This is Nessie and Millie. Neither of them ever really learned how to dig, but Millie is pretty sure it's like giving CPR. 12/10 no one tell her (TT: millieandazula)

This region is a tectonic puzzle. Based on the land-based GNSS sites, there is no evidence of locking on the megathrust here (so low EQ potential). But partial locking can be present near the trench without misfitting the GNSS data. New seafloor geodetic data will hopefully help solve the puzzle. ⚒️🧪

MAGAZINE MONDAY | Read about the revolutionary sea floor charts of pioneering cartographer Marie Tharp in the current issue of the Library of Congress Magazine. https://lcm.loc.gov/issue/march-april-2026/the-woman-who-mapped-the-ocean/?loclr=blsky

US #Antarctic scientists have no research #icebreaker. In a world where #polar regions are changing and increasingly tense, this is a big blind spot limiting progression of human knowledge and preservation of Antarctica for peace, international cooperation, and science.

We are looking for a new volcano-petrology postdoc to join the NERC-funded large grant ‘ex-x: understanding dangerous eruptive transitions’ Based at Bristol University! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRA042/s...

Today is the anniversary of the M9.2 1964 Alaska earthquake and, appropriately, this is Tsunami Preparedness Week in CA and AK. Tsunamis caused almost all of the 131 deaths resulting from the quake, including 10 in Crescent City, CA. Most deaths there occurred during the 4th (and largest) wave. ⚒️🧪🌊

SSA Webinar: Identify Your Transferable Skills in the Geosciences 📆 Wednesday, 8 April, 2-3:30 pm PT Register Today! Free for SSA Members: buff.ly/h8FePez Led by career coach and geoscientist Sarah Pietraszek-Mattner, Ph.D ⚒️

I'll be talking about glacier surges online tomorrow (25th March) at 8pm (London time) as part of the @igsoc.bsky.social Global Seminar Series. Please do come along! www.igsoc.org/event/igs-gl...

Temps have hovered around freezing all day here and it has been snowing intermittently. The flower shop near campus is attempting to put a more cheerful spin on the situation (not sure if it is enough).

Seasonal field assistant positions open in Golden and Albuquerque. Open to current undergraduate students. These positions support earthquake, landslide, and geomagnetism hazards. Note the short application window—closing April 3. Unofficial transcripts accepted. www.usajobs.gov/job/862066800

It's the World Day for Glaciers, so here are a few views of one of my favorites, Hubbard Glacier. It is North America's longest tidewater glacier and is (currently) in less dire straits than its neighbors in southeast Alaska due to its large and high accumulation area in the St. Elias Mtns. ⚒️

Happy Birthday, Mr. Rogers. youtu.be/mSbYQz3rluM?...

Interested in #geodesy? The TIGER Symposium will cover topics including Earth rotation and Earth tides, cryospheric and hydrologic deformation, volcano deformation, and seismogeodesy. It should be a great opportunity for collaboration. Abstract deadline April 15. Details in links below. ⚒️

If the west coast is a tectonics speed run, southern Alaska should be labeled "plate tectonics super duper speed run". But question marks over the Adirondacks is spot on. ⚒️

EarthScope Data Services will be retiring the FDSN “event” web service as a part of our effort to refine the NSF National Geophysical Facility’s portfolio of data and metadata access capabilities in the cloud. Full details ➡️ https://loom.ly/-6KPIJo

"Remember, my cub, it is important to strengthen your core and stretch before destroying scientific equipment to reduce the chance of injury".

good news follow-up to these seismic stations being defunded by trump www.noaa.gov/news-release...

This appears to be video from a meteor that tens of thousands of people heard in Northeast Ohio and Pennsylvania (DrJimLloyd/X) www.cleveland19.com/2026/03/17/m...

That there are enough springtails to feature a "springtail of the month" is delightful. Take a look at this blog post - the photos alone! 💧😍

The Oregon Hazards Lab at UO is hiring a Communications Manager! Seeking a skilled communicator and organizer to join the OHAZ multi-hazards environmental monitoring team that works with PNSN on ShakeAlert earthquake early warning outreach and more: careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/53...

OpenTopography's Spring 2026 webinar series kicks off this week! Join us in March and April for a series of hour-long webinars—perfect for those who are seeking to make better use of lidar data in their research and teaching. Register in advance ⬇️ opentopography.org/news/2026_we...

Undergrad geology/geophysics instructors! Here's a great opportunity to learn more about how to use near-surface geophysics techniques and equipment in courses. EarthScope also has a program to loan equipment out for field education. Workshop application deadline is March 27. ⚒️

And the award for Best Snacktor in a Leading Role goes to … 🏆

Happy Pi Day! Celebrate this delicious and mathematical day with our podcasts and articles about the tasty transcendental number. buff.ly/5346CPj

Brings new meaning to the term backslip. ⚒️

If you are interested in running for President or Secretary of the AGU's Global Environmental Change section, email me (adessler at tamu dot edu) and attach your CV. We are looking for candidates and the deadline is coming up soon.

In 1896, Florence Bascom became the first woman to work for USGS! She was also the first woman to earn a Ph.D. from @jhu.edu (in 1893) and created the geology program at Bryn Mawr College. She retired at age 74. #WomensHistoryMonth

For Jody Potts-Joseph, running the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race isn’t just about passing through the finish line 1,000 miles away — it’s about cultural preservation and reconnecting younger Indigenous Alaskans with the traditions of dog mushing.

A trippy trio of swirls in the Gulf of Alaska. Just fascinating.

When the Tohoku earthquake happened 15 years ago today, warning systems played a crucial role in saving lives. Lessons from Tohoku improved systems around the world (incl. through integration of GNSS and seismic data), but more build out and upgrades are needed (incl. in the US). Fund networks! ⚒️🧪

Turn the sound on! 🔊 The USGS V1 camera at Kilauea now has *audio* and tephra is falling on it right now - www.youtube.com/live/tk0tfYD...

More than 30 years ago, I began teaching courses on data analysis in the earth sciences. 20 years ago, I started thinking about writing textbooks. Now there are six textbooks and many different course formats for you. Here are the options for you: mres.uni-potsdam.de/2025/10/15/o...

Elevated water table triggering an idealised 3D-printed rotational landslide. Complete with a Monopoly house on top. A paper, presenting six different 3D-printable landslide models, has now been submitted for review. Once it is published, they will all be made freely available. Get printing!

IT'S IN THE SYLLABUS!

Time for my annual story time!! The TL;DR is that the links below will take you to donation opportunities for schools and other charities across Alaska that will be open for the duration of the Iditarod (starts Sunday). So bookmark the post below if you don't want to lose it. 1/

And here I was complaining about a loud thunderstorm that interrupted a work meeting when this was going on to the southwest of us. This is an early start to tornado season. Time to make sure the emergency kits are ready.

This delivery driver throws treats to all the dogs on his route to see if they can catch. Spoiler alert: some of them definitely cannot. Still 13/10 for all (TT: jezzyvi)

Alaskan glaciers are retreating faster than ever, threatening ecosystems, communities, and ways of life. ❄️ Join me and others for a webinar on glacier loss, tipping points, and cultural consequences in Alaska. 🗓 Monday, March 23 ⏰ 18:00–19:30 CET 🔗 futureearth.confetti.events/glacier-loss...

Well, in more pleasant news, the Fish Doorbell is back... 🧪

Happy International Polar Bear Day!

Going through old field photos and found these from a trip to survey a benchmark near the Malaspina Glacier. When we landed on the beach, we discovered that an unwelcome field assistant had recently come through. The pilot kept watch while I set up the site. #FieldworkFriday #FieldPhotoFriday ⚒️🧪

Coulomb 4.0 is available! This open source MATLAB-based software provides an interactive way for you to explore permanent (static) stress changes. For details about what you can do with this latest version, please visit Temblor's latest article. temblor.net/earthquake-i...

NASA Earth Observatory Image of the Day today is NISAR images acquired before and after the magnitude 7 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake in Yukon near the border with Alaska. It shows the huge number of landslides and avalanches in the mountains triggered by the earhtquake science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...

Just made this graphic for a talk. Why, yes, I am tired. Why do you ask? ⚒️

This was likely the view from several of my GNSS stations right before they were wrecked (and/or shoved off a cliff).

I'm very pleased to have publically archived what I think is an exceptional seismic data set. 5 months from 8 stations on the ablation area of the West Greenland ice sheet, NE of Ilulissat. Very good data quality and uptime spanning the entirety of the ablation season. ds.iris.edu/gmap/#networ...

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Someone captured my colleagues an I servicing the cameras during Kīlauea’s episode 42. We stopped to discuss what we were seeing, but because I talk with my hands it looks like I’m fixing to push someone in… Credit: Volcano Hideaways

Bad Map Projection: Zero Declination xkcd.com/3207/