Thread by @CUBoulder

My name is Dylan Blaskey, and I am a PhD student of Civil Engineering @CUEngineering and a research assistant @INSTAAR. I have spent my whole life around #Rivers and now I am researching them with @RiversArctic!

#ClimateChange | #RHRNClimate

My work evaluates climate change impacts on #Arctic rivers, ice transportation corridors, fish, and Indigenous communities by weaving together observations, modeling, and Indigenous Knowledges. Find out more about @RiversArctic at colorado.edu/research/arcti…

My team recognizes the validity of #Indigenous knowledge and the right of these communities to shape research that occurs in their homelands. Because of this, an Indigenous Advisory Council guides all of our project’s communication, research design, analysis, deliverables.

Rivers are vital to connect landscapes and transport water, sediment, and nutrients across continents. They also provide ice transportation corridors, fish and game, a sense of place and cultural identity for nearby communities. This is the #Yukon Delta as seen from #Landsat 8.

Our research found that climate change is already affecting rivers in #Alaska. River flow and air temperature have increased during the cold season (November - April) over the last 60 years, fundamentally changing these river ecosystems.

If you are interested in my work, more information can be found on twitter @DBlaskey or dblaskey.weebly.com. Next we will be evaluating future changes in river flow, temperature, and ice. Thank you for following along! @RiversArctic @CUEngineering @INSTAAR