As we gear up for what may be an intense fire year, here's a thread of advice for PIOs and other crisis communicators out there, including ICs and agency administrators.
Be true to yourself. The easiest way to lose credibility is to pretend to be someone else. People will know it immediately. 1/
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Mw7.9 earthquake along San Andreas Fault destroyed San Francisco, California, USA, killing maybe 3000 people. Great landmark for seismic research and awareness.
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Colorado Water Year 2026 temperature and precipitation compared to 1991-2020 average. Temperature bars show departure from average, maps below it show temperature ranks across the state with statewide ranking. Precipitation bars are accumulated departure from average, with daily precipitation as black bars. Maps below that show precipitation ranks across the state with statewide ranking.
This is my new favorite graphic produced by @climate.colostate.edu and @rschumacher.cloud. It's also been quite fascinating to watch the accumulation of above average temperatures for the water year. Find it here: climate.colostate.edu/co_cag/
Also used “trillions” in place of “billions.” Total federal budget is in the singles of trillions.
I had good fun diving into this @seismosocam.bsky.social paper for @earthscope.org on the topic of how an earthquake in New Jersey drove research into 3D seismic velocity models. Also discussed: What is even a seismic velocity model and why should anyone care? ⚒️🧪
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#EarthquakeReport for M 5.7 #Earthquake in #Nevada
Left-lateral strike-slip earthquake along N70E striking fault (looking at aftershocks)
2020 report:
earthjay.com?p=9503
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Map of Nevada showing the location of the earthquake to the west north west of Carson city
M 5.7 earthquake 18 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada
I felt it here in Sacramento!!!
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If you’re near the coast and you feel strong or long-duration earthquake shaking, take precautions for tsunami and to get to high ground. But what if there’s no high ground nearby?
These Towns Want a Tsunami Shelter Before It’s Too Late www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/r...
Trust the math! Go science!!
Did you hear or feel the sonic boom from the Artemis II reentry? Fill out a “Did You Feel It?” report!
It will say earthquake but fill it out for the boom.
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“Not felt” is data too.
Southern California folks! Artemis II will splash down off the coast of San Diego a little after 5pm PT tonight. There may be a sonic boom as the spacecraft enters Earth’s atmosphere.
If you experience shaking, rattling windows, etc. you can report it here:
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
Southern California folks! Artemis II will splash down off the coast of San Diego a little after 5pm PT tonight. There may be a sonic boom as the spacecraft enters Earth’s atmosphere.
If you experience shaking, rattling windows, etc. you can report it here:
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
>10,000 STEM PhDs have left federal service over the past year (including 30% of the federal colleagues with whom I’ve worked closely). Those still left are holding federal science together with duct tape.
What an extraordinary act of sabotage against the American people.
Seasonal field assistant positions open in Golden and Albuquerque. Open to current undergraduate students. These positions support earthquake, landslide, and geomagnetism hazards. Note the short application window—closing April 3. Unofficial transcripts accepted.
www.usajobs.gov/job/862066800
March 11, 2011 tsunami washing ashore on the Sendai coastal plain, sweeping into a coastal village. I visited this spot a few months later in August, 2011.
15 years ago right about this time of day, the Tohoku-oki earthquake was unleashed, with as much as 100 meters of fault slip documented at the Japan Trench. The resulting tsunami rocked Japan and the world, claiming ~18,000 lives. It was one of only 5 M9 quakes ever recorded. ⚒️
Early morning earthquake in northern Louisiana (magnitude 4.9). This is the largest event in the region since 1950.
If you felt shaking from this event, USGS uses these data to map ground-shaking impacts. Follow the link on the “Felt Report” tile.
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Recent results to simulate the 2024 New Jersey earthquake. We find that 3D simulations better reproduce observed ground motions, compared to 1D simulations or regional ground-motion models. We need more evaluation studies to test the accuracy and value of simulations for future hazard assessments.
"Private money cannot replace public funding of science"
Thank you @naomioreskes.bsky.social
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🧪 🌊 ⚒️ #scipol
🚨 JOB ALERT 🚨
The California Geological Survey Seismic Hazards Program is hiring for 2 key positions:
🔸Liquefaction Unit Supervisior
🔸Tsunami Unit Supervisor / Seismic Hazards Program Project Manager
The Tsunami Unit Supervisor / Seismic Hazards Program Project Manager will be responsible for project development, project and contract management, and scientific expertise for the Seismic Hazard Program and supervision of the Tsunami Unit.
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The peer review system is breaking down. Here’s how we can fix it 👇
theconversation.com/the-peer-rev...
A line curve showing number of awards for fiscal year 2026 compared to fiscal years 2021-2025 for the Directorate for Geosciences. The fiscal year 2026 curve lies well below curves for other fiscal years.
Directorate for Geosciences
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A line curve showing number of awards for fiscal year 2026 compared to fiscal years 2021-2025 across NSF. The fiscal year 2026 curve lies well below curves for other fiscal years.
NSF Update
Funding curve overall. A little bit of progress in the past week, but only a little bit.
Now by Directorate...
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This. But make it seismology and earthquake hazards.
People will come to regret BlueSky’s “let’s all follow rare bug professors!” fad.
It’s all fine until we start posting the botflies.
The National Labs are part of the foundation of U.S. science and innovation. They should be strengthened, not gutted.
Clearly, I didn’t either!
Hmmm. I turned “US Geological Survey scientists” into “US Geological Scientists” earlier. I’m blaming it on my pre-coffee (or second cup of coffee) state.
