Rubonist

I am presenting Tuesday (9/9) at #NWAS25 in Huntsville, AL on the everchanging landscape of weather support for emergency and disaster management.

Playing a little off chaos theory - our FAVORITE theory in meteorology.

Do small changes make large impacts in emergency management? 🤔

Counting bees: Eight years after the Manchester Arena attack How vicarious trauma affects communications professionals, and why we need to talk about it

Thanks to @rubonist.bsky.social for sharing this post from another place.
It’s about PR, but it’s also about everyone involved in response and recovery.
Cc @chriscocking.bsky.social @rcn.org.uk @policechaplain.bsky.social

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BREAKING: At least 112 people injured, including 63 hospitalized, from gas pipeline explosion and fire in Putra Heights, Malaysia; at least 49 homes impacted.

Unaware and Uncertain: Is the Open Source Community Prepared for the New Regulatory Reality of the Cyber Resilience Act? Unaware and Uncertain: Is the Open Source Community Prepared for the New Regulatory Reality of the Cyber Resilience Act?

Many in open source are still unaware of how the Cyber Resilience Act will impact projects and businesses. This blog breaks it down.

Stay informed: www.linuxfoundation.org/blog/unaware...

Some thoughts on strengthening national resilience, by increasing… | Hugh Deeming Some thoughts on strengthening national resilience, by increasing highway-sector preparedness for emergencies

Following the publication of the EU Joint Communication on Preparedness, I've written a piece on how strengthening highway sector preparedness could increase national resilience...
www.linkedin.com/posts/hugh-d...

YouTube video by EnvironmentAgencyTV Darcy's Tale by Aardman

Great new animation which describes groundwater flooding.
youtu.be/fu2QNfDWzMo?...

Another good article that shouldn't need to be written.

“I don’t see us having the ability to help outside of our own forest nearly as much as we have in the past.”

This is key. The system is built on mutual aid. If I can't help you or you can't help me, the whole thing fails & more stuff burns.

Is anyone looking for emergency management interns for the Summer in the Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, or Virginia area? What about Florida or Ohio?

I have two great meteorology/GIS and disaster science students looking for a chance to pick up pre-career experience. PING ME!

Hey Ed,fair play,you having that stick out again is the right thing to do currently! Hope you are well!

Built on Bluesky, Pinksky brings its Instagram-like app to Android | TechCrunch Bluesky users on Android now have access to a new app that works more like Instagram than X. On Tuesday, an app called Pinksky launched an Android version

Built on Bluesky, Pinksky brings its Instagram-like app to Android techcrunch.com/2025/...

@pinksky.app anyone?
#EMGTwitter

Check the long term flood risk for an area in England How to check the long term flood risk for an area in England, assess risk from rivers and sea, surface water, reservoirs, ground water.

It only takes a short while to put in your postcode to find out your long term flood risk.

www.gov.uk/check-long-t...

I spoke to former Treasury and OMB officials, and they said Elon Musk accessing government payment systems could give him the power to selectively turn off payments. They described what this really means in very clarifying terms. See below:

newrepublic.com/article/1910...

Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.

This is a hostile takeover of the federal government by a private citizen of unlimited means with no restrictions and no transparency. Welcome to the Deep State www.reuters.com/world/us/mus...

Oh.

Oh, boy.

That's not... yikes.

In the coverage of last night’s crash you’ll primarily see discussion of first responder agencies like police and fire. What wont be discussed is the entire system that was operating behind them making it possible for them to response — the emergency management system—including multiple EM agencies.

Hey there are quite a few folk yet still renting from the different landlord choices! Good to see you back!

'There was a hand coming through the window': The surprising story behind Kate Bush's first hit Wuthering Heights The singer wrote her chart-topping debut single Wuthering Heights when she was just 18, beginning a unique career in music that reaches all the way to Stranger Things.

The Kick Inside album is in my top ten for sure,the world disappears when I listen to that it!😍
www.bbc.com/culture/arti...

‘Cannot stress enough how proud I am’: how Greater Manchester came together to tackle floods Emergency services turn focus to recovery efforts after major incident declared on New Year’s Day stood down

Manchester floods: “All different backgrounds, everybody just came together, and it was incredible to see it, it really was,” said Tracey Pook, a community engagement officer at the mosque. “Honestly, I cannot stress enough how proud I am of the community.”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Colorado doctor finds winter wonder in hobby of photographing snowflakes Each snowflake that tumbles from the sky this time of year is a one-of-a-kind. One amateur Colorado photographer, who is also a physician, is on a mission to capture one-of-a-kind images of them.

Had a wonderful time speaking with John Daley with
@cprnews.bsky.social about my snowflake photography. John's a great guy and I enjoyed our time together.
www.cpr.org/2024/12/18/c...

National assessment of flood and coastal erosion risk in England 2024

Reading through the newly published NaFRA with my highways research head on, and all I can say is, this is shocking. 38% of the highway network already flood exposed, rising to 42% under climate projections.
We really are going to need to do things differently
#Lifelines
www.gov.uk/government/p...

@puntofisso.bsky.social I'm letting the data speak for itself on this occasion...

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Word up Mar! So pleased you are my first post/tweet/X oh dear lord,sorry I mean flutter!(🤔?...)