Ana Maria Williams
@nikita16.bsky.social
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December 20, 1959, the Kīlauea Iki eruption came to an end. During the eruption, lava fountains reached heights of approximately 320 meters (1,050 feet)—the highest lava fountains recorded on Hawaiʻi for at least a century.
www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/ki...
www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/ki...
December 20, 2025 at 10:58 AM
December 20, 1959, the Kīlauea Iki eruption came to an end. During the eruption, lava fountains reached heights of approximately 320 meters (1,050 feet)—the highest lava fountains recorded on Hawaiʻi for at least a century.
www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/ki...
www.usgs.gov/volcanoes/ki...
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On December 14, 1897, the first major discovery of diamonds in South Africa was made in the area of what would become the world-famous Kimberley diamond mine or "Big Hole."
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December 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
On December 14, 1897, the first major discovery of diamonds in South Africa was made in the area of what would become the world-famous Kimberley diamond mine or "Big Hole."
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The revival of the Klamath River & its watershed over the past 14 months—after the completion of the biggest dam-removal project in US history—is one the most hopeful stories I know in our hope-stripped age.
Magnificent @bengoldfarb.bsky.social essay on it here.
emergencemagazine.org/essay/a-rive...
Magnificent @bengoldfarb.bsky.social essay on it here.
emergencemagazine.org/essay/a-rive...
A River Reborn – Ben Goldfarb
Journalist Ben Goldfarb and photographer Kiliii Yüyan trace the monumental effort to restitch relationships between land, salmon, and humans on the Klamath River, after four of its most obstructive da...
emergencemagazine.org
December 14, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The revival of the Klamath River & its watershed over the past 14 months—after the completion of the biggest dam-removal project in US history—is one the most hopeful stories I know in our hope-stripped age.
Magnificent @bengoldfarb.bsky.social essay on it here.
emergencemagazine.org/essay/a-rive...
Magnificent @bengoldfarb.bsky.social essay on it here.
emergencemagazine.org/essay/a-rive...
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🌍 2025
🗓 13th - 14th December
🕛 12:00Z
🛰 Meteosat-11
🗓 13th - 14th December
🕛 12:00Z
🛰 Meteosat-11
December 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
🌍 2025
🗓 13th - 14th December
🕛 12:00Z
🛰 Meteosat-11
🗓 13th - 14th December
🕛 12:00Z
🛰 Meteosat-11
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"I love the dark hours of my being.
My mind deepens into them.
There I can find, as in old letters,
the days of my life, already lived,
and held like a legend, and understood."
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
Winter Night in the Forest (1888)
🎨 Ladislav Mednyánszky
My mind deepens into them.
There I can find, as in old letters,
the days of my life, already lived,
and held like a legend, and understood."
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
Winter Night in the Forest (1888)
🎨 Ladislav Mednyánszky
December 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"I love the dark hours of my being.
My mind deepens into them.
There I can find, as in old letters,
the days of my life, already lived,
and held like a legend, and understood."
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
Winter Night in the Forest (1888)
🎨 Ladislav Mednyánszky
My mind deepens into them.
There I can find, as in old letters,
the days of my life, already lived,
and held like a legend, and understood."
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
Winter Night in the Forest (1888)
🎨 Ladislav Mednyánszky
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🎶 And I...
love Vermont,
but it's the season of the sticks
and I...
love Vermont,
but it's the season of the sticks
and I...
November 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🎶 And I...
love Vermont,
but it's the season of the sticks
and I...
love Vermont,
but it's the season of the sticks
and I...
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Day 22 of the #30DayMapChallenge - Natural Earth Data. I used the Ocean Bottom layer to make a Bathymetry map of Northern Europe.
November 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Day 22 of the #30DayMapChallenge - Natural Earth Data. I used the Ocean Bottom layer to make a Bathymetry map of Northern Europe.
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Day three of the #30DayMapChallenge - Polygons. This map shows the earths tectonic plates. I have overlayed all of the earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 4.0 over the last 20 years, coloured according to their magnitude (blue (smallest) - red (largest).
November 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Day three of the #30DayMapChallenge - Polygons. This map shows the earths tectonic plates. I have overlayed all of the earthquakes with a magnitude greater than 4.0 over the last 20 years, coloured according to their magnitude (blue (smallest) - red (largest).
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"The days are getting shorter and colder, but I ask you to remember: even as the Winter comes in, there is Hope and there is Light."
~ Seamus Heaney
~ Seamus Heaney
November 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"The days are getting shorter and colder, but I ask you to remember: even as the Winter comes in, there is Hope and there is Light."
~ Seamus Heaney
~ Seamus Heaney
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The joy of "going up the fields" in a light rain shower reveals Rua's heart ❤️
October 21, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The joy of "going up the fields" in a light rain shower reveals Rua's heart ❤️
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With some clear skies on Tuesday night you might have your best chance of seeing the annual #Orionids meteor shower. #Astronomy #OrionidMeteorShower www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
Orionid meteor shower peaks tonight: When and where to see it
The Orionids are thought to be one of the most impressive meteor displays, peaking around 21-22 October. Here's more on how you can spot them lighting up the night sky.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
With some clear skies on Tuesday night you might have your best chance of seeing the annual #Orionids meteor shower. #Astronomy #OrionidMeteorShower www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
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... and into The Week we go! ☀️
May something wonderful happen.
May someone special appear.
May somebody be glad of you.
May it all somehow come good.
🎨 Sanford Robinson Gifford (1862)
May something wonderful happen.
May someone special appear.
May somebody be glad of you.
May it all somehow come good.
🎨 Sanford Robinson Gifford (1862)
October 13, 2025 at 7:46 AM
... and into The Week we go! ☀️
May something wonderful happen.
May someone special appear.
May somebody be glad of you.
May it all somehow come good.
🎨 Sanford Robinson Gifford (1862)
May something wonderful happen.
May someone special appear.
May somebody be glad of you.
May it all somehow come good.
🎨 Sanford Robinson Gifford (1862)
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Hi stargazers! Tonight the waning gibbous #moon will lie near the #Pleiades star cluster - aka the 7 Sisters - and not far from Aldebaran, the fiery eye of Taurus the Bull. 🌖🌌🔭
Watch this video:
buff.ly/7MwHWj8
For more sky events, visit EarthSky’s night sky guide:
buff.ly/mP9BY1V
📹 EarthSky.org.
Watch this video:
buff.ly/7MwHWj8
For more sky events, visit EarthSky’s night sky guide:
buff.ly/mP9BY1V
📹 EarthSky.org.
October 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Hi stargazers! Tonight the waning gibbous #moon will lie near the #Pleiades star cluster - aka the 7 Sisters - and not far from Aldebaran, the fiery eye of Taurus the Bull. 🌖🌌🔭
Watch this video:
buff.ly/7MwHWj8
For more sky events, visit EarthSky’s night sky guide:
buff.ly/mP9BY1V
📹 EarthSky.org.
Watch this video:
buff.ly/7MwHWj8
For more sky events, visit EarthSky’s night sky guide:
buff.ly/mP9BY1V
📹 EarthSky.org.
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Another long day, but a good day, in fact a very good day. Enjoy the rest of your day/evening/night #bluesky.
Here’s the Milky Way over Lake Vrynwy in Wales.
Here’s the Milky Way over Lake Vrynwy in Wales.
October 8, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Another long day, but a good day, in fact a very good day. Enjoy the rest of your day/evening/night #bluesky.
Here’s the Milky Way over Lake Vrynwy in Wales.
Here’s the Milky Way over Lake Vrynwy in Wales.
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According to a study by ETH Zurich, trees can counteract climate change more effectively than previously thought. There would still be room for a third of the current forest area on earth. This would also not affect cities or agricultural areas, the researchers wrote in "Science"
October 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
According to a study by ETH Zurich, trees can counteract climate change more effectively than previously thought. There would still be room for a third of the current forest area on earth. This would also not affect cities or agricultural areas, the researchers wrote in "Science"
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Out of the storm, brilliance can rise, and the drama can light the way to your masterpiece.
#sunset #sky #photography #nature #colorado #inspiration #clouds #cloud #wellbeing #storms #stormy #photo #health
#sunset #sky #photography #nature #colorado #inspiration #clouds #cloud #wellbeing #storms #stormy #photo #health
October 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Out of the storm, brilliance can rise, and the drama can light the way to your masterpiece.
#sunset #sky #photography #nature #colorado #inspiration #clouds #cloud #wellbeing #storms #stormy #photo #health
#sunset #sky #photography #nature #colorado #inspiration #clouds #cloud #wellbeing #storms #stormy #photo #health
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“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
October 2, 2025 at 2:56 AM
“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
― Jane Goodall
💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero
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What a loss for the field of primatology. A genuine pioneer, a brilliant scientist, and an inspirational writer.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:47 PM
What a loss for the field of primatology. A genuine pioneer, a brilliant scientist, and an inspirational writer.
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Activity for the #Orionids meteor shower begins today. #Astronomy
October 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Activity for the #Orionids meteor shower begins today. #Astronomy
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Fog bow at the Portage Glacier Visitor's Center.
September 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Fog bow at the Portage Glacier Visitor's Center.
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"Do your joys with age diminish?
When mine fail me, I’ll complain.
Must in death your daylight finish?
My sun sets to rise again."
~ Robert Browning
Autumn Leaves
🎨 John Everett Millais (1856)
When mine fail me, I’ll complain.
Must in death your daylight finish?
My sun sets to rise again."
~ Robert Browning
Autumn Leaves
🎨 John Everett Millais (1856)
September 29, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"Do your joys with age diminish?
When mine fail me, I’ll complain.
Must in death your daylight finish?
My sun sets to rise again."
~ Robert Browning
Autumn Leaves
🎨 John Everett Millais (1856)
When mine fail me, I’ll complain.
Must in death your daylight finish?
My sun sets to rise again."
~ Robert Browning
Autumn Leaves
🎨 John Everett Millais (1856)
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A new day on the journey of life with the promise of new encounters and events. I wish my beloved and much appreciated fellow inhabitants of planet Earth a wonderful good morning and a blessed day accompanied by respect and kindness. May God bless you.❤️💙💚🌱🌿☘️🌲🌳🍀💚
September 24, 2025 at 4:46 AM
A new day on the journey of life with the promise of new encounters and events. I wish my beloved and much appreciated fellow inhabitants of planet Earth a wonderful good morning and a blessed day accompanied by respect and kindness. May God bless you.❤️💙💚🌱🌿☘️🌲🌳🍀💚
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September 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM