Bobby Deskins

11/20/2025

This incredible imagery from the NTSB shows what those pilots of the UPS plane in Kentucky were facing. Unbelievable.

11/20/2025

IT'S OFFICIAL: The NOAA Hurricane Hunters based right here out of Lakeland recorded the highest wind speed ever recorded via dropsonde while they were investigating Hurricane Melissa near Jamaica.

11/18/2025

Congrats to them! So exciting!

Congratulations, Emily and Baker!

We can't wait to welcome the newest Mayfield to our Krewe 🥹

11/18/2025

Well after a 37 hour trip home we finally arrived in Tampa Saturday night. It was an incredible trip, one we can finally check off of our bucket list. This was an early 20 year anniversary trip, we reach 20 next summer. Thank you for following along! Now back to the weather...

11/17/2025

🌡️ The Science of a Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW)—Explained Simply!

Right now (Nov 16), 18 miles above the North Pole, the air is about to heat up fast—by 25–30°F in just days! That’s the SSW in action.

🔬 How it works:
- Normally, a powerful spinning vortex of cold air circles the Arctic high in the stratosphere (like a giant freezer lid).
- Huge atmospheric waves from below (think weather patterns on steroids) crash into it, squeezing and warming the air at the top.
- This weakens or splits the vortex, letting cold air escape downward.

📅 Timeline:
- Starts: Second half of November
- Peak: Around November 26
- Wow factor: This could be the earliest SSW on record since 1968—super rare for November!
- Effects reach the ground: December → January

U.S. impacts: Mild early Dec → cooler, snowier shifts mid-month → true winter mode in Jan.

It’s nature’s domino effect—one flip high up changes everything down here! ❄️🔄

11/17/2025

Watch for some fog for the Monday morning commute. It'll burn off by 10a.

11/15/2025

Almost home!! Anyone recognize this town?

11/14/2025

Let's go!!!

11/13/2025

Check out this video of a Maldivian flying fox (Pteropus hypomelanus) cruising by before sunset. These large fruit bats (wingspan up to 1 m or 3 feet!) are the only native mammals on many atolls.

Key ecological role: primary pollinators of native trees like coconut (Cocos nucifera) and seed dispersers for species including Pandanus and Calophyllum. Their decline would impact forest regeneration across the archipelago.

Two Pteropus species occur here; both listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List due to habitat loss and hunting.

11/13/2025

Watching the sunrise from the lagoon side of the villa.

11/12/2025

Current situation in the Maldives.

11/12/2025

It's not often you get a picture of the northern lights with a palm tree in the foreground. Thank you to Heather Wigginton who took this in Levy County, FL!