#geomorphology — Public Fediverse posts

A Coastal Exposure Index For Ireland - Relative Hazard Exposure And The Protective Role Of Coastal Habitats
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-026-08361-w <-- shared paper
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http://alturl.com/4e83i <-- shared webmap / data portal
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https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/revealed-researchers-pinpoint-county-facing-greatest-risk-of-coastal-erosion-as-sea-levels-rise/a/161113880.html <-- shared media article
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[“The index complements site-specific flood and erosion modelling.”]
H/T @kevin Walsh | PhD Researcher at University College Cork
“In this paper [1st link above], [the authors] seek to answer the question “what is the relative distribution of exposure to coastal hazards around the Irish coast, and where can coastal habitats potentially reduce exposure?”
The method [they] chose to achieve this was the Coastal Vulnerability Model (CVM), within the InVEST software suite. This involves combining the key physical and climatic variables which can show us where along the coast might be most adversely affected by extreme winds, powerful waves and surges, and sea level rise.
It also reveals the potential protection provided by coastal habitats, such as dunes and saltmarsh, as well as populations and sites of cultural heritage located within zones deemed “Very High Exposure”.
[They] tested variations to the model, including seeing how the results change when certain variables are left out, what happens if we add in other variables, and how ranking choices impact exposure distribution. The results show that these choices, especially the ranking methods, can have large impacts on hazard distribution and the overall interpretation of the results. However, [they] found that the CVM quintile based approach was most suitable for Ireland, as it reveals high exposure sites on the east coast, which tends to be overlooked when different methods are applied.
[The H/T] also prepared an interactive map, where you can view the results in detail [2nd link above]
There’s a lot of work ongoing in this space around Ireland, [they] hope this will be a valuable contribution towards sustainable management of our coastline…”
#spatialanalysis #exposure #coastal #hazards #mitigation #risk #Ireland #Irish #coast #CoastalVulnerabilityModel #CVM #InVEST #model #modeling #spatiotemporal #geostatistics #statistics #spatial #mapping #geomorphology #geology #climate #wind #wave #tidal #erosion #stormsurge #storms #ocean #sealevelrise #climatechange #extremeweather #dunes #saltmarshes #machair #seagrass #habitat #protection #vulnerability #parametersensitivity #exposure #sustainable #populationpressure #CoastalExposureIndex #culturalheritage #coastalzonemanagement #planning #policy #evidencebased #adaption #strategies

Widespread Landslide Activity in an Extreme Wet Season and Implications for Regional Sediment Management, Eastern San Francisco Bay Area, California
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https://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

How Space Weather Could Bust The AI Boom
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https://spacenews.com/how-space-weather-could-bust-the-ai-boom/ <-- shared technical article
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https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-data-centers-electric-grid-meltdown <-- shared technical article, “AI Data Centers Pushing Electric Grid Into Meltdown”
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https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-earth-032524-012356 <-- shared 2026 paper, “Magnetic Storms and Geoelectric Hazards”
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#AI #datcenters #infrastructure #impacts #solarstorms #spaceweather #risk #hazards #overloading #electricity #energy #powersupply #energygrid #vulnerable #transmission #energy #demand #consumers #geoelectrical #geomagnetism #blackout #damage #cost #economics #equipment #transformers #carringtonevent #NERC #grid #reliability #electricaldemand #utilities #magneticstorm #electromagneticinduction #extremeevent #historicalevent #hazardanalysis #spaceweather #history #Carrington #geoelectric #humanimpacts #risk #hazard #monitoring #network #geology #geomagnetism #impedance #rock #soil #utilities #electricaltransmission #powerlines #magnetotelluric #sensor #blackout #brownout #energy #geoelectrichazard #geoelectric #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #geomagnetism #geomagneticstorm #telecommunication #electronics #hardened #geography #mitigation #preparedness #geomorphology #geomorphometry #surfacegeology #cost #economics #disaster #impacts #technology #InternetOfThings #internet #USA #review #CONUS #numericalmodeling #realtimemonitoring #AIBoom #Bust
@North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC)

Late Miocene Euphrates River Drained Into A Partially Desiccated Eastern Mediterranean
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-026-01962-x <-- shared paper
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[the paleogeographic reconstruction is outstanding, including the strength and information conveyed so well in that figure, kudos!]
H/T @lina Jakaitė-Darkšė
“Although the Euphrates River - stretching ~3,000 km across Western Asia - has shaped the region’s geology for millions of years, the timing of its origin and the evolution of its course remain enigmatic. So far, two contrasting hypotheses have been proposed to explain the fluvial system’s Late Neogene path: termination in Anatolia at a palaeo-lake or the Mediterranean, or a southeastward continuation to Arabia. Here [they] use seismic-reflection and topographic data to show that two previously identified sedimentary accumulations - deposited during the terminal phase of the Late Miocene Messinian salinity crisis - resulted from dual riverine systems that drained into a partially desiccated eastern Mediterranean before avulsing toward the Persian Gulf and converging to form the modern Euphrates River. From probabilistic sediment-budget modelling, [they] show that although the latest Messinian drainage basins were an order of magnitude smaller than their present-day extents, the total palaeo-discharge exceeded that of the modern Tigris, Euphrates and Nile rivers combined, indicating intense palaeo-precipitation and high palaeo-relief. These results suggest that plate-margin deformation both controlled the fluvial avulsions that diverted the Euphrates River from the Anatolian–Eurasian Plate to the Arabian Plate, and established the conditions necessary for the development of the alluvial Fertile Crescent…”
#water #hydrology #hydrography #paleogeography #Euphrates #river #Miocene #reconstruction #spatialreconstruction #geology #change #erosion #MiddleEast #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #Neogene #Anatolia #paleolake #Mediterranean #Arabia #Messinian #remotesensing #model #modeling #topography #hydrogeomorphology #geomorphology #PersianGulf #sediment #paleodischarge #volume #Tigris #elevation #platetectonics #structuralgeology #platemargin #fluvial #avulsion #FertileCrescent

Neogene Uplift Of The Chiribiquete Tabletop Mountains In The Colombian Amazon And Its Paleobiogeographic Implications
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palaeo.2026.113645 <-- shared paper
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H/T Richard F. Ott
“The Chiribiquete are table top mountains located deep in the Colombian Amazon and host many rare endemic species. Helanlin Xiang's work shows that the Chiribiquete Mountains likely upifted before the Early Miocene and could have acted as a long-lived stepping stone, connecting species in the Andes with the Guyana Shield…”
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#Miocene #Paleogeography #Palynology #Amazonia #Caquetá #paleobiogeography #Columbia #Amazon #jungle #geomorphology #neogene #uplift #geology #structuralgeology #tectonics #Chiribiquete #tabletopmountains #Andes #GuyanaShield #dating #isotopes #biome #ecosystem #tepui #elevation #sedimentology #stratigraphy #Araracuara #fluvial #lacustrine #deposition orogeny #regional #uplift #drainage #hydrography #hydrology #river #network #GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #geophysics #seismology

Ice-Patch Collapse And Early-Warning Implications From A Himalayan Flash Flood - Emerging Cryo-Hydrological Hazards Under Deglaciation
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44304-026-00191-x
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https://youtu.be/zZXER7DocfY?si=lYOE_a6YwigP3-mB
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #glacier #glacial #cryosphere #risk #hazard #flood #flooding #flashflood #earthobservation #cryohydrology #ice #snow #water #hydrogy #Himalaya #Himalayan #extremeweather #monitoring #risk #hazard #forecasting #DharaliFlashFlood #CryosphereScience #Deglaciation #EarlyWarning #RemoteSensing #Himalayas #NaturalHazards #ClimateChange #GlacierResearch #OpenScience #highmountain #mountain #slope #steepness #erosion #fluvial #nivation #Uttarakhand #India #SrikantaGlacier #DEM #elevation #satellite #chronology #reconstruction #ablation #debris #sedimentation #debrisflow #meltwater #debris #surge #massmovement #engineeringgeology #cryospherichazard #terrain #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #earlywarning #naturalhazard #channel #topography #geography #hydrogeomorphology #geomorphology #Dharali

Stratigraphic Evidence For Modern-Like Glacier Extents In South-Central Alaska Within The Last Glacial Period (MIS 3)
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https://doi.org/10.1111/bor.70043 <-- shared paper
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https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/ancient-glacier-change.htm <-- shared @NPS technical article
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#glacier #Wisconsinan #glaciations #alaska #iceage #sediments #moraines #geology #stratigraphy #model #cryosphere #ice #snow #sedimentary #Chitina #CopperRiver #proglacial #water #hydrology #fluvial #glaciofluvial #glaciolacustrine #fans #Holocene #geomorphology #geomorphometry #landform #hydrogeomorphology #sedimentology #stratigraphic #sampling
@NPS

See The Mississippi River’s Hidden History, Uncovered By Lasers
Using hyperprecise LiDAR data,. a cartographer [well, hydrographer!] maps the river’s bend and channels over time with mesmerizing results…
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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/mississippi-rivers-hidden-history-uncovered-by-lidar <-- shared technical / media article
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https://dancoecarto.com/ <-- shared @Daniel Coe portfolio and more
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https://usace.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p266001coll1/id/10015/ <-- shared Harold Fisk's 1944 USACE report, “The Alluvial Valley of the Lower Mississippi River”
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #water #hydrography #hydrology #LiDAR #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #hydrogeomorphology #Mississippi #River #Fiske #cartography #visualisation #meandering #channels #landforms #floodplains #opendata #3DEP #topography #geomorphology #levees #dikes #oxbows #channel #paleohydrology
#DanielCoe | @nationalgeographic | #USGS | #USACE

How much does landform position matter for vegetation dynamics across Calgary?

I explored how ΔNDVI (2025-2024) varies across geomorphon classes (summit, ridge, slope, hollow, valley, etc.) using a large spatial dataset (~194k observations).

A few key points from the analysis:
• Non-parametric Kruskal–Wallis test shows statistically significant differences between geomorphons
• However, the effect size is moderate (ε² ≈ 0.04)
• Distributions strongly overlap — landform position matters, but it is not a deterministic driver
• Median ΔNDVI tends to be higher in lower landscape positions (hollows, footslopes, valleys), consistent with moisture and accumulation controls

#EnvironmentalData #RemoteSensing #NDVI #LandscapeEcology #Geomorphology #DataAnalysis #RStats
#ReproducibleResearch #Calgary #GreennessOfCalgary #Sentinel2

Conceptualizing River Floodplains
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2024EF005681 <-- shared paper/commentary
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"PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: River floodplains are integrative ecosystems in which diverse processes operate together to maintain river health. Floodplains are as critical to river health as the channel itself, yet floodplains lack the legal protections afforded to river channels in many countries.
KEY POINTS
• A river floodplain is an integrative physical, chemical, biological system and a key component of a river corridor
• Contemporary societal perceptions and regulatory frameworks do not reflect this scientific consensus...”
#water #hydrology #river #floodplain #surfacewater #geology #sedimentology #geomorphology #ecology #biogeochemical #policy #planning #interdisciplinary #model #modeling #management #monitoring #ecosystem #riverhealth #legal #regulations #humanimpacts #overview

Multi-Disciplinary Reconstruction Of Debris Flow Events And Dynamics In The Northern Apennines, Italy - A Multiscale Approach Linking Ground Evidence With Climatic Triggers
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2025.109708 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #engineeringgeology #massmovement #geology #landslide #debrisflow #multidisciplinary #geomorphology #pluvial #precipitation #dendrogeomorphological #treerings #dendrochronology #dating #chronology #reconstruction #geomorphmetry #processmodel #flowchart #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #mountains #orthophotos #historicphotos #geopedology #soil #hydraulic #alpedisucciso #trees #vegatation #downslope #risk #hazard #assessment #remotesensing #water #hydrology #rainfall #records #NorthernApennines #susceptibility #Italy

A Decade of Post-Fire Succession Amplifies the Effect of Wildfire on the Surface Radiation Balance and Permafrost Thaw in Subarctic Peatlands
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp.70016 <-- shared paper
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#permafrost #thaw #Canada #NWT #NorthwestTerritories #wildfire #postfire #peatlands #ScottyCreek #vegetation #tree #toppling #geomorphology #cryosphere #geomorphetry #warming #winter #summer #climatechange #subarctic #arctic #monitoring #measurements #TaigaPlains #ecoregion #blackspruce #processes #landcover

A Study Debunks [sic] Decades Of Scientific Research - Underwater Canyons Are NOT Created By Rivers… And The Explanation Is Brutal
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https://www.ecoticias.com/en/a-study-debunks-decades-of-scientific-research-underwater-canyons-are-not-created-by-rivers-and-the-explanation-is-brutal/24721/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adv3942 <-- shared paper #GetNZOnTheMap
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https://blogs.egu.eu/divisions/nh/2018/02/05/twenty-or-more-leagues-under-the-sea-a-journey-to-understand-submarine-canyons/ <-- shared interview transcript, “A journey to understand submarine canyons [and their related geohazards]”, European Geosciences Union (EGU.)
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https://www.sustainableseaschallenge.co.nz/our-research/submarine-canyons-connecting-coastal-and-deep-sea-ecosystems <-- shared technical article, “Submarine Canyons - Connecting Coastal And Deep-Sea Ecosystems”
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#spatial #mapping #model #modeling #moprhology #spatialanalysis #tectonics #continentalmargins #submarinecanyons #formation #river #hydrology #massmovement #processes #global #oceanfloor #geology #slumps #currents #seafloor #steepness #debrisflow #geohazard #ecosystems #sediment #movement #infrastructure #damage #valley #marine #underwater #geomorphology #geomorphometry #deepocean # #geostatistics #earthquake #gravity #erosion #continentalslope #biogeochemical #coast #coastal

When Heavy Rain Meets #Glacial Landscapes – Record-Breaking #Flooding in #WashingtonState [USA]…
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https://www.linkedin.com/posts/geological-society-of-america_geohazards-flooding-landslides-ugcPost-7405031818007187457-wuwy <-- shared GSA LinkedIn post
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https://doi.org/10.1130/G39691.1 <-- shared paper
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https://komonews.com/news/local/landslide-risk-western-washington-severe-flooding-heavy-rain-continues-for-dirt-soil-sediment-weather-forecast-winter-storm-pacific-northwest <-- shared media article
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https://youtu.be/1yB34LibGo8?si=Z_Ug5gd3xLhvZGym <-- shared media video
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#geohazards #Landslides #Geology #landslide #severeweather #landslides #landsliderisk #weather #westernwashington #washingtonflooding #flooding #winterconditions #storm #pnw #meteorology #science #massmovement #flood #extremeweather #fluvial #pluvial #rainfall #atmosphericriver #engineeringgeology #risk #hazard #mitigation #forecasting #riskmanagement #damage #infrastructure #cost #economics #publicsafety #PNW #PacificNorthwest #water #hydrology #glacial #sediment #sedimentology #stratigraphy #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #spatialanalysis #elevation #slopestability #froundwater #hydrology #model #flow #modeling #outwash #till #clay #watertable #lithology #landscape #geomorphology #geometry #USA

Bar (river morphology) (Hydrology 💧)

A bar in a river is an elevated region of sediment that has been deposited by the flow. Types of bars include mid-channel bars, point bars, and mouth bars. The locations of bars are determined by the geometry of the river and the flow through it. Bars reflect sediment supply conditions, and can show where sediment supply rate is...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar_(river_morphology)

#Bar #Hydrology #RiverIslands #WaterStreams #Geomorphology #Sedimentology

Mapping Current And Future Flood Exposure Using A 5 Metre Flood Model And Climate Change Projections [Vancouver, Canada]
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https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/24/699/2024/ <-- shared technical article
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/17/pacific-north-west-flooding-british-columbia-washington-state-canada <-- shared 2021 technical media article, PNW flooding
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[this post should not be considered an endorsement of a specific vendor, etc]
#water #hydrology #flood #flooding #risk #hazard #Vancouver #BritishColumbia #Canada #climatechange #extremeweather #localfloods #GIS #spatial #mapping #riskassessment #spatialanalysis #floodexposure #riskmapping #model #modeling #floodriskmanagement #riskmanagement #naturaldisaster #rainfall #precipitation #stormsurge #hazardmapping #floodmapping #floodrisk #infrastructure #cost #economics #fluvial #pluvial #geomorphology #elevation #geomorphometry #regulatory #regulations #spatiotemporal

Mapping Current And Future Flood Exposure Using A 5 Metre Flood Model And Climate Change Projections [Vancouver, Canada]
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https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/24/699/2024/ <-- shared technical article
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/17/pacific-north-west-flooding-british-columbia-washington-state-canada <-- shared 2021 technical media article, PNW flooding
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[this post should not be considered an endorsement of a specific vendor, etc]
#water #hydrology #flood #flooding #risk #hazard #Vancouver #BritishColumbia #Canada #climatechange #extremeweather #localfloods #GIS #spatial #mapping #riskassessment #spatialanalysis #floodexposure #riskmapping #model #modeling #floodriskmanagement #riskmanagement #naturaldisaster #rainfall #precipitation #stormsurge #hazardmapping #floodmapping #floodrisk #infrastructure #cost #economics #fluvial #pluvial #geomorphology #elevation #geomorphometry #regulatory #regulations #spatiotemporal

Mapping Current And Future Flood Exposure Using A 5 Metre Flood Model And Climate Change Projections [Vancouver, Canada]
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https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/24/699/2024/ <-- shared technical article
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/17/pacific-north-west-flooding-british-columbia-washington-state-canada <-- shared 2021 technical media article, PNW flooding
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[this post should not be considered an endorsement of a specific vendor, etc]
#water #hydrology #flood #flooding #risk #hazard #Vancouver #BritishColumbia #Canada #climatechange #extremeweather #localfloods #GIS #spatial #mapping #riskassessment #spatialanalysis #floodexposure #riskmapping #model #modeling #floodriskmanagement #riskmanagement #naturaldisaster #rainfall #precipitation #stormsurge #hazardmapping #floodmapping #floodrisk #infrastructure #cost #economics #fluvial #pluvial #geomorphology #elevation #geomorphometry #regulatory #regulations #spatiotemporal

Mapping Current And Future Flood Exposure Using A 5 Metre Flood Model And Climate Change Projections [Vancouver, Canada]
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https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/24/699/2024/ <-- shared technical article
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/17/pacific-north-west-flooding-british-columbia-washington-state-canada <-- shared 2021 technical media article, PNW flooding
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[this post should not be considered an endorsement of a specific vendor, etc]
#water #hydrology #flood #flooding #risk #hazard #Vancouver #BritishColumbia #Canada #climatechange #extremeweather #localfloods #GIS #spatial #mapping #riskassessment #spatialanalysis #floodexposure #riskmapping #model #modeling #floodriskmanagement #riskmanagement #naturaldisaster #rainfall #precipitation #stormsurge #hazardmapping #floodmapping #floodrisk #infrastructure #cost #economics #fluvial #pluvial #geomorphology #elevation #geomorphometry #regulatory #regulations #spatiotemporal

Mapping Current And Future Flood Exposure Using A 5 Metre Flood Model And Climate Change Projections [Vancouver, Canada]
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https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/24/699/2024/ <-- shared technical article
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/nov/17/pacific-north-west-flooding-british-columbia-washington-state-canada <-- shared 2021 technical media article, PNW flooding
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[this post should not be considered an endorsement of a specific vendor, etc]
#water #hydrology #flood #flooding #risk #hazard #Vancouver #BritishColumbia #Canada #climatechange #extremeweather #localfloods #GIS #spatial #mapping #riskassessment #spatialanalysis #floodexposure #riskmapping #model #modeling #floodriskmanagement #riskmanagement #naturaldisaster #rainfall #precipitation #stormsurge #hazardmapping #floodmapping #floodrisk #infrastructure #cost #economics #fluvial #pluvial #geomorphology #elevation #geomorphometry #regulatory #regulations #spatiotemporal

Result of a Principal Component Analysis (PCA) created from combined median composites of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 imagery — somewhere in the Sudanese desert.

This PCA composite brings out contrasts between lithologies, structural domains, drainage patterns, and surface materials, highlighting features that are nearly invisible in standard RGB representations.

And yes — it also happens to look stunning.

#RemoteSensing #EarthObservation #Geology #PCA #Sentinel1 #Sentinel2 #SAR #Radar #OpenData #GIS #QGIS #Geomorphology #Geoscience #SAGAGIS #RStats #Desert #Lithology #GeoDataArt #GeoSpectralArt #Sudan #Copernicus #CopernicusSentinel

Exploring large-scale landscape structures with a simple Principal Component Analysis (PCA) applied to a MODIS composite.

The PCA reveals striking contrasts in surface materials, vegetation patterns, and terrain transitions across western Canada — from the Rocky Mountains into the prairies and the Canadian Shield.
Even with moderate-resolution MODIS data, spectral variability produces a surprisingly rich view of regional geography and geomorphology.

#RemoteSensing #EarthObservation #Geology #PCA #MODIS #OpenData #GIS #QGIS #Geomorphology #Geoscience #RStats #Lithology #GeoDataArt #GeoSpectralArt #BorealForest #Taiga #Canada #Alberta

Result of a Principal Component Analysis (PCA) based on combined median composites of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellite imagery — somewhere in the desert of Sudan.

The PCA highlights contrasts between different lithologies, structural domains, and surface materials, revealing subtle geological features that are hard to distinguish in standard RGB composites.

And yes — it also looks simply beautiful.

#RemoteSensing #EarthObservation #Geology #PCA #Sentinel1 #Sentinel2 #Radar #OpenData #GIS #QGIS #Geomorphology #Geoscience #SAR #SAGAGIS #RStats #Desert #Lithology #GeoDataArt #GeoSpectralArt

[USGS] FORT Science In Action – Science In Support Of Invasive Reptile Management In The Greater Everglades
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/fort-collins-science-center/news/fort-science-action-part-7-science-support-invasive <-- shared technical article
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#remotesensing #florida #everglades #restoration #burmese #python #snake constrictor #impacts #invasive #species #reptiles #loss #mammal #tegus #ecosystems #habitat #plants #vertebrate #carnivore #feral #threatened #research #culling #risk #hazard #threat #AI #imagery #UAS #GIS #spatial #mapping #DNA #sampling #surveillance #cost #ecology #damage #trapping #collaboration #scaleable #control #biocontrol #fedscience #fedservice #management #protection #swamp #wetland #grasslands #geomorphology #geomorphometry #water #hydrology #native #species #USGS #NPS
@USGS @NPS

Geologists Got It Wrong - Rivers Didn’t Need Plants To Meander
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https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250831010533.htm <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adv4939 <-- shared paper
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#water #hydrology #hydrographic #river #meanders #meandering #sediment #vegetation #geomorphology #geomorphometry #geoscience #geology #riverdynamics #sinuosity #geometry #GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #spatialanalyis #spatiotemporal #bank #pointbar #flow #stratigraphy #geologicrecord #braiding #biogeochemical #stabilised #banks #erosion #roots

Aquatic Habitat Response To Small Dam Removal Demonstrates Recovery In Three Years
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https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70323
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#water #hydrology #fish #migration #fisheries #waterquality #restoration #dam #removal #reconnecting #dams #species #aquatic #environment #protection #forested #watershed #recreation #education #fisheries #wildlife #biodiversity #barrier #species #mobility #habitat #aquatic #natural #river #stream #connectivity #fishpassage #ecology #geomorphology #geomorphometry #monitoring #stakeholders #ShappPondDam #WappingerCreek #DutchessCounty #recovery #HudsonRiverEstuary #NewYorkState #USA #impoundment #downstream #upstream #sediment #sedimentation #macroinvertebrate #impact #assessment

Abrasion (geology) (Glaciology 🗻)

Abrasion is a process of weathering that occurs when material being transported wears away at a surface over time, commonly occurring with ice and glaciers. The primary process of abrasion is physical weathering. Its the process of friction caused by scuffing, scratching, wearing down, marring, and rubbing away of materials. The intensity of abras...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrasion_(geology)

#Abrasion #Erosion #Glaciology #Geomorphology #Sedimentology

A New Tool To Characterise The Socio-Environmental Dimensions Of Urban Rivers: Urban River Socio-Environmental Index
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2025.105388 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #EnvironmentalEvaluation #SocioEcosystem #SocialConnectivity #UrbanRiver #Indicators #RiverRestoration #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #water #hydrology #urban #stream #ecosystem #cities #residents #community #nature #humanimpacts #artifical #engineered #URBS #watershed #drainage #management #restoration #geomorphology #hydrogeomorphology #ecology #urbansprawl #interdisciplinary #biophysical #social #community #France #Paris #MorbrasRiver #macroinvertebrates #riparian #vegetation #reaches #typology #landscape #landuse #landcover #variety #blandscaping

Multispectral Remote Sensing Expression of Lineaments and Alteration Minerals in Part of Crystalline Rock Units of Southwestern Nigeria - Implication on Gold Prospecting
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oreoa.2025.100091 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #ASTER #Gold #Hydrothermal #HydrothermalAlteration #Lineament #Landsat #ETM #EnhancedThematicMapper #phyllic #Ilesha #schist #belt #geology #mining #Nigeria #naturalresources #mineral #mineralresources #golddeposits #aerogeophysical #remotesensing #geophysical #spatialanalysis #geomorphology #geomorphometry #alteration #propylitic #argillic #mineralogy #XRD #structuralgeology #lithology #PrincipalComponentAnalysis #PCA #prospecting #fracture #joints #faulting #Multispectral #Lineaments #Crystalline

The Oldest Three-Dimensional Map In The World Discovered In A Paleolithic Cave Near Paris
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https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/01/the-oldest-three-dimensional-map-in-the-world-discovered-in-a-paleolithic-cave-near-paris/ <-- shared article
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https://doi.org/10.1111/ojoa.12316 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #cave #archeaology #3dmapping #Segognole #quartzitic #sandstone #megaclast #lagdeposit #France #ParisBasin #carving #shelter #water #hydrology #watercourses #hydrology #map #historic #geomorphology #geomorphometry #model #3dmodel #Paleolithic #huntergatherers #NoisysurÉcole #hydrographic #rivercourse #prehistory

The Oldest Three-Dimensional Map In The World Discovered In A Paleolithic Cave Near Paris
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https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/01/the-oldest-three-dimensional-map-in-the-world-discovered-in-a-paleolithic-cave-near-paris/ <-- shared article
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https://doi.org/10.1111/ojoa.12316 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #cave #archeaology #3dmapping #Segognole #quartzitic #sandstone #megaclast #lagdeposit #France #ParisBasin #carving #shelter #water #hydrology #watercourses #hydrology #map #historic #geomorphology #geomorphometry #model #3dmodel #Paleolithic #huntergatherers #NoisysurÉcole #hydrographic #rivercourse #prehistory

The Oldest Three-Dimensional Map In The World Discovered In A Paleolithic Cave Near Paris
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https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/01/the-oldest-three-dimensional-map-in-the-world-discovered-in-a-paleolithic-cave-near-paris/ <-- shared article
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https://doi.org/10.1111/ojoa.12316 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #cave #archeaology #3dmapping #Segognole #quartzitic #sandstone #megaclast #lagdeposit #France #ParisBasin #carving #shelter #water #hydrology #watercourses #hydrology #map #historic #geomorphology #geomorphometry #model #3dmodel #Paleolithic #huntergatherers #NoisysurÉcole #hydrographic #rivercourse #prehistory

The Oldest Three-Dimensional Map In The World Discovered In A Paleolithic Cave Near Paris
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https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/01/the-oldest-three-dimensional-map-in-the-world-discovered-in-a-paleolithic-cave-near-paris/ <-- shared article
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https://doi.org/10.1111/ojoa.12316 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #cave #archeaology #3dmapping #Segognole #quartzitic #sandstone #megaclast #lagdeposit #France #ParisBasin #carving #shelter #water #hydrology #watercourses #hydrology #map #historic #geomorphology #geomorphometry #model #3dmodel #Paleolithic #huntergatherers #NoisysurÉcole #hydrographic #rivercourse #prehistory

The Oldest Three-Dimensional Map In The World Discovered In A Paleolithic Cave Near Paris
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https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/01/the-oldest-three-dimensional-map-in-the-world-discovered-in-a-paleolithic-cave-near-paris/ <-- shared article
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https://doi.org/10.1111/ojoa.12316 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #cave #archeaology #3dmapping #Segognole #quartzitic #sandstone #megaclast #lagdeposit #France #ParisBasin #carving #shelter #water #hydrology #watercourses #hydrology #map #historic #geomorphology #geomorphometry #model #3dmodel #Paleolithic #huntergatherers #NoisysurÉcole #hydrographic #rivercourse #prehistory

Daniel Coe’s Astonishing River Cartography
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https://orionmagazine.org/article/daniel-coe-river-cartography/ <-- shared media article
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https://dancoecarto.com/work <-- his website
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[those in the spatial hydrology ‘world’ have long been incredibly impressed by Dan Coe’s imagery and cartography, here is a wonderful article on cartography & science with his visual arts quality]
“Cartographer Daniel Coe uses relative elevation data, primarily from plane-mounted lasers called lidar, to visualize Earth’s natural features, like rivers and floodplains. His stunning river maps reveal stories hidden in historical sediment and past channels carved by the water, as it twists and turns through both landscape and time…”
#GIS #spatial #mapping #DanielCoe #cartography #hydrospatial #river #riverine #imagery #representation #map #representation #science #remotesensing #LiDAR #sedimentation #flooding #riverchannel #change #spatiotemporal #gischat
#DanielCoe #fluvial #geomorphology

A Rockslide-Generated Tsunami In A Greenland Fjord Rang Earth For 9 Days
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adm9247 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #seiche #tsunami #model #modeling #observation #massmovement #engineeringgeology #debrisflow #landslide #massmovement #risk #hazard #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #Greenland #seismic #seismology #DicksonFjord #fjord #rockslide #climatechange #standingwaves #cryosphere #hydrosphere #masswasting #geomorphology #geomorphometry #tsunamigenic #glacier #glacial #melting #amplitude #lithosphere #naturalhazard

Achieving Sustainable Earth Futures in the Anthropocene by Including Local Communities in Critical Zone Science
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https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF003448 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #hydrology #water #atmosphere #hydrosphere #soil #biosphere #lithosphere #soil #communityinvolvement #community #communityengagement #remotesensing #sustainability #farming #agriculture #anthropocene #criticalzonescience #transdiscipline #global #monitoring #model #modeling #landscape #humanimpact #humanimpacts #watersecurity #foodsecurity #farmingpractices #naturalsystems #ecosystems #geomorphology #China #UN #UnitedNations #SustainableDevelopmentGoals

USGS Study Estimating A Monetary Value For Floodplain Ecosystem Services In The Chesapeake Bay And Delaware River Watersheds
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https://www.usgs.gov/centers/chesapeake-bay-activities/science/floodplains-provide-millions-dollars-benefits-every-year <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118747 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #flood #flooding #floodinnundation #innundation #extremeweather #climatechange #watersheds #floodengineering #floodplains #nutrients #sediments #sedimentation #fluvial #soils #erosion #floodwaters #agriculture #farming #economics #accounting #mitigation #tradeoffs #management #landforms #geomorphology #ecosystems #publicsafety #communityhealth #appliedscience #water #hydrology #benefits #benefitstransfer #regulation #quantification #value #loss #lossanddamage #lossadjusting #Hazus #ChesapeakeBay #DelawareRiver
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#Researchers wanted to ascertain how #RisingTemperatures & thawing #permafrost are affecting the movement of the #Arctic ’s large rivers. A #NewStudy #published in #Nature #ClimateChange found that such #rivers channel #migration is actually decreasing. Rivers across #Alaska & #Canada ’s #Yukon & #NorthwestTerritories migrated 20% less between 1972 and 2020, a period when the region’s temperatures spiked.

https://eos.org/articles/as-the-arctic-warms-these-rivers-are-slowing-down

#Geomorphology #Geology #Waterways #Hydrologists #science #water