👏 👋 to @nicolegasparini.bsky.social - well worth a follow

Dr. Nicole Gasparini (she)@nicolegasparini.bsky.social · 12mo ago

👋 I’m an earth scientist prof studying water 💦 & landscapes🏔️ & advocating for open source but I dig all science posts 🧬. I post on my science, dogs 🐕 , & struggles as a working mom 🫩, neurodivergence, and access and inclusion problem in science & academia🎓. Welcome & be kind. 🤗 my views only

This looks super interesting. Esp for folk at the intersection of science/humanities and water.

Chelsea Clifford@ditchontologist.bsky.social · 12mo ago

It's out! 🧪 "Lines in the landscape," on the under-appreciated importance of #ditches as diverse ecosystems: doi.org/10.1038/s432.... By @peatymike.bsky.social, @fluitans.bsky.social, @drtatariw.bsky.social, @timaukel.bsky.social, @jordannabergman.bsky.social, @juliecrabot.bsky.social, ...

A wave train entering into the North Sea, seen by #Sentinel1 on 12 August. I am guessing it's tidal-related, but I have never seen this kind of signal in this region in SAR data before, pretty cool 😎 @jowilliams.bsky.social

👀 There have been some exciting arrivals since I joined MMU Dept Natural Sciences: flume for the BiG Lab, LaVision PIV, Dr Lizzie Dingle and her very cool experiments, some feisty crayfish 🦞, & now, Prof. @tomcoulthard.bsky.social 🥳. Chuffed to bits that Tom is now a colleague. Exciting times ahead!

Views from the new office @manmetuni.bsky.social

Sad news - and a lovely tribute. ges.uncg.edu/in-memoriam-...

In Memoriam: Dr. Sarah Praskievicz | Geography, Environment, & Sustainability Department

It is with deep sadness we share that Dr. Sarah Praskievicz, an associate professor in UNC Greensboro's Department of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability (GES), died on Aug. 11, 2025, at her ho...

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I’m delighted to share that our latest research has just been published in HESS. We developed an unsupervised workflow to estimate river surface velocities from videos. Testing on 11,000+ videos against 274 gauging measurements showed excellent agreement. hess.copernicus.org/articles/29/...

Unsupervised image velocimetry for automated computation of river flow velocities

Abstract. Accurate, long-term measurements of river flow are imperative for understanding and predicting a broad range of fluvial processes. Modern technological advances are enabling the development ...

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First day in the new office 😀 @manmetuni.bsky.social

First cloud-free optical satellite imagery from @planet.com show the destruction of Dharali village in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, India. Unfortunately the source area in the mountains is still obscured by cloud and so the ultimate cause is still speculative. 🧪⚒️

Dave Petley@davepetley.bsky.social · 12mo ago

A theory proposes that the cause of the 5 August 2025 landslide may be the failure of a large body of glacial material in the valley above the village. This seems more likely than a glacier collapse or a glacial lake failure. eos.org/thelandslide... This is speculation until we get better imagery.

I liked this from Chris @floodskinner.games (who for some reason never comes up on my Bs feed..) youtu.be/o79Ba8vqtY4?...

Terra Firma - A Game of Geomorphology

YouTube video by FloodSkinner

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Darla.

This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen. By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

“the entire summit is affected by an ongoing geomorphological process, likely linked to permafrost degradation” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Hundreds evacuated after series of rockfalls in Italy’s Brenta Dolomites

Experts say thawing of permafrost due to climate breakdown is causing increase in rock collapses across Alps

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Incredible story. Hg production fell to zero in 2020 but now rising (illegally it seems) to propel gold extraction in the Amazon financed and facilitated by Mexicos drug cartels… Horribly toxic - I thought mercury use had been nearly eliminated.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · last yr.

It is one of the deadliest chemicals on Earth – but even Mexico’s cartels can’t resist the lure of mercury

New paper by Chelsea Volpano where she characterizes the role of landfast ice on coastal sediment transport. interesting nonmonotonic response in sediment transport with the termination depth, explaining much of the erosive vs protective debate of ice agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

Modeling the Influence of Grounded Landfast Ice on Nearshore Sediment Transport

XBeach was used to quantify sediment transport due to grounded landfast ice Conditions were identified where sediment transport was both amplified and reduced by ice Scour of the nearshore persi...

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New PhD funding opportunity: Quantifying natural flood management through peatland restoration in the upland moorland environment (Physical Geography @exeter.ac.uk ) @dpanici.bsky.social @philipimetcalfe.bsky.social @uoe-creww.bsky.social www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

Quantifying NFM through peatland re | University of Exeter

The University’s Department of Geography invites applications for a PhD studentship funded by the Environment Agency and South West Water and the University of Exeter to commence as soon as possible t...

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Here's a fun anomaly for an inland flood risk map. It's genuinely very helpful in places: check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/map But it's based on scans of the ground, & the processing gets confused sometimes. I think the 4-storey pitched roof of this hospital is probably safe from flooding!

So the Cunliffe report is out today. Couple of first takes: 1. It seems comprehensive - lots of concise detail but 2. Nothing about flooding (that I can see) which in most urban areas is intrinsically linked to sewage systems and water utilities. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687d5c...

#BookSky

I see NERC is reverting to a policy from 15(??) or more years ago on resubmissions. I suspect it will be counter productive to NERC workload - as checking for this will not be easy, and building on this - it looks quite easy to game/work around. So - I’m left with why bother (with the new policy!)

James Bullock@jmbecologist.bsky.social · last yr.

Really disappointing new policy from NERC banning resubmissions of grant applications Many of us, including me, have won grants on resubmission, using the reviews to improve the application This is is neither fair nor productive www.ukri.org/councils/ner...

Big news for the UK water industry - Cunliffe review to recommend OFWAT is abolished www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Ofwat to be abolished as ministers explore creating new water regulator

Exclusive: Watchdog has faced intense criticism over sewage spills, shareholder payouts and ballooning debts

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“Good geology hides alot of problems” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘The place is bleached, a dead zone’: how the UK’s most beloved landscapes became biodiversity deserts

National parks, famous for their rich natural heritage, should be at the heart of efforts to protect habitats and wildlife. Instead, experts say they are declining – fast

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Interesting pic of Woodhead Reservoir (A628 Woodhead pass from Manc on left) showing a mix of former valley floor, sedimentation, re-working and mixing of what looks like AMD red from the left and clearer water from the top.

Pleased to say there wasn’t an incident.. 🐈‍⬛ 💦

Interesting article that examines the inclusion or exclusion of properties from flood zones - in an unfortunately tragic context. Props to Mark Fonstad for the link. www.yahoo.com/news/fema-re...

FEMA removed dozens of Camp Mystic buildings from 100-year flood map before expansion, records show

Federal regulators repeatedly granted appeals to remove Camp Mystic's buildings from their 100-year flood map, loosening oversight as the camp operated and expanded in a dangerous flood plain in the y...

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Evans 9th Birthday cake 😀 pleased with this one!

There have been claims that NOAA/NWS did not foresee catastrophic TX floods--but that's simply not true. This was undoubtedly an extreme event, but messaging rapidly escalated beginning ~12 hrs prior. Flood Watch mid PM, "heads up" outlook late PM, flash flood warnings ~1am.

Peter Mullinax@wxmvpete.bsky.social · last yr.

WPC issued as many as six MPDs for the deadly flash flooding in the TX Hill Country starting yesterday evening and lasting through much of today. The first MPD generally set the stage for what was to come, while the next three shown were as the event unfolded.

Fantastic visualisation 👏👏

Here @itvnews.bsky.social repost a report of the 1990 Towyn floods. Interesting to see this now. www.itv.com/watch/news/i...

Great to spend the day catching up with long time collaborator and friend Greg Hancock - over from Oz for a couple of weeks.