# geophysics (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover geophysics. Page: Feed: --- ## [Flows From Above](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/825573344509345792) _2026-08-21 · FYFD_ Our planet is constantly carved by the flow of wind, water, and ice. These images, all shortlisted by the International Aerial Photographer of the Year competition, highlight those forces . (Image credit: Various Artists/IAPOTY , see images for details; via Colossal ) ## [Why its often hard to participate.](https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?131576-Why-its-often-hard-to-participate.&goto=newpost) _2026-08-21 · thepainterdoug · The Project Avalon Community Forum_ About 6 months ago I made a contribution to a political candidate. since then, I have been barraged by phone calls solicitors for donations,... ## [Storms in the Pacific, “meh” level blobs in the Atlantic](https://enkiops.org/2026/08/21/storms-in-the-pacific-meh-level-blobs-in-the-atlantic/) _2026-08-21 · enkiops · Enki Research_ TL;DR: New tropical depression (soon to be tropical storm) threatens Hawai’i, Saudel strengthening in Mariana Islands, headed towards Guam/Southern Japan. Atlantic has blobs but not threats at the moment (or likely ever from these). Hurricane Lala is still at Cat 2 storm and tracking out of the far western Hawaiian Islands … A new tropical Continue reading "Storms in the Pacific, “meh” level blobs… ## [World Earthquake alert: M 6.7 PERU, Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:00:18](https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?131574-World-Earthquake-alert-M-6.7-PERU-Thu-20-Aug-2026-18-00-18&goto=newpost) _2026-08-21 · BGS · The Project Avalon Community Forum_ World Earthquake alert : M :PERU, Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:00:18 Click for details...... ## [Representing Rain's Microphysics](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/825482753538670592) _2026-08-20 · FYFD_ Realistically modeling rainfall remains an extremely difficult problem. To be practical, results have to be on the scale of kilometers; no one is looking to find out whether rain will fall from one specific cloud over their head. But making that prediction depends on physics that happens at the microscale, where droplets tens of microns in size are condensing, colliding, and eventually growing… ## [How Strings Vibrate](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/825482745397608448) _2026-08-20 · FYFD_ Many of us have a mental image of strings vibrating like a swinging jump rope, but that's not quite what you actually see. Instead, plucked strings often look strangely triangular, as Henry explains in this Minute Physics video . (Video and image credit: Minute Physics) ## [Tropical Update (20 Aug): Pacific busy, another Hawai’i storm?](https://enkiops.org/2026/08/20/tropical-update-20-aug-pacific-busy-another-hawaii-storm/) _2026-08-20 · enkiops · Enki Research_ Graphics generation has moved to a dedicated server and is updating automagically now … TL;DR on the tropics is there is a new storm in the West Pacific that looks to be a factor over the next week. Lala remains a hurricane as it tracks through the Northwestern Hawaiian islands, as a new system is Continue reading "Tropical Update (20 Aug): Pacific busy, another Hawai’i storm?" ## [Spiritual Lucidity - Does Consciousness Exist Outside of the Brain](https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?131573-Spiritual-Lucidity-Does-Consciousness-Exist-Outside-of-the-Brain&goto=newpost) _2026-08-19 · rgray222 · The Project Avalon Community Forum_ While we have discussed topics such as Out-of-Body Experiences (OBE), Near-Death Experiences (NDE), and Intelligent Design, to my knowledge, Terminal... ## [dies caniculares (Dog Days)](https://enkiops.org/2026/08/19/dies-caniculares-dog-days/) _2026-08-19 · enkiops · Enki Research_ Here at Enki we love data and quantifying things, so naturally we have to calculate exactly how miserable we are. And the last couple of weeks have provided a LOT of data in that area. It’s especially problematic because the new resident, Siegfried, isn’t able to be outside enough to burn off all the energy Continue reading "dies caniculares (Dog Days)" ## [Brainwashed...The \*Alternative\* Community Can Also Be Victim of Skilled Propaganda](https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?131569-Brainwashed...The--Alternative--Community-Can-Also-Be-Victim-of-Skilled-Propaganda&goto=newpost) _2026-08-18 · AutumnW · The Project Avalon Community Forum_ If you don't read from a wide enough spectrum, you end up tunneling deeply into a narrow spectrum of opinion and \*facts\* from \*credible\* sources. ... ## [Play Both Sides Of The Lie (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/SrpaHfPw8uB9) _2026-08-18 · **Sponsored**_ Two operatives, one manufactured war — uncover the Complete Truth after both campaigns. ## [Stripping Mars' Atmosphere](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/825301557655568384) _2026-08-18 · FYFD_ Unlike Earth, Mars lacks a strong global magnetic field, which allows the solar wind to strip its atmosphere, but the exact mechanisms of that process have been unclear. But a new study has caught the process in action . (Image credit: Mars - NASA, illustration - C. Zhang et al. ; research credit: C. Zhang et al. ; via Gizmodo ) ## [An Iceberg Flips](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/825210953352298496) _2026-08-17 · FYFD_ Footage of a massive iceberg flipping in Greenland has gone viral. Icebergs shift like this because they melt unevenly, with submerged areas melting faster. (Video and image credit: AfarTV; via Colossal ) ## [World Earthquake alert : M 6.9 :NORTHERN SUMATRA, Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:54:53](https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?131566-World-Earthquake-alert-M-6.9-NORTHERN-SUMATRA-Sat-15-Aug-2026-10-54-53&goto=newpost) _2026-08-17 · BGS · The Project Avalon Community Forum_ World Earthquake alert : M 6.9 :NORTHERN SUMATRA, Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:54:53 Click for details...... ## [Heghlu’meH QaQ jajvam](https://enkiops.org/2026/08/17/heghlumeh-qaq-jajvam/) _2026-08-17 · enkiops · Enki Research_ This weekend the hard drive in my desktop decided to cosplay as a Klingon Warrior … Unfortunately, the manufacturer of the drive was without honor and the boot sector died with no warnings or health alerts of any kind. Hab SoSLl’ Quch! (not translatable on a polite blog) Of course, I have multiple backups, and Continue reading "Heghlu’meH QaQ jajvam" ## [World Earthquake alert : M 6.9 :NORTHERN SUMATRA, Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:54:54](https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?131563-World-Earthquake-alert-M-6.9-NORTHERN-SUMATRA-Sat-15-Aug-2026-10-54-54&goto=newpost) _2026-08-16 · BGS · The Project Avalon Community Forum_ World Earthquake alert : M 6.9 :NORTHERN SUMATRA, Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:54:54 Click for details...... ## [Why we need Mystery](https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?131560-Why-we-need-Mystery&goto=newpost) _2026-08-15 · Bill Ryan · The Project Avalon Community Forum_ Below is a new and thought-provoking presentation from Richard Dolan, which inspired a host of thoughts of my own. His stated thesis wasn't exactly... ## [Lala brush with Hawai’i, Atlantic uninteresting](https://enkiops.org/2026/08/15/lala-brush-with-hawaii-atlantic-uninteresting/) _2026-08-15 · enkiops · Enki Research_ Lala is a few hours away from the Big Island, likely to just brush the south coast as a tropical storm or minimal hurricane. Here s the CPHC Key messages regarding Tropical Storm Lala (en Español: Mensajes Claves), hurricane warnings are up for the Big Island, elsewhere tropical storm warnings: Even if technically the surface winds don t Continue reading "Lala brush with Hawai i, Atlantic… ## [Anomaly - A YT series](https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?131554-Anomaly-A-YT-series&goto=newpost) _2026-08-15 · samsdice · The Project Avalon Community Forum_ ANOMALY is a cinematic series of short films where science fiction meets science fact. Created by Matthew Thompson. This little series is... ## [Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake has struck near Flores Indonesia](https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?131551-Magnitude-7.7-Earthquake-has-struck-near-Flores-Indonesia&goto=newpost) _2026-08-15 · Ravenlocke · The Project Avalon Community Forum_ Stefan Burns BREAKING: A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck the southern Indonesian Islands. A tsunami has been detected from this... ## [Flex Pen and Ink](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/824939154199740416) _2026-08-14 · FYFD_ It’s no secret that I’m a fan of fountain pens. They’re just one way I like to have little celebrations of fluid physics in my everyday life . (Video and image credit: Flexperiments) ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/STSIfx6prCfR) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [Tropical Updates 14 August 2026](https://enkiops.org/2026/08/14/tropical-updates-14-august-2026/) _2026-08-14 · enkiops · Enki Research_ TL;DR: Lala will be flirting with Hurricane force as it passes Hawai i over or just south of the Big Island tomorrow. Atlantic stuff still blob like, maybe some rain/gusty winds in the Eastern Caribbean as Invest AL92 passes. Tropical Storm Lala is about a day out from the Big Island, which is under a Hurricane Continue reading "Tropical Updates 14 August 2026" ## [Capillary Slinkies](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/824848588628721664) _2026-08-13 · FYFD_ Nature is full of helical fibers, including in plants and bird feathers. In this study, researchers explore how these soft springs react to droplets . (Image and research credit: B. Bhatt and A. Carlson ) ## [Solar eclipse and Perseid meteor shower images August 12th, 2026](https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?131544-Solar-eclipse-and-Perseid-meteor-shower-images-August-12th-2026&goto=newpost) _2026-08-13 · Tintin · The Project Avalon Community Forum_ Some quite breath-taking images captured yesterday with the very best film and photography emanating from Spain :sun: All are available here:... ## [Levitating By Squeeze Film](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/824757984006635520) _2026-08-12 · FYFD_ We’ve seen a few different kinds of levitation here over the years, including via acoustic waves, aerodynamics, and Leidenfrost effect. Here, Steve Mould describes something a bit different: a levitation squeeze film driven by ultrasonic transducers . (Video and image credit: S. Mould) ## [Quick tropical updates for Atlantic and Hawai’i](https://enkiops.org/2026/08/12/quick-tropical-updates-for-atlantic-and-hawaii/) _2026-08-12 · enkiops · Enki Research_ TL;DR: Tropical storm for Hawai i looks more likely. Two of the disturbances in the Atlantic have been upgraded to Invest areas, only one matters. Tropical Storm Chan-Hom raining out over Japan. The Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook (TWO) this morning shows three disturbances. There are now track models for two of them, AL92 and AL93 (for Continue reading "Quick tropical updates for Atlantic and… ## [Dragonfly Dogfights](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/824667366193496064) _2026-08-11 · FYFD_ Like fighter pilots of old, male dragonflies engage in aerial combat where each tries to outmaneuver the other to keep a sight on their rival’s tail. A recent study observed this combat in the field and uncovered some surprising similarities to dogfighting . (Image and research credit: S. Fabian et al. ; via Ars Technica ) ## [The Blob is Red!!?11?? Hawai’i, Japan update](https://enkiops.org/2026/08/11/the-blob-is-red11-hawaii-japan-update/) _2026-08-11 · enkiops · Enki Research_ NHC has now increased the odds of something forming in the Atlantic later this week out of distirbance #1 to 70%. Here s the NHC outlook over an IR image the official text is Tropical Weather Outlook (en Español\*). There are still no magic words, and it s not an INVEST so there is no tracking (despite Continue reading "The Blob is Red!!?11?? Hawai i, Japan update" ## [Typhoon Dolphin impact](https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?131537-Typhoon-Dolphin-impact&goto=newpost) _2026-08-10 · Ravenlocke · The Project Avalon Community Forum_ Sputnik Mundo Translated from Spanish 🇨🇳🛶 House Turned into Submarine: Man Trapped by Typhoon Dolphin in China Typhoon Dolphin turned a home... ## [Blowing Droplets Apart](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/824576769416970240) _2026-08-10 · FYFD_ In raindrops, ink-jet printing, and spray painting, droplets get broken apart y the air flowing around them. Here, researchers investigate how a jet of fluid can push a droplet from its perch, or–with enough momentum–shatter the droplet . (Video and image credit: S. Jain et al. ) ## [The Place of Merit](https://projectavalon.net/forum4/showthread.php?131533-The-Place-of-Merit&goto=newpost) _2026-08-10 · Agape · The Project Avalon Community Forum_ I just named it thus, the plane of existence where we find selves AFTER, more or less immediately after we lift self of this "anthroposphere" due... ## [Find what they just said (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/qbE72va9fSOq) _2026-08-10 · **Sponsored**_ Surface recent public signals so you can send policy-aware, relevant outreach ## [August Atlantic Blobwatch continues, busy Pacific](https://enkiops.org/2026/08/10/august-atlantic-blobwatch-continues-busy-pacific/) _2026-08-10 · enkiops · Enki Research_ TL;DR: one of the three disturbances in the Atlantic might become a depression later in the week (probably be a fish storm if it does). Pacific is busy, with Hawai i in the potential track of an invest area, and a tropical storm headed to Japan. The Tropical Weather Outlook has three blobs but only one Continue reading "August Atlantic Blobwatch continues, busy Pacific" ## [Return of the Blobs of Doom](https://enkiops.org/2026/08/09/return-of-the-blobs-of-doom/) _2026-08-09 · enkiops · Enki Research_ Much to the relief of the Atlantic tropical weather-doomer community, who had been reduced to feeding on stories of super-El Ninos and below normal activity predictions, there are now two blobs of doom to fuel the endless torrent of chatter. While there have been tropical waves coming off of Africa for weeks, they have been Continue reading "Return of the Blobs of Doom" ## [Salt and Dunes](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/824304950434758656) _2026-08-07 · FYFD_ Photographer Barbara Brown captured these striking aerial views in Namibia. Coastal dunes and saltworks feature in the photos from Walvis Bay, where wind, waves, evaporation, and humankind have shaped the landscape. (Image credit: B. Brown/ IAPOTY ; via Colossal ) ## [Typhoon Dolphin hits Okinawa, China next; Chan-Hom headed to northern Japan](https://enkiops.org/2026/08/07/typhoon-dolphin-hits-okinawa-china-next-chan-hom-headed-to-northern-japan/) _2026-08-07 · enkiops · Enki Research_ Busy in the West Pacific this morning Typhoon Dolphin looks to have passed north of Okinawa this evening (morning US East Coast time): The bases there are essentially on lock-down until the storm passes. The storm is weaker and the core of winds smaller than a few days ago, but still estimated to cause Continue reading "Typhoon Dolphin hits Okinawa, China next; Chan-Hom headed to northern Japan" ## [How Corals Stir](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/824214395135705089) _2026-08-06 · FYFD_ Reef-building coral polyps constantly stir the water around them with dense carpets of microscopic hair-like cilia. The beating of the cilia helps polyps feed while also pushing away sediment and debris . (Image and research credit: S. Selvan et al. ; via APS ) ## [The Subtleties of Pipe Flow](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/824123796297547776) _2026-08-05 · FYFD_ If you put a thumb over your hose’s outlet, you get a faster jet, but how does that affect the flow rate? That’s the question Grady starts from in this Practical Engineering video exploring pipe flow physics . (Video and image credit: Practical Engineering) ## [Screening for Sleep Apnea](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/824033185704902656) _2026-08-04 · FYFD_ Snoring and sleep apnea–a condition where aeroelastic flutter obstructs the airway and stops breathing during sleep–often go hand-in-hand . (Image credit: L. Cline ; research credit: H. Li et al. ; via Physics World ) ## [Quick Tuesday Updates](https://enkiops.org/2026/08/04/quick-tuesday-updates/) _2026-08-04 · enkiops · Enki Research_ Quick updates on Typhoon Dolphin and Savannah area rains. Typhoon Dolphin continues to track directly towards Okinawa: It remains impressive on IR this evening (Okinawa time, 6am ET), and heavy winds and rain expected there on Friday as the storm passes over or near the islands The Enki gauge in Parkside (mid-town Savannah, 203,908 Continue reading "Quick Tuesday Updates" ## [Microplastics in the Water Column](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/823942581090123776) _2026-08-03 · FYFD_ Of the more than 9 billion metric tons of plastic that’s been produced, a mere 9% has been recycled. About 12% has been incinerated, and the remainder is just out there–in our homes, our landfills, and, unfortunately, in our oceans. (Image credit: iStock/dottedhippo ; via Eos ) ## [Update on Waterspout risk this morning](https://enkiops.org/2026/08/03/update-on-waterspout-risk-this-morning/) _2026-08-03 · enkiops · Enki Research_ NWS Charleston sent this note about the thunderstorms this morning: Here s their note: Waterspouts: Forecast sounding output and elevated non-supercell tornado parameters values over the nearshore and offshore waters look to support a risk for waterspouts this morning. Satellite and radar already suggest a few cloud lines are trying to develop over the Atlantic which Continue reading "Update on… ## [Rain in Savannah, Typhoon Dolphin heads to Okinawa](https://enkiops.org/2026/08/03/rain-in-savannah-typhoon-dolphin-heads-to-okinawa/) _2026-08-03 · enkiops · Enki Research_ Quick update to add: NWS Charleston sent this note about the thunderstorms this morning: Here s their note: Waterspouts: Forecast sounding output and elevated non-supercelltornado parameters values over the nearshore and offshore waterslook to support a risk for waterspouts this morning. Satelliteand radar already suggest a few cloud lines are trying todevelop over the Atlantic which Continue… ## [AI in Geophysics: Past, Present, and Predicted Future](https://posgeo.wordpress.com/2026/08/02/ai-in-geophysics-past-present-and-predicted-future/) _2026-08-02 · posgeo · PosGeo_ Earlier this year, I was invited to give a talk at the Bay Area Geophysical Society. I ended up presenting a set of ideas I ve been thinking about regarding the current state of AI in geophysics, and where I think it s going to lead in the future. (I also presented this work at an AI \[ \] ## ["Supercell"](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/823670807735697408) _2026-07-31 · FYFD_ A supercell thunderstorm in New Mexico appears almost otherworldly in this photo from Dennis Hualong Zhang . (Image credit: D. Zhang; via ILPOTY ) ## [Ice Giant or Magma Ocean World?](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/823631650966650880) _2026-07-31 · FYFD_ Uranus and Neptune–known as our system’s ice giants–are our least explored planets. “Ice giant” is one structure that matches the limited measurements we have from these planets, but, as today’s preprint study points out, it’s not the only one . (Image credit: NASA ; research credit: E. Young et al. (preprint); via Gizmodo ) ## [Giant Water Balloon to the Face](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/823489559802331136) _2026-07-29 · FYFD_ It’s the summertime, so Gav and Dan of the Slow Mo Guys are back to experimenting with giant water balloons. In this video, they send several careening down a slope into Dan’s face . (Video and image credit: The Slow Mo Guys) ## [Inside an Espresso Bed](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/823399027555106816) _2026-07-28 · FYFD_ When pulling a shot of espresso, there are complicated physics at play. The ground coffee is tamped into a puck-like bed of grains, through which high-temperature, high-pressure water is forced . (Image credit: top - R. Wicks , experiment - J. Foster et al. ; research credit: J. Foster et al. ; via Physics World ) ## [Canyon Swirls](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/823308371163824128) _2026-07-27 · FYFD_ For much of the year, Cañon Fiord in the Canadian Arctic lies under ice and snow, but in the summer melt season, colors peek out. Here sea ice and sediment swirl in the fjord in eddies that are kilometers wide . (Image credit: L. Dauphin; via NASA Earth Observatory ) ## [Múlajökull](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/823036578810281984) _2026-07-24 · FYFD_ Iceland’s Múlajökull glacier is prone to sudden surges, where rapid ice flow is interspersed between periods of quiescence or retreat. The isolated nature of the glacier and its marshy surroundings make approaching on foot almost impossible, but photographer Dani Guindo captured gorgeous aerial images of the glacier’s many rivulets ribboning about the landscape it’s carved .… ## [Convection Inside the Mantle](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/822945972867989504) _2026-07-23 · FYFD_ Most of what we know about Earth’s interior comes from observing how seismic waves–mostly from earthquakes–bounce around. As our observations have gotten better–more seisometers, better imaging techniques–scientists have identified two large anomalies sitting near the bottom of the mantle . (Image credits: E. Garnero and C. Richardson ; see also Physics Today ) ## [Even Penguins Love Bubbles](https://fuckyeahfluiddynamics.tumblr.com/post/822855397759172608) _2026-07-22 · FYFD_ Walter, a young African penguin at the New York Aquarium, loves soap bubbles. In fairness to Walter, so do most people (Image credit: I’ve met. There’s just something that feels a bit magical about these ephemeral rainbow spheres that pop at a (dry) touch . (Image credit: New York Aquarium ; via PopSci )