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Volcanologist at USF, Tampa, FL @UGeosciences using geophysics to study active volcanoes & natural hazards. Also on Mastodon @volcano_mel@universeodon.com

University of South Florida
Joined August 2012
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Dr. Mel Rodgers retweeted
#USF’s University Police and the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office are searching for two USF doctoral students who were last seen in the Tampa area on Thursday morning. ✍️ by @NVinsky usforacle.com/2026/04/21/usf…
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OMG. Choosing a mastodon server is like choosing a breakout room in an online conference. You jump in on one and find it's just you and that weirdo that freaks you out. Then you hop your way through them all until finally you find your friends. Ahh... So where is everybody???
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I'm going to be so so sad when this bird hellsite finally gives up the ghost. I've made so many friends here, have such fond memories of 'tweetups' at conferences in the early days, and the academic mammas make me feel less alone in this bewildering world. Yes. I'm grieving...
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Dr. Mel Rodgers retweeted
Signing up for IAVCEI before the earlybird deadline nov. 20th? Add this workshop to your registration!
Drones? Volcanoes? What's not to love! Come join us at the #IAVCEI2023 pre-conference UAV workshop. Come share your knowledge and learn from others about all things volcano drone related. Register at iavcei2023.org @iavcei2023
Drones? Volcanoes? What's not to love! Come join us at the #IAVCEI2023 pre-conference UAV workshop. Come share your knowledge and learn from others about all things volcano drone related. Register at iavcei2023.org @iavcei2023
Pleased to report that the toddler has confirmed the bear is still at the zoo @ZooTampa. There are now no bears sleeping under her bed...
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And in other things the toddler is now terrified of after the hurricane - bears. Apparently she thinks the bear at the @ZooTampa escaped during the storm and is living in our house. I'm trying to reassure her he's still at the zoo...
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So we made it through Ian fine. Barely even lost power. I'm seeing images from further south and my heart breaks. Plus we've now got a toddler who's terrified of falling trees.
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Ahhhrghhh.... Taking toddler to urgent care was NOT on my list of hurricane preparations for today. Shit shit shit.
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We've been watching these Hurricane Ian 🌀 models for 1 week now and each day gets a little more scary. Prepared - hope so, Ready for this - not a chance :(
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Wooho, Yay! That was us @UGeosciences on Pacaya Volcano, Guatemala.
Our customers are using the Wispr Ranger Series drone in a variety of different ways! Picture from a customer using the Wispr Ranger Pro 1100 to survey magnetic fields around volcanos! #wisprsystems #triaddrones #commercialdrones #uas #uav #volcanos
So let's get this right. To keep kids safe this country wants to ban books but not guns. Yup. Got it. It's not really about keeping kids safe is it?
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14. I just can't. I'm crying.
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18. I don't understand. 18 children. And the only fucking thing that will happen is "thoughts and prayers".
Miniature field assistant just keeps on growing. Hard work holding onto that survey pole, and it's tough being so damn cute! Its just #AnotherDayInTheField for Florida fieldwork. #AcademicMum
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I am so confused. Tweets I send recently ( esp. those with alt text figures) disappear into the ether. So I write it again, then hours/days later the original one appears. WTF.
We had one drone disaster :( "Terrella" our trusty M100 had an argument with a lava flow high up on the volcano. We got her back, still alive and sensor still recording. Crossed some incredible 2020 lava flows in the hunt (and destroyed a brand new pair of boots in the process).
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We had only 1 drone disaster. "Terrella" our trusty M100 had an argument with a new lava flow high up on the flank of the volcano. We got her back, still alive and sensor still recording. Crossed amazing new 2020 lava flows to find her, and destroyed a brand new pair of boots :)
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Dr. Mel Rodgers retweeted
Today, I chaired a committee hearing on a cruel anti-trans bill introduced by one of my GOP colleagues. For years, trans people have had to go before anti-trans lawmakers in the big chair. Today, anti-trans forces had to come before a trans person in the big chair – me. (🧵)
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