Could have used topographic slope to predict the election results... bloomberg.com/graphics/2024-…

We moved to a new town when I was 6, and my parents signed me up for youth football on the Grundy County Chiefs to meet new friends. Grandma made me this figurine for Xmas that year. My kids modified it along with one of their Barbie’s in anticipation of the Super Bowl…

This was our view of the Solar Eclipse from inside The Mammoth Cave.

Since Cody Kirkpatrick is on his way to the UK, I’ll post a photo of the incoming system

Storm coming into Bloomington from the south side

Lidar hillshade change, 2012-2023, Perry Co. Note recent debris flow initiation. Triggered in the July '22 storm? Did it stop in narrow ravine near the road? Thanks to Brian Yanites, his team noticed reactivation in May 2024! Lots to unpack with these E. KY. landslides.

Very excited to share our new paper in Science Advances integrating geologic and fossil records to understand how mountain building generates and maintains high biodiversity in the past! Thanks to a great team of collaborators!

Time to change our morning field plans…

Absolutely ludicrous. Typhoon #Gaemi makes sharp unexpected turn south right before slamming #Taiwan coast, then loops around and is now headed for the 2nd attempted landfall. Friction from the large mountains deflected the storm by disrupting the circulation credit: Brian McNoldy

Oh man, doubly whammy on the mountains shaken by the April 3rd Mw7.4 Earthquake.

Skies over Bloomington right now

This afternoon’s storms seemed to come out of nowhere…even too fast for one bicyclist to react. Neighbors near 61st and Thurston in Milwaukee tell he ended up being okay! Courtesy: Lorenzo Parker

Such a fun paper to work on with the brilliant Dr. Sarah Schanz ! Sediment cover FTW (again)!

Woww... really impressive rock avalanche today in Vallon de Bérard (Aig. Rouges, Vallorcine)! 🔥 Seems to originate from Aig. de l'Encrenaz (2887 m) and went down to valley floor at 1700 m... 😱 Look at the size of those bouncing boulders! 🪨 Sound on ! 🔊 🎥 Stéphane Hoerner

#Landslides are common in the US. In fact, nearly 44% of the country could experience one, potentially catastrophically. Our new national landslide susceptibility map shows where they’re most likely to occur: ow.ly/4l7350Tlilh #BePrepared #PreparednessMonth Readygov

Really happy to see this work come out led by my buddy Tyler Doane (now at DRI). We looked at topographic roughness (std. dev of elevation) and how it can be inverted for geomorphic process history. agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/20…

Check out this exciting working coming out of IU Earth & Atmos Sci !!

Kid 1 said if you turn it on its side, it looks like a tree. “Well, let’s sit down and talk about fractals.”

Bonkers. The French Broad River in North Carolina is currently forecasted to crest 10 feet above its previous record and the stage for 'Major flooding'.

Nice piece by CBS News and Dave Malkoff on landslides and Hurricane Helene. cbsnews.com/news/geologist…