I knew graduate school was going to be stressful, I did not anticipate how emotional it would be though. Damn
Kaleb Rounsevel.
@whiteaeros.bsky.social
A former Network Engineer turned water scientist, researching headwater storage for metered release.
A NASA Lockheed ER-2 (modified U2) flew an INSPYRE (INjected Smoke and PYRocumulonimbus Experiment) mission over the Crooked fire in Idaho this evening at 60,000'. Studying the effect of increasing wildfire intensity on smoke injection into the stratosphere. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INSPYRE #IdahoFire
Instant 2d6 psychic damage, no saving throw.
🌈Dr. Frizzle@swilua.bsky.social · last wk.First day of classes!! This semester’s freshmen were mostly born in 2008. Have a good day!
Optimist: the cup is half full Pessimist: the cup is half empty Colorado River researcher: more than half of that cup’s water was used for agriculture, and the majority of that was for cattle feed, some of which was exported to the Middle East where growing feed is restricted due to water scarcity
"One in three Montanans derive their clean, cold, free drinking water from roadless areas," -Lisa Ronald, Northern Rockies Associate Director of Conservation, American Rivers https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/lawmakers-cheer-conservation-groups-protest-changes-to-roadless-rule
Lawmakers cheer, conservation groups protest changes to roadless rule
The U.S. Forest Service is accepting public comment after releasing new plans to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule.Conservative lawmakers are tou
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Roads are also the primary cause of sediment loads at pollutant levels in many forest streams. I do not understand why we are wasting money trying to repeal this act.
FUSEE: Firefighters United for Safety, Ethics and Ecology@fuseefire.bsky.social · 2w agoThe Trump Administration just opened a 33-day comment period on the rescission of the Roadless Area Conservation Rule. You can take just 2 minutes to submit a unique public comment opposing the rescission using our “mad lib” 👇 tinyurl.com/RRMadLib
Thing is if you *actually* care about water scarcity you should be criticising wasteful water use where the leverage is highest (agriculture). If you aren't saying anything about the massive lever and are harping on about a relatively small one don't be surprised if people doubt you actually care.
While you were sleeping, Governor Little signed an agreement that will likely make Idaho a dumping ground for the nation's high level radioactive waste, undoing Governor Batt's popular and binding legal agreement. Marc Johnson has the receipts. #idpol marccjohnson.substack.com/p/more-on-th...
Banded Kingfisher Johor, Malaysia The banded kingfisher (Lacedo pulchella) is a tree kingfisher found in lowland tropical forests of southeast Asia. It is the only member of the genus Lacedo. Male and female adults are very different in plumage. 📸: @hyjgoesbirding
Demanding to examine a child's genitals for them to play sports is fucking insane
Gillian Branstetter@gbbranstetter.bsky.social · last mo.An initiative on the ballot in Washington state in November would require all athletes seeking to play girl's sports from kindergarten to high school to undergo "genetic screening, a testosterone-levels test, or an examination of their reproductive anatomy" before they can play
I was stalking a kingfisher in my kayak the other evening (I'm a glutton for punishment, I know) and I looked up to find myself face to face with this little one. 🌿🦊
Very thankful to be in that one tiny spot in the Central Idaho Mountains that can breathe this morning, as most of the smoke has settled below us due to overnight inversions. #IdahoFire We've got a bit of smoky haze, but not nearly as bad as the rest of the state.
Zeb Palmer@zebpalmer.com · last mo.Where's this smoke coming from? Yes. #IdahoFire #OregonFire
Morning mist on the Russian River near Healdsburg. #water
The vastness of the Southwest US as photographed in the natural sculpture of sand, rock and sky. The only sound is the wind as you stand alone and dwarfed by this beautiful, magnificent and amazing land in Monument Valley. #BlueSkyArtShow #Quiet
Something I find "interesting" is when a popular conservation catch phrase unintentionally makes people who (maybe?) haven't worked in complex systems hear that catchphrase, then think the whole picture is encapsulated in one line. (1/6)
UNPOPULAR OPINION; Children deserve to eat and I do not care if my taxes go towards buying them food.
AI: virtually no subject provokes such vitriol in my communities. I can grant the haters many of its harms, but their solutions leave much to be desired. I fear for the future even as I wonder at the future we are living. And so, dear hater, I must write: shaping.systems/blog/ai-suck...
AI sucks. Hating it is not enough.
A jeremiad on uninvention and bitter hope
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