Kendall Rees

Alright ladies, I am once again seeking your help to find proper fitting PPE.

Looking for some chest waders that would fit a petite woman. Any suggestions?

If you put your plant in a much larger pot, your tomato plant will grow really well! I planted mine in a 25 gallon pot last year and it got 4-5 feet tall! It probably doesn’t need to be that big a pot though :)

An infographic prepared by NOAA showing that large tornado outbreaks are becoming more common, but the number of tornadoes isn't changing.

The second part of the infographic explaining why climate attribution science is so challenging to apply to tornadoes: relatively small and very-short lived events compared to, say, a wildfire, hurricane, or heatwave.

* Tornado "season" is now all year round
* Tornado Alley is shifting to the northeast
* While the total number of tornadoes hasn't changed, multi-tornado outbreaks are more common.

See below for more info + citations.

Chart: U.S. adults reporting a disability The number of people reporting a disability soared. Many Americans struggled with long Covid and reported cognitive issues like “brain fog.” Source: Census Here, adults refer to people older than 16.

Since the start of COVID, the number of people reporting a disability soared. Yet the majority of the world acts like COVID is over, and Long COVID doesn't exist.

I use the precipitation frequency server for Atlas 14 all the time for work! NOAA is currently updating precipitation values used for critical infrastructure design with Atlas 15 and modernizing PMPs for the whole country.

What that means: safer bridge and dam designs that protect the public!

Rivers can be degraded and they can be renewed and healed. Our choice, we always have one!

Looks like tomorrow will bring votes on a Republican plan to fund tax cuts for the rich by slashing Medicaid.

So this is a great time to contact your Member of Congress.

Cuts to U.S. weather and climate research could put public safety at risk » Yale Climate Connections Firings and budget cuts could slow emergency disaster response and weaken resilience efforts.

Proposed and ongoing cuts at FEMA and the National Weather Service could endanger public safety when disaster strikes. A critically important analysis from @drjeffmasters.bsky.social and @bhensonweather.bsky.social

yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/02/cuts...

An irony here is if you ask literally any Federal employee, they would have tons of immediately actionable ideas for how to make government more efficient.

Those ideas would not include blunt smashing of public services.

Congress could save Food for Peace by moving foreign aid from USAID to USDA U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann has proposed a bill to save Food for Peace, the foreign food aid program with a Kansas legacy, by moving it from USAID to USDA.

So much of the world is interconnected. Case in point: the closure of USAID and the Food for Peace program is having a direct impact on Kansas farmers whose sorghum and wheat help feed the world.

www.cjonline.com/story/news/p...

Thank you!!

Looking for the White House Nature Based Solutions Resource Guide, it has been taken off of the White House’s website. Anyone know if there is an archived copy somewhere?

Civil rights attorney, former Miss Kansas contestant killed in plane crash near DC airport As families and communities identify victims in Wednesday night’s plane crash near Washington, D.C., we’re learning that a well-known civil rights attorney and former Miss Kansas contestant is among t...

Kiah was set to join our faculty at Howard Law School in the Fall. She was a dedicated, brilliant civil rights lawyer poised to make a powerful difference in our world.

Our hearts are broken & we pray for her family & friends.

www.kwch.com/2025/01/30/c...

It’s hard not to think about the plane crash that killed the Wichita State football team in 1970 in a moment like.

An absolute tragedy and devastating loss, especially in Kansas.

Wichita American Airlines flight crashes in Washington, D.C., rescue attempts underway The plane collided with a helicopter just before it was scheduled to land. This is a developing story and will be updated.

So heartbreaking. 😢

“Several coaches and skaters with the United States figure skating team were on the flight from Wichita, according to Team USA pair skater Luke Wang.

www.kansascity.com/news/local/a...

Breaking news: A military helicopter and a regional aircraft from Kansas collided near Reagan National Airport, drawing a large emergency response near D.C. Roughly 60 people were aboard the aircraft, officials said.

Follow live updates: wapo.st/4jG7XYn

Headwaters are less protected than rivers, but still play a huge role in the watershed. In our region, the loss of headwaters from development led to more flash flooding in cities. We started implementing stream setback ordinances to protect our local rivers and reduce the risk of flash flooding.

Modeling is more of an art than science. If you have two engineers develop a model of the same area, you are guaranteed to get two different results. So much of modeling is based on engineering judgement calls, which is why FEMA flood maps have such a rigorous development and review process.

This really does sound like straight science fiction… is there any way to prevent this type of research from continuing??

- Dr. Jessica Kaminsky - Construction Engineering Professor Construction Engineering & Management: The Decarbonization Update is my peer reviewed, open access textbook. It is suitable as a standalone text for many Construction Engineering & Management, Sustain...

Sharing this open access textbook on how to decarbonize construction engineering because surely there is one person here who is looking for something like this!

heterogeneous-engineering.org/open-access-...

a devils mascot giving a thumbs up with the number 1 on his jersey ALT: a devils mascot giving a thumbs up with the number 1 on his jersey

I grew up watching the Big 12 conference, but I never thought I’d see the day where my alma mater would win the championship!

Go Devils!!

Always great to get out of the office! Headed out to Oklahoma today for some dam inspections.

The Rainway vs. the Atmospheric River | The Tyee An ‘engineered’ creek comes to life in Vancouver’s Mount Pleasant during a record-breaking rainfall.

A Vancouver neighborhood has created a new way to mitigate flooding. Rainways are landscaped paths that mimic natural streams, with native plants to store rainwater and filter pollutants while providing other neighborhood benefits, such as improved aesthetics. #greeninfrastructure

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Wow how inspiring! A mini engineered channel! Would be interested to hear how this facility is maintained and if they have to replace any plantings.

Three pies done! Coconut cream, pumpkin, and apple.

Wadi Darbat, Salalah, Oman

During the khareef in Oman, Salalah and the surrounding areas turn vibrant green from the near constant rain. This was taken during my visit this August.