Iryna Dronova
@irynad.bsky.social
Environmental scientist, Associate Professor, UC Berkeley. Remote sensing, GIS, wetlands, biodiversity, urban ecosystems, natural climate solutions. Bridges among science, landscape practice, and policy. I stand with Ukraine. Opinions are my own.
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A Ukrainian owl just took down a Russian drone mid-air.
Owl vs Drone: Ukrainian Bird Takes Down Russian Quadcopter Mid-Flight, Video
An owl was filmed striking a Russian drone in Ukraine's Donetsk region, showcasing the rare interaction between wildlife and ongoing drone warfare.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A Ukrainian owl just took down a Russian drone mid-air.
This food trivia game card on "borscht" is yet another example of an attribution of a not authentically russian heritage as russian. There's a UNESCO nomination of Ukrainian culture on this dish - and it has versions and names in other Eastern European nations, the word itself coming from Yiddish.
November 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This food trivia game card on "borscht" is yet another example of an attribution of a not authentically russian heritage as russian. There's a UNESCO nomination of Ukrainian culture on this dish - and it has versions and names in other Eastern European nations, the word itself coming from Yiddish.
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A comprehensive review of urban biodiversity research co-authored by Associate Professor @irynad.bsky.social and ESPM alumni researchers showcases how nature can support the health and wellbeing of people in cities. Learn more: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/impact-...
October 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
A comprehensive review of urban biodiversity research co-authored by Associate Professor @irynad.bsky.social and ESPM alumni researchers showcases how nature can support the health and wellbeing of people in cities. Learn more: ourenvironment.berkeley.edu/news/impact-...
Bird nests can provide very interesting history glimpses and mysteries. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Found: 650-year-old shoe, in vulture nest
Many unexpected human artifacts have been preserved, for centuries, in vulture nests.
www.nationalgeographic.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Bird nests can provide very interesting history glimpses and mysteries. www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Will biodiversity actions yield healthy places? Check out this new review of human health outcomes associated with biodiversity‐focused urban greening (with several @natureatcal.bsky.social alums among authors): besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Will biodiversity actions yield healthy places? A systematic review of human health outcomes associated with biodiversity‐focused urban greening
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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September 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Will biodiversity actions yield healthy places? Check out this new review of human health outcomes associated with biodiversity‐focused urban greening (with several @natureatcal.bsky.social alums among authors): besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
A small distraction. Do you ever see an image in your mind that would make a nice painting? I do but have no such skill. So I tried a small experiment in Gemini AI to recreate a specific idea of a painting. This took time and didn’t quite meet the goal, but here are some versions and observations:
September 23, 2025 at 11:46 PM
A small distraction. Do you ever see an image in your mind that would make a nice painting? I do but have no such skill. So I tried a small experiment in Gemini AI to recreate a specific idea of a painting. This took time and didn’t quite meet the goal, but here are some versions and observations:
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The second session of the English speaking National Wetland Inventory training course concludes today. Participants have made important progress in addressing data gaps and refining their approaches to National Wetland Inventories. #WetlandsMatter
September 12, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The second session of the English speaking National Wetland Inventory training course concludes today. Participants have made important progress in addressing data gaps and refining their approaches to National Wetland Inventories. #WetlandsMatter
It's wonderful to be back for Module 2 of this exciting event. Advances in geospatial tools and remote sensing are especially critical for supporting national wetland inventories and overcoming historical barriers with new strategies.
Module 2 of the English-speaking National Wetland Inventories training course has started in the Republic of Korea. The representatives that first met exactly one year ago are now back for a week on “Earth observation techniques & knowledge: best practices to support national wetland inventories”.
September 9, 2025 at 4:12 AM
It's wonderful to be back for Module 2 of this exciting event. Advances in geospatial tools and remote sensing are especially critical for supporting national wetland inventories and overcoming historical barriers with new strategies.
This new study led by our PhD alumna Sarah Hartman is a rigorous investigation of agricultural abandonment in Ukraine. It considers not only recent events but also trends since pre-2014 and shows how historical context is critical to understanding land changes. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Land abandonment as an indicator of Ukrainian agricultural resilience during Russia's war against Ukraine
Amidst the war, the resilience of Ukraine's export agriculture sector – among the top 10 worldwide and critical for food security – remains a global c…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 13, 2025 at 4:09 PM
This new study led by our PhD alumna Sarah Hartman is a rigorous investigation of agricultural abandonment in Ukraine. It considers not only recent events but also trends since pre-2014 and shows how historical context is critical to understanding land changes. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This very touching song by a Ukrainian artist is called "The Street" (Vulytsya). So much in this video reminds of our childhoods and very similar landscapes that live in our memories far from home. Some of these places are still waiting, others are not there anymore.
youtube.com/watch?v=Nc2x...
youtube.com/watch?v=Nc2x...
Вулиця
YouTube video by Jul'ka Kosivchuk
youtube.com
July 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This very touching song by a Ukrainian artist is called "The Street" (Vulytsya). So much in this video reminds of our childhoods and very similar landscapes that live in our memories far from home. Some of these places are still waiting, others are not there anymore.
youtube.com/watch?v=Nc2x...
youtube.com/watch?v=Nc2x...
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UC-Berkeley has an open-rank faculty position in our incredible Climate Equity and Environmental Justice (CEEJ) research cluster. It is an extraordinary interdisciplinary group working across multiple colleges and departments at the university! More information here: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04842
Assistant/Associate/Full Professor - Climate Equity and Environmental Justice - Rausser College of Natural Resources
University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!
aprecruit.berkeley.edu
July 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
UC-Berkeley has an open-rank faculty position in our incredible Climate Equity and Environmental Justice (CEEJ) research cluster. It is an extraordinary interdisciplinary group working across multiple colleges and departments at the university! More information here: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04842
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Great NYT article today about how not to make problems with invasive species even worse, featuring @evecologist.bsky.social and @jmheberling.bsky.social
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Free link: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/r...
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Free link: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/r...
Fighting Invasive Plants: The Ones We’ve Got and Those We Think Are Coming
www.nytimes.com
July 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Great NYT article today about how not to make problems with invasive species even worse, featuring @evecologist.bsky.social and @jmheberling.bsky.social
🌐🧪🌱
Free link: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/r...
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Free link: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/r...
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Just posted an OpEd in our local paper, the Brentwood Press, on defending science, as encouraged by
@wclivestream.bsky.social and others
@natureatcal.bsky.social
www.thepress.net/opinion/we-s...
@wclivestream.bsky.social and others
@natureatcal.bsky.social
www.thepress.net/opinion/we-s...
We should not dismantle science across America
The Trump administration is destroying our scientific institutions, its infrastructure, and intellectual capital at an unprecedented pace. Scientists are being fired without cause from many federal ag...
www.thepress.net
June 26, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Just posted an OpEd in our local paper, the Brentwood Press, on defending science, as encouraged by
@wclivestream.bsky.social and others
@natureatcal.bsky.social
www.thepress.net/opinion/we-s...
@wclivestream.bsky.social and others
@natureatcal.bsky.social
www.thepress.net/opinion/we-s...
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🆕 The first stunning images from our groundbreaking #Biomass satellite mission have been released – they mark a major leap forward in our ability to understand how Earth’s forests are changing and exactly how they contribute to the global carbon cycle 🌳🌍
www.esa.int/Applications...
www.esa.int/Applications...
June 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🆕 The first stunning images from our groundbreaking #Biomass satellite mission have been released – they mark a major leap forward in our ability to understand how Earth’s forests are changing and exactly how they contribute to the global carbon cycle 🌳🌍
www.esa.int/Applications...
www.esa.int/Applications...
Congratulations to Xihan Yao, our MLA-EP'23 alum, on publishing his thesis research which applies innovative high-resolution image analysis and lidar to characterize microclimate in contrasting urban neighborhoods! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Community-scale microclimate simulation using Airborne Laser Scanning and object-based urban tree classification
Urban climate and urban heat island effects, resulting from urban development and expansion, significantly impact human health and well-being. Urban f…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 5, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Congratulations to Xihan Yao, our MLA-EP'23 alum, on publishing his thesis research which applies innovative high-resolution image analysis and lidar to characterize microclimate in contrasting urban neighborhoods! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
What makes this a happy news is the multitude of innocent lives saved by destroying these plans - which were apparently loaded and ready to kill again, like before. Many of us who check air raid maps on our phones and call close ones every day just to know if they are alive, feel very grateful.
More than 40 Russian warplanes are burning after a mass Ukrainian drone attack
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kyivindependent.com/enemy-bomber...
'Russian bombers are burning en masse' — Ukraine's SBU drones hit 'more than 40' aircraft in mass attack, source claims
"Currently, more than 40 aircraft are known to have been hit, including the A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3," a source told the Kyiv Independent.
kyivindependent.com
June 1, 2025 at 4:45 PM
What makes this a happy news is the multitude of innocent lives saved by destroying these plans - which were apparently loaded and ready to kill again, like before. Many of us who check air raid maps on our phones and call close ones every day just to know if they are alive, feel very grateful.
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Starting Wednesday 200 weather and climate experts will conduct a 100 hour marathon on Weather and Climate
wclivestream.com
Youtube page will be
www.youtube.com/@wclivestream
I plan to talk on Breathing of the Biosphere, next Saturday at 3 pm Pacific time.
wclivestream.com
Youtube page will be
www.youtube.com/@wclivestream
I plan to talk on Breathing of the Biosphere, next Saturday at 3 pm Pacific time.
The Weather & Climate Livestream
Join us starting May 28th, as meteorologists and climate scientists from across the US share their research and answer your questions.
wclivestream.com
May 26, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Starting Wednesday 200 weather and climate experts will conduct a 100 hour marathon on Weather and Climate
wclivestream.com
Youtube page will be
www.youtube.com/@wclivestream
I plan to talk on Breathing of the Biosphere, next Saturday at 3 pm Pacific time.
wclivestream.com
Youtube page will be
www.youtube.com/@wclivestream
I plan to talk on Breathing of the Biosphere, next Saturday at 3 pm Pacific time.
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@natureatcal.bsky.social Breakthoughs magazine has an article on how members of our faculty are working on #fluxnet and @ameriflux.bsky.social projects
@trevorkeenan.bsky.social
nature.berkeley.edu/breakthrough...
@trevorkeenan.bsky.social
nature.berkeley.edu/breakthrough...
A World of Climate Data
A collaborative network of scientists is measuring the breathing of the biosphere around the globe.
nature.berkeley.edu
April 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
@natureatcal.bsky.social Breakthoughs magazine has an article on how members of our faculty are working on #fluxnet and @ameriflux.bsky.social projects
@trevorkeenan.bsky.social
nature.berkeley.edu/breakthrough...
@trevorkeenan.bsky.social
nature.berkeley.edu/breakthrough...
"What makes dysfunction so dangerous is that we might simply learn to live with it. But understanding hypernormalization gives us language – and permission – to recognize when systems are failing, and clarifies the risk of not taking action when we can."
www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
Systems are crumbling - but daily life continues. The dissonance is real
If everything feels broken but strangely normal, the Soviet-era concept of hypernormalization can help
www.theguardian.com
May 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM
"What makes dysfunction so dangerous is that we might simply learn to live with it. But understanding hypernormalization gives us language – and permission – to recognize when systems are failing, and clarifies the risk of not taking action when we can."
www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-...
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May 20, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Read more: www.ipbes.net/assessment-r...
Our #UCBerkeley 's incredible ~143 California Buckeye tree is in bloom again. During the leafless stage it often looks nearly dead with its hollow trunk, like a fragmented sculpture. Yet the spring comes and it's back being vibrant and alive, just in time for graduation festivities!
May 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Our #UCBerkeley 's incredible ~143 California Buckeye tree is in bloom again. During the leafless stage it often looks nearly dead with its hollow trunk, like a fragmented sculpture. Yet the spring comes and it's back being vibrant and alive, just in time for graduation festivities!
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Are water levels in wetlands important to you? @kica22.bsky.social's new paper in GRL shows that the SWOT satellite can measure water surface elevations in the Everglades with a mean absolute error of 6.7 cm. Check it out! agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
May 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Are water levels in wetlands important to you? @kica22.bsky.social's new paper in GRL shows that the SWOT satellite can measure water surface elevations in the Everglades with a mean absolute error of 6.7 cm. Check it out! agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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Something fun and interesting to read to end the day
The highest recorded elevations of Jeffrey pines provide new evidence of a warming climate in the High Sierra. UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for en…
scitechdaily.com/it-made-no-s...
The highest recorded elevations of Jeffrey pines provide new evidence of a warming climate in the High Sierra. UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for en…
scitechdaily.com/it-made-no-s...
“It Made No Sense” – Scientist Discovers California’s New Highest Tree
The highest recorded elevations of Jeffrey pines provide new evidence of a warming climate in the High Sierra. UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for enjoyment in California’s High Sierra when...
scitechdaily.com
May 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Something fun and interesting to read to end the day
The highest recorded elevations of Jeffrey pines provide new evidence of a warming climate in the High Sierra. UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for en…
scitechdaily.com/it-made-no-s...
The highest recorded elevations of Jeffrey pines provide new evidence of a warming climate in the High Sierra. UC Davis Professor Hugh Safford was hiking for en…
scitechdaily.com/it-made-no-s...
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‼️One of the co-founders of Economists for Ukraine, James Hodson, has just released his novel “The Last Lullaby”. All proceeds from the book go directly to initiatives supporting Ukrainian children and families affected by the war.
Please share this book and order a copy for your city library.
Please share this book and order a copy for your city library.
www.amazon.com
May 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
‼️One of the co-founders of Economists for Ukraine, James Hodson, has just released his novel “The Last Lullaby”. All proceeds from the book go directly to initiatives supporting Ukrainian children and families affected by the war.
Please share this book and order a copy for your city library.
Please share this book and order a copy for your city library.
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"Former NPS Director Warns -- Trump Is Harming US National Parks for Future Generations." insideclimatenews.org/news/0205202...
Trump Is Harming National Parks for Future Generations, Former NPS Director Warns - Inside Climate News
Jonathan Jarvis ran the U.S. National Park Service under former President Barack Obama. He has serious concerns about the future of public lands under Trump.
insideclimatenews.org
May 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"Former NPS Director Warns -- Trump Is Harming US National Parks for Future Generations." insideclimatenews.org/news/0205202...