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Dr. Josh Bregy

@prehistormic

Climate scientist & paleoclimatologist. Paleohurricanes, paleoclimatology, hydroclimate, modern TCs, & coastal hazards. Multiproxy. Tea. Sake. Ultimate. Ecosocialist. Hispanohablante también. ADHD. He/Him.

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Oxygen Isotopes in Tree Rings Track Neotropical Climate Dynamics Tree-ring δ18O from Abies guatemalensis in Central America captures interannual variations in boreal summer rainfall Lighter δ18O years are associated with a weakening of the Caribbean Low-Level ...

A new paper by @anaigmendez.bsky.social vin Geophysical Research Letters shows that the oxygen isotope ratio of the annual rings of tropical conifers in Central America records rainfall amount and tracks large-scale tropical atmosphere ocean dynamics! agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

16.02.2026 15:57 👍 40 🔁 16 💬 0 📌 1
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BBC World Service - Discovery, Frontiers of Earth Science The very latest developments in the world of Earth science with Roland Pease

Didn’t realize that our #AGU25 town hall on Hurricane Katrina 20 year later made the BBC’s Discovery podcast with @peaseroland.bsky.social! Definitely check it out!
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w...

12.02.2026 17:30 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Excellent Toolkit by @agu.org on responding to the NSF Dear Colleague Letter regarding NCAR. #SaveNCAR. Please Share!

29.01.2026 21:44 👍 4 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!!!! #IU #Hoosiers #Indiana

20.01.2026 04:19 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hoo Hoo (Hoo) Hoosiers!!!!!!!

10.01.2026 04:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Hoo Hoo (Hoo) Hoosiers!!! #IU #Hoosiers

02.01.2026 00:14 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Hurricane Katrina 20 Years Later: Lessons Learned from a Generational Catastrophe Hurricane Katrina impacted the Gulf Coast as one of the most devastating and destructive storms in modern history on August 29th, 2005. Katrina has since served as a benchmark and worst-case scenario ...

Reminder of our #AGU25 town hall on the lessons learned from #Hurricane #Katrina. It’s happening today (Dec. 15) at 18:00 local time in rooms 275–277. We have a wonderful set of panelists lined up! @agu.org

agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...

15.12.2025 16:57 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2
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Russel L. Honoré - Wikipedia

Here’s Lt. Gen. Honoré’s Wikipedia page (for more info): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russel_...

12.12.2025 18:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Our guest speakers will include @kellyhereid.bsky.social, Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, and Karen Parsons, who will provide perspectives from industry, government, and city planning, respectively.

12.12.2025 18:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Hurricane Katrina 20 Years Later: Lessons Learned from a Generational Catastrophe Hurricane Katrina impacted the Gulf Coast as one of the most devastating and destructive storms in modern history on August 29th, 2005. Katrina has since served as a benchmark and worst-case scenario ...

We will be hosting at Town Hall on Hurricane #Katrina at #AGU25 on Monday, Dec. 15, at 16:00 local time. Please join us as we discuss the lessons learned 20 years after the storm. More info can be found here: agu.confex.com/agu/agu25/me...

@agu.org

12.12.2025 18:53 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

WINDIANA!
#1DIANA!
BIGTENDIANA!

I genuinely cannot believe this actually happened, this is the most insane football thing I have ever witnessed in my life

07.12.2025 04:29 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

The 13-0 Big Ten champion Indiana Hoosiers will be the #1 seed in the College Football Playoff

What a world

07.12.2025 04:27 👍 414 🔁 22 💬 10 📌 4
curt cignetti with like a 5% smile

curt cignetti with like a 5% smile

the happiest man in the world

07.12.2025 04:26 👍 1022 🔁 153 💬 3 📌 31

Hoo! Hoo! Hoosiers!!!!!!! #Indiana #IU

07.12.2025 04:25 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Izakaya: Kikumasamune “Taru” A junmai taru sake by Kikumasamune Brewing Company

Kikumasamune "Taru" – a taru junmai sake from Kikumasamune Brewing Company

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26.10.2025 19:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tea Time: "Jasmine Gold" Jasmine green tea from Asheville Tea Company

"Jasmine Gold" – a jasmine green tea from Asheville Tea Company.

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26.10.2025 19:22 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Tea Time Baozhong from Teaism

A few new articles from my Substack. Going on the lighter side right now.

A baozhong oolong from Teaism.

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26.10.2025 19:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors - Nature Climate change made 213 historical heatwaves reported over 2000–2023 more likely and more intense, to which each of the 180 carbon majors (fossil fuel and cement producers) substantially contributed.

Congrats to @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social and colleagues for this important new paper
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

10.09.2025 20:40 👍 74 🔁 42 💬 4 📌 2

Does anyone know of any (UK-based) ECRs in geography, history & archaeology working on the Little Ice Age? I'm looking for collaborators for a potential workshop!

@eseh.bsky.social @northernenvhistory.bsky.social @esehnextgate.bsky.social @carsoncenter.bsky.social @greenhouseuis.net

09.09.2025 16:35 👍 10 🔁 16 💬 2 📌 1
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09.09.2025 09:47 👍 771 🔁 324 💬 35 📌 17
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The decline of a great university THE ACADEMY IS AN OUTDATED CONCEPT TO THE IU TRUSTEES AND STATE GOVERNMENT By Mike Leonard Peaceful , beautiful and under attack. SUVs blowing through stop signs. Cars going the wrong way on one-wa…

Truth. And such a waste for the future of the state of Indiana after five generations of investment to elevate Hoosier kids to world class status. thebtownbee.com/2025/08/31/t...

05.09.2025 01:58 👍 21 🔁 13 💬 2 📌 0
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Izakaya "A Thousand Cranes" by Origami Sake

My first post on sake for the Substack.
Izakaya: "A Thousand Cranes" by Origami Sake substack.com/@prehistormi...

06.09.2025 20:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Hurricane Katrina at 20: Part 2 What do sand and mud tell us about the storm?

Hurricane Katrina at 20: Part 2
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06.09.2025 19:21 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The Practice and Assessment of Science: Five Foundational Flaws in the Department of Energy's 2025 Climate Report Adopted by the Executive Committee of the AMS Council on 27 August 2025

New AMS statement outlines five foundational flaws that make the Department of Energy's Climate Synthesis Report "inconsistent with scientific principles and practices."

Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/3UQRC82

28.08.2025 14:45 👍 133 🔁 82 💬 5 📌 9
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Waveland, Miss., is still recovering 20 years after Hurricane Katrina hit Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Waveland, Miss. A deadly and destructive storm surge nearly 30 feet high washed away the town. Twenty years later, it's still trying to recover.

Waveland, Miss., is still recovering 20 years after Hurricane Katrina hit

www.npr.org/2025/08/25/n...

25.08.2025 23:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Climate Extremes:  Extreme Weather (Full Documentary)
Climate Extremes: Extreme Weather (Full Documentary) Share Climate Extremes with your friends and followers! Learn about extreme weather, climate adaptation, and planetary behavior from leading global scientists! Click the "share" button above for sharing options! Subtitles include: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkis

The full documentary Climate Extremes: Extreme Weather is now out on YouTube:

21.08.2025 20:45 👍 91 🔁 34 💬 1 📌 1
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Tea Time Bold Black Chai from The Republic of Tea

Tea Time
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Some comments on the Bold Black Chai from The Republic of Tea.

24.08.2025 17:15 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Tropical Storm #Fernand Advisory 1: New Tropical Storm Forms South-Southeast of Bermuda. Expected to Remain Over the Open Ocean. hurricanes.gov https://x.com/NHC_Atlantic/status/1959355976588353931

23.08.2025 20:51 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

So US auto loan defaults have gone over 5% for the first time ever huh

23.08.2025 16:10 👍 193 🔁 38 💬 5 📌 10

This would be awesome! I feel like all the annotations that would accumulate could almost be turned into a compendium of sorts.

23.08.2025 16:15 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0