"Salinity remains a largely underexplored environmental factor in understanding disease dynamics in changing marine environments". .. new review paper (with a clever title)
royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/article...
Wow
There will be multiple letters going in during the public comment period.
It’s hard to predict where these kinds of things will go, but I don’t think this is the final word.
…But I’m better at forecasting the ocean than forecasting politics!
AI bots: politely agreeing with your points while plotting humanity’s demise
A bill for funding marine carbon dioxide removal research.
The name -- ReSCUE Oceans Act -- makes it sound like we'd be rescuing the oceans, but it's hypothetically the reverse.
bonamici.house.gov/media/press-...
Summer internship opportunity at the Boothbay Region Land Trust
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In the Gulf of #Maine, studying zooplankton offers clues on the whereabouts of the endangered North Atlantic right #whale, helping improve conservation efforts, reduce collisions with boats, and inform scientists’ understanding of #climatechange. Read more for free from @juliatilton.com👇
I saw this happen once in the Arctic. One whale keeping the entangled whale afloat for maybe 20 or 30 minutes.
A rescue team arrived and managed to cut it free.
Of all the different climate pathways, which one do you think we'll take?
This was a question from a student this morning in a high school class taught by @growinwsdom.bsky.social
I have probably 100 conflicting answers to this question, but I wouldn't be in this job if I didn't still have hope.
Our part of the coast is included in that 60%. These events will become more destructive as sea level keeps rising.
Thanks to help from folks at @gmri.bsky.social , we're getting new sea level monitors in place to track sea level rise. Data is just one part of the puzzle.
bsky.app/profile/bige...
"at least 60% of Maine’s working waterfront was either severely damaged or completely destroyed"
Writing on the storms of two years ago, Keith Carson describes how climate change has made typical storms into disasters. @maineconservation.bsky.social
www.pressherald.com/2026/01/13/m...
📄Population- and temperature-dependent variation in molt phenology and disease susceptibility shape epidemiological outcomes in American lobster (Homarus americanus)
doi.org/10.1093/ices...
@bigelowlab.bsky.social @seascapescience.bsky.social
@oupacademic.bsky.social @hbrowman.bsky.social
"Our shared humanity is the bedrock of science"
A good Sunday read
... redefining what it means to
be a scientist a quarter-way through the 21st century
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
A map of the US with each 2025 billion-plus dollar weather and climate disaster geo-located on it. Source: Climate Central
After the US admin cancelled the $B Climate + Weather Disaster dataset, @climatecentral.org hired the scientists who ran it and set it back up.
Now the 2025 numbers are in: it's 3rd highest year on record and highest year w/o land-falling hurricanes.
More: www.climatecentral.org/climate-serv...
This is an amazing discovery...
"a tennis court-sized area absorbing as much CO2 every year as three acres of forest"
and btw...
"You never know what you’re going to find when you put people from different backgrounds with different perspectives into a new, interesting environment."
The Trump administration says it will dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research, a cornerstone for American climate and weather science. I went on NPR today to explain what this could mean for climate research.
Listen here:
What's NCAR? and 8 ways it has helped you
www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
Today I'm sharing one of my all time favorite books, Call Me American, by Abdi Nor Iftin, who grew up in Mogadishu, Somalia and now lives in Maine, US.
I've read it multiple times and will read it again. There's also a YA version.
www.callmeamerican.com
IPHAB
The Gulf of Maine
Perfect for a stormy weekend..
A thoughtfully curated list of climate films
Thanks for this @thierryaaron.bsky.social
It depends what format the data comes in, but it sounds doable to me
Thanks, I’ll check it out and keep my eyes peeled if I come across anything
No I haven’t seen anyone look into that question
Interesting thread about predicting vs imagining the climate future
(both facets of forecasting)
The latest edition of #OceanCurrents is now up. Check out my discussion with
@seascapescience.bsky.social from @bigelowlab.bsky.social
about the Gulf of Maine water temperatures, there are some surprises. #Arctic #Cold #Currents #Maine
player.captivate.fm/episode/4def...
