Heidi Stenner @hstenner@qoto.org

I can think of quite a few folks on this platform who are a good fit for this award!

"any researcher who has stood up for sound science and evidence in the public interest and shown courage and integrity in the face of challenges and hostility"
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RT @senseaboutsci
Researchers should be able to engage society in difficult conversations about scientific evidence without fear of any consequences.

Nominate for the #MaddoxPrize to b…
https://twitter.com/senseaboutsci/status/1639237122543501312

Did you know that the USGS will be looking for 5 regional directors and 3 deputy directors for the Climate Adaptation Science Centers? Keep track of this page for the official announcements on USA Jobs. Apparently the openings may close quickly, but these sound like great jobs for those looking to make a real difference on a large scale.

https://www.usgs.gov/programs/climate-adaptation-science-centers/upcoming-job-openings-usgs-climate-adaptation-science

Live coverage of the major earthquake in Turkey/Syria from Turkish state broadcaster, TRT.

#earthquake #Turkey #Turkiye #TurkeyQuake

https://www.trtworld.com/live

Really exciting job opportunity at the U of Arizona to build a new professional graduate program focused on resilient environments and societies! Please RT! https://arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/13566?c=arizona

Strong destructive #earthquake in SE Turkey / N Syria, magnitude Mw~7.8.

Mechanism compatible with left-lateral strike-slip on the southern part of East Anatolian Fault system. Aftershock zone extends for ~250km along that fault system. Complex source time function may suggest rupture on several fault branches. The left-lateral East Anatolian Fault system bounds the Anatolian tectonic microplate to the east.

Sources of maps:
• http://geoscope.ipgp.fr/index.php/en/catalog/earthquake-description?seis=us6000jllz
• https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=1218444#summary
• http://www.koeri.boun.edu.tr/new/en

Two faults of the East Anatolian Fault (EAF) system ruptured today. First, a Mw7.8 #earthquake on EAF main strand probably breaking several segments. Second a Mw7.5 to 7.7 on the Sürgü-Çartak Fault (EAF N strand). Both ruptures are outlined by their aftershocks (circles on map), and both are left-lateral.

There are many aftershocks following the two big earthquakes, but the second rupture is rather a triggered earthquake on an adjacent fault belonging to the EAF system.

This reminds us to be wary of possible strong aftershocks or triggered ruptures in the following days-weeks after a big earthquake.

Although it is fairly unusual, earthquakes with onshore epicenters and strike slip mechanisms such as the M8 #Turkey #earthquake can excite #tsunami. This could occur through slides or a rupture that propagates from land into a body of water and displaces bathymetric features, or a small reverse fault for example.
The attached image is from Dr. Mohammad Heidarzadeh on Twitter.
https://twitter.com/mo_heidarzadeh/status/1622510316327256064?s=46&t=ZDkaBzNK57j-DLu-FyzgDg

Now that some more time has passed after the M7.6 earthquake in #Turkey, we can see that the #aftershocks after that event (in light purple) delineate a different #fault zone (trending EW) from those after the M7.8 #earthquake (trending NE-SW) that occurred earlier today.

I don't think anyone is out here with 30 legs anymore. A big trend in evolution seems to be less is more.

Insects all have six limbs. But trilobites have... a lot. Shouldn't we regard a trilobite with 30 as very different from one with 18?

Well, today I learned that we've known for some time that such things aren't fixed for a given species. Much like centipedes they change as they grow. It's a bit complex! #evolution #trilobites

Apparently people don't just like emulated calculators in the browser - they love it, and want more.

So come enjoy the CALCULATOR DRAWER, a dozen plus emulated calculators and (where I could find them) the manuals. Get calculating!

https://archive.org/details/calculatordrawer

A decade after growing cracks were detected, the West Brunt Ice Shelf finally collapsed last night. This is the shelf that prompted BAS to move its Halley IV Station 23km away in 2016-17. 📸 : @BAS_news@twitter.com #antarctica @antarctica

#IPCC scenarios are #projections, not #predictions.

"The future has not been written. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves."

We get to decide what the world will look like in #2100.

https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/13/3571/2020/

10 Image #CaptionTips from a transcriptionist:

1. Any words are better than nothing.
2. You don't need to say it's "a picture of…" screen readers will already say it's an image.
3. Start with the framing or format (i.e. close up, landscape, meme, text).
4. Think about the reason you're posting the pic and describe that first, add background details if you have time.
5. Pretend you're talking to someone on the phone and want to tell them about this cool thing you're looking at.
6. Transcribe any and all text in the image, even if it's the only thing you do.
7. If you've described the image in your post, you don't need to copy and paste it again in the caption. But again, don't leave it blank, just put something like "as described."
8. You can add small subjective notes, but don't give too much interpretation of the image in your own opinion.
9. Caption jokes are fun, as long as they still describe the image objectively.
10. Use punctuation, and capitalize words properly. A lot of us have interacted with this tech when calling customer service or talking to Siri, so keep in mind that you're writing for a computer to read, and it needs all the help it can get.

Lots of new Earth Scientists, time for a reshare!
If you are an Earth Scientist and new here you are going to want to do 2 things.
1. Go to the Earth Scientist on Mastodon list below and add your information to the form by using the link in the list.
2. Download the list as a .csv file (there’s a link on the page for that) and import it to your mastodon account in your settings. This will let you automatically follow all of the Earth Scientists! It’s easy! You may have to be on the desktop app and logged onto your server instance to do this.
This list is made possible by @allochthonous
https://all-geo.org/mastodon-earthsci/

This PNAS article on US (basically North American) population blood lead levels is still creeping me out. Basically, everyone born between 1950 & 1990 absorbed more lead than healthy from leaded gasoline, and the '70-'85 cohort lost ~5 IQ points. https://www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10.1073/pnas.2118631119

"When we go we're taking you all with us!"

This mural by artist Louis Masai really needs more eyes on it.
We need to do more to save the bees.
I worry about the world I'm leaving for my children.

Utter madness in Buenos Aires.

The drone action is unreal too.