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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

BGS is looking for a Seismic Network Engineer! Are you interested in geophysics, electronics, or IT systems? Help us maintain and advance our network of seismic monitoring stations. Lots of fieldwork, based from our Edinburgh office. fa-evzn-saasfaukgovprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...

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Seismic Network Engineer

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

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BGS Geomagnetism @bgsgeomagnetism.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Next 24hrs - ACTIVE to STORM. A CME associated with a filament eruption observed on 14-Aug is expected to arrive today. Geomagnetic activity levels up to STORM G2 are possible.

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BGS Geomagnetism @bgsgeomagnetism.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Hello! 👋 We’re the Geomagnetism Team from the British Geological Survey. We’ll be posting a daily geomagnetic forecast here, along with occasional aurora alerts when we’re expecting a geomagnetic storm. We’ll also keep you updated on the team’s research and new developments.

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

and finally the automated message stopped transmitting yesterday at noon. Just background static on 198kHz now 🥲. You might like this final video from Ringway Manchester: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRYT...

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The Radio 4 Long Wave Transmitter Was Just Switched Off For The Last Time

YouTube video by Ringway Manchester

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The end of an era! The last broadcast of BBC Radio 4 on Longwave (198kHz). The transmitter will be switched off at the end of June after nearly a century of transmission from Droitwich.

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𝔐𝔞𝔤𝔫𝔢𝔱𝔰 🧲 @magnets.eurosky.social · 24/03/2026

that's just my mate Gregor he's having a bit of a rough day at the office

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

am already having a bad thursday, not this news as well 😭

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

fibreglass Parry people mover shuttle service

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

simply terminate them at Dundee and avoid all the salty sea spray up the east coast

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

possibly even fewer seats than current HST set-up because you have the driving gubbins in at least one end but not sure

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

they are only getting the 5 car units apparently

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

ok class 222 technically not Voyagers maybe there's some hope...

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Applications for our Geomagnetism Engineer close this Thursday 5th March. Sensors, Programming, Fieldwork, Geophysics !! This could be you 👇🧲🧲🌍🧲🧲👇

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

I should say most of my day-to-day miles are by bike or bus (or running!) 😊

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

genuinely approaching Ship of Theseus/Trigger's Broom levels of absurdity now

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

UPDATE: reunited and saved from the scrapyard, thanks to a friendly welder 💙🥹

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Finally found an excuse to ride the X40 (the bus that goes on the bypass). 45mph in a double decker!

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Do you like fieldwork and understanding the Earth's magnetic field? Have electronics and/or programming skills? We have the job for you! We are looking for a Geomagnetic instrumentation and field engineer to based in Edinburgh, but with travel across the UK and potentially overseas. 🧲🧭🌍⛏️

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Geomagnetism Instrumentation and Field Engineer

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

It's #HeartUnionsWeek this week and you can join Prospect and get 3 months free membership if you join before the end of the week. @prospectunion.bsky.social represents us in @ukri.org and also a range of other technical and professional industries. prospect.org.uk/join/

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

RIP Leslie the Lupo 2001-2026. The salty Scottish roads finally got him.

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British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 25/01/2026

Did you see the Aurora displays this week? If so we'd love to see your photos! Thanks to Karl Thurlow for sharing these images with us, taken in Aviemore on Tuesday. Did you know BGS monitor geomagnetic activity and have an alert service? please visit: geomag.bgs.ac.uk/education/cu...

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British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 19/01/2026

🚨 Aurora alert! 🚨 A geomagnetic storm is expected over the next 48 hours due to the expected arrival of a coronal mass ejection that left the Sun on 18th January. View the full forecast: geomag.bgs.ac.uk/data_service... 📷 Aurora borealis over Aviemore - credit: J Orsi

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Mathew Owens @mathewjowens.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

The fast (~1400 km/s) CME that launched yesterday is forecast to arrive sometime Tues. Probably during the day in the UK, so not great for aurora. But there's a fast solar wind stream near Earth, and the precise location/timing of that could really change the CME propagation.

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British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 09/01/2026

Geologists at BGS have completed a major update to the geological map of the Yorkshire Wolds that will help to improve regional understanding of both the aquifer and the groundwater resources, and may assist in reducing risks to specific water supply assets. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/new-geo...

An image of cliffs in within the Yorkshire Wolds area. It is a calm and sunny day. The cliffs are to the left and the sea to the right.

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British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 14/01/2026

Seismologists at BGS have published data on the number of seismic events over the past 12 months. With over 300 earthquakes recorded, data shows 2025 was an above average year for earthquakes across the UK. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/perth-a...

A map showing the distribution of earthquakes in the UK over 2025. Below 1 mag is in blue, 1 to 1.9 is green, 2 to 2.9 is yellow and 3 to 3.7 is red. The outline of the UK is in grey.

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British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 12/12/2025

‘Three norths’ set to leave England and not return for hundreds of years 🧭 The historic alignment of true, magnetic, and grid north is set to leave England, three years after they combined in the country for the first time since records began. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/three-n...

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

stuck key is free !! No locksmith call out and saves cutting 24 tenement keys plus new barrel 🔑🔑🔑

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

why is it called fun size twix when it's the least fun size a twix can be?

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Very Manchester-appropriate parallel file system! 🐝🐝 #CoSEC #ciuk

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

the joys of a cable-operated clutch! 🫠

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British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 12/11/2025

We have upgraded our geomagnetic forecast today (12 November 2025) to the highest intensity level amid an ongoing solar storm. Current predictions suggest that the activity will result in potentially the largest solar storm to hit our planet in over two decades.

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

£15 Edinburgh - Aviemore on the Ember electric bus ! (£56 on the train, exactly same time, 2hrs59 mins)

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British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 01/11/2025

A weak spot in the Earth’s magnetic field has nearly doubled in surface area since 2014. BGS Geophysicist Ciarán Beggan appeared on @earthskyscience.bsky.social's podcast to explain why this is happening, and what the consequences might be. Watch the full episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=az8K...

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British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 22/10/2025

Five new sensors being installed across the UK will provide full national coverage of the magnetic field for the first time. The quantum magnetometer sensors will improve our understanding of extreme magnetic storms and associated effects on national infrastructure. www.bgs.ac.uk/news/uk-scie...

distance to nearest magnetometer across the UK

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

context: Keighley & Worth Valley Railway 🚂🚃

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Keighley just got a mention on Radio nan Gàidheal! (ann an "Yorkshire an Iar")

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oli @olil.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

I saw a Lada Riva in Gorgie a few months back and it was tempting...

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

who designed this thing?? Headlamp bulb behind the fuel lines...need fingers like Rachmaninov to fish it out

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British Geological Survey @bgs.ac.uk · 23/09/2025

New highly sensitive quantum magnetometers are being installed across the UK. These instruments are helping us understand the effects that extreme magnetic storms have on technology and national infrastructure. Read more: www.bgs.ac.uk/news/uk-scie...

Aurora Borealis over Mount Lothian, Midlothian in 2024. BGS © UKRI.

Surveying for magnetic interference after installation of solar panels for powering a quantum magnetometer sensor in Blickling, Norfolk.

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Lots of work goes into looking after mountain bothies: MBA trustee Juls Stodel amazingly manages to turn my incoherent rambling into a nice video about some of the work we do: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc4v...

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Behind The Bothies: Declan Valters, Maintenance Organiser, Strathchailleach Bothy

YouTube video by Mountain Bothies Association

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

feel like I've just cracked Chesser's biggest unsolved case on a stake-out in a '50s film noir 🔊

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Declan Valters @decvalts.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

oddly there is never a knife shortage 🤔

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