Eleanor 🌎🛰️🗺️🌲🌊
@ellaonearth.bsky.social
Clean Water Act, GIS/RS/EO, emergency response, public service, New England Aquarium, fiddle-playing, fantasy-reading, fishing, boating, pirates.
From Fresh Water. Opinions my own.
From Fresh Water. Opinions my own.
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While we’re all talking government data — see the attached “List of Federal ArcGIS Servers and State ArcGIS Servers and County ArcGIS Servers and City ArcGIS Servers” by MappingSupport. Public-facing websites are disappearing, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the underlying data is gone. #gischat
Yesterday was #WorldWetlandsDay, and I have seen so much diverse beauty during fieldwork this year. How lucky we are to spend our time like this. ⚒️🌊🌱
February 3, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Yesterday was #WorldWetlandsDay, and I have seen so much diverse beauty during fieldwork this year. How lucky we are to spend our time like this. ⚒️🌊🌱
Aquarium Friday 🦑 New addition to the elasmobranchs — fiddler rays!
A small bright spot in an otherwise chilly and blustery and news-heavy week. Stay warm 🌤️
A small bright spot in an otherwise chilly and blustery and news-heavy week. Stay warm 🌤️
January 30, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Aquarium Friday 🦑 New addition to the elasmobranchs — fiddler rays!
A small bright spot in an otherwise chilly and blustery and news-heavy week. Stay warm 🌤️
A small bright spot in an otherwise chilly and blustery and news-heavy week. Stay warm 🌤️
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GARgantuan pride in our state today❤️
January 24, 2026 at 3:44 AM
GARgantuan pride in our state today❤️
@garlab.bsky.social -themed content on Jeopardy tonight!
A 2024 study found that gars’ evolution was at a virtual standstill, at .00009 of THESE GENETIC CHANGES per million years… 🐟🦑☠️
A 2024 study found that gars’ evolution was at a virtual standstill, at .00009 of THESE GENETIC CHANGES per million years… 🐟🦑☠️
January 28, 2026 at 12:49 AM
@garlab.bsky.social -themed content on Jeopardy tonight!
A 2024 study found that gars’ evolution was at a virtual standstill, at .00009 of THESE GENETIC CHANGES per million years… 🐟🦑☠️
A 2024 study found that gars’ evolution was at a virtual standstill, at .00009 of THESE GENETIC CHANGES per million years… 🐟🦑☠️
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Humans are using more water than the Earth can support, with many water sources already damaged beyond repair, the report found
World has entered an era of ‘global water bankruptcy,’ U.N. warns
Humans are using more water than Earth can support, with many water sources already damaged beyond repair, a report from the United Nations found
www.scientificamerican.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Humans are using more water than the Earth can support, with many water sources already damaged beyond repair, the report found
Aquarium Friday! 🦑
Today a young visitor saw the stingrays and shouted, “WHERE ARE THEIR HEADS?” Another asked whether he would beat them in a contest of standing on one leg. We talked about what makes a fish a fish! 🐟🪼
Today a young visitor saw the stingrays and shouted, “WHERE ARE THEIR HEADS?” Another asked whether he would beat them in a contest of standing on one leg. We talked about what makes a fish a fish! 🐟🪼
January 16, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Aquarium Friday! 🦑
Today a young visitor saw the stingrays and shouted, “WHERE ARE THEIR HEADS?” Another asked whether he would beat them in a contest of standing on one leg. We talked about what makes a fish a fish! 🐟🪼
Today a young visitor saw the stingrays and shouted, “WHERE ARE THEIR HEADS?” Another asked whether he would beat them in a contest of standing on one leg. We talked about what makes a fish a fish! 🐟🪼
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose by 2.4% in 2025, ending a two-year decline. The uptick is driven partly by AI data centers' energy demands and rising natural gas prices.
And the effects of all the proposed rollbacks of environmental policy by the Trump administration hadn’t even hit us yet. 🧪
And the effects of all the proposed rollbacks of environmental policy by the Trump administration hadn’t even hit us yet. 🧪
US carbon pollution rose in 2025. Experts blame cold winter, high natural gas prices, data centers
Researchers say the United States emitted 2.4% more greenhouse gases in 2025 than the previous year.
apnews.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:47 AM
U.S. greenhouse gas emissions rose by 2.4% in 2025, ending a two-year decline. The uptick is driven partly by AI data centers' energy demands and rising natural gas prices.
And the effects of all the proposed rollbacks of environmental policy by the Trump administration hadn’t even hit us yet. 🧪
And the effects of all the proposed rollbacks of environmental policy by the Trump administration hadn’t even hit us yet. 🧪
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Please enjoy a break with like, 100 gar; if you need one👍
Although they are predatory fish, they’re also quite social, one might even say...greGARious 🥁
Although they are predatory fish, they’re also quite social, one might even say...greGARious 🥁
January 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Please enjoy a break with like, 100 gar; if you need one👍
Although they are predatory fish, they’re also quite social, one might even say...greGARious 🥁
Although they are predatory fish, they’re also quite social, one might even say...greGARious 🥁
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Turns out smoking tobacco's not so bad if you get to ignore all the people that kills.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Turns out smoking tobacco's not so bad if you get to ignore all the people that kills.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
Aquarium Friday (yesterday)! 🦑
Our goliath grouper was up at the front of his exhibit, which is unique. Great opportunity to chat about what “thigmotactic” means with guests!
Our goliath grouper was up at the front of his exhibit, which is unique. Great opportunity to chat about what “thigmotactic” means with guests!
January 10, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Aquarium Friday (yesterday)! 🦑
Our goliath grouper was up at the front of his exhibit, which is unique. Great opportunity to chat about what “thigmotactic” means with guests!
Our goliath grouper was up at the front of his exhibit, which is unique. Great opportunity to chat about what “thigmotactic” means with guests!
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For the first time in 25 years, the entire state of California is completely drought-free! If you just turned 25 or are younger, California's always been somewhat in drought during your entire life- until now.
abc7news.com/post/drought...
abc7news.com/post/drought...
California has zero areas of dryness for 1st time in 25 years: Drought Monitor
Incredible news for California's water supply entering the new year - for the first time in about a quarter of a century, not a single square mile of California remains dry, according to the latest U....
abc7news.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:21 PM
For the first time in 25 years, the entire state of California is completely drought-free! If you just turned 25 or are younger, California's always been somewhat in drought during your entire life- until now.
abc7news.com/post/drought...
abc7news.com/post/drought...
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There were 23 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in the US in 2025.
And we only know this because @climatecentral.org hired the NOAA employee who led this vital tracking effort, which was decommissioned by the administration last spring.
And we only know this because @climatecentral.org hired the NOAA employee who led this vital tracking effort, which was decommissioned by the administration last spring.
Just in - "According to @climatecentral.org, 2025 ranks as the third-highest year (after 2023 and 2024) for billion-dollar weather and climate disasters..."
+ Interactive graphics/data: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
+ Climate Matters article: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
+ Interactive graphics/data: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
+ Climate Matters article: www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt...
January 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
There were 23 billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in the US in 2025.
And we only know this because @climatecentral.org hired the NOAA employee who led this vital tracking effort, which was decommissioned by the administration last spring.
And we only know this because @climatecentral.org hired the NOAA employee who led this vital tracking effort, which was decommissioned by the administration last spring.
Aquarium Friday! 🦑
Our semi-elusive nurse shark, Cirri, was on full display today. So were the baby Caribbean dwarf seahorses!
Our semi-elusive nurse shark, Cirri, was on full display today. So were the baby Caribbean dwarf seahorses!
December 20, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Aquarium Friday! 🦑
Our semi-elusive nurse shark, Cirri, was on full display today. So were the baby Caribbean dwarf seahorses!
Our semi-elusive nurse shark, Cirri, was on full display today. So were the baby Caribbean dwarf seahorses!
Among the strongest and longest-lasting atmospheric rivers in the history of the region has triggered a series of severe #floods in the Pacific Northwest.
The below Sentinel radar data shows one area of change in Skagit County, #Washington. ⛈️🛰️🧪
(Left: November 29, 2025. Right: December 11, 2025.)
The below Sentinel radar data shows one area of change in Skagit County, #Washington. ⛈️🛰️🧪
(Left: November 29, 2025. Right: December 11, 2025.)
December 16, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Among the strongest and longest-lasting atmospheric rivers in the history of the region has triggered a series of severe #floods in the Pacific Northwest.
The below Sentinel radar data shows one area of change in Skagit County, #Washington. ⛈️🛰️🧪
(Left: November 29, 2025. Right: December 11, 2025.)
The below Sentinel radar data shows one area of change in Skagit County, #Washington. ⛈️🛰️🧪
(Left: November 29, 2025. Right: December 11, 2025.)
Lake Manly is back!
Several inches of water have formed in Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America, following Death Valley’s wettest fall on record. During the Ice Ages, the basin held a lake with depths of up to 700 feet.
The Sentinel imagery below is from December 2024 and 2025. 🛰️⚒️🧪
Several inches of water have formed in Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America, following Death Valley’s wettest fall on record. During the Ice Ages, the basin held a lake with depths of up to 700 feet.
The Sentinel imagery below is from December 2024 and 2025. 🛰️⚒️🧪
December 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Lake Manly is back!
Several inches of water have formed in Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America, following Death Valley’s wettest fall on record. During the Ice Ages, the basin held a lake with depths of up to 700 feet.
The Sentinel imagery below is from December 2024 and 2025. 🛰️⚒️🧪
Several inches of water have formed in Badwater Basin, the lowest point in North America, following Death Valley’s wettest fall on record. During the Ice Ages, the basin held a lake with depths of up to 700 feet.
The Sentinel imagery below is from December 2024 and 2025. 🛰️⚒️🧪
Aquarium Friday! 🦑
This week at shrays, we had a tri-species cuddle puddle, which was awesome. Pancake (non-Aquarium-sanctioned name) also continues to amaze.
This week at shrays, we had a tri-species cuddle puddle, which was awesome. Pancake (non-Aquarium-sanctioned name) also continues to amaze.
December 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Aquarium Friday! 🦑
This week at shrays, we had a tri-species cuddle puddle, which was awesome. Pancake (non-Aquarium-sanctioned name) also continues to amaze.
This week at shrays, we had a tri-species cuddle puddle, which was awesome. Pancake (non-Aquarium-sanctioned name) also continues to amaze.
Aquarium SATURDAY! 🦑🌙
NEAq had its inaugural adults-only Aquarium After Dark event tonight. It was some of the most fun I’ve had there! Tons of great conversations and active animals.
NEAq had its inaugural adults-only Aquarium After Dark event tonight. It was some of the most fun I’ve had there! Tons of great conversations and active animals.
November 23, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Aquarium SATURDAY! 🦑🌙
NEAq had its inaugural adults-only Aquarium After Dark event tonight. It was some of the most fun I’ve had there! Tons of great conversations and active animals.
NEAq had its inaugural adults-only Aquarium After Dark event tonight. It was some of the most fun I’ve had there! Tons of great conversations and active animals.
Aquarium Friday! 🦑 Lots of visitors for Tako the giant Pacific octopus today.
DYK: Tako has three hearts and nine brains, and changing colors is exceptionally energetically expensive!
DYK: Tako has three hearts and nine brains, and changing colors is exceptionally energetically expensive!
November 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Aquarium Friday! 🦑 Lots of visitors for Tako the giant Pacific octopus today.
DYK: Tako has three hearts and nine brains, and changing colors is exceptionally energetically expensive!
DYK: Tako has three hearts and nine brains, and changing colors is exceptionally energetically expensive!
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The Indigenous Mapping Collective is a global network of Indigenous mappers that provides Indigenous Peoples, Nations, and organizations with the tools and training to map their lands, share their stories, and decolonize place and space. buff.ly/8laGNaZ
#GISDay #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
#GISDay #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
Indigenous Maps - Indigenous Mapping Collective
We are now known as the Indigenous Mapping Collective. The Indigenous Mapping Workshop is only one part of our global Indigenous Mapping Collective. Our goal has always been to give Indigenous…
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November 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The Indigenous Mapping Collective is a global network of Indigenous mappers that provides Indigenous Peoples, Nations, and organizations with the tools and training to map their lands, share their stories, and decolonize place and space. buff.ly/8laGNaZ
#GISDay #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
#GISDay #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth
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UW-Madison is hiring a Professor of History who work in the history of science with a focus on water
For full consideration, all materials must be received no later than 11:59pm on December 31, 2025.
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/profess...
For full consideration, all materials must be received no later than 11:59pm on December 31, 2025.
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/profess...
Professor of History - Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Current Employees: If you are currently employed at any of the Universities of Wisconsin, log in to Workday to apply through the internal application process.Job Category:FacultyEmployment Type:Regula...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:29 PM
UW-Madison is hiring a Professor of History who work in the history of science with a focus on water
For full consideration, all materials must be received no later than 11:59pm on December 31, 2025.
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/profess...
For full consideration, all materials must be received no later than 11:59pm on December 31, 2025.
jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/profess...
This weekend I got to attend TEDxBoston Planet Action. Very inspiring to hear from so many people trying to fix things.
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tedxboston.com/portfolio/pl...
November 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This weekend I got to attend TEDxBoston Planet Action. Very inspiring to hear from so many people trying to fix things.
tedxboston.com/portfolio/pl...
tedxboston.com/portfolio/pl...
It’s Aquarium Friday and our sweet girl Pancake (unofficial name) is back on exhibit in the touch tank! 🦑
Unfortunately, in these photos, she’s 100% hidden and completely invisible…
Unfortunately, in these photos, she’s 100% hidden and completely invisible…
November 15, 2025 at 12:20 AM
It’s Aquarium Friday and our sweet girl Pancake (unofficial name) is back on exhibit in the touch tank! 🦑
Unfortunately, in these photos, she’s 100% hidden and completely invisible…
Unfortunately, in these photos, she’s 100% hidden and completely invisible…
The season's first Arctic blast has hit the Midwest, but Lake Michigan is looking as blue as ever! 💙 #gischat #geosky #remotesensing
November 12, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The season's first Arctic blast has hit the Midwest, but Lake Michigan is looking as blue as ever! 💙 #gischat #geosky #remotesensing
For those curious about our shutdown kitten, who we found in the street days before getting furloughed — he’s back in Boston and doing great!
Someday he’ll learn that I’m not normally home 24/7, but not yet. He might actually be furlough’s biggest fan.
Someday he’ll learn that I’m not normally home 24/7, but not yet. He might actually be furlough’s biggest fan.
November 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
For those curious about our shutdown kitten, who we found in the street days before getting furloughed — he’s back in Boston and doing great!
Someday he’ll learn that I’m not normally home 24/7, but not yet. He might actually be furlough’s biggest fan.
Someday he’ll learn that I’m not normally home 24/7, but not yet. He might actually be furlough’s biggest fan.