Story of Earth: The Tethys Sea
Where is the Tethys Sea? I was lucky enough to spend time on one of the last vestiges of the Tethys Sea this summer as a heat wave baked...
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Nicole Myers
- Aug 1
- 3 min
Your Body is Your Earth Observing Instrument
How do you interact with the Earth? Humans have an intimate connection with the Earth, all plant and animal Earthlings do - we evolved to...
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Nicole Myers
- Mar 4
- 5 min
A Global Perspective of Climate Adaptation
Imagine, you are in a space ship. Below is a world with oceans and land, volcanic eruptions, swirling clouds, dust storms, and carpets of...
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Nicole Myers
- Dec 11, 2022
- 5 min
Earth: Volcanic Planet
There are ~1,350 potentially active volcanos on Earth. In 2022 people flocked to see the spectacle of volcanic eruptions in Iceland,...
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Nicole Myers
- Jul 13, 2022
- 4 min
The Evolution of Resourceful Homo sapiens
On Earth, an ecosystem has evolved that includes a wide variety of animals, plants, protists, fungi, bacteria, and Archaea. Earth life is...
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Nicole Myers
- Jun 3, 2022
- 5 min
Onset of the Anthropocene
For at least 50 years we have been living in the Anthropocene Epoch, and until recently all of us Anthropos (Greek for human beings) were...
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Nicole Myers
- Mar 28, 2022
- 5 min
The Perihelion, Seasons, & Climate on Earth
Why are temperatures cooler in the winter? The Sun feels more distant and fails to warm our skin, so many assume that the Sun is further...
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Nicole Myers
- May 23, 2021
- 4 min
The Experience of Time
Time is a mystery, and after this last year it seems more mysterious than ever. We exist in time, it is ongoing and seemingly changes...
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Nicole Myers
- Mar 19, 2021
- 2 min
Vernal Equinox 2021
The equinox is one of the oldest solar celebrations in human history. Some cultures have been celebrating the official start of Spring...
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Nicole Myers
- Feb 16, 2021
- 5 min
Focus: the intersection of science, time, yoga & nature
Focus is an experience of convergence, our attention trained on a single point of interest, the center of energetic expenditure. Focus is...
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Nicole Myers
- Dec 5, 2020
- 3 min
Change: the intersection of science, time, yoga & environment
How do you cope with environmental uncertainty and rapid change? You adapt, because every generation of your ancestors going back to the...
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Nicole Myers
- Sep 21, 2020
- 1 min
Happy Autumnal Equinox 2020
Today (Tuesday, September 22nd) is the first official day of autumn for the northern hemisphere. The word autumn simply indicates the...
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Nicole Myers
- Sep 21, 2020
- 3 min
The Timeline of a Pandemic
It feels like we are still just waiting for the pandemic to be over...but we should be preparing to live with this harsh reality for a...
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Nicole Myers
- Sep 7, 2020
- 1 min
Geostory: Iceland
Iceland is a volcano on steroids. Not only is it the highest peak of the longest mountain chain on Earth (the mid-Atlantic ridge), it is...
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Nicole Myers
- Sep 7, 2020
- 3 min
Go Bags & Breath:
The present is the key to the past and the path to the future…so we all need to be prepared for future natural disasters. Take time in...
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Nicole Myers
- Jun 20, 2020
- 2 min
Estival (Midsummer) Solstice at 2:34pmPST June 20, 2020
Today, June 20th, 2020 at 2:34pmPST is the Estival (Midsummer) Solstice, a single moment in time when the Sun reaches it's highest annual...
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Nicole Myers
- Jun 20, 2020
- 2 min
Responding to Natural Disasters
Wildfires, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, pandemics...you need an emergency kit I feel so lucky that my academic career and passion for...
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Nicole Myers
- May 24, 2020
- 2 min
Preparing for Natural Disasters: Geological, Meteorological & Biological
Develop survival habits now All natural disasters make you highly aware of how you interact with & are at the mercy of the environment....
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Nicole Myers
- Mar 18, 2020
- 2 min
Geology of Sonoma County Vernal Pools
Vernal pools are ephemeral. They don't last long and only form when the conditions are right, but they are an important haven for rare...
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Nicole Myers
- Mar 18, 2020
- 1 min
Happy Vernal Equinox 2020
Today (Thursday, March 19th) is the first official day of spring for the northern hemisphere! The word vernal is latin for "pertaining to...
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