@elprager.bsky.social
Marine and earth scientist, nature lover, author, aquanaut, on-air expert, consultant, and passionate about science communication
I currently have a few OpenCTD kits left to move before the end of the year. If you've wanted to build your own oceanographic instrument, now's your chance.
Details about the project: oceanographyforeveryone.com
OpenCTD Store: oceanographyforeveryone.bigcartel.com
The Surfrider Club at Broadneck High School in Annapolis, MD created this mural over 7 months out of collected bottle caps. Great job! Gave a talk there yesterday, always fun visiting with engaged students! They need personal interaction and a little helpful career advice is always good. π§ͺππ
02.12.2025 14:13 β π 23 π 4 π¬ 0 π 1Young adults who took just a one-week break from social media showed improvement in depression, anxiety and insomnia symptoms, a new study says. Plus, tips for how to take a break from your feed. n.pr/4oN4dWp
02.12.2025 11:18 β π 563 π 152 π¬ 13 π 17
I love making science fun for all ages! Here are a few more gift ideas, all available wherever books are sold. If not on the shelves, just ask for them! Let's get more people and kids reading and make science cool again (okay for a lot of us it always was and is).π§ͺπ#BookSky
30.11.2025 16:16 β π 12 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
Looking for #gifts for the holidays, we hope you'll consider our #book for those who are curious about the world around us, and that crazy uncle who's into conspiracy theories (chemtrails) or has questions about climate change. Easy to understand science and humor is our calling card. #BookSky π§ͺπ
30.11.2025 15:55 β π 15 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
Learning while you laugh in full swing last night at SciNite Rookery Bay Reserve with Sara Falkowski, Friends of Rookery Bay. Great engagement with audience, combating #misinformation about ocean, atmosphere, & climate change & fabulous prizes for participants in pre-talk trivia questions. π§ͺππ
26.11.2025 15:56 β π 4 π 1 π¬ 1 π 1Thanks to Bruce Thomas, BlueBird Weather and WeatherCall. Genius idea, loved playing host and creating new category and questions for Wheel of Weather - OCEANS. π§ͺπ
20.11.2025 21:18 β π 6 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0
WHEEL OF WEATHER a huge hit this week at @iaem-org.bsky.social conference. Fun, educational, & engaging. #SciComm at its best. Also talked IOOS ocean observations, data sharing & collaboration @geocollaborate.bsky.social. Fabulous prizes included our book, Megalodons, Mermaids, and Climate Change.
20.11.2025 21:13 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 2
Quite a metaphor. π
"The blaze [sent] panicked delegates racing to evacuate...rain from a torrential downpour leaked into the meeting spaces...There were complaints about food shortages, & the air-conditioning struggled to keep up with the high heat..."
Menhaden should not be fished for feed or oil, it is too important to other fish and the overall ecosystem. Reductions in catch should be based on SCIENCE not pressure by lobbyists and industry. Don't wait for a total collapse before taking action. wapo.st/4rbf1Qo π
20.11.2025 18:09 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Some false reports are circulating that Mt. Rainier is suddenly showing seismic tremor activity β this is not true. The signal being referenced is actually radio interference, most likely due to rime ice buildup on the antenna of one of our seismic stations.
19.11.2025 18:40 β π 133 π 35 π¬ 4 π 5
Through science, our understanding of Rogue Waves is improving so that one day we may be able to predict when and where they will occur and warn ships. Science Rocks! π§ͺπ
www.scientificamerican.com/article/scie...
NOAA cut funding to the Alaska Earthquake Center, directed by my friend Mike West. As a result, seismic monitoring by nine stations in Alaska tracking tsunami-causing earthquakes will go offline by the end of the month. This endangers people in Alaska, HawaiΚ»i, and other parts of the Pacific.
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Need an entertaining night out before the turkey in the Naples, FL area? Join us Tues., Nov 25th for Science Nite at Rookery Bay Environmental Center. Fun and funny as we answer frequently asked and zany #weather, #ocean, and #climate change questions. π§ͺ
www.coastalbreezenews.com/news/communi...
Solid science and well written. Spread the word and let's try to help more people understand the real impacts of climate change. π§ͺπ
03.11.2025 14:43 β π 12 π 5 π¬ 0 π 0
Excellent piece on increased moisture in the atmosphere and flooding. Well done!!! " .....ordinary people must come to terms with a difficult truth: The floods of their future will not be like those of their past." wapo.st/4oklfvh
03.11.2025 14:40 β π 4 π 3 π¬ 0 π 1
Melissa impacts #Bermuda with high winds and power outages, efforts mobilizing to help those in #Jamaica and how you can help in today's update for the All-Hazards Consortium by @geocollaborate.bsky.social. Happy #Halloween and please stay safe. π§ͺππ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aj4V...
PS On my post below....My book The Shark Whisperer has nothing to do with the so-called "Shark Whisperer". It is a fun middle grade fiction adventure novel I wrote a few years ago...but if you like sharks, adventure, humor and other sea creatures it's a fun read.
31.10.2025 13:38 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Science matters and to falsely claim you are doing science and benefiting conservation with science-based work hurts all of us who work so hard to get accurate information to the public and promote science-based conservation. Thank you Dr. Cooper.
31.10.2025 13:35 β π 25 π 6 π¬ 0 π 1
CAT2 Melissa accelerating toward Bermuda, devastation in Jamaica, and East Coast Storm in today's update for the All-Hazards Consortium by @geocollaborate.bsky.social. Also watch as brave Hurricane Hunters fly through Melissa, Yikes! Now that is one bumpy ride. π§ͺπ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCMI...
2X increase in the most extreme hurrucanes!
Looking at every Cat 4 & 5 in the Atlantic since 1980 (reliable records/ data gathering) I broke the record into 2 equal parts.
1980-2002 and 2003-2025
The most recent period has more than double the number of most intense hurricanes in the Atlantic!β¦
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Fake Hurricane Videos of AI-Generated Sharks Are Flooding Social Media: How to Spot Them | Your default assumption should just be βany shark in a flooded city street is fakeβ
30.10.2025 13:13 β π 87 π 32 π¬ 6 π 4Take it from someone who studies weird animal #Cancer, everything gets cancerβ¦
30.10.2025 09:55 β π 106 π 23 π¬ 4 π 1
After devastating Jamaica and Cuba, Melissa strengthening over the Bahamas, headed to Bermuda and another coastal storm to lash the East Coast in today's update for the All-Hazards Consortium by @geocollaborate.bsky.social. π§ͺπ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz50...
Thank you @johnmoralestv.bsky.social. Let me add that climate change is a serious threat. Action needed now to reduce emissions, support alternative energies, use climate-friendly agriculture, cement production . . . the solutions are there, but we need the will, policies and investments to do it!
29.10.2025 13:47 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0
CAT5 Hurricane #Melissa roars into #Jamaica with furious winds and water making landfall, moving to Cuba, Bahamas and possibly Bermuda in today's update for the All-Hazards Consortium. Stay aware and as safe as possible, our thoughts are with you. π§ͺπ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1OM...
So worried for Jamaica. Heart wrenching π§ͺπ
28.10.2025 13:06 β π 24 π 4 π¬ 2 π 0
The NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft (N42RF) flying into Melissa this morning had to return early due to severe turbulence. Melissa has 165mph winds and is expected to make landfall late tonight or early tomorrow morning at this same intensity...with gusts to 200mph. π§ͺ #WithoutPay
27.10.2025 16:27 β π 200 π 54 π¬ 6 π 0
Catastrophic #CAT5 #Melissa headed for #Jamaica, #Cuba, #TurksandCaicos, and #Bahamas in today's update for the All-Hazards Consortium. A dire situation with expected life-threatening flooding, storm surge, winds, and landslides. Please stay as safe as possible. π§ͺπ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyIy...
If you doubt the magnitude of gusts over mountainous islands, just ask Hurricane Marylin (1995) survivors in St. Thomas USVI. Storm total precipitation could reach 40 inches (1000 mm). And the coastal storm surge as high as 13 feet (4 m). The worst storm in #Jamaica history. 2/2 fin
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