Sapna Sharma
@Sharmalab
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Freshwater scientist; Global change biologist, Professor at York University; Academic Director of the UNITAR Global Water Academy
York University
Joined March 2015
Today on #World Environment Day, we’re launching 3 FREE courses on water sustainability: i) Climate change impacts on ice; ii) Indigenous relationships to water, and iii) Big data analytics. Enrol here:
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RT @YorkUnews: @UNITAR Global Water Academy and #YorkU launch three new, FREE courses about water today – #WorldEnvironmentDay2025 to raise….
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To empower learners world-wide to respond to the global water sustainability crisis, UNITAR Global Water Academy is launching three new courses today – World Environment Day.
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RT @DiLong5: Our study "Global dominance of seasonality in shaping lake-surface-extent dynamics" is now published in @Nature. We reveal how….
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Nature - Monthly mapping of multisource remote-sensing data for 1.4 million lakes reveals that seasonality is the dominant driver of lake-surface-extent variations globally.
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RT @NaturePortfolio: The burden of the climate crisis will be felt more by younger generations than older generations, according to a paper….
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RT @AllisonMRoth1: Please RT! If you/someone in your lab is still looking for a PhD for Fall 2025 due to having an offer rescinded, etc. I….
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RT @alejandroadem: Results for @NSERC_CRSNG Discovery Grants will be transmitted to the universities today. Congratulations to all the rese….
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RT @YorkUPresident: Earlier this month, I was pleased to represent #YorkU, the academic lead of the @UNITAR Global Water Academy, on a UNIT….
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RT @UNITAR: 💧Join us for a crucial World Water Day discussion!. Water insecurity disproportionately affects women & marginalised communitie….
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RT @glicetracker: My data comes from NOAA and the people who work there. The NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Lab (GLERL) is the re….
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RT @KCheruvelil: @PatSoranno @PNASNews Our study, co-led by Dr. Patricia Soranno & Dr. Patrick Hanly, analyzed 30+ years of data from 24,45….
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Climate change is predicted to intensify lake algal blooms globally and result in regime shifts. However, observed increases in algal biomass do no...
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RT @MNO_GLAG: Marrsii @Sharmalab for your insight into changing #GreatLakes ice cover Laura Jones @environmentca CWA & Justin Hubbard @Fish….
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RT @DIGHR_YorkU: Join us on Wednesday, February 26 at 1:00 PM ET for Chlorine, Bacteria, and the Urban Governance of Water Quality in Lusak….
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RT @YorkUFGS: Professor Sapna Sharma, writes about the climate change conditions causing in more frequent blooms of potentially harmful alg….
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RT @DataStreamH2O: DataStream is hiring an Environmental Data Specialist! Working alongside the DataStream team, the specialist will suppor….
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RT @jaculpepper: Have you wondered how safe #lakeice will be in the future when accounting for #climatechange and #icequality? Learn more f….
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Millions of people rely on lake ice for safe winter recreation. Warming air temperatures impact the phenology (timing of formation and breakup) and quality (ratio of black to white ice) of lake ice...
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RT @YorkUnews: With warmer weather, lake ice is becoming less safe in early winter and again in the spring, increasing the risk of drowning….
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Sports and recreational activities on frozen lakes across the Northern Hemisphere are a popular pastime for millions, but according to new research out of York University, the safety of that ice is...
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RT @UCDavisWater: #JobOpportunity – @UCDavisWater seeks to hire an Academic Coordinator II who will serve as Deputy Director of @UCDavisWat….
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POSITION OVERVIEWSalary range: The salary range for this position is $81,633 -$162,846.“Off-scale salaries”, i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank...
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RT @DeniseMitrano: How can major anthropogenic stressors, such as warming and nutrient enrichment, alter the behavior and fate of nanoplast….
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RT @USGS_Water: NEW PAPER 📃- Loss of lake ice has wide-ranging environmental and societal consequences. Notable decreases in ice cover and….
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Climate change is reducing winter ice cover on lakes; yet, the full societal and environmental consequences of this ice loss are poorly understood. The socioeconomic implications of declining ice...
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