Christian Braudrick
@christianbraudrick.bsky.social
Geomorphologist, Stillwater Sciences
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10,000 people honoring Renee Nicole Good
at the site of her murder
at the site of her murder
January 8, 2026 at 3:09 AM
10,000 people honoring Renee Nicole Good
at the site of her murder
at the site of her murder
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Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
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The 5.9 that wasn’t
December 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The 5.9 that wasn’t
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Claude, the California Academy of Sciences’ rare albino alligator and one of San Francisco’s most recognizable residents, has died at age 30.
Claude, San Francisco’s beloved albino alligator, dies at 30
Claude, the California Academy of Sciences’ rare albino alligator and one of San Francisco’s most recognizable residents, has died at age 30.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Claude, the California Academy of Sciences’ rare albino alligator and one of San Francisco’s most recognizable residents, has died at age 30.
So sad to hear this. www.calacademy.org/press/releas...
Claude the Albino Alligator Passes Away at Age 30
Beloved Academy icon will be dearly missed.
www.calacademy.org
December 3, 2025 at 12:29 AM
So sad to hear this. www.calacademy.org/press/releas...
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second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 PM
second verse on this is one of the funniest things i've ever heard
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Its official! Today, the US Corps Of Engineers is announcing that it signed into effect a Water Control Manual update for Lake Mendocino on the Russian River that implements FIRO* there! 1/7
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
* Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
* Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations
This Northern California reservoir has pioneered a way to store more water
After years of advocacy and experimentation, officials will celebrate the reservoir’s status as the nation’s first to get the go-ahead to adopt a flexible, forecast-based operations policy.
www.sfchronicle.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Its official! Today, the US Corps Of Engineers is announcing that it signed into effect a Water Control Manual update for Lake Mendocino on the Russian River that implements FIRO* there! 1/7
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
* Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
* Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations
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This was an interesting study for me, something new:
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
October 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
This was an interesting study for me, something new:
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
It’s time for the balance Hydrologics rain gage! Lots of rain in the bay today! balancehydro.xioscada.com/public/pages...
Rainfall in Codornices Ck watershed at 10th Street |
Balance Hydrologics
balancehydro.xioscada.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
It’s time for the balance Hydrologics rain gage! Lots of rain in the bay today! balancehydro.xioscada.com/public/pages...
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everything is terrible so here's the Muppets channeling Hamilton and bringing me untold joy (via the brilliant brettevansmafrog on insta)
October 3, 2025 at 1:13 AM
everything is terrible so here's the Muppets channeling Hamilton and bringing me untold joy (via the brilliant brettevansmafrog on insta)
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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Dr. Carver led the final field trip of my undergrad years: neotectonics of north coastal California. It was a good one, and I remember him fondly.
The family of Dr. Gary Carver is pleased to invite you to a
Celebration of life &
an Alaska Salmon BBQ/potluck for Dr. Gary Carver
Join us on Friday, October 17, 2025 at 5-8:30pm at the Bayside Grange in Arcata, CA
RSVP HERE!
www.eventcreate.com/e/drcarver
Celebration of life &
an Alaska Salmon BBQ/potluck for Dr. Gary Carver
Join us on Friday, October 17, 2025 at 5-8:30pm at the Bayside Grange in Arcata, CA
RSVP HERE!
www.eventcreate.com/e/drcarver
Celebration of life for Dr. Gary Carver | October 17, 2025
Join us on October 17
www.eventcreate.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Dr. Carver led the final field trip of my undergrad years: neotectonics of north coastal California. It was a good one, and I remember him fondly.
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Endless debris flows...😱
These images of the debris flow that hit Bionaz (1600m, Valpelline) last night show why you should avoid rivers and streams during heavy thunderstorms in the mountains! 🌊
🎥 Meteo Valle d'Aosta
Via @johannsalpenweer.bsky.social
These images of the debris flow that hit Bionaz (1600m, Valpelline) last night show why you should avoid rivers and streams during heavy thunderstorms in the mountains! 🌊
🎥 Meteo Valle d'Aosta
Via @johannsalpenweer.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Endless debris flows...😱
These images of the debris flow that hit Bionaz (1600m, Valpelline) last night show why you should avoid rivers and streams during heavy thunderstorms in the mountains! 🌊
🎥 Meteo Valle d'Aosta
Via @johannsalpenweer.bsky.social
These images of the debris flow that hit Bionaz (1600m, Valpelline) last night show why you should avoid rivers and streams during heavy thunderstorms in the mountains! 🌊
🎥 Meteo Valle d'Aosta
Via @johannsalpenweer.bsky.social
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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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A Giants fan growing up, Christian Koss’ confidence stayed with him through a half-decade minor-league journey that led him to San Francisco.
Christian Koss’ improbable Giants journey just his latest unlikely feat
A Giants fan growing up, Christian Koss’ confidence stayed with him through a half-decade minor-league journey that led him to San Francisco.
bit.ly
June 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
A Giants fan growing up, Christian Koss’ confidence stayed with him through a half-decade minor-league journey that led him to San Francisco.
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INCREDIBLE !!
Here we are... 😱😱😱
After days of overloading and cracks propagating, Birch Glacier collapsed today at 3.24 pm over Blatten and the dammed Lonza river...
Devastating! 😭
www.letemps.ch/suisse/valai...
Here we are... 😱😱😱
After days of overloading and cracks propagating, Birch Glacier collapsed today at 3.24 pm over Blatten and the dammed Lonza river...
Devastating! 😭
www.letemps.ch/suisse/valai...
May 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
INCREDIBLE !!
Here we are... 😱😱😱
After days of overloading and cracks propagating, Birch Glacier collapsed today at 3.24 pm over Blatten and the dammed Lonza river...
Devastating! 😭
www.letemps.ch/suisse/valai...
Here we are... 😱😱😱
After days of overloading and cracks propagating, Birch Glacier collapsed today at 3.24 pm over Blatten and the dammed Lonza river...
Devastating! 😭
www.letemps.ch/suisse/valai...
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SPEECHLESS BEFORE / AFTER #BLATTEN
The magnitude of destruction after the 3:24 pm collapse of Birch Glacier is immense! 😱
All the forest has been razed and the ice/wood/debris dammed the Lonza river 🌊
Some buildings of Blatten are buried 🏠
📷 Pomona
The magnitude of destruction after the 3:24 pm collapse of Birch Glacier is immense! 😱
All the forest has been razed and the ice/wood/debris dammed the Lonza river 🌊
Some buildings of Blatten are buried 🏠
📷 Pomona
May 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
SPEECHLESS BEFORE / AFTER #BLATTEN
The magnitude of destruction after the 3:24 pm collapse of Birch Glacier is immense! 😱
All the forest has been razed and the ice/wood/debris dammed the Lonza river 🌊
Some buildings of Blatten are buried 🏠
📷 Pomona
The magnitude of destruction after the 3:24 pm collapse of Birch Glacier is immense! 😱
All the forest has been razed and the ice/wood/debris dammed the Lonza river 🌊
Some buildings of Blatten are buried 🏠
📷 Pomona
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Dressing like a guy in Andor now. My shirt collar is also part of my jacket somehow. My tie is some kind of strap. I have two capes on.
May 28, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Dressing like a guy in Andor now. My shirt collar is also part of my jacket somehow. My tie is some kind of strap. I have two capes on.
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Kilauea is going absolutely crazy right now with episode 23 of the eruption. USGS live stream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqmp...
May 26, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Kilauea is going absolutely crazy right now with episode 23 of the eruption. USGS live stream here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqmp...
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The sun is setting and the fountain is a bit less powerful, but still a fantastic show. They've recently zoomed in.
Live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG5z...
Live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG5z...
Y'all, the current fountaining at Kilauea's summit is wild. Highly recommend tuning in live (link above)!
May 12, 2025 at 3:10 AM
The sun is setting and the fountain is a bit less powerful, but still a fantastic show. They've recently zoomed in.
Live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG5z...
Live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG5z...
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Just epic imagery of a haboob.
This was last night in Mexico.
This was last night in Mexico.
May 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Just epic imagery of a haboob.
This was last night in Mexico.
This was last night in Mexico.
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More on Metallica fanquakes at Virginia Tech
May 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
More on Metallica fanquakes at Virginia Tech
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Trump has ordered closure of ~½ of USGS Water Sci Centers that monitor US waters for flooding & drought, measure levels & quality in ground & surface water with 1000s of gages, & do sci studies (in coop w/local-to-federal agencies) allowing successful water mgmt.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump officials gut 25 centers that monitor flooding and drought in the US
White House orders closure of USGS water science centers, which shares data with weather service for flood warnings
www.theguardian.com
May 2, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Trump has ordered closure of ~½ of USGS Water Sci Centers that monitor US waters for flooding & drought, measure levels & quality in ground & surface water with 1000s of gages, & do sci studies (in coop w/local-to-federal agencies) allowing successful water mgmt.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...