@ejen.bsky.social
Catchment and lake scientist in Ireland - enjoying retirement : )
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Treat Lough Derg like a bin, and it will show you what that looks like.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Ella McSweeney: Lough Derg is drifting towards the same fate as Lough Neagh
Lough Derg has been so reshaped by pollution that its original character is almost impossible to discern
www.irishtimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Treat Lough Derg like a bin, and it will show you what that looks like.
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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Delighted to have worked on this with all my wonderful @gleonetwork.bsky.social colleagues
Diel variation in CO2 flux is substantial in many lakes - de Eyto et al Limnology and Oceanography Letters - Wiley Online Library aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Diel variation in CO2 flux is substantial in many lakes - de Eyto et al Limnology and Oceanography Letters - Wiley Online Library aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Delighted to have worked on this with all my wonderful @gleonetwork.bsky.social colleagues
Diel variation in CO2 flux is substantial in many lakes - de Eyto et al Limnology and Oceanography Letters - Wiley Online Library aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Diel variation in CO2 flux is substantial in many lakes - de Eyto et al Limnology and Oceanography Letters - Wiley Online Library aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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#Oregon: Just months after the historic removal of four major dams on the Klamath River, scientists and tribal leaders are stunned by what they’re seeing—salmon are returning in far greater numbers, and much faster, than anyone expected. www.activenorcal.com/salmon-are-s...
Salmon Are Surging Far Beyond Expectations After Klamath River Dam Removal
Just months after the historic removal of four major dams on the Klamath River, scientists and tribal leaders are stunned by what they’re seeing—salmon are returning in far greater numbers, and much f...
www.activenorcal.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
#Oregon: Just months after the historic removal of four major dams on the Klamath River, scientists and tribal leaders are stunned by what they’re seeing—salmon are returning in far greater numbers, and much faster, than anyone expected. www.activenorcal.com/salmon-are-s...
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#IrishBookWeek
Today we’re celebrating Irish-language publishing by sharing one of our favourite: Dúchan (RIA, 2025).
A curated selection of extracts from the notebooks of Gaeltacht writer Máirtín Ó Cadhain. The text is brought to life by the artwork of Inis Mór visual artist Seán Ó Flaithearta.
Today we’re celebrating Irish-language publishing by sharing one of our favourite: Dúchan (RIA, 2025).
A curated selection of extracts from the notebooks of Gaeltacht writer Máirtín Ó Cadhain. The text is brought to life by the artwork of Inis Mór visual artist Seán Ó Flaithearta.
October 19, 2025 at 12:30 PM
#IrishBookWeek
Today we’re celebrating Irish-language publishing by sharing one of our favourite: Dúchan (RIA, 2025).
A curated selection of extracts from the notebooks of Gaeltacht writer Máirtín Ó Cadhain. The text is brought to life by the artwork of Inis Mór visual artist Seán Ó Flaithearta.
Today we’re celebrating Irish-language publishing by sharing one of our favourite: Dúchan (RIA, 2025).
A curated selection of extracts from the notebooks of Gaeltacht writer Máirtín Ó Cadhain. The text is brought to life by the artwork of Inis Mór visual artist Seán Ó Flaithearta.
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Grateful to be part of this synthesis, led by Clément Duvert and Nick Marzolf. Nice to see this paper is finally out.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Hydroclimate and landscape diversity drive highly variable greenhouse gas emissions from tropical and subtropical inland waters - Nature Water
This meta-analysis assesses the rates and drivers of greenhouse gas emissions from flowing and standing (sub)tropical inland waters, finding that emissions are lower than previous estimates. Considera...
www.nature.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Grateful to be part of this synthesis, led by Clément Duvert and Nick Marzolf. Nice to see this paper is finally out.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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New publication on the impressive BIOPOLE project, on nutrient export in the poles: riojournal.com/article/1637...
#UKCEH_AquaEco 🧪💦
#UKCEH_AquaEco 🧪💦
BIOPOLE - Biogeochemical processes and ecosystem functioning in changing polar systems and their global impacts
The export of elements (particularly carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus) from the Poles critically supports global marine biodiversity and major fisheries as well as the sequestration of atmospheric carb...
riojournal.com
September 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
New publication on the impressive BIOPOLE project, on nutrient export in the poles: riojournal.com/article/1637...
#UKCEH_AquaEco 🧪💦
#UKCEH_AquaEco 🧪💦
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"Sorry, kids. We blew your climate budget - but we really love our SUVs." Some honest commentary from Prof. John Sweeney: has the IE Climate Advisory Council abandoned global climate justice? Do politicians- and citizens - support that?
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
John Sweeney: Sorry, kids. We blew your climate budget - but we really love our SUVs
We in Ireland are disproportionately contributing to the climate disasters of the present and future beyond our shores
www.irishtimes.com
May 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
"Sorry, kids. We blew your climate budget - but we really love our SUVs." Some honest commentary from Prof. John Sweeney: has the IE Climate Advisory Council abandoned global climate justice? Do politicians- and citizens - support that?
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
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Former Irish President (and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights) says it is her view that genocide is being committed by Israel - she’s called for sanctions and a suspension of arms trade with Israel.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
May 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Former Irish President (and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights) says it is her view that genocide is being committed by Israel - she’s called for sanctions and a suspension of arms trade with Israel.
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
@virginmedianews.bsky.social
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Even though it's windy, there are lots of damselflies (here, an azure) about by Lancaster canal #UKwildlife #insect #freshwater #damselfly
May 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Even though it's windy, there are lots of damselflies (here, an azure) about by Lancaster canal #UKwildlife #insect #freshwater #damselfly
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Get this: Commerce is slashing $ to Princeton's world-renowned climate research b/c modeling changes to Earth systems is "contributing to a phenomenon known as 'climate anxiety,' which has increased significantly among America’s youth."
No research, no problem! www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...
No research, no problem! www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...
Ending Cooperative Agreements’ Funding to Princeton University
On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced that nearly $4 million in funding is ending to Princeton University after a detailed, careful, and thorough review of the...
www.commerce.gov
April 9, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Get this: Commerce is slashing $ to Princeton's world-renowned climate research b/c modeling changes to Earth systems is "contributing to a phenomenon known as 'climate anxiety,' which has increased significantly among America’s youth."
No research, no problem! www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...
No research, no problem! www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...
Congratulations to the new Dr Truls Hansson on completion of his joint degree with the MANTEL ITN!
April 8, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Congratulations to the new Dr Truls Hansson on completion of his joint degree with the MANTEL ITN!
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Early photo of #Newgrange, 1892 pre restoration taken by George Coffey and covered in a thick scrub of trees and bushes. ##Wintersolstice
December 21, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Early photo of #Newgrange, 1892 pre restoration taken by George Coffey and covered in a thick scrub of trees and bushes. ##Wintersolstice
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DOM summer school - Please share!
Opportunity for early/mid PhD students.
Application form: doit.medfarm.uu.se/bin/kurt3/ku...
Applications will be open in the first instance until 31st January 2025. Venue for the summer school: www.gu.se/en/tjarno Please send questions to jeffrey.hawkes@kemi.uu.se
Opportunity for early/mid PhD students.
Application form: doit.medfarm.uu.se/bin/kurt3/ku...
Applications will be open in the first instance until 31st January 2025. Venue for the summer school: www.gu.se/en/tjarno Please send questions to jeffrey.hawkes@kemi.uu.se
December 10, 2024 at 4:12 PM
DOM summer school - Please share!
Opportunity for early/mid PhD students.
Application form: doit.medfarm.uu.se/bin/kurt3/ku...
Applications will be open in the first instance until 31st January 2025. Venue for the summer school: www.gu.se/en/tjarno Please send questions to jeffrey.hawkes@kemi.uu.se
Opportunity for early/mid PhD students.
Application form: doit.medfarm.uu.se/bin/kurt3/ku...
Applications will be open in the first instance until 31st January 2025. Venue for the summer school: www.gu.se/en/tjarno Please send questions to jeffrey.hawkes@kemi.uu.se
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Discover how researchers harmonized nutrient-related datasets to create a groundbreaking tool for tracking nutrient fluxes and pinpointing areas most in need of action! Don’t miss this webinar—register now:
asu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#Phosphorus #PhosphorusRemediation
asu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#Phosphorus #PhosphorusRemediation
December 10, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Discover how researchers harmonized nutrient-related datasets to create a groundbreaking tool for tracking nutrient fluxes and pinpointing areas most in need of action! Don’t miss this webinar—register now:
asu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#Phosphorus #PhosphorusRemediation
asu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#Phosphorus #PhosphorusRemediation
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Permafrost contains 50% of all the soil carbon found on Earth (upper 3 meters). We need to keep that carbon in the ground. Fast permafrost facts to kick off the Permafrost Carbon Network meeting.
December 8, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Permafrost contains 50% of all the soil carbon found on Earth (upper 3 meters). We need to keep that carbon in the ground. Fast permafrost facts to kick off the Permafrost Carbon Network meeting.
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#artAdventCalendar Happy birthday to self-taught trail-blazing Irish #marineBiologist Maude Delap (1866 – 1953), 1st to successfully breed jellyfish in captivity & document their full lifecycle. 🐡🧪👩🏼🔬 #histsci She is surrounded by blue #jellyfish (Cyanea lamarckii) life stages based on her diagrams. 🧵
December 7, 2024 at 1:51 PM
#artAdventCalendar Happy birthday to self-taught trail-blazing Irish #marineBiologist Maude Delap (1866 – 1953), 1st to successfully breed jellyfish in captivity & document their full lifecycle. 🐡🧪👩🏼🔬 #histsci She is surrounded by blue #jellyfish (Cyanea lamarckii) life stages based on her diagrams. 🧵
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The lakes on our island are treasures in urgent need of protection
“Clearly, lake habitats in Ireland are quickly degrading”…”we must expect to lose our extensive lake ecosystems in the twenty-first century unless we rapidly reduce our impact on nature.”
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
“Clearly, lake habitats in Ireland are quickly degrading”…”we must expect to lose our extensive lake ecosystems in the twenty-first century unless we rapidly reduce our impact on nature.”
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
The lakes on our island are treasures in urgent need of protection
Ella McSweeney: Without radical and urgent changes in how we use the land, the future of our most distinctive lakes is bleak
www.irishtimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 9:42 AM
The lakes on our island are treasures in urgent need of protection
“Clearly, lake habitats in Ireland are quickly degrading”…”we must expect to lose our extensive lake ecosystems in the twenty-first century unless we rapidly reduce our impact on nature.”
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
“Clearly, lake habitats in Ireland are quickly degrading”…”we must expect to lose our extensive lake ecosystems in the twenty-first century unless we rapidly reduce our impact on nature.”
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Huge thanks to Trinity College Dublin Dept Engineering for use of the stunning Museum Building last night for our book launch Lake in Ireland - Mirrorsof Change 👏👏
December 6, 2024 at 12:09 PM
Huge thanks to Trinity College Dublin Dept Engineering for use of the stunning Museum Building last night for our book launch Lake in Ireland - Mirrorsof Change 👏👏
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Are you interested in the history, geography, biology and sociology of lakes in Ireland?
Take a look at our new book, with contributions from 52 people working in the area, and edited by @cathdalt.bsky.social and @ejen.bsky.social
#OpenAccess link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️💦🌊🐟🦆🦟🪲
Take a look at our new book, with contributions from 52 people working in the area, and edited by @cathdalt.bsky.social and @ejen.bsky.social
#OpenAccess link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️💦🌊🐟🦆🦟🪲
New OPEN ACCESS book on Lakes in Ireland hdl.handle.net/10793/1973 @epaireland.bsky.social @irishrainforest.bsky.social@aicbrn.bsky.social @marineinst.bsky.social @caugustenborg.bsky.social @researchireland.bsky.social @foeireland.bsky.social @npwsireland.bsky.social #lakesinireland
December 3, 2024 at 11:27 AM
Are you interested in the history, geography, biology and sociology of lakes in Ireland?
Take a look at our new book, with contributions from 52 people working in the area, and edited by @cathdalt.bsky.social and @ejen.bsky.social
#OpenAccess link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️💦🌊🐟🦆🦟🪲
Take a look at our new book, with contributions from 52 people working in the area, and edited by @cathdalt.bsky.social and @ejen.bsky.social
#OpenAccess link below ⬇️⬇️⬇️💦🌊🐟🦆🦟🪲
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DATA CALL - DEADLINE APPROACHING
We want to add new sites to our European longtime series database of freshwater biodiversity
(see doi.org/10.1038/s415...)
To contribute check the link with all the details of the data call
www.senckenberg.de/en/call-for-...
Thank you very much!
#freshwaterecology
We want to add new sites to our European longtime series database of freshwater biodiversity
(see doi.org/10.1038/s415...)
To contribute check the link with all the details of the data call
www.senckenberg.de/en/call-for-...
Thank you very much!
#freshwaterecology
November 28, 2024 at 2:40 PM
DATA CALL - DEADLINE APPROACHING
We want to add new sites to our European longtime series database of freshwater biodiversity
(see doi.org/10.1038/s415...)
To contribute check the link with all the details of the data call
www.senckenberg.de/en/call-for-...
Thank you very much!
#freshwaterecology
We want to add new sites to our European longtime series database of freshwater biodiversity
(see doi.org/10.1038/s415...)
To contribute check the link with all the details of the data call
www.senckenberg.de/en/call-for-...
Thank you very much!
#freshwaterecology
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"Climate action is no longer the burden of one party — it is a shared responsibility that must transcend election cycles." - My take on #GE24 in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Comment: Kamikaze Green Party sacrificed itself for climate goals
There is much talk that climate was not a priority issue in this election. However, much has changed in the political landscape since 2020, writes Cara Augustenborg
www.irishexaminer.com
December 2, 2024 at 7:00 AM
"Climate action is no longer the burden of one party — it is a shared responsibility that must transcend election cycles." - My take on #GE24 in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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The @ukceh.bsky.social is offering a training course on freshwater phytoplankton identification. Check it out....
#freshwater #plankton #algae #taxonomy
🧪💦🦠
www.ceh.ac.uk/training/fre...
#freshwater #plankton #algae #taxonomy
🧪💦🦠
www.ceh.ac.uk/training/fre...
Freshwater phytoplankton identification
This course will give you experience with various methods for sampling and analysing freshwater algae. You will have practice and gain more knowledge about microscopic identification. Students: £799 ...
www.ceh.ac.uk
November 30, 2024 at 7:59 PM
The @ukceh.bsky.social is offering a training course on freshwater phytoplankton identification. Check it out....
#freshwater #plankton #algae #taxonomy
🧪💦🦠
www.ceh.ac.uk/training/fre...
#freshwater #plankton #algae #taxonomy
🧪💦🦠
www.ceh.ac.uk/training/fre...
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🌊 Why is the North Atlantic Cooling?
A @natureportfolio.bsky.social study uncovers how a cold patch in the North Atlantic - despite global warming - feeds itself by influencing wind patterns.
Could this reshape our understanding of climate change?
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm 🧪
A @natureportfolio.bsky.social study uncovers how a cold patch in the North Atlantic - despite global warming - feeds itself by influencing wind patterns.
Could this reshape our understanding of climate change?
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm 🧪
A positive atmospheric feedback on the North Atlantic warming hole - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - A positive atmospheric feedback on the North Atlantic warming hole
www.nature.com
December 1, 2024 at 9:05 AM
🌊 Why is the North Atlantic Cooling?
A @natureportfolio.bsky.social study uncovers how a cold patch in the North Atlantic - despite global warming - feeds itself by influencing wind patterns.
Could this reshape our understanding of climate change?
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm 🧪
A @natureportfolio.bsky.social study uncovers how a cold patch in the North Atlantic - despite global warming - feeds itself by influencing wind patterns.
Could this reshape our understanding of climate change?
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm 🧪
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A great buzz @quaternaryirl.bsky.social Annual Autumn Symposium on Peatlands in #GeologicalSurveyIreland today. Lectures wide ranging & informative. Well done to IQUA organisers & thanks to #GSI for hosting
November 29, 2024 at 8:26 PM
A great buzz @quaternaryirl.bsky.social Annual Autumn Symposium on Peatlands in #GeologicalSurveyIreland today. Lectures wide ranging & informative. Well done to IQUA organisers & thanks to #GSI for hosting
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@gerali.bsky.social Hi Ali, nice to see you in the Blue Heaven 💪
November 29, 2024 at 10:03 PM
@gerali.bsky.social Hi Ali, nice to see you in the Blue Heaven 💪