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Pacific Northwest Seismic Network @pnsn1.bsky.social · 3h

Recent @Mariners games have been shaking things up enough for our seismometers to notice but those waves are all in good fun. It's a great reminder that real quakes can happen anytime. Join us tomorrow (10/16) for @ShakeOut and practice what to do when the ground really moves.

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 1d

Fola! Awesome!

Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 1d

You reminded me to check the state site. Colorado DWR has some gages. Here's the Mancos River just upstream of Mancos.

dwr.state.co.us/Tools/Statio...

MANMANCO

dwr.state.co.us

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 1d

The gage on the Mancos River is downstream near Towaoc, in the Ute Mountain Ute reservation. It was completely dry until these storms went through. So far, it looks like flashy pulses of water (up to 200 cfs) rather than the sustained high water seen further east.

waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-l...

Mancos River Near Towaoc, Co.

Discover water data collected at monitoring location USGS-09371000, located in Colorado and find additional nearby monitoring locations.

waterdata.usgs.gov

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not sure which streams this is. I'm guessing streams on the west side of the La Plata Mountains? The flood warning dot on the Grand Junction NWS map is tiny.

Mancos is the next town west of Durango on US 160.

Alerts from NWS Grand Junction CO (UNOFFICIAL) @gjt.nws-bot.us · 1d

🚨 Flood Warning issued October 14 at 6:56AM MDT until October 15 at 7:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO 🚨
Additional Details Here.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of southwest Colorado, including the following
county, Montezuma.

* WHEN...Until 700 AM MDT Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams
continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 656 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin
shortly in the warned area.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Mancos.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 2d

Hey Colorado residents, particularly people in Fort Collins, but also those who are somewhat near: my sister and brother in law are running a study on an easy, portable method to help maintain indoor air quality during adverse outside events (like smoke or pollution).

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 1d

There has also been heavy rain from thunderstorms . Navajo River and Little Navajo River drain the southern San Juan Mountains around Chromo. Navajo River flows through the Jicarilla Apache reservation, then back north to join the San Juan River above Navajo Lake.

Alerts from NWS Grand Junction CO (UNOFFICIAL) @gjt.nws-bot.us · 1d

🚨 Flood Warning issued October 14 at 4:10AM MDT until October 15 at 12:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO 🚨
Additional Details Here.

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE...A portion of southwest Colorado, including the following
county, Archuleta.

* WHEN...Until midnight MDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from
earlier rainfall.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 408 AM MDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain of due to
thunderstorms. 1 to 1.5 inches of rain has fallen. Flooding
is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area.
- This includes the following streams and drainages...
Leche Creek, Little Navajo River, Cutthroat Creek, East Fork
Navajo River, Augustora Creek, Big Branch, Spring Creek,
Stove Creek, Navajo River and Peterson Creek.
- Some locations that will experience flooding include...
Areas along the Navajo and Little Navajo Rivers
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 1d

The Pagosa Sun has more info about the road closures and school closures.

www.pagosasun.com/stories/poli...

Police department issues urgent flood update, schools closed Oct. 14 - The Pagosa Springs Sun

The Pagosa Springs Police Department is issuing an urgent flood update due to rising river levels and significant debris impacting critical infrastructure in the area. Earlier today, …

www.pagosasun.com

Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 1d

US 160 is closed on the east side of Pagosa, but there is a detour to get around the flooding.

www.cotrip.org/map/event/CD...

COtrip Traveler Information Map

Reports regarding traffic incidents, winter road conditions, traffic cameras, active and planned construction, etc.

www.cotrip.org

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 1d

At 6 am on Oct 14, it is running at 8420 cfs. It looks like maybe it's peaking, though rain continued overnight.

waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-l...

San Juan River at Pagosa Springs, CO

Discover water data collected at monitoring location USGS-09342500, located in Colorado and find additional nearby monitoring locations.

waterdata.usgs.gov

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 1d

The San Juan River at Pagosa Springs is at major flood level again this morning.

Alerts from NWS Grand Junction CO (UNOFFICIAL) @gjt.nws-bot.us · 1d

🚨 Flood Warning issued October 14 at 4:31AM MDT until October 14 at 9:10PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO 🚨
Additional Details Here.

...Observed flooding changed to Major severity and increased in
duration for the following rivers in Colorado...

San Juan River at Pagosa Springs affecting Archuleta County.

For the San Juan River...including Pagosa Springs...Moderate
flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Major flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is
forecast.

* WHERE...San Juan River at Pagosa Springs.

* WHEN...Until late this evening.

* IMPACTS...At 11.0 feet, water will approach the area around the
River Center shopping complex in Pagosa Springs. Inundation of
sections of Hermosa Street and low land areas adjacent to the
river can be expected. At 12.4 feet, portions of the San Juan
River Campground east of Pagosa Springs are beginning to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 4:00 AM MDT Tuesday the stage was 12.6 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.5 feet.
- Recent Activity...The maximum river stage in the 24 hours
ending at 4:00 AM MDT Tuesday was 12.6 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to fall below flood stage
early this afternoon.
- Flood stage is 10.5 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
13.5 feet on 06/29/1927.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 1d

A double play to end the game is pretty.

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 1d

If you come by, let me know. I'll take you on a field trip.

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Dylan Irvine @dylanjirvine.bsky.social · 1d

Given the topic of my PhD (groundwater and temperature) I can't believe I've never thought about this. Abandoned onshore gas wells and geothermal energy... So smart (assuming sufficient temps, etc.). 🧪 theconversation.com/geothermal-e...

Geothermal energy has huge potential to generate clean power – including from used oil and gas wells

The Earth’s own heat can be brought up from underground and used as a source of energy that emits almost no greenhouse gases and can operate 24/7 almost anywhere on the planet.

theconversation.com

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 1d

Also my favorite rocks in the area are up there, up the Cave Basin Trail. Deformed Vallecito Conglomerate in the headwaters of Second Creek.

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 1d

Oops. Need the link. www.durangoherald.com/articles/2-t...

2 to 4 more inches of rain expected across Southwest Colorado

After being pummeled by Tropical Storm Priscilla’s remnants over the weekend, Southwest Colorado is in for another round of heavy rain Monday as Tropical Storm Raymond arrives. Weekend rains prompted...

www.durangoherald.com

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 1d

Send him this Durango Herald article, too. The Vallecito Creek bridge is on the way to the Middle Mountain Road.

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Kelsey Malloy @kmalloy.bsky.social · 2d

An atmospheric general circulation model you can run on a Python Jupyter notebook?! Heck yeah! Check out this project- both an educational tool for undergraduates/graduate students, and a research tool for scientists interested in idealized climate modeling.
journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

journals.ametsoc.org

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 2d

It's such a great story.

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 2d

Also, I do in fact have emergency alerts correctly set up on my phone. Hopefully I'll get alerts from my county as well as the next one to the east, and I'll figure out how to read the message while my phone is making alerts noises.

Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 2d

Archuleta County has a warning about flooding on County Road 500 (which follows the San Juan River downstream of Pagosa). The road is right at the riverside, so this isn't surprising.

www.archuletacounty.gov/%E2%9A%A0%EF...

⚠️ FLOODING ALERT – COUNTY ROAD 500 ⚠️ - Archuleta County

We’re experiencing severe flooding on County Road 500 right now. Please stay home if you can and avoid the area completely. The road is not safe to drive on — water is high and could rise quickly. Eme...

https://www.archuletacounty.gov/⚠%EF%B8%8F-flooding-alert-county-road-500-⚠%EF%B8%8F/

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 2d

At 1 pm, the San Juan at Pagos was running at 3200 cfs. The data page updates every hour, with a time lag between the most recent data and when it shows up.

waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-l...

San Juan River at Pagosa Springs, CO

Discover water data collected at monitoring location USGS-09342500, located in Colorado and find additional nearby monitoring locations.

waterdata.usgs.gov

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Dr. Kim Hannula @stressrelated.bsky.social · 2d

The San Juan River at Pagosa Springs is rising again. It dropped below bankfull, but it is flooding again now.

Alerts from NWS Grand Junction CO (UNOFFICIAL) @gjt.nws-bot.us · 2d

🚨 Flood Warning issued October 13 at 12:04PM MDT until October 14 at 6:06PM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO 🚨
Additional Details Here.

...The Flood Warning is extended for the following rivers in
Colorado...

San Juan River above Pagosa Springs to the near the confluence
with the Rio Blanco River affecting Archuleta County.

For the San Juan River...including Pagosa Springs...Moderate
flooding is forecast.

* WHAT...Moderate flooding is forecast.

* WHERE...San Juan River at Pagosa Springs.

* WHEN...Until tomorrow evening.

* IMPACTS...At 12.4 feet, Portions of the San Juan River Campground
east of Pagosa Springs are beginning to flood.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- At 11:00 AM MDT Monday the stage was 8.1 feet.
- Bankfull stage is 8.5 feet.
- Forecast...The river is expected to rise above moderate flood
stage late this evening to a crest of 11.8 feet tomorrow
morning. It will then fall below flood stage early tomorrow
afternoon.
- Flood stage is 10.5 feet.
- Flood History...This crest compares to a previous crest of
10.2 feet on 06/09/2019.
- http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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Robyn Mieko Dahl @dahlgeoed.bsky.social · 2d

The Geology Dept at WWU is hiring an Assistant Prof in Hydrology! Come be my colleague in a great department! More info in the attached flyer, and at hr.wwu.edu/careers-facu...

Assistant Professor of Hydrogeology

About Western: Western Washington University, with over 15,000 students in seven colleges and the graduate school, is nationally recognized for its educational programs, students and faculty. The campus is located in Bellingham, Washington, a coastal community of 90,000 overlooking Bellingham Bay, the San Juan Islands and the North Cascades Mountain range. The city lies 90 miles north of Seattle and 60 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. Western has additional sites in Anacortes, Bremerton, Everett, Port Angeles, and Poulsbo. Western is recognized nationally for its successes, such as being named one of the top public master's-granting institutions in the Pacific Northwest for 25 years in a row by U.S. News & World Report.

About the Geology Department: The Geology Department has 17 faculty, offering BA, BS and MS programs in Geology, Geophysics, and Science Education, serving approximately 190 majors. The department has strengths in field and lab-based teaching and research in geomorphology, igneous petrology, geophysics, hydrogeology and envionmental/engineering geology, planetary geology, sedimentology, science education, and structure/tectonics.

Additional information about our programs can be found at https://geology.wwu.edu/. The Geology Department strives to further Western's identity as an institution that welcomes and embraces diversity and encourages applications from diverse candidates.

About the Position: The ideal candidate will support our department's ability to produce workforce-ready geoscientists. We seek individuals who are enthusiastic about teaching and who will establish a productive research program that involves undergraduate and Master's-level students. Broad areas of research interest may include, but | are not limited to, groundwater-surface water interactions, environmental hydrogeology, and groundwater systems (e.g-geothermal, fault zone, coastal, mountain). Teaching responsibilities will in…

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Lydia Jennings, PhD @1nativesoilnerd.bsky.social · 2d

If any plant nerds want to come work with me on soil-plant interactions... we should chat :) www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...

Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology

Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology on Simons Foundation

www.simonsfoundation.org

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