Join FIU LACC this Thursday, June 2 with panelists Sandra Borda 🪷🪷 Karol Solís MENCO Luis Fernando Trejos Rosero Victor Uribe & Pablo Durán as they discuss the second round of Presidential Elections in Colombia. Moderated by Eduardo A. Gamarra Event in Spanish. Registration: go.fiu.edu/Colombia

La Amazonia colombiana fue la cuarta con más deforestación durante 2021. bit.ly/3zbUDWE

How much inundation occurs in the #Amazon River basin? Very happy to share our paper published today in Elsevier Remote Sensing of Environment. 30 international experts, 29 inundation datasets compared, the Amazon as a big remote sensing lab. doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.…

Just published-- "#Societal Values of Inland #Fishes" in Encyclopedia of Inland Waters (2nd Edition), in which societal values of #InFish have been demonstrated through nine services provided by inland fishes. ➡️available upon request. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

(1/5) Did you know that more than half of Amazonian #deforestation in #Brazil is directly tied to beef production? 🐄 Estimates indicate that beef production accounts for nearly 70% of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. (references below)

In honour of the #WorldRiverRun, we're celebrating the mighty Mara River in East Africa. The River is integral to the survival of wildlife in the region and contributes to ecological and socio-economic activity in Kenya 🇰🇪 and Tanzania 🇹🇿. Sign up ➡️ worldriverrun.com

❗️NOTICE❗️ Earlier today, a Water & Sewer Dept. employee observed a manhole overflowing, leading to 1000+ gallons of raw sewage spilling into the Miami River. Latest update: leak had not been stopped and the street had not yet been sanitized. Exercise caution in this area.

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Thank you, obrigada, gracias a muchos amigos por este esfuerzo! 🇵🇪🇨🇴🇧🇷🇪🇨🇧🇴🇺🇸 WCS Perú Mariana Varese FIU Institute of Environment WCS UF Howard T. Odum Center for Wetlands

#QueCalor More record-breaking temperatures in Miami! This kind of heat is deadly for the thousands of farmworkers and construction workers who work outdoors without any enforceable heat standard at work: water, shade, and rest breaks. WeCount!

Of the countless images I have captured in my life, none is more iconic than this one. I can't believe it has been 30 years since Hurricane Andrew devastated South Florida. I'll never forget capturing this image of the zoos flamingos huddled in the ladies restroom for protection.

This is a map combining rivers and topography in the South America. Hopefully it shows the cool link between mountain ranges and waterways. This map was made with #Python using #geopandas and #matplotlib. #DataScience #Data #DataVisualization #SouthAmerica.

OPEN POSITIONS W/ EXCELLENT BENEFITS! Work with us in sunny Miami! - Research Associate (12-month faculty appt) Job ID 527812 - #Geospatial Application Developer II (Job ID 527556) To apply, go to CAREERS.FIU.EDU and search for GIS or enter the Job ID. #gischat #jobfairy

Job alert! "If you’re looking for a career where you can find meaning and purpose, join The Nature Conservancy's Southern Appalachian Whole System team as the Director of Freshwater." 📸: Terry Cook/TNC (Tennessee Impact Report, FY2021) nature.org/Tennessee tinyurl.com/FreshwaterDire…

Applications open tomorrow! SFSEmerge is funded by U.S. National Science Foundation & includes: 1) The Freshwater Science Annual Meeting in Brisbane, AUS w/Australian Freshwater Sciences Society (AFSS) & The New Zealand Freshwater Sciences Society (travel, registration, Freshwater Science membership, lodging) (1/4)

The 6th Symposium on Urbanization and Stream Ecology abstract submissions will be OPENING SOON! Keep an eye on twitter and the website (urbanstreamecology.org/suse6.html) for more details.

El comité organizador local y la red MACROLATINOS te hace la cordial invitación al: 💧VI Congreso latinoamericano de macroinvertebrados y ecosistemas acuáticos. 💧IV Simposio internacional de las aguas continentales de las Americas. (1/3)

Come join us for a summer REU that will train and enrich you! Deadline Feb 3! Apply now! ⁦US LTER⁩ ⁦FIU Institute of Environment⁩

W O W! 🤩🤩🤩We LOVE Alabama Water Watch's updated poster showcasing all of Alabama's amazing biodiversity! This is what ARA and our partners work to protect and defend each day!