Miquel Mir Gual
@mirgual.bsky.social
🌍 PhD in Physical Geography
Coastal geomorphologist
Natural hazards, risk and vulnerability
Researching at RiscBal-UIB
Coastal geomorphologist
Natural hazards, risk and vulnerability
Researching at RiscBal-UIB
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RiscBal integra deu estacions hidromètriques al sistema europeu de gestió d’emergències Copernicus. Les dades d'aquestes estacions contribuiran a millorar les prediccions i alertes del Sistema Europeu d’Alertes d’Inundacions.
🔗 diari.uib.cat/Hemeroteca/R...
🔗 diari.uib.cat/Hemeroteca/R...
RiscBal integra deu estacions hidromètriques al sistema europeu de gestió d’emergències Copernicus
Les dades proporcionades per les estacions instal·lades per la Universitat de les Illes Balears en torrents de Mallorca contribuiran a millorar les prediccions i alertes del Sistema Europeu d’Alertes d’Inundacions.
diari.uib.cat
September 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM
RiscBal integra deu estacions hidromètriques al sistema europeu de gestió d’emergències Copernicus. Les dades d'aquestes estacions contribuiran a millorar les prediccions i alertes del Sistema Europeu d’Alertes d’Inundacions.
🔗 diari.uib.cat/Hemeroteca/R...
🔗 diari.uib.cat/Hemeroteca/R...
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#RecercaUIB | Quines són les àrees més fràgils de Palma davant les torrentades?
➡️ Investigadors de la #UIB han dissenyat un nou mètode per avaluar la vulnerabilitat social davant aquestes catàstrofes naturals.
#GeoMedRisk #INAGEA
🔗 Llegeix la notícia! diari.uib.cat/Hemeroteca/I...
➡️ Investigadors de la #UIB han dissenyat un nou mètode per avaluar la vulnerabilitat social davant aquestes catàstrofes naturals.
#GeoMedRisk #INAGEA
🔗 Llegeix la notícia! diari.uib.cat/Hemeroteca/I...
September 29, 2025 at 8:06 AM
#RecercaUIB | Quines són les àrees més fràgils de Palma davant les torrentades?
➡️ Investigadors de la #UIB han dissenyat un nou mètode per avaluar la vulnerabilitat social davant aquestes catàstrofes naturals.
#GeoMedRisk #INAGEA
🔗 Llegeix la notícia! diari.uib.cat/Hemeroteca/I...
➡️ Investigadors de la #UIB han dissenyat un nou mètode per avaluar la vulnerabilitat social davant aquestes catàstrofes naturals.
#GeoMedRisk #INAGEA
🔗 Llegeix la notícia! diari.uib.cat/Hemeroteca/I...
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El CEMS-HDCC (Copernicus Emergency Management Service – Hydrological Data Collection Centre) integra 10 estacions de l’Observatori de Riscos Naturals i Emergències de les Illes Balears (RiscBal – UIB) a la xarxa europea de monitoratge. @uib.cat
european-flood.emergency.copernicus.eu/en/news/cems...
european-flood.emergency.copernicus.eu/en/news/cems...
CEMS HDCC integrated 10 hydrological stations of the the Natural Hazards and Emergency Observatory of the Balearic Islands (RiscBal, Spain) | Copernicus EMS - European Flood Awareness System
european-flood.emergency.copernicus.eu
July 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
El CEMS-HDCC (Copernicus Emergency Management Service – Hydrological Data Collection Centre) integra 10 estacions de l’Observatori de Riscos Naturals i Emergències de les Illes Balears (RiscBal – UIB) a la xarxa europea de monitoratge. @uib.cat
european-flood.emergency.copernicus.eu/en/news/cems...
european-flood.emergency.copernicus.eu/en/news/cems...
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Large-scale loss of Mediterranean coastal marshes under rising sea levels by 2100 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
"For Egypt, France, and Algeria, we predict (near) total loss of coastal marshes by 2100..."
@claudiawolff.bsky.social @avafeidis.bsky.social
"For Egypt, France, and Algeria, we predict (near) total loss of coastal marshes by 2100..."
@claudiawolff.bsky.social @avafeidis.bsky.social
February 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Large-scale loss of Mediterranean coastal marshes under rising sea levels by 2100 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
"For Egypt, France, and Algeria, we predict (near) total loss of coastal marshes by 2100..."
@claudiawolff.bsky.social @avafeidis.bsky.social
"For Egypt, France, and Algeria, we predict (near) total loss of coastal marshes by 2100..."
@claudiawolff.bsky.social @avafeidis.bsky.social
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¿Qué causa los vientos de Santa Ana? #IncendiosCalifornia
Cómo los vientos de Santa Ana han provocado incendios mortales en el sur de California
Los vientos secos y potentes que soplan desde las montañas hacia la costa del sur de California se combinan con el crecimiento de la población y de los tendidos eléctricos.
theconversation.com
January 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
¿Qué causa los vientos de Santa Ana? #IncendiosCalifornia
#Posidonia oceanica is one of the most important elements in terms of beach protection. Its geomorphological role decrease wave energy and protect sediment from erosion
We may work to protect it and leave it above beach! It’s not rubbish 🌱
We may work to protect it and leave it above beach! It’s not rubbish 🌱
January 9, 2025 at 7:29 PM
#Posidonia oceanica is one of the most important elements in terms of beach protection. Its geomorphological role decrease wave energy and protect sediment from erosion
We may work to protect it and leave it above beach! It’s not rubbish 🌱
We may work to protect it and leave it above beach! It’s not rubbish 🌱
Reposted by Miquel Mir Gual
Check out the earthquakes over the past year with this interactive globe:
observablehq.com/@joewdavies/...
You can toggle between country borders and tectonic plates. I quite like being able to gauge the depth of them.
#earthquakes #seismology #cartography #globe #dataviz
observablehq.com/@joewdavies/...
You can toggle between country borders and tectonic plates. I quite like being able to gauge the depth of them.
#earthquakes #seismology #cartography #globe #dataviz
December 23, 2024 at 4:19 PM
Check out the earthquakes over the past year with this interactive globe:
observablehq.com/@joewdavies/...
You can toggle between country borders and tectonic plates. I quite like being able to gauge the depth of them.
#earthquakes #seismology #cartography #globe #dataviz
observablehq.com/@joewdavies/...
You can toggle between country borders and tectonic plates. I quite like being able to gauge the depth of them.
#earthquakes #seismology #cartography #globe #dataviz
Reposted by Miquel Mir Gual
The Mississippi River and its tributaries
December 6, 2024 at 3:41 AM
The Mississippi River and its tributaries
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Geological Map of South America 1950
December 7, 2024 at 5:36 AM
Geological Map of South America 1950
Frontera ha estat i serà un escriptor de referència, amb obres boníssimes que han fet de diàspora de llengua, terra i cultura
DEP
DEP
⚫ Mor Guillem Frontera, un dels grans de la literatura catalana a les Balears
L’escriptor, que tenia 79 anys, va fer una prolífica tasca com a activista cultural 👇
L’escriptor, que tenia 79 anys, va fer una prolífica tasca com a activista cultural 👇
Mor Guillem Frontera, un dels grans de la literatura catalana a les Balears
L’escriptor, que tenia 79 anys, va fer una prolífica tasca com a activista cultural
www.arabalears.cat
December 9, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Frontera ha estat i serà un escriptor de referència, amb obres boníssimes que han fet de diàspora de llengua, terra i cultura
DEP
DEP
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Ratxes de vent màximes (km/h) a la xarxa BalearsMeteo fins a les 21:30 hs. d’avui.
December 7, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Ratxes de vent màximes (km/h) a la xarxa BalearsMeteo fins a les 21:30 hs. d’avui.
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Watch the waves from the M7.0 earthquake in Northern California roll across seismic stations in North America.
🧵 THREAD
🧵 THREAD
December 5, 2024 at 10:14 PM
Watch the waves from the M7.0 earthquake in Northern California roll across seismic stations in North America.
🧵 THREAD
🧵 THREAD
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A paper in Nature presents a machine learning model, called ‘GenCast,’ that can produce a reliable probabilistic weather forecast, expressed as probabilities of various outcomes, based on current and future weather. https://go.nature.com/3B8PsdD 🧪
December 4, 2024 at 8:03 PM
A paper in Nature presents a machine learning model, called ‘GenCast,’ that can produce a reliable probabilistic weather forecast, expressed as probabilities of various outcomes, based on current and future weather. https://go.nature.com/3B8PsdD 🧪
What an amazing and interesting paper 👇🏻
For considering and replicate to an other places worldwide
For considering and replicate to an other places worldwide
A study in Nature Climate Change examines the climate-related risks to the US Southeast Atlantic coast beyond flooding, including subsidence, beach erosion and groundwater. ’ https://go.nature.com/3OyHmxM
December 2, 2024 at 7:57 PM
What an amazing and interesting paper 👇🏻
For considering and replicate to an other places worldwide
For considering and replicate to an other places worldwide
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The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami shocked the world – are we better prepared 20 years on?: www.geonet.org.nz/news/23VFT4p...
Phuket, Thailand 20 yr on.
Phuket, Thailand 20 yr on.
November 5, 2024 at 5:30 PM
The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami shocked the world – are we better prepared 20 years on?: www.geonet.org.nz/news/23VFT4p...
Phuket, Thailand 20 yr on.
Phuket, Thailand 20 yr on.
Un referent pel que fa a la recerca i divulgació de la biodiversitat marina
Descansa en pau, Quique!
Descansa en pau, Quique!
Hace unos años impartió en Palma la conferencia 'La Mar Balear: prioritats per a la seva conservació'.
Fallece Enric Ballesteros, biólogo y divulgador del mar balear
Hace unos años impartió en Palma la conferencia 'La Mar Balear: prioritats per a la seva conservació'. Enric "Kike" Ballesteros, destacado biólogo y ecólogo por sus proyectos de investigación relacion...
www.ultimahora.es
November 28, 2024 at 4:08 PM
Un referent pel que fa a la recerca i divulgació de la biodiversitat marina
Descansa en pau, Quique!
Descansa en pau, Quique!
Remote sensing is crucial in terms of reaching massive information of territory and evaluate it’s evolution
However, as a researchers, we can’t forget the importance of fieldwork and field monitoring if we want to test the accuracy of data
However, as a researchers, we can’t forget the importance of fieldwork and field monitoring if we want to test the accuracy of data
November 27, 2024 at 10:36 AM
Remote sensing is crucial in terms of reaching massive information of territory and evaluate it’s evolution
However, as a researchers, we can’t forget the importance of fieldwork and field monitoring if we want to test the accuracy of data
However, as a researchers, we can’t forget the importance of fieldwork and field monitoring if we want to test the accuracy of data
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Los resultados obtenidos por #DESI confirman la teoría de la relatividad general en distancias cosmológicas.
Einstein sigue teniendo razón en cuanto al papel de la gravedad en la formación de las galaxias.
Einstein sigue teniendo razón en cuanto al papel de la gravedad en la formación de las galaxias.
La fuerza que domina el universo: Einstein sigue teniendo razón
Los resultados obtenidos por DESI confirman la teoría de la relatividad general en distancias cosmológicas. Einstein sigue teniendo razón en cuanto al papel de la gravedad en la formación de las galax...
theconversation.com
November 26, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Los resultados obtenidos por #DESI confirman la teoría de la relatividad general en distancias cosmológicas.
Einstein sigue teniendo razón en cuanto al papel de la gravedad en la formación de las galaxias.
Einstein sigue teniendo razón en cuanto al papel de la gravedad en la formación de las galaxias.
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Check out our new paper on suspended sand concentration computation and uncertainty estimation in the cross-section! esurf.copernicus.org/articles/12/...
River suspended-sand flux computation with uncertainty estimation using water samples and high-resolution ADCP measurements
Abstract. Measuring suspended-sand fluxes in rivers remains a scientific challenge due to their high spatial and temporal variability. To capture the vertical and lateral gradients of concentration in...
esurf.copernicus.org
November 23, 2024 at 6:27 PM
Check out our new paper on suspended sand concentration computation and uncertainty estimation in the cross-section! esurf.copernicus.org/articles/12/...
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"En solo una semana en Bluesky hemos descubierto que no había una gran dimisión de lectores saturados por la actualidad, sino una gran manipulación en las tripas de la otra red social".
La decisión de mudarnos a Bluesky, explicada por @gerardotece.bsky.social.
ctxt.es/es/20241101/...
La decisión de mudarnos a Bluesky, explicada por @gerardotece.bsky.social.
ctxt.es/es/20241101/...
Cambiamos de farola
Tras meses hablando de desafección informativa, en solo una semana en Bluesky hemos descubierto que no había una gran dimisión de lectores saturados por la actualidad, sino una gran manipulación en la...
ctxt.es
November 25, 2024 at 4:02 PM
"En solo una semana en Bluesky hemos descubierto que no había una gran dimisión de lectores saturados por la actualidad, sino una gran manipulación en las tripas de la otra red social".
La decisión de mudarnos a Bluesky, explicada por @gerardotece.bsky.social.
ctxt.es/es/20241101/...
La decisión de mudarnos a Bluesky, explicada por @gerardotece.bsky.social.
ctxt.es/es/20241101/...
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Màxima d'un 25 de novembre i amb el cel tapat (AEMET i Balearsmeteo). Demà i dimecres no arribarem a tant, sobretot al nord de les Balears. Però a partir de dijous aquests valors es repetiran o, fins i tot, seran més alts.
November 25, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Màxima d'un 25 de novembre i amb el cel tapat (AEMET i Balearsmeteo). Demà i dimecres no arribarem a tant, sobretot al nord de les Balears. Però a partir de dijous aquests valors es repetiran o, fins i tot, seran més alts.
Here an example of how important is #wind incidence on coastal #dunes development and how topographic features can modify wind flow behavior.
Issue that should be taken into account in terms of coastal management 👇🏻
www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/11...
Issue that should be taken into account in terms of coastal management 👇🏻
www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/11...
Field-Measurement of Surface Wind and Sediment Transport Patterns in a Coastal Dune Environment, Case Study of Cala Tirant (Menorca, Spain)
Blowouts are integral features of coastal dune fields. Their presence enhances both geomorphological and ecological diversity and enables the movement of sand by wind. Their role as a ‘transport corri...
www.mdpi.com
November 25, 2024 at 7:18 PM
Here an example of how important is #wind incidence on coastal #dunes development and how topographic features can modify wind flow behavior.
Issue that should be taken into account in terms of coastal management 👇🏻
www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/11...
Issue that should be taken into account in terms of coastal management 👇🏻
www.mdpi.com/2077-1312/11...
Exemple de manual; costa rocosa amb erosió diferencial 🌊🪨
November 24, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Exemple de manual; costa rocosa amb erosió diferencial 🌊🪨
Brutal imatge de Mart i com es poden percebre morfologies fluvials, eòliques i estructurals 👇🏻
November 24, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Brutal imatge de Mart i com es poden percebre morfologies fluvials, eòliques i estructurals 👇🏻