Mastodon! I'm delivering a talk to a couple of grade 9 classes in a month on the use of space (mainly satellites, but probes to other planets, comets, etc., will be included).

How does your work benefit from satellites?

I'm thinking of a direct use of the data, as opposed to stuff like “internet access” or “my bank relies on satellites to transfer my grant money from one account to another”

Anecdotes, rants, personal stories are all fair game
(To the inevitable suggestion that I just Google this, yes, I can, and have, but I want the human element - I want to be able to say "someone I ‘know’ uses satellites for their job, and this is what they like about the tech”)

Hashtag suggestions are welcome.
(Also - question: Does Mastodon discriminate hashtags with different capitalization? Are #Astronomy and #astronomy functionally different? We *really* need some kind of ISO standard )

#Archaeology #Physics #SolarActivity #Geology #SevereWeather #Climate #ClimateChange
#Satellite #Satellites #Agriculture #oceanography

If you live in #DC, #MD, or #VA and want a way to keep up with absolute latest weather alerts, here’s a bot to follow: @nws_lwx
Storms coming through now.
#SevereWeather

#Introduction
North Wales Storm News is a growing social media presence that aims to warn and inform people about incoming #severeweather conditions in the region and provide timely updates when the weather arrives.

We monitor & aggregate data from a wealth of trusted sources, such as travel operators, county councils & emergency services. So instead of having to check various websites to see what’s going on, you can rely on us to pass on useful updates ASAP.

If you're wondering more about me, I am a Ph.D. candidate at Mississippi State University. My area of expertise is on tornado and severe weather protection, and I've been working on finding unique and new ways to protect families and communities.

One of the projects I have is a tornado shelter map that I have spent over a year working on. I'd like to make it more convenient for users but it has already had over 41,000 views. The link to the map is here: https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1CmSTiHw8ik73XO40MhMSeNdejCl9zAcF&ll=35.77238194350063%2C-98.34417972570515&z=5.

I'm hoping to keep building things up for the #severeweather, #scicomm and overall #science communities as well, although it can be so challenging for me dealing with disabilities as well. I know some of you can relate!

Don't be afraid to reach out to me!