Kegan Farrick
@keganfarrick.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Geography at the University of the West Indies. Watershed Hydrology, ecohydrology, isotopes and tropical hydrology.
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Hey #EarthScience 🌏 fans, here's an excellent site that collates Earth Science stories: www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_c.... I (used to) regularly search Google for the latest news to show what's new in my lectures. Awesome work Science Daily. Thanks👏 🧪
Earth Science News
Earth science research and news. Read science articles on air quality, geology, meteorology, oceanography, paleontology and science and the environment.
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March 8, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Hey #EarthScience 🌏 fans, here's an excellent site that collates Earth Science stories: www.sciencedaily.com/news/earth_c.... I (used to) regularly search Google for the latest news to show what's new in my lectures. Awesome work Science Daily. Thanks👏 🧪
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Earth set a new record for atmospheric moisture in 2024: about 7% more than in 2000. This extra moisture contributed to some extreme rainfall damage, like the $79 billion cost of Hurricane Helene, $20 billion cost of Storm Boris in Europe, and $22 billion seasonal floods in China.
The amount of water in the atmosphere hit a record high in 2024 with 4.9% above the 1991–2020 average. This trend heightens the potential for extreme rainfall events. Explore the Global Climate Highlights 2024 report: bit.ly/40kQpcz
#C3S #GCH2024
#C3S #GCH2024
January 15, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Earth set a new record for atmospheric moisture in 2024: about 7% more than in 2000. This extra moisture contributed to some extreme rainfall damage, like the $79 billion cost of Hurricane Helene, $20 billion cost of Storm Boris in Europe, and $22 billion seasonal floods in China.
Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
January 14, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Excellent new review from @weatherwest.bsky.social @climate-guy.bsky.social @manuelaibrunner.bsky.social @climatechirper.bsky.social on one of the most useful organizing concepts I've run across for understanding climate impacts on extreme events - the "expanding atmospheric sponge" 1/🧵
Hydroclimate volatility on a warming Earth - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Rapid transitions between extreme wet and extreme dry conditions — ‘hydroclimate whiplash’ — have marked environmental and societal impacts. This Review outlines observed and projected changes in hydr...
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January 9, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Excellent new review from @weatherwest.bsky.social @climate-guy.bsky.social @manuelaibrunner.bsky.social @climatechirper.bsky.social on one of the most useful organizing concepts I've run across for understanding climate impacts on extreme events - the "expanding atmospheric sponge" 1/🧵
It was great being a part of this. Looking forward to more collaboration in the future.
December 20, 2024 at 6:04 PM
It was great being a part of this. Looking forward to more collaboration in the future.
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Cool paper on global streamflow trends… headwater streamflow is increasing, and downstream in higher order streams, flow is decreasing! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
More flow upstream and less flow downstream: The changing form and function of global rivers
We mapped daily streamflow from 1984 to 2018 in approximately 2.9 million rivers to assess recent changes to global river systems. We found that river outlets were dominated by significant decreases i...
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December 14, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Cool paper on global streamflow trends… headwater streamflow is increasing, and downstream in higher order streams, flow is decreasing! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
If you're working in urban or disturbed landscapes in #LatinAmerica or the #Caribbean with a focus on #isotopes and other geochemical tools consider submitting to this special issue.
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Hydrological Processes Call for Papers - Hydrological Processes in Urban and Peri-Urban Landscapes of Latin America and the Caribbean: Tracer and Hydrometric Perspectives
Hydrological Processes is an international hydrology journal publishing high-impact, process-oriented manuscripts in all the main areas of hydrology.
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November 30, 2024 at 8:21 PM
If you're working in urban or disturbed landscapes in #LatinAmerica or the #Caribbean with a focus on #isotopes and other geochemical tools consider submitting to this special issue.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/page/journal...
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Does Canada want to have a stellar university system? Then we have to invest in it - and we haven't been. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Canada's post-secondary industry predicts a storm ahead, as budget cuts shrink courses, staff | CBC News
Cuts to staff, classes, programs and student services: Canada's post-secondary system is moving into a stormy period, as colleges and universities grapple with budget shortfalls exacerbated by restrictions on international students, domestic tuition caps or freezes, and stagnant provincial funding.
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November 24, 2024 at 10:56 PM
Does Canada want to have a stellar university system? Then we have to invest in it - and we haven't been. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
We're looking for a Quantitative human #geographer. We're a small bit tight knit group at the UWI. sta.uwi.edu/jobs/details...
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November 21, 2024 at 10:59 PM
We're looking for a Quantitative human #geographer. We're a small bit tight knit group at the UWI. sta.uwi.edu/jobs/details...
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