This is a cartogram map of the United States depicting land use by different categories. The map distorts state shapes to represent proportional land usage. Key land use types include cow pasture/range (covering much of the central U.S.), private and federal timberland in the Pacific Northwest, corporate timberland in the Southeast, and urban housing/commercial areas in the Northeast. Other categories include agriculture (livestock feed, wheat exports, ethanol/biodiesel, cotton), protected lands (national parks, federal wilderness, state parks), and infrastructure (railroads, airports, highways). Additional specialized land uses include wildfires, golf courses, Christmas tree farms, and maple syrup production.

I think about this map a lot.

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Offshore wind is one of the most effective, reliable solutions to meet America’s needs for clean, domestically produced energy. 🌬️

To address climate change, we MUST reduce greenhouse gas emissions while still producing energy to meet our growing electricity needs.

From Ashes to Action: Wildfire Impacts on California’s Coast and Ocean Health - California Ocean Protection Council The Southern California wildfires have deeply affected individuals and entire communities, with many experiencing devastating losses – loss of life, loved ones, homes, and livelihoods – leaving a prof...

The Southern California wildfires may have long-term impacts on coastal and marine ecosystems, as ash, debris, and toxic runoff threaten water quality and marine life. Learn more about these threats and the efforts to protect our coast and ocean.

🔗 bit.ly/OPC-FIRES

📷 Palisade Fire / CAL FIRE

Scientists Race to Gauge Los Angeles Fires’ Impact on Ocean Life Researchers were on an expedition off the LA coast when the wildfires erupted, providing a rare chance to measure toxic effects on the food web in real time.

New: The LA wildfires blew untold tons of toxic ash over the ocean. As the fires broke out, scientists were at the "right place at a horrible time" - on an expedition off the LA coast, giving them a rare chance to gather real-time data on marine impacts. Free link.
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As expected, the Trump team is already deleting climate info from government websites. In anticipation, our team at Urban Ocean Lab created a permanent archive of 100+ key resources and published a permanent archive: www.urbanoceanlab.org/resource-hub 👩🏽‍💻

Reminder that the best thing you can do to support open and free information is to USE YOUR LIBRARY #booksky #librarysky #diversebooksky #supportyourlocallibrary #diversebooks #libraries

Don’t miss YOUR chance to join the conversation and help shape the future of California's coast and ocean. 💙

Upcoming 2026-2030 Strategic Plan Listening Sessions:

Imperial Beach – January 28
San Francisco – February 12
New! Long Beach – February 18

🔗 opc.ca.gov/2026-2030-strategic-plan

Psst... There is no "energy emergency" in the United States.

What we have is a climate emergency.

Biden Bans New Oil and Gas Drilling Along Most U.S. Coasts The ban affects the entire Eastern Seaboard, the Pacific Coast along California, Oregon and Washington, the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Northern Bering Sea.

📢 Big news for California's coast and ocean: President Biden announced a ban on oil and gas drilling along most U.S. coasts! This crucial step helps safeguard California's vibrant marine ecosystems, protects our coastal communities, and fights climate change.

Small reductions in the speed of commercial cargo vessels will immediately reduce noise impacts to marine mammals!

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20% slowdown = ⬇️ source level by 6 dB = ⬇️ area exposed to vessel noise by 75%!

🔗OPEN ACCESS: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Illustration by Amy Dozier (www.amydozier.com)

Climate change and insurance: a growing fustercluck Climate change is breaking the insurance market, and state governments can't afford to pick up the pieces

A fun and wide rangong converstion w @volts.wtf on insurance, #climaterisk, the economy, life. www.volts.wtf/p/climate-ch...

The allure of fluorescence in the ocean YouTube video by MBARI (Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)

A video we made at @mbarinews.bsky.social explaining some functions of #fluorescence in the ocean, and how #bioluminescence is different… but related.
🦑🧪🌊
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Just a little shout out to anyone putting together starter packs, organising lists, or even just engaging with content on here. It's really helped make this space a great community so far

What a Marine Heat Wave Reveals About Our Warming Oceans An extreme heat wave off California’s coast seemed like an anomaly 10 years ago. But as the ocean warms, the catastrophe may be a glimpse of the future.

An extreme heat wave off California’s coast seemed like an anomaly 10 years ago. But as the ocean warms, the catastrophe may be a glimpse of the future.

Norway stops deep-sea mining, for now Environmentalists say the practice is destructive.

A small leftwing environmentalist political party in Norway succeeded in blocking plans to mine the sea bed at the bottom of the Arctic, by demanding the government scrap its first licensing round in return for support for the budget reut.rs/4fXwKF6

I love this idea! I might do the same. I am an marine geographer and work on coastal ocean policy and science for the state of CA at the Ocean Protection Council

Wow, who knew stats and human health would be so exciting! Beautiful thanks for sharing @trevorabranch.bsky.social

Life goal is to rent a canal boat and do a trip! Beautiful

3 decades ago we identified Scallop Dredging around our island as very detrimental to the health of our seas. BUT to most folk it's "Out of Sight out of Mind" We used the visual image to educate our island community. Now half our island's seabeds out to 3 miles are protected, it was worth it.

A list of #marinebiology starter packs! 🌊

go.bsky.app/4PTX62K Marine Ecology
go.bsky.app/RS5zQHv Marine Biologists I
go.bsky.app/8DoyTMs Marine Biologists II
go.bsky.app/Qo5Gh2H Coral reef science
go.bsky.app/E8vrnd6 LGBTQIA+ Grads
go.bsky.app/7MdiLgo Ocean Women
go.bsky.app/4wMsfX4 Ocean Women II

The closest you'll ever get (+ should ever get) to kissing a wolf 😘

Optimist: the cup is ½ full

Pessimist: the cup is ½ empty

Geographer: actually, it all depends which projection was used

We should make a starter pack with these individuals…..

A new book of concepts and values by Jack Dangermond Learn about the power of where in this new book from Esri Press, written by Esri's Founder Jack Dangermond.

In his book, 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙒𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, Jack Dangermond explores how people use geographic science to transform their work. www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/... #GIS

Ok, I’m loving the starter packs! This one is for women (inclusively defined) in Ocean Science.

You need more ocean 🌊 in your feed! Follow these folks.

If you would like to be added please just let me know 👋 … if I forgot you, please don’t be offended, it was an accident! go.bsky.app/7MdiLgo