Lisa Beal
@letstalkocean.bsky.social
Ocean scientist @miamirosenstiel and editor in chief @theAGU @jgroceans. Passionate about ocean swimming, science and art, and diversifying voices in ocean science. Lover of wild life and wild places. Proudly divested from fossil fuels. Displaced Londoner.
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Lisa Beal
@letstalkocean.bsky.social
· Jul 17
I’m a big beautiful science nerd researching how ocean currents are spinning off more extreme ocean storms and what that means for marine life. Many unknowns come with change, this is just one tiny detail, and everything is changing so fast. With stakes this high, no wonder we humans are divided.
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Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
bloom.bg
January 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
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New study by Hu et al. reveals #IndonesianThroughflow’s nonlinear response to #CO2, with a rapid decline after crossing a #TippingPoint. The first point may be approaching, signaling a potential climate #Tipping element with implications for global #climate.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
December 31, 2025 at 4:12 AM
New study by Hu et al. reveals #IndonesianThroughflow’s nonlinear response to #CO2, with a rapid decline after crossing a #TippingPoint. The first point may be approaching, signaling a potential climate #Tipping element with implications for global #climate.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Our hedonism and material wealth comes at great cost to the natural world that sustains our bodies and souls. This tension is almost unbearable. So why don’t we ease it? Give up fossil fuels, formalise the monetary value of nature, and embrace greater global equity.
January 2, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Our hedonism and material wealth comes at great cost to the natural world that sustains our bodies and souls. This tension is almost unbearable. So why don’t we ease it? Give up fossil fuels, formalise the monetary value of nature, and embrace greater global equity.
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New AMS Statement: Dismantling NSF’s National Center for Atmospheric Research would weaken U.S. leadership in weather, water, and climate science, putting public safety at risk.
For more than 60 years, NSF NCAR has improved forecasts and early warnings that save lives. More: https://bit.ly/4q6eChn
For more than 60 years, NSF NCAR has improved forecasts and early warnings that save lives. More: https://bit.ly/4q6eChn
December 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
New AMS Statement: Dismantling NSF’s National Center for Atmospheric Research would weaken U.S. leadership in weather, water, and climate science, putting public safety at risk.
For more than 60 years, NSF NCAR has improved forecasts and early warnings that save lives. More: https://bit.ly/4q6eChn
For more than 60 years, NSF NCAR has improved forecasts and early warnings that save lives. More: https://bit.ly/4q6eChn
The universality and wonder of science and nature bring people together. The ocean community is worldwide, transcending nationalities, politics, and religion.
January 2, 2026 at 1:23 PM
The universality and wonder of science and nature bring people together. The ocean community is worldwide, transcending nationalities, politics, and religion.
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"Science is being destroyed across many agencies" say federal researchers.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...
www.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"Science is being destroyed across many agencies" say federal researchers.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
For my latest @nature.com piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
ICE’s “Alligator Alcatraz” is where thousands of “profiled” people are being caged and tortured only one hour from my home in Miami. We cannot accept this.
USA: Torture and enforced disappearances in the Sunshine State: Human Rights Violations at "Alligator Alcatraz" and Krome in Florida - Amnesty International
This report presents Amnesty International’s findings from a research trip to southern Florida in September 2025, to document the human rights impacts of federal and state migration and asylum policie...
www.amnesty.org
December 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
ICE’s “Alligator Alcatraz” is where thousands of “profiled” people are being caged and tortured only one hour from my home in Miami. We cannot accept this.
Science fraud is on the rise, facilitated by for-profit, open-access journals (Richardson et al, 2025, PNAS). These same journals are accelerating author and reviewer burnout by profiting from quantity while neglecting quality. Choose society journals where reputation and community are everything!
November 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Science fraud is on the rise, facilitated by for-profit, open-access journals (Richardson et al, 2025, PNAS). These same journals are accelerating author and reviewer burnout by profiting from quantity while neglecting quality. Choose society journals where reputation and community are everything!
Are you a dynamic, organized ocean scientist and an enthusiastic writer and communicator? Lead and serve your community as an editor @jgr-oceans! Follow this link to apply tinyurl.com/OceansEditors
November 19, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Are you a dynamic, organized ocean scientist and an enthusiastic writer and communicator? Lead and serve your community as an editor @jgr-oceans! Follow this link to apply tinyurl.com/OceansEditors
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Ocean mesoscale eddies are the most important agent of horizontal mixing across oceanic fronts. Bashmachnikov et al., investigate the effect of eddies on sea ice cover in the Greenland Sea finding that eddies limit the eastward spread of ice 🧊 🐻❄️ 🌊
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Ocean mesoscale eddies are the most important agent of horizontal mixing across oceanic fronts. Bashmachnikov et al., investigate the effect of eddies on sea ice cover in the Greenland Sea finding that eddies limit the eastward spread of ice 🧊 🐻❄️ 🌊
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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Science is facing one of its most challenging moments. There's never been a more important time to understand the current state of federal science funding—and what’s at risk. Watch AGU’s on-demand webinar to get the full picture. 🎥 buff.ly/AIDUCEi
September 15, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Science is facing one of its most challenging moments. There's never been a more important time to understand the current state of federal science funding—and what’s at risk. Watch AGU’s on-demand webinar to get the full picture. 🎥 buff.ly/AIDUCEi
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AGU's volunteer #PeerReviewers help advance the Earth and space sciences and maintain the integrity and accountability of the scientific record. 🌎
If you are interested in joining the AGU pool of reviewers, please fill out our interest form: buff.ly/ZezWxq4
#PRW2025 #AGUPubs #PeerReviewWeek
If you are interested in joining the AGU pool of reviewers, please fill out our interest form: buff.ly/ZezWxq4
#PRW2025 #AGUPubs #PeerReviewWeek
September 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
AGU's volunteer #PeerReviewers help advance the Earth and space sciences and maintain the integrity and accountability of the scientific record. 🌎
If you are interested in joining the AGU pool of reviewers, please fill out our interest form: buff.ly/ZezWxq4
#PRW2025 #AGUPubs #PeerReviewWeek
If you are interested in joining the AGU pool of reviewers, please fill out our interest form: buff.ly/ZezWxq4
#PRW2025 #AGUPubs #PeerReviewWeek
Did you know? In Louisiana three new gas plants will be built to power a massive Meta data center. AI needs a lot of power and is accelerating our fossil fuel problem. But we know how to make renewable energy using solar and wind. We need to demand sustainable solutions from our politicians.
September 15, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Did you know? In Louisiana three new gas plants will be built to power a massive Meta data center. AI needs a lot of power and is accelerating our fossil fuel problem. But we know how to make renewable energy using solar and wind. We need to demand sustainable solutions from our politicians.
the kids are not alright nature is not alright climate is not alright politics are not alright we have lost our way
September 4, 2025 at 1:27 PM
the kids are not alright nature is not alright climate is not alright politics are not alright we have lost our way
Yaas! See you at the AGU emerging scientist’s publication workshop! Where can I get my OSM26 tartan kilt?
🌊Heading to Glasgow for #OSM26? Apply for grants and scholarships to help cover your costs! 💵
💰Funding is available for students and early-career researchers to participate in the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026.
💻Explore all opportunities on our website and apply by 27 August➡️ buff.ly/ePloEt0
💰Funding is available for students and early-career researchers to participate in the Ocean Sciences Meeting 2026.
💻Explore all opportunities on our website and apply by 27 August➡️ buff.ly/ePloEt0
August 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Yaas! See you at the AGU emerging scientist’s publication workshop! Where can I get my OSM26 tartan kilt?
🌊🌏🧪🏳️🌈🙏🏾📚So proud to be standing up for science and scientists with AGU! I did not ask permission to do what is right. When the laws become unjust, the just must become outlaws.
The Executive Order “Restoring Gold Standard Science” is Dangerous for America
This EO is an unconstitutional attempt to censor and punish U.S. scientists for publishing science that doesn't fit a political agenda
This misleading and false misrepresentation of U.S. scientif...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
🌊🌏🧪🏳️🌈🙏🏾📚So proud to be standing up for science and scientists with AGU! I did not ask permission to do what is right. When the laws become unjust, the just must become outlaws.
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🚨 It's August Days of Action! Call your reps and tell them: cuts to science hurt communities, climate leadership & research.
@aguscipolicy.bsky.social makes it easy—click, connect, speak up.
🔗 Take action now: buff.ly/dVHCj8h
#FundScience #SpeakUpForScience #AGUSciPolicy #AugustDaysofAction
@aguscipolicy.bsky.social makes it easy—click, connect, speak up.
🔗 Take action now: buff.ly/dVHCj8h
#FundScience #SpeakUpForScience #AGUSciPolicy #AugustDaysofAction
Join me for August Days of Action to support science!
Strength in numbers: Let's make hundreds of calls for science!
buff.ly
August 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🚨 It's August Days of Action! Call your reps and tell them: cuts to science hurt communities, climate leadership & research.
@aguscipolicy.bsky.social makes it easy—click, connect, speak up.
🔗 Take action now: buff.ly/dVHCj8h
#FundScience #SpeakUpForScience #AGUSciPolicy #AugustDaysofAction
@aguscipolicy.bsky.social makes it easy—click, connect, speak up.
🔗 Take action now: buff.ly/dVHCj8h
#FundScience #SpeakUpForScience #AGUSciPolicy #AugustDaysofAction
Water quality off Miami Beach is shit—quite literally—with 10x safe levels of enterococci bacteria reported this week, largely due to leaky septic systems in rising groundwaters. If you are local consider contacting Mayor Levine-Cava to demand county sewers. 🌊 @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social
August 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Water quality off Miami Beach is shit—quite literally—with 10x safe levels of enterococci bacteria reported this week, largely due to leaky septic systems in rising groundwaters. If you are local consider contacting Mayor Levine-Cava to demand county sewers. 🌊 @miamirosenstiel.bsky.social
Predatory journals, science fraud, and reviewer burnout are undermining the quality of our science. What can we do? Senior scientists: Evaluate on quality because numbers no longer equate with scientific productivity. Junior scientists: Embrace slow science because your reputation is everything.
August 7, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Predatory journals, science fraud, and reviewer burnout are undermining the quality of our science. What can we do? Senior scientists: Evaluate on quality because numbers no longer equate with scientific productivity. Junior scientists: Embrace slow science because your reputation is everything.
I’m a big beautiful science nerd researching how ocean currents are spinning off more extreme ocean storms and what that means for marine life. Many unknowns come with change, this is just one tiny detail, and everything is changing so fast. With stakes this high, no wonder we humans are divided.
July 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
I’m a big beautiful science nerd researching how ocean currents are spinning off more extreme ocean storms and what that means for marine life. Many unknowns come with change, this is just one tiny detail, and everything is changing so fast. With stakes this high, no wonder we humans are divided.
When we use words, form policies, and take actions against others for the way the world is, we are thinking with our egos and acting on our resentments, instead of thinking with our love and acting on our compassion. The ocean humbles egos and heals resentments.
July 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
When we use words, form policies, and take actions against others for the way the world is, we are thinking with our egos and acting on our resentments, instead of thinking with our love and acting on our compassion. The ocean humbles egos and heals resentments.
@miamirosenstiel.bsky.social undergrads Riley Ames and Jose Solorzano hitting the CTDs and water sampling out in the Gulf Stream for the C-Streams experiment.
July 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
@miamirosenstiel.bsky.social undergrads Riley Ames and Jose Solorzano hitting the CTDs and water sampling out in the Gulf Stream for the C-Streams experiment.