Dr. Eric J. Fielding, PhD
@ericjfielding.bsky.social
Geophysicist at lab in Pasadena, California. Statements and opinions posted by me are my own and not those of my employer. he/him. Also at https://mastodon.social/@EricFielding Research: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6648-8067
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"Even modest annual reductions in (MMR) vaccine coverage among young children generate a nonlinear increase in cases & hospitalizations, with costs totaling $7.77 billion over a 5-y period." 🛟😷📈🧪 health policy sociology polisky
The health and economic repercussions of declining MMR coverage in the United States | PNAS
The resurgence of measles in the United States, driven by declining childhood vaccination coverage, poses a substantial public health and economic ...
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NISAR global L-band provisional data products are now released in the NASA EarthData repository, accessible from the ASF and EarthData search. NISAR L-band data acquired on June 17, 2026 and later available as level 0 through level 2 and level 3 products. nisar-docs.asf.alaska.edu/availability...
I'm sure they'd advocate just as fiercely for free speech if the banner had said, "Impeach Trump"
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w agoWhite House backs Argentina players over Falklands banner in World Cup semi-final
The comment period for the proposed OMB rule that would shift U.S. science from scientists to politicians is now closed. Now what? We break down what to expect ⬇️ www.planetary.org/articles/omb...
What happens now that comments have been submitted on the devastating…
Nearly 500,000 comments were submitted in response to a rule change proposed by the White House Office of Management and Budget that would fundamentally…
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Wrote about the Roberts Court’s highly selective aversion to identifying racism, echoing the logic of the infamous Korematsu decision, which the Roberts Court has both condemned and imitated. Call it Neo-Korematsu doctrine. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
As good a time as any to remind everyone (especially media) that the Earth Observatory publishes unlabeled, high-res images when they’re available: science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-... The link’s just buried at the bottom of story (and no more GeoTIFFs, AFAIK).
Where Venezuela’s Earthquakes Shifted the Ground - NASA Science
Radar data from the NISAR satellite show that La Guaira and nearby areas experienced significant ground displacement from the June 2026 temblors.
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Dr. Eric J. Fielding, PhD@ericjfielding.bsky.social · 4w agoNISAR surface displacement map of Venezuela is the NASA Earth Observatory Image of the Day today. Map shows earthquake displacement on land is largest north of Caracas, so fault slip at depth on offshore fault greater. Fault went through Catia La Mar next to airport. science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
NISAR surface displacement map of Venezuela is the NASA Earth Observatory Image of the Day today. Map shows earthquake displacement on land is largest north of Caracas, so fault slip at depth on offshore fault greater. Fault went through Catia La Mar next to airport. science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
It’s always worth remembering during Trump’s spirited intervention with FIFA here: Donald Trump was trying to strip Folarin Balogun of his citizenship as recently as last week.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.Trump: "I didn't know what the hell a red card was. When I found out, I said, 'You gotta be kidding!'"
I really appreciated this piece by @sammyroth.bsky.social on the disappearance of climate from the power broker discourse. It’s the kind of thoughtful, nuanced deep dive we should be seeing in journalism but is largely found in newsletters these days.
Enough climate hushing, more listening to scientists
As we celebrate July 4, let's resolve to start learning from the folks who make America great.
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Texas has no clean energy mandate. It just beat fossil fuels with wind, solar, nuclear, and hydro on 62% of days this year. Nobody told the grid to do this, just the market.
⚒️ 🧪 Should the Venezuela earthquake(s) be considered one event or two? We asked the USGS how they made their decision. Also: a look at their preliminary slip model. earthquakeinsights.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
Venezuela: One earthquake or two?
A look into the data as the USGS saw it
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NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) satellite imaged Venezuela June 25. NISAR SAR interferometry (InSAR) enabled calculation of surface displacement. Displacements have red tones for east and blue tones for west, with white in middle near-zero over fault rupture. Fault ruptured far to east under ocean. #venezuela
In addition to my long-form Weather West update on El Niño, I've also written a shorter piece for Inigo Insurance as part of their Catastrophe Research series. I discuss different aspects of this year's strong-to-historic event, inc. tropical cyclone risk.
Inigo Insurance | Catastrophe Research
Key points Understanding the forecast surrounding a potentially very strong event The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a primary driver of seasonal climate on a regional to global basis. El Niño involves a warming of sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific, coupled with weakened trade winds and shifted rainfall patterns....
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California is now home to the first major battery installation in the U.S. that can supply electricity for eight hours rather than four — a big step toward 24/7 clean energy: www.canarymedia.com/articles/lon... via @canarymedia.com
Pioneering grid battery nudges California closer to 24/7 clean energy
The Tumbleweed installation just went online in Kern County. It can store clean energy and discharge it for eight hours straight, a harbinger of what’s to…
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The Planetary Society built an interactive side-by-side "track changes" comparison for the proposed OMB rules. They show exactly what the current rules say versus what the proposed rules would change, section by section, across all *399* affected provisions. dashboards.planetary.org/rules-change/ 🧪🔭
Federal Grant Rule Comparison
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Happy birthday to marine biologist & conservationist Rachel Carson (1907-1964)! 🧪🐡👩🏼🔬 #histsci After publishing the sea trilogy in the 40s & 50s, when she published Silent Spring in 1962 she captured the world’s attention to the risks to health & environment posed by pesticides & DDT in particular. 🧵
I'm not happy about writing this, but too many people I care about are hurting, and it's preventable. medium.com/@jakeorlowit... #Wikipedia
Wikipedia Is Doing the Capitalist Thing
TLDR: In ten days last month, the Wikimedia Foundation fired the longtime lead developer of MediaWiki and disbanded the team whose entire…
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The Haleakalā Visitor Center building at Haleakalā National Park, which also houses the Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association store, welcomes visitors once again following a temporary closure by the park service for planned improvements and interior renovations. #Haleakala #visitorcenter
Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association welcomes visitors back to Haleakalā Visitor Center
The Haleakalā Visitor Center building at Haleakalā National Park, which also houses the Hawaiʻi Pacific Parks Association store, welcomes visitors once again following a temporary closure by the park service for planned improvements and interior renovations.
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Happy birthday to #paleontologist Mary Anning (1799 – 1847)! 🧪🐡⚒️ #histsci She was the wrong class, sex & religious denomination to gain the education, opportunity to work & communicate her results or garner any respect as a pioneering paleontologist. Further, during her lifetime most people thought
A swarm sequence has been confirmed near #Brawley, CA, #SouthernCalifornia #Earthquake. This is a typical sequence for the area, with with 81 events catalogued so far, including a M4.4 at 7:22 PDT. You can read more about it here: www.scsn.org/index.php/20...
Latest Earthquake Information | SCSN
For data archive access visit SCEDC
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The latest eruption at Kilauea appears to be starting! We should see large lava fountains soon. Tune in live here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXKu...
This Artemis dashboard has more information than the official NASA dashboard. It was created by a Canadian space enthusiast (@chad@mstdn.ca) artemis.cdnspace.ca
Artemis II Tracker — Live Mission Control
Real-time mission control dashboard tracking NASA's Artemis II crewed lunar flyby. Live telemetry, DSN comms, orbit visualization, and crew activities.
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Globally, March 2026 was the 4th warmest on record. About 6% of the Earth their warmest March, and 0.5% had their coolest March.
The Artemis II crew is now getting a good look at the Moon—including parts we can't see from Earth! At the right of the Moon in this view is the Mare Orientale multiring basin, only a portion of which is visible to us normally. In this photo, the Moon's south pole is to the top.
The whole-Earth-at-night photo from the #Artemis II mission was brighter than many expected. That was mostly due to camera settings; here’s another pic taken just before with diff settings. Digital photography is always subjective—even before processing! (HT @swapnakrishna.com @jasonc0.bsky.social)
