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Kyle Compare, PhD
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Physical Scientist @ USGS | Hydrologic Data Science. Sinkholes and Springs | FloridaMan™ in Idaho.

3x graduate from Florida State University
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Court document reveals that the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area would be cut severely, and maybe entirely, along with critical natural resource management staff. This would be devastating for our public lands!
“The Monday filing outlines where 2,050 positions would be eliminated; the U.S. Geological Survey, the Bureau of Land Management, and the main Interior office would be especially hard hit. Regional offices with the National Park Service are also targeted for significant cuts.”
Inside Trump's plan to eviscerate USGS and beyond - Center for Western Priorities
Forced by a federal judge to partially reveal plans for firing federal employees, the Trump administration on Monday said it plans to “imminently” terminate more than 2,000 employees at the Interior d...
westernpriorities.org
October 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Watching 2 Poptarts mascots dance to "Party in The USA" playing at an Ameican football game in Dublin, Ireland.

College football is so back.
August 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I formally propose that the width of American football fields to be shortened by 14.8 feet, making the playing surface (excluding endzones) exactly 1 acre. This will not benefit the game at all, but will make synchronize the unit of "football fields" into the US customary units of measurement
July 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Wrapping up your PhD? I’m planning to hire a postdoc in the next few months (start date flexible). Will start formally advertising soon, but you heard it here first!! Possible research topics include - critical zone hydrology, agricultural water quality, SW-GW interactions. Reach out if interested!
June 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺
June 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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This EO is a lot of words for a rule that basically says, political appointees will overrule scientists in deciding what the government considers factual information.
Restoring Gold Standard Science
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including section 7301 of title 5, United
www.whitehouse.gov
May 24, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The 9 years I spent at FSU were the 9 school years between mass shootings at the school.

I am heartbroken for the FSU community today
April 17, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The absolute serotonin hit of a random library-goer saying "I'm so glad you are getting that book" as I was checking it out 🤩
January 25, 2025 at 3:46 AM
On this episode of "Floridian Hydrologist Learns About Winter", my coworker took me and my partner skiing! I get the appeal now. What an amazing sunset, view of the Treasure Valley, and such a fun way to experience the outdoors!
January 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
2025 is off to a good start! It was this Floridian Hydrologist's first snow day!
January 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Reproducible Data Science in R: Writing better functions
Write functions in R that run better and are easier to understand. waterdata.usgs.gov/blog/rds-bet... #rstats #waterData
December 19, 2024 at 4:01 PM
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I have an opening for a 2-year postdoc fellowship at #VTCEE on large-sample hydrology, water quality, and eXplainable AI to start next year. The position is in NoVA, close to DC with many opportunities for work and play. Please share broadly! Listing here careers.pageuppeople.com/968/cw/en-us...
November 19, 2024 at 8:14 PM
I guess there are some perks to working in the Earth Sciences. Namely, getting paid to hike in pretty places
November 19, 2024 at 6:07 PM
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I've started working on this starter pack (Hydrology+Hydrogeology+Water in general) to help friends/colleagues who are migrating from the other place.

Please note that this is work in progress and that more people will be added. Feel free to suggest BlueSky handles in comments.
go.bsky.app/2h9ouZY
November 17, 2024 at 1:52 PM
Manifestation working at its finest.

TLH -> BOI this summer to start as a Physical Scientist with the USGS!
May 18, 2024 at 5:39 PM
The past 2 weeks have been hellacious with revisions and formatting, but my dissertation is SUBMITTED to my committee and the defense scheduling fun begins!
March 12, 2024 at 11:16 PM
To whomever thought it was a good idea for JobApplication season to be the same as DissertationWriting season, I'd like to have a word
February 17, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Reminiscent of the Rick Scott policy banning the terms "sea level rise" or "global warming" from any state communications when he was governor circa 2009.

Some things just don't change
Florida considers banning the words “climate change” from news reports.

That solves the problem then!

🙃🤪
February 11, 2024 at 2:36 PM