Big announcement - I'm coming home!

Hello friends!

I am absolutely thrilled to share some big news with you all:

I’m coming home to the USA! 🎉 🎉 🎉

I have accepted a job with The Washington Post in Washington D.C. to help lead their coverage of national and global weather, providing forecasts, discussing the science behind extreme weather events, and shedding light on the ways that a changing climate is affecting the planet and people’s lives.

It’s a massive opportunity to help shape thinking around weather and climate concepts with a prestigious organization that has a very large national and global audience.

The role will involve a mix of story writing, data analysis and visualization, social media, and the chance to appear on TV and radio during events of significance.

You can read more about my new role in this post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2024/09/24/ben-noll-joins-posts-climate-environment-team-weather-reporter/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/pr/2024/09/24/ben-noll-joins-posts-climate-environment-team-weather-reporter/

If you are already a Post subscriber, feel free to leave a comment, or consider subscribing to see the amazing coverage from their weather and climate team that I’ll soon be joining and collaborating with.

This will see me return home to the U.S. after spending almost nine years in New Zealand. It’s hard to express just how bittersweet it all is — New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, its people, its landscapes, and its opportunities allowed me to grow into a more well-rounded person than the one who left the U.S. in 2016. This is something that I will forever be grateful for. Leaving that behind, including a job that I enjoy and colleagues that are friends, causes mixed emotions, but I know that in order to grow, I must be bold, brave, and ready to jump into the deep end, much like I did when I first moved to New Zealand.

I must know what’s behind this door because if I don’t open it, I’ll be left wondering what’s behind it for the rest of my time.

Returning to the U.S. will be both exciting and challenging, but gosh am I excited to get reacquainted with pizza, subs, egg sandwiches, sports, and friends and family too!

My wife Kate and I will be embarking on this journey together and we welcome you all to follow along to find out what’s behind the door with us.

I’m forecasting a bright future 💯

And yes, my Hudson Valley forecasts will be continuing here, for now. Thank you for your unwavering support.

See you soon, maybe in person! New York… New Zealand… D.C., here I come!