Kate Leary
@astoldbywater.bsky.social
Fluvial Geomorphologist | D&D enthusiast | Lover of rocks & rivers & this beautiful blue planet we call home | Breast Cancer Survivor | she/her 🌈 | Opinions are my own
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Kate Leary
@astoldbywater.bsky.social
· Apr 28
Any geoscience/hydrology-oriented scientific illustrators out there? I have funding to help me build water resources educational content for the citizens of New Mexico! DM me if interested!
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Tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Earth Surface Processes, Idaho State University. Apply by 22 October. See also: csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Jobs
October 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Earth Surface Processes, Idaho State University. Apply by 22 October. See also: csdms.colorado.edu/wiki/Jobs
@aabria.bsky.social is that spider in your dice tray Task?!?!?!
October 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
@aabria.bsky.social is that spider in your dice tray Task?!?!?!
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May 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Any geoscience/hydrology-oriented scientific illustrators out there? I have funding to help me build water resources educational content for the citizens of New Mexico! DM me if interested!
April 28, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Any geoscience/hydrology-oriented scientific illustrators out there? I have funding to help me build water resources educational content for the citizens of New Mexico! DM me if interested!
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Previously I mentioned a couple of ways I could harden my house against wildfire (fiber cement siding, metal roof). Here's an article describing how that all works.
www.kqed.org/science/1941...
www.kqed.org/science/1941...
This California Neighborhood Was Built to Survive a Wildfire. And It Worked | KQED
As the 2007 Witch Fire engulfed the small town of Rancho Santa Fe in flames, some neighborhoods managed to escape burning. How did they do it?
www.kqed.org
January 9, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Previously I mentioned a couple of ways I could harden my house against wildfire (fiber cement siding, metal roof). Here's an article describing how that all works.
www.kqed.org/science/1941...
www.kqed.org/science/1941...
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"I don't think it should be acceptable that people's lives will be mangled like this. I know conditions will only get worse, but that doesn't mean the way we deal with them will also have to degrade alongside them." @redford.bsky.social
defector.com/the-future-o...
defector.com/the-future-o...
The Future Of Fire Cannot Look Like Its Present | Defector
Los Angeles is burning. At least two people are dead and more than 80,000 people have evacuated their homes. The images and videos of the Palisades, Eaton, and Hurst Fires, each of which is currently ...
defector.com
January 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
"I don't think it should be acceptable that people's lives will be mangled like this. I know conditions will only get worse, but that doesn't mean the way we deal with them will also have to degrade alongside them." @redford.bsky.social
defector.com/the-future-o...
defector.com/the-future-o...
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A M7.1 earthquake just occurred in the Tibetan plateau, NE of Nepal. A normal-mechanism event - accommodating east-west extension of the plateau.
A significant event, but hopefully impacts will be mitigated by the remoteness of the location.
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
A significant event, but hopefully impacts will be mitigated by the remoteness of the location.
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
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earthquake.usgs.gov
January 7, 2025 at 1:31 AM
A M7.1 earthquake just occurred in the Tibetan plateau, NE of Nepal. A normal-mechanism event - accommodating east-west extension of the plateau.
A significant event, but hopefully impacts will be mitigated by the remoteness of the location.
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
A significant event, but hopefully impacts will be mitigated by the remoteness of the location.
earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...
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Finally the Merced drying two years ago is getting a bit of press. TLDR… users took too much water, but were within legal rights to do so. And there’s a lack of data to help inform changes.
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
California’s Merced River dried up below Yosemite. Reason was mystery until now
The Merced River in the Central Valley stopped flowing two years ago, and California water regulators have finally figured out why. But there’s no easy fix.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 20, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Finally the Merced drying two years ago is getting a bit of press. TLDR… users took too much water, but were within legal rights to do so. And there’s a lack of data to help inform changes.
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
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Nice drinking water you got there, if you can keep it. My story about how water (drinking and waste water) are losing workers right when because of climate change we need them most. Gift link.
America’s Next Water Crisis? A Lack of Experienced Workers
Climate change and aging infrastructure already threaten to disrupt drinking water supplies. A shrinking workforce risks making the problem worse.
www.bloomberg.com
December 20, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Nice drinking water you got there, if you can keep it. My story about how water (drinking and waste water) are losing workers right when because of climate change we need them most. Gift link.
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Interested in learning about the new science programs in NSF's Division of Earth Sciences? including the Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes (WaLCZ) program? Check out the webpage, which includes information on how to register for tomorrow's WaLCZ webinar: new.nsf.gov/geo/updates/...
Realigning the NSF Division of Earth Sciences
new.nsf.gov
December 16, 2024 at 6:19 PM
Interested in learning about the new science programs in NSF's Division of Earth Sciences? including the Water, Landscape, and Critical Zone Processes (WaLCZ) program? Check out the webpage, which includes information on how to register for tomorrow's WaLCZ webinar: new.nsf.gov/geo/updates/...
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Announcing the second of five AGU Water Quality Technical Commitee Haiku Your Research Winner for #AGU24! *José Uchôa* at the University of São Paulo.
December 16, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Announcing the second of five AGU Water Quality Technical Commitee Haiku Your Research Winner for #AGU24! *José Uchôa* at the University of São Paulo.
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Announcing the first of five AGU Water Quality Technical Commitee Haiku Your Research Winner for #AGU24! *Lauren Magliozzi* at University of Colorado Boulder.
December 16, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Announcing the first of five AGU Water Quality Technical Commitee Haiku Your Research Winner for #AGU24! *Lauren Magliozzi* at University of Colorado Boulder.
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Is science political? Should scientists advocate? How should we do science communication when pseudoscience and anti-science are official government practices?
Come hear my Stephen Schneider Memorial Lecture at AGU's annual convention in Washington, Wednesday Dec. 11. 2pm.
Come hear my Stephen Schneider Memorial Lecture at AGU's annual convention in Washington, Wednesday Dec. 11. 2pm.
December 1, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Is science political? Should scientists advocate? How should we do science communication when pseudoscience and anti-science are official government practices?
Come hear my Stephen Schneider Memorial Lecture at AGU's annual convention in Washington, Wednesday Dec. 11. 2pm.
Come hear my Stephen Schneider Memorial Lecture at AGU's annual convention in Washington, Wednesday Dec. 11. 2pm.
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Breaking: The board of California’s largest urban water supplier has voted to spend $141.6 million for a large share of preliminary planning work on the state's proposed water tunnel in the Delta. www.latimes.com/environment/...
California water agency votes to spend $141 million on Delta tunnel project
Gov. Gavin Newsom is promoting a $20 billion plan for a water tunnel. The Metropolitan Water District’s board voted to spend $141 million for initial costs.
www.latimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Breaking: The board of California’s largest urban water supplier has voted to spend $141.6 million for a large share of preliminary planning work on the state's proposed water tunnel in the Delta. www.latimes.com/environment/...
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December 8, 2024 at 7:34 PM
To come up with the name "Operation: Italy" and not make the obvious leap to THE ITALIAN JOB is driving me insane. #Survivor47
December 6, 2024 at 6:35 PM
To come up with the name "Operation: Italy" and not make the obvious leap to THE ITALIAN JOB is driving me insane. #Survivor47
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A couple of follow-ups re: today's California #quakes:
1) There was actually only one significant quake as of 1pm PT--the M7.0 SW of Eureka. The far northern Sonoma County quake was actually ~M4.1 but initially registered higher due to conflicting data. [1/3]
1) There was actually only one significant quake as of 1pm PT--the M7.0 SW of Eureka. The far northern Sonoma County quake was actually ~M4.1 but initially registered higher due to conflicting data. [1/3]
December 5, 2024 at 9:05 PM
A couple of follow-ups re: today's California #quakes:
1) There was actually only one significant quake as of 1pm PT--the M7.0 SW of Eureka. The far northern Sonoma County quake was actually ~M4.1 but initially registered higher due to conflicting data. [1/3]
1) There was actually only one significant quake as of 1pm PT--the M7.0 SW of Eureka. The far northern Sonoma County quake was actually ~M4.1 but initially registered higher due to conflicting data. [1/3]
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I'm not even going to #AGU24, but I'm still saying things like "wow I can't believe AGU is next week already" because that's just how geoscientists measure time.
December 5, 2024 at 3:38 PM
I'm not even going to #AGU24, but I'm still saying things like "wow I can't believe AGU is next week already" because that's just how geoscientists measure time.
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New #microplastics paper alert. Led by the awesome Dr Freija Mendrik, from her PhD work, we show that 86 % of microplastics are transported below the water surface. For representative samples, sample at 0.5-0.6 of the depth
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
December 5, 2024 at 5:33 PM
New #microplastics paper alert. Led by the awesome Dr Freija Mendrik, from her PhD work, we show that 86 % of microplastics are transported below the water surface. For representative samples, sample at 0.5-0.6 of the depth
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The print version of my book Getting to the Heart of Science Communication is half price from @islandpress.bsky.social right now, along with so many fantastic other titles! islandpress.org/books/gettin...
Getting to the Heart of Science Communication
islandpress.org
November 20, 2024 at 2:12 PM
The print version of my book Getting to the Heart of Science Communication is half price from @islandpress.bsky.social right now, along with so many fantastic other titles! islandpress.org/books/gettin...
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Science is better because you’re part of it. Happy LGBTQIA+ in STEM day! #QueerInSTEM #PolarPride
November 18, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Science is better because you’re part of it. Happy LGBTQIA+ in STEM day! #QueerInSTEM #PolarPride
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Any geoscience/hydrology scientific illustrators out there? Might have funding to help me build educational content for the citizens of New Mexico all about water resources! DM me if interested!
September 16, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Any geoscience/hydrology scientific illustrators out there? Might have funding to help me build educational content for the citizens of New Mexico all about water resources! DM me if interested!