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Science applied where humans & hazards collide🧪🌎 Chased earthquakes for ~38 years, and volcanoes ~5 yrs. before that; formerly at ⚒️USGS &⚡️SCE; @lamont.columbia.edu Ph.D. & @dartmouthears.bsky.social

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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 13h
I was stoked to see this completed seismic retrofit while walking in silver lake
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yesterday, enjoyed a visit to the Autry Museum and would like to recommend it. You can learn so much about Los Angeles, its culture & history during your visit. Many unique and different perspectives, diverse art works, decorative pieces, and objects are available to explore - theautry.org/about-us
theautry.org
About Us
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Matt King @deformedearth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The part of the Antarctic Ice Sheet within a region known as Wilkes Subglacial Basin is vulnerable to change. It holds enough ice to - on its own - raise sea levels by 3-4m. And yet it is hard to find a living scientist who has ever been there. Our new review paper talks about:
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HydrologyNL @hydrology.nl · 29/09/2026
On 27 September 2026 a landslide occured near Lete in the Mustang District, Nepal. The debris went into the Kali Gandaki River. Location: maps.app.goo.gl/Rh3oqfy75E7i...
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Science Magazine @science.org · 29/09/2026
On 28 September, a jet-powered drone slammed into the headquarters of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv, killing at least two people and destroying a section of the historic building. scim.ag/3TsMg5M
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Russian drone kills at least two in Ukraine science academy attack
New underground labs are being built as war rages on
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Great sunsets last night and tonight!
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“Ancient Fossil Footsteps Found in Kenya May Hint That an Early Human Relative Was Larger Than Previously Thought” www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-...
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Ancient Fossil Footsteps Found in Kenya May Hint That an Early Human Relative Was Larger Than Previously Thought
The trackway sheds light on how some hominins moved around their environments and with one another
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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 22/09/2026
In the 20 years since California's carbon emission peak in 2004, we've both slashed those emissions by 28% and nearly doubled our economy. The Golden State’s economy is growing BECAUSE of our climate action, not despite it. #ClimateWeekNYC
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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Our planet is very old. We, on the other hand, are not. And when I say "not", I probably cannot convey to you how astonishingly, eye-swivellingly, knee-tremblingly non-old we are compared to the Earth under our feet. But I'm going to try. Please wish me luck. 1/
Photo of the Earth seen from over the crater-pocked brown-grey surface of the Moon, from Artemis II.
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Seismic resilience milestone reached for the City of Los Angeles water system: mayor.lacity.gov/news/mayor-b...
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Latest USGS update for Kīlauea 🌋 volcano:
Update from USGS on activity at Kīlauea volcano
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Jeffrey Mervis @policyhound.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A deep dive into the memo that marks the end of how NSF has done business for 76 years www.science.org/content/arti...
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NSF memo implementing Trump’s ‘golden age’ of science unsettles researchers
New document emphasizes support for White House priorities over curiosity-driven ideas
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Huliau means ‘turning point’ or ‘time of change’ in Hawaiian. Kilauea 🌋 volcano may be undergoing such a transition in its behavior now, as explained by NPS based on data from USGS HVO and others (links to follow👇🧵). Read more about the meaning of this word: www.hawaii.edu/news/2026/02...
hawaii.edu
Hawaiian Word of the Week: Huliau | University of Hawaiʻi System News
Huliau—Turning point, a time of change.
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The AI moment is one of those rare opportunities in our political life to reset important conversations. We should not miss it billmckibben.substack.com/p/the-two-ho...
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The Two Horsemen, Riding in Formation
Is There Suddenly an Opening for AI and Climate Sense?
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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
For those who don't know Randy Pausch, he was a computer scientist who gave "The Last Lecture" at CMU when he had terminal pancreatic cancer. Lots of inspiration and life lesson. Worth the time to give it a watch (whether or not you have done so in the past. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji5_...
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Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams
YouTube video by Carnegie Mellon University
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“No matter how bad things are, you can always make things worse. At the same time, it is often within your power to make them better.” by Randy Pausch in The Last Lecture #WordsToLiveBy
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Lucy Jones @drlucyjones.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The small quakes this last weekend in Los Angeles were at an offset in the Newport-Inglewood fault. 110 quakes, all small 1≤M≤2.5, all deep ≥12 km, filled in the offset. A similar swarm occurred at another offset in 2021. Part of the gradual coalescing of a fault over hundreds of thousands of years.
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Why didn’t I ever know this before? A piece of aluminum foil lets the burgers cook evenly and nicely browned, and keeps them juicy without overcooking them!
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Tall ships ⛵️ cannon battle at Dana Point Harbor! 🏴‍☠️ 42nd Maritime Festival 🏴‍☠️ @oceaninstitute
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Duille @duille.com · 11/09/2026
"Twin Towers in sunset, New York". Tony Vaccaro. 1979. Image: Monroe Gallery.
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Duille @duille.com · 11/09/2026
Cover design for The New Yorker. Art Spiegelman. September 2001.
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“Gander Welcomed Americans in 2001. Now, U.S.-Canada Tensions Hit Home” 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 NYT gift link // Thank you, Gander. Thank you, Canada! (from a very deeply grateful American) — www.nytimes.com/2026/09/10/w...
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Gander Welcomed Americans in 2001. Now, U.S.-Canada Tensions Hit Home. (Gift Article)
The Newfoundland town welcomed thousands of frightened airline passengers on Sept. 11, but 25 years later, mixed emotions run through anniversary plans amid an escalating trade war.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Something worth remembering 25 years after 9/11: in the aftermath of catastrophe, people look around, they see what is needed, and they help.
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Columbia University @columbiauniversity.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Today, we remember those we lost on September 11, 2001, and reflect on the ways the Columbia University community, New York City, and the world have changed in the 25 years since. Nearly 3,000 people perished that day, including 42 Columbia alumni. 📷 Eileen Barroso
Small American flags are placed in green grass, with a historic building featuring columns in the background surrounded by trees at Columbia University in the City of New York.
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“Columbia Remembers 9/11” by @columbiauniversity.bsky.social - news.columbia.edu/content/colu...
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Columbia Remembers 9/11
The terrible events of September 11, 2001, forever changed New York City, including the Columbia University community. On this page, our community remembers that day, those we lost, and the impact tha...
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Lux in the Bronx @rlux.nyc · 11/09/2026
I wrote up my 9/11 story on the 20th anniversary. medium.com/@rlux/9-11-0... This year I wrote about the aftermath. medium.com/@rlux/9-11-2...
the remains of 2 World Trade Center after 9/11
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Canada will never forget.
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Observing the 9/11 anniversary with a moment of silence…
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🦌 The Deer Whisperer 🦌 @thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Good night, Bluesky! With the 25th anniversary of 9/11 approaching, I wanted to leave you this moment of peace and remembrance.🙏 9/11 Memorial, New York City
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Jason Major @jpmajor.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
If we equate Earth with the scale size of a basketball, the Moon would be about the size of a tennis ball, 24 feet (7.3 m) away. 🌎🌖 The Sun would be a sphere 86 feet (26 m) wide—about the height of an 8-story building—1.8 miles (2.9 km) away. 🌞
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This tool for calculating your air conditioning costs might surprise you… 🥶 I’ll go turn mine off now to save 💰 🌎 appliancerunningcost.com/cost-to-run-...
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AC Running Cost (Per Hour, Night & Month) — Real Electricity Cost Calculator
See how much it costs to run an air conditioner per hour, per night, and per month. Calculate your real AC electricity cost using local power rates.
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Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. — Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan sitting on a wooden garden bench, smiling at the camera with hands clasped, wearing a dark overcoat, light trousers and black shoes, against a stone wall with flowers.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
At the Grand Canyon, there is a gap in the rock record representing ~1.2 billion years, or about 25% of Earth’s history. It is called The Great Unconformity. Some people say that the time is missing, but the correct statement is that the rock record itself is missing. www.nps.gov/articles/000...
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Missing Time at Grand Canyon National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
Telling Time at Grand Canyon—Missing Time
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Callum 🇺🇦🇺🇦 @myshka689908.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
If you put Sweden and Denmark's abbreviations together, they spell SWEDEN. The letters left over spell DENMARK.
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Alerts from NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA (UNOFFICIAL) @lax.nws-bot.us · 05/09/2026
Coastal Flood Advisory issued September 4 at 9:24PM PDT until September 8 at 11:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA Additional Details Here.
* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, moderate coastal
flooding expected. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking
waves of 5 to 8 feet with local sets to 10 feet and dangerous
and potentially life threatening rip currents, largest on
south- facing shores.

* WHERE...Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands, Ventura County
Beaches, Malibu Coast and Los Angeles County Beaches.

* WHEN...From 6 AM Saturday to 11 PM PDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...There is an increased risk for ocean drowning. Rip
currents will be widespread and very strong, potentially
pulling swimmers and surfers out to sea. Large breaking waves
can cause injury, wash people off beaches and rocks, and
capsize small boats near shore. Enhanced beach erosion will
occur. Flooding of sea water is likely, around the time of
high tide, over vulnerable low-lying coastal areas such as
parking lots, beaches, and walkways. Areas most susceptible to
coastal flooding will include Avalon, Long Beach (Alamitos
Peninsula), and Oxnard to Malibu (including Point Mugu).

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tides at 6.3 feet will occur around
5pm on Saturday, 6.7 feet at 6pm on Sunday, 7 feet at 7pm on
Monday, and 7.2 feet at 8pm on Tuesday.* WHAT...For the Coastal Flood Advisory, moderate coastal
flooding expected. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking
waves of 5 to 8 feet with local sets to 10 feet and dangerous
and potentially life threatening rip currents, largest on
south- facing shores.

* WHERE...Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands, Ventura County
Beaches, Malibu Coast and Los Angeles County Beaches.

* WHEN...From 6 AM Saturday to 11 PM PDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...There is an increased risk for ocean drowning. Rip
currents will be widespread and very strong, potentially
pulling swimmers and surfers out to sea. Large breaking waves
can cause injury, wash people off beaches and rocks, and
capsize small boats near shore. Enhanced beach erosion will
occur. Flooding of sea water is likely, around the time of
high tide, over vulnerable low-lying coastal areas such as
parking lots, beaches, and walkways. Areas most susceptible to
coastal flooding will include Avalon, Long Beach (Alamitos
Peninsula), and Oxnard to Malibu (including Point Mugu).

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tides at 6.3 feet will occur around
5pm on Saturday, 6.7 feet at 6pm on Sunday, 7 feet at 7pm on
Monday, and 7.2 feet at 8pm on Tuesday.* WHAT...Dangerous and potentially life threatening rip currents
and breaking waves due to elevated surf expected.

* WHERE...San Luis Obispo County Beaches, Santa Barbara County
Central Coast Beaches, Santa Barbara County Southwestern Coast
and Santa Barbara County Southeastern Coast.

* WHEN...From 6 AM PDT Saturday through Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS...There is an increased risk of ocean drowning. Rip
currents will be widespread and very strong, potentially
pulling swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can wash people
off beaches and rocks. Pooling of sea water is possible around
high tide at beach areas that is uncommon with normal tidal
ranges. Enhanced beach erosion is also possible. No
significant damage is expected.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...High tides will occur around 6.1 feet at
5pm on Saturday, 6.3 feet at 630pm on Sunday, 6.5 feet at
730pm on Monday, and 6.5 feet at 830pm on Tuesday.
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I recommend “Chasing Coral,” a 2017 documentary, in case you haven’t seen this - chasingcoral.com
chasingcoral.com
Homepage - Chasing Coral
now streaming: “It’s not too late for coral reefs… It’s still possible to reduce the rate at which the climate is changing, and that’s within our power today.” – Dr. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg [...]Read More....
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
@caltechseismo.bsky.social Such a nice gathering to celebrate the career of Margaret Vinci, a true seismic champion if there ever was one. Congratulations, Margaret!
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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Rough Draft vs Final Draft
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Good morning, Eastvale & Pomona! Thanks to @caltechseismo.bsky.social and USGS @usgs-quakebot.bsky.social and the Southern California Seismic Network for making data available so that everyone can rapidly learn about the latest seismic activity in our region. Here is SCSN web site: scedc.caltech.edu
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
California’s ‘earthquake gate’ is ‘loaded’ as top expert warns: ‘Keeps me up at night’ #SanAndreasFault #CajonPass www.yahoo.com/news/science...
yahoo.com
California’s ‘earthquake gate’ is ‘loaded’ as top expert warns: ‘Keeps me up at night’
Scientists have described the area as a potential “earthquake gate.”
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“Los Angeles Basin map shows deep sediments that could amplify earthquake shaking” in phys.org based on Villa & Clayton (JGR 2026) phys.org/news/2026-09...
phys.org
Los Angeles Basin map shows deep sediments that could amplify earthquake shaking
In computer simulations of the Big One—a large-magnitude earthquake that may occur along the San Andreas Fault in California—seismic waves ripple from the epicenter of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake near ...
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Callan Bentley @callanbentley.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
New video! Crystallized honey, latent heat, & the core of our planet youtu.be/9B3YZCsy_dk ⚒️
youtu.be
Kitchen Geology episode 1: "Sweet Honey in the Inner Core"
YouTube video by Callan Bentley
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Wait for it 🙊
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Excerpt; “The landslide last week as well as the one in 2025 exhibited what experts call a ‘cascade of hazards,’ where several disasters happen one after another, compounding and interacting with each other.”
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Larry Ryckman @larryryckman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I’m hearing a lot of optimism about the El Niño from people considering ski passes. Might be too soon to say … Despite growing super El Niño, Colorado's winter forecast remains uncertain | The Colorado Sun coloradosun.com/2026/08/31/c... Sun App
coloradosun.com
Despite growing super El Niño, Colorado's winter forecast remains uncertain
Coloradans watching for weather impacts from warmer water in the Pacific Ocean might be in for a wait. The El Niño won’t peak for months.
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
😕 stocks.apple.com/Au9H7lZZUSEK...
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Depleted US oil stash loses potency as Iran war grinds on — Reuters
Six months into the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, Washington may find it harder to ​calm jittery oil markets after U.S. presidents drained the aging Strategic Petroleum Reserve over the last five years.
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
😑
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
#Mincup #TeamAnorthite
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
#Mincup Here’s why my prediction is #Anorthite [CaAl2Si2O8] - it’s been a favorite ever since I was a kid, hiking in the Adirondacks and seeing (notably at the Opalescent River and on Algonquin Peak) lovely labradorite pockets in the Precambrian plutonic rocks - ajes.colgate.domains/wp-content/u...
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Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
🔜⚒️😎
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