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Joann Mossa
@rockyrivers.bsky.social
Professor of Geography at the University of Florida, Associate Editor of Geomorphology. Interested in rivers, floods, droughts, human impacts, historical and anthropogenic environmental change, disturbed river restoration, and more.
Anyone clicking on this link before September 13, 2025 will have free access to our latest article in the Journal of Hydrology. #Rivers #Hydrology #Degradation #Hydrologic #Drought
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July 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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This is what a Cold Air Front looks like from Space
May 29, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Great opportunity for leaders
Free to AAG members: Join the 22nd #Geography #Faculty Development Alliance’s Department Leadership workshop, June 23-24 online, with sessions to help you meet the challenges programs and depts face. Sessions start at 11:00 am ET, with panels, discussions, and interactive activities. buff.ly/f9wE6RV
June 13, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Enjoyed working on this paper led by Love Kumar
May 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Thanks again Nick for the attention to our paper!
Hydrology Paper of the Day @rockyrivers.bsky.social on geomorphological change of a sedimentary bluff along the Apalachicola River in the Florida panhandle: LiDAR, remote sensing and river hydrography utilized to examine changes; the role of rainfall in lieu of floods; and river inputs of sediment.
May 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It was fun collaborating with this team and interviewing several past presidents of @theAAG
NEW - Experiences of Women AAG Presidents: Leading Through Diverse Voices, by Wei Li, @rockyrivers.bsky.social, Barnali Dixon, Ann Oberhauser, Amy Rock, Selima Sultana, and Falguni Mukherjee www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @geographers.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Six months ago, IPSO upheld our complaint against the Telegraph for its article falsely claiming rail delays due to extreme weather were falling (they weren’t).

Today, the facts are clear: 7,000 trains were delayed last year from floods alone. @roundourwayuk.bsky.social

inews.co.uk/news/environ...
Nearly 7,000 trains delayed last year by floods
Figures obtained by a Freedom of Information request lay bare the sheer scale of disruptions caused by flooding last year
inews.co.uk
May 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Climate and weather extremes affect the military and more.
The worst damage to the US Air Force this century was not from enemy fire, but from a hurricane and floods. Undermined readiness and lethality and other military buzzwords, and cost US taxpayers around $5 billion.
Pretending that stuff like this isn't happening, and risk isn't rising, won't stop it.
Air Force Needs Almost $5 Billion To Recover Bases From Hurricane, Flood Damage
Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida's Panhandle was hit by Hurricane Michael in October. Then Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska was inundated by flooding this month.
www.npr.org
May 10, 2025 at 6:57 AM
New world disorder
good thing we have a complete asshole in charge right as hurricane and wildfire season pick up and Americans across the country are still recovering from tornadoes and floods
New FEMA head says he'll 'run right over' staff who resist changes
David Richardson replaced acting FEMA head Cameron Hamilton, who was fired for telling Congress the emergency response agency shouldn't be dissolved.
www.usatoday.com
May 10, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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What is happening at FEMA? Instability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and floods. “We are being set up for a really, really bad situation," says one.
FEMA Isn’t Ready for Disaster Season, Workers Say
Instability, cuts, and a looming sense of dread have FEMA employees unsure the agency is ready for hurricanes, fires, and floods. “We are being set up for a really, really bad situation," says one.
www.wired.com
May 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The latest paper from our group. #Florida #landslide #Apalachicola #River
OPEN ACCESS - Landslide at the River’s Edge: Alum Bluff, Apalachicola River, Florida, by @rockyrivers.bsky.social and Yin-Hsuen Chen www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/15...
April 7, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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At least 144 dead and more than 730 injured across Myanmar according to reports. Giant ruptures appeared in Myittha, Mandalay Region after the earthquake. #earthquake
March 28, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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The Myanmar 7.7 earthquake as felt in Bangkok
March 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
We need science to be keeping an eye on the planet.
ah and so the planet's ice continues to vanish. not a good thing.🧪
In the next few days, I will be sharing some of our work that I am most proud of from my time at NOAA/GFDL. But I would also like a little normalcy today on my feed, so here's my go-to sea ice data viz update.

#Arctic sea ice extent still remains the *lowest* on record for the date (JAXA). Not good
March 1, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Hydrology Paper of the Day @rockyrivers.bsky.social on how mining on the Middle Amite floodplain, Louisiana, affected floodplain water storage: demarcation of mining depressions; volume storage and sedimentation; innovative algorithms applied to LiDAR datasets; and spatial quantification of change.
Sharelink to our recent article "Topographic Change Associated with Floodplain Mining Activities in the Amite River, Louisiana". This link is accessible for 50 days free access until February 16, 2025. Congratulations to lead author Maram! authors.elsevier.com/c/1kLR5Wf-BQ...
February 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Number of skyscrapers per capita per city.

I don’t know Minneapolis really shocked me.

#geosky #geography #skyscraper
January 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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You can really see the H1B Visa at work here #geosky #politics
January 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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New Orleans has contended with hurricanes, heat waves and the occasional ice storm. But snow? Not so much. The city went 15 years without measurable snow until Tuesday morning. nyti.ms/40q7Kzx
January 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Snow day in New Orleans
January 21, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Snow in New Orleans
January 22, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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This is a once-in-a-generation satellite image that shows snow cover in Houston, New Orleans, the Florida Panhandle and along coastal areas of the Southeast.

Yes, remnant snow cover from previous storms still visible in the DC area.

More at cwg.live
January 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Scene at a gator sanctuary in Florida... (photog unknown)
January 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Good thing we pulled out of the Paris Climate Agreement. Florida needed the snow this time of year 🤣☃️🤣
January 22, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Always find this a great way to start teaching economic migration. The UAE has one of the world's most gender imbalanced populations (70% male) #geography #geographyteacher
January 19, 2025 at 10:01 AM