Dr. Kim Hannula
@stressrelated.bsky.social
Retired structural geology professor and geoscience education researcher, living in the mountains. Fan of blueschists, contact metamorphism, shear zones, faults, deformation bands, spatial thinking, strategies to make teaching more inclusive. She/her/hers
I could always tell when students didn't have anything to say, because they would try to distract the audience with irrelevant clip art.
AI art is even more counter-productive.
AI art is even more counter-productive.
Yes! Visuals are part of the communication. Treating them as ignorable decoration completely misses the point and it’s not how they’re received by an audience
November 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I could always tell when students didn't have anything to say, because they would try to distract the audience with irrelevant clip art.
AI art is even more counter-productive.
AI art is even more counter-productive.
I just saw that Brunton is having a 20% off sale from now until Dec 20. (It's a small business and the owner is a friend and former colleague of mine.) Orange and yellow and purple transits! All kinds of gear re-designed to make field geology easier!
www.brunton.com
www.brunton.com
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November 28, 2025 at 7:07 PM
I just saw that Brunton is having a 20% off sale from now until Dec 20. (It's a small business and the owner is a friend and former colleague of mine.) Orange and yellow and purple transits! All kinds of gear re-designed to make field geology easier!
www.brunton.com
www.brunton.com
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild.
Wolverine
Pika
Moose
Tarantula
Sea otter
Wolverine
Pika
Moose
Tarantula
Sea otter
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild
Prairie rattlesnake
Moose
River otter
Ermine
Beaver
Prairie rattlesnake
Moose
River otter
Ermine
Beaver
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild
Guanaco
Brown tarantula
Eastern newt
Caribou
Western blue jay
Guanaco
Brown tarantula
Eastern newt
Caribou
Western blue jay
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Introduce yourself with five animals you have seen in the wild.
Wolverine
Pika
Moose
Tarantula
Sea otter
Wolverine
Pika
Moose
Tarantula
Sea otter
I guess these also count for me, but I might trade out Phish in Berkeley and replace it with 12/9/95 in Albany, New York.
And maybe an MMW show in Vermont for the Michael Ray one?
And maybe an MMW show in Vermont for the Michael Ray one?
Grateful Dead, Shoreline Ampitheater, 8/16/1991
Phish / J.J. Cale, Berkeley Greek Theater, 8/23/1993
Michael Ray and the Cosmic Krewe, Club Toast, Burlington VT, 1995
The Victor Wooten Band (+Lettuce & many others), Telluride CO, 2020
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Santa Fe NM, 2025
Phish / J.J. Cale, Berkeley Greek Theater, 8/23/1993
Michael Ray and the Cosmic Krewe, Club Toast, Burlington VT, 1995
The Victor Wooten Band (+Lettuce & many others), Telluride CO, 2020
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Santa Fe NM, 2025
November 28, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I guess these also count for me, but I might trade out Phish in Berkeley and replace it with 12/9/95 in Albany, New York.
And maybe an MMW show in Vermont for the Michael Ray one?
And maybe an MMW show in Vermont for the Michael Ray one?
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More info on the M6.0 earthquake NW of Anchorage
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...
FB page
www.facebook.com/Akearthquake
AEC is requesting anyone with video footage or photos from this earthquake to send them to:
[email protected]
(or message through FaceBook)
🧪⚒️
#earthquake
#alaska
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...
FB page
www.facebook.com/Akearthquake
AEC is requesting anyone with video footage or photos from this earthquake to send them to:
[email protected]
(or message through FaceBook)
🧪⚒️
#earthquake
#alaska
Willow M6.0 | Alaska Earthquake Center
Alaskan Earthquake Center
earthquake.alaska.edu
November 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
More info on the M6.0 earthquake NW of Anchorage
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...
FB page
www.facebook.com/Akearthquake
AEC is requesting anyone with video footage or photos from this earthquake to send them to:
[email protected]
(or message through FaceBook)
🧪⚒️
#earthquake
#alaska
earthquake.alaska.edu/event/ak2025...
FB page
www.facebook.com/Akearthquake
AEC is requesting anyone with video footage or photos from this earthquake to send them to:
[email protected]
(or message through FaceBook)
🧪⚒️
#earthquake
#alaska
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Here's the GVP page of Hayli Gubbi in Ethiopia: volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?.... Plume from the eruption can be seen in this Aqua/MODIS image cross the Red Sea to the Arabian Peninsula. #eruption #volcano
November 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Here's the GVP page of Hayli Gubbi in Ethiopia: volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?.... Plume from the eruption can be seen in this Aqua/MODIS image cross the Red Sea to the Arabian Peninsula. #eruption #volcano
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So this is cool: my local NPR station, @kuow.org is broadcasting their station identification in different languages. The first one I caught was Lushootseed, and so at first I thought it was an acknowledgment of the people whose land KUOW is located on. It is that, but also more:
Why KUOW is broadcasting our Legal ID in different languages
www.kuow.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:13 PM
So this is cool: my local NPR station, @kuow.org is broadcasting their station identification in different languages. The first one I caught was Lushootseed, and so at first I thought it was an acknowledgment of the people whose land KUOW is located on. It is that, but also more:
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The 66-page ruling Tuesday by Senior U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson of Colorado is a comprehensive rejection of a tactic regularly used by ICE to meet quotas set by the Trump administration. (via @cprnews.bsky.social)
Court demands end to unjustified warrantless arrests, restricting a tool ICE frequently uses to detain immigrants
Unless reversed on appeal, it is likely to place a severe restriction on ICE’s operations in Colorado.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The 66-page ruling Tuesday by Senior U.S. District Judge R. Brooke Jackson of Colorado is a comprehensive rejection of a tactic regularly used by ICE to meet quotas set by the Trump administration. (via @cprnews.bsky.social)
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Following the #HayliGubbi eruption, our paper on the Erta Ale dike of Jun-Jul is finally out. InSAR, optical data and seismicity showed the temporal evolution of the intrusion and the interaction of magmatic sources, including a sill inflation in Hayli Gubbi. @earth-science.bsky.social #geoscience
Frontiers | Segmented dike intrusion linked to multi-level magma storage during and before the 2025 eruption at Erta Ale (East Africa)
IntroductionDike intrusions can assist continental rifting and plate divergence. However, our understanding of the magma dynamics during diking and the archi...
www.frontiersin.org
November 26, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Following the #HayliGubbi eruption, our paper on the Erta Ale dike of Jun-Jul is finally out. InSAR, optical data and seismicity showed the temporal evolution of the intrusion and the interaction of magmatic sources, including a sill inflation in Hayli Gubbi. @earth-science.bsky.social #geoscience
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Spending a semester with us is a great option for undergraduate students who study volcanoes but have never seen one erupt. Feel free to reach out with any questions.
Did you know that UH Hilo participates in the National Student Exchange Program? We welcome students from all over the upper 49 states to our campus every year. We also have a robust international exchange program.
If you are interested in learning about volcanoes with a front row seat, reach out!
If you are interested in learning about volcanoes with a front row seat, reach out!
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Spending a semester with us is a great option for undergraduate students who study volcanoes but have never seen one erupt. Feel free to reach out with any questions.
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🧪⚒️ One fascinating implication of this study is that this “seafloor weathering” mechanism is more prevalent at slow spreading ridges where there is more talus-generating faulting: so an increase in global spreading rate would increase degassing at ridges *and* decrease sequestration in the crust.
⚒️ Article: Mass wasting deposits against mid-ocean ridge faults store seawater carbon dioxide as calcium carbonate
@unisouthampton.bsky.social @ukiodp.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@unisouthampton.bsky.social @ukiodp.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A geological carbon cycle sink hosted by ocean crust talus breccias - Nature Geoscience
Mass-wasting deposits that accumulated against mid-ocean ridge faults have high porosity in which calcium carbonate precipitated, storing seawater carbon dioxide, as revealed by cores of a 61-million-...
www.nature.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
🧪⚒️ One fascinating implication of this study is that this “seafloor weathering” mechanism is more prevalent at slow spreading ridges where there is more talus-generating faulting: so an increase in global spreading rate would increase degassing at ridges *and* decrease sequestration in the crust.
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New seasonal paleontology positions available for Dinosaur National Monument, Petrified Forest National Park and Fossil Butte National Monument. Apply soon, they close after they receive a certain number of apps! #NPSpaleo #PaleoJobs
www.usajobs.gov/job/850816000
www.usajobs.gov/job/850816700
www.usajobs.gov/job/850816000
www.usajobs.gov/job/850816700
USAJOBS connects job seekers with federal jobs across the United States and around the world as the official employment site for the federal government
These positions may be filled for a six month seasonal period, but can vary due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: <strong>April 2026</strong>
<p>For more par...
www.usajobs.gov
November 24, 2025 at 6:28 PM
New seasonal paleontology positions available for Dinosaur National Monument, Petrified Forest National Park and Fossil Butte National Monument. Apply soon, they close after they receive a certain number of apps! #NPSpaleo #PaleoJobs
www.usajobs.gov/job/850816000
www.usajobs.gov/job/850816700
www.usajobs.gov/job/850816000
www.usajobs.gov/job/850816700
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Reposted by Dr. Kim Hannula
Folks in New England are waking up to temps below freezing. It's a reminder that winter brings times of greatest stress to the power grid.
Offshore wind farms could keep the lights when gas plants are underperforming. But Trump has prevented all but five projects from moving forward.
NEW from me👇
Offshore wind farms could keep the lights when gas plants are underperforming. But Trump has prevented all but five projects from moving forward.
NEW from me👇
Feel the cold? Offshore wind alleviates grid woes in winter, study…
A sector despised by President Trump can boost grid reliability on the East Coast when people crank up the heat and gas plants are tested by extreme…
www.canarymedia.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Folks in New England are waking up to temps below freezing. It's a reminder that winter brings times of greatest stress to the power grid.
Offshore wind farms could keep the lights when gas plants are underperforming. But Trump has prevented all but five projects from moving forward.
NEW from me👇
Offshore wind farms could keep the lights when gas plants are underperforming. But Trump has prevented all but five projects from moving forward.
NEW from me👇
Reposted by Dr. Kim Hannula
Data centers popping up on Indigenous lands everywhere, but especially perilous to us desert tribes where water availability for crops and for communities have new competition.
The data center boom in the desert
The AI race is transforming northwestern Nevada into one of the world's largest data-center markets—and sparking fears of water strains in the nation’s driest state.
www.technologyreview.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Data centers popping up on Indigenous lands everywhere, but especially perilous to us desert tribes where water availability for crops and for communities have new competition.
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Activity at Hayli Gubbi began in July when there was an eruption at Erte Ale. Magma propagated 30 km south passing under Hayli Gubbi. Since then, there has been a small plume, quasi-continuous SO2 emissions and uplift. Details in @uk-comet.bsky.social event response report: tinyurl.com/y3nfdfj8
tinyurl.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Activity at Hayli Gubbi began in July when there was an eruption at Erte Ale. Magma propagated 30 km south passing under Hayli Gubbi. Since then, there has been a small plume, quasi-continuous SO2 emissions and uplift. Details in @uk-comet.bsky.social event response report: tinyurl.com/y3nfdfj8
October flooding in SW Colorado update: Durango Herald article about the challenges of flood recovery in Vallecito. Private lands and roads needing cooperation (and understanding of the river).
www.durangoherald.com/articles/for...
www.durangoherald.com/articles/for...
For Vallecito residents, cooperation is a must for successful post-flood recovery
Long-term flood recovery is just getting started in Vallecito, an unincorporated community in La Plata County.
In mid-October, heavy rain from tropical storm systems triggered flooding across Southwe...
www.durangoherald.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
October flooding in SW Colorado update: Durango Herald article about the challenges of flood recovery in Vallecito. Private lands and roads needing cooperation (and understanding of the river).
www.durangoherald.com/articles/for...
www.durangoherald.com/articles/for...
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The #HayliGubbi #eruption in Afar, Ethiopia, is the first documented eruption at this poorly known volcano.
Was it entirely unexpected?
Difficult to say - Berhe Goitom and colleagues already reported some seismicity in 2011-2012 so perhaps there was already some geophysical unrest for a while:
Was it entirely unexpected?
Difficult to say - Berhe Goitom and colleagues already reported some seismicity in 2011-2012 so perhaps there was already some geophysical unrest for a while:
November 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
The #HayliGubbi #eruption in Afar, Ethiopia, is the first documented eruption at this poorly known volcano.
Was it entirely unexpected?
Difficult to say - Berhe Goitom and colleagues already reported some seismicity in 2011-2012 so perhaps there was already some geophysical unrest for a while:
Was it entirely unexpected?
Difficult to say - Berhe Goitom and colleagues already reported some seismicity in 2011-2012 so perhaps there was already some geophysical unrest for a while:
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I whipped up a new post/newsletter extra for the Hayli Gubbi eruption. First time I've had to post an extra edition! #volcano #eruption eruptions.beehiiv.com/p/eruptions-...
Eruptions Newsletter Extra for November 23, 2025
Unexpected eruption from Hayli Gubbi in Ethiopia.
eruptions.beehiiv.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I whipped up a new post/newsletter extra for the Hayli Gubbi eruption. First time I've had to post an extra edition! #volcano #eruption eruptions.beehiiv.com/p/eruptions-...
🎸 @Phish.com has toured for over 40 years. One of the draws of the band's performances are finding moments of flow, a feeling of being locked in or in the zone. Now, bassist @mike-gordon.com is on a mission with scientists to better understand this feeling: buff.ly/AnTxWBy
November 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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A question for scientists (construed as broadly as you like) of BlueSky: What makes something data?
(Question inspired by a talk I listened to this morning, and of course I have thoughts, but I wanted to throw this out there first.)
(Question inspired by a talk I listened to this morning, and of course I have thoughts, but I wanted to throw this out there first.)
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A question for scientists (construed as broadly as you like) of BlueSky: What makes something data?
(Question inspired by a talk I listened to this morning, and of course I have thoughts, but I wanted to throw this out there first.)
(Question inspired by a talk I listened to this morning, and of course I have thoughts, but I wanted to throw this out there first.)
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On Saturday, November 22, the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado will celebrate the grand opening of a new permanent exhibit, "We are Water." The exhibit, located at the Alamosa Public Library, is designed to spark conversations about the role water plays in community well-being.
November 20, 2025 at 5:23 PM
On Saturday, November 22, the San Luis Valley in southern Colorado will celebrate the grand opening of a new permanent exhibit, "We are Water." The exhibit, located at the Alamosa Public Library, is designed to spark conversations about the role water plays in community well-being.
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Now it can (finally) be told. We've been tracking Comet 3I more or less continuously with PUNCH. Everything is fine. 3I is definitely very interesting – but it is most definitely *not* an alien spaceship undergoing maneuvers, no matter what that Boston guy says. ☀️🛰️🔭🧪 #3I #comet #not_aliens
NASA’s PUNCH Spies Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS - NASA Science
NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission observed interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS during its passage through the
science.nasa.gov
November 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Now it can (finally) be told. We've been tracking Comet 3I more or less continuously with PUNCH. Everything is fine. 3I is definitely very interesting – but it is most definitely *not* an alien spaceship undergoing maneuvers, no matter what that Boston guy says. ☀️🛰️🔭🧪 #3I #comet #not_aliens
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I am truly and genuinely so glad you asked!
This site is a one-stop shop for reasons why ULINE sucks ass, and a massive link list of handy alternative companies AND a short blacklist of ULINE-alikes to avoid!
refuseuline.com
This site is a one-stop shop for reasons why ULINE sucks ass, and a massive link list of handy alternative companies AND a short blacklist of ULINE-alikes to avoid!
refuseuline.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I am truly and genuinely so glad you asked!
This site is a one-stop shop for reasons why ULINE sucks ass, and a massive link list of handy alternative companies AND a short blacklist of ULINE-alikes to avoid!
refuseuline.com
This site is a one-stop shop for reasons why ULINE sucks ass, and a massive link list of handy alternative companies AND a short blacklist of ULINE-alikes to avoid!
refuseuline.com
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Some false reports are circulating that Mt. Rainier is suddenly showing seismic tremor activity — this is not true. The signal being referenced is actually radio interference, most likely due to rime ice buildup on the antenna of one of our seismic stations.
November 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Some false reports are circulating that Mt. Rainier is suddenly showing seismic tremor activity — this is not true. The signal being referenced is actually radio interference, most likely due to rime ice buildup on the antenna of one of our seismic stations.