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Kelly Hereid @kellyhereid.bsky.social · 16h

Dang what a quote. Sarah Gille: “One of my office mates in the general exam, the qualifying exam for doing research at MIT, was asked: How would you explain chaos theory to your mother?” Her mother coded chaos theory w Lorenz.

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AGU Catchment Hydrology Technical Committee @agucatchhydro.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The AGU Hydro-JEDI committee is pleased to share our inaugural tiny grant initiative to support early-career researchers attending AGU26. Please find more information on eligibility and how to apply here: connect.agu.org/hydrology/ab...

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Cian 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ (he/him) @cbdawson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Still my favorite groundwater educational video. Everybody, sing along! "Don’t forget the water down below!" 🎵 youtu.be/Wao-8zcRiTA

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The Groundwater Story Animation by King County

YouTube video by OregonNGWN

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Scatterplot I made for my most recent article diving into offensive rebounding in the WNBA. The highlighted players have higher individual OREB%. Most of the players near them are smaller teammates who share the court with the highlighted players for most of their minutes.

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The Durango Herald @durangoherald.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A natural gas pipeline exploded Tuesday afternoon sending 100-foot flames into the air in San Juan County, N.M., near the Colorado border.

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Pipeline explodes, leads to wildfire near Colorado-New Mexico border

Los Pinos fire responds offering mutual aid to San Juan County, N.M.

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CIRES @cires.colorado.edu · 06/10/2026

Last month, @ciresceee.bsky.social's Katya Schloesser talked with KUVO to about the HEART Force program — which engages rural Colorado middle and high school students, teachers, and communities to take proactive steps in preparing for and responding to natural hazards. www.kuvo.org/news/communi...

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Community Connection: Katya Schloesser, HEART Force | KUVO Jazz

Community Connection with Tree King

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Dr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🗺️ The California Geological Survey is hiring 2 positions in our GIS and Publications Unit - a GIS and Publications Supervisor and a GIS Specialist! Spread the world!

A picture of a man and woman sitting in a computer. The words on top say we’re hiring.

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Terry McGlynn @hormiga.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

"Recognize the clear throughline between the environment that fostered the gang rape at Cornell and the perennial misogyny pervading higher education and the sciences." 🧪 scienceforeveryone.science/lets-keep-ta...

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Let's keep talking about misogyny

and patriarchy, and rape culture. All of it.

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Jonathan Thompson at the Land Desk @landdesk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I went down the wormhole trying to find out who is behind the newest batch of Bears Ears NM mining claims. Hobbyists? I don't think so. Still waiting for a response for the mining firm I suspect ... open.substack.com/pub/landdesk...

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Massive nuclear plant/waste dump/data center complex planned for BLM land in Utah

Plus: Going down the Bears Ears mining claim wormhole ...

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If you miss voting for cool things now that the Mineral Cup is over, and you like Fat Bear Week and Fat Marmot Week, check out... Fat Pika Week. Small, cute, fluffy bracket game to support a long-running community science project. www.mountainstudies.org/events/fat-p...

mountainstudies.org

Fat Pika Week — Mountain Studies Institute

MSI is happy to annouce Fat Pika Week. Vote for your favorite fat pika using the polls found on our social media pages!

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 02/10/2026

This is pretty wild... the average global sea surface temperature (outside of the polar regions) is still above 70°F (21.1°C) through the end of September. This is significantly above the prior record. We'll cover this in our October climate briefing: climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 🌊

Line graph time series of daily global mean sea surface temperatures from 1982 to 2026. This year is currently at record high for this time of year. Data is from NOAA OISSTv2.1, and the graphic is created by Climate Central at https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-briefings.

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Vicky Veritas @vickyveritas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Shocked #Quartz is one piece of evidence that helps identify large impact areas, like the one left by Chicxulub asteroid. The quartz crystals develop a series of parallel laminae, called shock lamellae that indicate deformation, or breakage of the crystal along multiple, parallel planes. #MinCup26

This rainbow quartz crystal reveals the shock lamallae that indicates impact; here of the Chicxulub asteroid.

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Angel Reese has officially won the Defensive Player of the Year award! Last week, I wrote an article analyzing DPOY candidates, and she was my pick for the most valuable defensive player this season. Much deserved!

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Vicky Veritas @vickyveritas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

There has been a lot of talk about piezoelectricity in the match, but little about exposure dating. Vote #quartz in #MinCup26 for the O2 atoms in the quartz crystal structure & the predictable way they are converted into beryllium isotopes when exposed to the Universe and not inside a mountain.

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AGU Hydrology H3S @agu-h3s.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Rivers facing #HydrologicalExtremes, Round 1, Matchup 1: Lake Chad Basin vs Zambezi River. Check out facts below and VOTE HERE until 10/5: www.agu-h3s.org/rivercup #RiverCup2026

Photo of the drying Lake Chad, the outlet of the Lake Chad Basin.

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Vicky Veritas @vickyveritas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Go with the flow. Vote #Quartz! #MinCup26 ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology #geosky #GIS 🍎 🪐 🔭 🌋 📚 🌿

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NPR @npr.org · 01/10/2026

A powerful El Niño is already influencing extreme weather around the planet. During the last strong El Niño, federal agencies ramped up research in the hope of improving weather forecasts. This year, they won't be matching that effort. trib.al/dkJLZ2X

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Studying this super El Niño could save lives. NOAA is scaling back research

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Quartz's ductile deformation inspired my first, original geo blog post, way back in 2007. Vote quartz for the singing mylonites of the Snake Range. shearsensibility.blogspot.com/2007/06/soun...

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The Sound of Mylonites

NPR has had this series, off and on, in which listeners record interesting sounds and then explain them on the air. I didn't have a recordin...

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

24-hour total: 0.28 inches of rain at 7 am (though really since around maybe 5am). That makes 19.52 inches for the water year (compared to NOAA normal of 17.56). But 5.77 inches were this Sept, and 5.67 were last Oct. Not right for agriculture or skiing.

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ed Buchwald, the @carleton.edu prof who introduced me to geology, has died.

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I wrote a short article about two of yesterday's WNBA playoff games, Minnesota Lynx vs. New York Liberty and Indiana Fever vs. Las Vegas Aces: iancswan.substack.com/p/mini-artic...

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Mini Article: A Tale of Two Blowouts

Thoughts on WNBA Playoffs Game 1 of Fever vs. Aces and Lynx vs. Liberty

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Grant Tosterud @granttosterud.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Moisture moving into New Mexico right now can be traced back to the remnants of Odalys. Moisture from Polo arrives tonight and continues through Wednesday morning, bringing widespread rain, heavy rainfall, and flash flooding. #NMwx

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I wrote about using visualizations to evaluate defense in the WNBA: Visualizations and the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award iancswan.substack.com/p/visualizat...

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Visualizations and the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award

How can we use visualizations to help evaluate defense?

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I’m old enough to remember when the Tea Party whipped up a frenzy among conservative parents (and eventually others) around how Common Core’s “new math” was allegedly causing children to struggle to learn math. There’s a latent frame there if someone (a political candidate?) wanted to activate it.

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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 25/09/2026

We're publishing new guidance to support trans people who do fieldwork (any work outside the office)! Now we need your help to get them seen so please share! inclusivefieldwork.leeds.ac.uk/trans/

a cartoon of three fieldworkers. One has a small trans flag. The logos of the university of leeds, research england, and canopy robin are shown, as well as the URL: InclusiveFieldwork (dot) Leeds (dot) AC (dot) UK (slash) trans

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Apple "detectives" wanted to identify a gnarly old tree growing on a remote plot of land in Maine. What they discovered was the key to a centuries-old apple mystery.

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How apple detectives solved the mystery of an ancient tree—and rewrote the history of fruit

And how they might have helped save the future of American apples

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Dr. Erik Klemetti Gonzalez @eruptions.site · 24/09/2026

So, hey, congratulations to the wonderful Laura Guertin on winning the AGU Excellence in Earth and Space Science Education Award! www.agu.org/honors-home/...

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2026 Union Medals, Awards, and Prizes recipients | AGU

Congratulations to the 2026 union medals, awards, and prize recipients.

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Maya Wei-Haas, PhD @mayaweihaas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

On this topic: I’m currently hunting for scientists in this realm who are willing to let me tag along for field/lab work next year. Are you breaking down plate tectonics? Mantle dynamics? Hot spot volcanism? Those giant blobs near the core? Diamonds, ophiolites, xenoliths or other things! Hit me up!

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

One of the cutest community science projects involves hiking up to see how the pikas are doing. www.mountainstudies.org/pikanet

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PikaNet — Mountain Studies Institute

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Jonathan Thompson at the Land Desk @landdesk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Check out the Land Desk’s new feature, the NEWSWIRE: human-curated and contextualized summaries of the week’s news on Western lands and communities. open.substack.com/pub/landdesk...

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NEWSWIRE: Four Corners rain, flooding

Also: Public Lands, Data Center Digest, Mining Monitor, more

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📕 NEW BOOK!!! 📕 I co-authored a book for DK, contributing several chapters, including ones on stratigraphy, climate change, and key events in Earth history 🌍 Aimed at a very broad audience, the the illustrations are simply incredible 🥰 I hope I didn’t mess up or leave anything important out! 🙏🏾

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Argh. Our water heater died before the heat pump water heater tech improvements arrived. (Size and location of existing water heater make the current options not ideal. Plus the current heater died on a weekend and the simple option was straight replacement today.)

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Reposting this would be very helpful. We're having a tough month at Skype a Scientist between much of my energy being devoted to Academy of Natural Sciences stuff. I need help!!

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Good article for Earth Systems Science class discussions.

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DL Whitney @sorosilicate.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

If you (or the Earth) heats up #kyanite at low pressure (shallow depths), you get #andalusite! Both are Al2SiO5, but with distinct crystal structures. #MinCup26 #MineralCup

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DL Whitney @sorosilicate.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Beautiful #andlausite with a crystallographically-controlled cross of #graphite inclusions (chiastolite). It would be epic to have an andalusite vs graphite match, if only andalusite can prevail over cuprite. #MinCup26 #MineralCup

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

How WNBA players' gravity affects their teams' offense: Team True Shooting % On/Off Difference vs. Avg. Interior Onball Gravity.

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Corey Garza @profcgarza.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Announcing the relaunch of the Yakama Nation Endowed Fund for Student Support. The fund financially supports students from Yakama Nation pursuit of @uwenvironment.bsky.social degrees. The fund also supports UW researcher collaborations with Yakama Nation. environment.uw.edu/about/inclus...

environment.uw.edu

Yakama Nation Endowed Fund for Student Support

The Yakama Nation Endowed Fund was established to support recruitment, enrollment and the overall success of members of the Yakama Nation interested in pursuing environmentally related pathways in the...

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Ian Swan @ianswan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Rhyne Howard just broke the WNBA single season 3-point record. Here's an aggregated shot chart of her record breaking season:

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

At least an inch of rain in Durango today (rain has finally let up though). That will push my gauge over the normal precip for the water year. Animas at Tall Timber is 1910 cfs and still rising. 360 cfs in town, but it should keep going up tomorrow. Below Silverton it's 700 cfs and rising.

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Alan Gerard @wxmanms1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Flash flooding killed 3 people on the Navajo Nation in NW NM in an event that appears to epitomize Western US flash flood challenges: poor radar coverage, poor comms and a rural area. substack.com/home/post/p-...

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Flash flooding kills 3 people in northwest New Mexico

South central United States experiences warmest first half of September on record, and more heat on tap

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Asher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Question! Does anyone know where I can find interviews or primary source documents with coal miners or oil patch workers (workers, specifically, not owners!) talking about how they think about climate change, and how it relates to their jobs? Denialism is fine: I'm trying to look at the rhetoric.

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Thomas Lecaque @tlecaque.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Do you know what makes for good undergrad research? SMALL CLASS SIZES WITH A LOW STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO AND AN INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE SUPPORTING AND REWARDING GOOD MENTORING OF UNDERGRADS.

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My water year summary on CoCoRaHS is a bit misleading. It's 94% of normal with a couple weeks to go, but most precip came in a big storm last Oct, and another storm this week.

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