Truly the best way to watch Benito

Happening Thursday! The world is [waves arms] so spend an hour+ with us and learn about our tiny corner of it.

🔥🔥🔥 The judge was not having it. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

Well I just saw Dunkirk for the first time ever and am feeling ALL THE FEELS about war, why are men

The Art League’s genius move at the Carlyle Arts Fest is selling handmade bowls for $20, and it comes with an ice cream!* *I handed them my purchase hoping they’d scoop it in; got a Klondike Bar instead. Still delicious.

This looks so fun and also "Chat with a Scientist: Astronomer and Geologist Edition" I imagine will be A+ content.

US GEO folx: we’ve got one more webinar on the books (for now)! Come say hi, ask your burning questions, hear the latest about NSF/Earth Sciences. Thursday, Sept 18, 2p Eastern: www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-d...

I can feel every muscle slowly unclench with every mile we are closer to a mountain

And I’m back

Martin with today’s DC oppression updates:

The best volcanic fire fountain I’ve ever seen is happening right now! Live feed, Hawaii. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqmp...

This is very good, and very important.

Follow along @eos.org fantastic live coverage of these 4 marathon days of EPA hearings over the endangerment finding. And if you're a climate scientist, consider signing AGU's letter that we'll submit to the EPA's open comment period on it. wkf.ms/4lRodWp

Seismometers across the Caribbean show the increasing seismic signature of Hurricane Erin as it approaches 🌀 1/ www.iris.edu/app/station_...

Today! Come learn things.

If only some nonprofit org had been capturing the dangers of DC for the last 17 years, only to be archived for posterity in the public library digdc.dclibrary.org/do/4c886cc3-...

US Earth Science folks: it’s time for another NSF EAR webinar! Come hear from staff and get (most of) your questions answered. Monday, Aug 18, 2p Eastern. Register here: www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-d...

I have subscribed to a paper word game/puzzle periodical and it is delightful, highly recommend (yes I know it’s Saturday)

I want to make one of those TikToks where the woman is all huffed up like “be nice to my boyfriend, he made this amazing LEGO thing” except it’s my husband and he is doing the job of the 13 people fired around him at his federal agency

Take a minute to read this thread describing the extraordinary work done by tsunami modelers to understand and forecast the behavior of waves as they are progressing. This is one of the many reasons it is critical that we fund federal science agencies!

Both Christopher Lloyd and our National Symphony Orchestra were geniuses tonight

Don't forget to vote for which stamp you want the Postal Service to bring back for its 250th anniversary. I'm pulling for the eclipse stamp

Watch how seismometers recorded the passing earthquake waves from the magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Each dot in this animation is a seismic station—red 🔴 means the ground moved up, blue 🔵 means it moved down. More ➡️ https://loom.ly/6Eo_fYc

The magnitude has been further refined to M8.8. It may seem like 8.7 and 8.8 are close, but the difference actually means about 40% more energy released. Logarithmic scales will do that! Want to know the difference between any two magnitudes? Try this calculator: earthquake.usgs.gov/education/ca...

How common are earthquakes this big? Here are all of the events with a magnitude of 8.5 or larger since 1960: only ten of them!

How often do magnitude 8+ earthquakes occur? Not very often. While the last one occurred in 2021, on average, Earth experiences about one M8 earthquake per year. Today’s M8.7 earthquake off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula is a powerful example of a megathrust earthquake along a subduction zone.

This event has generated a tsunami - current size is not yet known. Please pay attention to all information and notices from your local officials. www.tsunami.gov

The Kuril-Kamchatka arc has frequent moderate-to-large earthquakes and has hosted more than 30 M 6.5+ events within 250 km of the July 29, 2025, earthquake over the last century.

Updated to a M8.7

@josephfray.bsky.social This will help me! xkcd.com/3120/ xkcd: Geologic Periods

Taking a break from budget closeout to sail the high seas (of Maryland) with @beckyhammer.bsky.social

Friday nights in this house are often driven by old movies Alex loves as a way to decompress. Tonight: Spy Game (2001) which I’d never seen and while it made me very sad at moments (why are men, honestly) it was great thriller escapism.

Every once in a while I turn a corner in this office and I’m at Lumon

US Earth Science people: Our June webinar felt so good, we’re making it a series. Join us next Tuesday 7/15 (and again in Aug & Sept) to hear from NSF staff and to get (most of?) your questions answered. www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-d...

Kilauea putting on a show again: the lava fountains of episode 28! ⚒️🌋 www.youtube.com/live/BqmpkUd...

Here is a good non-technical article explaining what is going on at Mt. Rainier today. Biggest swarm since 2009; not rising to the level of "unrest" and not concerning at this point. But very interesting and a sign that Rainier is absolutely an active volcano! ⚒️ www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

If you’re wondering what just happened, this is an excellent summary thread.

Every year, someone in our neighborhood goes street-by-street putting plastic American flags into every single yard & hundreds along Commonwealth Ave. It all makes me FURIOUS, the waste, the assumptions, the fact that they don’t collect them after the 4th. Complaints go unheard. How do we stop this?

Includes comments from NSF program directors: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

We fought nightmare traffic to arrive home in Alexandria just in time to process the news in the comfort of our own wine fridge.

My Rep’s whole statement is great, but this. This right here.

Absolutely speechless as this press conference basically ignores that NSF is already working, living, loving this building. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdct...

When a potential building takeover impacts your job AND the city you love.

Yes it’s v. hot but I’m grateful that on these most bizarre days I can come home from my (for now?) office and pick a humongous pile of basil. Pesto is healing.

Per usual Samer’s photos are better

Today I voted, co-ran a 700 person webinar, and then celebrated Icelandic Independence at the Ambassador’s house with @samer.is. She even stopped mid-speech to ask whether we were being rained on, and demanded folks under the tent make room if so. Very kind, amazing food, a day of wins.

Obligatory voting selfie. Get out there, VA!

@mineraltoplanet.bsky.social Jamelle is your people!

US Earth Scientists: We know you have questions, come get them answered directly from NSF/EAR POs! Tuesday, June 17, 2p Eastern. Register here: www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-d...