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  1. Historic Snowfall Map Shows States Bracing For Significant Snow Amid El Niño [North America]
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    mensjournal.com/news/historic- <-- shared technical media article
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    cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/ana <-- shared link to NOAA release ‘El Niño/Southern Oscillation (Enso) Diagnostic Discussion - issued By Climate Prediction Center/NCEP/NWS | 13 August 2026’
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    cnn.com/2026/08/20/weather/sup <-- shared media article
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    H/T @Mens Journal
    “The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association [NOAA] updated its prediction for the El Niño, which is strengthening and now has a greater than 90% chance of a very strong event during the Northern Hemisphere fall and winter 2026-27…
    Additionally, the NOAA revealed that during the October-December 2026 season, there is now a 69% chance of a historic event that would exceed the strength of previous El Niño events dating back to 1950. Historical records from the NOAA only date back to 1950, but other reports suggest this could be one of the strongest El Niños in history.
    This El Niño “is something that’s very unusual, if not a once in a lifetime type of (strength),” according to Nat Johnson, a meteorologist with the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    El Niño is a natural climate cycle marked by warmer than average water temperatures along the equator in the Pacific Ocean. The warmer water triggers corresponding shifts in the atmosphere that have a domino-like influence on weather patterns around the globe – usually in ways that are largely predictable well in advance…”
    #weather #climate #USA #forecast #fedscience #fedservice #NOAA #ElNiño #ElNino #snow #snowfall #climatecycle #water #hydrology #rainfall #precipitation #NorthAmerica #atmosphere #weatherpatterns #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #spatial #mapping #NorthernHemisphere #global
    @NOAA | @nws

  2. Widespread Landslide Activity in an Extreme Wet Season and Implications for Regional Sediment Management, Eastern San Francisco Bay Area, California
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    doi.org/10.1029/2026EA005227 <-- shared paper
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    H/T @amy East, Ph.D., P.G. | Researcher integrating geoscience and climate-change preparedness
    “[This paper (link above) is] a collaboration with [the H/T’s] colleagues from [the] USGS Landslide Hazards Program, who mapped over 8,900 landslides in the eastern San Francisco Bay Area during an extreme wet winter.
    How much sediment does such an extreme winter produce, from landslides or in stream discharge? How does that compare with long-term sediment production and landscape denudation rates?
    [They] f[o]nd that landslide sediment mobilization is comparable to long-term denudation rates, emphasizing the role of extreme events in long-term sediment production. However, one extreme wet year has a negligible effect toward counteracting ongoing problems of sediment deficit in San Francisco Bay: to keep pace with sea-level rise, extreme wet conditions would need to occur in 50 out of the next 75 years…”
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    "PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: Watersheds will likely produce more sediment in a warmer future with more extreme rain, primarily through landslides in steep terrain. This study examines how an extremely wet season affected sediment production and transport in the eastern San Francisco Bay area, California. By mapping and measuring 8,928 landslides, [they] found that rare, extreme rain conditions are likely responsible for the vast majority of long-term hillslope erosion rates in this region. However, due to long residence times for sediment on hillslopes and in stream channels, a maximum of 1%–2% of that newly mobilized landslide material could have potentially contributed to sediment carried by streams into the Bay that year. Even extremely wet years cannot provide enough sediment for Bay wetlands and shorelines to keep pace with rising sea levels. To meet the demand for sediment in the Bay, such extreme rain and sediment production would need to occur in most years, which is not realistic. To restore wetlands and protect shorelines, managers likely will need to supplement the coastal system with repurposed dredged material…”
    #massmovement #soil #water #hydrology #hydrography #geology #soils #geomorphometry #hydrogeomorphology #geomorphology #landslide #masswasting #climatechange #extremeweather #precipitation #rainfall #weather #climate #mapping #engineeringgeology #mapping #SanFrancisco #BayArea #USA #California #fedscience #fedservice #oublicgood #sediment #stream #discharge #extremewinter #sealevelrise #SLR #hillslope #erosion #sedimentation #tidal #wetlands #coast #coastline #shoreline #GIS #spatial #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #watershed
    #USGS | #USGSLandslideHazardsProgram

  3. 🚨 FEMA’s Hazus v7.2 Is Here — A Major Upgrade For Disaster Risk Modeling
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    fema.gov/flood-maps/products-t <-- shared link to FEMA HAZUS download, documentation, use case, etc
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    [I used to work some with Hazus back in the back, but my career changed path; I still appreciate its strength and unity of purpose (sic) #alldataisspatial]
    H/T @Laban "L.J." Johnson | Founder, LJ Learn & Concordia Initiative | Crisis Support · Leadership Development · Community Resilience | Bridging worlds to help people rise
    “FEMA’s Hazus GIS platform has been updated with a new ArcGIS Pro–based version, bringing faster, more powerful tools for estimating losses from floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, and other natural hazards.
    Key updates in Hazus 7.2 include:
    • Streamlined workflows for flood and hurricane modeling
    • New Earthquake ShakeMap integration using USGS data
    • Expanded and improved results exports and reporting (including geodatabase outputs)
    • Stronger security with known vulnerabilities addressed
    • Performance improvements and optimized installation process
    • [Significantly enhanced and comprehensive summary reports for flood and earthquake are now available for download.]
    • Full integration with ArcGIS Pro (3.4–3.6) for a modern GIS experience
    This release represents a significant step forward in how hazard planners, emergency managers, and GIS professionals analyze and prepare for disaster impacts…”
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    “FEMA’s Hazus program provides software, data, methods, and guidance for estimating risk from natural hazards. Hazus can estimate building damages, economic losses, displaced households, casualties, debris generation and more resulting from a natural hazard event and can be used in all phases of emergency management…”
    #HAZUS #fedservice #fedscience #oublicgood #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #software #spatialdata #GIS #spatial #mapping #risk #hazard #riskassessment #naturalhazard #humanimpacts #earthquake #wildfire #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #flood #flooding #cost #damage #economic #publicsafety #publichealth #emergencymanagement #opensource #opendata #tsunami #tornado #hurricane #ShakeMap #infrastructure #planning #policy #preparedness #impacts #geology #engineeringgeology #remotesensing #earthobservation
    @FEMA

  4. The National Park Service social media crew is ALWAYS on top of their game...
    Engagement with humour and images - and some science/background behind it!
    #fedscience #fedservice #engagement #socialmedia #success #consistency #publicgood #NPS #NationalParkService
    @NatlParkService | @NationalParkService

  5. Happy US Public Service Recognition Week!
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    2026.ourpublicservice.org/publ
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    To every #publicservant that contributes to the #public’s #wellbeing and #prosperity, at every level of #government - be that #industry, #science, #agriculture, #fisheries, #ecology, #naturalresources, #environmental, #qualityoflife, #publicsafety, #publichealth, #wastedisposal, #waterresources, #foodsecurity, #planning, #policy, and SO much more…
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    “Public Service Recognition Week (PSRW) 2026 takes place May 3–9, celebrating federal, state, county, local, and tribal government employees who strengthen communities. It honors dedicated professionals—from first responders and teachers to public administrators—who provide essential services…”
    #publicservice #publicgood #fedservice #opendata #taxpayervalue #publicsupport #farming #GIS #spatial #mapping #nation #national #USA

  6. Influence Of Modeling Assumptions On Pedestrian Evacuation Success For Non-Eruptive Lahar Hazards At Mount Rainier, Washington
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    doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.1 <-- shared paper
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    sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/6 <-- shared, related open data source
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    [I still remember working on and being fascinated by lahars being an engineering geologist in Washington State (and from my time studying in New Zealand), although (of course) not to this level of detail/focus]
    #volcano #lahar #evacuation #exposure #model #modeling #engineeringeology #risk #hazard #naturalhazard #MountRainer #Washington #USA #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #emergencymanagement #GIS #spatial #mapping #publicsafety #hazardzone #vulcanism #downstream #debrisflow #massmovement #monitoring #detection #geostatistics #demographics #atrisk #fedscience #publicgood #fedservice #opendata
    @USGS

  7. Subduction Retrieval [XKCD]
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    xkcd.com/3218/
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    “PSA: Please stay out of the Pacific Ocean today. Someone lost their wedding ring in a subduction zone and USGS is pulling the plate back up to retrieve it…
    Aww, the oceanic crust and the continental crust are getting married!...”
    #PSA #geology #platetectonics #subduction #margins #XKCD #fedservice #publicservice #RingOfFire #weddingring #humor #humour #PacificOcean
    #USGS #XKCD

  8. Why Does The USGS Use The Spelling "Gage" Instead Of "Gauge"?
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    usgs.gov/faqs/why-does-usgs-us <-- shared technical post
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    labs.waterdata.usgs.gov/visual <-- shared link, “[USGS] Gages Through the Ages - How the history of streamgaging reflects the evolving water needs of the nation”
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    “[1888 graduate student Frederick Haynes] Newell is purported to be the person responsible for the adoption of the USGS spelling of “gage” instead of “gauge”. Around 1892, Newell reasoned that “gage” was the proper Saxon spelling before the Norman influence added a 'u'…”
    #water #hydrography #history #stream #gage #gauge #surfacewater #streamgage #network #Nation #flow #waterresources #mapping #spatial #waterflow #watersecurity #fedscience #fedservice #publicgood #opendata #monitoring
    #USGS

  9. A ‘Waylaid' Teaching Diorama – USGS “Geology For Land Use”
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    For about 3 years, this gorgeous diorama has ‘just’ been sitting in a corner of a (common) hallway.
    I can’t help but wonder its history:
    • What prompted its creation?
    • Who was the artisan (truly!) that created it and used those components and focus?
    • When was it created? (late 1960s as an educated guess????)
    • Why was it seen as useful / in what setting? (as I am sure it was)
    • How was it funded?
    (never mind that I want to claim it for my office, space notwithstanding…)
    #geology #landuse #trainingaid #education #diorama #oldschool #fedscience #fedservice #education #technical #professional #spatial #landform #geomorphology #usecase #appliedscience #geoscience #USGS
    @USGS

  10. Good To Be (Back) At #GeoWeek
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    geo-week.com/
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    Volunteering at the #USGS booth, meeting & re-meeting fellow spatial professionals, seeing all the sweet hardware, and more...
    (moving next year, so taking advantage of it being local to me...)
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #conference #Denver #professional #hardware #professional #NGTOC #3DHP #3DEP #opendata #fedscience #fedservice
    @GeoWeeK

  11. FEMA Mobile App [free] [USA]
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    ready.gov/ <-- shared Ready-iness FEMA web site
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    “Download the newly updated FEMA App to get preparedness strategies and real-time weather and emergency alerts…”
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    “Launched in February 2003, Ready is a National public service campaign designed to educate and empower the American people to prepare for, respond to and mitigate emergencies and disasters...
    Ready… ask individuals to do four key things:
    • Stay informed about the different types of emergencies that could occur and their appropriate responses
    • Make a family emergency plan.
    • Build an emergency supply kit.
    • Get involved in your community by taking action to prepare for emergencies…”
    #risk #hazard #geohazard #flood #fire #winter #extremeweather #fedscience #fedservice #publicgood #publicservive #taxpayer #safety # #preparedness #emergencies #disasters #app #phone #hazardreadiness #readiness #free #FEMA
    @FEMA

  12. Fire Event Explorer [NASA]
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    earthdata.nasa.gov/dashboard/t <-- shared NASA mapping resource
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    “This tool visualizes near real-time (NRT) satellite-based fire perimeters, active portions of fire perimeters (fire lines), and active fire pixel detections for the current year.
    Use the bottom panel to select different date ranges or subset fires by size, duration, or intensity. Click on an individual fire to visualize the time series of fire growth every 12 hours and create video outputs in GIF or WebM formats.
    These fire tracking data are from the Fire Event Data Suite (FEDS) algorithm. Find out more:
    • FEDS data source documentation
    • OpenVEDA documentation
    • Earthdata VEDA dashboard..."
    #GIS #spatial #mapping #VEDA #nearrealtime #satellite #remotesensing #fire #wildfire #extremeweather #perimeter #download #detection #monitoring #FireEventExplorer #FEDS #NRT #OpenVEDA #earthdata #VIIRS #landform #opendata #fedscience #fedservice #risk #hazard #infrastructre #NASA
    @nasa

  13. Have You Ever Wondered What A New Concrete Stilling Well [stream gauge] Looked Like?
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    H/T Roy Socolow, USGS
    "While doing research on the USGS stream gaging program for a local presentation, [he] found this beautiful image of a classic stilling well from the Kentucky archives. Intakes and valve stems in perfect condition, hand pump and flush tank ready to fill, no kerosene or funky well water smell, and the clock weights on the Stevens recorder have plenty of travel room. Makes them] think of the good old days climbing down well ladders to “muck out” wells. Many of these “tanks” of instrument shelters still exist with either working intakes or as converted bubble gages. Many others have been decommissioned due to safety issues (falling or confined space hazards). Thanks to the men of the #CCC and #WPA..."
    #gage #streamflow #instrumentation #hydrology #measurement #history #waterresources #stillingwell #recording #USGS #fedscience #fedservice
    @USGS

  14. Even though we are furloughed, the boss arranged a breaking of the bread (no GFE involved); it was a pleasure to see everyone I work with!
    #fedservice #fedscience

  15. Latest #USGS Map-Product Release - 250K Topo OnDemand Topo Products Now Available Through The Topobuilder Application
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    usgs.gov/programs/national-geo <-- USGS product announcement page and topoBuilder custom map construction application access
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    “The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has launched the 250K Topo, a new digital map product designed to support regional planning, land and resource management, and emergency response coordination…”
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    #GIS #spatial #mapping #USGS #OnDemandTopo #NGP #topoBuilder #OnDemand #250KTopo #Geospatial #TopographicMaps #GIS #MappingInnovation #OpenData #Maps #NGTOC #NGP #custom #opendata #latest #spatialdata #topomap #fedservice #fedscience #publicgood
    @USGS

  16. First Ever Images from the Vera Rubin Telescope [Chile]
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    youtu.be/tu4cpaDZ68g?si=FaeVBY <-- shared technical video
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    rubinobservatory.org/ <-- Rubin Observatory home page
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    “The Vera C. Rubin telescope has just [mid-2025] released its first images, and they’re spectacular…
    On a mountain in Chile, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory, with its massive 3.2-billion-pixel camera, is capturing images that rival those from the James Webb Space Telescope. Get ready to see some of the most stunning astronomical images ever taken as [they] explore how this groundbreaking project will help us unlock the secrets of the universe. This is just the beginning...”
    #verarubin #fedscience #fedservice #Coquimbo #Chile #LegacySurveyofSpaceandTime #LSST #Andes #telescope #remotesensing #image #imagery #astronomy #astronomical #observation #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #extraterrestrial #research
    @NSF @DOE @SLAC