Thomas Dahlgren
@mucofloris.bsky.social
Deep-sea biologist. Invertebrate taxonomist. Environmental impact from offshore wind farms. Swedish representative at CCAMLR science committee.
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One day we’ll look back on this as one of the stupidest things we’ve done.
California farms applied millions of pounds of PFAS to key crops, study finds
‘Forever chemicals’ sprayed on almonds, grapes, tomatoes and other crops as activists warn of ‘obvious problem’
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:06 PM
One day we’ll look back on this as one of the stupidest things we’ve done.
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A view of this year's extreme sea surface temperatures and recent warming across the North Pacific... 🌊
This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every average January-October period from 1854-2025 using ERSSTv5 data.
This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every average January-October period from 1854-2025 using ERSSTv5 data.
November 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
A view of this year's extreme sea surface temperatures and recent warming across the North Pacific... 🌊
This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every average January-October period from 1854-2025 using ERSSTv5 data.
This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every average January-October period from 1854-2025 using ERSSTv5 data.
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🌊 Beneath the ocean surface, there's a hidden world of trenches, seamounts, and even volcanoes! So, how deep is the ocean on average?
Leave your best guess in the comments 👇
🏄🏻Explore more wonders of our ocean planet through our new web interactive: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
#ItsAnOceanWorld
Leave your best guess in the comments 👇
🏄🏻Explore more wonders of our ocean planet through our new web interactive: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
#ItsAnOceanWorld
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 AM
🌊 Beneath the ocean surface, there's a hidden world of trenches, seamounts, and even volcanoes! So, how deep is the ocean on average?
Leave your best guess in the comments 👇
🏄🏻Explore more wonders of our ocean planet through our new web interactive: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
#ItsAnOceanWorld
Leave your best guess in the comments 👇
🏄🏻Explore more wonders of our ocean planet through our new web interactive: go.whoi.edu/ocean-world
#ItsAnOceanWorld
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50 years ago, today, a whale exploded on an Oregon beach. 20 years later, before social media or video sharing sights or smartphones, it would become the first viral Internet video.
We sent it to each other in the mail.
The History of Exploding Whales Is the History of the Internet Itself
We sent it to each other in the mail.
The History of Exploding Whales Is the History of the Internet Itself
The History of Exploding Whales Is the History of the Internet Itself
My first whale video came in the form of a VHS tape mailed to me by a stranger from the internet.
www.vice.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
50 years ago, today, a whale exploded on an Oregon beach. 20 years later, before social media or video sharing sights or smartphones, it would become the first viral Internet video.
We sent it to each other in the mail.
The History of Exploding Whales Is the History of the Internet Itself
We sent it to each other in the mail.
The History of Exploding Whales Is the History of the Internet Itself
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Take a moment to consider the 250 million people who have been forcibly displaced by climate disasters over the past 10 years…70,000 per day, on average.
If you aren’t one of these unfortunate people, I invite you to consider what you can do to help one or more of them. They need us.
If you aren’t one of these unfortunate people, I invite you to consider what you can do to help one or more of them. They need us.
Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds
Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Take a moment to consider the 250 million people who have been forcibly displaced by climate disasters over the past 10 years…70,000 per day, on average.
If you aren’t one of these unfortunate people, I invite you to consider what you can do to help one or more of them. They need us.
If you aren’t one of these unfortunate people, I invite you to consider what you can do to help one or more of them. They need us.
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Batteries are coming to Europe. Earlier this year Europe’s largest battery storage site went live at Blackhillock, Scotland.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Batteries are coming to Europe. Earlier this year Europe’s largest battery storage site went live at Blackhillock, Scotland.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
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A crucial dimension to address in efforts to secure a just transition away from fossil fuels.
#COP30
#COP30
⛏️ COP30 could be the first to discuss the impacts and opportunities of mining the minerals needed for the energy transition.
tinyurl.com/392badee
The UN climate talks have never addressed the material dimension of the energy transition before.
I'm going to be tracking those discussions here👇
tinyurl.com/392badee
The UN climate talks have never addressed the material dimension of the energy transition before.
I'm going to be tracking those discussions here👇
COP30 could confront "glaring gap" in clean energy agenda: mining
Resource-rich developing countries want the impacts and benefits of mineral extraction to be part of climate talks
www.climatechangenews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A crucial dimension to address in efforts to secure a just transition away from fossil fuels.
#COP30
#COP30
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Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – new study theconversation.com/wind-power-h...
Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – new study
Wind power offers a large financial benefit to UK consumers.
theconversation.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – new study theconversation.com/wind-power-h...
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"Offshore wind had been poised to take off along the East Coast, with about 30 utility-scale farms planned. But the Trump administration’s opposition to wind power has caused most of those projects to be abandoned, with only seven farms now moving ahead or in operation."
Facing a Hostile Administration, U.S. Offshore Wind Is in Retreat
Offshore wind had been poised to take off along the East Coast, with about 30 utility-scale farms planned. But the Trump administration’s opposition to wind power has caused most of those projects to ...
e360.yale.edu
October 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
"Offshore wind had been poised to take off along the East Coast, with about 30 utility-scale farms planned. But the Trump administration’s opposition to wind power has caused most of those projects to be abandoned, with only seven farms now moving ahead or in operation."
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America’s biggest offshore wind farm will be online in 6 months #Climate
America’s biggest offshore wind farm will be online in 6 months
Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW project off Virginia’s coast is progressing fast. The utility has a new, more definitive target to plug into the grid: March 2026.
www.canarymedia.com
October 18, 2025 at 1:14 PM
America’s biggest offshore wind farm will be online in 6 months #Climate
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A guide a friend shared that they heard mentioned on the last Nautilus dive:
zenodo.org/records/8172...
zenodo.org/records/8172...
Abyssal Pacific Seafloor Megafauna Atlas
Abyssal Pacific Seafloor Megafauna Atlas (APSMA) version 1 [402 taxa in 13 Phyla]The APSMA code-based abyssal megafauna (invertebrates > 1 cm) catalogue was developed by morphological and taxonomical ...
zenodo.org
October 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A guide a friend shared that they heard mentioned on the last Nautilus dive:
zenodo.org/records/8172...
zenodo.org/records/8172...
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I think these were between 4700-4800m. Anemone, Typhlonus, gastropod, bamboo coral
@nautiluslive.org dive L1009 #CookIslands #MarineLife
@nautiluslive.org dive L1009 #CookIslands #MarineLife
October 15, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I think these were between 4700-4800m. Anemone, Typhlonus, gastropod, bamboo coral
@nautiluslive.org dive L1009 #CookIslands #MarineLife
@nautiluslive.org dive L1009 #CookIslands #MarineLife
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Swima eating. 4700-4800m I heard them say a worm person says this is new. I have seen swima launch off the seafloor many times, but I have never seen them eating anything. They usually get spooked before the ROV can settle down. @nautiluslive.org dive L1009 #CookIslands #MarineLife
October 14, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Swima eating. 4700-4800m I heard them say a worm person says this is new. I have seen swima launch off the seafloor many times, but I have never seen them eating anything. They usually get spooked before the ROV can settle down. @nautiluslive.org dive L1009 #CookIslands #MarineLife
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Vi träffar Greta Thunberg hemma i hennes kollektiv. Och får höra om tortyren hon och de andra i flottiljen utsattes för. I vår granskning framgår att UD tonat ned allvaret i situationen, i sin kommunikation med anhöriga under fångenskapen. Bilder av Magnus Wennman.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/0V...
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/0V...
”De sparkade på mig varje gång flaggan nuddade mitt ansikte”
Greta Thunberg om skräckdygnen i israeliskt fängelse Slag, sparkar och hot om att gasas i burar. Greta Thunberg och flera andra ur flottiljen berättar nu detalj
www.aftonbladet.se
October 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Vi träffar Greta Thunberg hemma i hennes kollektiv. Och får höra om tortyren hon och de andra i flottiljen utsattes för. I vår granskning framgår att UD tonat ned allvaret i situationen, i sin kommunikation med anhöriga under fångenskapen. Bilder av Magnus Wennman.
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/0V...
www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/0V...
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Kan vi få en liten smula ärlighet i klimatdebatten?
www.dn.se/sverige/pete...
www.dn.se/sverige/pete...
Peter Alestig: Ingen vill erkänna att bränslepriserna kommer att stiga
Har Sverige satsat 70 miljarder på förnybart? Gör skogen mest klimatnytta när den brukas? DN:s Peter Alestig synar partiledarnas påståenden om klimatet.
www.dn.se
October 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Kan vi få en liten smula ärlighet i klimatdebatten?
www.dn.se/sverige/pete...
www.dn.se/sverige/pete...
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För er som inte läst.
På regeringens uppdrag ska Sverige klimatkompensera med 48 500 mopeder i Ghana.
Vi har granskat projektet, nu publicerat i fyra delar. Det här är vad jag, Olof Svensson och Magnus Wennman funnit.
Utgjort av @bostromsofia.bsky.social. Grävchef @abjeppsson.bsky.social (1/5)
På regeringens uppdrag ska Sverige klimatkompensera med 48 500 mopeder i Ghana.
Vi har granskat projektet, nu publicerat i fyra delar. Det här är vad jag, Olof Svensson och Magnus Wennman funnit.
Utgjort av @bostromsofia.bsky.social. Grävchef @abjeppsson.bsky.social (1/5)
October 13, 2025 at 6:18 AM
För er som inte läst.
På regeringens uppdrag ska Sverige klimatkompensera med 48 500 mopeder i Ghana.
Vi har granskat projektet, nu publicerat i fyra delar. Det här är vad jag, Olof Svensson och Magnus Wennman funnit.
Utgjort av @bostromsofia.bsky.social. Grävchef @abjeppsson.bsky.social (1/5)
På regeringens uppdrag ska Sverige klimatkompensera med 48 500 mopeder i Ghana.
Vi har granskat projektet, nu publicerat i fyra delar. Det här är vad jag, Olof Svensson och Magnus Wennman funnit.
Utgjort av @bostromsofia.bsky.social. Grävchef @abjeppsson.bsky.social (1/5)
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October 13, 2025 at 3:58 AM
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Fish keratocytes isolated from a fish scale crawling around. Technique: DIC microscopy. #CellBiology.
Another #NikonSmallWorldReject
Another #NikonSmallWorldReject
October 11, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Fish keratocytes isolated from a fish scale crawling around. Technique: DIC microscopy. #CellBiology.
Another #NikonSmallWorldReject
Another #NikonSmallWorldReject
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Meet the “squidworm” 🦑🪱
Discovered by WHOI biologist Larry Madin and colleagues, this 4-inch-long animal was just one of roughly 6,000 new species uncovered during the Census of Marine Life, a decade-long global effort involving more than 2,700 scientists to explore and document ocean life.
Discovered by WHOI biologist Larry Madin and colleagues, this 4-inch-long animal was just one of roughly 6,000 new species uncovered during the Census of Marine Life, a decade-long global effort involving more than 2,700 scientists to explore and document ocean life.
October 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Finns flera sjuka aspekter i detta men låt mig lyfta en:
Premiärministern Hamza Abdi Barre som regeringen nu skickar bistånspengar till är alltså en -riktig- Hamassupporter som 2023 önskade en "total utplåning" av Israel. Han tycker också Ryssland gjorde rätt.
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/sver...
Premiärministern Hamza Abdi Barre som regeringen nu skickar bistånspengar till är alltså en -riktig- Hamassupporter som 2023 önskade en "total utplåning" av Israel. Han tycker också Ryssland gjorde rätt.
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/sver...
Sverige i hemlig överenskommelse med Somalia - Ekot
Ekot avslöjar att Sverige har slutit en hemlig överenskommelse med den somaliska regeringen, där 100 miljoner kronor ur biståndsbudgeten styrts om, bland ...
www.sverigesradio.se
October 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Finns flera sjuka aspekter i detta men låt mig lyfta en:
Premiärministern Hamza Abdi Barre som regeringen nu skickar bistånspengar till är alltså en -riktig- Hamassupporter som 2023 önskade en "total utplåning" av Israel. Han tycker också Ryssland gjorde rätt.
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/sver...
Premiärministern Hamza Abdi Barre som regeringen nu skickar bistånspengar till är alltså en -riktig- Hamassupporter som 2023 önskade en "total utplåning" av Israel. Han tycker också Ryssland gjorde rätt.
www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/sver...
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12 month running average Arctic sea ice area lowest on record.
September 30, 2025 at 2:54 AM
12 month running average Arctic sea ice area lowest on record.
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Total lost international aviation fuel tax revenue for the EU is in the tens of billions per year.
www.transportenvironment.org/articles/eve...
www.transportenvironment.org/articles/eve...
Every hour European governments lose out on €4 million in aviation…
The aviation sector benefits from unjustified tax exemptions that, if left unaddressed, will rise in value by 38% in the next three years.
www.transportenvironment.org
September 29, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Total lost international aviation fuel tax revenue for the EU is in the tens of billions per year.
www.transportenvironment.org/articles/eve...
www.transportenvironment.org/articles/eve...