Ashfall advisory also in effect for east and southeast portions of the Big Island, including places such as Hilo, Pāhoa, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Volcano and others in the Hilo, Puna and Kaʻū areas.

Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes! "Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."

A magnitude 4.27 earthquake occurred 4 km ESE of San Ramon, CA on February 2nd, 2026 at 3:01:13 PM GMT https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75305736

RIP to the QUEEN, Catherine O’Hara. 💔

This immersive data visualization will help you comprehend the scope of historic cuts to grants and the research workforce: www.nature.com/immersive/d4... By @maxkozlov.bsky.social Jeff Tollefson & @dangaristo.bsky.social, edited by @richmonastersky.bsky.social (2/n) 🧪

Quick map of the M4.9 #earthquake near Indio, CA, and its current aftershock sequence (with blue outlines). Located about 15 km from the 1992 Joshua Tree quake and consistent with past strike slip faulting in the area. ⚒️🧪

I haven’t posted for a while, because I just don’t know what to say anymore… But here are some prehistoric rock scratchings in Valcamonica that I found amazing, so maybe some of you will enjoy them too.

This photo was taken in 1911 using glass plate technology by Herbert Ponting who was part of Scott's Antarctic expedition, The composition and detail are exquisite with the band of white snow/ice creating a perfect frame around the two people and the ship in the distance Iconic imo

A sensational guest post by Derek Cronmiller, Theron Finley Panya Lipovsky and Jan Dettmer of the Yukon Geological Survey: Photos and Preliminary Observations from an Overview Flight of the 6 December 2025 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake, Yukon Territory, Canada. eos.org/thelandslide...

This poem is dedicated to anyone heading back into work and having to endure dull conversation about what they got up to during the Christmas holidays.

ACTUAL GOOD NEWS EVERYONE: The Paleontological Research Institution and the Museum of the Earth have made it through the crisis! Thanks to everyone who shared or donated-every donation mattered! Please share the good news just as widely!⚒️🧪🦑 Together we did #savePRI www.ithaca.com/news/ithaca/...

There’s a kitten rescuer whose videos I love, but she’s clearly been rescuing kittens for so long that she’s run out of cute names Every new video has the cutest kittens you ever seen, with a caption like, “Meet the Roofing Materials kittens: Tar Paper, Shingles, and Fiberglass!”

Holy moly. Landslide ruptured buried gas line which caused an explosion (apparently?) and now a major N/S artery from Central Cal to SoCal is still shut down. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Make a Bond movie academic Tomorrow Never Hires

I love Christmas and normally I'd be getting so excited right about now, but this year I'm a little down because it's our first holiday since we lost Fergus. I'm hoping I can spread some cheer and regain a little spirit myself by raising some funds for our local shelter! givebutter.com/n5l31M

4 extra seconds of daylight let's goooooo

NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇

It's over. Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut. www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...

Made a little animated GIF showing the demise of the V3 camera at the summit of Kīlauea during today's eruption. #hawaii #volcano

Also, you should really check out Kilauea right now! ⚒️🌋 www.youtube.com/live/tk0tfYD...

M6.9 Yakutat #earthquake is located very close to the border of the USA and Canada. Preliminary results from GFZ Potsdam indicate relatively high non double couple component with oblique mechanism. ⚒️🧪

After a 3.3-magnitude earthquake in north-west England on Wednesday night, "Trains were halted after a suspected AI-generated picture that seemed to show major damage to a bridge appeared on social media". So there we are 😱 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Big news! We have a follow-up to Farside Seismic Suite called South Pole Seismic Station selected that will build a new seismic station that can be deployed by Artemis IV astronauts including an active source survey. More to come, but here's the release: science.nasa.gov/missions/art...

I got so many things to say I don’t even know where to start. But this right here is why we NEED better earth science in K-12 🤦🏻‍♀️

Earthquakes in England always feel like a truck has hit the house! ⚒️

Today in @theguardian.com from @leylandcecco.bsky.social: "‘There’s no monitoring of earthquakes’: new BC pipeline could spell catastrophe, experts warn" w/ @faultydata.bsky.social & I on geophysical unknowns @mark-carney.bsky.social @davidebybc.bsky.social 🧪⚒️ www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

„CSU—US’s largest public uni system—went all-in with a $17mill partnership with OpenAI. . .CSU unveiled its grand technological gesture just as it proposed slashing $375mill from its budget. While admin cut ribbons on AI, they were cutting faculty positions, academic programs, student services.“

I asked the machine if you had joy 💀

The Trump admin now says nursing isn't a professional degree. The admin plan to redefine what constitutes a professional degree to exclude nursing and limit access to student loans — outraging national health care groups and leaving nursing students questioning how they'll pay for graduate degrees.

Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread

Within a few weeks we switched from peak fall colors to what feels like deep winter!

Some coverage from the BBC on our Santorini swarm paper in Science (www.science.org/doi/full/10....). Features an interactive slider graphic showing the imaged magma dike intrusion using @alomaxnet.bsky.social's Coulomb-based seismicity-stress (CoulSeS) method. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It’s snowing outside, but I have the live USGS Kilauea webcam to keep me warm ⚒️🌋 www.youtube.com/live/tk0tfYD...

The volcano near Naples is shaking the ground in a way that scientists say it hasn't for centuries, posing risks for hundreds of thousands of people living in the 8-mile-wide crater left by past eruptions. n.pr/44w8Kox

CONFIRMED: Norris and Piastri are disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix for technical non-conformity #F1 #LasVegasGP

First snowfall at lower altitudes! It’s officially winter.

Most if not all geophysics faculty at the R1 where I went to grad school would become ineligible for future federal funding if this ban passes congress. 🧪⚒️

This is a real flight school, teaching people to fly planes!!! Like????

Guy seething with jealousy: Well, I think the normal sky is already pretty cool

NOAA cut funding for critical parts of the tsunami and earthquake detection system in Alaska, primarily in the Aleutians. I spoke to Wash Post about negative impacts. But, hey, what are the chances of a deadly tsunami being triggered in Alaska? (Gift article, not behind paywall) ⚒️ wapo.st/4qKvavQ

I generated a quick map for the current earthquake sequence near Japan, in a complex area of the subduction zone (or maybe it’s only considered complex because it is so well instrumented…) ⚒️

I realize this is turning into a fall colors account, but I’m still pretty excited about experiencing real seasons, so here is one more! 🍁🍂

The underwater seismometer network is so great, as evidenced from yesterday's EQ off-Tohoku. Reposting unofficial visualization by x.com/kotoho76/sta...

50 year mortgage is so crazy. to put it in perspective, 2016 was 50 years ago

Fellow seismologists, we're going to get a lot of mileage out of the latest @xkcd.com

I get notices for homes on Cape Cod that are like "$20,000 price cut! Imagine waking up to the sunrise every morning!!" Yeah, imagine waking up in the Atlantic Ocean one morning.

Caturday toe floof🐱

Peak fall colors in some of the valleys now. No filters needed, just nature! 🍂🍁

Great article from @virginiagewin.bsky.social showing that across the Federal science ecosystem, research that benefits the American public is being delayed or completely halted, and remaining programs are being consolidated under close partisan political control. www.nature.com/articles/d41...