño update" was recorded and is now available. This was a bit of a marathon session, but I covered a lot of ground and answered quite a few excellent viewer questions submitted via live chat! Check it out.

Walked Boulder to deliver Hands Off and Boulder Progressives voter guides. Vote NO on all state ballot measures except NN, 87 and 1A.

I don’t think I’ve seen 100% chance of rain for Boulder in months. 🤞this doesn’t miss us. Again 🫩 #Boulder #COWx

Tropical Storm Rachel will bring hazardous conditions to Baja California and the Southwest this weekend, including damaging winds, flash flooding, and life-threatening surf and rip currents. Coastal flooding and erosion are also expected to worsen. hurricanes.gov

Sport has his own bed in his own room with a big pile of junk on it that he refuses to get rid of and only begrudgingly allows to be washed every once in a while. And that is how a street cat becomes a legend.

Finished voting & what a beast of a ballot! It helps to have useful voter guides to dig into the details of the ballot issues. Links to some of the ones I used are in the alt-text. Now a trip to the ballot drop box downtown... #Boulder #Vote

Tropical Storm Rachel, which is now expected to make landfall near MX/CA border, is not currently a very impressive-looking tropical cyclone, with sparse deep convection & clear dry mid-level air intrusion. However, ambient ocean conditions are extraordinarily warm... [Thread]

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The #Boulder fire was initially reported at 0.1 acres. Firefighters have established a line around it, and no trail closures were reported as of Wednesday morning. boulderreportinglab.org/2026/10/07/s...

⚠️ NEW WILDFIRE in Boulder County 🔥 The #DryCreekFire ignited around 7:45 AM Tuesday morning about 10 miles WSW of Lyons and has grown to ~6 acres as of 11AM. Mandatory evacs are issued. #COwx #Colorado #Boulder #COfire

hey all, posting my 2026 voter guide today! a lot of work when into writing this year and I hope you find it useful. covers all Colorado ballot measures and more specifics if you live in Boulder County / City of Boulder. cheers! bouldercoloradovoterguide.com

Michael Fields and Advance Colorado (seen here through their front group "Brighter Colorado," are telling lies so brazen they should spontaneously combust. 132 mandates felonies and increases mandatory minimum sentences for any possession of fentanyl. It doesn't dedicate one more dime to treatment.

bleah. Not what I wanted to see but it's what we are going to get. #Boulder #cowx

*sigh* we can't get any luck these days. I think #Boulder used up all its heavy rain karma in 2013. And @weatherwest.bsky.social says it's going to be warm & dry for a while (like weeks). Boo.

I'm writing postcards for Talarico. Maybe I should mention some of these descriptions of Paxton, the guy he's running against 😏

Drumroll, please...the SoBoCo Indivisible Voter Guide is here! Here’s a rundown of ballot measures that we recommend supporting or opposing. We encourage you to vote for Democrats all the way down the ballot. This is the pretty version—this thread will include screenshots of the whole newsletter.

I’m writing postcards to get out the vote. It’s easy to sign up at https://www.activateamerica.vote/postcards. Not sure if this makes any difference, but at least I feel like I’m doing something (in addition to voting) @activateamerica.bsky.social

It's sad (but not surprising) when The Onion gets what many people do not ...

I remember the Great Flood of 2013 - glad this isn't going to turn into that. But a bit more than drizzle would be nice (but not complaining! Any moisture is good moisture).

Yesterday was the 13 year anniversary of the all-time wettest calendar day in #Boulder 's history (9.08") in what ended up being the all-time wettest week (16.90"), month (18.16") and year (34.15"). Yes, we're talking about the September 2013 Flood: bouldercast.com/the-2013-bou... #COWx #colorado

🚨 OCTOBER 17 — NO KINGS: VOTE EARLY! With our democracy at stake, we're showing up again to promote unprecedented voter participation in the midterms. Our goal is to translate the historic protest power of No Kings mobilizations into a massive wave of voter turnout.

Finally got hit by an elusive monsoon rain cell. Loving it. And really glad we didn't go to the Farmers Market before this hit

Given rising interest in the rapidly strengthening El Niño event in the tropical Pacific Ocean, I've created a one-page fact sheet succinctly describing what El Niño is, this year's (remarkable) forecast, and potential impacts from California to global scales. [Thread]

On Tuesday, Aug 18th at noon PT, I'll have a "lunch hour" livestream covering a wide range of topics, including Hurricane Lala's severe flash flood-related impacts on Hawaii's Big Island, rebuilding heat/wildfire risk across interior West, and El Niño.

Happy Caturday. This is Maddie who is sweet as can be but also likes to assert a bit of top cat authority from time to time. She and her sister turn ten years old this month. Photos: @lisafw.bsky.social

As a LotR geek, and a Ted Lasso fan, I approve of this thread @bwade913.bsky.social

In case you missed it, my latest livestream update on the very strong developing #El Niño event was recorded & is now available. In it, I focus on current observations, just-released new forecasts for fall and winter, and California to global implications.

Another last-minute live event announcement: I'll be joining Katie Couric tomorrow (Wed, Aug 5, at 3pm PT/6pm ET) to discuss the broader context surrounding wildfires in North America & Europe. Livestream open to all, but does require free account to view:

I've got 3 live virtual public events on YouTube scheduled over next 8 days (see recent posts for links): 1) Aug 3, 1p PT: WA wildfire disaster & bigger picture 2) Aug 4, 6p: "Super El Niño Town Hall" (CA Sen. Mike McGuire) 3) Aug 10, 1p: El Niño update: The latest forecast

This and the comments in the thread ...

New post out on Weather West on the upcoming intense, double-peaked heatwave event in the Pacific Southwest. What are the (indirect) links to Hurricane Genevieve? (Substantial.) And also: will California see an uptick in wildfire activity? (Probably yes.)

Rain and a really nice cool down. I'll take it & more of the same every day please 😊 #boulder #cowx

Littwin: Never mind Jared Polis, Melat Kiros and democratic socialists are not a threat to America coloradosun.com/2026/07/22/l...

This is all good stuff. Until the part about "how to pay for it". Public utilities should NOT be "for profit" IMO - As Boulder's power grid falters, Xcel begins major undergrounding projects boulderreportinglab.org/2026/07/19/a...

I highly recommend Watch Duty, with a paid subscription. Invaluable especially here in Colorado https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/18/climate/watch-duty-floods-fires-disasters.html?unlocked_article_code=1.zFA.kgvl.Qz9_8uoP09hw&smid=nytcore-ios-share

On Mon, Jul 20 at 1pm PT, I'll host a live discussion focusing on last week's "lightning bust" wildfire outbreak in PacNW, potential impacts of TS Elida's remnants in CA/PacNW (inc. more lightning), and our rapidly-strengthening El Niño event.

Federal agencies are rapidly moving to curtail the ability of American scientists to collaborate internationally, and this is latest of several dramatic recent developments: "NSF policy set to ban almost all collaborations with Chinese scientists." www.science.org/cont...

OMFG, what an idiot 🙄 hey @jennlongs.bsky.social could you all keep that smoke within your borders SMH

A major new wildfire outbreak is now underway across interior Pacific Northwest, with dozens (or more) new wildfires already popping up in eastern Oregon & Washington following tens of thousands of lightning strikes in region experiencing moderate to extreme drought. #ORwx #WAwx