44 years ago today, Mt St Helens erupted taking the lives of 57 people, including USGS volcanologist David Johnston, who radioed news of the eruption saying 'Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!' before the blast reached him.

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'Despite President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s impassioned denials, and the self-censorship of the New York Times, almost four in 10 likely voters and more than half of all Democrats believe Israel is committing genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza,

Israel DOES occupy the West Bank incl. east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. It does it brutally.

Israel DOES practice apartheid: e.g. it has two legal systems, civil law for Israeli settlers illegally residing in occupied territory and martial law for the Palestinians. It has used

A study predicts that the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) could potentially collapse within this century.

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Something the US “healthcare” can learn from?!
Have you noticed “cure” is not a word used in US healthcare. They prefer to “treat” illnesses indefinitely rather than curing anything.

Why stop there?

While at it why not call it San Francisco Bay Oakland California western North America just east of Pacific but well west of Atlantic International Airport?

California style weather report: Cloudy skies with chances of localized landslides…

Famine is now probably present in Gaza, US says.

“Probably”?!!!

There is no way to water this down.

Israel has been committing genocide! theguardian.com/world/2024/mar…

What do you get if you divide the circumference of a pumpkin by its diameter?

Pumpkin Pi.

UPDATE: Eruption in Iceland

🔸The fissure probably about 3 kilometers
🔸 Volcanic eruption in Reykjanes peninsula, the fourth in three years
🔸 Civil Defense declares a state of emergency and activates coordination center
🔸 Earthquake swarm concentrated in the dike north of

Snapshots over the first 50 minutes of the Iceland eruption from the public webcam. Link below:
(NOTE: the camera view zooms out towards the end as the length of the fissure and number of vents grows ). youtube.com/live/804nPrAUA…

An #eruption has started on #Iceland 's #Reykjanes peninsula (north of #Grindavik ) with some impressive lava fountains. Follow Veðurstofa Íslands / Icelandic Met Office for official updates.

Webcams:
youtube.com/watch?v=VIs83v…
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Ripples in the sky

My. Diablo sunrise

A kiosk in Eugene, OR honoring Thomas Condon, Oregon’s first State Geologist and University of Oregon professor. A remarkable number of female students in this class for 1895.

5 milyona yakın doğa dostu abonemize her koşulda daha güvenli ve kesintisiz hizmet vermek için PG&E ile afet yönetimi, deprem riskinin değerlendirilmesi ve doğal gaz arz güvenliğinin sürekli sağlanması için anlaştık.

July 2023 was the hottest month on record, according to our global temperature analysis. Overall, July was 0.43°F (0.24°C) warmer than any other July in NASA Earth's record, and it's likely due to human activity. Details: go.nasa.gov/3OTWMh7

Just published geosociety Geosphere: pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geosphere/… very interesting project lead by ChelseaScott in collaboration with Rich Koehler and many others including Christopher Madugo Tim Dawson Albert Kottke Alana Williams Oz ⚒️ Mike Oskin School of Earth and Space Exploration