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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 21 Jan 2015

    Jan 21 2015: The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” showed life on Oct 21 2015. 9 months to invent Precision Rain Forecasting.

    10:00 AM - 21 Jan 2015
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      1. Joe Randazzo‏Verified account @Randazzoj 21 Jan 2015
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        @neiltyson Neil.

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      1. Neil Barnwell‏ @neilbarnwell 1 Feb 2015
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        @neiltyson I dunno, man. Arcus app on android is nearly there (I'm not affiliated). Powered by forecast.io I believe.

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      2. Chris O'Rourke‏ @chrisorourke 21 Jan 2015
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        @neiltyson Easy. If it doesn't rain, use aircraft to dump water at high altitude. Better to be right then prudent ;)

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      3. fao (0x66616f³ ҉ )‏ @Gallefray 21 Jan 2015
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        @chrisorourke @neiltyson *than

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      4. Chris O'Rourke‏ @chrisorourke 21 Jan 2015
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        @gallefray @neiltyson No I meant it be right first, then be prudent. I forgot the comma actually.

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      5. fao (0x66616f³ ҉ )‏ @Gallefray 21 Jan 2015
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        @chrisorourke @neiltyson s/it//

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      1. Peter Kauffmann‏ @Peter_Kauffmann 21 Jan 2015
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        @neiltyson Accuweather's MinuteCast is pretty close:http://www.accuweather.com/en/us/new-york-ny/10007/minute-weather-forecast/349727 …

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      1. Daniel Bruce‏ @danielbruce_ 21 Jan 2015
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        @neiltyson Stop tweeting Neil and get to work. We are all counting on you.

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      2. Jeff Bakalar‏Verified account @jeffbakalar 21 Jan 2015
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        @neiltyson I used to think the weather was manmade in that movie, which explains why Doc knew exactly when the rain was going to end.

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      1. David Glover-Aoki‏ @DavidCWG 21 Jan 2015
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        @neiltyson Precision Rain Forecasting: Done. http://dg.gs/mpar 

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      1. John Michael Toohey‏ @cbs12intern_jmt 21 Jan 2015
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        @neiltyson @jmt_official21 @JohnMoralesNBC6 very true

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      1. Allison Shaw‏ @allisonacs 21 Jan 2015
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        @neiltyson [Got it] Dark Sky is a Precision Rain Forecaster: http://darkskyapp.com/  (limited time scope, but still)

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      1. Arno Hautala‏ @fracai 21 Jan 2015
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        @neiltyson Dark Sky

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      1. It's people! Pumpkin spice is people!‏ @znmeb 21 Jan 2015
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        @neiltyson @simplesthing You have to admit our weather forecasts are pretty good for things with major economic impact

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      1. Michael A. Hannah‏ @michaelhannah 21 Jan 2015
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        @neiltyson we already have this tech it’s an app called @DarkSkyApp and it’s website is called forecast.io

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      1. Tim Caputo‏Verified account @Tim_Caputo 21 Jan 2015
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        .@jreineron7 RT @neiltyson: The 1989 film “Back to the Future II” showed life on Oct 21 2015. 9 months to invent Precision Rain Forecasting.

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      1. Damian‏ @damiandetroit 21 Jan 2015
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        @neiltyson really driving this topic home, huh Neil?

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      1. Renato Fontés‏ @RenatoFontes 21 Jan 2015
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        @neiltyson Better get started, then =P

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