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Anthony Lomax

@alomaxnet.bsky.social
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Earthquake/volcano happenings+tidbits, maps, machine learning. I'm ALomax Scientific: earthquake and volcano monitoring, analysis and research

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Dread and Rosie @rosiemund.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
AI propaganda is play for play the same as car dependency propaganda. Including "the cork is out of the bottle; it's integrated into everything now & it'd be too difficult & disruptive & expensive to change that." & if you fell for it with cars, that should show you there's a real danger it'll work.
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Noel Healy @drnoelhealy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The assault on US universities didn't start in 2025. Our new paper traces the decades of corporate capture that made it possible, and why climate research is a primary target. Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🪫Not Death with a Norwegian accent commenting on mass programmed obsolescence... I just love everything about this.
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Peter Hitchens, welcome to The War on Cars.
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Anthony Lomax @alomaxnet.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
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The Nepal and Tibet flood is a warning: melting snow and ice will bring more disasters around the world | Bill McGuire
In Alaska, the Himalayas, the Andes, Greenland, and perhaps also the Alps, deadly chain reactions are just waiting to be triggered, says climate professor Bill McGuire
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Kristian Steensen Nielsen @kristiansn89.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🌍 A defense of the personal carbon footprint 🌱 I often hear people, including in the climate community, dismiss the concept of a personal carbon footprint. I believe this is a mistake. Here are three reasons why👇🧵
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Anthony Lomax @alomaxnet.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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The Nepal floods seem a world away – but make no mistake, climate breakdown will affect us all | Nesrine Malik
Richer countries might have more resources to deal with catastrophe, but this problem grips the entire planet, however much leaders may want to deny it, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
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Brooke Jarvis @brookejarvis.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
"We are accustomed to thinking of mountains...as fixed, timeless, immovable, permanent. [But] the speed with which humans are warming the world is pulling them apart at the seams." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/29/o...
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Opinion | Mountains Are Coming Undone (Gift Article)
The burning of fossil fuels is pulling down the world’s highest peaks.
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Grant Jacobs BioinfoTools/NotJustDNA 🔬🧬🖥️✍️📚🇳🇿 @notjustdna.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Nepal *landslide* (and a chunk of glacier) Landsat-9 images “revealed a huge rock landslide had indeed occurred. “The glacier just came along for the ride,” Ekström says.” “Byers points a finger at the gradual thawing of high-altitude permafrost, which binds rock and ice together.”
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How scientists unraveled the cause of the devastating flood in Tibet and Nepal
Global cooperation revealed a landslide, not a glacial collapse, likely initiated the cascade of events
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 27/08/2026
Update: this horrific and devastating event was not caused by a GLOF but something else, similarly worsened by climate change - a huge chunk of ice that fell off a glacier and plunged into a river 😱 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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See How Nepal’s Flash Floods Caused Widespread Destruction (Gift Article)
Floodwaters swept away villages near the border between Nepal and the Tibet region of China.
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Rebecca Williams @volcanologist.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The scale of this horror 😲 Warning: the news article here contains auto-play videos of the tragedy, including footage of the deaths of people. Nearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, after Nepal-Tibet flash flood kills at least 356 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
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Nearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, after Nepal-Tibet flash flood kills at least 356
Entire villages swept away after glacial collapse triggers flood in mountainous region popular with trekkers and pilgrims
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Stephen Hicks @seismo-steve.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Dreadful scenes from the devastating Rasuwa flood in Nepal/Tibet. My heart goes out to everyone affected. It likely began with a glacier collapse / rock–ice avalanche recorded by seismometers worldwide. I hope real-time seismic monitoring can support early warning for communities downstream.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
HG Wells is alleged to have remarked "Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race”. You could see this shocking chart as an index of civilisation. A country which gets this issue so badly wrong is likely to fail in many other ways.
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AIV - Associazione Italiana di Vulcanologia @aivulcan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
#Etna is currently showing ongoing lava flows and increased explosive activity at the Voragine crater. Volcanic tremor and infrasonic activity are at high to very high levels, while ground deformation remains stable 🌋 Credits: Marco Neri #INGV
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INGVvulcani @ingvvulcani.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Con grande piacere e certi di farvi cosa gradita, abbiamo caricato sul nostro Canale YouTube un video dell'attività eruttiva avvenuta ieri mattina in Valle del Bove, lungo il versante orientale #Etna. #ingv #OsservatorioEtneo #valledelbove #VolcanicActivity #UAS buff.ly/VfGUeGt
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Etna 2026-08-08 apertura di una bocca effusiva
State guardando immagini riprese da un drone INGV relative all’apertura di una bocca effusiva a circa 2360 m di quota, in Valle del Bove, lungo il versante orientale dell’Etna. Al momento…
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Anthony Lomax @alomaxnet.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
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This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly | Sadiq Khan
Look at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren’t a ‘luxury’, and we can’t burn more oil and gas. People need the truth, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I wrote a long thread about the four near misses with drivers on my short bike ride (25 miles), but I deleted it because it’s too stupid to talk about. Fuck cars.
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Tim Dawson @timblor.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
So much of the infrastructure we are rebuilding once existed. Los Angeles once had a sprawling network of passenger light rail that extended from Santa Monica to San Bernardino.
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Nahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.
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Jason Hickel @jasonhickel.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
But hey, cars are more profitable to capital than public transit, so by god we will be made to keep producing them. The planet, and our brains, be damned.
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Anthony Lomax @alomaxnet.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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The 13 biggest myths about heatwaves – and how to bust them
With some still unable to accept humanity’s role in climate chaos, we tackle common misconceptions and deceptions
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 10/07/2026
Why is AC so rare in much of Europe? Well, until recently it simply wasn't hot enough to need it. Here is the average number of days above 30C (86F) for major cities over time:
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Géosciences ENS @geosciences.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
🌋 🌊 Comment capturer l'expansion du fond océanique ? Super dossier dans @lemonde.fr qui accompagne la sortie du papier dans @nature.com par les chercheur·ses de l'observatoire @geodams.bsky.social ! www.lemonde.fr/sciences/art...
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Des chercheurs ont pu observer en direct l’expansion d’une dorsale océanique
Grâce à des instruments de mesure placés à près de 2 000 mètres de profondeur, au large de l’île Amsterdam, une équipe française avait pu suivre le phénomène tectonique, le 26 avril 2024. Les géophysi...
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
"The city of Utrecht beat Copenhagen on the Copenhagenization Index– a competition to be the best at biking and urban mobility. We visit the city to steal the cheat codes to the top (so other cities can get back in the race). " With input from @dutchcycling.nl
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Inside the world's best cycling city
YouTube video by DW Planet A
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AIV - Associazione Italiana di Vulcanologia @aivulcan.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
🌋 #Etna 5/7/2026 Fantastic shots of the ongoing explosive activity from the Voragine crater and associated eruptive plume 🤩 📸 Giuseppe Distefano / Marco Restivo
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Boris Behncke @borisetneo.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Activity at #Etna 's Voragine crater has increased over the past few days, while lava continues to flow from a vent at 3000 m elevation toward east. Video recorded on the evening of 2 July 2026 from Nicolosi, from where the lava flow is not visible
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INGVvulcani @ingvvulcani.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Etna: riprese video della colata del 26 giugno 2026 Il personale dell'Osservatorio Etneo dell'INGV questa mattina si è recato sul versante Nord dell'Etna per monitorare l'attività effusiva appena iniziata. Le immagini da drone: buff.ly/dbLhnCy
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Anthony Lomax @alomaxnet.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
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‘It’s like a furnace’: French struggle with heat-trap homes as climate inequality grows
Many of France’s buildings are not designed for hot weather – and low-income housing estates are suffering the worst
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Anthony Lomax @alomaxnet.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
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Adapting to the heat: four ideas from European cities
From checking on older neighbours to greening spaces, some cities are stepping up efforts to keep people safe
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 26/06/2026
What is the future of summers in England? Our choices matter. A high-emissions future will commit our children and grandchildren to live in a world where the summers of 1976 & 2025 are cold. A global net-zero emissions future means that we can stabilise the climate & those summers will be normal.
England average summer temperatures in a high emissions futureEngland average summer temperatures in a global net-zero emissions future
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Dr. Judith Hubbard @judithgeology.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Ah-ha! The focal mechanism of the M7.2 just got updated: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/... Now it matches the M7.5.
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Earthquake information from Geoscope Observatory @geoscope-ipgp.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Mw=7.8, NEAR COAST OF VENEZUELA (Depth: 12 km), 2026/06/24 22:04:32 UTC - Full details here: geoscope.ipgp.fr/scripts/seismes/fi…
Earthquake source parameters
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Bertrand Delouis @bertranddelouis.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Auto slipmap with regional records (SLIPNEAR method, Géoazur/OCA) M 7.5 - VENEZUELA - 2026-06-24 22H04 UTC (MT solution from GFZ) A single earthquake is assumed (doublet not separated) EW Rupture plane identified at 100% Rupt propagation largely to the east Thanks to seismic records through IRIS
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Dr. Alice-Agnes Gabriel @inseismoland.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Very damaging earthquakes in Venezuela. @judithgeology.bsky.social provides a preliminary summary of what may have been a M7.2 and M7.5 doublet - or a complex rupture. Scientifically, this will be hard to untangle because later P/S arrivals will overlap the wavefield from the first event.
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Robin Lacassin @rlacassin.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Today France recorded temperatures equivalent to those in the Sahara desert. Look to the zones in light pink on the map below (from @infoclimat.fr) ! Terrible #heatwave. We are in a #climate emergency and this is the result of decades of political inaction and big oil denialism. 1/3
Map of western Europe and north-west Africa, with colours showing the temperatures. France and the Sahara desert are in light pink, corresponding to extreme temperatures, often abov 40 degrees celsius.
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Gravel Influencer @gravelinfluencer.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Also notice how there's no road rage. No fury. No screaming. Folks braked, stopped briefly, and kept rolling. It's amazing how interactions change when you're not anonymous in a steel cage.
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Robin Lacassin @rlacassin.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Can you see the anomaly 👇 ? On temperature forecasts for Tuesday France has same colour than the belt of deserts in Africa and Arabia. Not normal. We are in a #climate emergency. And our politics are denying or minimising the problem because "it's the economy, stupid", to enrich the rich ☠️
A map of the Earth showing eastern hemisphere. Colours corresponding to extreme temperatures, 40°C and over, cover all desert areas in Africa and Arabia plus France and Spain
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Mickaël Correia @mickacorreia.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
- "C'est pas le réchauffement climatique, c'est l'été, c'est normal." - Les vagues de chaleur en France depuis 1947 :
Graphique montrant l'augmentation du nombre de canicules depuis 1947 en France jusqu'à aujourd'hui. Source : Météo France.
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Anthony Lomax @alomaxnet.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
40-42°C is 104-108°F. Like at the Grand Canyon www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... But the buildings in France suck for such temperature - too much concrete, too little shade & insulation, wrong orientation of windowed facades. Ignorance? Or done to maximize sale of nuclear electricity in winter...
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Grand Canyon on ‘extreme heat’ watch, with temperatures set to soar
Temperatures could top 111F on Monday and Tuesday, after several recent deaths in park raise concerns over heat
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
You know what's much better for the environment? Designing places and transportation systems so people don't need a car at all.
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Doug Gordon @brooklynspoke.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Today I explored Hellerup, a Copenhagen suburb, and took the long way back to the city. I saw lots of examples of neighborhoods with single family homes and wide arterial roads that wouldn't be out of place in the US. All of them still had ample bike infrastructure that made the trip safe and easy.
Wide asphalt bike lane with white bike symbol. On right is red Circle K gas station. On left is wide arterial road with cars.wide asphalt bike lane next to wide arterial road with cars on it. Sky is cloudy.Suburban style road with wide asphalt bike lane. On left is grassy strip with trees. On right are driveways and walls and trees.
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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
The joke also works if you imagine he's talking about cars.
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Boris Behncke @borisetneo.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Since 10 June 2026, #Etna 's tallest summit crater, the Voragine ("big mouth") is producing small Strombolian explosions (ejection of incandescent lava fragments) and ash emissions. Seen here on the evening of 13 June 2026 from northeast. Latest activity here was five months ago.
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Observatoire volcanologique du Piton de la Fournaise @ovpf.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Can Machine Learning Help Predict Volcanic Eruptions? by @Charles_LeLosq medium.com/p/can-machin...
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Can Machine Learning Help Predict Volcanic Eruptions?
This question has been central during the Ph.D. thesis of Matthieu Nougaret, defended last december at IPGP. Matthieu looked at this…
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 26/05/2026
Perhaps the fact that we are conducting an unprecedented experiment with the only home we have, by digging up and burning massive amounts of fossil fuels that is driving global change at rates 10X faster than the most recent warming of this magnitude that occurred oh about 55 million years ago? 🧐
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Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed
The combined effects of a heat dome and climate change have brought extreme warmth to western Europe.
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Magali Reghezza @magalireghezza.eurosky.social · 24/05/2026
Implacable démonstration, explication limpide et précise des faits scientifiques. C’est cela être au service du public. Écoutez ces 1.37 min. Le réchauffement climatique n’est pas une opinion. Le déni climatique est une escroquerie. 🙏 @sebastienbrana.bsky.social et @francetv.bsky.social
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Anthony Lomax @alomaxnet.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
‪ "... most lower-income and many moderate-income households are harmed overall by policies that favor automobile travel over more affordable and resource-efficient modes. Such policies force many households to own more vehicles than they can afford, and ..." www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The lifetime cost of driving a car
The car is one of the most expensive household consumer goods, yet there is a limited understanding of its private (internal) and social (external) co…
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𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇 @taras-grescoe.com · 22/05/2026
A lifetime of car ownership costs you. How much? According to one study: If you're a small-car owner, $695,000 US, of which society pays $285,000. Over $1M for luxury cars (society pays $400,000+) When I was in my 20s, I decided I'd never be a car-owner... 🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 11/05/2026
I appreciate this, but I don't think a lack of policy ideas is really the problem. We know how to push back against car-centric development. It's just that most Americans have been marinating in pro-car propaganda their entire lives & cars have made them selfish & sociopathic.
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Our cities are choked by cars – here’s how experts would fix them
Turning parking bays into green spaces and prioritising cyclists may be the fastest routes to improving urban life
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
It’s astounding how much of the world is empty parking lots.
A large empty parking lot, surrounded by trees and a clear blue sky with clouds. Modern buildings are visible in the background.
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