J. Boot

-Reading/writing. I'm a voracious reader. 📚 -Travel, especially hiking/nature. As of 2024, I've been to 34 countries/6 continents. 🌐🌱 -Photography. 📷 -Video games. Gamer for 40 years, award-winning reviewer for 20. Let me know you want me to review yours! 🎮 -Learning, especially Earth Sciences. 🧪

Goofing around with maps tonight and used the NWS's seasonal snowfall analysis to show everywhere that's seen accumulating snow (or sleet!) since Sept. 30. It's one of the rare seasons we've seen snow in all 50 states.

Went to Costco to restock on muffins, only to find out they were no longer selling the the big ones or the flavor I wanted. WTF, getting two packages of massive muffins for a cheap price was one of their best deals. Now customers have pay more to get less. I don't understand why Costco did this.

One drawback to living in an old house: no insulation. I despise the winter cold.

Financial statement today reminded me HOW GREAT IT IS when folks request that their libraries acquire books. 😍 Seriously, if you want a totally free-to-you way to help an author, submit a request with your local library. Those sales help us so much, in whatever format.

Happy 25th Anniversary to those who remember...

Around this same time of year a few decades ago, I watched my grandpa die. Tomorrow, there's a strong chance the same will happen with my grandma. I don't know what god came up with the idea of giving me death for Christmas twice, but I don't appreciate their sense of humor.

Coming up on the 20th anniversary of this portentous event, which claimed over 200,000 lives, almost all from the massive tsunami. The tragedy sparked significant advances in tsunami monitoring, and led directly to the advent of 24/7 operations at the USGS National Earthquake Information Center,

You want to know about this site that lets you explore data collected by the HMS Challenger from 1872–1876, an expedition that laid the foundation of oceanography. 🌊 challenger-expeditio...

METAR xkcd.com/3024

This is fascinating!

Huh, that's a really good offer...

Mount Kanlaon in the Philippines erupted today at 3.03pm. The alert level has been raised to level 3....👀

Mount Kanlaon in the Philippines erupted today at 3.03pm. The alert level has been raised to level 3....👀

News outlets: The unnamed suspect is still at large. Suspect: That's Mama Luigi to you!

Sharks are older than the rings of Saturn. This paper finds that the rings are no older than 400M years. Sharks date back to at least the Late Ordovician Period, 450M years ago.

5 authors I've read 5+ books by: Stephen King Haruki Murakami Gabriel Garcia Marquez Umberto Eco Kurt Vonnegut

Working on my photography backlog right now. Here are a few from my time in Maui earlier this year. #Hawaii #RoadToHana #Nature 🌱 #Birds 🦉 #SciArt 🐡 #Photography 📷

Huh. I've finally gotten a 300 day streak on Duolingo. It's a habit; keeping that streak going is the only reason I'm still using it. It's good for practicing the alphabets, but I'm pretty sure I've learned more Japanese by having Hololive streams play in the background when I'm working on projects.

Incredible meanders on Fish Creek, NY. This low gradient part of the creek cuts into lake deposits of Glacial Lake Iroquois, but today it empties into Lake Oneida. Image made from 1 m lidar-based DEM. #rivers #lidar

I was going to say that no one is above the bollard. But in this case...

"Take the shot, Big Salad!"

Clinoptilolite-Ca Ca₃(Si₃₀Al₆)O₇₂·20H₂O Erionite-K K₁₀(Si₂₆Al₁₀O₇₂)·30H₂O Pyrite Fe²⁺(S₂)₂- Colorless blocky crystals of clinoptilolite-Ca growing on acicular erionite-K crystals. There are 3 acicular pyrite crystals in lower half of image. FOV = 3.0 mm Collected by Rudy Tschernich.

The California Geological Survey sent teams in to the field to assess ground deformation and impacts from the M7.0 on Thursday. Their observations, written up by @brianolson.bsky.social for social media, made the news. www.kron4.com/news/califor...

Working on my photography backlog right now. Here are a few from my time in Maui earlier this year. #Hawaii #RoadToHana #Nature 🌱 #Birds 🦉 #SciArt 🐡 #Photography 📷

Oh, hello! The Retro Games Writing Containment Unit has a treat for you today: The Mega Man X3 instruction booklet, which is modeled to look like a website from no later than 1995 A.D. The original article is from 2020. I added new commentary. Read for as low as $1! www.patreon.com/posts/it-cam...

I went for a hike this afternoon & came across another person wearing binoculars & he said the "weird ducks" were on the other side of the lake. More proof that @rosemarymosco.com's definition of the seasons is THE definition of the seasons rosemarymosco.com/comics/bird-... 🧪

"Authorities say there was one other potential piece of evidence: a monocle."

20 seconds of Plunk Frogs* plunking around the fire dam this morning. A little bit of rain and I guess they’re happy. Or horny. Or, probably, both. (Sound up) Deep Lead Conservation Reserve Stawell, Victoria #frogs #bush #rurallife #photography #iPhone #plunkfrogs (* Not their real name)

The USGS finite-fault solution was posted yesterday for the M7 Offshore Cape Mendocino earthquakes. These models tell us more about the earthquake and help us understand some earthquake effects that contribute to hazards. Let’s look into these models a bit… earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

I'm going to bed, here is a little goodnight glow from my pet plankton colony. I even edited this down to juSt rhe good stuff

Watch the earthquake waves from the M7.0 earthquake offshore Cape Mendocino, CA sweep across seismic stations in North America. Sound on 🔊

Write grants? Read this.

Want to see what the seismologists are talking about when it comes to the M 7.0 off of the California coast? Find us here! go.bsky.app/ND4oS9k

Just one of the many free, excellent services that NOAA provides: real-time tsunami assessment.

You'll be seeing outdated #earthquake posts for a few hours but the tsunami.gov #tsunami warning was canceled quite quickly.

Today's 6.98 Mw earthquake was along the Mendocino fracture zone, where the North American, Pacific, and Gorda tectonic plates meet. Per the USGS, the quake took place along a steeply dipping thrust at a depth of 600 m—hence the tsunami alert, which has now been lifted.

A reminder: If you hear about an earthquake and want to know more about the seismotectonics of an area, you can check our interactive map to see if we've written about it! Faster than waiting for the newest post. kyleedwardbradley.github.io/earthquake_i...

Californians on @bsky.app , make sure to follow seismologists and geoscientists to stay updated with scientific reports and news about the #earthquake and events like this in the future. #california go.bsky.app/ND4oS9k

California #earthquake showing up nicely on the seismic station here in Bloomington, Indiana. (Vertical trace, iirc)

UPDATE: The tsunami threat has now passed, according to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.

BREAKING NEWS: A powerful 7.0 earthquake has struck off the northern California coast. A tsunami warning has been issued. The tsunami warning stretches hundreds of miles from the Bay Area of California north into central Oregon.

Nothing like being in a teams meeting with the state geologist when you get an earthquake alert! Expect the magnitude and location to change some as more data is analyzed. M 6.6 - 63 km WNW of Petrolia, CA earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Picard: I've called this meeting to go over the weekly Holodeck usage stats. Barclay: ...Oh ****.

Fall 2024 in Ashland, New Hampshire. My trip was timed perfectly; it was just after tourist season had ended, but the colors lingered for one more week. It's always fascinating to see how complex natural processes result in something so beautiful. #Nature 🌱 #Travel 🌐 #Photography 📷 #SciArt 🐡

*Sigh* I like these odds...