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Kit Macleod

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Environmental researcher 🌍 | data engineer | software engineer Digital Tool Specialist @ UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology www.ceh.ac.uk Own views bit.ly/KitMacleod - Google Scholar bit.ly/MonitoringEarth - Bsky feed

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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
📢 Applications open soon for a FREE online course on Data-driven Approaches to Hydrological Science. Running in July, this is for postgrad students, ECRs and professionals in consultancies, monitoring agencies & related industries seeking to strengthen skills. 🧪 hydro-jules.org/data-driven-...
Rainfall graph imposed over raindrops plus text Online summer school Data-driven approaches to hydrological science
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Key findings: • 42% loss of rough grassland, heath and wetland since 1930 • Pastures and meadows reduced by 29% • Arable land up by one third by 1990 • Urban areas rose from 13% to 20% A fresh perspective on how our landscapes changed over 90 years www.ceh.ac.uk/press/maps-c... 3/ #LandUse
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Maps created by 1960s schoolchildren provide new insights into habitat losses
A new study of 1960s maps, many of which were created by young people, has provided important fresh evidence of the timing and extent of habitat losses caused by agricultural intensification and urban...
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Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) @samsocean.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
We did it! A successful Crowdfunder will see the development our table-top game Drones & Droids.🤖 As well as being available to anyone to buy after we've honoured our fundraiser commitments, copies of the game will be given to local schools. www.sams.ac.uk/news/sams-ne...
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Crowdfunder success prepares ocean robotics game for launch
Schools in Argyll and Bute to receive copies of the game
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Maybe Climate Action Tracker updates could be required reading for all. Complicated information clearly presented. There is hope, see what has been achieved since 2015. A long way to go before a sustainable future is achieved @climateactiontracker.org climateactiontracker.org/publications...
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
We were pleased to have been part of #CaSTCo, helping advance collaborative river monitoring across England and Wales. As well as the new Impact Report, a companion document offers an ambitious vision for the future: castco.org/roadmap #RiverRecovery 3/3
Collage of several documents and infographics from the CaSTCo project
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
The #CaSTCo project shows how community data can drive decisions on river management in England & Wales. UKCEH co-led work on data management with Rivers Trust colleagues, developing CaSTCo Data Governance Principles & supporting best practice in citizen science. 🔗 castco.org/impact-report 🧪 1/
Several photos of people and people sampling in rivers, plus the headline Putting people at the heart of river recovery, and four information points:
4.9 million citizen science datapoints shared openly
250k hours donated by citizen scientists, valued at more than £3million
132k locations monitored
35k volunteers, including approximately 18,000 who monitor monthly
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
I enjoyed working with the #CaSTCo #citizen-science community to learn about their needs (related to data; from collection to use). One of our outputs, was a set of data governance principles. Read more in impact report. @theriverstrust.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social castco.org/impact-report/
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Great to see UK river #citizen-science impact report #CaSTCo published. Telling all about the community's achievements. @ukceh.bsky.social @waterrangers.bsky.social @theriverstrust.bsky.social @riverflies.bsky.social castco.org/impact-report/
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Impact Report - CastCo
Contents of this report Section 1: Working together CaSTCo’s strength came from the network that surrounded and supported it. Collaboration flourished through shared research, national...
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Learn from Simon about impressive #FDRI efforts to provide quality controlled near-real time data on how our catchments/rivers are responding hydrologically.
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
📣 Great news for UK hydrology! The UK Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure (FDRI) has announced release of two new datasets: UK-Flow15 and CAMELS-GB v2. They provide access to sub-daily river flow and hydrometeorological data across 100s of UK catchments 🔗 fdri.org.uk/news/new-hyd... 1/ 🧪
Map of UK with dots indicating river flow stations and colours indicating number of years data available in UK-Flow15
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
🎥 Our new webinar introduces UK-Flow15 and CAMELS-GB v2 and shares what’s next for FDRI data. Watch here 👉 youtu.be/JMZYzlLA_h8 Thanks to all the partners and the community effort making these datasets possible 👏🏼 #FDRI #Hydrology #EnvironmentalScience
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FDRI: Large-sample hydrology data webinar
YouTube video by UKCEH
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Element 84 @element84.com · 15/10/2025
If you're tired of infinite social media scroll, but still want to stay up to date on all things geospatial, tech innovation, & E84, subscribe to our newsletter! The most recent edition just hit inboxes last week! Check it out & subscribe: mailchi.mp/b55202161651...
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Thanks to these key individuals to helping #FDRI improving knowledge of floods and droughts.
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 16/10/2025
NEW – Global wildfires burned an area of land larger than India in 2024 | @orladwyer.carbonbrief.org @yaninequiroz.bsky.social @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org @giulianaviglione.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/AQ99WCO
Palisades resident evacuate the area during the Palisades Fire on 7 January 2025. Credit: Kit Karzen / Alamy Stock Photo
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Learning about a wide range of meteorological and soil sensor systems from members of the excellent @ukceh.bsky.social #FDRI team.
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
An enjoyable day with @ukceh.bsky.social Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure #FDRI field and digital colleagues exploring data collection on the banks of the River Thames.
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Coming soon on Counting the Earth... 🔥 We discuss the changing nature of wildfires with UKCEH fire scientist Dr Doug Kelley. And we're at Holt Heath in Dorset, scene of a devastating wildfire in August, to talk to Dorset & Wiltshire Fire Service. 🎧🧪 Subscribe on your favourite #podcast provider!
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Simon Willison @simonwillison.net · 07/10/2025
Is the term "vibe engineering" kind of stupid, leaning into the gatekeeping distinction between "coders" and "real software engineers" It absolutely is. That's why I think it might stick!
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
"We will produce actionable guidance, including a white paper and updated tools, to help repositories, funders, and policymakers strengthen data infrastructure and build resilience against future crises."
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IPBES @ipbes.net · 07/10/2025
🌍🔥 Climate change fuels insecurity—from resource conflicts to forced migration. @unep.org explains how climate adaptation & peacebuilding can go hand in hand to build resilience. Learn more:https://www.unep.org/topics/disasters-and-conflicts/environment-security/climate-change-and-security-risks
A split image from UN Environment Programme showing a contrast between two scenes:

Left side shows a barren landscape with cracked, dry soil under a dramatic sunset sky with bare tree branches silhouetted against orange and yellow clouds. Text reads "Investing in climate solutions"

Right side shows a vibrant green tree with fresh leaves against a bright blue sky with white clouds, overlooking a lush yellow-flowered meadow. Text reads "Investing in peace"

An equals sign (=) connects the two phrases. The UN Environment Programme logo appears in the top right corner. The image uses stark visual contrast to illustrate the relationship between climate action and peace.
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Simon Willison @simonwillison.net · 06/10/2025
Decided to live blog this morning's OpenAI DevDay announcements, since I'm in the audience simonwillison.net/2025/Oct/6/o...
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OpenAI DevDay 2025 live blog
I’m at OpenAI DevDay in Fort Mason, San Francisco today. As I did last year, I’m going to be live blogging the announcements from the kenote. Unlike last year, this …
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Kyle Barron @kylebarron.dev · 18/09/2025
New Lonboard release and new demo! Integrating marimo and Apache DataFusion to visualize the NYC taxi dataset. developmentseed.org/lonboard/lat...
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Andy Pavlo @andypavlo.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Our SIGMOD paper with our friends at Tsinghua + @wesmckinney.com + @pateljm.bsky.social on creating a next generation open-source data file format is out. F3 is a future-proof file format avoids the mistakes of Parquet. 📄 Paper: db.cs.cmu.edu/papers/2025/... 📁 Code: github.com/future-file-...
F3: The Open-Source Data File Format for the Future
SIGMOD 2025
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Learning about UK flood hydrology roadmap at #HydroJULES @ukceh.bsky.social Royal Society meeting.
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Panel about "Whose data we can trust?" Great to hear different perspectives on challenges and needs. #CaSTCo river citizen science data.
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Alfie and Josh talking about the challenges of community citizen science data #CaSTCo @odihq.bsky.social
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Lots of sharing citizen science experiences from across the individual river trusts @theriverstrust.bsky.social #CaSTCo
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Fascinating panel about taking #CaSTCo river citizen science data roadmap ahead. Great to the themes in the questions from the audience about funding, lessons learned, trust etc.
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UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) @ukceh.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
The report stresses the cascading impacts of too much or too little water on economies and society. Future reports will include more data, supported by initiatives like the Global Hydrological Status and Outlook System (HydroSOS), coordinated by UKCEH. 🔗 wmo.int/publication-... 2/ #StateOfWater
Screengrab from HydroSOS portal with world map on left (shades of red indicate flows lower than normal, blue higher than normal) and on the right a bar chart showing the status of the river Mpanga
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UK Environmental Change Network @ukecn.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
The long-term monitoring addressed in this review is wide-ranging and includes that undertaken by the UK Environmental Change Network. Please take some time to share your views. The closing date is 9am (UK time) on 29th September.
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GBIF @gbif.org · 24/09/2025
🐍 Scaling up biodiversity data access ✨#VertNet launches a GBIF hosted portal! Run by a dedicated volunteer network, VertNet plays a vital role in mobilizing biodiversity datasets worldwide. 🌍 🔗 Explore the new portal: gbif.link/VertNet
close-up photograph of a brilliant red and black snake in a field
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ECMWF @ecmwf.int · 22/09/2025
New science blog: Tim Hewson introduces a new type of forecast map which enables users to visualise the information content of sub-seasonal forecasts like never before. ➡️ www.ecmwf.int/en/about/med...
Headshot photo of Tim Hewson. Section of a forecast chart. Text: “ECMWF science blog. Getting the most out of ECMWF sub-seasonal forecasts. Tim Hewson.”
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Jesse taking us through the #CaSTCo citizen science roadmap @theriverstrust.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social for national consistent approach to citizen science data as trusted data to support decision making.
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
A glorious time with friends and family including Brexit (dog) in the Cairngorms.
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
A fun day in London (after two days in the Cairngorms), at @theriverstrust.bsky.social CaStCo Citizen Science meeting (here Michelle and other talking about achievements over past 3 years). Then off to @ukceh.bsky.social meeting at the Royal Society.
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Gore on how Chine has taken ober from US on environmental transition through listent to their scientists techcrunch.com/2025/09/16/a...
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Al Gore on China's climate rise: 'I would not have seen this coming’ | TechCrunch
Al Gore and Lila Preston of Generation Investment Management talked with TechCrunch about recent headlines, including the tech industry's growing appetite for rare earth minerals, how the AI boom's de...
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
A lovely setting for @climatecocentre.bsky.social meeting in Belfast
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Simon Willison @simonwillison.net · 15/09/2025
A flurry of new releases from OpenAI today under the Codex brand, including a new GPT-5-Codex speciality coding model simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/15/...
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GPT‑5-Codex and upgrades to Codex
OpenAI half-released a new model today: GPT‑5-Codex, a fine-tuned GPT-5 variant explicitly designed for their various AI-assisted programming tools. I say half-released because it's not yet available ...
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
David Wallace-Wells "Paris has given way to something much more old-fashioned:an atavistic age of competition, renewed rivalry and the increasingly naked logic of national self-interest, on energy and warming as with everything else" Me: not what future generations need in terms of a stable climate
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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
Meet the team behind a decade of global climate updates, from scientists to analysts and technical experts. These are the people transforming climate data into actionable insight in the monthly #C3S Climate Bulletin. Read the article climate.copernicus.eu/ten-years-c3...
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
@wilsonchan.bsky.social presenting @ukceh.bsky.social @climatecocentre.bsky.social early work with water utility stakeholders
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Hearing about the importance of research and evidence to support Northern Ireland policies, and key role of @climatecocentre.bsky.social . @ukceh.bsky.social colleagues are part of the Co-Centre community
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Impressive STAC stack, great work.
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Useful read about responsible AI for people and the planet
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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Many of the keynote speeches at #RSS2025 have been very insightful to over 900 attendees, from over 50 countries. Claire Miller, from @uofglasgow.bsky.social talked about working with @glasgowcitycouncil.bsky.social to transform Glasgow into a climate resilient city. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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#rss2025 | UK Data Service
Many of the keynote speeches that have taken place over the last few days at #RSS2025 have been very insightful to the audience of over 900 people, from more than 50 countries around the world. Clair...
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Kit Macleod @kitmacleod.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
On my way (train, bus, ferry...) to the @climatecocentre.bsky.social annual meeting. Looking forward to catching up with a range of colleagues incl @jamiehannahydro.bsky.social and enjoy a couple of nights in Belfast.
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Wilson Chan @wilsonchan.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
📢 New paper! Events like the winter 2023/24 floods are wetter with higher river flows due to climate change. A worst-case “storyline” shows flows could be even higher - anticipating UNSEEN extremes is vital for adaptation. 🔗: doi.org/10.1088/1748... @ukceh.bsky.social @climatecocentre.bsky.social
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River flow amplification under climate change: attribution and climate-driven storylines of the winter 2023/24 UK floods - IOPscience
River flow amplification under climate change: attribution and climate-driven storylines of the winter 2023/24 UK floods, Chan, Wilson C H, Barker, Lucy J, Faranda, Davide, Hannaford, Jamie
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Steve Thackeray @thackers.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
What are stakeholders' visions for positive lake futures in the English Lake District? A new blog post from #UKCEH_AquaEco: www.ceh.ac.uk/news-and-med... 🧪🌊🐟🚣‍♀️ #freshwater #lake @ukceh.bsky.social
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Visions for a positive lakes future in the Lake District National Park
UKCEH is part of an EU funded project bringing together multiple perspectives while aiming to improve the health of lake ecosystems. Dr Heather Moorhouse tells us more...
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Thomas Lin Pedersen @thomasp85.com · 11/09/2025
I am beyond excited to announce that ggplot2 4.0.0 has just landed on CRAN. It's not every day we have a new major #ggplot2 release but it is a fitting 18 year birthday present for the package. Get an overview of the release in this blog post and be on the lookout for more in-depth posts #rstats
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ggplot2 4.0.0
A new major version of ggplot2 has been released on CRAN. Find out what is new here.
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Simon Willison @simonwillison.net · 04/09/2025
I'm up to 124 little mostly-vibe-coded apps on my tools.simonwillison.net site and most of them are trivial but some of them aren't, so I wrote up this guide to the ones I think are most worth checking out simonwillison.net/2025/Sep/4/h...
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Assorted useful tools, almost entirely generated using LLMs
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