TAMU Atmospheric Sciences
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The Department of Atmospheric Sciences at Texas A&M University.
College Station, TX
Joined October 2017
📸 Checkout photos from this week’s @HouseScience hearing. Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon—Texas State Climatologist & @TAMU_ATMO Regents Professor—shared expert insight on advancing weather forecasting & research. 🌦️📊. Learn more about the hearing:
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🏛️ @TAMU_ATMO's Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon will testify before Congress Wed. at 9 AM CT in a hearing titled “Protecting Lives and Property: Harnessing Innovative Technologies to Enhance Weather Forecasting.” . Live video is available online:
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“It would have been next to impossible with present-day technology to get the internal dynamics of the storm right,” @TAMU_ATMO's Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon told @NBCNews during his and Dr. Andrew Dessler’s visit about the recent TX floods. Read more:
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Following the tragic floods in Texas, @TAMU_ATMO’s @AndrewDessler has spoken with a number of outlets including @ABC, @ImpactAlpha & On the Climate Brink about what is causing this extreme rain. 🔗 🔗 🔗
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RT @TAMU: The devastation across Central Texas is a stark reminder of how quickly lives can change — and how deeply service, unity and resi….
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Over the last three years, retail electricity prices have climbed faster than inflation. @CBSNews recently featured @TAMU_ATMO’s Dr. Andrew Dessler and his research on how a changing climate is making it more costly to keep our homes cool.📺
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🌀 Hailstorms, floods & tornados cause damage—but are we tracking the costs right? Recently, @TAMU_ATMO's John Nielsen-Gammon & William Baule uncovered flaws in how storm losses are estimated—and what we can do better. 🌩️📉 #TAMU #weather
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RT @eniels13: Now that I have gotten over the jet lag, a special thanks to @timraupach and @UNSW for hosting @tamu_atmo SEA-Met's last day….
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RT @eniels13: Special Aggie thank you to Paul from @BOM_Tas for being such an instrumental part to @tamu_atmo SEA-Met's visit to Hobart! Ch….
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Proud to see one of our @TAMU_ATMO students' voices featured by @CBSNews! Read more about Aria's story in our story last May:.
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After losing her two younger sisters in the 2013 tornado that ravaged Moore, Oklahoma, Aria Vargyas '27 has turned tragedy into passion, pursuing a degree in meteorology at Texas A&M in their honor...
She survived the last EF5 tornado at age 8. 12 years later, she's studying to be a meteorologist.
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Whoop! Congratulations graduates!!!.
This week, Texas A&M will award more than 13,000 degrees during 9 commencement ceremonies at Reed Arena. Each diploma represents resilience, purpose, and an unshakable Aggie Spirit. Whoop!. 🔗 Read more: #TAMUgrad #AggieNetwork #TAMU
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Congratulations also to @TAMU_ATMO's Dr. Erik Nielsen on winning the 2025 @TAMUArtSci Early Career Teaching Award! His hands-on approach, from storm chasing to global programs, brings weather to life for students. ⛈️🌎 . 🔗
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Congrats to @TAMU_ATMO's Dr. Xiaohong Liu on winning the 2025 @TAMUArtSci Research Impact Award! His groundbreaking work on aerosol-cloud interactions and climate modeling is transforming Earth system science. 🌍☁️ . Read more about all the winners:
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A recent @CBSNews article reports that the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be 125% more active than average. @TAMU_ATMO's Dr. Kelly Núñez Ocasio (@KNubez) breaks down the forces shaping the season—and what most forecasts are missing.
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RT @TAMU: It's family weekend in Aggieland! 👍. An Aggie tradition since 1919, this weekend is all about celebrating our Aggie family with e….
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Congratulations to @TAMU_ATMO's Dr. Yue Zhang for receiving a @NSF CAREER Award for Pollution Research. Read more about the big honor! 🏭 .
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The @TAMU_ATMO Department is world-renowned, and last year, they took a big step forward with a major upgrade—a new @Climavision weather dish that covers the entire Texas Triangle, closing a critical radar gap. 🎥 :
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Congratulations to @TAMU_ATMO's Dr. Xiaohong Liu for receiving the 2025 University Distinguished Achievement Award in Research! 🎉🏆 Honored by @AggieNetwork, he’s one of five recipients university-wide in the category. Congrats Dr. Liu!.Read more:
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What causes the powerful winds that fuel dust storms, wildfires and blizzards? @TAMU_ATMO Associate Professor Dr. Chris Nowotarski explains. 💨 🔥 🌨️
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DYK? The iconic "Welcome to Aggieland" water tower at @TAMU has been overseen by @TAMU_ATMO major Nathan Jones ’79 ’83 for nearly 30 years! 💧 Learn more about his job and the tower’s history:
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