# @PaulRoundy1: X profile (context) Hub: [[Users/@PaulRoundy1/@PaulRoundy1|@PaulRoundy1]] · Lists: [[Users/@PaulRoundy1/Chronological List|chronological]] · [[Users/@PaulRoundy1/Topical List|topical]] · Topic: [[Topics/Climate Change Science and Policy Debate/Climate Change Science and Policy Debate|Climate Change Science and Policy Debate]] · Index: [[X Research]] > [!info] Interactions with [[marshallpittman]] > None found in either direction (searches Nov 3, 2026). Marshall bookmarked this post into "summarize". ## Identity - **Name:** Paul Roundy (@PaulRoundy1) - **Bio (verbatim):** "Professor of Atmospheric Science. I study climate variability of the tropics, and interactions between the tropics and extratropics. My tweets R my own." - **Joined:** Feb 2013 · **Verification:** blue - Paul Roundy, a professor of atmospheric science who studies tropical climate variability (by his bio; University at Albany ◻). 6.4K followers but about 185K posts, nearly all of them replies arguing about weather, climate and economics. ## Stats (X API, Nov 3, 2026, about 9:50 AM CT) | Followers | Following | Posts (lifetime) | Listed | Media | Likes given | |---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:| | 6,379 | 1,456 | 184,868 | 119 | 6,150 | 90,026 | ## What they post about Sample: 51 items (34 replies, 13 threads, 3 reposts, 1 post), Nov 2, 2026, 5:31 AM CT to Nov 3, 2026, 9:19 AM CT. Themes come from keyword rules, so treat them as approximate. | Theme | Items | Likes | Views | |---|---:|---:|---:| | Weather and climate | 9 | 33 | 7,031 | | Economics and politics | 5 | 7 | 339 | | Other | 37 | 2 | 2,222 | ### Top posts in the sample (by likes; reposts excluded) | Date (CT) | Post (verbatim, trimmed) | Likes / views | |---|---|---| | [Nov 2, 5:31 AM](https://x.com/PaulRoundy1/status/2117217950117577143) | They've blocked me from responding... The connection of the global warming rate to Hiroshima bombs is among the most misleading things the a… | 20 / 1,823 | | [Nov 2, 8:01 PM](https://x.com/PaulRoundy1/status/2117436955147284539) | @BenNollWeather It's going to be a long winter in Florida.… | 9 / 4,730 | | [Nov 3, 6:38 AM](https://x.com/PaulRoundy1/status/2117597406745215123) | @seledka_vodka Another reason why Africa is poor is that it does not have many navigable rivers through the interior, and it has few deep wa… | 4 / 54 | ## Fact-check scorecard | Posted (CT) | Post | Verdict | |---|---|---| | Mon Nov 2, 2026, 5:31 AM CST | [[Users/@PaulRoundy1/Post Analyses/Post Analysis - PaulRoundy1 on the Hiroshima Bombs Metric (2026-11-02)|the "Hiroshima bombs" warming metric]] | ✅ Fair point: the energy imbalance is about 8 Hiroshima bombs per second, but absorbed sunlight is ~240× larger (~0.4%); the 'deliberately terrify' charge is opinion | ## Assessment for source reliability A credentialled atmospheric scientist who accepts the physics but criticises alarmist framing. His technical points are usually sound. ## Gaps - The sample covers only the most recent posts returned by the X API (about two pages); older history was not read. - Likes by Marshall can't be checked through the API.