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Risk & Disaster TIG @riskdisastertig.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

We're so excited for #SfAA2025 in Portland, Oregon! Check out more about what we're doing there and elsewhere at linktr.ee/riskdisast...!

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Risk & Disasters Topical Interest Group (SFAA) | Linktree

Anyone interested in the anthropology of disasters is welcome to join our community!

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Tracie Canada @traciecanada.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

this week! if you're attending @appliedanthro.bsky.social's #SfAA2025 in portland, come check out my #SANA book panel on friday morning i'm thrilled to be joined by five brilliant colleagues and to learn how they read my work. hope to see you there! #SfAA #anthropology #appliedanthropology

A flyer announcing an "Author Meets Readers" panel at the SfAA Annual Meeting in Portland on March 28 at 9am. Includes photos of contributors: Tracie Canada, Myeshia Babers, Chelsey R. Carter, Lexi Holloway, Maurice Rippel, and Pyar Seth

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Risk & Disaster TIG @riskdisastertig.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Join the Risk & Disaster TIG in 15 minutes in the Forum Suite for a Film Screening of Our Knowledge is Power: Cultures of Beauty and Survival in Isle de Jean Charles, LA, and Shishmaref, AK and a roundtable with film collaborators! #SfAA2025

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lukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Here are some nice mushrooms

Two rosettes of blue and brown turkey tail mushrooms grow on top of a bare log in a winter forest

All photos by me

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coastalreview.org @coastalreview.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

The Currituck Home, Flower, and Garden Show is set for Saturday, April 12, at the N.C. Cooperative Extension Currituck Center in Barco. coastalreview.org/2025/01/volu...

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Volunteers ready for April 12 Currituck flower, garden show | Coastal Review

The Currituck Home, Flower, and Garden Show is set for Saturday, April 12, at the N.C. Cooperative Extension Currituck Center in Barco.

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

My colleague Bob Goldstein & UNC Art Prof Beth Grabowski teach an amazing course: Art & Science: Merging Printmaking and Biology. Each time it culminates in a wonderful art show. Today's the day-join us 4-6PM IN UNC's Genome Science Building. More about the class is at: bio.unc.edu/wp-content/u...

Poster for the show featuring an iguana (I think)

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Eric Thomas @anthroeric.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Pretty exciting to be cited (and summarized!) in the Annual Review of Anthropology. And in such good company too! #anthropology #fishing #Chile #oceangovernance doi.org/10.1146/annu...

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Soil BON Global @soilbon.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Hey soil critter & soil biodiversity enthusiasts! Vote for #BugoftheYear! Our colleague & macrophotographer @frankashwood.bsky.social entered a #GiantSpringtail up for vote! Check it out 🪱🐜 bugoftheyear.ento.org.nz/poetry-compe... #soilbiodiversity #soilcritters #BugoftheYearPoetry #nzpoetrysociety

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Poetry Competition – New Zealand Bug of the Year

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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Does anyone have the original paper that the "80% of words biodiversity is protected by Indigenous people" statement comes from? This is the paper that describes how that is wrong... I'm looking for the *original* paper that everyone was pulling the stat comes from. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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No basis for claim that 80% of biodiversity is found in Indigenous territories

A much-cited statistic about how much of the world’s biodiversity is under Indigenous stewardship is unsupported — and could harm the cause it is meant to support.

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Rebecca Schwutke @rschwutke.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

Attending the PhD defense of my colleague, Lena Enderle, titled "Impacts of a warmer climate on the above- and belowground systems of four economically important timber species" on the effects of a warming climate on tree growth and fine-root systems!

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Isabel saur @izzysaurlab.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Obligate biotrophic fungi cause some of the most devastating diseases on cereals. They are also highly difficult to study…. It is truely remarkable how well described the barley and what powdery mildews are. Here you find an overview on the current knowledge and summary of great resources. Enjoy!

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Tina Claffey Photography @tinaclaffey.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

It's that magical time of the year again.....these little treasures, Scarlet Elfcup fungi, peep out from the wet woodland floor ❤️ @pocketwildingie.bsky.social @scohaboybog.bsky.social @amazingnature.bsky.social @peatlandecr.bsky.social

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Lynn Chiu @drlynnchiu.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

A few years ago, @kevinlala.bsky.social & I put out a #nicheconstruction resource site stocked w/ beautiful examples, explanations, readings, glossary. The amazing @designscience.bsky.social just relaunched the site w/ an impressive new design! www.nicheconstruction.com #evobio #philbio #evolution

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Niche construction

Niche construction transforms our understanding of evolution

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

We need a federal data privacy law now. Or we’ll continue down the road of a piecemeal strategy of banning popular foreign apps, while the US data broker industry continues to monetize the data of all Americans, mostly without our consent or notice. #AIBillofRights

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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

I love this historic #rewilding of the Klamath River, the largest dam removal in US history, in one of the most biodiverse areas in California. Returning stewardship to the Yurok restores tribal food sovereignty and better care for the river, land and wildlife. www.activenorcal.com/yurok-tribe-...

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Yurok Tribe Lays 11,500 Pounds of Native Plant Seeds Along Free-Flowing Klamath River

The Yurok Trube recently hand-sowed 11,500 pounds of native plant seeds along the newly free-flowing Klamath River.

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Sophie Carr @sophiecarr.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

The hoar frost this weekend was amazing - here's a few close-ups from #RichmondPark 🥶❄️

Barely recognisable dried ferns, covered in hoar frost - the longest frost crystals are about 1.5cm long. More blurred frost in the background.

Frost on some grasses at sunrise - the whole scene is a pale pink.

Hoar frost on some tall plants, backlit by the early morning sun. In the background are more blurred frosty grasses and ferns.

Close up of a fern covered in hoar frost. Lots of blurred frost in the background.

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Caela O'Connell @caelaoconnell.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Loving the upcycled handmade paper packaging here in Reykjavik! Shout out to local artist Guðrún Borghildur for her packaging and her art! gudrunborghildur.is/en/

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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

BIG NEWS. I have left the Post. Corporate and billionaire media are failing to meet the moment. With @normeisen.bsky.social I'm launching @contrariannews.bsky.social. We'll have politics but also cooking, humor, film and even pets. Please subscribe and join the fight. contrarian.substack.com

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The Contrarian | Substack

Unflinching journalism in defense of democracy. Click to read The Contrarian, a Substack publication. Launched 13 hours ago.

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Caela O'Connell @caelaoconnell.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Who doesn’t love a little humor and great water quality!? #watersky #anthrosky

Photo of note card for visitors with humerous instructions to “drink bottled water by placing a cup under the tap” and information about Icelandic water quality.

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

More than 100 years after its initial review that blamed Black men, the Dept. of Justice just released its report on the 1921 Tulsa race massacre The report says the attack “was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence”

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DoJ releases its Tulsa race massacre report over 100 years after initial review

DoJ report acknowledges attack ‘was so systematic and coordinated that it transcended mere mob violence’

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Caela O'Connell @caelaoconnell.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Caught a sweet glimpse of the northern lights this morning on a short visit in Iceland before heading to Berlin. I just adore the way they move and dance across the sky… Good morning beautiful world! 💕

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Kai Heron @kaiheron.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

"Last year, State Farm announced it would not renew policies for 72,000 homes and apartments in the state, including 69 per cent of insurance plans in the upscale Pacific Palisades area engulfed by the latest wildfires." www.ft.com/content/db2c...

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Insurers brace for losses of up to $20bn from California wildfires

JPMorgan analysts double estimates as blazes continue to rage

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coastalreview.org @coastalreview.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

An egret hunts along the shore of an icy marsh Thursday near Pelletier Creek in Morehead City. Don’t look for a quick thaw as much of coastal North Carolina is under a winter weather advisory from 4 p.m. Friday until 10 a.m. Saturday. Photo: Dylan Ray

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Caela O'Connell @caelaoconnell.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Pretty great sunrise ahead of the pending storm ❄️🌨️☔️🧊🥶

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NPR @npr.org · 08/01/2025

Water is becoming a major issue in the Southern California fires. As crews battled the wildfire in Pacific Palisades, they put so much strain on the water system that the fire hydrants ran dry. The fires have also fed ash into the water supply, leading to a boil order notice.

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Fire hydrants ran dry in Pacific Palisades as a major wildfire raged

Janisse Quiñones, CEO of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, said the fight to contain the flames has put immense strain on the system.

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Caela O'Connell @caelaoconnell.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

My 3’s pjs present the least realistic representation of shipping for bananas that I’ve ever seen… 😂🍌🚛 #bananafiles #foodsky #agrisky #parent

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Caela O'Connell @caelaoconnell.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

I’m #teaching my first year seminar “Taking Up #Space: colonization, resources, and life beyond Earth” this semester. Just sorted students into research groups by having them answer three questions…🧵 I’d love to hear- what are your favorite unconventional ways to form research groups? #anthrosky 🌏🪐🛸

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Caela O'Connell @caelaoconnell.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

I was talking about this last night with friends- I was predicting that we will look back on antimicrobial surfaces (like countertops) as a poorly understood health recommendation with similar eye rolls as we now do related to alcohol and tobacco physician recs…

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Juliet Coates @julietccoates.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

My tomato developmental series is complete 🍅💚🧡❤️ 🧶 click on image to see the whole thing! #knitting #plantscience #tomato

5 knitted tomatoes with manga-style faces. Left to right: tiny green fruit smiling, expanding green winking, full size green smiling, yellow/orange smiling and red ripe smiling. All have knitted leaves on top that go from dark green to light green as ripening occurs.

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Caela O'Connell @caelaoconnell.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

My fav abbrv. “Science …grapples with the issue of where the authority lies. …with the most credentialled…? …within the relevant scientific institution? What [about]… those who claim to be scientific mavericks speaking truth to power? The answer is not obvious, and we should not pretend that it is.”

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 03/01/2025

Yup, it's that time of the year again, when reporters need to find a scientist to give them a quote for their article. To save time, I've come up with this.

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Caela O'Connell @caelaoconnell.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

THIS. I study living people & one of the formative moments of my training as a grad RA was archival work on newspapers published in America’s Black towns from 1890-1920. Top topics: gun violence, access to health care/insurance, and exploitation of collegiate athletes/ sports… Benjamin was onto us.

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Caela O'Connell @caelaoconnell.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

Game night is my fav and tonight I have the best company the 8yr old and their 🐉 (Peeps) and 🐙 (Squee). Building a castle with both a hall of ghosts and nap room… why don’t these exist in contemporary housing? Happy 2025 all… wishing everyone a year with kindness, joy, and curiosity 💚

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American Museum of Natural History @amnh.org · 01/01/2025

Here’s something to think about as you kick off 2025: ✨We are all stardust.✨ Every atom of oxygen in our lungs, of carbon in our muscles, of calcium in our bones, of iron in our blood—was created inside a star before Earth was born. Image: NASA Hubble Space Telescope, CC BY 2.0, flickr

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STCmicrobeblog @stcmicrobeblog.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

condensates as 'tumbleweed' 😉 highly recommended 🧵as another mindboggling start into 2025 this time 𝘔𝘺𝘹𝘰𝘤𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘶𝘴, not 𝘊𝘢𝘶𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 #MicroSky

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Caela O'Connell @caelaoconnell.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

Day 3 after 2 feeds at room temperature: We have bubbles!!! 💛🥖🦠

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Tom Kimmerer, PhD @tomkimmerer.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Amtrak is finishing the year with record ridership and revenue on a solid growth path for 2025. Amtrak serves urban and rural passengers across the country, and this broad support will prevent efforts to cripple its growth. As a life-long rail passenger, I am excited about the year to come. 1/2

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Amtrak notches ridership and revenue record for fiscal 2024: Analysis - Trains

WASHINGTON — The increases weren’t large compared to pre-pandemic 2019, but more Northeast Regional frequencies enabled Amtrak to capture enough travel demand to beat the company’s previous overall re...

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David L. Ortega @dlortega.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

What to Watch in 2025: Key Issues Shaping the Food Economy As we enter 2025, the #food economy faces major developments that will shape the sector. Here are 5 issues I’ll be watching closely: 🧵 1/n

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