Brendan Duffy

Guaranteed good follow! #Geology #earthquake #Education

Jascha Polet @Jascha

Let me introduce myself! I am Jascha Polet, seismologist and geophysicist who has joined the Great Resignation in academia. I moved from California to Italy, at least for now. My focus here will be on earthquakes, geoscience, education, photography and whatever else might come to my mind.

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06:36 AM - Mar 31, 2023

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Today, the government of Victoria, Australia allowed Nazis to parade through the city and give their salute on the steps of our parliament. On stolen land. I am beyond ashamed. #auspol #VictoriaAustralia

04:48 AM - Mar 18, 2023

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Kim is a great climate scientist, not much of a singer, and has a really important message
#Australia #ClimateEmergency
https://www.youtube.com/wa...

The 2022 State of Climate Extremes - YouTube

A summary of the 2022 Extreme Weather and Climate events (focus on Australia) to the tune of Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire.To see the full report: ht...

04:27 AM - Mar 15, 2023

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A nice kayak-ish afternoon at #sanctuarylakes , just outside Melbourne. What a place to live!

11:24 PM - Mar 11, 2023

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Women's economic disadvantage is being entrenched by the systems set up to help students access study.

https://www.abc.net.au/new...

abc.net.au

How HECS and HELP debts have helped entrench women's economic disadvantage - ABC News

It has been more than 30 years since the HECS system widened access to tertiary education. But after a number of changes over the years, there is concern about inequity between men and women.

06:28 AM - Mar 04, 2023

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If Republicans really wanted to "protect children", instead of banning "drag shows", they'd be supporting an assault weapons ban instead. #Politics

04:53 PM - Mar 03, 2023

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How long before we get a #SpoutibleApp , for a bit more #SpoutibleAppreciation

04:58 AM - Mar 03, 2023

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The beautiful Cape Hauy, #Tasmania . The #geomorphology is controlled by the #dolerite columns on the steep side and by a set of gently-dipping sheet joints on the gentle side. And look at the single-column 'Totem Pole' https://parks.tas.gov.au/e...

04:54 AM - Mar 03, 2023

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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hails #NorthernIreland ability to access to both the UK and EU single markets. Uh, why can't #Scotland , which voted 62% to stay in the EU, have the same access, or indeed #wales , #London , and the rest of England? #Brexit #UKPolitics

12:36 PM - Feb 28, 2023

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Perrotitis wants to ban torture but keep a nice bit of friendly coercion!

MaryD @AUSXIPMaryD

There should NOT be caveats on conversion torture. The churches don't have a say! it's TORTURE! ENOUGH ALREADY!
https://www.smh.com.au/pol...
#auspol #banconversiontherapy #conversiontorture

NSW election 2023: Perrottet puts caveats on gay conversion law

The premier gave two examples of physically harmful practices he would ban if re-elected, but vowed the freedom to pray and preach would be protected.

05:00 AM - Feb 23, 2023

05:36 AM - Feb 27, 2023

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12 years on from the Christchurch earthquake, and in the aftermath of the Turkiye/Syria earthquake, it is important to remember that even something built well will not survive if the geology has not been properly considered by the engineers. #geotechnical #Engineering and #Geology matters

A steel pedestrian bridge in Avonside, Christchurch, New Zealand, after the Mw6.3 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The bridge is twisted, and a young man is trying to cross the section where the footpath is tilted to vertical. Another man in a high vis vest watches from the far side.

06:35 AM - Feb 24, 2023

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Meanwhile in Australia -

theconversation.com

‘Draconian and undemocratic’: why criminalising climate protesters in Australia doesn't actually work

Politicians may be better served addressing the message, rather than attacking the messengers.

Brendan Duffy @structuregeo

"The protesters condemned as criminals today will be the heroes of tomorrow. One of the greatest fears of those who wield power is that judges and juries will come to see them this way" #ClimateEmergency

Today’s climate activist ‘criminals’ are tomorrow’s heroes: silencing them in court is immoral | George Monbiot | The Guardian

It’s not ‘the whole truth and nothing but the truth’ if campaigners cannot explain their motivations to a jury, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

07:00 AM - Feb 22, 2023

07:00 AM - Feb 22, 2023

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"The protesters condemned as criminals today will be the heroes of tomorrow. One of the greatest fears of those who wield power is that judges and juries will come to see them this way" #ClimateEmergency

theguardian.com

Today’s climate activist ‘criminals’ are tomorrow’s heroes: silencing them in court is immoral | George Monbiot | The Guardian

It’s not ‘the whole truth and nothing but the truth’ if campaigners cannot explain their motivations to a jury, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

07:00 AM - Feb 22, 2023

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I was going through some photos from #TimorLeste , trying to figure out something about an outcrop, when I realised I had enough photos from a few years ago to make a #photogrammetry model, et voila...

#Geology #metamorphic #greenschist

sketchfab.com

GREENSCHIST - LOLOTOI COMPLEX - 3D model by Brendan Duffy (@Unimelb_sgeas_neotectonics) [8ba1077] - Sketchfab

GREENSCHIST FAULTED AGAINST SEDIMENTS, WEST OF LOLOTOI, TIMOR-LESTE - GREENSCHIST - LOLOTOI COMPLEX - 3D model by Brendan Duffy (@Unimelb_sgeas_neotectonics)

06:06 AM - Feb 21, 2023

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A flight from San Jose, Costa Rica to the U.S. can take you over Lake Nicaragua and the double volcanic island of Ometepe. That’s the active Concepcion in the foreground with the dormant Maderas in the back.

11:38 AM - Feb 20, 2023

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Really interesting article. Gobsmacked that their list of disasters includes Black Death and 1918 flu, but not the Covid pandemic.

Jay Raskin @JayRaskin

Much of the lack of resilience in the US is not so much due to the lack of imagination of what could go wrong, but rather imagining the solutions. This is especially true when faced with multiple hazards, either separately or cascading.

Opinion | Like Finland, Imagine Everything That Could Go Wrong - The New York Times

Natural disasters should get us thinking about how and why we prepare for the worst.

03:34 AM - Feb 14, 2023

04:08 AM - Feb 14, 2023

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Aww, an Aussie luv story

abc.net.au

Beloved Bundanoon pet cockatoo Luv dies after 54 years of faithful friendship - ABC News

When John was given a cockatoo at the age of eight, he had no idea his pet would remain his companion into his grandparenting years.

07:53 AM - Feb 13, 2023

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Dare I share something from the bird site? Maybe, especially a vid of an asteroid burning up / bursting

https://twitter.com/Petrol...

07:34 AM - Feb 13, 2023

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News updates on the situation on New Zealand's #NorthIsland (Te Ika-a-Maui) as #CycloneGabrielle gets a grip on the island https://www.1news.co.nz/20...

1news.co.nz

Live: Chaos around North Island as Cyclone Gabrielle intensifies

Large portions of the upper North Island, including Auckland, are under red severe weather warnings.

06:00 AM - Feb 13, 2023 (Edited)

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Come on Australia, lets get some #auspol and #AusScience action going here.

John Muller @johnmuller

I wonder what kind of international reach Spoutible is having so far? I see lots of American and Canadian flags on bios...

Howabout a test: If you see this spout and live outside of the USA/Canada, please quote echo with your country! I would love to broaden my following horizons.

07:06 PM - Feb 12, 2023

05:30 AM - Feb 13, 2023

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#Trove is critical for understanding natural hazards in #Australia , with priceless (settler) community #archives of landslides, floods, earthquake shaking and so much more. We can’t afford to defund it

theconversation.com

Trove's funding runs out in July 2023 – and the National Library is threatening to pull the plug. It's time for a radical overhaul

Seven years after the #fundtrove campaign, the National Library’s Trove is once again under threat – and it’s part of a broader neglect of Australia’s cultural institutions.

04:06 AM - Feb 13, 2023 (Edited)

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Off to the doc. Reminder says masks are mandatory. Definitely chose the right GP!

10:43 PM - Feb 12, 2023

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More #Geology from #TimorLeste . This inverted detachment fault separates pre-Permian amphibolite footwall rocks of the Lolotoi Complex from Permian and Triassic sandstones of the Cribas and Babulu Formations of Timor. The presence of pre-Permian basement is still much debated in Timor. READ ALT TEXT

Marked up photograph of a green and brown 'greenstone' shear zone outcrop, viewed to the north. The fabric is primarily sub-horizontal with extensional boudins but some of them have been folded by compressional shear. A thrust fault marked by a brecciated zone cuts through the outcrop from top left to bottom right and rotates the fabric to vertical, dipping obliquely out of the screen. This inverted detachment separates amphibolite footwall rocks from Permian and Triassic sandstones of the Cribas and Babulu Formations of Timor

11:25 PM - Feb 11, 2023 (Edited)

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There is not enough #Geology on here yet, so I will try and get things moving. For starters, enjoy these joints in #Triassic #carbonates in #TimorLeste

$View down on a fractured bedding plane in Triassic rocks of the Aitutu Formation, Timor-Leste. A compass shows that south is to the top of the picture. The fractures consist of two sets each of conjugate NE and SW-striking fractures$

08:59 PM - Feb 11, 2023

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I see #GEER have released a preliminary compilation of info on the 6 February #earthquake . It is already a couple of days old but provides some useful information, particularly on the dams. https://www.geerassociatio...

04:34 AM - Feb 11, 2023

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