Jon Remo
@potamologist.bsky.social
River scientist who knows a bit about floods, floodplains, levees, and people. I may also suffer from an unhealthy obsession with Mississippi River.
Old River Control Structure from 10,000ft. Low Sill Structure bottom right and Auxiliary Structure top right.
October 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Old River Control Structure from 10,000ft. Low Sill Structure bottom right and Auxiliary Structure top right.
Morning on Mississippi River in Baton Rouge.
October 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Morning on Mississippi River in Baton Rouge.
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Cuts to the Army Corps levee inspection budget in New Orleans, a place that famously doesn't have to worry about levees.
Also struck by slower reduction in inspection quality, and its parallels to descriptions of PG&E line inspections in California Burning. Maintenance is a thankless task.
Also struck by slower reduction in inspection quality, and its parallels to descriptions of PG&E line inspections in California Burning. Maintenance is a thankless task.
August 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Cuts to the Army Corps levee inspection budget in New Orleans, a place that famously doesn't have to worry about levees.
Also struck by slower reduction in inspection quality, and its parallels to descriptions of PG&E line inspections in California Burning. Maintenance is a thankless task.
Also struck by slower reduction in inspection quality, and its parallels to descriptions of PG&E line inspections in California Burning. Maintenance is a thankless task.
Finally made the pilgrimage to the Old River “Control” Complex and the Morganza Spillway.
April 9, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Finally made the pilgrimage to the Old River “Control” Complex and the Morganza Spillway.
Reposted by Jon Remo
The entire business model of American R1 universities is not viable without restoration of federal funding, & every individual institution pretending it can solve this problem alone is also not viable. University presidents need to be speaking out, collectively & loudly about this, in DC, right now.
The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.
The University of Pittsburgh pauses its Ph.D. admissions process amid research funding uncertainty
A spokesperson for the University told WESA Friday that the school has "temporarily paused additional Ph.D. offers of admission," while Pitt works to understand how proposed federal funding cuts could...
www.wesa.fm
February 22, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The entire business model of American R1 universities is not viable without restoration of federal funding, & every individual institution pretending it can solve this problem alone is also not viable. University presidents need to be speaking out, collectively & loudly about this, in DC, right now.
Southern most point in Illinois. Confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers
November 19, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Southern most point in Illinois. Confluence of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers