Andrew Kruczkiewicz
@wxpizza.bsky.social
Affiliations:
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social
@utwente.bsky.social
@ifrc.org
hydrometeorologist, remote sensing🛰 + disasters, floods, climate risk, compound events, early warning, 🍕
@columbiauniversity.bsky.social
@utwente.bsky.social
@ifrc.org
hydrometeorologist, remote sensing🛰 + disasters, floods, climate risk, compound events, early warning, 🍕
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
🚨 New paper! 🌍🛰️🌧️
More Earth observation data doesn’t automatically mean better humanitarian decisions.
A new framework examines how satellite data influences decision-making—for better, worse or not at all—drawing on experiences managing flash flood risk in Ecuador. Read: https://ow.ly/crah50ZLJO2
More Earth observation data doesn’t automatically mean better humanitarian decisions.
A new framework examines how satellite data influences decision-making—for better, worse or not at all—drawing on experiences managing flash flood risk in Ecuador. Read: https://ow.ly/crah50ZLJO2
September 10, 2026 at 1:15 PM
🚨 New paper! 🌍🛰️🌧️
More Earth observation data doesn’t automatically mean better humanitarian decisions.
A new framework examines how satellite data influences decision-making—for better, worse or not at all—drawing on experiences managing flash flood risk in Ecuador. Read: https://ow.ly/crah50ZLJO2
More Earth observation data doesn’t automatically mean better humanitarian decisions.
A new framework examines how satellite data influences decision-making—for better, worse or not at all—drawing on experiences managing flash flood risk in Ecuador. Read: https://ow.ly/crah50ZLJO2
🚨 New paper out! 🚨 🌍 🛰️ 🌧️
EO (satellite) data can improve early warning systems, anticipatory action and subsequent disaster risk management and humanitarian action, however doing so also invites new risks that must be described and managed
@climate.columbia.edu @utwente.bsky.social @rff.org
EO (satellite) data can improve early warning systems, anticipatory action and subsequent disaster risk management and humanitarian action, however doing so also invites new risks that must be described and managed
@climate.columbia.edu @utwente.bsky.social @rff.org
September 4, 2026 at 6:47 PM
🚨 New paper out! 🚨 🌍 🛰️ 🌧️
EO (satellite) data can improve early warning systems, anticipatory action and subsequent disaster risk management and humanitarian action, however doing so also invites new risks that must be described and managed
@climate.columbia.edu @utwente.bsky.social @rff.org
EO (satellite) data can improve early warning systems, anticipatory action and subsequent disaster risk management and humanitarian action, however doing so also invites new risks that must be described and managed
@climate.columbia.edu @utwente.bsky.social @rff.org
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
“El Niño impacts millions of people's lives...increasing the likelihood of above or below normal rainfall in some areas, which has impacts on agriculture production, crop yields, logistics, and transportation,” says expert @wxpizza.bsky.social of @ncdp.bsky.social. Via TIME. https://bit.ly/4gL9vQb
How Should You Prepare For A Super El Niño?
What you need to know about how weather will be disrupted in the U.S., and around the world.
time.com
September 1, 2026 at 4:33 PM
“El Niño impacts millions of people's lives...increasing the likelihood of above or below normal rainfall in some areas, which has impacts on agriculture production, crop yields, logistics, and transportation,” says expert @wxpizza.bsky.social of @ncdp.bsky.social. Via TIME. https://bit.ly/4gL9vQb
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
Chances favor a “very strong” El Niño emerging this fall, but while we understand what El Niño is, every El Niño is different, with uncertainties in timing, extent and duration of impacts, says climate scientist @wxpizza.bsky.social of @ncdp.bsky.social. Via Popular Mechanics. https://bit.ly/4zKBM1O
A ‘Monster’ Disaster Could Hit This Fall, Research Shows. It May Rival One of the Strongest Ever Recorded.
This could affect millions.
www.popularmechanics.com
August 31, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Chances favor a “very strong” El Niño emerging this fall, but while we understand what El Niño is, every El Niño is different, with uncertainties in timing, extent and duration of impacts, says climate scientist @wxpizza.bsky.social of @ncdp.bsky.social. Via Popular Mechanics. https://bit.ly/4zKBM1O
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
@compoundnet.bsky.social's new "State of the Science" mini-blog series: a fully human summary of recent advances & current frontiers for compound events, hopefully of special value for ECRs. The first edition, on heat & humidity extremes, is live at bit.ly/4buNAL6. Many thx @afsribeiro.bsky.social!
Heat and Humidity Extremes (covering years 2023-26)
State of the Science Blog by Colin Raymond (UCLA) The last few years have seen considerable progress toward identifying the atmospheric processes that control the most intense humid-heat episodes1,…
compoundevents.org
July 19, 2026 at 11:46 PM
@compoundnet.bsky.social's new "State of the Science" mini-blog series: a fully human summary of recent advances & current frontiers for compound events, hopefully of special value for ECRs. The first edition, on heat & humidity extremes, is live at bit.ly/4buNAL6. Many thx @afsribeiro.bsky.social!
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
It's got hurricanes. It's got turtles. It's got a turtle-based hurricane observing system.
Now with "all weather capability" 🐢🌀
In-situ oceanographic observations of tropical cyclones from instrumented sea turtles Chapman ERL iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Now with "all weather capability" 🐢🌀
In-situ oceanographic observations of tropical cyclones from instrumented sea turtles Chapman ERL iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
July 15, 2026 at 7:53 PM
It's got hurricanes. It's got turtles. It's got a turtle-based hurricane observing system.
Now with "all weather capability" 🐢🌀
In-situ oceanographic observations of tropical cyclones from instrumented sea turtles Chapman ERL iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Now with "all weather capability" 🐢🌀
In-situ oceanographic observations of tropical cyclones from instrumented sea turtles Chapman ERL iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
"Every El Niño is different in terms of timing, magnitude, and geographic extent, and such differences lead to variability in the impacts—on temperatures and rainfall, for example—on a global scale," says @wxpizza.bsky.social of @ncdp.bsky.social. Via ABC News. https://bit.ly/44Ocvpr
El Nino is strengthening: Here's what it means for the US
El Nino conditions continue to intensify and are likely to be a strong event in the coming months, significantly influencing our weather.
bit.ly
July 14, 2026 at 9:41 PM
"Every El Niño is different in terms of timing, magnitude, and geographic extent, and such differences lead to variability in the impacts—on temperatures and rainfall, for example—on a global scale," says @wxpizza.bsky.social of @ncdp.bsky.social. Via ABC News. https://bit.ly/44Ocvpr
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
Given likelihood of El Niño's rapid strengthening and extreme weather events, now is the time to ready financing, human resources, and logistics to support the most vulnerable, writes expert @wxpizza.bsky.social of Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre & @ncdp.bsky.social. https://bit.ly/4vprVLG
El Niño: ‘Remarkable agreement’ among models points to rapid strengthening – Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
The Climate Centre supports the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and its partners in reducing the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events on vulnerable people.
bit.ly
July 6, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Given likelihood of El Niño's rapid strengthening and extreme weather events, now is the time to ready financing, human resources, and logistics to support the most vulnerable, writes expert @wxpizza.bsky.social of Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre & @ncdp.bsky.social. https://bit.ly/4vprVLG
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
El Niño is here. @climate.columbia.edu professor/@ncdp.bsky.social faculty director @jeffschlegel.bsky.social and NCDP climate scientist @wxpizza.bsky.social explain why that’s a head start, not just a headline. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4v3kFoc
Impact Outlook: El Niño 2026–27 - National Center for Disaster Preparedness | NCDP
El Niño Is Here. Here’s Why That’s a Head Start, Not Just a Headline. The equatorial Pacific Ocean now reflects El Niño conditions. Forecasters expect it to keep building through the rest of 2026, mos...
bit.ly
July 1, 2026 at 7:29 PM
El Niño is here. @climate.columbia.edu professor/@ncdp.bsky.social faculty director @jeffschlegel.bsky.social and NCDP climate scientist @wxpizza.bsky.social explain why that’s a head start, not just a headline. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4v3kFoc
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
“A flood means we need to be close to a river—that’s how we’ve been trained to think. But you don’t need a riverbed; you don’t need a coastline,” says @ncdp.bsky.social's @wxpizza.bsky.social. All you need is rain. And that can happen almost anywhere. Via @theatlantic.com. https://bit.ly/4vzBw3k
The 10,000-Year Flood
The banks of the Guadalupe River were an idyllic spot to park an RV. Then, last summer, it started to rain harder and faster than anyone could imagine.
bit.ly
June 25, 2026 at 4:51 PM
“A flood means we need to be close to a river—that’s how we’ve been trained to think. But you don’t need a riverbed; you don’t need a coastline,” says @ncdp.bsky.social's @wxpizza.bsky.social. All you need is rain. And that can happen almost anywhere. Via @theatlantic.com. https://bit.ly/4vzBw3k
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
"Every El Niño is different in terms of timing, magnitude, and geographic extent, and such differences lead to variability in the impacts—on temperatures and rainfall, for example—on a global scale," says @wxpizza.bsky.social of @ncdp.bsky.social. Via ABC News. https://bit.ly/4gr1ykj
El Nino returns, likely will intensify into a strong event this year, NOAA says
El Nino conditions are expected to strengthen in the coming months, bringing potentially significant impacts, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
abcnews.com
June 17, 2026 at 11:27 PM
"Every El Niño is different in terms of timing, magnitude, and geographic extent, and such differences lead to variability in the impacts—on temperatures and rainfall, for example—on a global scale," says @wxpizza.bsky.social of @ncdp.bsky.social. Via ABC News. https://bit.ly/4gr1ykj
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
🤔 You Asked: What Exactly Is a ‘Super’ El Niño? 💡 Columbia Climate School experts Muhammad Azhar Ehsan, Mingfang Ting, @wxpizza.bsky.social, and climate reporter Tracy Wholf explain what a strong El Niño could mean for the planet this year: https://bit.ly/4ofr5im
June 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
🤔 You Asked: What Exactly Is a ‘Super’ El Niño? 💡 Columbia Climate School experts Muhammad Azhar Ehsan, Mingfang Ting, @wxpizza.bsky.social, and climate reporter Tracy Wholf explain what a strong El Niño could mean for the planet this year: https://bit.ly/4ofr5im
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
As El Niño forecasts have grown more accurate, humanitarian groups, governments, companies, farmers have become more adept at preparing, though the most vulnerable may not have access to all of the info they need, says @wxpizza.bsky.social of @ncdp.bsky.social. Via @cnn.com. https://cnn.it/49fQt1q
What previous Super El Niños can tell us about the next one | CNN
The coming “Super” El Niño is poised to affect the lives of hundreds of millions of people worldwide as it strengthens into winter.
www.cnn.com
May 25, 2026 at 7:08 PM
As El Niño forecasts have grown more accurate, humanitarian groups, governments, companies, farmers have become more adept at preparing, though the most vulnerable may not have access to all of the info they need, says @wxpizza.bsky.social of @ncdp.bsky.social. Via @cnn.com. https://cnn.it/49fQt1q
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
How should climate information be translated into useful decisions before disaster strikes? Climate scientist @wxpizza.bsky.social of Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and @ncdp.bsky.social joins @outrageoptimism.bsky.social to explore what climate preparedness looks like. 🎙️ bit.ly/419gevQ
April 3, 2026 at 8:46 PM
How should climate information be translated into useful decisions before disaster strikes? Climate scientist @wxpizza.bsky.social of Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and @ncdp.bsky.social joins @outrageoptimism.bsky.social to explore what climate preparedness looks like. 🎙️ bit.ly/419gevQ
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
"Every El Niño is different in terms of timing, magnitude, and geographic extent, and such differences lead to variability in the impacts—on temperatures and rainfall, for example—on a global scale," says expert @wxpizza.bsky.social of @ncdp.bsky.social. Via ABC News. https://bit.ly/47AF5fx
El Nino is likely to return this year, but its strength and impacts remain uncertain
El Niño is likely to return this year, but its strength and impacts remain uncertain.
bit.ly
March 14, 2026 at 8:52 PM
"Every El Niño is different in terms of timing, magnitude, and geographic extent, and such differences lead to variability in the impacts—on temperatures and rainfall, for example—on a global scale," says expert @wxpizza.bsky.social of @ncdp.bsky.social. Via ABC News. https://bit.ly/47AF5fx
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
Climate scientist @wxpizza.bsky.social of @ncdp.bsky.social is watching how forecasters factor AI predictions into public storm warnings. "Even if models are considered better or high quality, decision-making is not necessarily simplified," he says. Via @bloomberg.com. https://bloom.bg/401O6dt
AI Lost Out to Traditional Models in Forecasting NYC's Blizzard
Two days before New York's biggest snowstorm in a decade began, forecasters were still unsure how much snow would fall. One traditional US model had consistently predicted a major hit, while newer art...
www.bloomberg.com
February 27, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Climate scientist @wxpizza.bsky.social of @ncdp.bsky.social is watching how forecasters factor AI predictions into public storm warnings. "Even if models are considered better or high quality, decision-making is not necessarily simplified," he says. Via @bloomberg.com. https://bloom.bg/401O6dt
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
Will AI weather models lead to better & faster extreme weather warnings? @wxpizza.bsky.social is watching how forecasters prioritize AI predictions before issuing public warnings about incoming storms. More models don't always mean enhanced decision-making. ow.ly/RWMj50YlyfC @bloomberg.com
AI Lost Out to Traditional Models in Forecasting NYC's Blizzard
Two days before New York's biggest snowstorm in a decade began, forecasters were still unsure how much snow would fall. One traditional US model had consistently predicted a major hit, while newer art...
ow.ly
February 24, 2026 at 10:56 PM
Will AI weather models lead to better & faster extreme weather warnings? @wxpizza.bsky.social is watching how forecasters prioritize AI predictions before issuing public warnings about incoming storms. More models don't always mean enhanced decision-making. ow.ly/RWMj50YlyfC @bloomberg.com
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
As part of its Moonshot Goal 8 Program, scientists address the question: Is it possible to tame river flooding? @wxpizza.bsky.social weighs in on this debate in a French article in @lesechosfr.bsky.social.
www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats...
www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats...
February 19, 2026 at 3:17 PM
As part of its Moonshot Goal 8 Program, scientists address the question: Is it possible to tame river flooding? @wxpizza.bsky.social weighs in on this debate in a French article in @lesechosfr.bsky.social.
www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats...
www.lesechos.fr/idees-debats...
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
As global temps appear likely to surpass Paris Agreement's 1.5°C target by 2050, governments and aid organizations aren't prepared for what this "climate overshoot" will mean for people and societies, warn NCDP's Andrew Kruczkiewicz, AC4's Joshua Fisher, and colleagues: https://bit.ly/3Xs23jK
December 1, 2025 at 5:53 PM
As global temps appear likely to surpass Paris Agreement's 1.5°C target by 2050, governments and aid organizations aren't prepared for what this "climate overshoot" will mean for people and societies, warn NCDP's Andrew Kruczkiewicz, AC4's Joshua Fisher, and colleagues: https://bit.ly/3Xs23jK
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Freezing rain is "by far the most dangerous" form of precipitation. When rain freezes on & around surfaces, that could mean cars are encapsulated in ice. Bridges & roadways can also accumulate & freeze over puddles, noted @wxpizza.bsky.social. ow.ly/TqyJ50Y2TYu @axios.com @climate.columbia.edu
How to prepare for "rare," "dangerous" ice expected from this weekend's storm
This weekend's storm looks to have major impacts from both snow and ice from Texas all the way to New England.
ow.ly
January 24, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Freezing rain is "by far the most dangerous" form of precipitation. When rain freezes on & around surfaces, that could mean cars are encapsulated in ice. Bridges & roadways can also accumulate & freeze over puddles, noted @wxpizza.bsky.social. ow.ly/TqyJ50Y2TYu @axios.com @climate.columbia.edu
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
Places are seeing disasters they aren’t used to, extreme events are intensifying faster, and they are becoming more complex. That requires earlier warnings & new approaches to response and recovery, noted @wxpizza.bsky.social. ow.ly/tKnL50XSqQv @climate.columbia.edu @apnews.com
2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientists say
Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the hottest years ever recorded. Also, the three-year warming average has crossed the threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius (or 2.7 Fahrenheit) si...
ow.ly
January 6, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Places are seeing disasters they aren’t used to, extreme events are intensifying faster, and they are becoming more complex. That requires earlier warnings & new approaches to response and recovery, noted @wxpizza.bsky.social. ow.ly/tKnL50XSqQv @climate.columbia.edu @apnews.com
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
✨ In 2025, we welcomed Alexis Abramson as our new dean, celebrated our graduating class of leaders, launched the first MS in Climate Finance in the US, all working to build a more just, sustainable future for our planet. 🦋 State of the Planet shares these 2025 highlights: https://bit.ly/3MSgjAh
December 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
✨ In 2025, we welcomed Alexis Abramson as our new dean, celebrated our graduating class of leaders, launched the first MS in Climate Finance in the US, all working to build a more just, sustainable future for our planet. 🦋 State of the Planet shares these 2025 highlights: https://bit.ly/3MSgjAh
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
The findings feature in a @esa.int –led study, published this week in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science to coincide with #COP30
Read the full study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read the news story: www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
Read the full study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read the news story: www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
The findings feature in a @esa.int –led study, published this week in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science to coincide with #COP30
Read the full study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read the news story: www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
Read the full study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Read the news story: www.universityofgalway.ie/about-us/new...
Reposted by Andrew Kruczkiewicz
Satellite-based Earth observation provides a unique and powerful tool in tracking climate adaptation, an international study involving University of Galway researchers has shown.
🔭👀🌍
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Satellite-based Earth observation provides a unique and powerful tool in tracking climate adaptation, an international study involving University of Galway researchers has shown.
🔭👀🌍
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Earth observations for climate adaptation: tracking progress towards the Global Goal on Adaptation through satellite-derived indicators
->Nature | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->Nature | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
Earth observations for climate adaptation: tracking progress towards the Global Goal on Adaptation through satellite-derived indicators
As climate change impacts are unfolding at greater speed, frequency and intensity, climate adaptation has become a necessary strategy for preventing degradation, averting disasters, and continuing improvement in the quality of life worldwide. The need for further action was acknowledged...
www.nature.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM