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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 10h

sadly was only able to grab 30 minutes at this years "Helsinki Herring Market" but was still satisfying to grab a few moments at the annual celebration that has been a highlight for 283 years More info at: silakkamarkkinat.fi/en/

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

amazing numbers just in 🎉🚴‍♂️🎉🚴‍♂️🎉🚴‍♂️🎉🚴‍♂️🎉 Between May and September 38,833 cyclists in Finland logged a collective 27 million kms Equivalent to saving 1.9 million litres of gas/petrol or 4.7 million kg of carbon dioxide & just imagine the health benefits So glad the #HelsinkiBikeCommute could contribute

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Walking down a set of stairs and happily stopped in my tracks

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Nice start to the week …..got a copy of our book «Introducing Oceanography» ….the Korean version 😃

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Just cut into an apple - what a colour!

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Can now get marmite in local supermarket in Helsinki…..great news until you look at the price 😱…..16.50 euros a jar

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

An enormous puffballl (The acorns and leaves give a sense of scale) 1 of 3 such monsters under an oak tree

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Much in the recent news about pros and cons of various map projections. I am a great fan of the Spillhaus projection, but this "Dymaxion" or "Buckminster Fuller" projection comes a close second more info at map-projections.net/compare.php?...

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Stunning autumnal #HelsinkiBikeCommute this morning….but temperature is ominous 😱🤣

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Traditional end of summer event today……only the 108 km …..too lazy to do the 160 km rote :)

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Found this to be a mildly curious combo on a hotel lobby sign 😃

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Giant whales move into Greenland waters as Arctic sea ice disappears due to #climatechange Link to article: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Always stupidly excited to see cranes These 4 made the Sunday bike ride very worthwhile

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

This visualization is doing the rounds - it is a powerful message & I think it's worth to keep on sharing and keep it visible.

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Drought in Europe Report: joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/european-and...

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Drought situation in Europe Report at: joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/european-and...

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

A commuting cyclists dream: Forecast for Wednesday is for the #HelsinkiBikeCommute to have a tailwind in the morning and then a tailwind on the return journey Can this be real? ....or, are the Cycling Gods playing a game 🤣

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Every so often it is good to go back to cycling basics Felt 40 years younger on the #helsinkibikecommute this morning in a single gear (May feel 20 years older tonight….when the effects kick in 😂)

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

In April the Liverpool University, UK and wider global oceanography community lost a dear colleague and friend, Louisa Norman. A tribute has just been published in the July Newsletter of @challengersoc.bsky.social Link: challenger-society.org.uk/publications...

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

OK, nothing like the extremes of temperature endured by the Tour de France cyclists at the moment ....but cycling in #Helsinki (mostly on the #helsinkiBikeCommute) has an interesting temperature spread this year: -26℃ on 30 January and +28℃ today

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Is it just me? One of the worst aspects of modern academic life is "Reply to all"

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

On #WorldOceanDay pleased to have contributed to the Third World Ocean Assessment (WOA III) which is released today —a truly global effort bringing together the knowledge of over 550 experts from 86 countries. 🔗 Explore the findings, share the knowledge and inspire action: un.org/regularprocess/woa3

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

It is #WorldSeaweed Day Here is a blast from the past that made it to the cover of "Seaweeds" published in 2002 by NHM in UK/Europe and Smithsonian in USA/Canada.....

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This morning on the Faroe Islands I had a curious connection with my late Dad ....peeping out of the clouds was the radar station that I remember him frequently visiting in the 1970s. Curious that our careers, his as an RAF engineer & mine as a marine scientist, would have taken us to the same place

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Start of the #UArcticCongress2026 today….some rays to begin the day

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Hotel receptionist…..”and even our old lift built in 1965 still works” Me…..”well I was built in 1962 and I still work” Incredulous look from the receptionist 🤣😱

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Just arrived in Faroe Islands for #UArctic2026 ……a good start in the baggage claim

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

& dawn this morning comes with a rainbow….not sure whether this is a good sign or not…..

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Was meant to cycle from porvoo to Helsinki this afternoon…..decided to go by boat ( the delightful J L Runeberg) instead :)

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

After two days of cycling in the rain……great to wake up to this

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

🤣 you’ll have to take my word for it…..but there is a crane in the picture…. i still get so stupidly excited about seeing one while cycling in southern 🇫🇮

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Made me smile to think that the farmer could not remove the rock and as a consequence the tenacious tree survives

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Was good to be beside an ocean the other day

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Well I am excited to see woodland red trilliums for the first time (Cape Split, NS)

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David N. Thomas @dnthomas01.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I have been hearing about the Bay of Fundy since the early 1980s when I started studying marine science - really is a career highlight to see it first hand

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