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Anthony Lomax
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Earthquake/volcano happenings+tidbits, maps, machine learning.
I'm ALomax Scientific: earthquake and volcano monitoring, analysis and research
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Anthony Lomax @alomaxnet.bsky.social · Nov 21
New! We study the disruptive 2025 earthquake unrest near #Santorini using machine-learning derived seismicity as virtual stress meters at depth. We show the unrest was due to a magma dike intrusion, imaging in detail a complex, rebounding process of dike propagation.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
The 2025 Santorini unrest unveiled: Rebounding magmatic dike intrusion with triggered seismicity
Magmatic intrusion in Earth’s crust can lead to hazardous volcanic eruptions, but the physical processes involved remain largely hidden from direct observation. We used machine learning–derived seismi...
www.science.org
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marktingay.bsky.social
⚒️🧪Fiery Mud Volcano Eruption!

The Daşmərdan (Dashmardan) mud volcano in Azerbaijan erupted ~16:50 on the 30th Jan 2026. The eruption lasted ~15 mins and was accompanied by a pillar of flame several hundred meters high. Daşmərdan had previous documented eruptions in 1866, 1954, 1976, 1986 and 2011.
January 31, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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jannesmunch.bsky.social
SeisBench v0.11 is out now, the largest feature and performance update to SeisBench so far! In this thread, I'll highlight some of the key contributions. Thanks to everyone who helped putting together this release!

github.com/seisbench/se...
Release SeisBench v0.11 - DAS support, performance improvements, new datasets and models, ... · seisbench/seisbench
SeisBench v0.11 is the largest SeisBench release so far, adding major new features, substantial performance improvements, new datasets and a new model. Major updates SeisBench now offers support f...
github.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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standupforscience.bsky.social
This is Alex Pretti.

This morning he was murdered by ICE. Six ICE agents held him down and shot him at point blank range. Alex was a nurse and researcher at the VA.

Our thoughts are with his loved ones and we stand united in action calling for the abolishment of ICE.

#ScientistsAgainstICE
Alex Pretti, wearing a green sweater with his VA badge on.
January 24, 2026 at 8:03 PM
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aldozollo.bsky.social
The first earthquake early warning system for high speed railways in Italy is now operational. nhess.copernicus.org/articles/26/...
The first Earthquake Early Warning System for the high-speed railway in Italy: enhancing rapidness and operational efficiency during seismic events
Abstract. Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) systems are modern, real-time seismic monitoring infrastructures capable of identifying relevant earthquakes and providing warnings to population and infrastru...
nhess.copernicus.org
January 23, 2026 at 7:25 AM
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rasjournals.bsky.social
Published in #GJI Geophysical Journal International: "Source parameters of very low frequency events during the Mayotte seismo-volcanic crisis (May 2018–January 2022)", Laurent et al. This is Fig. 1: please visit academic.oup.com/gji/article/... to read the paper. @royalastrosoc.bsky.social
Volcanic features offshore Mayotte and seismic/hydrophone stations used. The network includes four onshore broad-band (BB) stations (black), one accelerometer (red) and multiple ocean-bottom hydrophones (OBH, orange). Offshore stations combine deployments MAYOBS1 (Feb–May 2019) and MAYOBS2 (May–Oct 2019). An asterisk (e.g. MOC*⁠) marks instruments redeployed across campaigns. P-T is Petite-Terre, east of Mayotte’s main island. Geomorphological boundaries and volcanic features (shaded areas in the bathymetry) follow N. Feuillet et al. (2021); V. Puzenat et al. (2022). Bathymetry is from MAYOBS campaigns (S. Jorry 2019).
January 20, 2026 at 8:19 AM
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🌋 Eruption en cours au Piton de la Fournaise

Retrouvez tous les communiqués de l'OVPF-IPGP ici👇
www.ipgp.fr/communiques-...

dont le dernier ici👇
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Copyright photos : OVPF-IPGP
January 19, 2026 at 7:50 AM
alomaxnet.bsky.social
Can someone explain to me how selling to an unemployed population can be lucrative?
#AI #AGI "offers the prospect of computer systems carrying out profitable work without the associated cost of human labour – a hugely lucrative scenario..." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘We could hit a wall’: why trillions of dollars of risk is no guarantee of AI reward
Progress of artificial general intelligence could stall, which may lead to a financial crash, says Yoshua Bengio, one of the ‘godfathers’ of modern AI
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:57 AM
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ingvvulcani.bsky.social
#Accaddeoggi: tra il 12 e il 13 gennaio 2011 all'Etna cominciò un'eruzione parossistica sommitale con e attività effusiva. Così iniziò una lunga sequenza di episodi parossistici e fontane di lava al Cratere di Sud-Est, che portarono alla costruzione del Nuovo Cratere di Sud-Est.
Fotog di B. Behncke
January 13, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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geophysichick.bsky.social
Wanna see how an earthquake works? Here's today's lab in my seismology class. An explanation follows.

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January 9, 2026 at 11:53 PM
alomaxnet.bsky.social
New paper! We compare PhaseNet (PN) #deep-learning (DL) with manual (BSI) event picking for routine seismic monitoring by analyzing high-precision earthquake locations and tomographic inversion for the 2016 Central Italy #earthquake sequence. doi.org/10.1093/gji/... @carlo-giunchi.bsky.social
Map of the central Apennines area indicated by the blue rectangle in the inset. Seismic stations used in the analysis are shown as triangles coloured according to network codes. Purple dots are the 84 991 earthquakes detected and located by BSI in the time period 2016 August 15–2017 August 31. Yellow stars are the three main shocks of the central Apennines seismic sequence. Histograms of P (a, c) and S (b, d) pick difference for PhaseNet Original (PN-OR) and PhaseNet INSTANCE (PN-IN) with respect to INGV manual phase picks (BSI). Panels (e) and (f) show the histograms of P and S pick time differences for PN-OR with respect to PN-IN. Medians and Means are represented as red dashed and blue solid lines, respectively; ±1 and ±2 standard deviations are in dashed green and purple lines, respectively.
January 9, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘The perfect storm’: Trump has left the US less prepared for natural disasters, experts say
Emergency managers say the US president has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:33 AM
alomaxnet.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
World ‘may not have time’ to prepare for AI safety risks, says leading researcher
AI safety expert David Dalrymple said rapid advances could outpace efforts to control powerful systems
www.theguardian.com
January 5, 2026 at 5:33 AM
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borisetneo.bsky.social
Just after midnight on 1 January 2026, a new eruption started from #Etna's eastern flank: a fissure opened at ~2100 m elevation, and a lava flow is descending through the desert-like Valle del Bove. Photos taken in the evening of 1 January from Etna's east and southeast flanks
January 1, 2026 at 10:17 PM
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borisetneo.bsky.social
The new vent that opened on the morning of 27 December 2027 on the upper east flank of the Voragine crater at the summit of #Etna, seen in Strombolian eruption on the evening of the 28th. This activity has been continuing over the past 24 hours without significant variations. Seen from south
A jet of incandescent lava fragments shoots from a vent that opened on the morning of 27 December 2025 on the upper eastern flank of the Voragine crater at the summit of Etna, on the evening of the 28th. This type of activity is known as "Strombolian", after the volcano Stromboli in the Aeolian Islands north of Sicily. The snow-covered peak at right is the Southeast Crater, which last erupted in August 2025. View from the town of Nicolosi, on the south flank of Etna.
December 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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"I've never seen a year quite as worrying as 2025 has been - not just because several major conflicts are raging but because it is becoming clear that one of them has geopolitical implications of unparalleled importance"
www.bbc.com/news/article...
John Simpson: 'I've never seen a year as worrying as 2025'
2025 has been a year of multiple major conflicts and it is becoming clear that one of them has geopolitical implications of unparalleled importance.
www.bbc.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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borisetneo.bsky.social
Not one, but TWO paroxysmal eruptive episodes at #Etna 's Northeast Crater on 27 December 2025, AND minor activity at the Voragine crater. Though the Northeast Crater has frequently shown minor activity in recent decades, its last paroxysmal episode was on 27-28 March 1998.
Eruption column produced by the first paroxysmal eruptive episode at Etna's Northeast Crater, on the morning of 27 December 2025, recorded by a monitoring camera of the INGV-Osservatorio in Bronte, on the western flank of the volcano. Eruption column produced by the second paroxysmal eruptive episode at Etna's Northeast Crater, in the afternoon of 27 December 2025, recorded by a monitoring camera of the INGV-Osservatorio at the Montagnola, high on the southern flank of the volcano. Minor explosive activity from a vent on the east side of Etna's Voragine crater at sunset on 27 December 2025, recorded by a monitoring camera of the INGV-Osservatorio at the Montagnola, high on the southern flank of the volcano.
December 28, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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borisetneo.bsky.social
Eruptive activity has increased since 24 December 2025 at two of #Etna 's four summit craters: the Northeast Crater and the Bocca Nuova. Strombolian explosions produce jets of incandescent material and minor ash emissions

www.ct.ingv.it/Dati/informa...
Glow produced by Strombolian activity at Etna's Northeast Crater during the night of 25-26 December 2025, seen from Nicolosi, on the south flank of the volcano Simultaneous Strombolian activity at the Bocca Nuova (at left) and Northeast Crater (background) at Etna's summit just before dawn on 26 December 2025, recorded by a monitoring camera of the INGV-Osservatorio Etneo located on the Montagnola, an old crater high on the south flank of the volcano. Heat anomaly at Etna's Northeast Crater during the forenoon of 26 December 2025, recorded by a thermal monitoring camera of the INGV-Osservatorio Etneo located at Monte Cagliato on the east flank of the volcano. Ash emission from the "BN-2" vent of the Bocca Nuova crater at Etna's summit at about noon on 26 December 2025, seen from Piano Vetore, on the upper southwestern flank of the volcano
December 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Merry Christmas from Etna! 🌋🎄
Strombolian activity is ongoing at the Northeast Crater, with glowing ejecta and a small plume drifting NE. Minor ashfall in Piano Provenzana and Taormina.
#Etna #INGV
December 26, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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judithgeology.bsky.social
⚒️ 🧪

A swarm of earthquakes has been rattling the Bay Area since mid-November. This is only the latest of various swarms over the last half-century. What’s going on with this swarm, and how does it compare?

(Plus, the post includes a bonus video of our cutest kitten yet!)
Earthquake swarm rattles San Ramon, CA for over a month
Let's look at the history of similar swarms in the area
earthquakeinsights.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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Today, the 2025 #ArcticReportCard was released, marking 20 years of tracking rapid Arctic warming and change.

Find the full 2025 Arctic Report Card, with images, facts and stats at:

arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/...

#AGU25
noaa.gov via NOAA Research
Report Card 2025 - NOAA Arctic
Arctic Report Card: Update for 2025 Twenty years of tracking rapid Arctic warming and change Archive of Previous Arctic Report Cards Arctic Report Card 2025 2025 Headlines and Overview Vital Signs Oth...
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December 16, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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NOAA Arctic Report Card 2025
YouTube video by NOAAPMEL
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December 18, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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I expect #Trump has a lot to do with this but the cost of attendance is also surely a factor. Going to #AGU from the #UK costs more than the standard annual Research Training and Support Grant for a #UKRI funded #PhD student - which also has to cover lab costs. AGU is unaffordable for many.
alexwitze.bsky.social Alexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · Dec 16
Attendance at US-based science conferences is bouncing around this year but generally down. #AGU25 has ~10k fewer this year! I explored these trends for @nature.com — including solutions to keep conferences local & productive:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Scientists skip key US meetings — and seize on smaller alternatives
Researchers are devising creative ways to get together as Trump’s policies curb travel to US gatherings.
www.nature.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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volcanologist.bsky.social
I don't even consider AGU anymore.

1) Hostile immigration processes
2) Extortionate cost
3) Size is overwhelming

I only get 1 international conference every couple of years, so I need to choose wisely. I get more out of specialist events. And where I feel safer travelling to.
alexwitze.bsky.social Alexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · Dec 16
Attendance at US-based science conferences is bouncing around this year but generally down. #AGU25 has ~10k fewer this year! I explored these trends for @nature.com — including solutions to keep conferences local & productive:

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Scientists skip key US meetings — and seize on smaller alternatives
Researchers are devising creative ways to get together as Trump’s policies curb travel to US gatherings.
www.nature.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
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earthquakeandrew.bsky.social
What a beautiful day to fly in there. Spectacular!

The aftershocks continue, with fewer of course these days.
Updated images from events as of this morning, December 15th (roughly 1600), double difference relocated.
December 16, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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watershedlab.bsky.social
On FB, Yukon Geological Survey posted some spectacular photos of landslides & snow avalanches triggered by the magnitude 7.0 earthquake on Dec 6 in the St Elias Mountains. Here are some of my favs. @geocron.bsky.social @theronfinley.bsky.social @davepetley.bsky.social @ksvenenvig.bsky.social 🧪⚒️
Landslides on the arete between Mt Vancouver and Mt Logan. Elevation difference between the central peak and the glacier is 500 m. Large landslides on the southwest side of Mt King George. The main debris lobe on the right is approximately 1000 m wide. The elevation difference between the peak and glacier is approximately 1900 m. Landslides on the west side of Mt King George. The central debris lobe is 500 m wide. Large landslide on the southwest side of Mt King George. The main debris lobe is 1800 m wide, and material traveled approximately 6 km from the source area.
December 15, 2025 at 10:44 PM