Robert Way
@labradorice.bsky.social
Labrador Kallunângajuk from Vâli. Dad. Hunter. Geography prof. Canada Research Chair in Northern Environmental Change.
@queensu. Views are my own.
@queensu. Views are my own.
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Colleen Jones was larger than life.
I’m devastated by her death. And will be forever inspired by how she lived. And fought. And loved.
More than anything I’ll miss our laughs and lattes. And am so grateful for every second we had together. I love you, Coll.
I’m devastated by her death. And will be forever inspired by how she lived. And fought. And loved.
More than anything I’ll miss our laughs and lattes. And am so grateful for every second we had together. I love you, Coll.
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Colleen Jones was larger than life.
I’m devastated by her death. And will be forever inspired by how she lived. And fought. And loved.
More than anything I’ll miss our laughs and lattes. And am so grateful for every second we had together. I love you, Coll.
I’m devastated by her death. And will be forever inspired by how she lived. And fought. And loved.
More than anything I’ll miss our laughs and lattes. And am so grateful for every second we had together. I love you, Coll.
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The Mountain Ice & Water Lab @ ULethbridge is recruiting for Spring-Fall 2026!
• PhD → glacier–groundwater interactions (Peyto Glacier)
• MSc → snowmelt-driven hydrology & headwater recharge (Westcastle Basin)
Both combine fieldwork + process-based modelling 🏔️💻📖
Details in posters!
• PhD → glacier–groundwater interactions (Peyto Glacier)
• MSc → snowmelt-driven hydrology & headwater recharge (Westcastle Basin)
Both combine fieldwork + process-based modelling 🏔️💻📖
Details in posters!
November 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The Mountain Ice & Water Lab @ ULethbridge is recruiting for Spring-Fall 2026!
• PhD → glacier–groundwater interactions (Peyto Glacier)
• MSc → snowmelt-driven hydrology & headwater recharge (Westcastle Basin)
Both combine fieldwork + process-based modelling 🏔️💻📖
Details in posters!
• PhD → glacier–groundwater interactions (Peyto Glacier)
• MSc → snowmelt-driven hydrology & headwater recharge (Westcastle Basin)
Both combine fieldwork + process-based modelling 🏔️💻📖
Details in posters!
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How often is November the snowiest month of the winter (Jul-Jun) season? @alaskawx.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 1:53 AM
How often is November the snowiest month of the winter (Jul-Jun) season? @alaskawx.bsky.social
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This is a stunning story. I've been tracking the "greenhushing" narrative for a while now: this is the idea that strict regulations on fake climate claims spooks companies into total silence; therefore we shouldn't regulate them.
@meyer.bsky.social asked for examples and the Carney gov't failed:
@meyer.bsky.social asked for examples and the Carney gov't failed:
November 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
This is a stunning story. I've been tracking the "greenhushing" narrative for a while now: this is the idea that strict regulations on fake climate claims spooks companies into total silence; therefore we shouldn't regulate them.
@meyer.bsky.social asked for examples and the Carney gov't failed:
@meyer.bsky.social asked for examples and the Carney gov't failed:
I hate to be a cynic but in my experience the majority of students would just use the LLM to critique the LLM output.
Some of us have been advocating this going back since chatGPT launched. It also has other benefits: correcting someone else's work is actually a really good way to learn something yourself.
November 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I hate to be a cynic but in my experience the majority of students would just use the LLM to critique the LLM output.
@davidwcochrane.bsky.social RE: The Power & Politics pipeline discussions and going through BC without their approval. Two thoughts:
[1] QC wanting Strange Lake Project road through Nunatsiavut without consent;
[2] Would this mean Carney (Sabia) thinks NL can force a transmission line through QC?
[1] QC wanting Strange Lake Project road through Nunatsiavut without consent;
[2] Would this mean Carney (Sabia) thinks NL can force a transmission line through QC?
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
@davidwcochrane.bsky.social RE: The Power & Politics pipeline discussions and going through BC without their approval. Two thoughts:
[1] QC wanting Strange Lake Project road through Nunatsiavut without consent;
[2] Would this mean Carney (Sabia) thinks NL can force a transmission line through QC?
[1] QC wanting Strange Lake Project road through Nunatsiavut without consent;
[2] Would this mean Carney (Sabia) thinks NL can force a transmission line through QC?
This contribution is a really interesting look at how climate change impacts and climate adaptation intersect in remote (fly-in) Inuit communities in northeastern Canada (Nunatsiavut, Labrador)
Our paper in Nature (Humanities and Social Sciences Communications) on political ecology of climate change adaptation in Nunatsiavut, environmental injustices, & barriers and limits to adaptation.”https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-06058-2 @profjamesford.bsky.social @labradorice.bsky.social
Political ecology of climate change adaptation in the Arctic: Insights from Nunatsiavut, Canada - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Political ecology of climate change adaptation in the Arctic: Insights from Nunatsiavut, Canada
www.nature.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This contribution is a really interesting look at how climate change impacts and climate adaptation intersect in remote (fly-in) Inuit communities in northeastern Canada (Nunatsiavut, Labrador)
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Our paper in Nature (Humanities and Social Sciences Communications) on political ecology of climate change adaptation in Nunatsiavut, environmental injustices, & barriers and limits to adaptation.”https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-06058-2 @profjamesford.bsky.social @labradorice.bsky.social
Political ecology of climate change adaptation in the Arctic: Insights from Nunatsiavut, Canada - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Political ecology of climate change adaptation in the Arctic: Insights from Nunatsiavut, Canada
www.nature.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Our paper in Nature (Humanities and Social Sciences Communications) on political ecology of climate change adaptation in Nunatsiavut, environmental injustices, & barriers and limits to adaptation.”https://www.nature.com/articles/s41599-025-06058-2 @profjamesford.bsky.social @labradorice.bsky.social
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My latest for @science.org: A remarkable set of high-resolution climate model runs, computed over 900 (!) days of supercomputing time, are revealing how warming-induced changes to Earth's wind patterns due can prime huge spikes in extreme rainfall.
But the MESACLIP runs also do much more than that.
But the MESACLIP runs also do much more than that.
High-resolution climate model forecasts a wet, turbulent future
With details as fine as short-term weather forecasts, model achieves newfound accuracy
www.science.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
My latest for @science.org: A remarkable set of high-resolution climate model runs, computed over 900 (!) days of supercomputing time, are revealing how warming-induced changes to Earth's wind patterns due can prime huge spikes in extreme rainfall.
But the MESACLIP runs also do much more than that.
But the MESACLIP runs also do much more than that.
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In Nunatsiavut, Labrador, changing rivers and shorter winters are reshaping how Inuit communities connect to the land. The Nunatsiavut Rivers Project—supported by Hakai—braids Inuit knowledge with geospatial science to map these shifts.
Read more: tinyurl.com/4fxu87zx
Read more: tinyurl.com/4fxu87zx
November 17, 2025 at 5:39 PM
In Nunatsiavut, Labrador, changing rivers and shorter winters are reshaping how Inuit communities connect to the land. The Nunatsiavut Rivers Project—supported by Hakai—braids Inuit knowledge with geospatial science to map these shifts.
Read more: tinyurl.com/4fxu87zx
Read more: tinyurl.com/4fxu87zx
Looking for a good video on Youtube (or elsewhere) on climate tipping points for a climate change course. Usually I just do a series of lectures on these myself but we're running a bit behind. Any suggestions?
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Looking for a good video on Youtube (or elsewhere) on climate tipping points for a climate change course. Usually I just do a series of lectures on these myself but we're running a bit behind. Any suggestions?
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Joe Rogan has one of the world's most popular podcasts. Unfortunately, like nearly all of the most popular online shows, his tends to spread climate misinformation. For @climateconnections.bsky.social I scrutinize his recent episode with octogenarian climate contrarians Lindzen & Happer 🧵 (1/11)
Five ways Joe Rogan misleads listeners about climate change » Yale Climate Connections
Rogan exposes millions to climate denial. Let’s break down his tactics.
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Joe Rogan has one of the world's most popular podcasts. Unfortunately, like nearly all of the most popular online shows, his tends to spread climate misinformation. For @climateconnections.bsky.social I scrutinize his recent episode with octogenarian climate contrarians Lindzen & Happer 🧵 (1/11)
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Now that the Sept and Oct data are (belatedly) in, it looks like 2025 will be the second warmest year in the record (~80% probability). The last three years are in a class of their own.
November 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Now that the Sept and Oct data are (belatedly) in, it looks like 2025 will be the second warmest year in the record (~80% probability). The last three years are in a class of their own.
National news media has been absent on this project which is absolutely amongst the most controversial of all the proposed major projects. Quebec gov essentially asking Feds to help force a road through Inuit lands in another province without their consent.
Tonight on Nation to Nation, We’re looking at the Prime Minister’s big push on critical minerals and what it means for communities on the ground.
Also on Nation to Nation: Nunatsiavut government surprised by G7 announcement on Strange Lake mine.
Also on Nation to Nation: Nunatsiavut government surprised by G7 announcement on Strange Lake mine.
Canada unveils mine deal to before talking to Inuit leaders
Nunatsiavut's deputy minister of land and natural resources says he was surprised Canada name-dropped the Strange Lake mine at the G7 summit.
www.aptnnews.ca
November 14, 2025 at 1:34 AM
National news media has been absent on this project which is absolutely amongst the most controversial of all the proposed major projects. Quebec gov essentially asking Feds to help force a road through Inuit lands in another province without their consent.
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The federal government says land claims will be respected as it fast-tracks nation-building projects, but one deputy minister says that promise hasn’t been tested.
Jim Goudie from the Nunatsiavut Government says Strange Lake isn’t there yet.
Jim Goudie from the Nunatsiavut Government says Strange Lake isn’t there yet.
November 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The federal government says land claims will be respected as it fast-tracks nation-building projects, but one deputy minister says that promise hasn’t been tested.
Jim Goudie from the Nunatsiavut Government says Strange Lake isn’t there yet.
Jim Goudie from the Nunatsiavut Government says Strange Lake isn’t there yet.
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Tonight on Nation to Nation, We’re looking at the Prime Minister’s big push on critical minerals and what it means for communities on the ground.
Also on Nation to Nation: Nunatsiavut government surprised by G7 announcement on Strange Lake mine.
Also on Nation to Nation: Nunatsiavut government surprised by G7 announcement on Strange Lake mine.
Canada unveils mine deal to before talking to Inuit leaders
Nunatsiavut's deputy minister of land and natural resources says he was surprised Canada name-dropped the Strange Lake mine at the G7 summit.
www.aptnnews.ca
November 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Tonight on Nation to Nation, We’re looking at the Prime Minister’s big push on critical minerals and what it means for communities on the ground.
Also on Nation to Nation: Nunatsiavut government surprised by G7 announcement on Strange Lake mine.
Also on Nation to Nation: Nunatsiavut government surprised by G7 announcement on Strange Lake mine.
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Should we start historical climate simulations in 1750 (or 1800) rather than 1850?
Importance of beginning industrial-era climate simulations in the eighteenth century
Ballinger, Schurer et al.: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Importance of beginning industrial-era climate simulations in the eighteenth century
Ballinger, Schurer et al.: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
November 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Should we start historical climate simulations in 1750 (or 1800) rather than 1850?
Importance of beginning industrial-era climate simulations in the eighteenth century
Ballinger, Schurer et al.: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Importance of beginning industrial-era climate simulations in the eighteenth century
Ballinger, Schurer et al.: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
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The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
International Criminal Court to ditch Microsoft Office for European open source alternative | Euractiv
The court will move its internal work environment to Open Desk, a German-developed open source software
www.euractiv.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
The International Criminal Court is ditching Microsoft Office, saying it’s too dependent on US tech, in favor of Open Desk, a German open source alternative.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
The move comes after Microsoft revoked ICC head Karim Khan’s email access when he was sanctioned by the US for the warrant against Netanyahu.
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Video of the Canadian Premier League soccer finals yesterday in #Canada 🤣🍁
This is the Canadian Premier League soccer finals and we have a bicycle kick goal in the middle of a blizzard … and that’s the most Canadian thing I’ve ever seen 😂
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Video of the Canadian Premier League soccer finals yesterday in #Canada 🤣🍁
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Exclusive: The parents of a man who killed himself are suing the company that created ChatGPT, claiming the product encouraged him to commit suicide.
ChatGPT encouraged college graduate to commit suicide, family claims in lawsuit against OpenAI | CNN
A 23-year-old man killed himself in Texas after ChatGPT ‘goaded’ him to commit suicide, his family says in a lawsuit.
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Exclusive: The parents of a man who killed himself are suing the company that created ChatGPT, claiming the product encouraged him to commit suicide.
Seeing this in budget 2025. Can someone make the case for why we need to spend $2.7 billion on new computing resources for Meteorological forecasting when we are in a dire need for improved investment in our weather monitoring network? Models need high-quality observational data...
November 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Seeing this in budget 2025. Can someone make the case for why we need to spend $2.7 billion on new computing resources for Meteorological forecasting when we are in a dire need for improved investment in our weather monitoring network? Models need high-quality observational data...
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For more details, see Carbon Brief's coverage here: www.carbonbrief.org/...
And the full UNEP Emissions Gap report here: www.unep.org/resourc...
And the full UNEP Emissions Gap report here: www.unep.org/resourc...
UNEP: New country climate plans ‘barely move needle’ on expected warming - Carbon Brief
The latest round of country climate plans ‘barely move the needle’ on future warming, the head of the United Nations Environment Programme has warned
www.carbonbrief.org
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
For more details, see Carbon Brief's coverage here: www.carbonbrief.org/...
And the full UNEP Emissions Gap report here: www.unep.org/resourc...
And the full UNEP Emissions Gap report here: www.unep.org/resourc...
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The new UNEP report is out with the latest estimates of 2100 warming outcomes under current policies, NDCs, and net-zero targets. Here is how it compares to both the IPCC scenarios and other estimates (CAT and IEA, who will release their own updates soon!).
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The new UNEP report is out with the latest estimates of 2100 warming outcomes under current policies, NDCs, and net-zero targets. Here is how it compares to both the IPCC scenarios and other estimates (CAT and IEA, who will release their own updates soon!).
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The latest @unep.org #EmissionsGap Report 2025 finds that global emissions continue to rise.
WMO’s own most recent Greenhouse Gas Bulletin also reported that carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels in the atmosphere soared by a record amount to new highs in 2024.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3LJY7b6
WMO’s own most recent Greenhouse Gas Bulletin also reported that carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels in the atmosphere soared by a record amount to new highs in 2024.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3LJY7b6
November 4, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The latest @unep.org #EmissionsGap Report 2025 finds that global emissions continue to rise.
WMO’s own most recent Greenhouse Gas Bulletin also reported that carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels in the atmosphere soared by a record amount to new highs in 2024.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3LJY7b6
WMO’s own most recent Greenhouse Gas Bulletin also reported that carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels in the atmosphere soared by a record amount to new highs in 2024.
🔗 https://bit.ly/3LJY7b6