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Karin Kvale

@kkvale.bsky.social
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Earth system scientist working on oceans and climate, Aotearoa Blue Ocean Research. IPCC author. Runner, mother, global citizen born at 340 ppm.

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Karin Kvale @kkvale.bsky.social · 16h
“the government can't enjoy the benefits of the FTA while treating the commitments it made under that agreement as "optional."
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Science Media Centre NZ @smcnz.bsky.social · 23h
NZ’s trade with Europe at risk from climate complaint – Expert Reaction
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NZ's trade with Europe at risk from climate complaint - Expert Reaction
An official complaint alleges that NZ has broken its climate promises, failing to uphold its legal commitments in the EU-NZ Free Trade Agreement. Dutch climate group Both ENDS is lodging the first…
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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 20h
The Skeleton Panda Sea Squirt (Clavelina Ossipandae) is a translucent reef-dwelling creature whose rib-like structures and panda-like markings give it a spooky, animated look. Found in Southeast Asia, it harmlessly filters seawater and helps keep coral ecosystems healthy. Original post
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Karin Kvale @kkvale.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
CNR-ISMAR has many resident cats, most of which have no interest in me.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This new tool, the Carbon Impacts Tracer, which translates carbon emissions into real-world climate impacts like heat exposure and coral bleaching, looks super useful. ➡️ carbonimpactstracer.com
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New tool directly links carbon emissions to amount of environmental and economic damage caused
Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight different factors, including lost food production
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Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research @olarjournal.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
How does ocean bathymetry shape Earth’s #climate? New research in @OLAR reveals how seafloor topography influences ocean circulation, heat transport, and climate asymmetry—even in the absence of continents.🤓 www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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Scripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🌊 Applications are open for the 2026 @unols.bsky.social Deep Submergence Science Committee New Users Program, Dec. 5 & 6! Grad students, postdocs and early-career scientists and engineers can learn about deep-submergence research, connect with experts and more. ▶️ Learn more: bit.ly/3VeZeEC
Aerial photos of RV Sally Ride entering San Francisco Bay
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Parents For Future #EndFossilFuels 🪧🛢️❌ @parentsforfuture.de · 27/09/2026
"This is a transparent and despicable attempt to drive Nazi victims in Heidenau out of the city once again and dispose of them where, according to the AfD, their memory has belonged a long time ago — at the cemetery," the @auschwitz.info committee’s executive vice president said." #Stolpersteine
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Outrage as East German town bans Holocaust ‘stumbling blocks’ | CNN
There has been outrage after a small town in eastern Germany banned the installation of new Holocaust memorial plaques that mark the last known residence or workplace of Jews and other victims of the ...
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Giulia Faucher @giuliafaucher.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nikolas Linke, scientific diver in our group and zooplankton student, took this wonderful shot beneath our mesocosms! Isn't it amazing? You can find him on Instagram: @niko.linke 📸 @geomarkiel.bsky.social #kosmos
A school of barracuda swims past the submerged bags of our mesocosms, with sunlight filtering down from the surface.
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Karin Kvale @kkvale.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“a government-owned agency obviously driven to generate revenue as a part of its scientific mandate” and NZ gets what it doesn’t pay for, shills for industry #nzpol
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Greenpeace activists removed after boarding NZ research vessel Tangaroa
Police are considering charges against Greenpeace protesters who occupied a state-owned ship in protest at seabed mining.
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Neil Tangri @tangri0.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Meta is using #plastic credits (renamed EACs) to support chemical "recycling" (not really recycling) in order to #offset its carbon footprint from expanding data centers. It's like a carnival show of bad ideas: www.inc.com/chloe-rosenb...
inc.com
Meta Dropped Out of a Clean-Energy Agreement. Now It's Backing a Plastic Recycling Startup
The tech giant is working with the company to help it develop its first factory. The business says its process uses 80 percent less energy than traditional methods.
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Karin Kvale @kkvale.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research @olarjournal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The world’s oceans are having a conversation—but not all at once. A new study in Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Research reveals a shifting “relay system” of climate signals among the #Pacific, #Atlantic, and #Indian oceans, unfolding from months to years. 🤓 www.eurekalert.org/news-release...
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Karin Kvale @kkvale.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
India must improve it’s air quality, but doing so will have an additional warming effect
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Karin Kvale @kkvale.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NZ government subsidizing death #nzpol
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Government puts $40.5 million towards two gas exploration projects
The government is putting $40.5 million towards two gas exploration projects, from the government's $200m gas exploration fund.
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Dr Joanne Williams @jowilliams.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
One for the waves people 🌊
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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Last days for experts to register to review the first draft of the Working Group I report for IPCC's Seventh Assessment Report. Experts can register until 25 September here 👉https://bit.ly/4vi25cq The review period is open until 2 October. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/WGI7Fod
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Karin Kvale @kkvale.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Very glad to see this decision not to bend the rules for this secretive company exploiting partnership with government researchers for false credibility
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Start-up Gigablue denied law change to push ahead with controversial marine carbon storage
An international start-up wanting to carry out controversial carbon storage research in New Zealand waters has had its request for regulation changes turned down.
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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · 22/09/2026
In a report by @beyondplastics.bsky.social , researchers hid trackers inside Starbucks cold cups and dropped them into the company's own recycling bins. Not one made it to a recycling facility, and most ended up in landfills or incinerators instead. #GlobalPlasticTreaty [1/2]
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Karin Kvale @kkvale.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Car free day in Brussels. The air smells fine, ambient sounds are bike bells and conversations. Every city should be doing this regularly.
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Sommer 2026: 16.000 Hitzetote 🥵 alleine in 🇩🇪. Dürre. Brände. 🤯 Die Bundesregierung subventioniert jetzt mit 2.500.000.000 € von unseren Steuergeldern die Ursache der Hitze: fossile Brennstoffe. Unfassbar. 🤯🤯🤯 Das meiste Geld landet dann wieder bei den Ölkonzernen, der Lobby gegen Klimaschutz.
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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · 18/09/2026
📣 Postdoc opportunity alert! Join our dynamic community of Earth, environmental, and climate scientists as LDEO postdoctoral fellow. Principal criteria: scientific excellence + clear plan to investigate problems at forefront of Earth science. ➡️ Apply by Nov 6: bit.ly/3WRD6xT
LDEO postdocs traversing a volcanic dike on the Olomana Trail in Oahu. Credit: Brandon Shuck
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 18/09/2026
Some folks are holding up the unusually quiet Atlantic hurricane season as some sort of "gotcha" for climate scientists. But low Atlantic hurricane activity has long been the signature of strong El Nino events, as memorably shown back in 1997:
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George Matsumoto @georgeimatsumoto.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Registration link: whoi-edu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: GO-BCC webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
A bitter-sweet achievement: GO-BGC established a global BGC Argo array - but faces an uncertain future The Global Ocean Biogeochemistry Array (GO-BGC) is a NSF supported Mid-Scale Research Infrastruct...
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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The current size of the Antarctic ozone hole is close to the record observed in 2015. Our forecasts suggest that it may set a new record in the coming days. The good news is that, despite its large size, the 2026 ozone hole is much shallower than the one eleven years ago. More ⬇️ @ecmwf.int
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Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) @solas-ipo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🌊 Official launch: SOLAS 3.0 Science Plan (2026–2035)! Charting the next decade of research at the ocean–atmosphere interface, with 3 objectives: 🔬 Discovery Science 🛠️ Science Towards Solutions 🎓 Community & Skill Development 📄 mailchi.mp/xmu/solas-an...
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Surface Ocean - Lower Atmosphere Study (SOLAS) @solas-ipo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
📢 CALL FOR PROPOSALS: SOLAS 3.0 Task Groups Up to USD 10,000 per group for focused activities over up to 2 years — workshops, synthesis, roadmaps, pilot activities & more. Proposal deadline: 13 November 2026 More information: mailchi.mp/xmu/solas-an...
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SOLAS Announcement: Call for SOLAS 3.0 Task Group Proposals is Open
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felinecannonball @felinecannon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Clumped isotope method using measurements of three different oxygen isotopes in tooth enamel. Looking pretty birdy. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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The body temperature of Tyrannosaurus rex
Despite an extensive history of study, quantitative constraints on the thermophysiology of Tyrannosaurus rex remain limited. Here, we derive a thermodynamically based determination of T. rex body temp...
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Mark Hopwood @markinchina.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Let's not take sides. Let's listen carefully to those committing genocide about how they feel. Let's listen carefully to the 21,000 children they murdered. Then let's all hold hands and make sure nobody feels uncomfortable. #FreePalestine #Gaza #Genocide palestine.un.org/en/317244-is...
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Israeli violence is subjecting Palestinian children to catastrophic levels of harm: killed, maimed, displaced, and living in perpetual insecurity
Sam is one of 241 children killed by Israeli security forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank since 7 October 2023, as verified by the UN Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OHCH...
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Karin Kvale @kkvale.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It will be amusing to watch this develop to the point when NZ realises that they will need to adopt EU labour and environmental regulations to participate in the shared market
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Australia, New Zealand could follow Canada as 'associate members' of EU, European Parliament president hints
Australia and New Zealand could follow Canada in becoming "associate members" of the European Union, the president of the European Parliament has suggested.
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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Do you want to take climate action in your day-to-day life? This fall, Project Drawdown is piloting a new six-week virtual program designed to help people discover their most impactful climate actions. Learn more and apply by Thursday, October 8: bit.ly/drawdowntraining
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Kate Marvel @drkatemarvel.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Scientists have a wide range of opinions on geoengineering but 100% of us agree that you should understand chemistry before you try it
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Mark Hopwood @markinchina.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
One of the greatest stickers in my Wechat collection 🌊
Make Ocean Great Again!
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Prof. Tatiana Ilyina @tatianailyina.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Your big idea could find its launchpad here @maxplanck.de 🚀 with your own independent Max Planck Research Group. And if you’re interested in the future of Ocean Biosphere Dynamics, pay particular attention to the exciting new research emerging at @mpimarinemicrobio.bsky.social 🌊🧪
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Mark Hopwood @markinchina.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
4 science journalists wanted to discuss the ocean in a changing climate. 4/4 linked the idea of removing CO2 from the atmosphere to "solving climate change". 0/4 understood that this is meaningless without cutting fossil fuels. The concept of #NegativeCO2 is being dangerously miscommunicated 🌊
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Scott Doney @scottdoney.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Without climate policy to limit CO2 emissions, US projected to emit 5 billion tons CO2 per year with large fossil fuel use & primary energy demand. Fossil fuel use also emits large amounts of criteria pollutants. Decarbonization slows climate change & improves air quality doi.org/10.1021/acs....
Left panel displays US CO2 emissions for two scenarios, no climate policy and rapid decarbonization; right panel displays US emissions of criteria pollutants for the same scenarios
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 16/09/2026
Last month saw a very large temperature anomaly gradient between the Weddell Sea region and West #Antarctica. In fact, this was one of the very few places anywhere on the globe with colder than average temperatures in August, especially compared to older baselines (e.g., 1951-1980). Data from ERA5.
Polar stereographic map of 2-m air temperature anomalies in the Antarctic for August 2026. Red shading is shown for warmer anomalies, and blue shading is shown for colder anomalies. There is a lot of variability in the pattern of temperature anomalies across the continent. Anomalies are calculated relative to a 1981-2010 baseline.
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Parents For Future #EndFossilFuels 🪧🛢️❌ @parentsforfuture.de · 27/04/2026
"The world’s first fossil fuel phaseout conference has begun. Fossil fuel phaseout has moved from climate advocacy to the center of the global economy, where it can no longer be ignored." @ingmar.wsocial.eu @wedonthavetime.bsky.social in @forbes.com #EndFossilFuels @fossiltreaty.bsky.social 💪
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Fossil Fuel Phaseout Talks Begin With Half The Global Economy
The world’s first fossil fuel phaseout conference gathers 57 countries representing over 50% of global GDP, signaling a major shift in climate policy, energy security and global markets.
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Pup Fiction @pupfiction.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
BREAKING Anthony Albanese promises every Australian voter 5,000 carbon credits available via the gambling app of their choice if Labor wins the next election
Anthony Albanese
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UK Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling @cpom-uk.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨Take a look at this job post currently open for applications at @ucl.ac.uk 👇 The role: Lecturer in Climate Science, with particular interest in polar and cryosphere research 🧊 Apply 👉 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
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UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Karin Kvale @kkvale.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Y’all invited to my talk, noon NZT. Will give a similar one in the coming weeks in CET. I will be discussing underappreciated Southern Ocean party tricks 😝
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Schmidt Ocean Institute @schmidtocean.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Squid vibes: #DeepWonders science team encountered this cutie at 1,045 m. They marveled at the specialized cells in their skin, chromatophores — these tiny sacs that contain pigment. As a squid relaxes & contracts its muscles, it reveals or hides pigment for camouflage or communication.
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Karin Kvale @kkvale.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I find this doubly offensive when its my own document 😅
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Climate.us @climate.us · 10/09/2026
There’s a 100% chance of El Niño continuing through winter. Yes, 100%. And there’s now a 75% chance it could become the strongest El Niño on record by October–December. So what are scientists seeing? @ClimateUS has the pictures. buff.ly/i7y8Yxm
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
1/ "Every fraction of a degree of warming matters." True, and a dangerous platitude. It quietly suggests warming is a smooth dial, where each tenth of a degree costs about the same as the last. It doesn't. The later ones cost far more. Here's why. 🧵
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Karin Kvale @kkvale.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Pleased to share our SCOR working group SPASS has been endorsed as a UN Ocean Decade Action 🌊 #OceanDecade #PlasticPollution scor-spass.github.io @scor-int.bsky.social @unoceandecade.bsky.social @jetzon-oceandecade.bsky.social @11zhao.bsky.social @lixinzhu.bsky.social
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The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 08/09/2026
Are you a researcher with an interest in ecosystems, climate science and biodiversity conservation? Register now to join our upcoming scientific meeting in London on the topic of forecasting ecological dynamics. royalsociety.org/science-even...
Promotional banner for "Forecasting ecological dynamics" conference, 2–3 November 2026: left red panel with title and date; right panel a split mangrove scene showing a grey heron perched on roots above clear turquoise water with coral and submerged roots below.
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Ulrike Lentze @ulrikelentze.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
17.000 Menschen haben heute in #Köln #gegenRassismus und #fürDemokratie demonstriert. #KölnStelltSichQuer #NoAfD in Sachsen-Anhalt und anderswo #ArschHuh
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 08/09/2026
After a nearly month-long plateau Nino3.4 region temperatures (ONI) are on their way back up. We've now surpassed 1982/1983 and are only behind 2015/2016 in terms of maximum daily values. And its only early September.
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Karin Kvale @kkvale.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Chuffed to be a part of this @clear-water-eu.bsky.social litter monitoring consortium tackling plastic pollution in the EU #plasticpollution clear-water-project.eu
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CLEAR-WATER | Harmonising Aquatic Litter Monitoring and Assessment Across EU Waters – CLEAR-WATER is co-designing harmonised, cost-effective approaches for monitoring aquatic litter across freshwater,...
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