Science editor with @AGU_Eos specializing in Earth science and related fields. Geology PhD. Homer for DC/MD & WI. Opinions mine.

Silver Spring, MD
Joined September 2011
Hey all, we're hiring! Check it⬇️
Interested in writing and reporting on the Earth and space sciences? 🌏🌌📝 Come work with us! We have an opening for a News & Features Reporter. paycomonline.net/v4/ats/web.…
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We’re honored to have received several #EXCELAwards from @SIIA #AMPNetwork this year, including🥇Editorial Excellence for our website and🥇General Excellence for our magazine. Check out our magazine archives: eos.org/archive-2023
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#ShowYourStripes! Red has always been my favorite color, but there are certain exceptions...
It's #ShowYourStripes day! 🌏 Find your local climate stripes - showyourstripes.info 💬 Share with a family member/friend and discuss what climate change means for you both 📌 Add your climate conversations to the #ShowYourStripes map @ClimateChats ➡️ talkclimatechange.org
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Come write for us! eos.org/submit Eos reaches a global public audience eager to understand the world around us. We publish: -insightful descriptions of research and opinions by scientists -news and feature reporting by professional science journalists.
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🇲🇽High centralization of services and jobs forces people to look for cheaper—and not suitable for urban development—places to live around Mexico City. When earthquakes strike, they suffer much more damages than collapsing buildings My latest for @AGU_Eos eos.org/articles/surviving-o…
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In just a few short weeks NASA's next flagship telescope, JWST, will launch and usher in a new era of discovery. What do exoplanet scientists hope to discover? Join us for a live discussion on Wed. 27 Oct. at 12pm ET: bit.ly/eos-exoplanets
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#MardiGras has us thinking about beads, floats, and tasty delicacies like shrimp! 📿🦐🎉 Read down thread for some science fare to help you celebrate the day, and have a fun (and safe) Mardi Gras!
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View from the W rim of Kīlauea Caldera just before 5 a.m. HST on Dec. 21, 2020. The main fountain height is ~18 m (59 ft) and with two other fissures feeds a growing lava lake at the base of Halemaʻumaʻu crater. Volcanic gas continues to travel downwind, southwest of the vents.
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Why might this year's Atlantic hurricane season be so...to use a scientific term...bonkers? Read 👇
Why are we expecting such a big hurricane year? Let's do what we do best: Look at the science for answers. THREAD. 1/ xitter.cf/NOAASatellitePA/status…
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I am super excited, proud, and humbled to work this amazing team @AGU_Eos. Congrats all!
The results for @AssnMediaPub #EXCEL2020 awards are in! We are extremely proud to have received 5 awards, including bronze for General Excellence & silver for Editorial Excellence at Eos.org! Eos also received silver for General Excellence for our print magazine.
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So excited that I apparently wrote that too fast! Excited, proud, and humbled to work *with* this amazing team. D'oh! 😄
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2020 is on track to be one of the warmest years on record for the planet. The change in temperature is clear wherever you live. Today, #ShowYourStripes to start conversations about climate change. Find your country or region’s stripes and be creative! showyourstripes.info
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A #Dragon is set to fly over your house tonight 🐉. It will be as bright as Mars in the clear European skies. Check out the times to look up via heavens-above.com. Bonus: the International @Space_Station comes over first, followed by the #SpaceX capsule about 25 mins later.
Replying to @Marco_Langbroek
2/13 Zo'n 23 minuten ná de lancering, rond 22:56 NL tijd, komen de #CrewDragon en de Falcon 9 bovenste rakettrap over Europa, en zijn dan ook vanuit Nederland en België te zien. In de volgende tweets wat hemelkaartjes voor diverse locaties
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What's helping get the @AGU_Eos crew through their respective quarantines and lockdowns? (For me, a couple of shows--one new and one that just ended--are hitting the spot.) eos.org/articles/this-week-g…
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Hey all, @AGU_Eos is looking to hire a writer-editor based in Africa, Asia, or South America. Interested in working with a great team to bring important, fascinating news and research from the Earth and space sciences to the people? ➡️➡️➡️eos.org/wp-content/uploads/2…
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Before You Put On That Mask I get it. You want to do *anything* you can to prevent the spread of this virus to you and your loved ones. But before you put it on, PLEASE keep the following in mind: (10 points) – at Texas, USA
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