Morgan Moschetti
@morganmp.bsky.social
Research scientist working on seismic hazards. Professional interests: earthquakes, geohazards and risk, seismology.
Views and opinions are my own.
Views and opinions are my own.
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.
It’s all fine until we start posting the botflies.
February 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
This. But make it seismology and earthquake hazards.
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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.
It’s all fine until we start posting the botflies.
February 12, 2026 at 3:38 PM
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.
It’s all fine until we start posting the botflies.
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The National Labs are part of the foundation of U.S. science and innovation. They should be strengthened, not gutted.
NEW: There's been another round of layoffs at the lab formerly known as NREL.
Weeks after scrubbing “renewable energy” from its name, the National Laboratory of the Rockies in Golden has cut 134 staffers.
www.cpr.org/2026/02/09/n...
Weeks after scrubbing “renewable energy” from its name, the National Laboratory of the Rockies in Golden has cut 134 staffers.
www.cpr.org/2026/02/09/n...
National Lab of the Rockies, formerly NREL, lays off more than 130 employees
The cuts impacted staffers engaged in both research and operations at the lab.
www.cpr.org
February 10, 2026 at 5:08 AM
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!
February 10, 2026 at 4:14 AM
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.
US Geological Scientists have installed new seismometers at the South Pole. These super-deep instruments are the quietest (and deepest) on Earth and piggyback on other scientific projects in Antarctica.
Take a listen here: www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
Take a listen here: www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
The seismometers at the end of the earth have names
Scientists have placed two seismometers 8000 feet below the ice cap at the South Pole to measure earthquakes and support tsunami alerts.
www.npr.org
February 10, 2026 at 3:54 AM
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.
US Geological Scientists have installed new seismometers at the South Pole. These super-deep instruments are the quietest (and deepest) on Earth and piggyback on other scientific projects in Antarctica.
Take a listen here: www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
Take a listen here: www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
The seismometers at the end of the earth have names
Scientists have placed two seismometers 8000 feet below the ice cap at the South Pole to measure earthquakes and support tsunami alerts.
www.npr.org
February 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
US Geological Scientists have installed new seismometers at the South Pole. These super-deep instruments are the quietest (and deepest) on Earth and piggyback on other scientific projects in Antarctica.
Take a listen here: www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
Take a listen here: www.npr.org/2026/02/08/n...
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I like to call them “earthquake infestations”, most seismologists call them swarms. Regardless of the name, the hotbed of seismic activity in San Ramon, CA has an article in the NY Times and features USGS seismologist Annemarie Baltay:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
People in This San Francisco Suburb Would Like the Earth to Just Stop Shaking, Please
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:48 AM
I like to call them “earthquake infestations”, most seismologists call them swarms. Regardless of the name, the hotbed of seismic activity in San Ramon, CA has an article in the NY Times and features USGS seismologist Annemarie Baltay:
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
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I'm once again recruiting interns to join our science communication team next summer. There aren't many opportunities like this out there, and we work really hard to make it a great experience.
Share this with anyone you know that might be interested! www.earthscope.org/education/st...
Share this with anyone you know that might be interested! www.earthscope.org/education/st...
EarthScope Student Career Internship Program | EarthScope Consortium
The EarthScope Student Career Internship Program, formerly known as USIP, offers unique real-world work experience for undergraduate and graduate students relative to the interns' academic and career ...
www.earthscope.org
January 13, 2026 at 11:51 PM
I'm once again recruiting interns to join our science communication team next summer. There aren't many opportunities like this out there, and we work really hard to make it a great experience.
Share this with anyone you know that might be interested! www.earthscope.org/education/st...
Share this with anyone you know that might be interested! www.earthscope.org/education/st...
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Please consider adding alt text to posts with images as folx who rely on screen readers for vision loss deserve equitable access to information, and you can update your settings on BlueSky so that you cannot post images without alt text, so you are prompted to add it if you might otherwise forget! 🙏🏾
December 25, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Please consider adding alt text to posts with images as folx who rely on screen readers for vision loss deserve equitable access to information, and you can update your settings on BlueSky so that you cannot post images without alt text, so you are prompted to add it if you might otherwise forget! 🙏🏾
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Our friends at USGS landslide group have some preliminary results about landslides and rock/ice avalanche that occurred from the M7.0 Hubbard Glacier earthquake on Dec. 6. I remember some people asking about landslides caused by this earthquake. Here you go: www.usgs.gov/programs/lan.... 🪨⚒️🧪
2025 M7.0 Hubbard Glacier Earthquake-Triggered Landslides and Snow Avalanches
A M7.0 oblique-slip earthquake initiated about 6 miles (10 km) below the Hubbard Glacier in the St. Elias Mountains about 55 miles north of Yakutat, Alaska at approximately 11:40am AKST (1:40pm YST) o...
www.usgs.gov
December 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Our friends at USGS landslide group have some preliminary results about landslides and rock/ice avalanche that occurred from the M7.0 Hubbard Glacier earthquake on Dec. 6. I remember some people asking about landslides caused by this earthquake. Here you go: www.usgs.gov/programs/lan.... 🪨⚒️🧪
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I updated my spaghetti magnitude video. 🍝
What magnitude is your appetite? 😆
What magnitude is your appetite? 😆
November 28, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I updated my spaghetti magnitude video. 🍝
What magnitude is your appetite? 😆
What magnitude is your appetite? 😆
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Congrats! This is amazing. Great work.
November 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Congrats! This is amazing. Great work.
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Quoted supporting our counterparts and friends at the Alaska Earthquake Center. The cost of the U.S. tsunami warning and mitigation effort is really a pittance. None of it has ever been adequately funded in any administration, and now things are worse. ⚒️ www.nbcnews.com/science/tsun...
U.S. tsunami warning system, reeling from funding and staffing cuts, is dealt another blow
Seismic monitoring stations in Alaska are closing after a denied federal grant, risking delayed tsunami warnings for people living on the West Coast.
www.nbcnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Quoted supporting our counterparts and friends at the Alaska Earthquake Center. The cost of the U.S. tsunami warning and mitigation effort is really a pittance. None of it has ever been adequately funded in any administration, and now things are worse. ⚒️ www.nbcnews.com/science/tsun...
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🚨JOB ALERT : ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGIST 🚨
Come and work with us in the Seismic Hazards Program at the California Geological Survey!
💰 $6,488 - $12,215 / month
📆 Application due: 11/17/2025
calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
Come and work with us in the Seismic Hazards Program at the California Geological Survey!
💰 $6,488 - $12,215 / month
📆 Application due: 11/17/2025
calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
Engineering Seismologist
Looking to make a difference? Join our strong and mighty workforce. We offer benefits and growth opportunities and impact the lives of millions of Californians.
calcareers.ca.gov
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 PM
🚨JOB ALERT : ENGINEERING SEISMOLOGIST 🚨
Come and work with us in the Seismic Hazards Program at the California Geological Survey!
💰 $6,488 - $12,215 / month
📆 Application due: 11/17/2025
calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
Come and work with us in the Seismic Hazards Program at the California Geological Survey!
💰 $6,488 - $12,215 / month
📆 Application due: 11/17/2025
calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...
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Another article about Alaska Earthquake Center and tsunami funding cuts www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/11/01/s...
November 1, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Another article about Alaska Earthquake Center and tsunami funding cuts www.alaskasnewssource.com/2025/11/01/s...
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October 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
For seismic hazard modeling, we refer to these uncertainties as “between-model uncertainty.” We also incorporate additional uncertainty estimates when we want to capture the full uncertainty because of the recognition that alternative models are (typically) developed to model mean/median metrics.
October 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
For seismic hazard modeling, we refer to these uncertainties as “between-model uncertainty.” We also incorporate additional uncertainty estimates when we want to capture the full uncertainty because of the recognition that alternative models are (typically) developed to model mean/median metrics.
We are choosing to let go of the scientific knowledge that benefits our country and our communities.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/c...
She Made Sure That Tsunami Warnings Reached the Public
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We are choosing to let go of the scientific knowledge that benefits our country and our communities.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/c...
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Once again, EVERY R1 research university depends on federal funding for ~15-25% of its budget. You simply can't unplug the largest or 2nd-largest source of $$ of every R1 university & expect it not to have devastating consequences for graduate education, which will spill over to undergrad education.
Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero
Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...
www.thecrimson.com
October 21, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Once again, EVERY R1 research university depends on federal funding for ~15-25% of its budget. You simply can't unplug the largest or 2nd-largest source of $$ of every R1 university & expect it not to have devastating consequences for graduate education, which will spill over to undergrad education.
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Today marks 36 years since the devastating Loma Prieta earthquake in Northern California.
This video about that event starts with a baseball game, ends with a love story, and features both Jose Canseco and @haroldtobin.bsky.social 🧪
youtu.be/ReqW_Vsq_JM?...
This video about that event starts with a baseball game, ends with a love story, and features both Jose Canseco and @haroldtobin.bsky.social 🧪
youtu.be/ReqW_Vsq_JM?...
M6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake
YouTube video by Dr. Wendy Rocks
youtu.be
October 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Today marks 36 years since the devastating Loma Prieta earthquake in Northern California.
This video about that event starts with a baseball game, ends with a love story, and features both Jose Canseco and @haroldtobin.bsky.social 🧪
youtu.be/ReqW_Vsq_JM?...
This video about that event starts with a baseball game, ends with a love story, and features both Jose Canseco and @haroldtobin.bsky.social 🧪
youtu.be/ReqW_Vsq_JM?...
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A lot of comments on Mars rovers or Moon landings, but it's important to remember that the planet NASA studies most is Earth. This is less about cutting flashy things like moonwalks and more about keeping communities in the dark on climate, weather, agriculture, pollution, natural hazards, and more.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers reut.rs/4302N2L
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to lay off about 550 workers
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said on Monday it will cut nearly 550 jobs as part of a restructuring, not related to the current U.S. government shutdown.
reut.rs
October 13, 2025 at 10:43 PM
A lot of comments on Mars rovers or Moon landings, but it's important to remember that the planet NASA studies most is Earth. This is less about cutting flashy things like moonwalks and more about keeping communities in the dark on climate, weather, agriculture, pollution, natural hazards, and more.