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James King

@draeolus.bsky.social
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Prof at UdeM geography dustbunny father

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Canadian Geographic @cangeo.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
When scientists started documenting alarming declines in the Thechàl Dhâl herd of Dall sheep, it sparked a vital conversation between biologists and First Nations communities. What was causing the drop in numbers? 👉 Read Now : bit.ly/3PN7w3Y
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Born for this: unravelling the disappearance of Dall sheep
When scientists started documenting alarming declines in the Thechàl Dhâl herd of Dall sheep, it sparked a vital conversation between biologists and First Nations communities. What was causing the dro...
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Amanda Heidt @scattercushion.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
🧪Hello all! I'm here with a #sourcerequest for @nature.com. I'm writing up a piece on low-tech lab tools. We place a lot of importance on technological innovation, but what are the simple things (DIY maybe?) that you find yourself turning to again and again? Please RT and let me know!
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James King @draeolus.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
Potential post-doc oppurtunity to come work in Canada to work on existing or new projects. Cold-climate wind erosion, mining related dust emissions, and climate-dust feedbacks from field to lab to modelling methods. Please contact me for more information!
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James King @draeolus.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Hello old friend! Portable wind tunnel (PI-SWERL) testing of mine tailings to understand freeze drying processes in northern Canada. Funding thanks to Fonds de recherche du Québec. MSc student Sharon for scale!
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James King @draeolus.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Got to spend a lovely week in community this week discussing values and climate impacts but also managed to check in on some instruments. #yukon
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Julie Talbot @julietalbot.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Is dust helping peatlands accumulate carbon? It depends. Our new paper out in @jgrbiogeo.bsky.social compares the impacts of intense dust input from a road and smaller atmospheric dust episodes on a peatland - led by former Ph.D. student Xiaoyu Li agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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James King @draeolus.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Want to come be a post-doc in Montréal for three years starting in January? Consider applying for this funded internal call : fas.umontreal.ca/postdoctoral... Deadline September 23 for applications Requirements: not currently in Canada & <5 yrs since PhD Contact me for info! Please share widely!
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Postdoctoral training
The Faculty of Arts and Science of the Université de Montréal, thanks to a generous donation from the Courtois Foundation, is pleased to launch the Courtois Scientific Vanguard Fund of the Faculty of Arts and Science, aimed at research talents working outside of Canada.
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Tom Gill @tomgillpredicts.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
The cost of dust is more than you may think! Our study of the economic impacts of wind erosion in the USA is now out, showing it's way beyond the level of a "billion dollar disaster", greater than all other natural hazards except maybe hurricanes. Read: rdcu.be/d79cF www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Economic costs of wind erosion in the United States - Nature Sustainability
Wind erosion and dust transport present challenges to human wellbeing, health and infrastructure. Last estimated for the United States in the 1990s, present economic costs of wind erosion across the U...
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