#sanandreasfault — Public Fediverse posts
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/286342/ Tiny Earthquakes Reveal Hidden Faults Under Northern California #Cascadia #CollegeOfLettersAndScience #EarthAndPlanetarySciences #earthquakes #Éire #IE #Ireland #PlateTectonics #SanAndreasFault #Science
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https://geotripper.blogspot.com/2025/10/why-did-road-cross-san-andreas-fault-23.html I've been monitoring a road crossing for 23 years now, documenting the effect of fault creep along the San Andreas near Pinnacles National Park. Here's how it looked last weekend! #sanandreasfault
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https://geotripper.blogspot.com/2025/10/why-did-road-cross-san-andreas-fault-23.html I've been monitoring a road crossing for 23 years now, documenting the effect of fault creep along the San Andreas near Pinnacles National Park. Here's how it looked last weekend! #sanandreasfault
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https://geotripper.blogspot.com/2025/10/why-did-road-cross-san-andreas-fault-23.html I've been monitoring a road crossing for 23 years now, documenting the effect of fault creep along the San Andreas near Pinnacles National Park. Here's how it looked last weekend! #sanandreasfault
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https://geotripper.blogspot.com/2025/10/why-did-road-cross-san-andreas-fault-23.html I've been monitoring a road crossing for 23 years now, documenting the effect of fault creep along the San Andreas near Pinnacles National Park. Here's how it looked last weekend! #sanandreasfault
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https://geotripper.blogspot.com/2025/10/why-did-road-cross-san-andreas-fault-23.html I've been monitoring a road crossing for 23 years now, documenting the effect of fault creep along the San Andreas near Pinnacles National Park. Here's how it looked last weekend! #sanandreasfault
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Another #Coachella Valley map from the Retrofuture series… The town of Coachella is to the northwest, this is the 1:250000 USGS quad of the Salton Sea, 1950, with 66m sea level rise. Also, check out Joshua Tree National Monument in the upper left.
More #Retrofuture maps…https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/retrofuture-gallery/
#climateChange #maps #cartography #Indio #ImperialValley #SanAndreasFault #CoachellaValley #SaltonSea #SeaOfCortez #SeaLevelRise #JoshuaTreeNP #WorldBuilding #Futurism #outsiderArt -
Another #Coachella Valley map from the Retrofuture series… The town of Coachella is to the northwest, this is the 1:250000 USGS quad of the Salton Sea, 1950, with 66m sea level rise. Also, check out Joshua Tree National Monument in the upper left.
More #Retrofuture maps…https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/retrofuture-gallery/
#climateChange #maps #cartography #Indio #ImperialValley #SanAndreasFault #CoachellaValley #SaltonSea #SeaOfCortez #SeaLevelRise #JoshuaTreeNP #WorldBuilding #Futurism #outsiderArt -
Another #Coachella Valley map from the Retrofuture series… The town of Coachella is to the northwest, this is the 1:250000 USGS quad of the Salton Sea, 1950, with 66m sea level rise. Also, check out Joshua Tree National Monument in the upper left.
More #Retrofuture maps…https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/retrofuture-gallery/
#climateChange #maps #cartography #Indio #ImperialValley #SanAndreasFault #CoachellaValley #SaltonSea #SeaOfCortez #SeaLevelRise #JoshuaTreeNP #WorldBuilding #Futurism #outsiderArt -
Another #Coachella Valley map from the Retrofuture series… The town of Coachella is to the northwest, this is the 1:250000 USGS quad of the Salton Sea, 1950, with 66m sea level rise. Also, check out Joshua Tree National Monument in the upper left.
More #Retrofuture maps…https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/retrofuture-gallery/
#climateChange #maps #cartography #Indio #ImperialValley #SanAndreasFault #CoachellaValley #SaltonSea #SeaOfCortez #SeaLevelRise #JoshuaTreeNP #WorldBuilding #Futurism #outsiderArt -
Another #Coachella Valley map from the Retrofuture series… The town of Coachella is to the northwest, this is the 1:250000 USGS quad of the Salton Sea, 1950, with 66m sea level rise. Also, check out Joshua Tree National Monument in the upper left.
More #Retrofuture maps…https://conspiracyofcartographers.com/retrofuture-gallery/
#climateChange #maps #cartography #Indio #ImperialValley #SanAndreasFault #CoachellaValley #SaltonSea #SeaOfCortez #SeaLevelRise #JoshuaTreeNP #WorldBuilding #Futurism #outsiderArt -
We took a small detour on our way to Thanksgiving dinner to visit some rocks. Nothing to see here, just a couple of tectonic plates hanging out.
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We took a small detour on our way to Thanksgiving dinner to visit some rocks. Nothing to see here, just a couple of tectonic plates hanging out.
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We took a small detour on our way to Thanksgiving dinner to visit some rocks. Nothing to see here, just a couple of tectonic plates hanging out.
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We took a small detour on our way to Thanksgiving dinner to visit some rocks. Nothing to see here, just a couple of tectonic plates hanging out.
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We took a small detour on our way to Thanksgiving dinner to visit some rocks. Nothing to see here, just a couple of tectonic plates hanging out.
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‘The Big One’ May Not Be So Bad For Los Angeles – Report
#News #Earthquake #LosAngeles #SanAndreasFaulthttps://deadline.com/2024/07/big-one-may-not-be-so-bad-for-los-angeles-report-1236009337/
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‘The Big One’ May Not Be So Bad For Los Angeles – Report
#News #Earthquake #LosAngeles #SanAndreasFaulthttps://deadline.com/2024/07/big-one-may-not-be-so-bad-for-los-angeles-report-1236009337/
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‘The Big One’ May Not Be So Bad For Los Angeles – Report
#News #Earthquake #LosAngeles #SanAndreasFaulthttps://deadline.com/2024/07/big-one-may-not-be-so-bad-for-los-angeles-report-1236009337/
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‘The Big One’ May Not Be So Bad For Los Angeles – Report
#News #Earthquake #LosAngeles #SanAndreasFaulthttps://deadline.com/2024/07/big-one-may-not-be-so-bad-for-los-angeles-report-1236009337/
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Recap of our return visit to Parkfield Grade, Calif. a couple weeks ago. A trial run with the Insta360 X4. Full vid on the YouTube (links to our socials in bio).
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Recap of our return visit to Parkfield Grade, Calif. a couple weeks ago. A trial run with the Insta360 X4. Full vid on the YouTube (links to our socials in bio).
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Recap of our return visit to Parkfield Grade, Calif. a couple weeks ago. A trial run with the Insta360 X4. Full vid on the YouTube (links to our socials in bio).
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Recap of our return visit to Parkfield Grade, Calif. a couple weeks ago. A trial run with the Insta360 X4. Full vid on the YouTube (links to our socials in bio).
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Recap of our return visit to Parkfield Grade, Calif. a couple weeks ago. A trial run with the Insta360 X4. Full vid on the YouTube (links to our socials in bio).
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@shojiwax I was raised in #StinsonBeach, California, a few hundred yards from the #SanAndreasFault. Except for a few years on the Hill, our home was in a flood zone and a tsunami hazard zone. My primary plan seems to be to die before things get really bad—I’m over 70, so sea level rise won’t affect our home in Fremont until I’m long gone. I sold the family property in Stinson, so our daughters won’t have to worry about dealing with #SeaLevelRise and oceanfront property in their old age. I started a Disaster Prep shopping list on Amazon, but only buy things for short term disruptions—if the electric grid goes down for more than a few months, I’ll die along with most of the other diabetics. The crossbows and whatnot are fun to think about, of course.
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@shojiwax I was raised in #StinsonBeach, California, a few hundred yards from the #SanAndreasFault. Except for a few years on the Hill, our home was in a flood zone and a tsunami hazard zone. My primary plan seems to be to die before things get really bad—I’m over 70, so sea level rise won’t affect our home in Fremont until I’m long gone. I sold the family property in Stinson, so our daughters won’t have to worry about dealing with #SeaLevelRise and oceanfront property in their old age. I started a Disaster Prep shopping list on Amazon, but only buy things for short term disruptions—if the electric grid goes down for more than a few months, I’ll die along with most of the other diabetics. The crossbows and whatnot are fun to think about, of course.
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@shojiwax I was raised in #StinsonBeach, California, a few hundred yards from the #SanAndreasFault. Except for a few years on the Hill, our home was in a flood zone and a tsunami hazard zone. My primary plan seems to be to die before things get really bad—I’m over 70, so sea level rise won’t affect our home in Fremont until I’m long gone. I sold the family property in Stinson, so our daughters won’t have to worry about dealing with #SeaLevelRise and oceanfront property in their old age. I started a Disaster Prep shopping list on Amazon, but only buy things for short term disruptions—if the electric grid goes down for more than a few months, I’ll die along with most of the other diabetics. The crossbows and whatnot are fun to think about, of course.
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@shojiwax I was raised in #StinsonBeach, California, a few hundred yards from the #SanAndreasFault. Except for a few years on the Hill, our home was in a flood zone and a tsunami hazard zone. My primary plan seems to be to die before things get really bad—I’m over 70, so sea level rise won’t affect our home in Fremont until I’m long gone. I sold the family property in Stinson, so our daughters won’t have to worry about dealing with #SeaLevelRise and oceanfront property in their old age. I started a Disaster Prep shopping list on Amazon, but only buy things for short term disruptions—if the electric grid goes down for more than a few months, I’ll die along with most of the other diabetics. The crossbows and whatnot are fun to think about, of course.
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@shojiwax I was raised in #StinsonBeach, California, a few hundred yards from the #SanAndreasFault. Except for a few years on the Hill, our home was in a flood zone and a tsunami hazard zone. My primary plan seems to be to die before things get really bad—I’m over 70, so sea level rise won’t affect our home in Fremont until I’m long gone. I sold the family property in Stinson, so our daughters won’t have to worry about dealing with #SeaLevelRise and oceanfront property in their old age. I started a Disaster Prep shopping list on Amazon, but only buy things for short term disruptions—if the electric grid goes down for more than a few months, I’ll die along with most of the other diabetics. The crossbows and whatnot are fun to think about, of course.
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Balanced Boulders On San Andreas Fault Suggest The 'Big One' Won't Be As Destructive As Once Thought
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https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/earthquakes/balanced-boulders-on-san-andreas-fault-suggest-the-big-one-wont-be-as-destructive-as-once-thought <-- shared technical article
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https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm23/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1303303 <-- shared abstract
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #model #modeling #earthquake #faulting #prediction #reconstruction #dating #risk #hazard #hazardassessment #shaking #seismic #earthquakeengineering #LoveJoyButtes #hazardmodel #earthquakemodel #CA #California #geology #engineeringgeology #SanAndreasFault #SanAndreas #fault #groundmotion #history #holocene #earthquakehazard #Mojave #validation #returnperiod #magnitude #mathematicalmodeling -
Balanced Boulders On San Andreas Fault Suggest The 'Big One' Won't Be As Destructive As Once Thought
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https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/earthquakes/balanced-boulders-on-san-andreas-fault-suggest-the-big-one-wont-be-as-destructive-as-once-thought <-- shared technical article
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https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm23/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1303303 <-- shared abstract
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #model #modeling #earthquake #faulting #prediction #reconstruction #dating #risk #hazard #hazardassessment #shaking #seismic #earthquakeengineering #LoveJoyButtes #hazardmodel #earthquakemodel #CA #California #geology #engineeringgeology #SanAndreasFault #SanAndreas #fault #groundmotion #history #holocene #earthquakehazard #Mojave #validation #returnperiod #magnitude #mathematicalmodeling -
Balanced Boulders On San Andreas Fault Suggest The 'Big One' Won't Be As Destructive As Once Thought
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https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/earthquakes/balanced-boulders-on-san-andreas-fault-suggest-the-big-one-wont-be-as-destructive-as-once-thought <-- shared technical article
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https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm23/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1303303 <-- shared abstract
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #model #modeling #earthquake #faulting #prediction #reconstruction #dating #risk #hazard #hazardassessment #shaking #seismic #earthquakeengineering #LoveJoyButtes #hazardmodel #earthquakemodel #CA #California #geology #engineeringgeology #SanAndreasFault #SanAndreas #fault #groundmotion #history #holocene #earthquakehazard #Mojave #validation #returnperiod #magnitude #mathematicalmodeling -
Balanced Boulders On San Andreas Fault Suggest The 'Big One' Won't Be As Destructive As Once Thought
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https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/earthquakes/balanced-boulders-on-san-andreas-fault-suggest-the-big-one-wont-be-as-destructive-as-once-thought <-- shared technical article
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https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm23/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1303303 <-- shared abstract
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #model #modeling #earthquake #faulting #prediction #reconstruction #dating #risk #hazard #hazardassessment #shaking #seismic #earthquakeengineering #LoveJoyButtes #hazardmodel #earthquakemodel #CA #California #geology #engineeringgeology #SanAndreasFault #SanAndreas #fault #groundmotion #history #holocene #earthquakehazard #Mojave #validation #returnperiod #magnitude #mathematicalmodeling -
Balanced Boulders On San Andreas Fault Suggest The 'Big One' Won't Be As Destructive As Once Thought
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https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/earthquakes/balanced-boulders-on-san-andreas-fault-suggest-the-big-one-wont-be-as-destructive-as-once-thought <-- shared technical article
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https://agu.confex.com/agu/fm23/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/1303303 <-- shared abstract
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #model #modeling #earthquake #faulting #prediction #reconstruction #dating #risk #hazard #hazardassessment #shaking #seismic #earthquakeengineering #LoveJoyButtes #hazardmodel #earthquakemodel #CA #California #geology #engineeringgeology #SanAndreasFault #SanAndreas #fault #groundmotion #history #holocene #earthquakehazard #Mojave #validation #returnperiod #magnitude #mathematicalmodeling -
Dr. Tanya Atwater and the Reconstruction of the Plate Tectonics of Western North America
“The best part of the plate business is that it has made us all start communicating. People who squeeze rocks and people who identify deep ocean nannofossils and people who map faults in Montana suddenly all care about each others’ work. I think I spend half my time just talking and listening to people from many fields, searching together for how it might all fit together. And when something does fall into place, there is that mental explosion and the wondrous excitement. I think the human brain must love order.”
~ Dr. Tanya Atwater, the Mother of Plate TectonicsThe quote above is from Tanya Atwater’s article linked below. This article also appears in “Plate Tectonics, An Insider's History of the Modern Theory of the Earth” 2001 by Naomi Oreskes.
In her article, Atwater remembers a heady time when she found herself uniquely poised to take part in the plate tectonic revolution. She met John Tuzo Wilson, was inspired by many mentors and pioneers, collaborated with colleagues across every field of Earth Science, and ultimately solved the puzzle - understanding the forces behind, and timing of, the plate tectonics of Western North America and the San Andreas fault. She did so at a time when science, Earth science no exception, was dominated by men, and women were not invited. How she did so was an act of grace, sheer determination, some support from male colleagues and mentors, and a little luck. I highly recommend reading the article below that reveals all the pieces of science and technology that had to come together to accomplish her break-through. This is how science works, and it is a simply mind-blowing behind-the-scenes look into a rapid revolution, and one of the greatest pinnacles of Earth science.
To view the reconstruction of the tectonics of Northwestern America, watch the video below.
As an aside, as a grad student, I got to meet Tanya in the late 90s at a Geological Society Association Annual Meeting. She was so approachable, friendly, and brilliant. She made a remarkable impact on me.
Plate Tectonics In A Nutshell - Tanya Atwater: https://youtu.be/IDTBY5WDELg
From “When the Plate Tectonic Revolution Met Western North America”: https://atwater.faculty.geol.ucsb.edu/Biography/History_PT_Revolution.pdf
UC Santa Barbara honors Dr. Tanya Atwater and her remarkable impact and career: https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2022/020666/remarkable-impact
Image from: https://www.e-education.psu.edu/earth520/book/export/html/1752
#TanyaAtwater #MotherOfPlateTectonics #PlateTectonics #WesternNorthAmerica #SanAndreasFault #geology #Science @geology
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Dr. Tanya Atwater and the Reconstruction of the Plate Tectonics of Western North America
“The best part of the plate business is that it has made us all start communicating. People who squeeze rocks and people who identify deep ocean nannofossils and people who map faults in Montana suddenly all care about each others’ work. I think I spend half my time just talking and listening to people from many fields, searching together for how it might all fit together. And when something does fall into place, there is that mental explosion and the wondrous excitement. I think the human brain must love order.”
~ Dr. Tanya Atwater, the Mother of Plate TectonicsThe quote above is from Tanya Atwater’s article linked below. This article also appears in “Plate Tectonics, An Insider's History of the Modern Theory of the Earth” 2001 by Naomi Oreskes.
In her article, Atwater remembers a heady time when she found herself uniquely poised to take part in the plate tectonic revolution. She met John Tuzo Wilson, was inspired by many mentors and pioneers, collaborated with colleagues across every field of Earth Science, and ultimately solved the puzzle - understanding the forces behind, and timing of, the plate tectonics of Western North America and the San Andreas fault. She did so at a time when science, Earth science no exception, was dominated by men, and women were not invited. How she did so was an act of grace, sheer determination, some support from male colleagues and mentors, and a little luck. I highly recommend reading the article below that reveals all the pieces of science and technology that had to come together to accomplish her break-through. This is how science works, and it is a simply mind-blowing behind-the-scenes look into a rapid revolution, and one of the greatest pinnacles of Earth science.
To view the reconstruction of the tectonics of Northwestern America, watch the video below.
As an aside, as a grad student, I got to meet Tanya in the late 90s at a Geological Society Association Annual Meeting. She was so approachable, friendly, and brilliant. She made a remarkable impact on me.
Plate Tectonics In A Nutshell - Tanya Atwater: https://youtu.be/IDTBY5WDELg
From “When the Plate Tectonic Revolution Met Western North America”: https://atwater.faculty.geol.ucsb.edu/Biography/History_PT_Revolution.pdf
UC Santa Barbara honors Dr. Tanya Atwater and her remarkable impact and career: https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2022/020666/remarkable-impact
Image from: https://www.e-education.psu.edu/earth520/book/export/html/1752
#TanyaAtwater #MotherOfPlateTectonics #PlateTectonics #WesternNorthAmerica #SanAndreasFault #geology #Science @geology
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Dr. Tanya Atwater and the Reconstruction of the Plate Tectonics of Western North America
“The best part of the plate business is that it has made us all start communicating. People who squeeze rocks and people who identify deep ocean nannofossils and people who map faults in Montana suddenly all care about each others’ work. I think I spend half my time just talking and listening to people from many fields, searching together for how it might all fit together. And when something does fall into place, there is that mental explosion and the wondrous excitement. I think the human brain must love order.”
~ Dr. Tanya Atwater, the Mother of Plate TectonicsThe quote above is from Tanya Atwater’s article linked below. This article also appears in “Plate Tectonics, An Insider's History of the Modern Theory of the Earth” 2001 by Naomi Oreskes.
In her article, Atwater remembers a heady time when she found herself uniquely poised to take part in the plate tectonic revolution. She met John Tuzo Wilson, was inspired by many mentors and pioneers, collaborated with colleagues across every field of Earth Science, and ultimately solved the puzzle - understanding the forces behind, and timing of, the plate tectonics of Western North America and the San Andreas fault. She did so at a time when science, Earth science no exception, was dominated by men, and women were not invited. How she did so was an act of grace, sheer determination, some support from male colleagues and mentors, and a little luck. I highly recommend reading the article below that reveals all the pieces of science and technology that had to come together to accomplish her break-through. This is how science works, and it is a simply mind-blowing behind-the-scenes look into a rapid revolution, and one of the greatest pinnacles of Earth science.
To view the reconstruction of the tectonics of Northwestern America, watch the video below.
As an aside, as a grad student, I got to meet Tanya in the late 90s at a Geological Society Association Annual Meeting. She was so approachable, friendly, and brilliant. She made a remarkable impact on me.
Plate Tectonics In A Nutshell - Tanya Atwater: https://youtu.be/IDTBY5WDELg
From “When the Plate Tectonic Revolution Met Western North America”: https://atwater.faculty.geol.ucsb.edu/Biography/History_PT_Revolution.pdf
UC Santa Barbara honors Dr. Tanya Atwater and her remarkable impact and career: https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2022/020666/remarkable-impact
Image from: https://www.e-education.psu.edu/earth520/book/export/html/1752
#TanyaAtwater #MotherOfPlateTectonics #PlateTectonics #WesternNorthAmerica #SanAndreasFault #geology #Science @geology
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Dr. Tanya Atwater and the Reconstruction of the Plate Tectonics of Western North America
“The best part of the plate business is that it has made us all start communicating. People who squeeze rocks and people who identify deep ocean nannofossils and people who map faults in Montana suddenly all care about each others’ work. I think I spend half my time just talking and listening to people from many fields, searching together for how it might all fit together. And when something does fall into place, there is that mental explosion and the wondrous excitement. I think the human brain must love order.”
~ Dr. Tanya Atwater, the Mother of Plate TectonicsThe quote above is from Tanya Atwater’s article linked below. This article also appears in “Plate Tectonics, An Insider's History of the Modern Theory of the Earth” 2001 by Naomi Oreskes.
In her article, Atwater remembers a heady time when she found herself uniquely poised to take part in the plate tectonic revolution. She met John Tuzo Wilson, was inspired by many mentors and pioneers, collaborated with colleagues across every field of Earth Science, and ultimately solved the puzzle - understanding the forces behind, and timing of, the plate tectonics of Western North America and the San Andreas fault. She did so at a time when science, Earth science no exception, was dominated by men, and women were not invited. How she did so was an act of grace, sheer determination, some support from male colleagues and mentors, and a little luck. I highly recommend reading the article below that reveals all the pieces of science and technology that had to come together to accomplish her break-through. This is how science works, and it is a simply mind-blowing behind-the-scenes look into a rapid revolution, and one of the greatest pinnacles of Earth science.
To view the reconstruction of the tectonics of Northwestern America, watch the video below.
As an aside, as a grad student, I got to meet Tanya in the late 90s at a Geological Society Association Annual Meeting. She was so approachable, friendly, and brilliant. She made a remarkable impact on me.
Plate Tectonics In A Nutshell - Tanya Atwater: https://youtu.be/IDTBY5WDELg
From “When the Plate Tectonic Revolution Met Western North America”: https://atwater.faculty.geol.ucsb.edu/Biography/History_PT_Revolution.pdf
UC Santa Barbara honors Dr. Tanya Atwater and her remarkable impact and career: https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2022/020666/remarkable-impact
Image from: https://www.e-education.psu.edu/earth520/book/export/html/1752
#TanyaAtwater #MotherOfPlateTectonics #PlateTectonics #WesternNorthAmerica #SanAndreasFault #geology #Science @geology
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Dr. Tanya Atwater and the Reconstruction of the Plate Tectonics of Western North America
“The best part of the plate business is that it has made us all start communicating. People who squeeze rocks and people who identify deep ocean nannofossils and people who map faults in Montana suddenly all care about each others’ work. I think I spend half my time just talking and listening to people from many fields, searching together for how it might all fit together. And when something does fall into place, there is that mental explosion and the wondrous excitement. I think the human brain must love order.”
~ Dr. Tanya Atwater, the Mother of Plate TectonicsThe quote above is from Tanya Atwater’s article linked below. This article also appears in “Plate Tectonics, An Insider's History of the Modern Theory of the Earth” 2001 by Naomi Oreskes.
In her article, Atwater remembers a heady time when she found herself uniquely poised to take part in the plate tectonic revolution. She met John Tuzo Wilson, was inspired by many mentors and pioneers, collaborated with colleagues across every field of Earth Science, and ultimately solved the puzzle - understanding the forces behind, and timing of, the plate tectonics of Western North America and the San Andreas fault. She did so at a time when science, Earth science no exception, was dominated by men, and women were not invited. How she did so was an act of grace, sheer determination, some support from male colleagues and mentors, and a little luck. I highly recommend reading the article below that reveals all the pieces of science and technology that had to come together to accomplish her break-through. This is how science works, and it is a simply mind-blowing behind-the-scenes look into a rapid revolution, and one of the greatest pinnacles of Earth science.
To view the reconstruction of the tectonics of Northwestern America, watch the video below.
As an aside, as a grad student, I got to meet Tanya in the late 90s at a Geological Society Association Annual Meeting. She was so approachable, friendly, and brilliant. She made a remarkable impact on me.
Plate Tectonics In A Nutshell - Tanya Atwater: https://youtu.be/IDTBY5WDELg
From “When the Plate Tectonic Revolution Met Western North America”: https://atwater.faculty.geol.ucsb.edu/Biography/History_PT_Revolution.pdf
UC Santa Barbara honors Dr. Tanya Atwater and her remarkable impact and career: https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2022/020666/remarkable-impact
Image from: https://www.e-education.psu.edu/earth520/book/export/html/1752
#TanyaAtwater #MotherOfPlateTectonics #PlateTectonics #WesternNorthAmerica #SanAndreasFault #geology #Science @geology