Mike Waddington

2x new PhD positions available in our group with a focus on numerical hydrodynamic modeling of coastal flooding or compound flooding in hypertidal coastal rivers. Details, including how to apply, can be found here -> drive.google.com/file/d/1Ct6j-L…

After four thousand and 666 (which seems fitting) days on twitter I will no longer be posting on this platform. For the #NobelPeatPrize winners announcements over the next few weeks and other cool peaty and ecohydro science follow at the sky is blue place for peatofmind

"I didn't realize how much I missed interacting with real humans" many people are saying this bsky.app/download

Big day! Got the early galleys for my new book, which comes out on March 25, 2025. It's called The Explorer's Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map. Find out more and (please!) pre-order here: alexhutchinson.net

The McMaster Ecohydrology presents our 2024 #NobelPeatPrize nominees! #PeatPaper themes: peatland patterns, public perception, fire and metals, mercury, and fire weather Winner announced Dec 5 @NOBEL_Water @BettyEhnvall, A. Kuhn, @abbeymarcotte, @Colin_PRM, @j_mortelmans

Our #EGU2025 session ‘The Future of Northern Peatlands - Sinks or Sources of Atmospheric Carbon” was accepted! This was a popular session in 2024 - would love to see more of you there next year meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/session/… #PeatTwitter

Today, in @ScienceMagazine, we report that global CO2 #emissions from #forest fires have increased by 60%since 2001. Forest #fires have also shifted north and become more severe. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… 🌍🔥 (1/11)

Fall colours are peaking here in Nobel so it must be the #NobelPeatPrize time of year again! Do you have a favourite #PeatPaper for 2024? Our nominees for top International paper will be announced next week. Winners announced in first week of December.

‘Environmental science happening in real time’: New McMaster University lab is in Ancaster’s backyard 👉 thespec.com/news/hamilton-… School field trips & initiatives geared toward public, including accessible walking trail with views of ongoing projects in area, are on horizon

A large and intense wildfire is burning in NWRN Ontario today - GOES East Geocolor and band 7 (mid-ir - red is a very intense fire) below. Can't recall this type of fire activity at this time of year in this region.

Interested in solving complex environmental problems? Come work with us at the Mercury and Ecohydrology Research Laboratory! We are hiring a Trace Metal Analytical Intern! Apply by October 20th, 2024. tinyurl.com/4pnfk49f

Peat fire hydrology MSc research opportunities! We are recruiting two MSc researchers for a May or Sept 2025 start. #ecohydrology #wildfire #modelling GIS, remote sensing, and/or Hydrus-1D modelling skills are an asset. Application details at mcmasterecohydrology.ca/opportunities.…

Honoured to be presenting this year's Vale Living with Lakes Centre Watershed Lecture. Friday October 4, 2024 from 12-1pm

The 15th Annual Woo Water Lecture! Wed. Oct. 9 (3:30-4:30PM) Dr. Ellen Wohl (Colorado State) "Messy Rivers are Healthy Rivers" Plus special announcement introducing: The McMaster Watershed Ecosystems Living Lab (The "WELL") @McMasterSEES @McMasterScience @McMasterU

Irish 🇮🇪 Peat Tour (Part 5) The last day of the peat tour was spent at the kingship and sacrifice exhibit at the National Museum of Ireland. "Wake Up Dead Man" Irish bog bodies dated between 400 BC and 200 BC. #PeatTwitter #BogBodies

Irish🇮🇪 Peat Tour (Part 4) Today was a day for Old Peat - New Voices. If you're an early career peat researcher and you Still Haven't Found What your Looking For peat community wise then check out @PeatlandECR - a four time #NobelPeatPrize winner! #PeatNeeds #PeatTwitter

Irish🇮🇪 Peat Tour (Part 3) It was a Beautiful Day touring blanket bogs in the Wicklow Mountains. Decades of peatland degradation restored by blocking drainage ditches and gullies. From water Running to Stand Still. #PeatTwitter #peatlands #restoration

Irish🇮🇪 Peat Tour (Part 2) I'm looking forward to talking about degraded peatlands and wildfire tmrw at my first geog conference in 25 years. Two themes to the talk: 1) The Unforgettable Peat Fire 2) How to Dismantle a Peatland Carbon Bomb #PeatTwitter #peatlands #wildfire