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Ellen Prager, PhD

@elprager.bsky.social

Marine and earth scientist, nature lover, author, aquanaut, on-air expert, consultant, and passionate about science communication

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Ellen Prager, PhD@elprager.bsky.social · 9h ago

Nice piece by Veronica Johnson WJLA on #jellyfish in and around #Chesapeake Bay. For locals at the end there is a link to a forecast map for the probability of running into sea nettles. Not abundance, but chances you may encounter them and what to do if stung. 🪼🧪 wjla.com/weather/firs...

More jellyfish popping up at Ocean City beaches. Here's why

Marine biologist Dr. Ellen Prager explains why Ocean City's waters are seeing more sea nettles this summer, what causes jellyfish blooms, how to treat a sting.

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Ellen Prager, PhD@elprager.bsky.social · 2d ago

Intense devastating #wildfires and #smoke in Washington State, East Coast flooding, quick update on El Nino and quiet in the tropics in today's update for the All Hazards Consortium. Impacts are heart wrenching. Please stay aware and stay safe. 🧪🔥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=dj8W...

Washington State Blanketed by Wildfire Smoke Headed to Portland and Further, East Coast Flooding SIS

YouTube video by StormCenter Communications | GeoCollaborate

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Peter Gleick@petergleick.bsky.social · 3d ago

As RFK Jr and Trump desperately try to gaslight us about the #COVID pandemic, remember that 1.2 million Americans died-- one of every 300 people in the country. The COVID-19 vaccine SAVED 3.2 million lives, prevented 18 million hospitalizations, & averted more than $1.15 trillion in medical costs.

Ellen Prager, PhD@elprager.bsky.social · 6d ago

What keeps scientists up at night? “. . . is the knowns and people not understanding and preparing for it.” The mystery of how a volcano’s plumbing works isn’t what costs lives. A monitored volcano with an evacuation plan people ignore is what costs lives. 🧪🌀🌋🌊 open.substack.com/pub/atmosphe...

Prediction Is Overrated

Dr. Ellen Prager on the messy science of volcanoes, hurricanes, and a warming ocean, and why preparation beats forecasting every time.

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Ellen Prager, PhD@elprager.bsky.social · last wk.

Soooooo true. Combating misinformation matters. Shame on those who use pseudoscience and nonsense to mislead and influence the public. Unfortunately, we need to desperately rebuild trust in science and actual scientists. 🧪

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · last wk.

Friends, if your response to concerns about pseudoscience on shark week is “if doesn’t matter if someone with a large audience says obviously wrong things because I personally know it’s not true,” I invite you to take a look at the world.

David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · last wk.

Beware of ‘Shark Week’: Scientists watched 202 episodes and found them filled with junk science, misinformation and white male ‘experts’ named Mike | Happy Shark Week, nerds.

Beware of ‘Shark Week’: Scientists watched 202 episodes and found them filled with junk science, misinformation and white male ‘experts’ named Mike

A study offers evidence that marine biology’s biggest stage is broken, and suggests ways to fix it.

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Ellen Prager, PhD@elprager.bsky.social · last wk.

Finding ways to easily access and visualize data is critical to bring research into operations and enable stakeholders, users, and the public to understand data, how it relates to real-world problems, and the importance of science. Thanks Dave Jones, StormCenter Communications. 🧪

Dave Jones | GeoCollaborate@geocollaborate.bsky.social · last wk.

Wow! GeoCollaborate showing the latest observations from ocean Gliders. South of Jamaica the depth of the 26°C isotherm is 173 meters! That’s deep!! For context Winter–early spring: roughly 40–70m July: commonly 70–100m Late summer–early fall: often 80–110m Warm eddies: locally deeper than 120m 🧪

Ellen Prager, PhD@elprager.bsky.social · last wk.

Scary intense wildfires in the US and Europe. Climate change is not a hoax it is a disaster with accelerating global impacts.

Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · last wk.

🔥 These Pacific NW fires are explosive! The active wildfires in Oregon and Washington have already burned ~1.2 million acres, an area nearly 4X the size of New York City! And there’s nothing standing in their way with no rain expected, and a big heat dome growing over the SW into next weekend.

Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 2w ago

Woah! ⚡️Extreme case of Bolts from the Blue! Numerous #lightning bolts up to ~10 miles ahead of a storm today in Sarasota county. This picture is worth a 1000 words. Lightning can happen far from the storm core. The clique goes, “When thunder roars, go indoors!” ⚡️ #Florida

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf@rahmstorf.bsky.social · 2w ago

Holiday in the climate emergency. No that’s not AI or edited, just a snapshot I just took with my phone on Lacanau beach in France. What future will this boy grow up in? It is in our hands, but time is running out.

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Ellen Prager, PhD@elprager.bsky.social · 3w ago

Wildfire smoke brings hazardous air quality for millions, potential tropical development, El Nino, marine heatwaves, flooding, wildfires, and possible severe weather in today's briefing for the All Hazards Consortium. Please stay aware and stay safe. 🧪🔥🥵🌀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P5v...

Hazardous Air Quality from Wildfire Smoke, FIFA Final Game, Tropics, El Nino and Severe Weather Sat

YouTube video by StormCenter Communications | GeoCollaborate

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