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Dr. Dawn Wright
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Seafloor mapper, Chief Scientist of smart mapping company Esri, Oregon State U. GIS/oceans professor, EC50, cyclist, 1st Black submersible diver to Challenger Deep, builds w/LEGO, raised in Hawaii. NAS, NAE, ORCID 0000-0002-2997-7611; She/her; views mine .. more

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Dawn Jeannine Wright is an American geographer and oceanographer. She is a leading authority in the application of geographic information system (GIS) technology to the field of ocean and coastal science and played a key role in creating the first GIS data model for the oceans. Wright is Chief Scientist of the Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri). She has also been a professor of geography and oceanography at Oregon State University since 1995 and is a former Oregon Professor of the Year as named by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Wright was the first Black female to dive to the ocean floor in the deep submersible ALVIN. On July 12, 2022, she became the first and only Black person to dive to Challenger Deep, the deepest point on Earth, and to successfully operate a side scan sonar at full-ocean depth. .. more

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Β· Nov 8
What did we see upon 1st touching bottom, at 10,900+m depth w/in #ChallengerDeep? A BEER BOTTLE! 😫 Further evidence that we MUST as humanity do BETTER by the ocean and for the health of habitats that we ourselves share & ultimately depend on!!! #ThereIsNoPlanetB #DeeperSeaDawn

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Β· 1h
Happy birthday πŸŽ‚πŸŽˆπŸŽ to the amazing @iphigenesdream.bsky.social and please read about her Antarctic adventures in the book

www.goodreads.com/en/book/show... !!
Mighty Bad Land: A Perilous Expedition to Antarctica Re…
A tale of grit and real teamwork in the wilds of Antarc…
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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Β· 2h
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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Β· 18h
Sure! It’s a 2017 Scott Spark, aluminum frame, Shimano Deore shifting, dual suspension, 29x2.5 tires

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Β· 18h
A Christmas day πŸŽ„of freedom, fun projects, and happiness. Riley dog sums up 2025 for scientists πŸ§ͺ via her dog toy gift from a dear friend (pic 2) 🀣
Selfie of Dawn on her mountain bike in Live Oak Canyon Dawn’s dog Riley with her Grinch toy with the words β€œstink,” β€œstank,” β€œstunk” embroidered on it Dawn’s completed building project over Christmas Day, a Snoopy coffee shop with coffee pots, mugs, coffees machine, baked goods, flowers, books, and 2 Snoopies, all in LEGO-style brick form Dawn’s Peanuts character nativity scene at night lit with miniature lights. Linus, Sally, Snoopy as shepherds, Schroeder on the piano, Charlie Brown and Lucy as Joseph and Mary praying over a baby Jesus.

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Β· 20h
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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Β· 2d
Repeated major inland retreat of Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers (West Antarctica) during the Pliocene βš’οΈ πŸ§ͺ 🌊

www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

via @iphigenesdream.bsky.social !!!

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Β· 2d
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social Β· 2d
Thank you for your work to plan the Rosie the Riveter Nat'l Historical Park that memorializes the role of women here at home during WWII & for becoming a park ranger at age 85. We may not have known you otherwise & that would've been a loss for us all.

Goodnight & godspeed, Betty Reid SoskinπŸ•―οΈ
A color photograph of Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest active U.S. National Park Service ranger before her retirement at age 100, smiling warmly at the camera. She wears a tan wide-brimmed hat, large glasses, a gray short-sleeved NPS uniform shirt with a name tag reading "BETTY REID SOSKIN" and a "2016" pin, and a green ranger vest with the National Park Service badge. She stands indoors in front of a large historical map of the San Francisco Bay Area highlighting WWII shipbuilding sites, including Richmond (her hometown and the focus of Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park). A banner partially visible behind her reads "Rosie the Riveter / WWII Home Front National Historical Park." The image captures her pride and lifelong dedication to sharing African American history and women's contributions during WWII.

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Β· 2d
It’s a Peanuts character waffle πŸ§‡ iron that was given to me as a gift a few years ago

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Β· 2d
Our Christmas starting a littler earlier this year because we need it! πŸ˜‰πŸŽ„
Photo of Riley the golden retriever happily receiving a plush toy as an early Christmas present Plate of mini waffles in the shape of Peanuts characters on a Peanuts Christmas plate with a bottle of Bourbon Barrel Maple Syrup from Vermont in the background.

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Derek Law @gisbandit.bsky.social Β· 2d
Season's greetings!! Hope you have a wonderful holiday season and bright year ahead!

#GIS #GISChat #geospatial #community #esri #urisa #TheScienceOfWhere #geosky

Reposted by Dawn J. Wright

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Christine Siddoway @iphigenesdream.bsky.social Β· 3d
#Geologists can't help get enthused about "real time" processes: regional events that happen swiftly, as opposed to long, slow, gradual change per #Hutton 's Principle of #Uniformitarianism. Take, for example, πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ά #WestAntarctica πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ά in the #Pliocene:
West Antarctica’s history of rapid melting foretells sudden shifts in continent’s β€˜catastrophic’ geology
A picture of what West Antarctica looked like when its ice sheet melted in the past can offer insight into the continent’s future as the climate warms.
theconversation.com

Reposted by Kim L. Scheppele, Rosemary A. Joyce, Melissa Johnson , and 1 more

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social Β· 3d
BREAKING: We are suing Trump & his cronies to restore the Kennedy Center’s lawful name

We @democracydefendersaction.org are proud to represent Kennedy Center Trustee @repbeatty.bsky.social w/ our friends at Washington Litigation Group

Congress named the Kennedy Center & only they can change it
Press Release | Democracy Defenders Action
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty today sued President Trump and others to stop the unlawful renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The lawsuit was brought on behalf of the Congressw...
www.democracydefendersaction.org

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Β· 3d
Fantastic news, congratulations, and happy early birthday πŸŽ‚ to @iphigenesdream.bsky.social !!!
πŸŒŠβš’οΈ

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Β· 3d
By Yellowbird Art & Design πŸ˜‰
Picture of a goldfish with a shark fin strapped to its body and swimming just under the surface to take advantage!

Reposted by Dawn J. Wright, Yuxin

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Christine Siddoway @iphigenesdream.bsky.social Β· 3d
Happy to see our #IODP379 pub post today! Great working with #AmundsenSea and #JOIDESResolution and #IODP #GulfCoastRepository on intβ€˜l collaborative project led by K.Horikawa: Repeated major inland retreat of #Thwaites & #PineIsland glaciers (#WestAntarctica) #Pliocene www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org

Reposted by Nandita Sharma, Peter Thorne, Dawn J. Wright , and 16 more

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social Β· 3d
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:

is.gd/paU8Ko

(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)

Reposted by Dawn J. Wright

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social Β· 4d
Reminder: I'll be going live @ noon Pacific time today to discuss incoming series of (very?) strong winter storms slated to affect all of CA. Wind risk & flood risk have notched upward vs my blog post yesterday in some spots; I'll discuss in detail. #CAwx
Major winter storms in California this week, with growing flood risk and (finally!) Sierra snow - YouTube
The latest in a recurring series of live, virtual, & interactive "office hours" hosted by Dr. Daniel Swain on various topics related to extreme #weather and ...
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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Β· 4d
Ouch!!! πŸ€• So very, very sorry David! Wishing you fast healing β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή and patching! With you in solidarity as this has finally healedπŸ™ƒ

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social Β· 5d
The biggest story on the planet! 🌎

Renewables surpassed coal as a source of electricity worldwide. Solar/wind grew fast enough to cover the entire jump in new power demand.

In the U.S., when Trump dismantled renewables, America lost so much more than a power source. My story forthcoming.

Reposted by Dawn J. Wright

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Peter Flax @pflax1.bsky.social Β· 5d
Very thoroughly reported story on why Florida is arguably the most dangerous state for bike riders. (One telling factoid: Only 124 citations for drivers violating the state's 3-foot law in 2024.)
www.cltampa.com/news/florida...
Florida isn't getting safer for cyclists
Pinellas County Democratic Rep. Lindsay Cross says there are common-sense things that government can do to enhance safety for pedestrians and cyclists, such as creating more protected bike lanes and p...
www.cltampa.com

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Β· 5d
Maururu!! Thank you! 🌺🌺🌺

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Β· 5d
True that!

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Β· 5d
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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Β· 6d
It FINALLY happened! I saw another ELECTRIC Mine Cooper in my home town! Of course, mine is the "Snoopy Deepsea" edition (pics 2 and 3).πŸ˜‚ Here's to "zero emissions" on the roadways (bicycles included!), & the inevitability of electrification due to technological advancements + global market trends.
Photo of Dawn's Mini Cooper SE (fully electric) on the left, parked next to another electric Mini Cooper. This is an incredibly rare sighting. Closeup of Dawn's Mini EV with the "Snoopy Deepsea Edition" decal over the CooperS A Snoopy and Woodstock bobble head ornament, with Snoopy holding a Christmas wreath and under a "Merry Christmas" arch, adorns the interior of Dawn's Mini Cooper EV.

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Β· 6d
A review of the new book "The Internet’s Deepest Infrastructure" in which stakeholders vie for control of the underwater cables that underlie modern communications
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
cc @seabed2030.bsky.social 🌊
The internet’s deepest infrastructure
Stakeholders vie for control of the underwater cables that underlie modern communications
www.science.org

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Dr. Dawn Wright @deepseadawn.bsky.social Β· 7d
Esri Germany setting a new standard for performance art to open a GIS conference! Give this video time to unfold, 3 minutes well spent:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-eF...
#GISchat 🌎 🌍 🌏
Plenary 1: Intro Performance
YouTube video by Esri Deutschland - Schweiz
www.youtube.com

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Christine Siddoway @iphigenesdream.bsky.social Β· 7d
Despite #NCAR's commitment and service to ALL Americans due to their role in US weather forecasting and longterm records. It will be archaic and debilitating to destroy this well-tuned, society-serving government agency and its functions can't be transferred nor rebuilt readily.

Reposted by Sonia I. Seneviratne, Jesse H. Kroll, MΓ³nica Medina , and 2 more

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com Β· 8d
If you are in the US and you would like to send a message to your elected representative about the proposed dissolution of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, @agu.org makes it easy with a template here: agu.quorum.us/campaign/151... #AGU25
Save NCAR from being dismantled today!
The Trump Administration has vowed to dissolve the center that provides critical extreme weather and climate data for our nation.
agu.quorum.us

Reposted by JosΓ© D. Fuentes, Dawn J. Wright

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AGU Science Policy @aguscipolicy.bsky.social Β· 8d
Scientist at #AGU25 are speaking out to #SaveNCAR. Join more than 2000 of your colleagues to call or email your members of Congress to ask them to support NCAR today: agu.quorum.us/campaign/151...