Ryan J Hollister
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Ryan J Hollister
@phaneritic.bsky.social
Earth & EnviroSci Educator, Central Valley equity/sustainability advocate, Hiker, Photographer, 2015 NAGT FW Outstanding Educator. 🌋 Tissue Box Maker.
❤️🏕⛰🏜 w/ @Xenolith & Z.
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I’m Ryan, an earth science educator & curriculum developer at two colleges in Central California. I’ve had a hand in some cool virtual field experience innovations, but lately I’m the “Volcano Tissue Box Guy”. I’m pinning my Etsy store link here for when I release batches.

phaneritic.etsy.com
Moving “meh”.
December 29, 2025 at 4:39 AM
We got to see frazil ice today!
Yosemite Nature Notes video below explains how the frozen Yosemite Falls spray accumulates and flushes down Yosemite creek, moving like a slurpee.
youtu.be/9V9p4mFEYXc?...
December 29, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Meh.
December 28, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Surprising nobody except the IEA.
Solar power installations in the U.S. in 2025 are expected to exceed the record set in 2024. www.utilitydive.com/news/solar-g... ☀️🔌💡
December 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Some of the video footage on LA news channels is 👀
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBxw...
Officials say pipe was under extreme pressure before major SoCal gas leak
YouTube video by ABC7
www.youtube.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:51 AM
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In like 2022 I wrote about how climate change would make landslides worse
December 28, 2025 at 4:41 AM
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Fossil fuel activists blocking traffic again.
December 28, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Holy moly. Landslide ruptured buried gas line which caused an explosion (apparently?) and now a major N/S artery from Central Cal to SoCal is still shut down.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
Gas line explosion in Castaic prompts 5 Freeway closure, shelter-in-place order
Los Angeles County firefighters were responding to a gas line explosion in Castaic on Saturday, which prompted the California Highway Patrol to close a portion of the 5 Freeway and the Fire Department...
www.latimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Had a lovely stroll out at SLNWR, where we were able to also bring a leashed Jasper to sniff to his hearts content on the Sousa Marsh trail. Trails had a lot of grass growth already due to November rains. Saw a great horned owl & bajillion geese (mostly Ross’, snow and white fronted)
December 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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12/26/25 10am Update:
1-day ❄️: 17.3" (44 cm)
2-day ❄️: 40.9" (104 cm)
7-day ❄️: 48.8" (124 cm)

We are now at 79% of our median annual snowfall to-date. More #snow is expected today with potential for another 5-10" but it should end late tonight.

#CAwx #CAwater #weather
December 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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geotripper.blogspot.com/2025/12/revi... There are flood stories all across the west right now, but Wrightwood is of special interest. It has a history. #CAfloods
Revisiting the Wrightwood Mudflows of Ages Past: That Slope Won't Be a Problem Will It?
Like many others, I've been astonished by the storms of the last few days and the effects across all of California and the Pacific Northwest...
geotripper.blogspot.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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Inspiration Wash looking into the Borrego Badlands at sunrise this morning (Photo: Sicco Rood).
December 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Wow, xmas morning wind gusts up to 114 mph on Mount Hamilton, east of San Jose. Damaged the Lick Observatory. 🔭 🧪 bsky.app/profile/look...
December 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Salt Creek's new boardwalk is swanky, but the state of the creek was non-ideal for pupfish observations. ⚒️
December 26, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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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...
December 26, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Man, I dipped on over to the Bsky education feed and I can’t believe the amount of grift happening over there.
December 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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This was an extraordinary sight today. At Dyersville Bar the main fork and South fork of the Eel River converge. After the storms this week, something close to 150,000 cubic feet per second was flowing by. In the summer the river may have only a few hundred CFS. #floods
December 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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California Geotour is an index of field trip information for people interested in visiting California's world-famous geologic features. This site contains geologic information, photographs, maps & directions for interesting geologic locations across the state. www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/californ...
December 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
New fault block models just dropped.
look at this crazy jello my mom makes
December 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Tonight’s menu that I’m preparing:
72hr Sous Vide short rib w/charbroiled finish.

Riced pressure-cooked golden potatoes (fancy mashed, basically).

Shallot Rosemary Red Wine sauce.

Italian rustic loaf.

Air-fried brussel sprouts (Laura)
Crab legs (by my sis)
December 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
December 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
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December 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Marble to quarter size hail in Sacramento.
December 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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Tornado Warning continues for Santa Cruz CA, Scotts Valley CA and Capitola CA until 1:00 PM PST https://x.com/NWSBayArea/status/2004289736085590379
December 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM