Dr. Kim Hannula
@stressrelated.bsky.social
Retired structural geology professor and geoscience education researcher, living in the mountains. Fan of blueschists, contact metamorphism, shear zones, faults, deformation bands, spatial thinking, strategies to make teaching more inclusive. She/her/hers
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On this topic: I’m currently hunting for scientists in this realm who are willing to let me tag along for field/lab work next year. Are you breaking down plate tectonics? Mantle dynamics? Hot spot volcanism? Those giant blobs near the core? Diamonds, ophiolites, xenoliths or other things! Hit me up!
September 23, 2026 at 7:53 PM
On this topic: I’m currently hunting for scientists in this realm who are willing to let me tag along for field/lab work next year. Are you breaking down plate tectonics? Mantle dynamics? Hot spot volcanism? Those giant blobs near the core? Diamonds, ophiolites, xenoliths or other things! Hit me up!
One of the cutest community science projects involves hiking up to see how the pikas are doing.
www.mountainstudies.org/pikanet
www.mountainstudies.org/pikanet
September 22, 2026 at 2:13 PM
One of the cutest community science projects involves hiking up to see how the pikas are doing.
www.mountainstudies.org/pikanet
www.mountainstudies.org/pikanet
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Check out the Land Desk’s new feature, the NEWSWIRE: human-curated and contextualized summaries of the week’s news on Western lands and communities.
open.substack.com/pub/landdesk...
open.substack.com/pub/landdesk...
NEWSWIRE: Four Corners rain, flooding
Also: Public Lands, Data Center Digest, Mining Monitor, more
open.substack.com
September 22, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Check out the Land Desk’s new feature, the NEWSWIRE: human-curated and contextualized summaries of the week’s news on Western lands and communities.
open.substack.com/pub/landdesk...
open.substack.com/pub/landdesk...
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📕 NEW BOOK!!! 📕
I co-authored a book for DK, contributing several chapters, including ones on stratigraphy, climate change, and key events in Earth history 🌍
Aimed at a very broad audience, the the illustrations are simply incredible 🥰
I hope I didn’t mess up or leave anything important out! 🙏🏾
I co-authored a book for DK, contributing several chapters, including ones on stratigraphy, climate change, and key events in Earth history 🌍
Aimed at a very broad audience, the the illustrations are simply incredible 🥰
I hope I didn’t mess up or leave anything important out! 🙏🏾
September 21, 2026 at 7:28 PM
📕 NEW BOOK!!! 📕
I co-authored a book for DK, contributing several chapters, including ones on stratigraphy, climate change, and key events in Earth history 🌍
Aimed at a very broad audience, the the illustrations are simply incredible 🥰
I hope I didn’t mess up or leave anything important out! 🙏🏾
I co-authored a book for DK, contributing several chapters, including ones on stratigraphy, climate change, and key events in Earth history 🌍
Aimed at a very broad audience, the the illustrations are simply incredible 🥰
I hope I didn’t mess up or leave anything important out! 🙏🏾
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In case you hit a paywall:
Diné NAU professor maps safe drinking water on the Navajo Nation
Access to water, and, more importantly, clean drinking water, remains a challenge for many people on the Navajo Nation, so Northern Arizona University chemistry professor Jani Ingram and a team of res...
www.sacbee.com
September 20, 2026 at 2:52 PM
In case you hit a paywall:
Argh. Our water heater died before the heat pump water heater tech improvements arrived.
(Size and location of existing water heater make the current options not ideal. Plus the current heater died on a weekend and the simple option was straight replacement today.)
(Size and location of existing water heater make the current options not ideal. Plus the current heater died on a weekend and the simple option was straight replacement today.)
September 20, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Argh. Our water heater died before the heat pump water heater tech improvements arrived.
(Size and location of existing water heater make the current options not ideal. Plus the current heater died on a weekend and the simple option was straight replacement today.)
(Size and location of existing water heater make the current options not ideal. Plus the current heater died on a weekend and the simple option was straight replacement today.)
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Reposting this would be very helpful. We're having a tough month at Skype a Scientist between much of my energy being devoted to Academy of Natural Sciences stuff. I need help!!
Goooood morning!
The 2026 Snail Facts Calendars are OUT! We've got 24 days of scratchable snail fact goodness, designed by Philly artist Kelly Nichols!
Advent calendars are cute as hell, a delightful tradition, and keep @skypeascientist.bsky.social funded!
Get one at SquidFacts.net
Pls repost ❤️
The 2026 Snail Facts Calendars are OUT! We've got 24 days of scratchable snail fact goodness, designed by Philly artist Kelly Nichols!
Advent calendars are cute as hell, a delightful tradition, and keep @skypeascientist.bsky.social funded!
Get one at SquidFacts.net
Pls repost ❤️
September 20, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Reposting this would be very helpful. We're having a tough month at Skype a Scientist between much of my energy being devoted to Academy of Natural Sciences stuff. I need help!!
Good article for Earth Systems Science class discussions.
The atmosphere just hit a new water-vapour record: 27.35 kg of water vapour per m2 in August 2026, ~20 trillion litres more water than the previous record.
Warmer air holds ~7% more moisture per °C.
More water vapour means more energy to fuel extreme weather.
Warmer air holds ~7% more moisture per °C.
More water vapour means more energy to fuel extreme weather.
El Niño and global heating pushes water vapour in Earth’s atmosphere to record levels in August
Global heating contributes to record, with a warmer atmosphere able to hold more water, scientists say
www.theguardian.com
September 20, 2026 at 12:19 PM
Good article for Earth Systems Science class discussions.
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If you (or the Earth) heats up #kyanite at low pressure (shallow depths), you get #andalusite! Both are Al2SiO5, but with distinct crystal structures. #MinCup26 #MineralCup
September 19, 2026 at 9:04 PM
If you (or the Earth) heats up #kyanite at low pressure (shallow depths), you get #andalusite! Both are Al2SiO5, but with distinct crystal structures. #MinCup26 #MineralCup
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Beautiful #andlausite with a crystallographically-controlled cross of #graphite inclusions (chiastolite). It would be epic to have an andalusite vs graphite match, if only andalusite can prevail over cuprite. #MinCup26 #MineralCup
September 19, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Beautiful #andlausite with a crystallographically-controlled cross of #graphite inclusions (chiastolite). It would be epic to have an andalusite vs graphite match, if only andalusite can prevail over cuprite. #MinCup26 #MineralCup
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How WNBA players' gravity affects their teams' offense:
Team True Shooting % On/Off Difference vs. Avg. Interior Onball Gravity.
Team True Shooting % On/Off Difference vs. Avg. Interior Onball Gravity.
September 18, 2026 at 5:37 PM
How WNBA players' gravity affects their teams' offense:
Team True Shooting % On/Off Difference vs. Avg. Interior Onball Gravity.
Team True Shooting % On/Off Difference vs. Avg. Interior Onball Gravity.
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Announcing the relaunch of the Yakama Nation Endowed Fund for Student Support. The fund financially supports students from Yakama Nation pursuit of @uwenvironment.bsky.social degrees. The fund also supports UW researcher collaborations with Yakama Nation. environment.uw.edu/about/inclus...
Yakama Nation Endowed Fund for Student Support
The Yakama Nation Endowed Fund was established to support recruitment, enrollment and the overall success of members of the Yakama Nation interested in pursuing environmentally related pathways in the...
environment.uw.edu
September 18, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Announcing the relaunch of the Yakama Nation Endowed Fund for Student Support. The fund financially supports students from Yakama Nation pursuit of @uwenvironment.bsky.social degrees. The fund also supports UW researcher collaborations with Yakama Nation. environment.uw.edu/about/inclus...
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Rhyne Howard just broke the WNBA single season 3-point record. Here's an aggregated shot chart of her record breaking season:
September 18, 2026 at 1:18 AM
Rhyne Howard just broke the WNBA single season 3-point record. Here's an aggregated shot chart of her record breaking season:
At least an inch of rain in Durango today (rain has finally let up though). That will push my gauge over the normal precip for the water year.
Animas at Tall Timber is 1910 cfs and still rising. 360 cfs in town, but it should keep going up tomorrow.
Below Silverton it's 700 cfs and rising.
Animas at Tall Timber is 1910 cfs and still rising. 360 cfs in town, but it should keep going up tomorrow.
Below Silverton it's 700 cfs and rising.
September 18, 2026 at 12:05 AM
At least an inch of rain in Durango today (rain has finally let up though). That will push my gauge over the normal precip for the water year.
Animas at Tall Timber is 1910 cfs and still rising. 360 cfs in town, but it should keep going up tomorrow.
Below Silverton it's 700 cfs and rising.
Animas at Tall Timber is 1910 cfs and still rising. 360 cfs in town, but it should keep going up tomorrow.
Below Silverton it's 700 cfs and rising.
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Flash flooding killed 3 people on the Navajo Nation in NW NM in an event that appears to epitomize Western US flash flood challenges: poor radar coverage, poor comms and a rural area. substack.com/home/post/p-...
Flash flooding kills 3 people in northwest New Mexico
South central United States experiences warmest first half of September on record, and more heat on tap
substack.com
September 17, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Flash flooding killed 3 people on the Navajo Nation in NW NM in an event that appears to epitomize Western US flash flood challenges: poor radar coverage, poor comms and a rural area. substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Question! Does anyone know where I can find interviews or primary source documents with coal miners or oil patch workers (workers, specifically, not owners!) talking about how they think about climate change, and how it relates to their jobs? Denialism is fine: I'm trying to look at the rhetoric.
September 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Question! Does anyone know where I can find interviews or primary source documents with coal miners or oil patch workers (workers, specifically, not owners!) talking about how they think about climate change, and how it relates to their jobs? Denialism is fine: I'm trying to look at the rhetoric.
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The @wwattribution.bsky.social have published the first attribution study into the devastating floods in Nepal. We find that no early warning system could have prevented the tragedy, highlighting the limits of adaptation. www.worldweatherattribution.org/rapid-warmin...
Rapid Warming in the Himalaya Exacerbates Geohazard Cascades Beyond Adaptation Limits – World Weather Attribution
Figure 1: Climate-sensitive processes potentially contributing to failure. Conceptual representation of the main mechanisms through which climate variability and climate change may have influenced the stability of the Rasuwa rock wall.
www.worldweatherattribution.org
September 17, 2026 at 7:05 AM
The @wwattribution.bsky.social have published the first attribution study into the devastating floods in Nepal. We find that no early warning system could have prevented the tragedy, highlighting the limits of adaptation. www.worldweatherattribution.org/rapid-warmin...
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Do you know what makes for good undergrad research? SMALL CLASS SIZES WITH A LOW STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO AND AN INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE SUPPORTING AND REWARDING GOOD MENTORING OF UNDERGRADS.
September 17, 2026 at 3:57 AM
Do you know what makes for good undergrad research? SMALL CLASS SIZES WITH A LOW STUDENT TO FACULTY RATIO AND AN INSTITUTIONAL CULTURE SUPPORTING AND REWARDING GOOD MENTORING OF UNDERGRADS.
My water year summary on CoCoRaHS is a bit misleading. It's 94% of normal with a couple weeks to go, but most precip came in a big storm last Oct, and another storm this week.
September 17, 2026 at 1:15 PM
My water year summary on CoCoRaHS is a bit misleading. It's 94% of normal with a couple weeks to go, but most precip came in a big storm last Oct, and another storm this week.
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Briefly popping my head back in to unveil the cover of my upcoming book, LIFE BEYOND MEASURE: Nature's Hidden Wonders at Every Scale. It’ll be out on April 6 in the U.S. and April 29 in the U.K. and you can pre-order it right now! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757705... 1/
September 16, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Briefly popping my head back in to unveil the cover of my upcoming book, LIFE BEYOND MEASURE: Nature's Hidden Wonders at Every Scale. It’ll be out on April 6 in the U.S. and April 29 in the U.K. and you can pre-order it right now! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/757705... 1/
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Faculty who work with undergrads over the ⛱️ summer ⛱️ - do you get any sort of compensation (financial 💰 or course credit, etc)? Trying to compile some data that seems pretty hard to come by... #SLAC #undergrad #mentoring #STEM
September 16, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Faculty who work with undergrads over the ⛱️ summer ⛱️ - do you get any sort of compensation (financial 💰 or course credit, etc)? Trying to compile some data that seems pretty hard to come by... #SLAC #undergrad #mentoring #STEM
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Hey New Mexicans … Blackstone who wants to buy PNM is the world’s largest owner of data center infrastructure. If the NMPRC lets them buy our public utility now you know why they want our energy grid in their own hands. This is their vision for our dystopian future www.blackstone.com/infrastructu...
Blackstone - Infrastructure of the Future
Explore how Blackstone is investing in the infrastructure of the future through AI, energy and power, life sciences, and the digital economy.
www.blackstone.com
September 16, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Hey New Mexicans … Blackstone who wants to buy PNM is the world’s largest owner of data center infrastructure. If the NMPRC lets them buy our public utility now you know why they want our energy grid in their own hands. This is their vision for our dystopian future www.blackstone.com/infrastructu...
We should have to vote using paper and pencil for this one.
#MinCup26 Round 1 Match 16
It's a pair of industrially-vital minerals for the final match of the first round as tin ore #Cassiterite is up against elemental carbon #Graphite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
It's a pair of industrially-vital minerals for the final match of the first round as tin ore #Cassiterite is up against elemental carbon #Graphite.
VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re...
September 16, 2026 at 12:36 AM
We should have to vote using paper and pencil for this one.
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UMaine is hiring a director of our new PFAS lab:
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If you've got a PhD in analytical or environmental chemistry and 5+ years of PFAS research experience, check it out!
fa-ewca-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
If you've got a PhD in analytical or environmental chemistry and 5+ years of PFAS research experience, check it out!
Assistant or Associate Extension Professor, PFAS and Environmental Contaminants Analytical Specialist, and PFAS Lab Director
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is seeking an accomplished scientist and collaborative leader to establish and grow the University's PFAS analytical and Extension program. This is a uniq...
fa-ewca-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com
September 15, 2026 at 9:33 PM
UMaine is hiring a director of our new PFAS lab:
fa-ewca-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
If you've got a PhD in analytical or environmental chemistry and 5+ years of PFAS research experience, check it out!
fa-ewca-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
If you've got a PhD in analytical or environmental chemistry and 5+ years of PFAS research experience, check it out!
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Hello Geoscience folks ⚒️ We are advertising again for a new colleague at the TT level in structural geology. Start date of August 2027.
www.geosociety.org/jobs
(FYI, the last search resulted few applicants, so please encourage colleagues and students to apply this round)
www.geosociety.org/jobs
(FYI, the last search resulted few applicants, so please encourage colleagues and students to apply this round)
Geoscience Job Board
Explore open positions on GSA's geoscience job board, or post your organization's jobs.
www.geosociety.org
September 15, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Hello Geoscience folks ⚒️ We are advertising again for a new colleague at the TT level in structural geology. Start date of August 2027.
www.geosociety.org/jobs
(FYI, the last search resulted few applicants, so please encourage colleagues and students to apply this round)
www.geosociety.org/jobs
(FYI, the last search resulted few applicants, so please encourage colleagues and students to apply this round)