Danyka Byrnes
@danykabyrnes.bsky.social
Data science + Human impacts on water quality 🐄 🌾🌊.
Opinions, mine. Typos, inevitable.
www.danykabyrnes.com
Opinions, mine. Typos, inevitable.
www.danykabyrnes.com
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👋 Hey!
I love data, water, food, and all the areas in between.
I'm a PhD candidate at the University of Waterloo. I post about science, grad student life, equity, and daily musings.
I love data, water, food, and all the areas in between.
I'm a PhD candidate at the University of Waterloo. I post about science, grad student life, equity, and daily musings.
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For over 15 years the McMaster Ecohydro Lab has awarded the #NobelPeatPrize to the authors of the best peatland or peat paper of the year.
It’s that time of year again where we review papers and finalize a list of nominees.
Do you have a fave paper for 2025 you would like us to consider?
It’s that time of year again where we review papers and finalize a list of nominees.
Do you have a fave paper for 2025 you would like us to consider?
October 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
For over 15 years the McMaster Ecohydro Lab has awarded the #NobelPeatPrize to the authors of the best peatland or peat paper of the year.
It’s that time of year again where we review papers and finalize a list of nominees.
Do you have a fave paper for 2025 you would like us to consider?
It’s that time of year again where we review papers and finalize a list of nominees.
Do you have a fave paper for 2025 you would like us to consider?
I picked the worst time to learn how to use em dashes effectively.
October 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I picked the worst time to learn how to use em dashes effectively.
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“Wait,” I said, before clicking the link. “What does Google have to do with earthquake emergency alerts in Turkey?”
spoiler alert the answer is “giving us all a haunting glimpse into the privatization of science and emergency management”
spoiler alert the answer is “giving us all a haunting glimpse into the privatization of science and emergency management”
Google failed to warn 10 million of Turkey earthquake severity
The tech giant said only 469 serious warnings were sent out ahead of the 7.8 magnitude quake.
www.bbc.com
July 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
“Wait,” I said, before clicking the link. “What does Google have to do with earthquake emergency alerts in Turkey?”
spoiler alert the answer is “giving us all a haunting glimpse into the privatization of science and emergency management”
spoiler alert the answer is “giving us all a haunting glimpse into the privatization of science and emergency management”
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It’s NSERC PhD season!
If you’re :
➡️ finishing an MSc (or supervising someone who is)
➡️ looking for a PhD in 2026
➡️ into mountain hydrology (glaciers, snow, groundwater)
Let’s chat! 🎉
Happy to support curious and keen applicants as a potential advisor 😄
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...
If you’re :
➡️ finishing an MSc (or supervising someone who is)
➡️ looking for a PhD in 2026
➡️ into mountain hydrology (glaciers, snow, groundwater)
Let’s chat! 🎉
Happy to support curious and keen applicants as a potential advisor 😄
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...
NSERC - Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral program
NSERC - Canada Graduate Research Scholarship – Doctoral program
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca
July 15, 2025 at 7:21 PM
It’s NSERC PhD season!
If you’re :
➡️ finishing an MSc (or supervising someone who is)
➡️ looking for a PhD in 2026
➡️ into mountain hydrology (glaciers, snow, groundwater)
Let’s chat! 🎉
Happy to support curious and keen applicants as a potential advisor 😄
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...
If you’re :
➡️ finishing an MSc (or supervising someone who is)
➡️ looking for a PhD in 2026
➡️ into mountain hydrology (glaciers, snow, groundwater)
Let’s chat! 🎉
Happy to support curious and keen applicants as a potential advisor 😄
www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Students-Etu...
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AGU H3S invites you to submit an abstract to our session at #AGU25 Thinking Outside the Box Plot:
Communicating Science Beyond the Paper! The session explores creative ways to communicate research. Conveners: @adischner.bsky.social
@acarneiromar.bsky.social
@gescilam.bsky.social
Cee Nell
Emily Ellis
Communicating Science Beyond the Paper! The session explores creative ways to communicate research. Conveners: @adischner.bsky.social
@acarneiromar.bsky.social
@gescilam.bsky.social
Cee Nell
Emily Ellis
July 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
AGU H3S invites you to submit an abstract to our session at #AGU25 Thinking Outside the Box Plot:
Communicating Science Beyond the Paper! The session explores creative ways to communicate research. Conveners: @adischner.bsky.social
@acarneiromar.bsky.social
@gescilam.bsky.social
Cee Nell
Emily Ellis
Communicating Science Beyond the Paper! The session explores creative ways to communicate research. Conveners: @adischner.bsky.social
@acarneiromar.bsky.social
@gescilam.bsky.social
Cee Nell
Emily Ellis
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AGU H3S invites you to contribute to our session at #AGU25 Hydrology Student, Postdoc, and
Early Career Flash Talks! This session highlights
research performed by fellow Early Career Researchers within the field of Hydrology. Conveners: Matthew Preisser and Kathryn Moore
Early Career Flash Talks! This session highlights
research performed by fellow Early Career Researchers within the field of Hydrology. Conveners: Matthew Preisser and Kathryn Moore
July 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
AGU H3S invites you to contribute to our session at #AGU25 Hydrology Student, Postdoc, and
Early Career Flash Talks! This session highlights
research performed by fellow Early Career Researchers within the field of Hydrology. Conveners: Matthew Preisser and Kathryn Moore
Early Career Flash Talks! This session highlights
research performed by fellow Early Career Researchers within the field of Hydrology. Conveners: Matthew Preisser and Kathryn Moore
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I might be a bit biased, but this was a good conversation
☀️ AGU H3S Summer Spotlight! ☀️
“The What, Why, and How of Building Your Personal Research Brand”
Whether you’re just starting or growing your visibility, this seminar’s for you!
🎥 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDdm...
#AGU #H3S #SciComm #Hydrology
“The What, Why, and How of Building Your Personal Research Brand”
Whether you’re just starting or growing your visibility, this seminar’s for you!
🎥 Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDdm...
#AGU #H3S #SciComm #Hydrology
July 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I might be a bit biased, but this was a good conversation
“Amazon intends to build on the [10-acre wetland, in the middle of the complex], pointing out that it is a small, shallow wetland, not a major nature preserve.”
Except it’s widely known now that small wetlands play a disproportionately large role in ecosystem services!
Except it’s widely known now that small wetlands play a disproportionately large role in ecosystem services!
In Indiana: "To bury the fiber optic cables connecting the buildings and to install other underground infrastructure, Amazon had to pump water out of the wet ground. One permit application showed that the company requested permission to pump 2.2 million gallons an hour, for 730 days."
[Gift]
[Gift]
At Amazon’s Biggest Data Center, Everything Is Supersized for A.I.
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
“Amazon intends to build on the [10-acre wetland, in the middle of the complex], pointing out that it is a small, shallow wetland, not a major nature preserve.”
Except it’s widely known now that small wetlands play a disproportionately large role in ecosystem services!
Except it’s widely known now that small wetlands play a disproportionately large role in ecosystem services!
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Applications close in 1 week for our 2025 AI/ML Curriculum Development workshop! Apply today! 🤩
📣❄️ Applications are now OPEN for the October 2025 Scaling Impact: Co-Creating a Shared Framework for Teaching AI and Machine Learning with Applications in Arctic Research workshop. Learn more about the workshop and submit your application by June 30th here: forms.gle/a3TQ9QeoqocT...
June 24, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Applications close in 1 week for our 2025 AI/ML Curriculum Development workshop! Apply today! 🤩
Spent seven days on the West Coast Trail, hiking across incredible landscapes with amazing people.
I feel lucky to be able to immerse myself in nature and witness all the earth's processes around me. To be an earth scientist and be able to see and hear the earth is such a gift.
I feel lucky to be able to immerse myself in nature and witness all the earth's processes around me. To be an earth scientist and be able to see and hear the earth is such a gift.
June 10, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Spent seven days on the West Coast Trail, hiking across incredible landscapes with amazing people.
I feel lucky to be able to immerse myself in nature and witness all the earth's processes around me. To be an earth scientist and be able to see and hear the earth is such a gift.
I feel lucky to be able to immerse myself in nature and witness all the earth's processes around me. To be an earth scientist and be able to see and hear the earth is such a gift.
Sleep Token dropping an album this week has had a devastating effect on my focus.
a white seagull with a yellow beak is standing on a green roof
ALT: a white seagull with a yellow beak is standing on a green roof
media.tenor.com
May 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Sleep Token dropping an album this week has had a devastating effect on my focus.
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179 experts. 28 countries. 1 message:
Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
🧵
Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
🧵
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
April 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
179 experts. 28 countries. 1 message:
Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
🧵
Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
🧵
Been quiet on here lately. I have been intentionally carving out time post-PhD to have fun, take a breath, and finish up some remaining papers.
Started off the break with a cross Canada-US trip in my van to ski, hike, and camp, from Ontario through the Pacific Northwest down to Colorado. ⛷️🥾
Started off the break with a cross Canada-US trip in my van to ski, hike, and camp, from Ontario through the Pacific Northwest down to Colorado. ⛷️🥾
April 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Been quiet on here lately. I have been intentionally carving out time post-PhD to have fun, take a breath, and finish up some remaining papers.
Started off the break with a cross Canada-US trip in my van to ski, hike, and camp, from Ontario through the Pacific Northwest down to Colorado. ⛷️🥾
Started off the break with a cross Canada-US trip in my van to ski, hike, and camp, from Ontario through the Pacific Northwest down to Colorado. ⛷️🥾
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I don't want people to miss the "no masks" part of this.
It's harder for communities to fight for their rights when people are sick. Protecting yourself and your community from COVID, flu, measles, and even colds makes you a threat to those trying to take away your rights.
It's harder for communities to fight for their rights when people are sick. Protecting yourself and your community from COVID, flu, measles, and even colds makes you a threat to those trying to take away your rights.
Students are typically an important source of resistance to authoritarian regimes
March 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I don't want people to miss the "no masks" part of this.
It's harder for communities to fight for their rights when people are sick. Protecting yourself and your community from COVID, flu, measles, and even colds makes you a threat to those trying to take away your rights.
It's harder for communities to fight for their rights when people are sick. Protecting yourself and your community from COVID, flu, measles, and even colds makes you a threat to those trying to take away your rights.
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Masters scholarships for Palestinian students at Sussex. Please disseminate?
www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/re...
www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/re...
University announces new scholarships for Palestinian students
These scholarships will provide fully-funded support for two Palestinian students, with a particular focus on those impacted by the conflict in Gaza
www.sussex.ac.uk
February 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Masters scholarships for Palestinian students at Sussex. Please disseminate?
www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/re...
www.sussex.ac.uk/broadcast/re...
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Would anyone be interested in workshopping an open letter to AGU on this?
The main DEI page from @agu.org has been modified to take diversity out of the title. Glad to see it's not deleted entirely, but hey AGU, we're watching what you do and remembering the big game you once talked about supporting your diverse membership.
Today vs. January
Today vs. January
February 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Would anyone be interested in workshopping an open letter to AGU on this?
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The AGU Catchment Hydrology TC is excited to welcome its new members. To stay connected with the hydro community, follow us on LinkedIn, X, and BlueSky.
For more information, visit our webpage: hydrocatch.weebly.com
📸 Photo taken during #AGU24 with some of our members.
For more information, visit our webpage: hydrocatch.weebly.com
📸 Photo taken during #AGU24 with some of our members.
February 7, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The AGU Catchment Hydrology TC is excited to welcome its new members. To stay connected with the hydro community, follow us on LinkedIn, X, and BlueSky.
For more information, visit our webpage: hydrocatch.weebly.com
📸 Photo taken during #AGU24 with some of our members.
For more information, visit our webpage: hydrocatch.weebly.com
📸 Photo taken during #AGU24 with some of our members.
When asked why I studied the US instead of Canada, my answer was always the same: the US had more data and better data management.
I am feeling devastated watching as agencies' websites go dark... I can't help but feel like the sheer loss of data will thwart the progress of our science.
I am feeling devastated watching as agencies' websites go dark... I can't help but feel like the sheer loss of data will thwart the progress of our science.
February 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
When asked why I studied the US instead of Canada, my answer was always the same: the US had more data and better data management.
I am feeling devastated watching as agencies' websites go dark... I can't help but feel like the sheer loss of data will thwart the progress of our science.
I am feeling devastated watching as agencies' websites go dark... I can't help but feel like the sheer loss of data will thwart the progress of our science.
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This news item covers our preprint (version online not peer reviewed) where we looked at the difference between guaranteed minimum stipend values for graduate programs in physics and biology, and measures of local cost of living.
Hope to have peer reviewed version out soon #PhDsky #academicSky
Hope to have peer reviewed version out soon #PhDsky #academicSky
Despite a boost to federal scholarships last year, stipends for most graduate students in Canada fall below the poverty line. My story for @natureportfolio.bsky.social 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Graduate-student stipends in Canada below the poverty line
Students struggle to make ends meet despite recent boosts to federal scholarships, study finds.
www.nature.com
January 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
This news item covers our preprint (version online not peer reviewed) where we looked at the difference between guaranteed minimum stipend values for graduate programs in physics and biology, and measures of local cost of living.
Hope to have peer reviewed version out soon #PhDsky #academicSky
Hope to have peer reviewed version out soon #PhDsky #academicSky
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GRAD POSITION: MSc position aquatic ecology and conservation at Laurentian University w/ flexible start date. Contact Brie Edwards (see ALT text) for more details #AcademicSky
January 8, 2025 at 8:59 PM
GRAD POSITION: MSc position aquatic ecology and conservation at Laurentian University w/ flexible start date. Contact Brie Edwards (see ALT text) for more details #AcademicSky
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Join the AGU-H3S team! Applications due January 15th!
shorturl.at/WuRzQ
shorturl.at/WuRzQ
December 30, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Join the AGU-H3S team! Applications due January 15th!
shorturl.at/WuRzQ
shorturl.at/WuRzQ
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please stop using chatgpt to write your conference talk submissions. we can tell.
December 20, 2024 at 2:00 PM
please stop using chatgpt to write your conference talk submissions. we can tell.
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We are looking for geoscientists who are or were in the workforce to take a participate in a survey about their experiences. There is almost no data on disabled geos beyond the student level and we aim to change that. Please share widely!
December 21, 2024 at 10:51 PM
We are looking for geoscientists who are or were in the workforce to take a participate in a survey about their experiences. There is almost no data on disabled geos beyond the student level and we aim to change that. Please share widely!
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New study uses machine learning to map US industrial poultry facilities using satellites, finds clusters of facilities in high social vulnerability areas.
Grateful to be part of team led by @mirelagtulbure.bsky.social!
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... #EnvironmentalJustice #CAFOs
Grateful to be part of team led by @mirelagtulbure.bsky.social!
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... #EnvironmentalJustice #CAFOs
Earth Observation Data to Support Environmental Justice: Linking Non‐Permitted Poultry Operations to Social Vulnerability Indices
Using satellite data and literature-derived heuristics, we accurately identified unregulated poultry Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)
Advanced data techniques show a significant ove...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 18, 2024 at 11:41 AM
New study uses machine learning to map US industrial poultry facilities using satellites, finds clusters of facilities in high social vulnerability areas.
Grateful to be part of team led by @mirelagtulbure.bsky.social!
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... #EnvironmentalJustice #CAFOs
Grateful to be part of team led by @mirelagtulbure.bsky.social!
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... #EnvironmentalJustice #CAFOs
December 13, 2024 at 3:13 PM