Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 13hI was stoked to see this completed seismic retrofit while walking in silver lake 1150
Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Yesterday, 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-ustheautry.orgAbout Us 160
Reposted by StormriderMatt King @deformedearth.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The 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: 13014
Reposted by StormriderHydrologyNL @hydrology.nl · 29/09/2026On 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... 2175
Reposted by StormriderScience Magazine @science.org · 29/09/2026On 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/3TsMg5Mscim.agRussian drone kills at least two in Ukraine science academy attackNew underground labs are being built as war rages on 13315
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-...smithsonianmag.comAncient Fossil Footsteps Found in Kenya May Hint That an Early Human Relative Was Larger Than Previously ThoughtThe trackway sheds light on how some hominins moved around their environments and with one another 052
Reposted by StormriderGovernor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 22/09/2026In 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 2773588986
Reposted by StormriderMike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Our 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/ 315331
Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Seismic resilience milestone reached for the City of Los Angeles water system: mayor.lacity.gov/news/mayor-b...mayor.lacity.gov 042
Reposted by StormriderJeffrey Mervis @policyhound.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A deep dive into the memo that marks the end of how NSF has done business for 76 years www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgNSF memo implementing Trump’s ‘golden age’ of science unsettles researchersNew document emphasizes support for White House priorities over curiosity-driven ideas 10158119
Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Huliau 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.eduHawaiian Word of the Week: Huliau | University of Hawaiʻi System NewsHuliau—Turning point, a time of change. 1145
Reposted by StormriderBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The 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...billmckibben.substack.comThe Two Horsemen, Riding in FormationIs There Suddenly an Opening for AI and Climate Sense? 1738
Reposted by StormriderJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 31/05/2025For 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_...youtube.comRandy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood DreamsYouTube video by Carnegie Mellon University 311621
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 040
Reposted by StormriderLucy Jones @drlucyjones.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The 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. 57814
Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Why 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! 010
Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Tall ships ⛵️ cannon battle at Dana Point Harbor! 🏴☠️ 42nd Maritime Festival 🏴☠️ @oceaninstitute 120
Reposted by StormriderDuille @duille.com · 11/09/2026"Twin Towers in sunset, New York". Tony Vaccaro. 1979. Image: Monroe Gallery. 0165
Reposted by StormriderDuille @duille.com · 11/09/2026Cover design for The New Yorker. Art Spiegelman. September 2001. 514922
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...nytimes.comGander 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. 000
Reposted by StormriderHillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Something worth remembering 25 years after 9/11: in the aftermath of catastrophe, people look around, they see what is needed, and they help. 1033827809
Reposted by StormriderColumbia University @columbiauniversity.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Today, 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 142
Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026“Columbia Remembers 9/11” by @columbiauniversity.bsky.social - news.columbia.edu/content/colu...news.columbia.eduColumbia Remembers 9/11The 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... 000
Reposted by StormriderLux in the Bronx @rlux.nyc · 11/09/2026I 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... 052
Reposted by StormriderMark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Canada will never forget. 1482594742
Reposted by Stormrider🦌 The Deer Whisperer 🦌 @thedeerwhisperer.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Good 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 702258363
Reposted by StormriderJason Major @jpmajor.bsky.social · 29/04/2025If 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. 🌞 35512
Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026This tool for calculating your air conditioning costs might surprise you… 🥶 I’ll go turn mine off now to save 💰 🌎 appliancerunningcost.com/cost-to-run-...appliancerunningcost.comAC Running Cost (Per Hour, Night & Month) — Real Electricity Cost CalculatorSee 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. 002
Reposted by StormriderSaganism @sagan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology. — Carl Sagan 5350115
Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026At 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...nps.govMissing Time at Grand Canyon National Park (U.S. National Park Service)Telling Time at Grand Canyon—Missing Time 34311
Reposted by StormriderCallum 🇺🇦🇺🇦 @myshka689908.bsky.social · 05/09/2026If you put Sweden and Denmark's abbreviations together, they spell SWEDEN. The letters left over spell DENMARK. 460565
Reposted by StormriderAlerts from NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA (UNOFFICIAL) @lax.nws-bot.us · 05/09/2026Coastal 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. 032
Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I recommend “Chasing Coral,” a 2017 documentary, in case you haven’t seen this - chasingcoral.comchasingcoral.comHomepage - Chasing Coralnow 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.... 121
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! 1100
Reposted by StormriderElle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Rough Draft vs Final Draft 253116683310
Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Good 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 131
Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 01/09/2026California’s ‘earthquake gate’ is ‘loaded’ as top expert warns: ‘Keeps me up at night’ #SanAndreasFault #CajonPass www.yahoo.com/news/science...yahoo.comCalifornia’s ‘earthquake gate’ is ‘loaded’ as top expert warns: ‘Keeps me up at night’Scientists have described the area as a potential “earthquake gate.” 162
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.orgLos Angeles Basin map shows deep sediments that could amplify earthquake shakingIn 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 ... 162
Reposted by StormriderCallan Bentley @callanbentley.bsky.social · 01/09/2026New video! Crystallized honey, latent heat, & the core of our planet youtu.be/9B3YZCsy_dk ⚒️youtu.beKitchen Geology episode 1: "Sweet Honey in the Inner Core"YouTube video by Callan Bentley 0188
Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Excerpt; “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.” 020
Reposted by StormriderLarry Ryckman @larryryckman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I’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 Appcoloradosun.comDespite growing super El Niño, Colorado's winter forecast remains uncertainColoradans 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. 022
Stormrider @kwh.bsky.social · 31/08/2026😕 stocks.apple.com/Au9H7lZZUSEK...stocks.apple.comDepleted US oil stash loses potency as Iran war grinds on — ReutersSix 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. 010
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...ajes.colgate.domains 1222