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Kelsey Pieper

@kelseypieper.bsky.social

Assistant Professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering at Northeastern University

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Kelsey Pieper @kelseypieper.bsky.social · last yr.

Excited for our new paper with NC health depts and @floodhydrology.bsky.social and @northeasternu.bsky.social estimating impacts to environmental health services after #Helene pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Responding after Hurricane Helene: Rapidly Estimating Impacts to Environmental Health Services in North Carolina

Hurricane Helene caused catastrophic flooding and infrastructure damage across the mountainous regions of western North Carolina. Responding agencies had to make real-time decisions about emergency re...

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Kelsey Pieper @kelseypieper.bsky.social · last yr.

Happy National Hydroecology Burrito Day #NHBD2025 Thanks @floodhydrology.bsky.social for introducing us to this delicious holiday!

Lauren Rosenthal @laurenthal.bsky.social · last yr.

Almost all NOAA Research websites that rely on cloud services - including Amazon, Google and WordPress - are poised to disappear at midnight ET Saturday after a contract was targeted for "early termination." Labs may also feel the effects. Story for @bloomberg.com (free link):

US Weather Agency Websites to Vanish Under Planned Contract Cuts

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency is poised to eliminate most websites tied to its research division under plans for the cancellation of a cloud web services contract, a move that could s...

bloomberg.com

Science Friday @scifri.bsky.social · last yr.

Hundreds of NOAA workers, including National Weather Service meteorologists, have been laid off. @ejreports.bsky.social joins us to discuss her reporting on experts' concerns about forecast accuracy for the next hurricane season, for Wabe and @gristnews.bsky.social.

Forecasting Cuts Leave Some Worried For Hurricane Season

Emergency response experts say that funding and staff cuts at the National Weather Service could mean less reliable weather forecasts.

sciencefriday.com

The New York Times @nytimes.com · last yr.

Road salt is leaching into the reservoirs that hold New York City’s tap water and could make some of it unhealthy to drink by the turn of the century, according to a new study commissioned by city environmental officials.

Road Salt From Suburban Roads Is Damaging N.Y.C. Drinking Water

A new environmental report finds that rising salt levels in New York City’s water supply could make some of it undrinkable by the turn of the century.

nytimes.com