I had the opportunity for a quick tour of the (relatively) new rock mechanics lab at the USGS Moffett Field campus. The work they do to understand earthquake physics at small scale of a block of granite is mind boggling.
After the remarkable account of the 2023 tsunami and seiche in N Greenland, another astonishing article that resembles a forensic examination 👇.
A wide range of analytical methods to study a monster #tsunami within an Alaskan fjord.
Fascinating. Kudos @watershedlab.bsky.social and co-authors !
AI produces MORE editorial labor, not less.
“[To weed out slop] the journal doubled its deputy editors from 6 to 11 & nearly doubled its sr editors from roughly 30 to 60. All of this is volunteer labor, unpaid academics donating time to maintain scientific quality.“ www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
🆕 🔔 🆕 We are delighted to announce the publication of our first FIELD GUIDE PAPER by @rlacassin.bsky.social et al.
It's about the 464 BCE Sparta #earthquake in southern Greece and associated active faulting - #DOAJ #tectonics ⚒️
tektonika.online/index.php/ho...
Robin Lacassin
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A M7.8 earthquake occurred beneath the southern Philippines today; the USGS estimates that 1 million people experienced severe shaking; footage shows collapsed buildings. The earthquake occurred within the east-dipping subducting plate that underlies the island.
Update on the M7.8 earthquake from PHIVOLCS. www.phivolcs.dost.gov.ph/primer-on-th...
Tim Dawson
A top management journal measured AI’s impact on submissions and reviews. Submissions rose 42%, writing quality declined and AI reviews proved uninformative to editors.
🚨New paper about the second largest tsunami ever recorded, just published in @science.org A short 🧪⚒️🌊 thread #EGU26 @ucalgary.bsky.social @ucalgaryscience.bsky.social doi.org/10.1126/scie...
Early in the morning of 10 August 2025, a >64 Ă— 106 m3 landslide struck Tracy Arm fjord in Alaska. The landslide was preconditioned by glacial retreat caused by climate change. The resulting 481 m run...
