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Assistant Professor @USM, University of Southern Mississippi, Former Postdoc @WHOI, PhD @LSU Chemical Oceanographer #GeoChemistry #Radiochemistry #Water #Ocean #Environment #Climatechange #BCP #Carbon www.wokilbam.com

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Great Blue Heron!! #birding #bird #heron #GreatBlueHeron

23.08.2025 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hurricane Erin is currently churning off the East Coast and bringing serious concerns to North Carolinaβ€”especially the Outer Banks, which are still reeling from last year’s catastrophic Hurricane Helene. #Hurriance #HurricaneErin #Erin

20.08.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unbelievable footage from NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters inside the eye of Hurricane Erin.

Simply incredible.

16.08.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2764    πŸ” 941    πŸ’¬ 63    πŸ“Œ 109
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First day of the new academic year πŸš€Thrilled to be teaching Intro to Marine Geology MAR121. Excited to dig into history of geology, marine sediments, deep ocean morphology & tectonic tales. Any favorite resources/teaching tools? Please drop them below .πŸ“š #AcademicTwitter #Geoscience

18.08.2025 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sandwich tern #Bird #Tern

22.07.2025 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Louisiana Saltmarsh #Louisiana #saltmarsh #coastline #marsh #Louisiana

21.07.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A Pelican and Gull flying along !! #Pelican #Gull #Louisiana #Birds #Birding

18.07.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The beautiful Coastline, Louisiana Salt marshes !! #Marshes #Saltmarshes #Louisiana

18.07.2025 19:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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15 Heart-Wrenching Photos That Show The Texas Flood Devastation "When you talk to the men and women that are up there in those helicopters and out in those boats and walking the ground, they're looking for live people right now and doing everything they can to con...

15 Heart-Wrenching Photos That Show The Texas Flood Devastation

www.buzzfeed.com/michaelabram...

07.07.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

GC044 - eMRV- The Importance of Environmental and Ecological Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification to Build Trust and Confidence in Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal

25.06.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The AGU25 abstracts are now open !! If you work on mCDR or any carbon cycling, please consider submitting the abstracts on these two session #AGU25 #Carbon #Ocean

OS015 - Integrating Perspectives on Carbon Cycling Across the Marine Continuum.

25.06.2025 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our oceans are in trouble: how to move beyond the outrage and start taking real action The ocean needs help – overfishing, pollution and climate change are serious problems. Individuals can take action to help.

Our oceans are in trouble: how to move beyond the outrage and start taking real action #Ocean theconversation.com/our-oceans-a...

25.06.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tropical Storm Andrea tracker: First named storm of 2025 forms in Atlantic Tropical Storm Andrea became the first tropical storm of the season in the Atlantic on June 24, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Tropical Storm Andrea becomes first named system of the Atlantic hurricane season #Hurriance #Storm www.usatoday.com/story/news/w... via @usatoday

24.06.2025 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ocean is filled with millions of organism. Few planktons captured using Underwater Vision Profiler Camera at 1000m in north Atlantic. We captured about 1.3 million images during 1 year sampling period. #Ocean #Plankton #Mooringtrap

23.06.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Microplastics are everywhereβ€”but our methods to track them are all over the place A new study from the University of Portsmouth has highlighted the growing role of citizen science in tackling one of the planet's most pervasive pollution problems: microplastics and mesoplastics. Whi...

Microplastics are everywhereβ€”but our methods to track them are all over the place phys.org/news/2025-06... via @physorg_com

23.06.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Search suspended for a missing man in Swiss glacier collapse that destroyed 90% of an Alpine village A 64-year-old man remains missing after a huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier crashed down a Swiss mountainside the day before.

apnews.com/article/swit... suspended for a missing man in Swiss glacier collapse that destroyed 90% of an Alpine village

29.05.2025 15:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats - Great work !!!

27.05.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Saharan dust heads for Florida: What to expect Saharan dust is heading toward Florida! Here's what that means for us.

Saharan dust is a fascinating natural phenomenon! Every year, strong winds lift massive amounts of dust from the Sahara Desert and carry it across the Atlantic Ocean, sometimes reaching as far as the Americas: www.fox35orlando.com/news/saharan...

27.05.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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India–Pakistan conflict over water reflects a region increasingly vulnerable to climate change In an unprecedented move, India recently suspended the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan, citing cross-border terrorism. This was one of a series of escalations between the two countries which no...

India–Pakistan conflict over water reflects a region increasingly vulnerable to climate change phys.org/news/2025-05... via @physorg_com

12.05.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sargassum making all the way to Miami Beaches!!

12.05.2025 01:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Could Bubbling Oxygen Revitalize Dying Coastal Seas? - Eos Reoxygenation approaches have shown some success in lakes, but their potential risks must be examined carefully before they’re implemented as solutions to improve the health of coastal waters.

Could Bubbling Oxygen Revitalize Dying Coastal Seas? eos.org/features/cou...

09.05.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Big US cities are sinking. This map shows where the problem is the worst. The cities include not just those on the coasts, where sea level rise is a concern, but many in the interior.

Big US cities are sinking. This map shows where the problem is the worst. #sinking #Subsidence www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

09.05.2025 15:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Artificial oxygenation of coastal waters shows promise but risks long-term ineffectiveness Coastal waters around the world are increasingly losing oxygen, with dramatic consequences for both ecosystems and the people who depend on them. The Baltic Sea is a well-known example: with the conse...

Artificial oxygenation of coastal waters shows promise but risks long-term ineffectiveness phys.org/news/2025-05... via @physorg_com

06.05.2025 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Oceans are heating faster in two bands stretching around globe, study reveals The world's oceans are heating faster in two bands stretching around the globe, one in the southern hemisphere and one in the north, according to new research led by climate scientist Dr. Kevin Trenbe...

Oceans are heating faster in two bands stretching around globe, study reveals phys.org/news/2025-05... via @physorg_com

02.05.2025 14:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Carbon majors and the scientific case for climate liability - Nature A transparent and reproducible scientific framework is introduced to formalize how trillions in economic losses are attributable to the extreme heat caused by emissions from fossil fuel companies, whi...

Carbon majors and the scientific case for climate liability www.nature.com/articles/s41...

24.04.2025 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Seafloor disturbance in Baltic Sea turns carbon sink into surprising CO₂ source The resuspension of seafloor sedimentsβ€”triggered by human activities such as bottom trawling as well as natural processes like storms and tidesβ€”can significantly increase the release of carbon dioxide...

Seafloor disturbance in Baltic Sea turns carbon sink into surprising COβ‚‚ source phys.org/news/2025-04...

24.04.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep sea, and music in its roar: I love not human the less, but Nature more. "-- George Gordon, #HappyEarthDay

22.04.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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500,000 barrels of DDT in the sea: Interview with documentary directors on California coast crisis Half a million barrels of toxic waste lurking beneath the waves just miles from California’s coastline sounds like the plot of a Hollywood thriller. Yet this environmental catastrophe is real, as docu...

500,000 barrels of DDT in the sea: Interview with documentary directors on California coast crisis news.mongabay.com/2025/03/5000...

08.04.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How to bring health and happiness to your lab Can mindfulness, meditation and other tools designed to boost well-being make a difference? Adam Levy investigates.

How to bring health and happiness to your lab
Can mindfulness, meditation and other tools designed to boost well-being make a difference? Adam Levy investigates. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

31.03.2025 19:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Participating in the Leaky Delta Workshop was an incredible experience. The workshop fostered vibrant discussions aimed at expanding our understanding and defining future research priorities on the role of deltas in the global carbon cycle. Thanks to the organizers @usocb.bsky.social !! #Delta

21.03.2025 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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