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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 32m

I think, 23% into the book, what I'm
loving about it more and more is that the author is taking the time to tell little snippets of stories of so many who touched the ship. Cooks, doctors, soldiers, officers, the guy in charge of the garbage too! #booksky

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Gidget Fuentes @gidgetfuentes.bsky.social · 1h

!"most people will not have prepared for the eventuality of earthquakes. They won't have supplies of water and food and other materials on hand, so local store shelves will quickly empty out, and with a severely disrupted supply chain, those shelves will not quickly refill. There will be shortages."

Garry Hayes @geotripper.bsky.social · 1h

geotripper.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-... We hear a great deal about what to do in the event of a major quake, but we don't hear much about what's going to happen in the weeks and months that follow. My new blog gives thought to what will happen around Modesto when the BIG ONE hits. #earthquakes

The Things We Don't Think About: The Aftermath of a Major Earthquake from a Great Valley Perspective

The Great Shakeout is planned for Oct. 16, 2025, at 10:16 AM. Source: U.S. Geological Survey We Californians live in earthquake country. ...

geotripper.blogspot.com

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The scanner guy @joeotz.bsky.social · 5h

Stolen vehicle pursuit youtube.com/live/a6p24bJ...

Live Police Chase in L.A

YouTube video by Live Police Chases

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Los Angeles County Fire Department @lacofd.bsky.social · 6h

Apply Now to be an #LACoFD Senior Nursing Instructor!

Filing for this open competitive job opportunity will remain open until the position is filled.

To access the bulletin, please use the link below:

🔗 www.governmentjobs.com/jobs/4895708...

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Los Angeles County Fire Department @lacofd.bsky.social · 6h

Thank you to Apple TV and producer Jamie Lee Curtis for inviting the #LACoFD to the special screening of The Lost Bus on September 20, 2025.

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Los Angeles County Fire Department @lacofd.bsky.social · 5h

Yesterday, we were above Topanga Canyon with Secretary Wade Crowfoot and Supervisor Lindsey Horvath to see State and County partnership in action: clearing brush, cutting red tape, and preparing our communities for fire season.

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Dr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 5h

POTENTIAL TSUNAMI THREAT

⚠️ 1-3 meters Philippines
⚠️ 0.3-1 meters Palau

www.tsunami.gov

Map showing the location of potential tsunami.

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Dr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 6h

M 7.4 - 20 km E of Santiago, Philippines

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

The location of the earthquake is marked by star and the different colors indicate different levels of shaking.

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Jason "Jay" R. Patton @earthjay.bsky.social · 5h

#EarthquakeReport for M7.4 #Earthquake #Lindol offshore of the #Philippines

Reverse (Compressional) earthquake mechanism
Probably on megathrust subduction zone fault
Possible local #Tsunami

Tectonic background in 2023 report earthjay.com?p=11611

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · 11h

New story on this summer's shake table tests on the 10-story building made of cold-formed steel. ALERTCalifornia helped collect data to understand the building's resiliency to multiple hazards like earthquakes followed by fires. https://bit.ly/46rnDdm

Trial by Fire–and Simulated Earthquakes

When a 10-story test building in San Diego shook and twisted this summer, it wasn’t because of a real earthquake — it was part of a federally funded experiment designed to make future buildings safer ...

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CARB @airresources.bsky.social · 14h

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day!

Protecting kids means protecting the air they breathe—limit outdoor activity and follow fire evacuation orders when air quality turns unhealthy.

➡️ ww2.arb.ca.gov/smokereadyca

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 14h

Appreciate that! I'm loving how the book shows so many minute details, interpersonal relationships, and other aspects due to it being fiction. There are just some things that get missed in memoirs and nonfiction, and the author is masterful at creating color and lively personalities to fit the roles

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Dr Nick Bradbeer @nickbradbeer.bsky.social · 16h

I just told my students about this fantastic webtool yesterday and they're already making great use of it. Copernicus MyOcean Viewer - an EU ocean data project.

Incredible amount of data right there - we mostly want it for bathymetrics but that's just scratching the surface. (Pun not intended.)

A screengrab from Copernicus MyOcean Viewer showing a heatmap of the depth of the world's oceans and a flyout graph card from a point in the South China Sea showing more detailed data.

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Washington Emergency Management Division @emd.wa.gov · 2d

Ever had a question about earthquakes, tsunamis, or preparedness that you just wish you had experts handy to answer?

Here's your chance! This Thursday, 10/9 from 11-1, join experts from our team, @pnsn1.bsky.social, and @wadnr.bsky.social for an "Ask-me-Anything" on Reddit!

Link coming soon!

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 14h

That seems rather high.

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 14h

Not yet! I did google it to make sure I could though :)

I will say that I'm really enjoying the book so far. A long list of characters/names to keep track of but so far, it's been rather interesting to read after having read the other books.

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Francisco Navarro-Rosales @navarrosales.bsky.social · 1d

Interested in learning about research into Cerrado fire ecology? Curious to hear about my views and experiences in plant sciences? Check out this new interview @botany.one

botany.one/2025/10/fran...

Gracias @caordonezparra.bsky.social for the opportunity 😊

Francisco Navarro-Rosales: Studying Plant Resilience in the Cerrado and Beyond

Botany One interviews Francisco Navarro-Rosales, a PhD student fascinated by fire ecology in tropical ecosystems.

botany.one

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 3d

The leaves are starting to fall, and there’s no better time to curl up with a book. 🍂 📚 Looking for recommendations? Check out AAG’s 2025 Fall New Books for Geographers list: buff.ly/dztAWb9

#GeoSky #GISChat #ClimateSky #NewBooks

Various covers of books featured on AAG's 2025 Fall books list.

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#geoObserver @geoobserver.bsky.social · 2d

FOSSGIS 2026: Call for Participation geoobserver.de/2025/10/07/f... @FOSSGIS_Konf #fossgis #fossgis2026 #gistribe #gischat #foss4g #OSGeo #spatial #geospatial #opensource #opendata #osm #openstreetmap #gis #geo #geoObserver pls RT

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 1d

to ward off burnout and frustration because you know you have people to reach out to beyond just googling something or checking stackexchange.

It's not so much networking to get a job, but networking to help you grow in your current one by being part of a community.

#gischat

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 1d

some advice or help from that sector, well, ya know a person! If you need help with a piece of code, are you stuck on an issue with software or data, do you just need advice on workflow, or even a question about how to handle workplace issues, the ones with a robust, active membership greatly help..

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 1d

are the ones with an active membership - Active in events, active in trainings, active in the forums, active in mentorship and troubleshooting.

The ones that meet frequently so that you can meet people in your field, but more importantly, outside of your little bubble so that if you ever need...

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 1d

I'm a big believer in value for my bucks. So many orgs simply do, well, nothing! They look nice on a resume, they all have job boards that are barely functional, and some will offer discounts to training no one really wants. It's sad really.

The GOOD ones, the ones worth paying for...

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Bill Dollins @geobabbler.bsky.social · 2d

In case you miss some and get stuck: github.com/geobabbler/p...

GitHub - geobabbler/pgdb_recovery: A simple Python script to recover data from personal geodatabases.

A simple Python script to recover data from personal geodatabases. - geobabbler/pgdb_recovery

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Jason V 🗺️ @gislemur.bsky.social · 2d

Reminder to those still running Arc Desktop. Convert all your Personal Geodatabases over now. You won’t be able to access them in Pro.
#gischat #arcgis #archives

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