Wokil Bam
@wokilbam21.bsky.social
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
Former Postdoc @WHOI, PhD @LSU Chemical Oceanographer
#GeoChemistry #Radiochemistry #Water #Ocean #Environment #Climatechange #BCP #Carbon
www.wokilbam.com
August 23, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Hurricane Erin is currently churning off the East Coast and bringing serious concerns to North Carolina—especially the Outer Banks, which are still reeling from last year’s catastrophic Hurricane Helene. #Hurriance #HurricaneErin #Erin
Hurricane Erin threatens North Carolina's Outer Banks with storm surge reut.rs/47aZlVT
Hurricane Erin threatens North Carolina's Outer Banks with storm surge
Hurricane Erin, churning north in the Atlantic hundreds of miles offshore, is expected to trigger a dangerous storm surge and tropical storm conditions on Wednesday along North Carolina’s Outer Banks and other stretches of the U.S. East Coast.
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August 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Hurricane Erin is currently churning off the East Coast and bringing serious concerns to North Carolina—especially the Outer Banks, which are still reeling from last year’s catastrophic Hurricane Helene. #Hurriance #HurricaneErin #Erin
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Unbelievable footage from NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters inside the eye of Hurricane Erin.
Simply incredible.
Simply incredible.
August 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Unbelievable footage from NOAA’s Hurricane Hunters inside the eye of Hurricane Erin.
Simply incredible.
Simply incredible.
First day of the new academic year 🚀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 .📚 #AcademicTwitter #Geoscience
August 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
First day of the new academic year 🚀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 .📚 #AcademicTwitter #Geoscience
July 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
July 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
July 18, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Our oceans are in trouble: how to move beyond the outrage and start taking real action #Ocean theconversation.com/our-oceans-a...
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.
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June 25, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Our oceans are in trouble: how to move beyond the outrage and start taking real action #Ocean theconversation.com/our-oceans-a...
Tropical Storm Andrea becomes first named system of the Atlantic hurricane season #Hurriance #Storm www.usatoday.com/story/news/w... via @usatoday
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.
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June 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Tropical Storm Andrea becomes first named system of the Atlantic hurricane season #Hurriance #Storm www.usatoday.com/story/news/w... via @usatoday
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
June 23, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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
Microplastics are everywhere—but our methods to track them are all over the place phys.org/news/2025-06... via @physorg_com
Microplastics are everywhere—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...
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June 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Microplastics are everywhere—but our methods to track them are all over the place phys.org/news/2025-06... via @physorg_com
apnews.com/article/swit... suspended for a missing man in Swiss glacier collapse that destroyed 90% of an Alpine village
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.
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May 29, 2025 at 3:51 PM
apnews.com/article/swit... suspended for a missing man in Swiss glacier collapse that destroyed 90% of an Alpine village
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...
Saharan dust heads for Florida: What to expect
Saharan dust is heading toward Florida! Here's what that means for us.
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May 27, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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...
India–Pakistan conflict over water reflects a region increasingly vulnerable to climate change phys.org/news/2025-05... via @physorg_com
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...
phys.org
May 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
India–Pakistan conflict over water reflects a region increasingly vulnerable to climate change phys.org/news/2025-05... via @physorg_com
Sargassum making all the way to Miami Beaches!!
May 12, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Sargassum making all the way to Miami Beaches!!
Could Bubbling Oxygen Revitalize Dying Coastal Seas? eos.org/features/cou...
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.
eos.org
May 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Could Bubbling Oxygen Revitalize Dying Coastal Seas? eos.org/features/cou...
Big US cities are sinking. This map shows where the problem is the worst. #sinking #Subsidence www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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.
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May 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Big US cities are sinking. This map shows where the problem is the worst. #sinking #Subsidence www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Artificial oxygenation of coastal waters shows promise but risks long-term ineffectiveness phys.org/news/2025-05... via @physorg_com
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...
phys.org
May 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Artificial oxygenation of coastal waters shows promise but risks long-term ineffectiveness phys.org/news/2025-05... via @physorg_com
Oceans are heating faster in two bands stretching around globe, study reveals phys.org/news/2025-05... via @physorg_com
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...
phys.org
May 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Oceans are heating faster in two bands stretching around globe, study reveals phys.org/news/2025-05... via @physorg_com
Carbon majors and the scientific case for climate liability www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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...
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April 24, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Carbon majors and the scientific case for climate liability www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Seafloor disturbance in Baltic Sea turns carbon sink into surprising CO₂ source phys.org/news/2025-04...
Seafloor disturbance in Baltic Sea turns carbon sink into surprising CO₂ source
The resuspension of seafloor sediments—triggered by human activities such as bottom trawling as well as natural processes like storms and tides—can significantly increase the release of carbon dioxide...
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April 24, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Seafloor disturbance in Baltic Sea turns carbon sink into surprising CO₂ source phys.org/news/2025-04...
"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
April 22, 2025 at 5:09 PM
"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