🔔🌋Tonight is the @cot-iavcei.bsky.social social gathering at #EGU26 We will be meeting at 7Stern brewery from 8pm Note the kitchen closes at 9pm so please place any food ordered when you arrive. 🍲

Note that the flyer says the COT social is on Wednesday, that is incorrect- it is on Tuesday! Oops! Please rsvp if interested! The link is correct. #EGU26 @tephraportal.bsky.social @oxfordtephra.bsky.social

Commission on Tephrochronology@cot-iavcei.bsky.social · 3mo ago

EGU is coming up fast and there is a lot going on! This includes two sessions on Monday and Tuesday, a social on Tuesday night, our townhall on Wed in Room N1 (7-8pm), and workshop on Thursday. Check out the attachment for details #EGU2026 @egu.eu @iavcei.bsky.social @oxfordtephra.bsky.social

It will be a busy but exciting meeting. A lot of people from many different places getting together. Looking forward to catching up with everyone! #EGU2026 #tephra #volcano #geology 🌋⚒️🧪

Commission on Tephrochronology@cot-iavcei.bsky.social · 3mo ago

EGU is coming up fast and there is a lot going on! This includes two sessions on Monday and Tuesday, a social on Tuesday night, our townhall on Wed in Room N1 (7-8pm), and workshop on Thursday. Check out the attachment for details #EGU2026 @egu.eu @iavcei.bsky.social @oxfordtephra.bsky.social

This isn't any special issue, it is a is a bit more like a special book. Who hasn't wanted to be in a book? Three major tephra themes: reconstruction of past eruptions, generation and dispersion, and forecasting. Check out the flyer! Spread the word! @camtephra.bsky.social @oxfordtephra.bsky.social

Commission on Tephrochronology@cot-iavcei.bsky.social · 5mo ago

A great opportunity to submit a paper to a new joint publication between the AGU and Geological Society: Geohorizons special publication on tephra & hazards. Born our last International tephra meeting, they are still taking submissions! 🧪⚒️🌋 #tephra @geolsoc.bsky.social @agu.org @iavcei.bsky.social

It was fun walking home in the blizzard last night. Down pants, mitts and something to cover the face. All good. #yeg Also, June Lake had snow yesterday too. Next door to some of the coolest volcanoes ever, the Mono-Inyo Craters.

WinterCity Edmonton@wintercityyeg.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Even a cold spell can’t keep the hardiest of us indoors! Just make sure to layer up before you head out there! 📸: Kim Tannas #WinterCity #YEGwinter

XXII INQUA Congress 2027 in Lucknow, India. Abstract deadline: 15th Feb 2026 COT sponsored session on Tephrochronology across multiple disciplines. Should be fantastic for many tephra fans out there! 🧪⚒️🌋 @oxfordtephra.bsky.social @camtephra.bsky.social @iavcei.bsky.social @inquaecr.bsky.social

We're hiring a full-time technician to support radiocarbon analyses. If you have some experience with analytical instruments and background in chemistry, earth sciences, archaeology, and/or ecology, this could be the job for you! arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...

The VARG lab @tephrotastic.bsky.social wants to show off the first first author publication of former MSc (now PhD!) Shaun Woudstra. Pioneering work in a challenging remote region. Looking forward to getting back there this summer to figure out where these tephra are coming from. #tephra🧪🌋

Holocene tephrochronology in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province, northwestern British Columbia

The Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province (NCVP) of northwestern British Columbia and southwest Yukon is the most active volcanic region in Canada, including both the most recent eruption in Canada a...

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I found this a powerful article. The entire toxic empathy part is mind-boggling. It is easy to be hateful, self-interested, and only take care of yourself. It is hard to be caring, empathetic and vulnerable. To give a shit. These ass-hats take the easy way out. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

The Atlantic@theatlantic.com · 6mo ago

The Trump administration's “war on empathy,” Hillary Rodham Clinton writes, “threatens to pave the way for an extreme vision of Christian nationalism that seeks to replace democracy with theocracy in America”: theatln.tc/dcVIzlMi

Very exciting to share that @climatecentral.org is hiring a Climate Data Scientist to join a new climate services effort focused on advancing predictions of risks and hazards on seasonal-to-decadal timescales. The application closes on February 9, 2026 at 5pm ET, & the description can be found here:

Climate Data Scientist | Climate Central

Climate Central is seeking a highly-skilled Climate Data Scientist to join our team. Reporting to the Vice President for Science, the scientist will be part of a new initiative in climate services to ...

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This is one of my absolutely favourite movies. It is so absurd and amazing. I have no idea how many times I have watched it. However it probably has been a couple years, so I know what I am watching this weekend!

History of Geology@historyofgeology.bsky.social · 7mo ago

January 19, 1990, the creature-feature "#Tremors" is released #OTD. This monster movie features also a bit of #geology & seismology ⚒️

This is an wonderful documentary. It shows how important international science ventures are, and highlights the Earth Sciences. One of the most important subjects that isn’t taught in most K-12 schools, creating a crisis in illiteracy about our planet with major consequences. Watch it 🧪⚒️

Callan Bentley@callanbentley.bsky.social · 7mo ago

New video about the JTRACK expedition's work on better understanding stress, earthquakes, and tsunami at the Japan Trench subduction zone: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoBN... ⚒️🌊

New video about the JTRACK expedition's work on better understanding stress, earthquakes, and tsunami at the Japan Trench subduction zone: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoBN... ⚒️🌊

IODP Expedition 405 "JTRACK: The Story of Stress"

YouTube video by JAMSTEC 海洋研究開発機構

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⚒️ Article: The extreme hot and dry conditions of 2023 reduced soil respiration and enhanced net forest carbon sequestration in Canada, offsetting wildfire emissions www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Canadian net forest CO2 uptake enhanced by heat drought via reduced respiration - Nature Geoscience

The extreme hot and dry conditions of 2023 reduced soil respiration and enhanced net forest carbon sequestration in Canada, offsetting wildfire emissions, according to satellite-based and in situ obse...

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UAlberta not moving as fast as the UCalgary, but word on the street is that we might have something to announce soon(ish) too, so please keep you eyes open and fingers crossed 🤞 Will be wonderful to see some reinvestments in some world class Geoscience departments!!

Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦@watershedlab.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Perhaps a late Xmas/Chanukah/Festivus/Kwanzaa present for some research hot shot currently not in Canada but who might like to move here - the new Impact+ Research Chairs. Note the strategic areas in Arctic, environment, climate resilience and water security. 🧪⚒️ careers.ucalgary.ca/jobs/1717054...

Great department, beautiful spot!

St Andrews Earth & Environmental Sciences@earthscista.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📣 We seek to appoint a Chair (with rank of professor) within the School of Earth & Environmental Sciences. The successful candidate will be an outstanding scholar of international standing in the field. 🗓 Closing Date: 23 March 2026 Full details: www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/I/...

If you are interested in studying participatory cryosphere science or permafrost science feel free to reach out about these opportunities. Will be recirculating in early January. Also for international scholars there's a new funding opportunity for postdocs where these projects could apply as well!

Because I definitely do 🫠 ...and two more #EGU2026: GMPV11.1: Tephra processes and dispersal: from tephrochronology to hazard assessment applications in volcanology ESSI3.6: From Principles to Practice: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Data-Driven Tephra Research @tephraportal.bsky.social

Commission on Tephrochronology@cot-iavcei.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Have a weird urge to write an abstract over Christmas? Tephrochronology Beyond Boundaries: Chronology, Correlation, and Innovation in Earth System Studies Tephrochronology Keynote: Victoria Smith Deadline: 15 Jan 2026, 13:00 CET @oxfordtephra.bsky.social @egu.eu @iavcei.bsky.social

I don't usually do this but if you love nature & quality journalism please donate to The Narwhal. Their work is more important than ever, and are currently trying to raise $200,000 to keep the lights on. You get a charitable receipt, and a donor is matching funds. Please share 🧪⚒️ @thenarwhal.ca

Alberta officials stalled coal mine pollution study | The Narwhal

An Alberta government scientist was prevented from speaking publicly about his coal mine pollution research, emails show

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I've updated the opportunities part of my website with fresh openings for researchers interested in climate and vegetation science, archaeology, history, and geography at all levels from undergraduate intern to postdoc. Take a look! jedokaplan.github.io/opportunities/

I think you could lessen the firestorm this has started (pun, intended) by making this opt-in. Firefox has been my go to browser since you started. Please, don’t start acting like the others now. Give us the choice please. I don’t want to start over with a new browser, but will. @firefox.com

Firefox@firefox.com · 8mo ago

Exactly. We know not everyone wants AI, which is why our approach is different. Firefox is not becoming an AI browser. Features are optional, clearly labeled, and fully under your control with a total opt-out coming early next year. It won't please everyone but we believe you deserve choice.

#AGU Long time member & attendee. For several years it feels like they lost the plot, extortionate, and the meetings seem more about cramming more in than quality exchange. I was unable to attend for personal reasons, but there are others who couldn’t attend because they didn’t know if it was SAFE 🧵

Rebecca Williams@volcanologist.bsky.social · 8mo ago

I don't even consider AGU anymore. 1) Hostile immigration processes 2) Extortionate cost 3) Size is overwhelming I only get 1 international conference every couple of years, so I need to choose wisely. I get more out of specialist events. And where I feel safer travelling to.

Le démantèlement annoncé de NCAR est un scandale. On brûle une cathédrale de la science climatique qui sera pratiquement impossible à reconstruire. Un recul de plusieurs décennies. Je suis sans mots

Katharine Hayhoe@katharinehayhoe.com · 8mo ago

NCAR is quite literally our global mothership. Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources. Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet. Unbelievable.

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Commission on Tephrochronology@cot-iavcei.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Just going to repost this - EGU is looking pretty special this year, especially for the tephra fans out there! #geology #volcano #tephra #egu2026 @egu.eu @iavcei.bsky.social 🌋🧪⚒️

Just happened across this, as well as being great for new Quaternary scientists looking for the good stuff, it's also great for heyday twitter alumni to reunite! Rebuilding that network slowly... Thanks Christine!

Christine S. Lane@chslane.bsky.social · 2y ago

My turn for a starter pack! Here is a collection of Quaternary Scientists (broadly defined) that you might find interesting to follow. Enjoy. And let me know your suggestions please! go.bsky.app/71XJ4jH

Very cool work by Bryan Black here at the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research establishing the exact date of the Electron Mudflow in the Puget Sound metropolitan area: 'Forest-floor burial in 1507 by the largest Mount Rainier lahar of the past millennium' doi.org/10.1130/G537...

This is so cool! I had an amazing undergraduate student right after I started my job, and his research project included looking at the 1842 eruption. We concluded it was not just a phreatic event, but a bit more exciting. I wish this letter had been available then. 🌋⚒️🧪

History of Geology@historyofgeology.bsky.social · 9mo ago

November 22, 1842, contemporary sources describe clouds of ash "rolling up in great masses, wreathing as smoke from a pipe does, but on an enormous scale" over Washington and Oregon - one of the early documented eruptive episodes of St. Helens (who repeated this spectacle 138 years later)🌋

🔎You want to share your latest research in volcanology & tephra ? Don't hesitate to submit an abstract to one of the three #EGU2026 sessions or to contact us regarding the #GeoHorizons and #JQS Special Issues 🌋⚒️ #tephra #volcanology Details are provided in the flyer below 👇

Commission on Tephrochronology@cot-iavcei.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🌋 Hello tephra & volcano fans 🌋 We have some announcements, including THREE tephra sessions at the #EGU2026 and TWO special issues! Check out our flyer below with all the details, and pass it on! @egu.eu @ingvterremoti.bsky.social @iavcei.bsky.social @tephraportal.bsky.social 🧪⚒️

@watershedlab.bsky.social Makes me think (a bit tangentially) of your Globe article…. but in a place way less prone to earthquakes! 🧪⚒️

Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences@canjearthsci.bsky.social · last yr.

📣The May issue of CJES is now LIVE. 📃Featuring: "Holocene earthquake-triggered submarine landslides and turbidites in western Baffin Bay" by @sedialex.bsky.social et al. cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full/10.... 📸Fig 1. Study sites in western Baffin Bay. #marine #landslide #geosky #earthquake #geoscience

Come one, come all! It will be a great time at #EGU2026! COT will also be hosting a meeting and organizing a pub night.

Commission on Tephrochronology@cot-iavcei.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🌋 Hello tephra & volcano fans 🌋 We have some announcements, including THREE tephra sessions at the #EGU2026 and TWO special issues! Check out our flyer below with all the details, and pass it on! @egu.eu @ingvterremoti.bsky.social @iavcei.bsky.social @tephraportal.bsky.social 🧪⚒️