Dr Keith Walker @SteelFolk@qoto.org
Steel industry metallurgical specialist.
Joined Nov 2022
@sciencebase It's pissing with rain here and they are all indoors.
Dr Keith Walker
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Earlier I posted what I said was welcome news on the Daniel Morgan story.
That after a lot of effort by the Morgan family and their lawyers, they had received a substantial settlement figure and an open acknowledgment of wrongdoing by Met.
But it did not stop people leaping in to say the news was not good enough and telling me off for calling it good news (I actually said welcome).
Dealing with such replies is irksome, and so I have deleted the post and will be careful what I post in future.
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Heard about deep sea mining but not sure what the fuss is about and why it's in the news now? I was one of three contributors to this episode of The Real Story on the BBC World Service (out today), digging into scientific, economic & legal aspects. #ocean https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct4q6x
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Heartbreaking scenes from my home state as #Monsoon2023 wreaks havoc across North India. The worst in decades, it's claimed 100+ lives & left thousands stranded. My younger brother sent me these videos that show the terrifying waterflow.
This isn't just weather, it's a climate crisis unfolding in real-time. 🌧️🌍
@Adrenochrome I ought to say that they are not as large as the ones in your pic, only say 100 microns or so at most. One of the technical managers on the steel works was a geologist, otherwise we would have not known their name, only their composition.
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"Paradigm Shift: inflation, financial shocks and political crises signal fundamental change."
My latest Coppola Comment post includes links to the full text of my speech at Morningstar Investment Conference and to the shorter version in The Mint magazine.
@Adrenochrome We sometimes find these in steel, formed during solidification, though we've usually polished them flat when we see them under a microscope. Only rarely to we see any coloured versions.
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Under the shade of parental wings.
Photo by Jaap van der Velden
By #AmazingNature
#Nature #NatureLovers #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #Plant #Plants #Flower #Flowers #Photography #Photographer #Video #Science
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"The present paradigm emerged from the twin horrors of World War II and the Great Depression of the 1930s. Now, as these events fade from living memory, the consensus that has maintained it for over 70 years is breaking, and the shadows of the past are returning."
My piece at The Mint on why the resurgence of #inflation , financial crises and wars signals that a paradigm shift is under way. Where are we going, and what will be the cost?
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This is uncharted territory unfolding for humans on this planet, not just in a projection of a climate model.
“The world just had the hottest week on record, according to preliminary data,” the WMO said, adding that temperatures were breaking records on land and in the oceans, with “potentially devastating impacts on ecosystems and the environment”.
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So... the eruption at #Fagradalsfjall 🌋 (#Reykjanes, #Iceland) has started, and I have put together some live #webcams of the area.
If you know any other that is relevant, please let me know here or on my blog.
#volcano #eruption #volcanology #volcaniceruption #nature #science #news
https://www.jorgegines.com/fagradalsfjall-webcams-live-eruption/
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I've worked in this area for the past two decades. Everyone's sharing this scary-looking sea surface temperature (SST) map but SST on the Florida Shelf aligns with what we expect in a warming world.
What's scary is our continued use of fossil fuels.
@freemo Another interesting fact - i can't think of a rejoinder which fits 'LASER'. It just shows how utterly worthless is a PhD.
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Hippo Mothership
Photo: Sheldrick Wildlife Trust
By #AnimalPhotography
#Nature #NatureLovers #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #Plant #Plants #Flower #Flowers #Photography #Photographer #Video #Science
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This. Is. Hilarious.
The PhD-Simulator
https://research.wmz.ninja/projects/phd/index.html
#PhDs #phdlife #IchBinHanna #IchBinReyhan #WissZeitVG #AcademicChatter
Steel industry metallurgical specialist.
Joined Nov 2022
