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Francisco Navarro-Rosales @navarrosales.bsky.social · 15h

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.

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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 · 5h

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 · 5h

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 · 5h

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 · 5h

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 · 1d

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 · 1d

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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Rohan Fisher @rohanfisher.bsky.social · 6h

NEW NAFI YEAR TO DATE QUICK REPORTING SITE.
Launching today, a new site that pulls in the NAFI burnt area mapping across 80% of Australia and provides a summary of what's going on in your patch.
ACCESS is here nafi-bam-data-map.lkvl.net

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Mike J @mikejason.bsky.social · 6h

Incredible tough but important read. I was in CJSOTF-A in 2012. Reading here about my then commanders and new context to what was happening to the left and right of our task force.

Bales, Gant, Haas, Kunduz, Thomas...
Hell of a trip down memory lane...

Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 6h

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/m...

How War-Crime Accusations Against Green Berets Were Denied and Buried

www.nytimes.com

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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 13h

The entire city of Kotzebue, Alaska, is being evacuated for potential record coastal flooding. Kotzebue is the "hub" community for northwest Alaska. @alaskawx.bsky.social

CeeJay Johnson-Yellow Hawk @adriftalchemist.bsky.social · 17h

kotzebue, alaska declared a mandatory evacuation order

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Long Beach Post @longbeachpost.bsky.social · 10h

World War II-era explosive found at Port; cargo movement halted at terminal lbpost.com/news/world-w...

World War II-era explosive found at Port; cargo movement halted at terminal

It wasn't immediately clear whether the device posed a threat. "A U.S. Marine Corps is present to advise and assist," the statement said.

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 12h

✧ Last book you read: Attack Transports by Goldman
✧ Your current read: Away All Boats by Dodson
✧ Last book added to your TBR: Viper-7 Forward Air Controlling in South Vietnam in 66 by Pocock
✧ Next anticipated read: Thunder Below! by Fluckey (maybe?)

#booksky #books #reading

Gnarlygeek (aka Tom) @gnarlygeek.bsky.social · 12h

✧ Last book you read: System Collapse: The Murderbot Diaries (Martha Wells)
✧ your current read: Lord of Chaos: The Wheel of Time (Robert Jordan)
✧ Last book added to your TBR: The Witch Road (Kate Elliott)
✧ Next anticipated read: All the Birds in the Sky (Charlie Jane Anders)

#booksky #books 💙📚👀

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The Tribune @sanluisobispo.com · 14h

The pilot and paramedic aboard the medevac flight are in stable condition while the third survivor, a nurse, is critical but unstable.

Helicopter crew hurt in Sacramento crash identified, all 3 in critical condition

The pilot and paramedic aboard the medevac flight are in stable condition while the third survivor, a nurse, is critical but unstable.

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 15h

Captain, there are doubts
Regarding
Your ability
To lead them

There are doubts in your ability
There's too many blanks in your analogies

The enemy turns captain
The captain turns civilian
The lieutenant becomes casualty

Brave Captain

YouTube video by Firehose - Topic

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social · 18h

Free webinar TOMORROW to explore how to establish a centralized system to store, visualize, and analyze seafloor data for an offshore wind project.

cc @seabed2030.bsky.social
🌊 🦑 ⚒️ 🌎 🌍 🌏 #GISchat

www.esri.com/en-us/webina...

Explore ArcGIS Bathymetry for Offshore Energy | Webinar

Learn how ArcGIS Bathymetry streamlines seabed data management for offshore wind projects. Register for the webinar.

www.esri.com

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 1d

XTC was absolutely my first thought when I read British steel!

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 1d

The good news is that when you feel like reading, they're there waiting for you!

Or you'll get new books to keep them company.

Either way, it's a win and you'll go at your own pace and schedule l!

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 1d

No coke, only pepsi.

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 1d

I appreciate the offer! We usually just drop them off on our way to go see the Iowa... I mean, as long as we're in the neighborhood right???

But the post got a lot of negative comments, and rightly so! How does an area this large NOT have a collection point??

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 1d

I've been blaming it all on earth myself

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 1d

I picked up that and Jules Roy's book a bit ago but haven't cracked them open yet. (or I think I may have read Roy's but don't remember it.)

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Oregon Coast Aquarium @orcoastaquarium.bsky.social · 1d

Educators, join us for our (free!) Educator Open House! Taking place on Saturday, November 8, this is your chance to get more information about planning field trips, collaboration opportunities, and classroom visits and workshops!

Learn more and sign up at aquarium.org/education/teacher-resources

An educator leans over a table to get a closer look at a fish in an acrylic tub; the fish is a brown sculpin, its suction-cup like stomach anchoring it in place against the tub's wall. Trays with educational flyers and biofacts can be seen on the table. The educator has long brown hair and is wearing a blue sleeveless shirt, with an expression of interest on their face.

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 1d

Saw someone from the city post asking people not to dump batteries into the trash, but to drop them off at the nearest recycling center.

Problem is, the nearest recycling center that will accept them is a 40 min drive away.

I don't know many people who will drive 2 hrs to drop off AAs.

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