Lejo Flores, Ph.D.
@hydrolejo.bsky.social
Professor of Hydrology at Boise State. Focused on the intersection of climate, critical zone, and computing.
Thanks, I hate it…
Stunner: Broncos coach Sean Payton just announced QB Bo Nix broke a bone in his ankle and is out for the season.
January 18, 2026 at 6:32 AM
Thanks, I hate it…
Reposted by Lejo Flores, Ph.D.
CW3E has prepared a detailed event summary discussing the multiple #AtmosphericRivers that produced heavy precipitation, significant snowfall, and widespread impacts over the US West Coast between 18–27 Dec 2025. Read our extensive analysis here: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-event-s...
January 13, 2026 at 9:27 PM
CW3E has prepared a detailed event summary discussing the multiple #AtmosphericRivers that produced heavy precipitation, significant snowfall, and widespread impacts over the US West Coast between 18–27 Dec 2025. Read our extensive analysis here: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-event-s...
Reposted by Lejo Flores, Ph.D.
~ 7% global forests is plantation (young)
Young (Y) vs Old forests (O):
How do water + carbon (C) processes belowground differ?
Y: less streamflow & deep gw %
O: higher DOC + DIC; deep roots
Y&O: can have contrasting DOC CQ; consistent DIC dilution
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Young (Y) vs Old forests (O):
How do water + carbon (C) processes belowground differ?
Y: less streamflow & deep gw %
O: higher DOC + DIC; deep roots
Y&O: can have contrasting DOC CQ; consistent DIC dilution
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
January 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
~ 7% global forests is plantation (young)
Young (Y) vs Old forests (O):
How do water + carbon (C) processes belowground differ?
Y: less streamflow & deep gw %
O: higher DOC + DIC; deep roots
Y&O: can have contrasting DOC CQ; consistent DIC dilution
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Young (Y) vs Old forests (O):
How do water + carbon (C) processes belowground differ?
Y: less streamflow & deep gw %
O: higher DOC + DIC; deep roots
Y&O: can have contrasting DOC CQ; consistent DIC dilution
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Reposted by Lejo Flores, Ph.D.
Congrats to Fiona Liu, first first authored paper!
& a great team
@devonkerins.bsky.social
Shreya Ramesh
Pamela L. Sullivan
@billingslab.bsky.social
Daniel R. Hirmas
@hooriajami.bsky.social
@hydrolejo.bsky.social
@segura-lab.bsky.social
& a great team
@devonkerins.bsky.social
Shreya Ramesh
Pamela L. Sullivan
@billingslab.bsky.social
Daniel R. Hirmas
@hooriajami.bsky.social
@hydrolejo.bsky.social
@segura-lab.bsky.social
January 9, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Congrats to Fiona Liu, first first authored paper!
& a great team
@devonkerins.bsky.social
Shreya Ramesh
Pamela L. Sullivan
@billingslab.bsky.social
Daniel R. Hirmas
@hooriajami.bsky.social
@hydrolejo.bsky.social
@segura-lab.bsky.social
& a great team
@devonkerins.bsky.social
Shreya Ramesh
Pamela L. Sullivan
@billingslab.bsky.social
Daniel R. Hirmas
@hooriajami.bsky.social
@hydrolejo.bsky.social
@segura-lab.bsky.social
“Are you afraid now?”
This pastor likely knows well that in the Gospels, Jesus’ most intense fear in the Garden of Gethsamane is *not* what he would endure, but rather that he would run from it
This pastor likely knows well that in the Gospels, Jesus’ most intense fear in the Garden of Gethsamane is *not* what he would endure, but rather that he would run from it
A Minneapolis pastor of an MCC church — a denomination rooted in LGBTQ equality — recounts being detained by ICE.
Says an ICE officer walked up to him as he was chanting “we are not afraid.”
The agent, he says, raised his gun and said “are you afraid now?”
m.youtube.com/watch?v=lcSO...
Says an ICE officer walked up to him as he was chanting “we are not afraid.”
The agent, he says, raised his gun and said “are you afraid now?”
m.youtube.com/watch?v=lcSO...
Minneapolis pastor: ICE 'pointed a gun at me' and 'put me in the back of an SUV'
YouTube video by MS NOW
m.youtube.com
January 9, 2026 at 5:24 AM
“Are you afraid now?”
This pastor likely knows well that in the Gospels, Jesus’ most intense fear in the Garden of Gethsamane is *not* what he would endure, but rather that he would run from it
This pastor likely knows well that in the Gospels, Jesus’ most intense fear in the Garden of Gethsamane is *not* what he would endure, but rather that he would run from it
A large December storm hit the mountains of the Pacific Northwest – and left snow conditions in the Yakima Basin worse off in its wake. How might this event be a harbinger of winters to come? I offer this perspective piece, published today in @theconversation.com #snow #drought #climatechange
The western US is in a snow drought, and storms have been making it worse
A major atmospheric river brought record precipitation to the Pacific Northwest, yet the snow and water supply still suffered. It’s a growing problem.
theconversation.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:09 PM
A large December storm hit the mountains of the Pacific Northwest – and left snow conditions in the Yakima Basin worse off in its wake. How might this event be a harbinger of winters to come? I offer this perspective piece, published today in @theconversation.com #snow #drought #climatechange
Reposted by Lejo Flores, Ph.D.
UPDATE: Renee Good's family tells 9NEWS she was a widow with a young child
NEW: A family member confirms to 9NEWS that Renee Good, the woman killed by ICE in Minneapolis today, was originally from the Colorado Springs area.
January 7, 2026 at 11:39 PM
UPDATE: Renee Good's family tells 9NEWS she was a widow with a young child
😳
The Broncos had a kickoff temperature of 60° or above for every home game this regular season.
First time that’s ever happened in team history.
#COwx
First time that’s ever happened in team history.
#COwx
January 5, 2026 at 1:56 AM
😳
Reposted by Lejo Flores, Ph.D.
Here's my deep dive on the serious homeowners insurance situation that Idaho is facing and some possible ways forward. The reporting forced me to rethink some of my assumptions, and I hope it helps folks better understand this serious problem. www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...
As evidence of Idaho homeowners insurance crisis mounts, so does bipartisan concern
New data also points to major insurance impacts in places surprising to many, including the Snake River Plain.
www.boisestatepublicradio.org
December 29, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Here's my deep dive on the serious homeowners insurance situation that Idaho is facing and some possible ways forward. The reporting forced me to rethink some of my assumptions, and I hope it helps folks better understand this serious problem. www.boisestatepublicradio.org/politics-gov...
Reposted by Lejo Flores, Ph.D.
AFC WEST CHAMPS‼️‼️‼️
Goal No. 1 ✅
And we’re still climbing.
Goal No. 1 ✅
And we’re still climbing.
December 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
AFC WEST CHAMPS‼️‼️‼️
Goal No. 1 ✅
And we’re still climbing.
Goal No. 1 ✅
And we’re still climbing.
This is a really important paper and such a privilege to be involved moving it forward. Sharon did a masterful job of synthesizing data from a diverse array of sites and drawing some super important conclusions for Critical Zone science. I’m confident the community will be interested in this paper
A whole team helped make this shine: Pamela Sullivan,
@lireactivewater.bsky.social
@hooriajami.bsky.social Daniel Hirmas, Jesse Nippert, Kamini Singha,
@hydrolejo.bsky.social Emma Aronson & the CZNetwork Geomicro team and many others! @cznews.bsky.social @aguadvances.bsky.social
@lireactivewater.bsky.social
@hooriajami.bsky.social Daniel Hirmas, Jesse Nippert, Kamini Singha,
@hydrolejo.bsky.social Emma Aronson & the CZNetwork Geomicro team and many others! @cznews.bsky.social @aguadvances.bsky.social
December 20, 2025 at 1:34 AM
This is a really important paper and such a privilege to be involved moving it forward. Sharon did a masterful job of synthesizing data from a diverse array of sites and drawing some super important conclusions for Critical Zone science. I’m confident the community will be interested in this paper
Wait, Thursday Night Football is good now?
December 19, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Wait, Thursday Night Football is good now?
As this article alludes to, while Vought has likely coveted theatrical chance to do this, the timing of this is not at all happenstance. It is inextricably linked to Trump’s ham handed attempt to get Polis to release his state-convicted, election-denying lackey Tina Peters from jail
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 5:33 AM
As this article alludes to, while Vought has likely coveted theatrical chance to do this, the timing of this is not at all happenstance. It is inextricably linked to Trump’s ham handed attempt to get Polis to release his state-convicted, election-denying lackey Tina Peters from jail
Reposted by Lejo Flores, Ph.D.
I first learned the term "snow drought" in 2015, when we received normal amounts of winter precipitation in the Northwest but record winter warmth left us with very little snowpack. That summer saw dire outcomes for fish and agriculture due to record low stream flows.
"Water, water everywhere..."
"Water, water everywhere..."
December 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I first learned the term "snow drought" in 2015, when we received normal amounts of winter precipitation in the Northwest but record winter warmth left us with very little snowpack. That summer saw dire outcomes for fish and agriculture due to record low stream flows.
"Water, water everywhere..."
"Water, water everywhere..."
Jesus, I can hear the game at my house,
more than 3 miles away
more than 3 miles away
December 6, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Jesus, I can hear the game at my house,
more than 3 miles away
more than 3 miles away
Stoked for the first pub of Stanley Akor’s PhD work in @agu.org Water Resources Research! We examine joint influences of the choose of microphysics scheme and lateral boundary condition dataset in WRF on simulated snowpack in the Rockies of Idaho. #OpenAccess #WRR #WRF #Snow
Impact of Cloud Microphysics Schemes and Boundary Conditions on Modeled Snowpack in the Central Idaho Rocky Mountains, USA
Snowpack simulations in the Central Idaho Rockies are highly sensitive to the choice of microphysics scheme and boundary forcing data set European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecast Reanaly...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Stoked for the first pub of Stanley Akor’s PhD work in @agu.org Water Resources Research! We examine joint influences of the choose of microphysics scheme and lateral boundary condition dataset in WRF on simulated snowpack in the Rockies of Idaho. #OpenAccess #WRR #WRF #Snow
@idaholark.bsky.social is this a peacock?!? Seen on 22nd between State and Ellis on our walk to church this morning
December 1, 2025 at 1:32 AM
@idaholark.bsky.social is this a peacock?!? Seen on 22nd between State and Ellis on our walk to church this morning
Reposted by Lejo Flores, Ph.D.
How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
November 25, 2025 at 1:27 AM
How Oregon’s Data Center Boom Is Supercharging a Water Crisis
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Amazon has come to the state’s eastern farmland, worsening a water pollution problem that’s been linked to cancer and miscarriages.
Rolling Stone reports in collaboration with @thefern.org: www.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...
Reposted by Lejo Flores, Ph.D.
People who live in the North End of #Boise. In light of the child's death last week, please fill out this North End Street Survey. There will also be a special “Safe Streets” community meeting from 7-9pm on Wednesday, December 10 at the Cathedral of the Rockies. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
North End Street Safety Survey November 2025
NENA Safe Streets Survey
(Closes midnight Friday, November 28)
The North End Neighborhood Association (NENA) is hosting a special “Safe Streets” community meeting from 7-9pm on Wednesday, December 10...
docs.google.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
People who live in the North End of #Boise. In light of the child's death last week, please fill out this North End Street Survey. There will also be a special “Safe Streets” community meeting from 7-9pm on Wednesday, December 10 at the Cathedral of the Rockies. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
FYI, if you have a Rush Bowl near you and they still have Pumpkin Spice Bowls, they’re totally fire
November 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
FYI, if you have a Rush Bowl near you and they still have Pumpkin Spice Bowls, they’re totally fire
Reposted by Lejo Flores, Ph.D.
New lab paper: How does photosynthesis respond to assumptions about stomatal functioning? We find that including atmospheric feedbacks reverses the direction of photosyn. response => stomatal cond. changes temp. & water stress. Led by Amy Liu, w/ many collaborators! doi.org/10.1029/2025...
Atmospheric Feedbacks Reverse the Sensitivity of Modeled Photosynthesis to Stomatal Function
Atmospheric feedbacks reverse the direction of photosynthesis sensitivity to stomatal function in the tropics and high latitudes
Stomatal function with higher water cost per carbon gain leads to ...
doi.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:44 AM
New lab paper: How does photosynthesis respond to assumptions about stomatal functioning? We find that including atmospheric feedbacks reverses the direction of photosyn. response => stomatal cond. changes temp. & water stress. Led by Amy Liu, w/ many collaborators! doi.org/10.1029/2025...
Wait, why am I a modeler again?
November 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Wait, why am I a modeler again?
Perhaps unpopular opinion, but I just want to hear the launch calls, not the fandom
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Perhaps unpopular opinion, but I just want to hear the launch calls, not the fandom