Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 14hwww.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/c...nytimes.comSee How El Niño Is Washing Ashore in CaliforniaAn enormous pulse of wave energy will soon reach Southern California and continue north, raising sea levels by half a foot and increasing threats from swells and tides. 011
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...theglobeandmail.comCanada ratifies landmark High Seas Treaty, commits $82-million to ocean protectionFunding will support Arctic Ocean monitoring, underwater research and expanded efforts to track effects of climate change 072
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026OceanEye pledging event at the #UNGA is live now! webtv.un.org/en/asset/k1i... 🌊webtv.un.orgOceanEye International Alliance: Stronger Together for Ocean ObservationThe President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, in partnership with the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO (IOC-UNESCO) and ... 032
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026This week during the 81st UNGA the International Alliance #OceanEye co-chaired by EU President von der Leyen and Canada Prime Minister Carney, will pledge to strengthen ocean observing capacities worldwide. @mark-carney.bsky.social don't forget home! 🌊 communities.springernature.com/posts/canada...communities.springernature.comCanada Is Cutting the Ocean Science It Is Promising the WorldA "super" El Niño is brewing in the Pacific and a weakening AMOC is threatening global infrastructures and food systems. Meanwhile, ocean observations needed to adapt to these menaces are facing deep ... 2128
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Norva's latest promo video was shot in my hometown aux Îles de la Madeleine! #FousdesIles youtu.be/pbRkDDP-6Uc?...youtu.beVanlife - Made to Be Shared | NORVAYouTube video by NORVA - Adventure van / Van d'aventure 000
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026The Navier-stokes problem solved by AI? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/08/s...nytimes.comOpenAI Says It Has Cracked One of Math’s ‘Millennium Problems’The company’s announcement is the most dramatic sign yet that artificial intelligence is fundamentally transforming the field of higher mathematics. 000
Reposted by Frédéric CyrAlexandre Boulerice @alexboulerice.bsky.social · 06/09/2026L’absurde mathématique des générations www.ledevoir.com/opinion/chro... Selon l’étrange lexique du chef du PQ - qui parle d’« immigrants de 2e génération », ma conjointe, pourtant née ici, ne serait pas une Québécoise.ledevoir.comL’absurde mathématique des générationsEt moi qui croyais que nous étions tous Québécois. 3347
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Identifying the Drivers of Newfoundland Capelin Recruitment After a Breakdown in the Environment–Recruitment Relationship - Murphy - Fisheries Oceanography - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comIdentifying the Drivers of Newfoundland Capelin Recruitment After a Breakdown in the Environment–Recruitment RelationshipEnvironment-recruitment relationships often break down over time. This can occur because of spurious results from testing numerous environmental variables in the original analyses or from relative ch.... 000
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 04/09/2026www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/scien...theglobeandmail.comOttawa issues comprehensive climate report that reflects country’s physical transformationFrom retreating glaciers to wildfires and marine heat waves, climate change will likely become even more pronounced, assessment finds 012
Reposted by Frédéric Cyrsectator.bsky.social @sectator.bsky.social · 04/09/2026🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 Couple this with climateinstitute.ca/news/canada-...climateinstitute.caCanada must prepare for a 5°C hotter future and act now to avoid worst impacts: new federal reportLatest scientific assessment shows rapidly cutting global emissions could contain the damage and avoid devastating weather... 052
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Canada’s Changing Climate Report 2026, an update from the 2019 report was quietly released at the end of the day today, just before a long weekend... 🤔 This is sad! This work from the best Canadian climate scientists should be praised, not hidden ! www.canada.ca/en/environme...canada.caCanada’s Changing Climate Report 2026 - Canada.ca 0116
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026How Blackwing Pencils Are Made kottke.org/26/09/how-bl...kottke.orgHow Blackwing Pencils Are MadeThe thing about me is if I see a making-of video for pencils, I’m gonna stop and watch it and then post it to my website, especially if said pencils are Bla 021
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 28/08/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/w...nytimes.comCanada Hires U.S. Scholars From Harvard and Other Top UniversitiesA crackdown on American academia by the Trump administration has handed Canadian universities a rare opportunity to lure some top researchers north. 050
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 15/08/2026ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/227...ici.radio-canada.caUn chercheur de T.-N.-L. va passer 8 mois dans l’ArctiqueUne expédition scientifique internationale, qui inclut un chercheur de T.-N.-L., va se faire prisonnière des glaces pour étudier l’Arctique. 020
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 05/08/2026On the role of the Labrador Current in shaping zooplankton communities. #FisheriesEnvironment 🌊 nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... 064
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 27/07/2026The 2025 Ocean Climate highlights of the North Atlantic are here! Curated by the ICES Working Group in Oceanic Hydrography (WGOH). 021
Reposted by Frédéric CyrICES - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea @icesmarine.bsky.social · 08/07/2026North Atlantic Ocean oceanographic highlights 2025 Each year, our Working Group on Oceanic Hydrography analyses & reviews oceanographic conditions in the North Atlantic. They've just released the 2025 highlights https://www.ices.dk/news-and-events/news-archive/news/Pages/202605-IROC25.aspx 053
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 15/07/2026We are happy to host @rocklandscientific.bsky.social for a glider and microstructure measurements training at @memorialu.bsky.social with @oceanaccess.bsky.social & @marineinstitute.bsky.social. 020
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 26/06/2026universityaffairs.ca/news/eight-t...universityaffairs.caEight tips to sail through your science or engineering PhD - University AffairsOne-third of people who start a PhD don’t finish within 10 years. Don’t be one of them. 010
Reposted by Frédéric CyrDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 22/06/2026François Primeau, a UC Irvine professor, developed mathematical and computational ocean models that helped us understand the ocean's role in global climate. He was killed on his bike by someone driving a car. 🌊cbsnews.comOrange County bicyclist fatally struck by hit-and-run driver in Santa AnaIt happened at around 6:15 p.m. Friday near the intersection of Standard Avenue and Warner Avenue, Santa Ana Police Department officers said in a news release shared on social media. 34977394
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 19/06/2026I support Wikipedia, where information is still human-created, fact-checked, and 100% free. Join me! donate.wikimedia.orgdonate.wikimedia.orgMake your donation now - Wikimedia FoundationDonate to the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that hosts Wikipedia and other crucial free knowledge projects. Each year, the generosity of the 2% of readers who donate allows us to expand the reac... 080
Reposted by Frédéric CyrThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/06/2026Breaking News: The Trump administration is backing off a plan to end an ocean monitoring system critical to understanding climate change.nyti.msTrump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring SystemThe reversal comes after the Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday to block the removal of deep-sea monitoring instruments. 1923465
Reposted by Frédéric CyrDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 18/06/2026I will take the win. Why can’t Congress protect other aspects of American science?nytimes.comTrump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring 4439111
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Important read! There is an opportunity for Canada to step up and fill an observation void left behind by the USA, but instead DFO is also secretly cutting into ocean observation programs... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comAmoc collapse could change Europe’s climate 10x faster than expected. We aren’t ready | Penny Holliday, Femke de Jong and Sjoerd GroeskampThe system of ocean current that moves heat in the Atlantic Ocean plays a key role in regulating climate. Today’s monitoring of it may be discontinued 041
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 15/06/2026The ocean current that warms Europe may be more resilient than feared | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgThe ocean current that warms Europe may be more resilient than fearedStudies of the Atlantic's circulation find signs of both weakening and unexpected stability in the face of global warming 050
Reposted by Frédéric CyrHuub Eggen @huubeggen.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Von Kármán vortices downwind from Madeira in the Atlantic Ocean. Image taken by astronaut Jessica Meir from space station #ISS on 24 May 2026. Original eol.jsc.nasa.gov/SearchPhotos... @daveatcogs.bsky.social @gertjanbartelds.nl 3258
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...nytimes.comTrump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System 031
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 18/04/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/c...nytimes.comJapan’s Cherry Blossom Database, 1,200 Years Old, Has a New Keeper 000
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Compatibility and the hidden costs of ‘helpful’ AI www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comThe hidden costs of ‘helpful’ AIEven when artificial-intelligence tools aid individuals’ decision-making, they can quietly de-skill whole professions by narrowing how uncertainties and values are debated. 000
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 07/04/2026The world just lived through the 11 hottest years on record — what now? www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.com 042
Reposted by Frédéric CyrPLOS Climate @plosclimate.org · 19/03/2026In a new Editorial to celebrate four years since PLOS Climate's first publications, Editors-in-Chief Niklas Boers and Sirkku Juhola and Executive Editor Jamie Males share some reflections on what our community has achieved so far and where we’re heading next. 🔗 journals.plos.org/climate/arti... 064
Reposted by Frédéric CyrOceanAccess Research Lab @oceanaccess.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Funding from individual donors: lessons from the Epstein case www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comFunding from individual donors: lessons from the Epstein caseUniversities need to establish and empower compliance teams to ensure adherence to ethical funding policies. 011
Reposted by Frédéric CyrOceanAccess Research Lab @oceanaccess.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Today our lab member @ratsuhh.bsky.social is presenting her poster at the @agu.org Ocean Sciences Meeting! Have a look! 022
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 25/02/2026essd.copernicus.org/articles/18/...essd.copernicus.orgMore than a century of oceanic hydrography observations reveals profound climate-related changes in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean and its Arctic GatewaysAbstract. As part of the new Fisheries Act, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) has made it a priority to disseminate its data publicly. The project proposed here is to create an open-access data produc... 0104
Reposted by Frédéric CyrOceanAccess Research Lab @oceanaccess.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Nice presentation by one of our members at the Ocean Sciences Meeting in Glasgow #OSM2026. Good job Shahadat! oceanaccesslab.github.io/files/Shahad.... 021
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 16/02/2026For those living in Newfoundland and Labrador, do you remember this 2022 thick-billed murres mass die-off? 000
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 16/02/2026Sea-ice perturbation and mass starvation of Thick-billed Murres in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/...cdnsciencepub.comSea-ice perturbation and mass starvation of Thick-billed Murres in the Northwest Atlantic OceanMass mortality among seabirds has been associated with ocean heatwaves. Though less commonly reported, cold water events can also be devastating. During spring 2022, thousands of Thick-billed Murres (... 020
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 20/01/2026Credit in research goes hand in hand with responsibility www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comCredit in research goes hand in hand with responsibilityTrust in science needs researchers, journals and institutions to correct the scientific record quickly and transparently when errors are found. 001
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Learning to lead gazette.mun.ca/teaching-and...gazette.mun.caLearning to leadFor eight early-career ocean scholars, arriving in N.L. this fall marked the beginning of an immersive adventure in oceanographic research. 040
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 03/12/2025Campagnolo, la chute d’un géant de l’industrie du vélo www.ledevoir.com/sports/93797... 😢ledevoir.comCampagnolo, la chute d’un géant de l’industrie du véloL’équipementier italien met à la porte près de la moitié de son personnel au milieu d’une crise dans l’industrie. 010
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 29/11/2025ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/221...ici.radio-canada.caGuilbeault, l’architecte climatique trahi par son patronSteven Guilbeault, politicien pragmatique et ancien ministre de l'Environnement, est déçu par la démolition de son travail sur le climat. 030
Reposted by Frédéric CyrAustralian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) @antarcticsciaus.bsky.social · 19/11/2025🌊 What is the Meridional Overturning Circulation and why is it important? The Meridional Overturning Circulation (#MOC) – critical for transporting heat, carbon, oxygen and nutrients across the globe – is weakening under climate change. 17935
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 05/11/2025PhD opportunity in oceanography 🌊🌊🌊 "The role of the northwest Atlantic boundary current in the meridional overturning circulation". This is an @o-snap.org related study about the AMOC. @marineinstitute.bsky.social @oceanaccess.bsky.social More information here: www.mi.mun.ca/media/marine...mi.mun.ca 178
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 31/10/2025MSc opportunity in oceanography 🌊🌊🌊 "Linking physical oceanography and fisheries acoustics at a long-term monitoring station". Good computer skills required. @marineinstitute.bsky.social @oceanaccess.bsky.social More information here: www.mi.mun.ca/media/marine... 041
Reposted by Frédéric CyrAlex Normandeau @sedialex.bsky.social · 29/10/2025We have a new paper in Science Advances on seasonal movements of the sub-Arctic seafloor. Using sub-annual bathymetry, porewater data, and moored sensors, we observed the seabed expanding and contracting through freeze–thaw cycles, forming seasonal frost blisters. doi.org/10.1126/scia... 072
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 28/10/2025"Adapting to the Arctic". News from the Arctic Future Pathfinders summer school organized by the Arctic University of Norway in partnership with University of the Arctic and Memorial U. @uitnorgesarktiske.bsky.social @memorialu.bsky.social @marineinstitute.bsky.social gazette.mun.ca/research/ada...gazette.mun.ca'Adapting to the Arctic'Adaptation. That was the theme of the Arctic Future Pathfinders course on the One Ocean Expedition for Drs. Maxime Geoffroy and Frédéric Cyr. “The keyword we had during the two weeks was adaptation, ... 030
Frédéric Cyr @fcyr.bsky.social · 27/10/2025www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comWhat makes PhD students happy? Good supervisionSupervisors who invest in positive mentoring relationships with their PhD candidates also reap the benefits for their own research. 031
Reposted by Frédéric CyrNature @nature.com · 26/10/2025We asked 3,785 PhD students across 107 countries about their experiences. Where do you think the happiest doctoral candidates were? go.nature.com/43usVmfgo.nature.comAre these the happiest PhD students in the world?Nature - Brazil, Australia and Italy have the highest satisfaction scores in Nature’s global 2025 PhD survey — but are these nations really the best places to do a doctorate? 03611
Reposted by Frédéric CyrNature @nature.com · 15/10/2025The publishing ecosystem must do more to tackle inequities; quotas and partnerships with societies can help, says Mariana Viglino go.nature.com/47dn2Lrgo.nature.comHow journals can break down barriers for Latin American scientistsThe publishing ecosystem must do more to tackle inequities; quotas and partnerships with societies can help. 0246