@geomorphyuggs.bsky.social
Rocks fall downhill. I figure out how.
https://geomorphology.earth.indiana.edu/
https://geomorphology.earth.indiana.edu/
Hoosier the Bison meet Omar Otter Jr. spotted by the IMU @idsnews.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Hoosier the Bison meet Omar Otter Jr. spotted by the IMU @idsnews.bsky.social
Good opportunity to point out a memoir of a giant in our field. Was a great read during grad school. Reminded me that I could be studying geomorphology under very different circumstances: uapress.arizona.edu/book/sand-wi...
Sand, Wind, and War | UAPress
uapress.arizona.edu
January 29, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Good opportunity to point out a memoir of a giant in our field. Was a great read during grad school. Reminded me that I could be studying geomorphology under very different circumstances: uapress.arizona.edu/book/sand-wi...
Pretty sure that ‘colloquially’ people don’t think of composition when they hear ‘gravel’ or ‘clay’ either
January 29, 2026 at 12:21 AM
Pretty sure that ‘colloquially’ people don’t think of composition when they hear ‘gravel’ or ‘clay’ either
January 20, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Take that U. of Chicago! We now have as many Heisman Trophies as you! #heismendoza
December 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Take that U. of Chicago! We now have as many Heisman Trophies as you! #heismendoza
Very cool work by Bryan Black here at the Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research establishing the exact date of the Electron Mudflow in the Puget Sound metropolitan area: 'Forest-floor burial in 1507 by the largest Mount Rainier lahar of the past millennium'
doi.org/10.1130/G537...
doi.org/10.1130/G537...
Forest-floor burial in 1507 by the largest Mount Rainier lahar of the past millennium | Geology | GeoScienceWorld
New dating of lahar-killed trees underscores volcano hazards in the Puget Sound metropolitan area. Beginning as a landslide from the west flank of Mount
doi.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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![4-panel comic. (1) PERSON 1: We haven’t checked in on the geology department for a while. I wonder if they’re doing okay. (2) PERSON 2 with ponytail: I’ll go see what they’re up to. (3) [Person 2 opens door to room where a person is gesturing at a projector screen and explaining to two other people] PERSON 3: 49 million years ago, Heart Mountain, Wyoming slid sideways 15 miles like a giant stone hovercraft. (4) PERSON 2 [returning to Person 1]: ...They’re not okay. OFF-PANEL PERSON: Hey, *you* come up with a better explanation!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreigkmmwkcyhpp7flvvqlj5dwg26hn4rssqln4c3zrtidabl4y3efvy@jpeg)
November 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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CLaSH is seeking an Assistant Director to help lead an ambitious, interdisciplinary effort to transform the science of and advance community resilience for hazards like landslides and flooding. Apply by November 15th. See also csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Jobs
October 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
CLaSH is seeking an Assistant Director to help lead an ambitious, interdisciplinary effort to transform the science of and advance community resilience for hazards like landslides and flooding. Apply by November 15th. See also csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Jobs
The landslide dam has failed: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5864...
September 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The landslide dam has failed: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5864...
Ah, yes a rock from the Middle-Absurdian Period on Mars...
September 10, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Ah, yes a rock from the Middle-Absurdian Period on Mars...
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🥳🥳🥳 Thrilled to be part of this new effort to connect flood hazards to health risks through community-engaged research linking hydrology, microbiology, anthropology and data science.
We’re seeking PhD students + postdocs eager to dive in to this convergent research!
We’re seeking PhD students + postdocs eager to dive in to this convergent research!
Multidisciplinary team secures $3.6M grant to investigate health risks from flooding
A cross-disciplinary team of WashU researchers has received a five-year, $3.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation to expand its work studying the human health effects of flooding in com...
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September 9, 2025 at 9:15 PM
🥳🥳🥳 Thrilled to be part of this new effort to connect flood hazards to health risks through community-engaged research linking hydrology, microbiology, anthropology and data science.
We’re seeking PhD students + postdocs eager to dive in to this convergent research!
We’re seeking PhD students + postdocs eager to dive in to this convergent research!
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In the news at IU: Dr. Brian Yanites (@geomorphyuggs.bsky.social) is a principal investigator in the new Center for Land Surface Hazards, sponsored by NSF. Press release and more details: news.iu.edu/live/news/46...
Research on cascading natural disaster hazards helps communities plan ahead for weather threats
As natural disasters increase in frequency and strength, so does a phenomenon known as cascading hazards. Brian Yanites studies these hazards in order to ...
news.iu.edu
September 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
In the news at IU: Dr. Brian Yanites (@geomorphyuggs.bsky.social) is a principal investigator in the new Center for Land Surface Hazards, sponsored by NSF. Press release and more details: news.iu.edu/live/news/46...
Big news today! Super excited to be a part of this new initiative. Lots to come, so stay tuned! And follow @clashgeohazards.bsky.social !!!
September 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Big news today! Super excited to be a part of this new initiative. Lots to come, so stay tuned! And follow @clashgeohazards.bsky.social !!!
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Can forests damp earthquake waves and thus limit co-seismic landslides? What does this mean for Critical Zone development? Postdoctoral position with Will Struble and a multi-disciplinary team (including me🌲🌲🌊🌳). Position is open until filled.
willstruble.com
#CZScience #Postdoc
willstruble.com
#CZScience #Postdoc
Will Struble
Tectonic Geomorphology and Surface Processes at the University of Houston
willstruble.com
August 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Can forests damp earthquake waves and thus limit co-seismic landslides? What does this mean for Critical Zone development? Postdoctoral position with Will Struble and a multi-disciplinary team (including me🌲🌲🌊🌳). Position is open until filled.
willstruble.com
#CZScience #Postdoc
willstruble.com
#CZScience #Postdoc
That tsunamigenic landslide is impressive.
August 14, 2025 at 1:53 AM
That tsunamigenic landslide is impressive.
Can we now stop saying that once suspended sediment returns to pre-event levels, then the system response is over? Great paper here with relevance to cascading hazards and landscape evolution.
Nature research paper: Large riverbed sediment flux sustained for a decade after an earthquake
go.nature.com/3UsaAS8
go.nature.com/3UsaAS8
Large riverbed sediment flux sustained for a decade after an earthquake - Nature
Bedload can dominate river sediment flux after a major earthquake for a prolonged time period.
go.nature.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Can we now stop saying that once suspended sediment returns to pre-event levels, then the system response is over? Great paper here with relevance to cascading hazards and landscape evolution.
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Nature research paper: Large riverbed sediment flux sustained for a decade after an earthquake
go.nature.com/3UsaAS8
go.nature.com/3UsaAS8
Large riverbed sediment flux sustained for a decade after an earthquake - Nature
Bedload can dominate river sediment flux after a major earthquake for a prolonged time period.
go.nature.com
August 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Nature research paper: Large riverbed sediment flux sustained for a decade after an earthquake
go.nature.com/3UsaAS8
go.nature.com/3UsaAS8
Mandatory evacuations downstream in anticipation of Podul arriving. news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/br...
August 13, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Mandatory evacuations downstream in anticipation of Podul arriving. news.ltn.com.tw/news/life/br...
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August 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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shamelessly made a bluesky account so I could plug my first first-author paper (!) on postfire erosion in steep rocky catchments -- go check her out!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The influence of wildfire on debris flows in a landscape of persistent disequilibrium: Columbia River Gorge, OR, USA
Debris flow erosion in rocky catchments of northern Oregon (USA) is found to be relatively insensitive to fire conditions.
www.science.org
August 11, 2025 at 1:15 AM
shamelessly made a bluesky account so I could plug my first first-author paper (!) on postfire erosion in steep rocky catchments -- go check her out!
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Out Now: August Issue of #GSAToday!
Lead article: Multi-agency effort forecasts & mitigates postfire debris flows in Glenwood Canyon, CO—26 in 2021, 3 in 2023, no major injuries.
Plus: GSA Connects 2025 updates, GSA news & Wonders of Geology.
Read now: geosociety.co/4oqnjlV
Lead article: Multi-agency effort forecasts & mitigates postfire debris flows in Glenwood Canyon, CO—26 in 2021, 3 in 2023, no major injuries.
Plus: GSA Connects 2025 updates, GSA news & Wonders of Geology.
Read now: geosociety.co/4oqnjlV
August 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Out Now: August Issue of #GSAToday!
Lead article: Multi-agency effort forecasts & mitigates postfire debris flows in Glenwood Canyon, CO—26 in 2021, 3 in 2023, no major injuries.
Plus: GSA Connects 2025 updates, GSA news & Wonders of Geology.
Read now: geosociety.co/4oqnjlV
Lead article: Multi-agency effort forecasts & mitigates postfire debris flows in Glenwood Canyon, CO—26 in 2021, 3 in 2023, no major injuries.
Plus: GSA Connects 2025 updates, GSA news & Wonders of Geology.
Read now: geosociety.co/4oqnjlV
This landslide has its own entry on the USGS earthquake site: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
August 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This landslide has its own entry on the USGS earthquake site: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
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On 21 July 2025, an extremely large rock avalanche occurred in the mountains in Wanrong Township in Hualien County, Taiwan. Initial measurements suggest that this ran out for about 6 kilometres.
Image by @planet.com on the Google Earth DEM.
An initial description is here:- eos.org/thelandslide...
Image by @planet.com on the Google Earth DEM.
An initial description is here:- eos.org/thelandslide...
August 7, 2025 at 6:58 AM
On 21 July 2025, an extremely large rock avalanche occurred in the mountains in Wanrong Township in Hualien County, Taiwan. Initial measurements suggest that this ran out for about 6 kilometres.
Image by @planet.com on the Google Earth DEM.
An initial description is here:- eos.org/thelandslide...
Image by @planet.com on the Google Earth DEM.
An initial description is here:- eos.org/thelandslide...
And maybe we'll trigger an evening of cascading fun with a post-session Hurricane.
The only thing more dynamic than land surface hazards? An AGU session full of great presentations. Submit to our session and see you in New Orleans! agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/pr...
Land Surface Hazards: Linking Processes Across Landscapes
Natural hazards may arise from single triggering events or set off cascading surface processes that amplify impacts to life and property well beyond the initial disturbance. Both climatic (e.g., extre...
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July 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
And maybe we'll trigger an evening of cascading fun with a post-session Hurricane.