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...

Perfect house for a hard rock geologist! ⚒️

Shallow strike slip M6.3 #earthquake occurred about an hour ago in Central Afghanistan. ⚒️

Did you know that submarine cables on the deep ocean floor literally connect our world? This map reveals the fragile & mostly unseen infrastructure carrying 99% of Earth's data traffic & providing internet access everywhere. www.maps.com/submarine-ca... 🧪 🌊 ⚒️ 🌍 🌎 🌏 #gischat @seabed2030.bsky.social

Another article about Alaska Earthquake Center and tsunami funding cuts www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/11/01/s...

NEW: The Trump admin just ended the practice of automatically extending work permits when people file to renew them — meaning that if USCIS takes too long to process a renewal the applicant loses their authorization to work legally. The interim final rule applies to renewals filed after tomorrow.

Not good for #jamaica. #Melissa may be the strongest hurricane to ever hit the island. 3 feet of rainfall totals = catastrophic flooding with years of recovery. This storm is moving slower than we walk. #mawx #tropics #hurricane #boston @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/27/m...

Perfect hiking weather and fall colors near peak in the Alps!

Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs - Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75% - Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60% - Social Sciences by 50–70% - History by 60% - Biology by 75% - The German department will lose all PhD seats - Sociology from six PhD students to zero

We went to Arco over the weekend for the fall foliage and the Rockmaster climbing and bouldering festival. Both were very enjoyable! (And no, those are not 🍁 pics.)

I spend a year plotting a mystery novel and then this happens.

I would laugh if this wasn't so true 😭

Omg omg omg it’s happening! #f1

Kīlauea episode 35 has arrived. The double fountain shot is from one of the HVO interns, Christina. All are taken from the public viewing areas.

Still exploring the Swiss Alps, fall is probably my favorite season there.

A lot of comments on Mars rovers or Moon landings, but it's important to remember that the planet NASA studies most is Earth. This is less about cutting flashy things like moonwalks and more about keeping communities in the dark on climate, weather, agriculture, pollution, natural hazards, and more.

Catching up on a few earthquakes this evening. The M7.6 Drake passage earthquake yesterday appears to have been an intraplate strike slip faulting #earthquake , unlike the M7.4 earthquake a few months ago in the greater area, which was subduction related. ⚒️🧪

Finally I am part of the elite in something!

Another beautiful sunrise this morning!

🪐 On this Day of Action to Save #NASA Science, we’re highlighting how space and Earth sciences go hand-in-hand. Scripps Oceanography researchers partner with NASA to study how our planet is changing from sea to space. Here’s an out-of-this-world roundup of some recent projects. 🧵⬇️

Nice day for a hike today. Lots of #mushrooms in the woods confirm that fall has arrived!

🚨FOUR tenure track positions in my dept @ucalgary.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social in applied & computational geophysics, subsurface geochemistry, sedimentary geology, and sustainable soil science. careers.ucalgary.ca/search/jobs?... (please reskeet widely!) #academicsky 🧪⚒️🇨🇦

Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet. After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵

Such an exciting sprint race! #motoGP is certainly getting more interesting to watch!

Here's the assignment folks. Write op-eds for your local papers and campus newspapers too. Just. Say. No. This is a classic authoritarian move and risks the future of higher education and science and innovation in the US. Speak out today. No time to lose. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/o...

“The earthquake shook the N coast of Cebu, one of the country's most populous islands, on the night of 30 Sept, jolting many out of their sleep. It killed at least 68 people and wounded more than 500 others, as homes, buildings and churches collapsed and roads cracked.” www.bbc.com/news/article...

quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric

M6.9 #earthquake in the Philippines: shallow strike slip faulting with yellow PAGER alert for shaking related fatalities and economic losses.⚒️

Marc Marquez’ comeback story is pretty amazing! (I’m not going to give up posting on #motoGP here, I’m stubborn like that.)

I have almost no sense of smell and didn’t know this for the longest time, which most people have a difficult time believing. A test for sulfur in a geology lab, which produced a rotten egg smell for everyone else in the classroom was one of the biggest hints!

A clear “summer is over” vibe at the beaches of Rimini today

It looks like Dinosaur Field Station of NJ is closing and selling their Dino sculptures

It feels like an insult to the notion of objective reality to invoke “experts” to weigh in on a numerical fact you can verify with a pocket calculator

There’s understandably been a lot of focus on the CDC lately, but I don’t anyone to miss the bad tidings from the EPA. -Scientists at the Office of Water have been ordered to stop publishing papers without review by a political appointee. -Office of Research and Development has been eliminated.

M4.3 shallow #earthquake near Berkeley, CA a few hours ago, strike slip mechanism, possibly on the Hayward Fault Zone. ⚒️🧪 earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

For those who aren't familiar, H1B visas aren't just used in the tech industry. They are also widely used by universities, hospitals, engineering firms, and other industries that rely on extensive training. Fees were previously under $5k -- still high, but doable, and many employers would pay them.