Nicholas Schmerr

Associate Professor at the University of Maryland and Planetary Seismologist

[Nicholas Schmerr @lowvelocityzone]

@drrocks1982 It was like a Cat 2-3 hurricane or a F2-3 tornado swept across 500+ miles of unprepared communities. Still many without power, and a huge amount of damage to trees, crops, infrastructure, and homes. Fortunately almost no loss of life. 20XX you suck.

[Nicholas Schmerr @lowvelocityzone]

@VolcanoCowboy Beware the elves!!!

[Nicholas Schmerr @lowvelocityzone]

Feeling sad. My academic grandfather has passed on into the great ULVZ. https://t.co/V8oobZtn39

[Nicholas Schmerr @lowvelocityzone]

@jtuttlekeane My parents near Ames lost their garden, part of a shed, and a tree. But they are safe! Glad yours weathered the storm as well!

[The Weather Channel @weatherchannel]

NEW: Severe t-storm threat upgraded today in Midwest as a #derecho races toward the Great Lakes: https://t.co/sfNsugwLzE

[Nicholas Schmerr @lowvelocityzone]

@ThePlanetaryGuy He’s right, evolution will sort this one out.

[Nicholas Schmerr @lowvelocityzone]

I like this. A lot. And if you want to read about a really interesting Vera, add “Rubin” to your google search!

[Nicholas Schmerr @lowvelocityzone]

Relevant? https://t.co/KOu7SL3aPA

[Nicholas Schmerr @lowvelocityzone]

This year feels like we slipped into the Star Trek Mirror Universe (the dark one). I am calling this year 20XX from now on.

[Nicholas Schmerr @lowvelocityzone]

@therealtglotch Go for Watership Down after watching SoNihm. That movie is some trippy messed up social commentary in animated rabbit form.

[Nicholas Schmerr @lowvelocityzone]

@ThePlanetaryGuy @NASAPersevere @VirtualTelescop Need more Skylink!

[Nicholas Schmerr @lowvelocityzone]

@barbylon Our cat was terrified by the constant rumble. Her kitty brain thought it was the end times.

[Nicholas Schmerr @lowvelocityzone]

@jacobrichardson @ThePlanetaryGuy @SpacedOutSid Let’s coin the term ultravolcano right here and now (stares at Io)

[Nicholas Schmerr @lowvelocityzone]

@ThePlanetaryGuy Planet X is pretty overhyped, it doesn’t even exist (or does it?)!

[Nicholas Schmerr @lowvelocityzone]

@jacobrichardson Just wait for that #venus #supervolcano headline... and then you will have #venusvolcanictruthers

[Nicholas Schmerr @lowvelocityzone]

@mineralphys What kind of beaver are we talking about here?

[Nicholas Schmerr @lowvelocityzone]

@asrivkin @barbylon As any good lunahexamancer knows, 4d6f6f6e206973207468652062657374

[Nicholas Schmerr @lowvelocityzone]

@drrocks1982 What POTUS does not seem to realize is that the question itself is the test...

[Nicholas Schmerr @lowvelocityzone]

@DrMikiNakajima Those look like some aggressive blackberry plants!

[Nicholas Schmerr @lowvelocityzone]

@PlanetSabine I am still laughing about Sëismic Nöise