Will Cowan
@floodmeridians.bsky.social
There are many maps of one place and many histories of one time.
-J. Frederikse
Uchinaanchu Angeleño 與儀
-J. Frederikse
Uchinaanchu Angeleño 與儀
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The story is based on an oral history with Aiko Tengan Tokunaga, who offers one interpretation of a complex period of historical violence in which US and Japanese militarism, and centuries of Japanese colonialism, intersect to oppress, subjugate, and destroy Okinawan and Ryukyuan communities.
November 22, 2025 at 12:53 AM
The story is based on an oral history with Aiko Tengan Tokunaga, who offers one interpretation of a complex period of historical violence in which US and Japanese militarism, and centuries of Japanese colonialism, intersect to oppress, subjugate, and destroy Okinawan and Ryukyuan communities.
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Another day, another solid overcast throughout nearly entirety of CA's Central Valley. However, as some have noted, as this event has persisted the density of actual fog has been diminished near the surface because temps actually aren't cold enough! "Tule stratus," perhaps? #CAwx
November 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Another day, another solid overcast throughout nearly entirety of CA's Central Valley. However, as some have noted, as this event has persisted the density of actual fog has been diminished near the surface because temps actually aren't cold enough! "Tule stratus," perhaps? #CAwx
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Read the full piece, which is free and accessible to the public. Visit the PHR at: online.ucpress.edu/phr/article/...
“No Chinese Should Obey It”A Transpacific History of the Geary Act
In 1892, the Geary Act dramatically expanded Chinese exclusion by requiring all Chinese immigrants in the United States to register, under threat of deportation. Despite the tremendous attention the a...
online.ucpress.edu
November 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Read the full piece, which is free and accessible to the public. Visit the PHR at: online.ucpress.edu/phr/article/...
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Together with white allies and Chinese across the Pacific, Chinese denizens of the United States formed one of the largest civil disobedience movements of their century. At stake was the future of exclusion and the avenues of belonging for Chinese in America.
November 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Together with white allies and Chinese across the Pacific, Chinese denizens of the United States formed one of the largest civil disobedience movements of their century. At stake was the future of exclusion and the avenues of belonging for Chinese in America.
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In 1892, the Geary Act dramatically expanded Chinese exclusion by requiring all Chinese immigrants in the United States to register, under threat of deportation. This article unearths the transpacific networks of people and ideas that are revealed by, and mobilized against, the Geary Act.
November 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
In 1892, the Geary Act dramatically expanded Chinese exclusion by requiring all Chinese immigrants in the United States to register, under threat of deportation. This article unearths the transpacific networks of people and ideas that are revealed by, and mobilized against, the Geary Act.
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A trio of #AtmosphericRivers are forecast to make landfall over the Pacific Northwest in the next week, leading to heavy precipitation, snowfall at high elevations and stream rises and potential flooding.
Check out the latest outlook discussing the sequence of events: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
Check out the latest outlook discussing the sequence of events: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
December 3, 2025 at 10:08 PM
A trio of #AtmosphericRivers are forecast to make landfall over the Pacific Northwest in the next week, leading to heavy precipitation, snowfall at high elevations and stream rises and potential flooding.
Check out the latest outlook discussing the sequence of events: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
Check out the latest outlook discussing the sequence of events: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
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🧵 New, noteworthy, and open-access Western scholarship!
Our partners at Pacific Historical Review @ucpress have made a piece from their new issue open to our readers and the public: “’No Chinese Should Obey It’: A Transpacific History of the Geary Act” by Alexander Jin.
Our partners at Pacific Historical Review @ucpress have made a piece from their new issue open to our readers and the public: “’No Chinese Should Obey It’: A Transpacific History of the Geary Act” by Alexander Jin.
November 18, 2025 at 5:49 PM
🧵 New, noteworthy, and open-access Western scholarship!
Our partners at Pacific Historical Review @ucpress have made a piece from their new issue open to our readers and the public: “’No Chinese Should Obey It’: A Transpacific History of the Geary Act” by Alexander Jin.
Our partners at Pacific Historical Review @ucpress have made a piece from their new issue open to our readers and the public: “’No Chinese Should Obey It’: A Transpacific History of the Geary Act” by Alexander Jin.
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The Cultural Landscape Foundation will be hosting a conference, Soak it Up: Los Angeles, on design and urban flooding in Southern California, including comment from ICW's own Bill Deverell!
For info and to register: www.tclf.org/soak-it-los-...
For info and to register: www.tclf.org/soak-it-los-...
Soak it Up: Los Angeles, CA | TCLF
REGISTER NOW - In honor of the late Oberlander Prize Laureate, Kongjian Yu, global champion of the “sponge cities” concept, leading landscape architects will examine provocative solutions for urban fl...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
The Cultural Landscape Foundation will be hosting a conference, Soak it Up: Los Angeles, on design and urban flooding in Southern California, including comment from ICW's own Bill Deverell!
For info and to register: www.tclf.org/soak-it-los-...
For info and to register: www.tclf.org/soak-it-los-...
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🎧 🎤 Season Five of our podcast is almost here!
🔊Sound on to hear the trailer.
Western Edition: Watersheds West launches January 2026, wherever you find podcasts.
Listen to the full prologue: westernedition.buzzsprout.com
🔊Sound on to hear the trailer.
Western Edition: Watersheds West launches January 2026, wherever you find podcasts.
Listen to the full prologue: westernedition.buzzsprout.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:24 PM
🎧 🎤 Season Five of our podcast is almost here!
🔊Sound on to hear the trailer.
Western Edition: Watersheds West launches January 2026, wherever you find podcasts.
Listen to the full prologue: westernedition.buzzsprout.com
🔊Sound on to hear the trailer.
Western Edition: Watersheds West launches January 2026, wherever you find podcasts.
Listen to the full prologue: westernedition.buzzsprout.com
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@cw3eScripps is now accepting applications for its Summer 2026 undergraduate internship program! Paid & lodging provided, to work with world class weather, water, climate scientists in La Jolla, CA!
cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-interns...
cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-interns...
November 26, 2025 at 12:08 AM
@cw3eScripps is now accepting applications for its Summer 2026 undergraduate internship program! Paid & lodging provided, to work with world class weather, water, climate scientists in La Jolla, CA!
cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-interns...
cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-interns...
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“CalHeatScore gives you a [heat wave/heat-health-hazard danger] warning for your community that reflects the [socioeconomic & geographic] characteristics of your community” at zip code level…all across California, a good 5-days out. Needed for many more regions!
eos.org/articles/new...
eos.org/articles/new...
New Tool Maps the Overlap of Heat and Health in California - Eos
CalHeatScore creates heat wave warnings for every zip code in California, using temperature data, socioeconomic indicators, and the history of emergency room visits, to predict heat-related health ris...
eos.org
November 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
“CalHeatScore gives you a [heat wave/heat-health-hazard danger] warning for your community that reflects the [socioeconomic & geographic] characteristics of your community” at zip code level…all across California, a good 5-days out. Needed for many more regions!
eos.org/articles/new...
eos.org/articles/new...
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The National Academies is inviting nominations for experts to review the draft United by Nature assessment. Ecology, climate, conservation, social science, sci-comm + more. If someone comes to mind—maybe you—please nominate & please the word!
www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEL...
www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEL...
Review of the draft United by Nature assessment
The United by Nature Assessment is designed to be “a holistic assessment of U.S. lands, waters, and wildlife, and the benefits they provide.
www.nationalacademies.org
December 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The National Academies is inviting nominations for experts to review the draft United by Nature assessment. Ecology, climate, conservation, social science, sci-comm + more. If someone comes to mind—maybe you—please nominate & please the word!
www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEL...
www.nationalacademies.org/projects/DEL...
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As December 2025 begins, water stored in Sierra Nevada snowpacks is all but missing (water-resource-wise) and water stored in Upper Colorado snowpacks is lagging, but the snow season is still young.
More info at cnap.ucsd.edu/water-storag...
More info at cnap.ucsd.edu/water-storag...
December 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
As December 2025 begins, water stored in Sierra Nevada snowpacks is all but missing (water-resource-wise) and water stored in Upper Colorado snowpacks is lagging, but the snow season is still young.
More info at cnap.ucsd.edu/water-storag...
More info at cnap.ucsd.edu/water-storag...
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We've posted a quick summary of the two storm systems that resulted in multi-day precipitation events over the Southwestern US between 16-19 Nov & 20-23 Nov. Read more here: cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u...
November 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
We've posted a quick summary of the two storm systems that resulted in multi-day precipitation events over the Southwestern US between 16-19 Nov & 20-23 Nov. Read more here: cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u...
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ALERTCalifornia's cameras are ready to support emergency managers and the public during the upcoming #AtmosphericRiver. Check conditions live 24/7 at cameras.alertcalifornia.org. Look to @scrippsocean.bsky.social's Center For Western Weather and Water Extremes to learn more https://cw3e.ucsd.edu
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
ALERTCalifornia's cameras are ready to support emergency managers and the public during the upcoming #AtmosphericRiver. Check conditions live 24/7 at cameras.alertcalifornia.org. Look to @scrippsocean.bsky.social's Center For Western Weather and Water Extremes to learn more https://cw3e.ucsd.edu
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An impactful #AtmosphericRiver is forecast to make landfall over CA this evening and bring multiple days of heavy precipitation to the state through Sat. Forecasts have trended towards a slower AR, prolonging the event duration & increasing precip. totals. Read more cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
November 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
An impactful #AtmosphericRiver is forecast to make landfall over CA this evening and bring multiple days of heavy precipitation to the state through Sat. Forecasts have trended towards a slower AR, prolonging the event duration & increasing precip. totals. Read more cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
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Although we've another rainy rainy atmospheric-river landfall in the works on the West Coast, I guess its time again to remind you of the snow-v-rain point-and-click forecast map that @CW3EScripps offers so you can see what's predicted for your neck of the woods...
cw3e.ucsd.edu/DSMaps/DS_fr...
cw3e.ucsd.edu/DSMaps/DS_fr...
November 12, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Although we've another rainy rainy atmospheric-river landfall in the works on the West Coast, I guess its time again to remind you of the snow-v-rain point-and-click forecast map that @CW3EScripps offers so you can see what's predicted for your neck of the woods...
cw3e.ucsd.edu/DSMaps/DS_fr...
cw3e.ucsd.edu/DSMaps/DS_fr...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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A new Atmospheric-Rivers Historical Data Record, from @CW3EScripps, is now being hosted by NOAA's NCEI, w/data for analyses like discerning the difference betwn West Coast IVTs strong enough to "look" like ARs that are ARs vs those due to other conditions.
journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A new Atmospheric-Rivers Historical Data Record, from @CW3EScripps, is now being hosted by NOAA's NCEI, w/data for analyses like discerning the difference betwn West Coast IVTs strong enough to "look" like ARs that are ARs vs those due to other conditions.
journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...
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One way Dutch face risks of flooding in changing world: Operation Cloudburst! 5-day exercise brings together military, crisis planners & water authorities to explore readiness for 200mm rain falling in a day (RCat 1 in one day). Exercise is as important as planning!
www.barrons.com/news/operati...
www.barrons.com/news/operati...
Operation Cloudburst: Dutch Train For 'Water Bomb' Floods
A twin-prop Chinook helicopter shatters the calm of the Dutch countryside, hovering just metres from a canal before dumping four huge sandbags into the water: welcome to Operation Cloudburst.
www.barrons.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
One way Dutch face risks of flooding in changing world: Operation Cloudburst! 5-day exercise brings together military, crisis planners & water authorities to explore readiness for 200mm rain falling in a day (RCat 1 in one day). Exercise is as important as planning!
www.barrons.com/news/operati...
www.barrons.com/news/operati...
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🚨Hey #WestCoast, we have some incoming #AtmosphericRiver activity! 🌧️
Follow our friends at @cw3escripps.bsky.social for more on what this means for the region.
Follow our friends at @cw3escripps.bsky.social for more on what this means for the region.
CW3E AR Update: Model guidance is showing the potential for #AtmosphericRiver activity along the US West Coast and heavy precipitation over California next week.
See forecast details here: cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u...
See forecast details here: cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u...
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
🚨Hey #WestCoast, we have some incoming #AtmosphericRiver activity! 🌧️
Follow our friends at @cw3escripps.bsky.social for more on what this means for the region.
Follow our friends at @cw3escripps.bsky.social for more on what this means for the region.
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While our team was busy preparing this outlook, we also posted a brief summary of the three ARs that brought heavy precipitation to portions of Washington, Oregon, and northern California last week.
cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u...
cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u...
November 11, 2025 at 4:10 AM
While our team was busy preparing this outlook, we also posted a brief summary of the three ARs that brought heavy precipitation to portions of Washington, Oregon, and northern California last week.
cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u...
cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u...
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An #AtmosphericRiver is forecast to bring heavy rain and mountain snow to California this week. The NWS Weather Prediction Center has issued a marginal risk of excessive rainfall for much of coastal California.
See our latest AR Outlook for more information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda....
See our latest AR Outlook for more information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda....
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
An #AtmosphericRiver is forecast to bring heavy rain and mountain snow to California this week. The NWS Weather Prediction Center has issued a marginal risk of excessive rainfall for much of coastal California.
See our latest AR Outlook for more information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda....
See our latest AR Outlook for more information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda....
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CW3E Publication Notice: "Improving Streamflow Simulation through Machine Learning-Powered Data Integration and Its Potential for Forecasting in the Western U.S." in the @egu.eu's Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. Read more about this research here: go.ucsd.edu/4qMBt27
November 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
CW3E Publication Notice: "Improving Streamflow Simulation through Machine Learning-Powered Data Integration and Its Potential for Forecasting in the Western U.S." in the @egu.eu's Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. Read more about this research here: go.ucsd.edu/4qMBt27
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CW3E AR Update: Model guidance is showing the potential for #AtmosphericRiver activity along the US West Coast and heavy precipitation over California next week.
See forecast details here: cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u...
See forecast details here: cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u...
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
CW3E AR Update: Model guidance is showing the potential for #AtmosphericRiver activity along the US West Coast and heavy precipitation over California next week.
See forecast details here: cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u...
See forecast details here: cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u...