Danielle Wain
@dellewain.bsky.social
Lake Science Director at 7 Lakes Alliance, Belgrade Lakes, Maine / Research Associate at Colby College / Secretary of North American Lake Management Society / Living a life of dissipation
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AI in the DOE report? This ref (p29) is fake:
Lee, S., Byrne, M. P., Loikith, P. C., & O’Dell, C. W. (2024). Zonal contrasts of the tropical Pacific climate predicted by a global constraint. Climate Dynamics, 62(1–2), 229–246. doi:10.1007/s00382-023-06741-7
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Lee, S., Byrne, M. P., Loikith, P. C., & O’Dell, C. W. (2024). Zonal contrasts of the tropical Pacific climate predicted by a global constraint. Climate Dynamics, 62(1–2), 229–246. doi:10.1007/s00382-023-06741-7
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
RealClimate: The Endangerment of the Endangerment Finding?
RealClimate: The EPA, along with the "Climate Working Group" (CWG) of usual suspects (plus Judith Curry and Ross McKitrick) at DOE, have just put out a document for public comment their attempt to res...
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August 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
AI in the DOE report? This ref (p29) is fake:
Lee, S., Byrne, M. P., Loikith, P. C., & O’Dell, C. W. (2024). Zonal contrasts of the tropical Pacific climate predicted by a global constraint. Climate Dynamics, 62(1–2), 229–246. doi:10.1007/s00382-023-06741-7
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
Lee, S., Byrne, M. P., Loikith, P. C., & O’Dell, C. W. (2024). Zonal contrasts of the tropical Pacific climate predicted by a global constraint. Climate Dynamics, 62(1–2), 229–246. doi:10.1007/s00382-023-06741-7
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
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A bit of inspiration for those writing their AGU OSM abstracts...
August 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
A bit of inspiration for those writing their AGU OSM abstracts...
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Keep sciencing. We are living through a time when looking at a rock and wondering how old it is qualifies as an act of resistance.
August 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Keep sciencing. We are living through a time when looking at a rock and wondering how old it is qualifies as an act of resistance.
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The lead researcher was removed from her own water quality project, seemingly related to her science communication efforts.
Had really hoped what I wrote about risk and reward in Heart of SciComm would get better and not worse, but certainly anecdotally it’s really getting worse.
Had really hoped what I wrote about risk and reward in Heart of SciComm would get better and not worse, but certainly anecdotally it’s really getting worse.
A university scientist who discovered alarming levels of toxic chemicals in a lake in southeastern Louisiana was abruptly removed from her research position this week without explanation
University sidelines scientist who exposed toxic metals in Lake Maurepas
The SELU scientist who discovered alarming levels of toxic chemicals in Lake Maurepas was abruptly removed from her research position without explanation.
lailluminator.com
August 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The lead researcher was removed from her own water quality project, seemingly related to her science communication efforts.
Had really hoped what I wrote about risk and reward in Heart of SciComm would get better and not worse, but certainly anecdotally it’s really getting worse.
Had really hoped what I wrote about risk and reward in Heart of SciComm would get better and not worse, but certainly anecdotally it’s really getting worse.
Day 10 of EV life and this thing has still yet to get 80% charge (getting a fast charger at home when I can). But man, it's a pretty sweet ride!
August 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Day 10 of EV life and this thing has still yet to get 80% charge (getting a fast charger at home when I can). But man, it's a pretty sweet ride!
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In light of the news on my first day of sabbatical: gender is a social construct, trans women are women, no amount of complying with authoritarians who pretend they will only strip some people but not you of rights will keep you safe. And in 2025 university administrators should know all of that.
July 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
In light of the news on my first day of sabbatical: gender is a social construct, trans women are women, no amount of complying with authoritarians who pretend they will only strip some people but not you of rights will keep you safe. And in 2025 university administrators should know all of that.
News Detail - Eawag
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Blue-green algae: every lake is unique
To predict toxic algal blooms, researchers from Eawag recommend a combination of species identification and chemical measurements. Now, a new study confirms that there is no magic formula and that, in...
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May 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
News Detail - Eawag
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www.eawag.ch/en/info/port...
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I saw someone post, apparently seriously, “we don’t need NOAA, we can just ask ChatGPT to predict where and when hurricanes will hit.”
I don’t think we should sentence thousands of people to death because some overconfident buffoons don’t understand how science works.
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I don’t think we should sentence thousands of people to death because some overconfident buffoons don’t understand how science works.
🤷
May 5, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I saw someone post, apparently seriously, “we don’t need NOAA, we can just ask ChatGPT to predict where and when hurricanes will hit.”
I don’t think we should sentence thousands of people to death because some overconfident buffoons don’t understand how science works.
🤷
I don’t think we should sentence thousands of people to death because some overconfident buffoons don’t understand how science works.
🤷
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NOAA Research feeds National Weather Service forecasts: it created & continuously improves the computer weather models NWS uses to generate forecasts, including for severe weather.
NOAA Research faces elimination. Learn more & contact your reps: bit.ly/4cz2RtC #SaveNOAA
NOAA Research faces elimination. Learn more & contact your reps: bit.ly/4cz2RtC #SaveNOAA
May 5, 2025 at 7:13 PM
NOAA Research feeds National Weather Service forecasts: it created & continuously improves the computer weather models NWS uses to generate forecasts, including for severe weather.
NOAA Research faces elimination. Learn more & contact your reps: bit.ly/4cz2RtC #SaveNOAA
NOAA Research faces elimination. Learn more & contact your reps: bit.ly/4cz2RtC #SaveNOAA
Looking forward to finding some time to read this new in @aslo.org L&O paper!
Phytoplankton community dynamics and vertical nutrient fluxes during the winter‐to‐spring transition in a monomictic temperate reservoir
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May 5, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Looking forward to finding some time to read this new in @aslo.org L&O paper!
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As Congress finalizes the 2026 federal budget, we face the possibility that the administration will propose to eliminate Sea Grant federal funding.
Please add your name to our sign-on letter & share this request w/your networks who benefit from MN Sea Grant: z.umn.edu/mnseagrant_letter. Thank you!
Please add your name to our sign-on letter & share this request w/your networks who benefit from MN Sea Grant: z.umn.edu/mnseagrant_letter. Thank you!
February 20, 2025 at 10:12 PM
As Congress finalizes the 2026 federal budget, we face the possibility that the administration will propose to eliminate Sea Grant federal funding.
Please add your name to our sign-on letter & share this request w/your networks who benefit from MN Sea Grant: z.umn.edu/mnseagrant_letter. Thank you!
Please add your name to our sign-on letter & share this request w/your networks who benefit from MN Sea Grant: z.umn.edu/mnseagrant_letter. Thank you!
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Can a lake’s shape tell its story? Video #2 in my Aquatic Ecology mini-lecture series is now live! This one explores how the curves, contours, and complexity of waterbodies can reveal their origin, function, and fate. Watch here and let me know what you think: youtu.be/mFXD1F00lHs
The shape of waterbodies
YouTube video by Benjamin Kraemer
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April 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Can a lake’s shape tell its story? Video #2 in my Aquatic Ecology mini-lecture series is now live! This one explores how the curves, contours, and complexity of waterbodies can reveal their origin, function, and fate. Watch here and let me know what you think: youtu.be/mFXD1F00lHs
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Trump administration is "signaling that they’re willing not just to slash & burn research that challenges their political ideology but to replace it with shoddy studies designed to support their goals, under the guise of scientific legitimacy." [email protected]
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
‘This Is Not How We Do Science, Ever’
The Trump administration is manipulating government-sponsored research to get the answers it wants.
www.theatlantic.com
April 24, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Trump administration is "signaling that they’re willing not just to slash & burn research that challenges their political ideology but to replace it with shoddy studies designed to support their goals, under the guise of scientific legitimacy." [email protected]
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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Student artists (K-12) are invited to submit posters reflecting on our open theme, "Why Are Lakes Special?" as part of the #LAMPosterContest 💧 The three winning artists will win cash for themselves AND their schools! Digital submissions are due by June 20th. #LakesAppreciation
April 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Student artists (K-12) are invited to submit posters reflecting on our open theme, "Why Are Lakes Special?" as part of the #LAMPosterContest 💧 The three winning artists will win cash for themselves AND their schools! Digital submissions are due by June 20th. #LakesAppreciation
That weird moment when you are doing some reading for work and stumble upon a paper by your father in law. I knew he worked for the USGS before he retired a while back, but I guess data nerd stuff never came up? Next Thanksgiving is going to be fun for me, boring for everyone else there. 🤣
Estimation of Distributional Parameters for Censored Trace Level Water Quality Data: 1. Estimation Techniques
A recurring difficulty encountered in investigations of many metals and organic contaminants in ambient waters is that a substantial portion of water sample concentrations are below limits of detecti...
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April 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
That weird moment when you are doing some reading for work and stumble upon a paper by your father in law. I knew he worked for the USGS before he retired a while back, but I guess data nerd stuff never came up? Next Thanksgiving is going to be fun for me, boring for everyone else there. 🤣
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You have to be able to attack the question with BS like this. And on top of that Dems were actually in charge for two years. Welker's questions these days come straight from the white house. But you need to be ready to say that.
Welker to Slotkin: "Democrats were in charge for four years. You were in Congress at the time. Why didn't Democrats do more to cut government spending when they were in charge?"
March 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
You have to be able to attack the question with BS like this. And on top of that Dems were actually in charge for two years. Welker's questions these days come straight from the white house. But you need to be ready to say that.
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Government waste: The Army Corps of Engineers knew that releasing water from two California reservoirs at a Trump's direction would not reach the southern part of the state as Trump promised but did it anyway on his order. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Army Corps knew Trump order would waste California water, memo shows
The Army Corps colonel responsible for releasing reservoir water at Trump’s direction knew it wouldn’t reach Southern California as he promised, a memo obtained by The Post shows.
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March 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Government waste: The Army Corps of Engineers knew that releasing water from two California reservoirs at a Trump's direction would not reach the southern part of the state as Trump promised but did it anyway on his order. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Opinion: Sea Grant funding whiplash a warning to us all
Opinion: Sea Grant funding whiplash a warning to us all
This decision had nothing to do with legitimate policymaking or government efficiency. It had nothing to do with who can play on high school teams. It didn’t even have to do with fishing.
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March 9, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Opinion: Sea Grant funding whiplash a warning to us all
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New paper out on #Mysis in Lake #Superior www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Figure 3 should give you concern if you only sample Mysis at night in the pelagic zone. Other interesting patterns revealed by isotopic niche space across size classes, depth, and time of day
Partial diel vertical migration and niche partitioning in Mysis revealed by stable isotopes
Diel vertical migration (DVM) is critical for moving energy and nutrients between surface and deep waters. Mysis sp. (Crustacea: Mysidae) facilitates …
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March 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
New paper out on #Mysis in Lake #Superior www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Figure 3 should give you concern if you only sample Mysis at night in the pelagic zone. Other interesting patterns revealed by isotopic niche space across size classes, depth, and time of day
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Glowing Dinoflagellates light up when disturbed, exposing predators in a bright blue glow. Just like whistleblowers and journalists, they reveal dangers hidden in the dark, ensuring that injustice can’t stay in the shadows. www.livescience.com/16604-ocean-...
March 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Glowing Dinoflagellates light up when disturbed, exposing predators in a bright blue glow. Just like whistleblowers and journalists, they reveal dangers hidden in the dark, ensuring that injustice can’t stay in the shadows. www.livescience.com/16604-ocean-...
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Alepisaurus ferox, or the longnose lancetfish. Seen as bycatch with no commercial value. A vital monitor for ocean health. All fang and fin and punk rock. A fish to rally behind for the modern age.✊
March 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Alepisaurus ferox, or the longnose lancetfish. Seen as bycatch with no commercial value. A vital monitor for ocean health. All fang and fin and punk rock. A fish to rally behind for the modern age.✊