Professor teaching GenBio, Marine Biology, Oceanography, Microbiology, and Zoology at a Community College in Southern California.
My research speciality is marine microbiology, focusing on harmful algal bloom ecology. I still manage a HAB monitoring citizen science project in SoCal, but my day to day life is currently devoted to working on increasing STEM student success with active learning pedagogy.
I don't create original posts often, but I read every day, and boost what I enjoy.
Officials warn 120-year-old Hawaiian dam could fail as thousands told to evacuate flooding
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/officials-warn-120-year-old-hawaiian-dam-could-fail-as-thousands-told-to-evacuate-flooding?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
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Earlier today, I was asked to comment on the current state of disaster preparedness in the United States.
That was already a fraught question, even prior present chaos, but then I saw today's headlines. 🫠
"Top Disaster Response Official Claims He Teleported to a Waffle House"
Honestly, this historic heat dome across the West is really hard to put into words for me. Temperatures over 110°F (43°C) in March, shattering all-time monthly records on multiple consecutive days, and not just by a little.
➡️ I can confirm this is human-caused climate change.
Graphic by https://polarwx.com/models/.
Who among us has not been suddenly teleported from whatever public park or back alley they blacked out in to a Waffle House.
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