Pinpointing Sewage Seeps in Hawaii - Eos Cesspools and septic systems, as well as coastal development, put Hawaiian coastal waters at risk of contamination.

Scientists in Hawaiʻi’ mapped sewage from inland cesspools reaching the ocean. My latest for @AGU_EOS

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#Hawaii #Groundwater #CoralReefs #OSDs

Huge thanks to ‪@cezzalew.bsky.social‬ and Anne Sheppard ‪@arrancoast.bsky.social who helped me understand the issue and its solutions, to Galapagos conservation trust & the National Park for the stunning images, and to @oceanographicmag.bsky.social for bringing this story to life.

Invisible enemies: A plastic crisis in our marine protected areas When Galapagos turtle specialist Juan Pablo Muñoz-Pérez found particles in the bodies of dead turtles, he realised they had a plastic problem.

I've visited many marine reserves in my life — their beauty still stuns me every time.

But this story took me deeper, into a sobering truth: protection on paper isn’t enough.

oceanographicmagazine.com/features/inv...

And thanks to @davidrolandpayne.bsky.social for believing in the piece!

Five years on: how Brexit changed three scientists’ careers How did the United Kingdom’s formal departure from the European Union in January 2020 affect scientists who had moved there from mainland Europe?

#Brexit changed many things, especially people's lives!For
@nature.com, I explored how it changed scientists' careers. Thanks to @niekbuurmah2o.bsky.social; Sergi Castellano; @doctordianap.bsky.social, and all the researchers who gave me their testimony.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Thanks to my sources @pacenvironment.bsky.social; @cleanarctic.bsky.social; @theicct.org; Anna Lunde Hermansson and the industry representatives.

Introduced to clean the air, scrubbers are far from being the solution to shipping pollution. Thanks to everyone who helped me to understand more about this technology and its limitations in my latest @dialogueearth.bsky.social

Gaza and West Bank farmers salvage olive harvest amid displacement, destruction and Israeli settler violence After Israel and the de facto government of the Gaza Strip, Hamas, agreed to a ceasefire beginning Jan. 19, Gaza’s olive farmers headed back to what’s left of their Khan Yunis and Rafah olive groves f...

The recent Israel-Hamas ceasefire prompted Gazan farmers to salvage what remained of their 2024 olive harvest two months late.

However, Israeli settlers tripled their attacks on West Bank farmers during harvest, destroying 3,100 trees. Restricted access to their land cost farmers 1,365 tons of oil.

As mother of two bilingual children, I struggle to keep the connection with the heritage language. Writing about children migrant education and
@NativeScientis felt so personal and relevant to my own life. Thanks to @RTB_Cheerful for the chance

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