The Denali puppies are big and taking naps right now. www.nps.gov/dena/learn/p...

Two days left to submit! Come be part of the discussion on the future of geodesy education and workforce development.

Julie Elliott@julieelliott.bsky.social · 4w ago

Interested in #geodesy education and workforce development? Consider submitting to our AGU Session "Advancing the Geodesy Workforce: Skills, Training Pathways, and Emerging Applications Across Sectors". Abstract deadline August 5. ⚒️🧪 agu.confex.com/agu/agu26/pr...

The devastation is unimaginable. I moved here 3 years ago knowing Spokane would be my home. I can’t explain how horrific this is. “It’s like a war zone,” people told me.

The city of Spokane is on fire.

This thread - documenting the rapid growth of a new fire into Spokane, WA today - is terrifying. We’re used to wildfires in the Northwest but what’s happening right now in eastern Washington is not normal.

Spokane Rising@spokanerising.com · 4d ago

Holy crap. Level 3 (GO NOW!) zone now includes urban Spokane, south of Francis to Wellesley. Level 2 (GET SET!) zone now extends east of Division. Not to be alarmist, but at this rate, it’s not inconceivable that the Old Trails Fire merges with the Fairview Fire.

We have great newts to share! Twenty tiny Mazama newts have hatched in our lab — the very first babies of their kind ever in human care.

R.L. Phillips pauses with his “mosquito-proofed” horse, Sparkplug, on a gravel bar of the Tatonduk River, a tributary of the Yukon River, on June 17, 1930. Via USGS #alaskahistory #alaska

You should also have a look at the excellent the "Marie Tharp's Seafloor" website by @vferrini.bsky.social. (7/n)

Marie Tharp's Seafloor

A Story Map for Marie Tharp's 100th birthday

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US GEO folks: You've got NSF questions, we (hopefully) have answers. Join us for a webinar Sept 15 at 1p Eastern: www.nsf.gov/events/nsf-g...

NSF GEO Virtual Office Hour: Updates from the NSF Directorate for Geosciences

Join directorate leadership for updates and information.

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One week left to submit your abstracts!

Julie Elliott@julieelliott.bsky.social · 3w ago

If you're interested in the geology & tectonics of the Alaskan and Northern Canadian Cordilleras (who wouldn't be??), consider submitting to our AGU session. Invited speakers are Katie Biegel (UC Davis) and Will Levandowski (TetraTech). Abstract deadline August 5. ⚒️🧪🏔️ agu.confex.com/agu/agu26/pr...

Overnight, a masked bandit broke into our kitchen. Armed with opposable thumbs, he proceeded to sample everything on offer. I’d just visited the farmers market, so the menu was extensive. I can now share a highly specific peer-reviewed list of what this particular raider did & did not enjoy. 🧵

Raccoon's Evil Smile: 'Good, Good'

Alt: Raccoon's Evil Smile: 'Good, Good'

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Ah, the perennial favorite question about stopping a volcanic eruption by bombing the volcano. Answer: No. Volcanic plumbing goes deep. Bombing could do nothing or potentially hasten an eruption (with bonus radiation!). Best to monitor volcanoes and develop mitigation plans. Fund research! ⚒️🌋

Randall Munroe@xkcd.com · last wk.

Weird and worrying questions Watch the latest What If? video in collaboration with @minuteearth.bsky.social! www.youtube.com/shorts/SLd4h...

This is Beily. He was miraculously found alive under rubble 29 days after the Venezuela earthquakes. He has since been reunited with his 11-year-old human Victoria and is expected to make a full recovery. 14/10 for all (TT: fuerzavzla1)

This is Chubbers. He is catching a wave. But more importantly, catching a vibe. 14/10 (IG: nataliepaigebentley)

The MSU geodesy interns presented their research at MidSURE (Mid-Michigan Symposium for Undergraduate Research) today. They did a great job explaining geodesy, GNSS, complex deformation patterns, and tectonics to a wide variety of people. ⚒️

Data from the NASA-ISRO NISAR mission is now available not only through the Alaska Satellite Facility @ak-satellite.bsky.social , but also in Worldview (worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov), where you can compare the normalized backscatter (i.e., the GCOVS) with other NASA-supported data and models. (1/3)

Maybe you're cheered by the perseverance of leaping salmon hurling themselves upstream, or perhaps you marvel at the patience of the bears that park themselves in the water to hunt the fish Either way, this live feed from Brooks Falls in Alaska's Katmai National Park will greatly improve your day

LIVE Brooks Falls - Katmai National Park, Alaska 2026 | explore.org

YouTube video by Explore Live Nature Cams

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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...

That's going to require some geoid model revisions...⚒️

Randall Munroe@xkcd.com · 2w ago

Latitude and Longitude xkcd.com/3273/

Bear attacks woman in Bear Valley.

The late, great Carl Benson's final paper, "Revisiting the July 1954 melt event in Northwest Greenland" is now published. It's apt that his last paper is about his first science love: #Greenland #glaciology. @ruthmottram.eurosky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Very cool sounding Data Scientist position with Asiaq Greenland Survey in Nuuk. ⚒️🧪 asiaq.career.emply.com/en/ad/data-s...

Local plumbers two steps ahead of every university administrator in america 👏

Metin Seven (Moon Child's dad 🌝)@seven.eurosky.social · 2w ago

Could Excel be conscious? We surveyed more than Jan 1 1900 people to find out.

just Alaska things ...

Alaska Beacon@alaskabeacon.com · 3w ago

Alaska state legislator chases bear away from fellow lawmaker outside state Capitol, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/briefs/alask...

It’s now light enough to get a good view of the smoke from GOES19. It’s horrible.

Well this nicely justifies all the money I spent on air purifiers yesterday. jasminedevv.github.io/AQI2cigarett...

Blergh. Even with an air purifier running, the smoke smell is strong inside my office.

Are you a Canadian PhD student or recent grad (or international person with a PhD from Canada or currently in Canada) and want to do geohazards or geomorphology research with me @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social , get in touch! 🧪⚒️❄️🛰️ nserc-crsng.canada.ca/en/funding-o...

Canada Postdoctoral Research Award program

The Canada Postdoctoral Research Award (CPRA) program supports and promotes research excellence in a wide variety of disciplines and broad fields of health, natural sciences and engineering and social...

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