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Mary Henry, PhD Mar 22, 2025

Charlotte Aten Mar 20, 2025

I was a bit slow on this one, but I finally disabled Google Maps on my phone! I've been using Organic Maps (https://organicmaps.app/) for a little while now and I've had a great experience. I just have two issues:

1) Unless I download Organic Maps from the Google Play Store, I can't use it with Android Auto when I'm in a car. I want to disconnect from Google, so this is not ideal.
2) It seems like @organicmaps is the official Mastodon account, but they don't have their website verified.

It only took a few minutes to copy the places I had saved on Google Maps into a note in #Fossify Notes (https://www.fossify.org/). As usual, I'm finding that plain text notes are exactly what I need and give me a better experience than these bloated corporate apps.

#OrganicMaps #Google #GoogleMaps #DeGoogle #FOSS #Android

Organic Maps: Offline Hike, Bike, Trails and Navigation

Free, open-source, fast, privacy-focused, detailed offline maps for travelers, tourists, drivers, hikers and cyclists created by MapsWithMe/Maps.Me app founders

Mary Henry, PhD Feb 18, 2025

Kim Zetter Feb 18, 2025

The National Science Foundation fired nearly 170 workers this morning in Zoom call. This included workers who had already cleared their one-year probationary period only to have it changed to two years earlier this month, putting them in line for termination. It also included at-will permanent workers -- the latter were not among those designated for firing by the Trump administration; instead NSF decided on its own to eliminate them. Here's my story:
https://www.wired.com/story/national-science-foundation-february-2025-firings/

National Science Foundation Fires 168 Workers as Federal Purge Continues

Firings at the NSF included permanent employees who had already completed their one-year probationary period, as well as at-will workers.

WIRED

Mary Henry, PhD Jan 12, 2025

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WeatherMatrix (Jesse Ferrell)Jan 12, 2025

...as with the last historic cold outbreak the Euro predicted, it has modified, with ast night's run -53 F anomaly with -24 F in that area.

Still extreme with anomalies of -40 in almost every state in the east, but not likely state-record-breaking. We'll see if today's run moderates the outbreak even more.

Mary Henry, PhD Jan 12, 2025

WeatherMatrix (Jesse Ferrell)Jan 12, 2025

The Euro has backed off a little on its historic cold outbreak week after next. Yesterday, it was showing an incredible -64 F degree temp anomaly in KS/MO at one point, literally off the charts. That would be a low of -34 F, close to the state records of -40. However... (1/2)

Mary Henry, PhD Jan 8, 2025

Dag Jan 8, 2025

#ClimateChange events that escalates #wildfires can be witnessed in Los Angeles California https://www.axios.com/2025/01/08/california-fire-rare-climate-change-factors

LA's wildfires sparked by rare collision of climate factors

Extremely dry conditions and an hurricane force winds are overlapping unusually late in the year.

Axios

Mary Henry, PhD Jan 8, 2025

KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)Jan 8, 2025

@sundogplanets highly recommend Watch Duty. It consolidates vetted info in real time. I have used it to keep family safe.

https://www.watchduty.org/

Watch Duty - Wildfire Maps & Alerts

Watch Duty, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, alerts you of nearby wildfires and firefighting efforts in real-time.

Mary Henry, PhD Dec 30, 2024

O=C=O Dec 30, 2024

#ClimateChange added 41 days of dangerous heat around world in 2024

#ExtremeWeather will continue to become more frequent, intense, destructive, costly, and deadly, until we can lower the concentration of heat-trapping gases in the atmosphere.
Significantly more #climate extremes could be expected without action, the UN environment Program said in the fall, as more planet-warming #CarbonDioxide has been sent into the air this year by burning #FossilFuels than last year.

https://phys.org/news/2024-12-climate-added-days-dangerous-world.html

Climate change added 41 days of dangerous heat around world in 2024

People around the world suffered an average of 41 extra days of dangerous heat this year because of human-caused climate change, according to a group of scientists who also said that climate change worsened much of the world's damaging weather throughout 2024.

Phys.org

Mary Henry, PhD Dec 21, 2024

O=C=O Dec 21, 2024

#ESA and #NASA satellites deliver first joint picture of #Greenland Ice Sheet melting

#GlobalWarming is causing the Ice Sheet to melt and flow more rapidly, raising sea levels and disturbing weather patterns across our planet. Precise measurements of its changing shape are of critical importance.
Scientists have now delivered the first measurements of Greenland Ice Sheet thickness change using #CryoSat2 and #ICESat2

https://phys.org/news/2024-12-esa-nasa-satellites-joint-picture.html

#ClimateScience
#Cryosphere
#RemoteSensing

ESA and NASA satellites deliver first joint picture of Greenland Ice Sheet melting

Academics from Northumbria University are part of an international research team which has used data from satellites to track changes in the thickness of the Greenland Ice Sheet.

Phys.org

Mary Henry, PhD Dec 16, 2024

Went down a rabbit hole looking for antipodes earlier. Lower 48 US states are all in the ocean, but Hawaii was pretty interesting! 🌍 https://www.geodatos.net/en/antipodes

Antipode Finder - Find the opposite side of the world

Choose a country or city to find what is on the opposite side of the world. Examples of antipodal cities. Map of antipodal cities. Antipodes by country

Mary Henry, PhD Dec 13, 2024

Zoom Earth Dec 13, 2024

#Mayotte and #Comoros are bracing for Intense Tropical Cyclone #Chido, currently passing north of #Madagascar. The cyclone may bring winds up to 185 km/h, heavy rain and coastal flooding on Saturday.

On Sunday, Chido is expected to make landfall over #Mozambique near Pemba.

Latest forecast: https://zoom.earth/storms/chido-2025/

Tropical Cyclone Chido LIVE Tracker, Updates & Forecast | Zoom Earth

Live tracking map, satellite images and forecasts of Tropical Cyclone Chido 2024-2025 north of Madagascar. Current wind speed 195km/h. Max 250km/h.

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