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aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · 1d

UCAR Annual Members meeting in Boulder, CO. So many member institutions!

aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · 5d

Check out my recent interview with @ambersullins.bsky.social highlighting some of our research on flooding and health youtu.be/iFv68bQYbyo?...

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@robbieparks.bsky.social

Why are we seeing more flood deaths? ASU expert discusses with ABC15's Amber Sullins

YouTube video by ABC15 Arizona

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Marshall Burke @marshallburke.bsky.social · 22d

We are excited to announce the release of the Environmental Hazard Adaptation Atlas, an effort to map ongoing and future environmental hazards and their impacts on society, and to provide up to date evidence on what policies and interventions work to reduce impacts: adaptationatlas.org. Quick thread

Environmental Hazard Adaptation Atlas | ECHO Lab | Stanford University

Studying the impacts of environmental change on human health and well-being

adaptationatlas.org

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aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · 20d

Best thing I saw today!

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Kyle Walker @kylewalker.bsky.social · 23d

In the first Walker Data workshop on the 2020 Census, I taught how to compare single-year age profiles over time - with tips on plotting all states in parallel!

I'm deeply discounting past workshops in advance of new content in 2026. Check them out!

walkerdata.gumroad.c...

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Philippe Papin @pppapin.bsky.social · 27d

Want to come work for the National Hurricane Center, #NHC? There are two new job postings that were just announced yesterday. The 1st opportunity is a position within the #Hurricane Specialist Unit, #HSU:

GS-13 Hurricane Specialist Position -- www.usajobs.gov/job/845559000

Meteorologist

This position is located in the National Weather Service (NWS), National Hurricane Center (NHC), with one vacancy in Miami, FL.

www.usajobs.gov

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Faith Kearns, Ph.D. @fkearns.bsky.social · Sep 5

Vaccines and anesthesia are the two of the most important life saving/extending discoveries ever. It is truly unimaginable to be pulled backwards like this.

Melissa Nadia Viviana @resistrebelrevolt.net · Sep 4

It's funny how vaccines worked so well that now infant mortality is low enough for all the new generations to forget it was ever a common thing.

Vaccine stability has made us forget why it was so important in the first place.

Before vaccines, 450 children died out of every 1000. Now? 20.

A graph showing that 450 out of every 1,000 children died in the 1800s. By 1950, it was about 40 out of every 1,000 kids.

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aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · Aug 25

Also highly recommend “Floodlines” podcast by The Atlantic

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Kyle Walker @kylewalker.bsky.social · Aug 23

On the blog: strategies for mapping dense point data in R.

Learn how to use:
🌎 Circle clusters
🌎 Dynamic heat maps
🌎 Point jittering for same-location events

Read the post: walker-data.com/post...

#rstats #gis #datavisualization

Circle clusters and heatmaps for dense point data in R – WALKER DATA

GIS, demographics, and data science consulting

walker-data.com

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Danielle Zoe Rivera @danielle-rivera.bsky.social · Aug 19

Finishing a syllabus for a class on environmental and/or climate and/or disaster justice? Check out The Syllabus for resources! We are adding more readings and databases every day! Open and free to everyone! www.just-environments.org/the-syllabus

The Syllabus — Just Environments Lab

www.just-environments.org

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aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · Aug 19

Yessss. Such a great resource that I I use every year for my course!

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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · Aug 14

Truly being “pro-family” means ensuring access and cost of care - including IVF - never stands in the way of someone choosing to start or grow their family.

Trump breaking his promise about something as important as this might not be surprising, but it is cruel.

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aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · Aug 14

Is it me or is every single deadline this year on Sept 15…

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Katherine Bagley @katbagley.bsky.social · Aug 12

Today, @grist.org is launching a new series, The Disaster Economy, looking at the chaotic, often lucrative world of disaster recovery. grist.org/series/the-d...

Read, share, and importantly, let us know what you're seeing on the ground in your communities that you want us to report on.

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aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · Aug 8

For the people in the back

NPR @npr.org · Aug 7

Exclusive: Funding for FEMA's disaster survivor hotline lapsed the day after the Texas floods, federal records show. It took DHS Secretary Kristi Noem five days to approve more money.

Federal records contradict what FEMA leader told Congress about Texas flood response

Funding for FEMA's disaster survivor hotline lapsed the day after the Texas floods, federal records show. It took DHS Secretary Kristi Noem five days to approve more money.

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Daniel J. Vecellio @sciencedjv.bsky.social · Aug 8

Just got to the fluoride episode of Parks and Rec in our rewatch and I'm still dumbfounded we're actually living it now.

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aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · Aug 8

These days though, a Parks and Rec rewatch can move mountains. Hurts my ribs too because I can’t stop crying laughing.

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KJZZ Phoenix @kjzz.org · Aug 6

One of the main goals of shade is to get us out of the sun and cool us down. And while that can make us feel better on a hot day, it can also be important for our health.

Not all shade is equal when to comes to cooling the human body, ASU professor says

One of the main goals of shade is to get us out of the sun and cool us down. And while that can make us feel better on a hot day, it can also be important for our health.

www.kjzz.org

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aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · Aug 5

The work doesn’t stop

Columbia Climate School @climate.columbia.edu · Aug 5

Professor of climate @sheilarose.bsky.social shares how law became her tool for justice, what the environmental justice movement is facing, and why she still finds hope in local action. On Aug 6, hear Foster speak as part of Harlem Week's Climate & Environmental Justice: A Discussion of NYC’s Plans.

How We Move Forward: A Chat with Climate School Professor Sheila Foster

A Q&A with the accomplished legal scholar and educator known for her pioneering work on environmental and climate justice.

news.climate.columbia.edu

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Colleen Hagerty @colleenhagerty.com · Aug 4

Emergency alerts/warnings followers: I'm looking to speak with experts about what the funding cuts to public broadcasting mean for this space. If you're interested in talking on this topic, please send me a message!

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Steve Herman @w7voa.journa.host.ap.brid.gy · Aug 3

The US could see a 30-40% decline in new international student enrollment, resulting in nearly $7 billion in lost revenue and more than 60,000 fewer American jobs. https://www.nafsa.org/fall-2025-international-student-enrollment-outlook-and-economic-impact

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Alan Gerard @wxmanms1.bsky.social · Aug 3

Yeah, it's August in the Southwest - but it's not supposed to be THIS hot. Some all-time records this week - and BTW, of the top 25 hottest Aug afternoons in PHX, 23 have been since 2000. A trend, perhaps? For a deep dive on the SW heatwave and Western drought/fire danger: tinyurl.com/mtj8bhc9

Major late summer heatwave for the Southwest

Will bring increasing fire danger as well

tinyurl.com

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aaflores.bsky.social @aaflores.bsky.social · Aug 1

Cheers!

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