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Increased Flood Exposure In The Pacific Northwest Following Earthquake-Driven Subsidence And Sea-Level Rise
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https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2424659122 <-- shared paper
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https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2025/05/02/big-one-coupled-with-rising-ocean-could-leave-many-in-northwest-living-in-flood-zones-study-finds/ <-- shared media article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #coast #coastal #sealevelrise #sealevel #SLR #climatechange #PNW #PacificNorthWest #Cascadia #flood #flooding #risk #hazard #exposure #damage #infrastructure #publicsafety #geology #fault #faulting #engineeringgeology #subsidence #earthquake #floodplains #omgoing #spatialanalysis #model #deformation #modeling #roads #residents ##Washington #Oregon #California #subduction #communities #management #planning #mitigation #coastalengineering #sinking

If some frail #tubercular lady circus rider were to be driven in circles around and around the arena for months and months without interruption in front of a tireless public on a #swaying horse by a merciless whip-wielding master of ceremonies, #spinning on the horse, throwing kisses and swaying at the waist, and if this performance, amid the incessant roar of the orchestra and the ventilators, were to continue into the ever-expanding, gray future, accompanied by applause, which died down and then swelled up again, from hands which were really steam hammers, perhaps then a young visitor to the gallery might rush down the long stair case through all the levels, burst into the ring, and cry “Stop!” through the fanfares of the constantly adjusting orchestra.

But since things are not like that—since a beautiful #woman, in white and red, flies in through curtains which proud men in livery open in front of her, since the director, devotedly seeking her #eyes, breathes in her direction, behaving like an animal, and, as a precaution, lifts her up on the dapple-gray horse, as if she were his grand #daughter, the one he loved more than anything else, as she starts a #dangerous journey, but he cannot decide to give the signal with his whip and finally, controlling himself, gives it a crack, runs right beside the horse with his mouth open, follows the rider’s leaps with a sharp gaze, hardly #capable of comprehending her skill, tries to warn her by calling out in English, #furiously castigating the grooms holding hoops, telling them to pay the most scrupulous #attention, and begs the orchestra, with #upraised arms, to be quiet before the great jump, finally lifts the small #woman down from the trembling horse, #kisses her on both #cheeks, #considers no public tribute adequate, while she herself, leaning on him, high on the tips of her toes, with dust swirling around her, arms outstretched and head thrown back, wants to share her luck with the entire circus—since this is how things are, the visitor to the gallery puts his face on the railing and, #sinking into the final march as if into a #difficult dream, weeps, without realizing it.

Today's Flickr photo with the most hits; this heater, from Titanic, lying on the sea bed.

#Titanic #heater #artefact #sinking

startingly well-preserved heater from Titanic, resting intact, on the sea bed.

Oh my god, it's actually #sinking 😉.. the #Titanic!Well at least for a set of interlocking bricks, that's a bit unusual! No not from #Lego but it looks cool and only costs €49, and it's even #illuminated.The cool thing you can build it whole or sinking. https://amzn.eu/d/3sdXjox

All major cities in the US are sinking, to a greater or lesser extent, and the sum of the affected areas is over 34 million people. #sinking

https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2025/05/08/all-of-the-biggest-u-s-cities-are-sinking/

New Zealand's Major Cities Are Sinking
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https://www.forbes.com/sites/lauriewinkless/2025/04/16/new-zealands-major-cities-are-sinking/ <-- shared media article
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https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.2025.2470435 <-- shared paper
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https://www.searise.nz/ <-- linked to NZ SeaRise project page
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https://searise.takiwa.co/map/6233f47872b8190018373db9/embed <-- NZ SeaRise web map
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #NewZealand #sealevel #sealevelrise #SLR #impacts #humanimpacts #land #subsidence #sinking #population #growth #risk #hazard #global #GMSL #coast #coastal #planning #management #mitigation #extremeweather #climatechange #cost #economics #infrastructure #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #model #modeling #remotesensing #earthobservation #sentinel #InSAR #urban #city #cities #reclamation #cut #fill #Holocene #engineeringgeology #kiwi #k1w1 #NZ #stormsurge

Groundwater Pumping Is Contributing To The Subsidence Of Major U.S. Cities
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https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/05/08/climate/sinking-cities-us-causes-groundwater.html <-- shared media article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44284-025-00240-y <-- shared paper
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#water #groundwater #subsidence #city #cities #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #engineeringgeology #engineering #risk #hazard #pumping #overpumping #waterresources #USA #America #sinking #infrastructure #damage #cost #economics #repais #mitigation #sealevelrise #flood #flooding #foundations #urban #remotesensing #earthobservation #satellite #elevation #measurement #change #vertical #movement #geology #soils #model #modeling #prediction #waterresources #farming #agriculture #watersupply #industry #well #riskassessment #landuse #monitoring #management #utilities #growth #population #demographics #construction #sprawl

Today's poem:

The Convergence of the Twain
- by Thomas Hardy

https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/780697611365679104/the-convergence-of-the-twain?source=share

#titanic #collision #ship #sinking #fate #tragedy #hubris #death #disaster

Solid, the #fintech "genius" that could have been the next #AWS, just proved it's more of a #sinking #ship after burning through $81 million like it was Monopoly money 🚢💸. Maybe next time they'll try being liquid instead of #solid, or better yet, just vapor. 😂🌀 #Oops
https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/solid-which-claimed-to-be-the-aws-of-fintech-files-for-bankruptcy-after-raising-nearly-81m-in-funding/ #failure #startup #news #financial #loss #HackerNews #ngated

This is the USA right now... #USA #tariff #sinking

Prince 🍺 sinks

#prinspils #boot #boat #sinking #water #gracht #canal #amsterdam #sinkingboat #streetphotography

Dozens of luxury condos and hotels in Florida are sinking, study finds
Dozens of luxury condos, hotels and other buildings in southeast Florida are sinking at a surprising rate, researchers reported in a recent study.
#buildings #sinking #study #Florida
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/dozens-of-luxury-condos-and-hotels-in-florida-are-sinking-study-finds-1.7155767

Attention-Worthy Links for December 22nd, 2024

https://bit.ly/awl122324

#BCI #Neurotech #ALS #paralysis #neuromodulation #oaks #PETM #Quercus #temperate #Northern #Hemisphere #Southeast #sea #level #rise #NOAA #tides #Greenland #sinking #TikTok #Ban #Influencers #Extinction #dinosaurs #extinction #climate #volcano #meteor #Chicxulub

"Who's driving the ship?!"
"Anyone? Anyone? Buehller? Buehller?"

Guardian: New Zealand navy ship sank off Samoa because autopilot was left on, inquiry finds
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/29/new-zealand-navy-ship-hmnzs-manawanui-sinking-autopilot-inquiry-ntwnfb

#ship #sinking #samoa #NZ

A quotation from Russell, Bertrand:

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We sat in the plane while it slowly sank. Small boats assembled round it and presently we were told to jump into the sea and swim to a boat — which all the people in my part of the plane did. We later learned that all the nineteen passengers in the non-smoking compartment had been killed. When the plane had hit the water a hole…
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/russell-bertrand/73142/

#quote #quotes #quotation #airplane #flight #sinking #smoking #irony