Dr. Judith Hubbard
@judithgeology.bsky.social
Earthquake scientist; read my earthquake newsletter: earthquakeinsights.substack.com. Visiting Asst Prof @CornellEAS; prev @ EOS_SG, Caltech, Harvard. Mom (x3). Local elected official! I also post pictures of my foster kittens.
If they’re looking at tsunami warning systems, we can talk hours of warning time. For earthquakes, realistic warning times are tens of seconds! I wish the project didn’t present false science about earthquakes to teach this lesson.
November 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
If they’re looking at tsunami warning systems, we can talk hours of warning time. For earthquakes, realistic warning times are tens of seconds! I wish the project didn’t present false science about earthquakes to teach this lesson.
I love these!
November 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
I love these!
These cuts represent both an immediate loss (the science) and a permanent one (the researchers who leave). In some cases, data collection was cut short, meaning that earlier work was wasted.
November 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
These cuts represent both an immediate loss (the science) and a permanent one (the researchers who leave). In some cases, data collection was cut short, meaning that earlier work was wasted.
At Earthquake Insights, Kyle and I were part of a project to study the resilience of communities to compounding natural disasters. That, too, was a casualty of this administration's cuts to funding.
November 13, 2025 at 5:16 PM
At Earthquake Insights, Kyle and I were part of a project to study the resilience of communities to compounding natural disasters. That, too, was a casualty of this administration's cuts to funding.
Earthquake scientist here, with a side line in debunking earthquake prediction schemes - thank you!!!
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Earthquake scientist here, with a side line in debunking earthquake prediction schemes - thank you!!!
This is the sort of thing we might put into another post, but we're unlikely to write about it as a main topic. The visualization is a great way to highlight how quickly the system works!
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
This is the sort of thing we might put into another post, but we're unlikely to write about it as a main topic. The visualization is a great way to highlight how quickly the system works!
The California earthquakes are very little; I expect these kinds of small events fairly regularly. Not related to the Japan quakes, if that is what you’re wondering.
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The California earthquakes are very little; I expect these kinds of small events fairly regularly. Not related to the Japan quakes, if that is what you’re wondering.
...and if you know any grants we could apply for to support this work, please let me know! Funding to support open science communication are surprisingly few and far between.
November 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
...and if you know any grants we could apply for to support this work, please let me know! Funding to support open science communication are surprisingly few and far between.
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November 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you like to read about earthquakes, and think it is important for these kinds of analyses to be available, please consider becoming a paid subscriber! We offer all of our recent posts for free, but need support to make this work sustainable.
If you like to read about earthquakes, and think it is important for these kinds of analyses to be available, please consider becoming a paid subscriber! We offer all of our recent posts for free, but need support to make this work sustainable.
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
If you like to read about earthquakes, and think it is important for these kinds of analyses to be available, please consider becoming a paid subscriber! We offer all of our recent posts for free, but need support to make this work sustainable.