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Social media is increasingly being used to share near-real-time analysis of emergent and sometimes hazardous geological events. Such open discussion can drive new research directions and collaborations for geoscientists.

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Acknowledgements

I would like to thank my followers on Twitter and anyone who got in touch on that channel for the fruitful discussions over the years that prompted this piece. I am particularly grateful to R. Lacassin and A.-A. Gabriel for sharing their experiences of also being at the forefront of near-real-time science on social media.

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Hicks, S.P. Geoscience analysis on Twitter. Nat. Geosci. 12, 585–586 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-019-0425-4

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