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Are you on the east coast? Did you feel the earthquake?

Tell the USGS about it! One of the ways that we determine earthquake severity is not just through magnitude, but also through a scale used to determine impact on people and structures! But to do that, we need people to report!

This is a nifty bit of anonymous citizen science that helps geologists understand earthquake impacts in the US and around the world.

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PLEASE READ!!! I DON'T POST STUFF LIKE THIS AND THIS IS SERIOUS TO ME! ELON MUSK IS TRYING TO DUMP THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF WASTE WATER INTO THE LAGUNA MADRE IN SOUTH TEXAS!!!

The Laguna Madre is a beautiful ecosystem that houses so many species of wild life and many migratory species of shore birds go there to eat and rest. Its all thanks to the sea grass that grows there, and after the big freeze of Texas in 2021, it is slowly making its recovery and now it's in danger again!

(Black Skimmer with chicks shown here)

If Elon continues with this disguising act, nitrogen and hydrogen rich waste will be dumped and plankton and algae will begin to overpopulate and create a cloud of themselves over the sea grass causing it to not get the sunlight it needs to photosynthesize. It will basically be suffocated by the overpopulation of microorganisms and die out and so many species of animals will lose that shelter they need to feed, breed and even escape dangers like predators. This grass also feeds the endangered green sea turtle and was even given the name "Turtle Grass" for its huge importance to these creatures.

(Green Sea Turtle grazing) Not only that, but the South Padre Island is one of the largest ports in America and has many shrimping and fishing companies that rely on the environment to make a minimum wage. And once the water gets polluted, so many people can get sick or worse if they eat the fish and shrimp that have been exposed to it!

(South Texas Shrimping Boats) This is serious! And if you or someone you know lives in Texas there is a way you can make a comment and state how you DON'T WANT LITERAL SLUDGE IN THE OCEAN! IT WILL HURT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND ANIMALS AND THE VAST AND DIVERSE ECOSYTEM THEY LIVE IN!

You can find the link here:

PLEASE DO WHAT YOU CAN! WE CAN'T LET MUSK DO THIS!!!

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lozfanatic

The permit number is WQ0016342001. You'll need the permit number to submit a comment to the TCEQ.

Just double checked and this is still considered open on the website, so keep sending them comments.

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adhd and concentration is so funny. no I cannot sit still at any given time. no I cannot concentrate on one thing if I'm only doing *one thing* I must have all of my senses taken up. i am bored unless im watching/listening to multiple things AND fiddling with something. but yes I can sit and sew for seven hours straight no problem :3

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