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Steve Shikaze @steveshik.bsky.social · Sep 9

A new article in my Water Droplet newsletter.

Short book reviews of two books that have a central element of water!
Adam Shoalts book "Alone in the North", and "The Wager", by David Grann.

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#TheWaterDroplet #AloneInTheNorth #AdamShoalts #TheWager

Book Reviews

Alone Against the North/The Wager

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Steve Shikaze @steveshik.bsky.social · Aug 8

I don’t get the opportunity to get on stage very often but I’ll be opening for Thom Lambert in Toronto in Sat. Aug. 30!

Steve Shikaze @steveshik.bsky.social · Aug 6

New article on The Water Droplet. The River Thames!

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The River Thames, England

London, England's main water course

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Steve Shikaze @steveshik.bsky.social · Jul 15

New post on The Water Droplet! the Bow River Watershed.

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The Bow River Watershed, Alberta, Canada

After a hiatus of a few months, I’m back to The Water Droplet.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jun 21

On #ShowYourStripes day, notice that even the most remote population center in the world is experiencing rapid warming due to our use of fossil fuels.

Show me your stripes with this tool from @edhawkins.org.

showyourstripes.info

A bar graph depicting temperature change in Honolulu from 1883 to 2024, relative to the average from 1961-2010. The graph shows fluctuations in temperature before the 1970s, with colors ranging from deep blue (cooler temperatures) to red (warmer temperatures), with a rapid increase in temperature in the last 40 years.

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Steve Shikaze @steveshik.bsky.social · Apr 23

Here’s a longer obituary I wrote about Dad. www.facebook.com/share/15wLeK...

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Steve Shikaze @steveshik.bsky.social · Apr 20

Dad worked for many years protecting the environment and fresh water.

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KIMIHIRO "KIM" SHIKAZE - 2025 - Toronto Star

Share Memories & Support the Family.

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Steve Shikaze @steveshik.bsky.social · Apr 3

Keeping an eye on flow rates in the Grand River after last night’s heavy rain.

Steve Shikaze @steveshik.bsky.social · Mar 31

What government is doing this?

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CyKoore 🇨🇦 🍉 @cykoore.bsky.social · Feb 27

There is also a mountain of evidence suggesting Russia was behind the Ottawa occupation.

Russian state media covered the Convoy first, and more than, any other English news outlet.

This isn't hyperbole, it's verifiable.

Here's a research paper on the subject:
journals.lib.sfu.ca/index.php/ji...

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Charlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · Feb 27

Folks in Ontario get out to vote. Remember that Doug Ford made a big hoopla about cancelling a $100 million deal with Elon Musk. It was back on the table within hours.
No wonder Elon is taunting us.
Get out and vote.

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Jason Thorne @jasonthorne.bsky.social · Feb 27

Today is the day, Ontario … vote! Everything you need to know at www.elections.on.ca/en.html

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Steve Shikaze @steveshik.bsky.social · Feb 24

New article on The Water Droplet. Retracing Samuel de Champlain’s voyage in the early 1600s through present-day Ontario.

#OntarioWatersheds #OttawaRiver #FrenchRiver #SevernRiver #GeorgianBay #TrentRiver #SamueldeChamplain #GreatLakeswatershed

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Kimiko Shibata @eslfairy.bsky.social · Feb 17

Doug ford is counting on you to stay home.

Make a plan to vote in an advance poll in your riding!

ADVANCE VOTING
Thursday, Feb. 20, Friday, Feb. 21 and Saturday, Feb. 22 10am- 8 p.m.

Find your voting location at www.elections.on.ca/en.html

a sign that says vote it matters in blue letters

Alt: a sign that says vote it matters

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Sarah Harmer @sarahharmer.bsky.social · Feb 17

www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

It’s time for the Ontario Liberals and NDP to get over themselves and stop fighting for second place

If the opposition parties worked together against Ford, they would likely receive a massive boost in positive PR and the polls.

www.thestar.com

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Steve Shikaze @steveshik.bsky.social · Feb 15

New article at my Water Droplet newsletter. #greatlakes #lakesuperior #thewaterdroplet

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The Lake Superior Water Diversion

In one of my earlier articles, I displayed the watersheds of the Great Lakes, which represent an invaluable water resource for both Canada and the United States.

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Steve Shikaze @steveshik.bsky.social · Feb 12

Here’s a link to the video of an online presentation I gave to the Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust last night about groundwater and the moraine. youtu.be/0KemgIRzfuc?...

Webinar: The Importance of Groundwater in the Oak Ridges Moraine

YouTube video by Oak Ridges Moraine Land Trust

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Steve Shikaze @steveshik.bsky.social · Feb 11

A little song I wrote about the upcoming provincial election in Ontario.

413 Reasons
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413 Reasons

YouTube video by Steve Shikaze

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Steve Shikaze @steveshik.bsky.social · Feb 1

My nephew has the printer. I just make the files!

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Steve Shikaze @steveshik.bsky.social · Feb 1

This is a 100 m DEM so pretty coarse. I’d like to try Lidar.

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Steve Shikaze @steveshik.bsky.social · Jan 31

A new article on my Water Droplet newsletter. Watersheds visualized.

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#qgis #watersheds #thewaterdroplet #StJohnsRiver #KlamathRiver #HudsonRiver

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The Political Compass w JB @thepoliticalcompass.ca · Jan 30

Psst. I made a thing.

Tired of the vote split in Ontario and all of Canada? Let’s change that.

Announcing www.smartvoting.ca! A one stop tool for you too see your riding and who to vote for to make it not Conservative anymore.

Updated daily! Follow us at @smartvoting.ca as well.