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πŸŽ†IT'S TIME! Registration for the Environmental Futures Forum 2025 is now open. Everything you need to know about the program and registration is online. Don't miss your chance to join this important event.
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11.08.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Institute supports six new projects that will develop solutions worldwide Projects supported through the most recent EI grant round tackle data centers’ environmental impact, consider AI tools to predict extreme weather, assess health in cities, and will research even more ...

Projects supported through the most recent EI grant round tackle data centers’ environmental impact, consider AI tools to predict extreme weather, assess health in cities, and will research even more through work that spans the globe.
environment.virginia.edu/news/institu...

01.08.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
eight-spotted forester moth

eight-spotted forester moth

Celebrating National Moth Week by featuring some of the moths at Blandy. This eight-spotted forester moth can be found sipping nectar from flowers like butterfly weed (𝘈𝘴𝘀𝘭𝘦𝘱π˜ͺ𝘒𝘴 𝘡𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘒) with its long proboscis shown in the photo.

23.07.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How demand for and trade of construction materials affects greenhouse gas emissions Construction materials generate nearly one-third of global carbon emissions, yet conventional accounting captures only a fraction of this impact. Usin…

Construction materials generate nearly one-third of global carbon dioxide emissions. New open-access paper tracks emissions from global supply chains for cement, steel, metals, and plastics
#UVA #PNNL @uvaenvironment.bsky.social @uvaenvisci.bsky.social
#CO2

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

22.07.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hidden in plain sight, a UVA research gem on the Eastern Shore Scientists at UVA’s Coastal Research Center are restoring critical ecosystems – and inspiring the next generation of researchers.

Scientists at UVA’s Coastal Research Center are restoring critical ecosystems – and inspiring the next generation of researchers.

environment.virginia.edu/news/hidden-...

15.07.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Coherent, Not Chaotic, Migration in the Brahmaputra-Jamuna River - Eos The channel threads in braided river systems may be more predictable than previously thought.

The behavior of this river in Bangladesh may be more predictable than previously thought. πŸ§ͺ

New @jgrearthsurface.bsky.social research from @yuannli.bsky.social & Ajay Limaye

eos.org/research-spo...

02.07.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Q&A: What does a heat wave mean for your lungs and health? Excessive heat warnings remain in place across the state, with temperatures in the 90s. Nationwide, more than 150 million Americans have faced heat advisories. Robert Davis, Environmental Institute af...

Nationwide, more than 150 million Americans have recently faced heat advisories. Robert Davis, Environmental Institute-affiliated faculty member, tackles questions about what this means for health.
environment.virginia.edu/news/qa-what...

30.06.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Where Do Antarctic Submarine Canyons Get Their Marine Life? - Eos A new study investigates how much of the phytoplankton in the Palmer Deep submarine canyon is homemade and how much is delivered.

How much of the phytoplankton in the Palmer Deep is homegrown, and how much of it is delivery? New @jgroceans.bsky.com research investigates.
Work by @j-veatch.bsky.social, @scottdoney.bsky.social, @lifewesea.bsky.social. eos.org/research-spo...

18.06.2025 14:07 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
Headshot of Dr. Wiley Wolfe. Photo provided by Wiley Wolfe.

Headshot of Dr. Wiley Wolfe. Photo provided by Wiley Wolfe.

Wiley climbs down a ladder next to a piling underneath the Scripps pier to meet a small boat with four people on board. Photo by Erik Jepsen.

Wiley climbs down a ladder next to a piling underneath the Scripps pier to meet a small boat with four people on board. Photo by Erik Jepsen.

Wiley pulls a scuba cylinder from a rack in the dive locker. Photo by Erik Jepsen.

Wiley pulls a scuba cylinder from a rack in the dive locker. Photo by Erik Jepsen.

πŸ“£#MTTM
Dr. Wiley Wolfe (@wileywolph.bsky.social) is a postdoc working with @scottdoney.bsky.social at @uvaenvisci.bsky.social. He’s a biogeochemical modeler πŸ§ͺ who is building a β€œTranslator” to help ocean models communicate with microbial models 🦠.

09.06.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

The report

β€œPrinciples for Responsible and Effective Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Development and Governance”

was developed for the international High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy
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05.06.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

New report by @scottdoney.bsky.social now up. "The paper highlights the importance of strong public oversight." oceanpanel.org/publication/...

05.06.2025 12:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Principles for responsible and effective marine carbon dioxide removal development and governance - Ocean Panel Launched on June 4, 2025, at the One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, France, ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference, this Blue Paper was

Check out the new report by Scott Doney titled "Principles for responsible and effective marine carbon dioxide removal development and governance"

Link - oceanpanel.org/publication/...

04.06.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Principles for responsible and effective marine carbon dioxide removal development and governance - Ocean Panel Launched on June 4, 2025, at the One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, France, ahead of the United Nations Ocean Conference, this Blue Paper was

New report released today on marine carbon dioxide removal #OOSC
covering scientific, MRV, environmental, social & governance issues and role of governments in responsible #mCDR R&D 🌊
High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy & WRI

oceanpanel.org/publication/...

04.06.2025 10:27 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Evidence of Spatial Synchrony in the Spread of an Invasive Forest Pest Although synchrony in population growth rates and abundance is ubiquitous across many taxa, this study demonstrates a new manifestation of this phenomenon, that of spatial synchrony in range expansio...

Check out the most recent article published by Dr. Clare Rodenberg, Dr. Jonathan Walter, and Dr. Kyle Haynes titled: Evidence of Spatial Synchrony in the Spread of an Invasive Forest Pest

Link - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

02.06.2025 15:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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