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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Switzerland has lost almost 20% of its glacier ice in just five years. If emissions continue to rise as they have, practically all glaciers in the Swiss Alps could disappear by 2100. doi.glamos.ch/pubs/annualr... 📷 GLAMOS / Urs Steinegger / Matthias Huss

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean floor, yet support around a quarter of all marine life. At 1.5°C of warming, 70–90% of warm-water coral reefs could be lost. At 2°C, more than 99%. 📍 Daymaniyat Islands, Oman 📷 Warren Baverstock / Ocean Image Bank @unbiodiversity.bsky.social #oman

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Rising seas threaten communities, cities and livelihoods around the world, and pose an existential threat to many low-lying nations. Today, the UN General Assembly is focusing on the need for international action. 🌊 www.un.org/pga/81/2026/... @unep.org #UNGA 📷 Govt Kiribati/Wikimedia Commons

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

World leaders are gathering in New York for the UN General Assembly. The ocean reminds us of something simple: protecting it requires us to work together. Currents cross borders. Marine life migrates between nations. Many Nations, One Ocean. 🌊 @unep.org @thegef.bsky.social 📷 joakant

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Greenland and Antarctica lost 11.3 trillion tonnes of ice between 1979 and 2023. A major new study using data from 27 satellite missions found the loss has contributed 3.14 cm to global sea-level rise. www.esa.int/Applications... 🎥 Copernicus Sentinel processed by ESA

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Whale watching season is in full swing in South Africa, as southern right whales return to the coast. Research points to worrying changes in their body condition, linked to feeding conditions in the Southern Ocean. 🎧 omny.fm/shows/the-jo... 📷 Josep M. Gracia/Wikimedia Commons @capetalk.bsky.social

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

More coverage of the early closure of Antarctica’s krill fishery which closed in August after reaching the 620,000-tonne catch limit. environmentjournal.online/headlines/an... 📸 Lewis Pugh Foundation @antarcticasouth.bsky.social #antarctica2030

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Wendell Berry, the American writer, poet, farmer and environmentalist died this week, aged 92. Berry wrote about our relationship with the natural world, and what we stand to lose when we forget our place within it. 📷 Lewis Pugh Foundation - Iceland & Hudson River #WendellBerry #Conservation

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The North Water polynya is one of the Arctic's most important ecosystems. But as the Arctic warms, the ice arch that helps keep these waters open is becoming less reliable, threatening an extraordinary web of life. Originally from Canada's National Observer: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

1.5°C was meant to be the limit. A new report from the UN Environment Programme says exceeding 1.5°C is unavoidable. www.unep.org/resources/li... That makes what happens next even more important. Every fraction of a degree matters. What happens next is still ours to decide. @unep.org

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Climate change beneath the surface. Major disturbances to coral reefs once came every 10 years. Now it’s every 5–6. IPCC projections: 70–90% further decline at 1.5°C of warming. At 2°C, more than 99%. aims.gov.au/information-... 📷 Bleached Coral, Raja Ampat Dani Escayola / Ocean Image Bank @UNEP

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

There are creatures in our ocean that seem almost impossible. Familiar enough to recognise. Strange enough to remind us how much of the ocean still feels like another world. 📷 Dani Escayola / Ocean Image Bank @unbiodiversity.bsky.social #mantarays

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Global sea surface temperatures normally reach their annual peak in March or April, following the Southern Hemisphere summer. By August, they would usually be well below that peak. Instead, on 22 August, they reached a record 21.1°C. Data: Copernicus Climate Change Service @CopernicusECMWF

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Global sea surface temperatures have just reached their highest level on record. A strong El Niño is adding heat to an ocean already warmed by decades of human-driven climate change. Data: Copernicus Climate Change Service / ECMWF. @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @unep.org

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Polar bears depend on sea ice for more than just a platform from which to hunt. The Arctic is warming rapidly, its waters are getting warmer and sea ice is disappearing. As the ice changes, so too does the food web that depends on it. #polarbears #arctic #climatechange @unbiodiversity.bsky.social

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Polar bears have been telling us about the impacts of a warming planet for years. From heatwaves across Europe and Asia to rising temperatures across the globe, those impacts are now becoming impossible for the rest of us to ignore. #PolarBears #ClimateChange @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @unep.org

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Turritopsis dohrnii, can revert from its adult medusa stage back to a polyp and begin its life cycle again. The more we study the ocean, the more we discover how much we still have to learn. www.theguardian.com/environment/... #OceanProtection #30x30 #Jellyfish @tamu.bsky.social

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Climate coverage is shrinking, even as the climate crisis intensifies. Meanwhile, there have been 45 climate policy reversals across 15 jurisdictions in just one year. Read more from @wedonthavetime.wsocial.eu & @ingmar.wsocial.eu app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/c374dd... 📊 We Don't Have Time

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Plastic doesn't disappear. It fragments. Over time, larger pieces break down into microplastics that now contaminate every ocean on Earth.| Less plastic waste today means less pollution for generations to come. #BeatPlasticPollution #PlasticFreeJuly @undp.org @unep.org @plasticpollutes.bsky.social

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

We often think of microplastics as a pollution problem, but they may also affect the climate. A new scientific review highlights how microplastics in the Arctic may reduce the reflectivity of snow and ice. newswise.com/articles/arc... 📷 #Greenland: Lewis Pugh Foundation #Microplastics #Arctic

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Today is Marine Day, 海の日, in Japan. From the icy waters of Hokkaido to the coral reefs of Okinawa, Japan spans eight marine ecoregions. From ice to coral, the ocean shapes Japan’s wildlife, culture and way of life. Today is a reminder to celebrate it, and protect it. #uminohi #shonankaigan #ocean

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The International Seabed Authority (ISA) is meeting this week to discuss the international seabed - it covers around 54% of the world's oceans, yet less than a third of it has been mapped in detail. Learn more: news.un.org/en/story/202... #DeepSea #DeepSeaMining #Ocean @unep.org

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Over half of mollusc species living around deep-sea hydrothermal vents are threatened with extinction. 🔗 www.reuters.com/legal/litiga... 📷: Nakamura et al. (2012), PLOS ONE / CC BY 2.5 @sscmarine.bsky.social @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @unep.org #molluscs #deepsea #deepseamining

The scaly-foot snail (Chrysomallon squamiferum), an Endangered deep-sea mollusc found only around hydrothermal vents in the Indian Ocean. Its shell and scales contain iron sulphides, giving it a natural form of armour. This remarkable adaptation is being studied by scientists for insights that could help develop new materials and technologies.The species is threatened by deep-sea mining, which could damage or destroy the vent habitats on which it depends.

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Pacific gray whales are in crisis. Climate change is transforming their Arctic feeding grounds, while strandings are rising sharply. At least 145 have been reported this year. peer.org/gray-whales-... 📷 H Klostermann / Ocean Image Bank 📍Baja California @peer.org @unbiodiversity.bsky.social

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

🐧 Arctic or Antarctic? 🐻‍❄️ Think you know which is which? Take our Polar Quiz and see how many you get right. #PolarQuiz #Arctic #Antarctica #PolarWildlife #OceanWildlife #WildlifeQuiz @antarcticasouth.bsky.social

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Despite the name, Porcelain Crabs aren't true crabs. They're close relatives of squat lobsters that evolved a remarkably crab-like body shape. 📷 David P. Robinson / Ocean Image Bank #OceanLife #MarineLife #PorcelainCrab #OceanConservation @unbiodiversity.bsky.social

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

New research reveals how forces deep within the Earth helped shape East Antarctica. It’s an area we know well. In 2020, Lewis swam in one of its ice rivers, which flowed beneath the ice itself. www.reuters.com/business/env... #EastAntarctica @science.org @antarcticasouth.bsky.social

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

New data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service and Copernicus Marine Service shows that global average sea surface temperatures reached a record high for June. climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-m... 📊 @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social & @copernicusmarine.bsky.social #oceanscience @esa.int

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Sperm whales have accents. Scientists studying sperm whales in the Mediterranean have discovered distinct regional dialects. royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article... 📷 Image: Amanda Cotton/Ocean Image Bank (photographed in Caribbean) @unbiodiversity.bsky.social #whales #oceanscience

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

The clean energy transition is no longer a future aspiration. It is already underway, but it now needs to be scaled rapidly. Read more: news.un.org/en/story/202... 📷 Lewis Pugh Foundation @unep.org @unnews.bsky.social #NoIceNoLife #CleanEnergy @iccinet.org

A towering iceberg floats in dark polar waters beneath heavy grey clouds. Broken sea ice stretches across the horizon, highlighting the scale and isolation of the frozen landscape.

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

"Sharks on land and sea are one." Last night at the World Cup, Cabo Verde held Spain to a historic draw. A beautiful film from @faunaflora.bsky.social celebrating the link between Cabo Verde's Blue Sharks and the communities working to protect sharks. Parabéns, Tubarões Azuis! 🇨🇻 🎥 Fauna & Flora

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

One ocean. From coral reefs to polar ice, from kelp forests to the open sea, the ocean connects us all. On World Oceans Day, we celebrate the beauty, diversity and wonder of the ocean. #worldoceansday @unep.org @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @thegef.bsky.social 🎥 Lewis Pugh Foundation

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The signals are becoming harder to ignore. Record ocean temperatures. Melting ice. Rising seas. More extreme weather. What happens in the polar regions doesn't stay there. The systems that regulate our climate connect us all. #WorldEnvironmentDay #NowForClimate @unep.org

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Scientists have identified Tylosaurus rex, a giant marine predator that lived 80 million years ago, from fossils already sitting in museum collections. 👉 digitallibrary.amnh.org/items/dbbf9d... @amnh.org #oceanscience 📷 Courtesy of Alderon Games - Path of Titans via AMNH

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Massive congratulations to our Ocean Hero, Helen Walne. Helen's photography in False Bay of the Great African Seaforest is featured on the cover of TIME's Ocean Issue. Congratulations Helen! time.com/article/2026... @time.com @cityofcapetown.bsky.social @southafricatravel.bsky.social #kelp

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

The ocean is connected to everything upstream. Forests, watersheds, rivers and oceans are part of the same living system. Pressure placed on one eventually affects the others. #Biodiversity #30x30 #Ocean @unep.org @thegef.bsky.social

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Orcas, humpback whales and blue whales all experience the ocean through very different acoustic worlds. #BiodiversityDay #Whales @unbiodiversity.bsky.social 📷 Lars von Ritter Zahony, Noemi Merz / Ocean Image Bank. Blaque X. 🔊 NOAA

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Earlier this year, a rediscovered 1949 recording of humpback whale song offered a reminder of how much louder the modern ocean has become. www.whoi.edu/press-room/n... 📸 Toby Matthews / Ocean Image Bank @whoi.edu @unbiodiversity.bsky.social #whales #whalesong

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

This fairy basslet is one small example of the extraordinary colour and diversity found beneath the ocean’s surface. The ocean is far more vibrant, complex and alive than most people realise. 📷 Beth Watson / Ocean Image Bank #OceanStateOfMind #biodiversity @unbiodiversity.bsky.social @whoi.edu

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Ocean systems shape life on land. Parts of the Pacific Ocean reached record surface temperatures in April. This matters globally. When oceans warm, the consequences do not stay at sea. #ElNiño @esaclimate.bsky.social @copernicusmarine.bsky.social Graphic: Copernicus Climate Change Service

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The Polar Oceans may feel remote. Their influence isn’t. New Arctic and Antarctic imagery from The Ocean Agency, now freely available through the Ocean Image Bank: oceanimagebank.theoceanagency.org/polar-ocean-... Worth checking out #WorthProtecting. #Antarctica2030 @whoi.edu 📸 Ocean Agency

Image - Christine Regent West

An adult polar bear and a cub stand facing one another on fragmented Arctic sea ice surrounded by cold grey water.

Image - Lars von Ritter Zahony

A diver swims beneath enormous blue Antarctic ice formations, dwarfed by a huge suspended block of ice glowing through the dark water.

Image - Jens Wikstrom

The tail of a whale rises dramatically from the Southern Ocean, water spraying into the air with icebergs visible in the distant background.

Image - Alexandre Herbrecht

A group of Adélie penguins leap from Antarctic sea ice into the ocean, splashing through pale turquoise water.

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Most people will never see the Arctic Ocean. Yet the Arctic helps shape weather, climate, and ocean systems far beyond the polar regions. Its influence reaches well beyond the ice. Happy Friday from the Arctic. #Arctic 📷 Lars von Ritter Zahony/Ocean Image Bank @whoi.edu

A lone polar bear walks across Arctic sea ice beneath a dramatic sky, surrounded by vast blue-white ice and open water. The animal appears small against the scale of the frozen landscape, highlighting the remoteness and fragility of the Arctic environment.

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Happy Friday! Chinstrap Penguins. Named for the strap-like line under their chin. Small detail. Life here isn’t always that simple. #WorthProtecting @antarcticasouth.bsky.social #antarctica2030 #penguins #30x30 📽️ LPF

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Most of the ocean remains invisible to us. Vast parts of it are still not well understood, which makes them easy to treat as empty and available. Understanding takes time. Exploitation doesn’t wait. #Ocean #DeepSea #Biodiversity #OceanProtection #DeepSeaMining 📷 Emma Li

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

King Penguins of South Georgia all start like this. Sailors used to call them “oakum boys”. Brown, fluffy, useless in the water. Then everything changes. Happy Penguin Day!! 🐧 #PenguinDay #Antarctica2030 #southernocean #antarctica #penguins 🎥 The Lewis Pugh Foundation Eaktas06

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

We call it Earth. This is an ocean world. More than 70% of our planet’s surface is ocean, and it absorbs around 90% of the excess heat generated by global warming (IPCC). #Oceans #ClimateCrisis #Earthday2026

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Most of the ocean isn’t empty anymore. Ship traffic. We are everywhere. Antarctica is still different. That’s why protecting the Southern Ocean matters. @antarcticasouth.bsky.social #Antarctica2030 #Antarctica #SouthernOcean Source: Global Maritime Traffic Density Service (AIS data)

Global map showing ship traffic density across the North Pacific Ocean. Bright yellow and red lines trace thousands of vessel routes, forming dense networks between East Asia and North America, with especially heavy concentrations around Japan and coastal regions. Overlaid text reads: “What looks like wilderness is already full of human activity.”

Map of the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica. Compared to other regions, there are far fewer ship tracks, with only sparse yellow lines around the edges of the continent. Antarctica appears largely empty of vessel activity. Overlaid text reads: “Antarctica is still different.”

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The ocean is closer to our lives than we think. Over 95% of international data travels through cables on the ocean floor. Messages, markets, media, everything, sent as pulses of light through fibre laid across the seabed. 📊 Source: TeleGeography #SubmarineCables #OceanHealth #Connectivity

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Start small. It’s how everything begins. Happy Friday from Planet Earth. 📷 The Lewis Pugh Foundation

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Lewis Pugh Foundation @lewispughfdn.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Today, the Emperor Penguin has been listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. The reason is clear: changes in Antarctic sea ice driven by climate change. Read More 👇 iucn.org/press-releas... 📷 The Lewis Pugh Foundation @sscmarine.bsky.social #Antarctica2030 #ClimateCrisis

An adult emperor penguin stands on Antarctic sea ice facing a grey, fluffy chick with one flipper slightly raised. The scene is set on a flat expanse of ice with large blue-white icebergs in the background and a few other penguins scattered further away.

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