Protecting our oceans for a peaceful and sustainable future. #30x30 🏊♂️🦈🌍 https://lewispughfoundation.org
What’s happening in our oceans right now will affect every one of us. I wrote a long-read article in Forbes explaining why. If you want to understand what the graph below really means for your future, I recommend reading it. www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
‘Diatomea.’ Diatoms are one of the two main classes of phytoplankton. Their clearly varied and beautiful silica cell walls are called frustules. Illustration from Kunstformen der Natur (1904) by Ernst Haeckel. Coin for scale. 🌊 🦑
URI Graduate School of OceanographyTiny organisms, massive impact. 🌊🔬 #URIGSO Professor Tatiana Rynearson and the students in her lab study phytoplankton, the microscopic organisms that produce half the world's oxygen, absorb carbon dioxide, and form the foundation of marine food webs. ➡️ Read more buff.ly/qKdc6v2 🧪 🦑
Climate change is making floods, heatwaves, and storms more dangerous. Early warning systems help predict these risks and alert people in time to act, saving lives, homes, and livelihoods. Explore more about this cost-effective disaster risk reduction approach: www.unep.org/topics/clima...
Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay! Join us in celebrating our planet and recognizing the power we all have to protect it. Every voice matters. Every move counts. Join the movement. Together, let’s act #NowForClimate for this generation and the next.
🆕 WMO confirms: El Niño conditions are developing and are set to influence global temperature and rainfall patterns, increasing the risk of extreme weather over the coming months. Most forecast models suggest it will be at least moderate – possibly strong. Be prepared. More info➡️ bit.ly/4e1hvLt
Chances are you know the climate is changing, and that means trouble. From rising emissions to melting permafrost and economic risks, these 7 graphs break down the climate crisis today. Ahead of #WorldEnvironmentDay, explore UNEP data and why the world must act #NowForClimate: tinyurl.com/5jp4fbhc
Read the #BiodiversityDay 2026 statement by António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations. Full statement 🔗 www.cbd.int/idb/statemen... #LocalAction #ForNature #IDB2026
This #BiodiversityDay, join people around the world in celebrating and taking action for nature. 🌿 There are many ways to get involved and support biodiversity wherever you are 🌍 Find an event on the IDB website: 👉 www.cbd.int/biodiversity... #LocalAction #ForNature #IDB2026
We’re excited to launch the Polar Ocean Image Collection, 500+ stunning images freely available to anyone who wants to communicate about the importance of polar research. Created in partnership with Ponant Explorations, The Ocean Agency and UNESCO 📲Dive in: go.whoi.edu/polar-ocean-images
🧊 A glacier in Tibet collapsed and nobody noticed for two years. Satellite data from the ESA Climate Change Initiative revealed what happened: the glacier tongue had vanished. Scientists reconstructed the entire event from space 🛰️ Worth a read: climate.esa.int/en/news-even...
New study finds the "canary in the coal mine" for the #AMOC: a consistent decline of the western overturning circulation, down from 20 to 15 Sv during 2004-2023 at 26° N. 🌊 AMOC "could be at or near a critical tipping point, potentially leading to its collapse". www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Meridionally consistent decline in the observed western boundary contribution to the Atlantic Meridional Overturning CirculationWestern boundary observations in the Atlantic suggest a meridionally consistent decline in the ocean overturning circulation.www.science.org
Today marks 37 years since the Exxon Valdez oil spill. 11 million gallons of oil spilled into the ocean, impacting local livelihoods and killing countless animals. This serves as a reminder of how devastating oil spills can be – and why we should avoid them at all costs.