Dr. Paula Marques Figueiredo
@paleoquake.bsky.social
Active Earth, Faults, Earthquakes! Tectonics & Surface Processes, Tectonic Geomorphology, Geochronology. Retired Surfer. Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow, She/her
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🚨I am very honored to announce that I’m starting as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow at the University of Lisbon, funded by the European Commission 🚨. I am grateful to NCSU where I honed my skills in Quaternary Geochronology and all my USA colleagues who I work with in Earthquake Geology. ☺️🌍
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📣 Register today for SSA's Networking to Find Collaborators and Build Your Career
Tuesday
📆 18 November, from 11 AM-Noon Pacific
✅ Registration link: www.seismosoc.org/jobs/ssa-con...
Mentors include Emily Brodsky, @paleoquake.bsky.social Paula Figueiredo, Paul Friberg and Victor Tsai!
Tuesday
📆 18 November, from 11 AM-Noon Pacific
✅ Registration link: www.seismosoc.org/jobs/ssa-con...
Mentors include Emily Brodsky, @paleoquake.bsky.social Paula Figueiredo, Paul Friberg and Victor Tsai!
October 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
📣 Register today for SSA's Networking to Find Collaborators and Build Your Career
Tuesday
📆 18 November, from 11 AM-Noon Pacific
✅ Registration link: www.seismosoc.org/jobs/ssa-con...
Mentors include Emily Brodsky, @paleoquake.bsky.social Paula Figueiredo, Paul Friberg and Victor Tsai!
Tuesday
📆 18 November, from 11 AM-Noon Pacific
✅ Registration link: www.seismosoc.org/jobs/ssa-con...
Mentors include Emily Brodsky, @paleoquake.bsky.social Paula Figueiredo, Paul Friberg and Victor Tsai!
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Philippines earthquake: tsunami warning issued after 7.4 quake hits Mindanao
Philippines earthquake: tsunami warning issued after 7.4 quake hits Mindanao
The Philippines seismology agency said it strongly advises people in coastal towns in central and southern Philippines to immediately evacuate
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the earthquake in the Philippines. A quake measuring 7.4 has struck the Mindanao region, triggering a tsunami warning.
The Philippines seismology agency has warned of damage and aftershocks after the quake struck the southern island. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Philippines earthquake: tsunami warning issued after 7.4 quake hits Mindanao
Reposted by Dr. Paula Marques Figueiredo
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
🚨I am very honored to announce that I’m starting as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow at the University of Lisbon, funded by the European Commission 🚨. I am grateful to NCSU where I honed my skills in Quaternary Geochronology and all my USA colleagues who I work with in Earthquake Geology. ☺️🌍
July 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
🚨I am very honored to announce that I’m starting as a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellow at the University of Lisbon, funded by the European Commission 🚨. I am grateful to NCSU where I honed my skills in Quaternary Geochronology and all my USA colleagues who I work with in Earthquake Geology. ☺️🌍
Reposted by Dr. Paula Marques Figueiredo
🌟FREE TO READ #KAMCHATKA #EARTHQUAKE PAPERS🌟As a service to researchers working on the 2025 M8.8 Kamchatka earthquake, we have curated a list of papers related to the region, free until until 22 August www.seismosoc.org/news/free-to... ⚒️🧪
July 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
🌟FREE TO READ #KAMCHATKA #EARTHQUAKE PAPERS🌟As a service to researchers working on the 2025 M8.8 Kamchatka earthquake, we have curated a list of papers related to the region, free until until 22 August www.seismosoc.org/news/free-to... ⚒️🧪
Reposted by Dr. Paula Marques Figueiredo
The aftershock zone of today’s M8.8 Kamchatka megathrust #earthquake is comparable to the rupture area of the 1952 rupture zone from Macinnes et al. (2010). At a rate of 8 cm/year, the accumulated slip of 6 m since 1952 matches with the preliminary rupture model of today’s earthquake pretty well. 🧪⚒️
July 30, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The aftershock zone of today’s M8.8 Kamchatka megathrust #earthquake is comparable to the rupture area of the 1952 rupture zone from Macinnes et al. (2010). At a rate of 8 cm/year, the accumulated slip of 6 m since 1952 matches with the preliminary rupture model of today’s earthquake pretty well. 🧪⚒️
Reposted by Dr. Paula Marques Figueiredo
Incredible shrinking Cone of Uncertainty! Kartina 2005 vs Helene 2024. Dramatic improvement in hurricane forecasting due to expertise of NOAA scientists at NHC & AOML. Since 2005 forecast error on 5-day track has decreased by ~50%! We often take these accurate forecasts for granted but... 1/
July 17, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Incredible shrinking Cone of Uncertainty! Kartina 2005 vs Helene 2024. Dramatic improvement in hurricane forecasting due to expertise of NOAA scientists at NHC & AOML. Since 2005 forecast error on 5-day track has decreased by ~50%! We often take these accurate forecasts for granted but... 1/
Reposted by Dr. Paula Marques Figueiredo
I talked to a NOAA colleague yesterday who told me that 75% of the federal employees of his division have left and he’s worried about their ability to get work done even if Congress funds NOAA at some level. The devastation to science will be felt for generations.
July 16, 2025 at 4:24 AM
I talked to a NOAA colleague yesterday who told me that 75% of the federal employees of his division have left and he’s worried about their ability to get work done even if Congress funds NOAA at some level. The devastation to science will be felt for generations.
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Bernie Sanders -
A Canadian doctor explains the difference between the universal health care system in Canada, where everyone is covered and there are no out-of-pocket costs, and the American system where people go bankrupt in order to receive cancer treatment. #cdnpoli
A Canadian doctor explains the difference between the universal health care system in Canada, where everyone is covered and there are no out-of-pocket costs, and the American system where people go bankrupt in order to receive cancer treatment. #cdnpoli
July 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Bernie Sanders -
A Canadian doctor explains the difference between the universal health care system in Canada, where everyone is covered and there are no out-of-pocket costs, and the American system where people go bankrupt in order to receive cancer treatment. #cdnpoli
A Canadian doctor explains the difference between the universal health care system in Canada, where everyone is covered and there are no out-of-pocket costs, and the American system where people go bankrupt in order to receive cancer treatment. #cdnpoli
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Seeing Blatten buried again and again, from every angle...
Properly staggering! 😮😱
Properly staggering! 😮😱
May 28, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Seeing Blatten buried again and again, from every angle...
Properly staggering! 😮😱
Properly staggering! 😮😱
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Respect!!!
@harvard.edu 😍
The link to the FREE GOVERNMENT COURSES is ...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
@harvard.edu 😍
The link to the FREE GOVERNMENT COURSES is ...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
May 24, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Respect!!!
@harvard.edu 😍
The link to the FREE GOVERNMENT COURSES is ...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
@harvard.edu 😍
The link to the FREE GOVERNMENT COURSES is ...
pll.harvard.edu/subject/gove...
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My latest @nature.com story shares the human stories behind the massive job loss and brain drain facing US science.
The quote I still can't get past: "We want to offer scientific asylum to our colleagues,” said Eric Berton, president of Aix-Marseille University in France.
The quote I still can't get past: "We want to offer scientific asylum to our colleagues,” said Eric Berton, president of Aix-Marseille University in France.
#OpenToWork: how laid-off US scientists are coping with shattered careers
Unemployed researchers face some tough career choices as they flood the job market after the Trump administration’s cuts to science.
www.nature.com
May 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
My latest @nature.com story shares the human stories behind the massive job loss and brain drain facing US science.
The quote I still can't get past: "We want to offer scientific asylum to our colleagues,” said Eric Berton, president of Aix-Marseille University in France.
The quote I still can't get past: "We want to offer scientific asylum to our colleagues,” said Eric Berton, president of Aix-Marseille University in France.
Reposted by Dr. Paula Marques Figueiredo
Excellent reporting of a tragic story. So many mishaps, not the least of which was the NC legislature’s decision to eliminate a crucial landslide mapping program for 7 years under pressure from real estate interests.
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As hurricane season approaches, I want to tell you why I spent the past 4 months reporting this new story about Hurricane Helene.
In 1999, I spent 13 hours in a car on a gridlocked interstate with my 3-week-old baby during the disastrous mass evacuation from Hurricane Floyd.
As hurricane season approaches, I want to tell you why I spent the past 4 months reporting this new story about Hurricane Helene.
In 1999, I spent 13 hours in a car on a gridlocked interstate with my 3-week-old baby during the disastrous mass evacuation from Hurricane Floyd.
May 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Excellent reporting of a tragic story. So many mishaps, not the least of which was the NC legislature’s decision to eliminate a crucial landslide mapping program for 7 years under pressure from real estate interests.
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#MSH45 | May 17, 1980
"I own a piece of the rock." Spirit Lake property owners gather in Toutle, ready for a showdown with officials, but Gov. Dixy Lee Ray will grant their wish.
State Patrol Chief Robert Landon informs residents that everyone must sign liability waivers and be out by 6 p.m.
"I own a piece of the rock." Spirit Lake property owners gather in Toutle, ready for a showdown with officials, but Gov. Dixy Lee Ray will grant their wish.
State Patrol Chief Robert Landon informs residents that everyone must sign liability waivers and be out by 6 p.m.
May 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
#MSH45 | May 17, 1980
"I own a piece of the rock." Spirit Lake property owners gather in Toutle, ready for a showdown with officials, but Gov. Dixy Lee Ray will grant their wish.
State Patrol Chief Robert Landon informs residents that everyone must sign liability waivers and be out by 6 p.m.
"I own a piece of the rock." Spirit Lake property owners gather in Toutle, ready for a showdown with officials, but Gov. Dixy Lee Ray will grant their wish.
State Patrol Chief Robert Landon informs residents that everyone must sign liability waivers and be out by 6 p.m.
Reposted by Dr. Paula Marques Figueiredo
9 people were killed in a tornado last night in KY. The NWS office responsible for that area has faced some of the most extreme cuts by the Trump administration, including the loss of overnight forecasting.
Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
After Cuts, a Kentucky Weather Office Scrambles for Staffing as Severe Storms Bear Down
www.nytimes.com
May 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
9 people were killed in a tornado last night in KY. The NWS office responsible for that area has faced some of the most extreme cuts by the Trump administration, including the loss of overnight forecasting.
Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
Last night, they were rushing to find help for the office.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
You have to watch it multiple times, to see everything that is going on. Look to 1) co-seismic displacement right of the fence, the ground will move towards your right, indicating that it is a right-lateral displacement. (continues and feel free to add anything more if you see it)
Apparently surface rupture during the Myanmar 2025. I'm very surprised by the weak shaking along the rupture. I'm not sure if this is the main rupture (I would say no - nonetheless, VERY COOL). Author unknown, location Thazi (to be confirmed)
May 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
You have to watch it multiple times, to see everything that is going on. Look to 1) co-seismic displacement right of the fence, the ground will move towards your right, indicating that it is a right-lateral displacement. (continues and feel free to add anything more if you see it)
Apparently surface rupture during the Myanmar 2025. I'm very surprised by the weak shaking along the rupture. I'm not sure if this is the main rupture (I would say no - nonetheless, VERY COOL). Author unknown, location Thazi (to be confirmed)
May 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Apparently surface rupture during the Myanmar 2025. I'm very surprised by the weak shaking along the rupture. I'm not sure if this is the main rupture (I would say no - nonetheless, VERY COOL). Author unknown, location Thazi (to be confirmed)
Reposted by Dr. Paula Marques Figueiredo
Check out this nicely done (and short!) USGS Coastal and Ocean Science video about our Cascadia earthquake-driven subsidence paper 🌊🌊🌊 USGS news release is here: www.usgs.gov/centers/pcms...
May 10, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Check out this nicely done (and short!) USGS Coastal and Ocean Science video about our Cascadia earthquake-driven subsidence paper 🌊🌊🌊 USGS news release is here: www.usgs.gov/centers/pcms...
Reposted by Dr. Paula Marques Figueiredo
Staff members at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) were told on 30 April to “stop awarding all funding actions until further notice,” according to an email seen by Nature.
https://go.nature.com/44Ugf9V
https://go.nature.com/44Ugf9V
Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
go.nature.com
May 1, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Staff members at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) were told on 30 April to “stop awarding all funding actions until further notice,” according to an email seen by Nature.
https://go.nature.com/44Ugf9V
https://go.nature.com/44Ugf9V
Not attending #EGU25 but I'm a co-author in a few abstracts. I highlight this poster presented by PhD candidate Dennis Wolf.
Check it out Friday, 2 May in the morning Hall X2 | X2.52. He is doing a great work!
(Next year, I will be at EGU, I promise!)
Check it out Friday, 2 May in the morning Hall X2 | X2.52. He is doing a great work!
(Next year, I will be at EGU, I promise!)
April 27, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Not attending #EGU25 but I'm a co-author in a few abstracts. I highlight this poster presented by PhD candidate Dennis Wolf.
Check it out Friday, 2 May in the morning Hall X2 | X2.52. He is doing a great work!
(Next year, I will be at EGU, I promise!)
Check it out Friday, 2 May in the morning Hall X2 | X2.52. He is doing a great work!
(Next year, I will be at EGU, I promise!)
This is just horrible...
My university, @vuamsterdam.bsky.social, where I studied and worked for more than 30 years has ('preliminary') decided to stop our BSc programme in #Earth Sciences and our MSc track in #Geology and #Geochemistry. 42 people will be fired. 1/?
April 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
This is just horrible...
Another video from the Myanmar Mw 7.7 quake. Now we see the railway tracks (Pyinmana, Myanmar) bent and severely deformed.
April 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Another video from the Myanmar Mw 7.7 quake. Now we see the railway tracks (Pyinmana, Myanmar) bent and severely deformed.
Reposted by Dr. Paula Marques Figueiredo
The whole #MyanmarEarthquake rupture in one interferogram! This is three consecutive wide swath frames of ALOS-2 data, provided by JAXA through agreement with NASA. The line-of-sight (LOS) is ~perpendicular to fault strike, so most of what you see is vertical motion at bends and steps of the fault.
April 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The whole #MyanmarEarthquake rupture in one interferogram! This is three consecutive wide swath frames of ALOS-2 data, provided by JAXA through agreement with NASA. The line-of-sight (LOS) is ~perpendicular to fault strike, so most of what you see is vertical motion at bends and steps of the fault.
I think I don't have any more papers to review (ok maybe one). A long year where I reviewed many papers is completed!
a little girl is holding a pair of dumbbells in her hands .
ALT: a little girl is holding a pair of dumbbells in her hands .
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April 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I think I don't have any more papers to review (ok maybe one). A long year where I reviewed many papers is completed!