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An article led by Tom Gribbin investigating dry season streamflow in the tropical high Andes has just been published. Key findings highlight critical role of bofedales in buffering seasonal declines in streamflow. Wouter Buytaert onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hy…

Excited to report that I have started a new position at the University of Nevada, Reno as Nevada State Climatologist and Professor of Climatology. I am thrilled about this opportunity. Thanks to all for the support and encouragement. Ph.D. opportunities to be announced soon!

Tough news from Thame in the Khumbu region of Nepal following a devastating GLOF that destroyed much of the village and other infrastructure across the region. Tenzing C. Sherpa Mauri Pelto @prajjwalpanday Tom Matthews icimod.org/press-release/…

Extreme rainfall totals this week across western North Carolina with #Helene. Busick RAWS coming in with just over 30”. CoCoRaHS SERCC NC Climate Office

Max wind gusts with #helene across @gsp cwa in WNC. It will be a bit before I can access data from our Poga Mountain station in northern Avery where we had massive numbers of downed trees.

Absolutely devastating news from Chimney Rock, NC. There are likely many more similar scenes that we will learn about in coming days/weeks. #helene

Fall Creek VFD Asst Chief Josh Phillips shared the below video with me from Station 2 on Buckeye Rd (Avery Cty, NC). Road is completely swept away and station is cut off. (Video credit: Josh Phillips, Fall Creek VFD). Urgent need for cell service restoration for comms. NWS GSP

Update on #helene from NC State Climate Office. Thank you Corey Davis, Kathie Dello Sean Heuser climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2024/09/r…

Huge numbers of trees down near Fall Creek VFD Station 1 in Old Beech Mtn, NC (Avery County) from #helene. Electric coop says 4-6 WEEKS for power restoration. Took 5 gallons of gas & 2 days just to clear this section. Derek Van Dam Brad Panovich NWS GSP WataugaOnline NC Climate Office

Ph.D. opportunity in the Department of Geography at University of Nevada, Reno! Application deadline is 15 December 2024 with a start date of August 2025. Details below. College of Science at the Uni. of Nevada, Reno Tom Matthews Billy Armstrong Mauri Pelto Fanny Brun Arbindra Khadka Miriam Jackson

Congrats to Max Van Wyk de Vries on leading this new paper using our Everest weather station network data. Great application using machine learning to improve forecasts in high mountains. Tom Matthews National Geographic Society ROLEX College of Science at the Uni. of Nevada, Reno

Our team has just published an article that analyzes snow water equivalent from the SnowFox cosmic ray detector on Mera Glacier in the Nepal Himalaya. Congrats to Navaraj Pokhrel for leading! College of Science at the Uni. of Nevada, Reno Appalachian State Tom Matthews Fanny Brun Arbindra Khadka tc.copernicus.org/articles/18/59…

A weather geek look at yesterdays graupel fest Alta Ski Area, including a comparison with the mother of all Alta graupel storms on January 5, 2008 and comparisons with snow extremes in the Andes (h/t Baker Perry). wasatchweatherweenies.blogspot.com/2025/02/yester…

Excited to share the below news about a new weather station network on the highest mountain in the Americas. Argentine partners at IANIGLA - CONICET led by Pierre Pitte were exceptional. Excited to watch/analyze data! Tom Matthews Mount Washington Observatory (MWOBS) National Geographic Society

Here is the full press release on our Aconcagua Proyecto Wayra Tom Matthews Mount Washington Observatory (MWOBS) R.M. Young Company unr.edu/nevada-today/a…

Epic rainbow along Truckee River in west Reno on Friday May 2nd! NWS Reno University of Nevada, Reno

We love seeing our Wind Monitor in action at the top of the world! Check out this incredible CNN feature w/ Dr. Baker Perry: cnn.com/2025/05/26/cli… #RMYoung #WindMonitor #TopOfTheWorld #ClimateScience #EverestWeather #BakerPerry #ExtremeWeatherTech #RMYinTheField National Geographic