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Mark Eakin

@markeakin.bsky.social
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Climate change & coral reefs. Retired from NOAA. EV driver and EVangelist.

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ICRS International Coral Reef Society @icrs.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🪸 Life is better in color! September is Coral Bleaching Awareness Month. We’re joining the Coral Reef Alliance and organizations worldwide in bleaching our logo to raise awareness of coral bleaching, one of the most visible signs of reef stress. 🔗 go.coral.org/coral-bleach...
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Maryland is about to begin collecting a $75 annual fee on every public EV charging port, which will slow EV progress. Reach out to the Chief of Weights and Measures to support a sensible, fair approach to strengthening Maryland’s charging infrastructure. share.nwmd.social/s/5KFEdYOg
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Don’t let a new fee on chargers slow EV adoption in Maryland
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
The BUILD America 250 Act includes a punitive annual fee targeting electric vehicle drivers — a fee that is unfair and economically unsound. Contact your representative today and urge them to vote NO on the BUILD America 250. share.nwmd.social/s/dRE7imp5
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Don't let Congress punish EV drivers for a problem they didn't create
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Trump’s NOAA cuts would save less than a day and a half of Iran War spending open.substack.com/pub/heated/p...
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Trump’s NOAA cuts would save less than a day and a half of Iran War spending
There's always money for war. But when it comes to protecting people from climate disasters, suddenly we're told the cupboard is bare.
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ICRS International Coral Reef Society @icrs.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
@verenaschoepf.bsky.social @jpiplectrus.bsky.social @kurtbb.bsky.social
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ICRS International Coral Reef Society @icrs.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
ICRS will provide over $250,000 in travel support to help ensure broader participation from researchers around the world. If you’re eligible, make sure to check the details in this post and don’t miss the remaining grant opportunities. We hope to see you in New Zealand🪸
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ICRS International Coral Reef Society @icrs.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Congratulations to Prof. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg on being awarded the Darwin Medal. Prof. Hoegh-Guldberg's work has been instrumental in shifting scientific, public, and policy discourse toward recognising the existential threat that climate change poses to coral reefs.
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Captain Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
From some of the first pilots to the engineers who put Americans in space — the legacy of these Black pioneers is inseparable from aviation and aerospace itself. They opened the skies for everyone.
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
A huge effort by a massive team of collaborators shows just how badly the world's reefs were damaged in the third global coral bleaching event. The worst coral bleaching event ever recorded damaged over 50% of reefs www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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Jérôme OLLIER @jeromeollier.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Severe and widespread coral reef damage during the 2014-2017 Global Coral Bleaching Event - Nature Communications
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Severe and widespread coral reef damage during the 2014-2017 Global Coral Bleaching Event - Nature Communications
From 2014–2017, marine heatwaves caused global mass coral bleaching, where the corals lose their symbiotic algae. The authors find, this event exceeded the severity of all prior global bleaching events in recorded history, with approximately half the world’s reefs bleaching and 15% experiencing substantial mortality.
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ICRS International Coral Reef Society @icrs.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
What happened during the third global bleaching event and what does it mean for coral reefs worldwide? 👉 Discover more in today’s featured article: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 📩 Do you have a paper you’d like us to highlight? Contact us.
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James Cook University @jcuofficial.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
🪸🌊☀️A new international study found escalating impacts of ocean warming on coral reefs after assembling the largest global dataset on the severe 2014–17 coral bleaching event. Read full story 👉 tinyurl.com/3bkb8vsw 📸 : Reza Shokri @jcuofficial.bsky.social @noaa.gov
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
The world will blow past U.N. climate goals in four years. Emission-rate increases will accelerate in the U.S. and E.U. but will slow in China and India, according to a report published Wednesday. wapo.st/47VQhCV
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The world will blow past U.N. climate goals in four years, report finds
Emission-rate increases will accelerate in the U.S. and E.U. but will slow in China and India, according to a report published Wednesday.
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Republicans can send $20 billion to Argentina but won’t spend 1¢ to keep down American’s healthcare. Premiums for health insurance sold through the Affordable Care Act are soaring because of the expiration of enhanced subsidies at the heart of the government shutdown. wapo.st/4hRc1V9
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ACA health care premiums are rising. These 8 Americans showed us how much.
Premiums for health insurance sold through the Affordable Care Act are soaring because of the expiration of enhanced subsidies at the heart of the government shutdown.
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ICRS International Coral Reef Society @icrs.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Welcome to the new ICRS account! The International Coral Reef Society (ICRS) was founded in 1980 and is the principal association to which coral reef scientists, managers and enthusiasts from across the world belong. Swipe to learn a bit more about us, our vision and our mission!
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ICRS International Coral Reef Society @icrs.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
ICRS Darwin Medal Nominations due Dec. 15 The ICRS Darwin Medal is the Society’s highest recognition, awarded every four years to a distinguished late-career society member who has made significant scientific contributions recognized globally throughout their career. coralreefs.org/awards-honor...
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ICRS International Coral Reef Society @icrs.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
The background has a light blue tone with a faint brain coral pattern. Across the upper half of the page, there is a horizontal darker blue band separating the patterned background from the main portrait area. At the center of the page is a circular photo of John Burt, who is smiling and wearing a beige blazer over a vertically striped purple dress shirt against a light background. Below his photo, in uppercase white text, it reads “JOHN BURT” and directly underneath, “TREASURER.” Beneath that, in smaller white uppercase letters, it says “NEW YORK UNIVERSITY ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES”. In the lower right corner of the page is a small ICRS logo, as described previously.The background has a light blue tone with a faint brain coral pattern. Across the upper half of the page, there is a horizontal darker blue band separating the patterned background from the main portrait area. At the center of the page is a circular photo of Mariana Rocha de Souza, who is smiling and wearing a dark blue t-shirt with white polka dots. Below her photo, in uppercase white text, it reads “MARIANA ROCHA DE SOUZA” and directly underneath, “RECORDING SECRETARY”. Beneath that, in smaller white uppercase letters, it says “HAWAII INSTITUTE OF MARINE BIOLOGY, USA.” In the lower right corner of the page is a small ICRS logo, as described previously.The background has a light blue tone with a faint brain coral pattern. Across the upper half of the page, there is a horizontal darker blue band separating the patterned background from the main portrait area. At the center of the page is a circular photo of Morgan Pratchett, who is smiling and wearing a black blazer over a white dress shirt. Below his photo, in uppercase white text, it reads:
 “MORGAN PRATCHETT” and directly underneath,“EDITOR-IN-CHIEF OF ‘CORAL REEFS’.” Beneath that, in smaller white uppercase letters, it says:“JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY, AUSTRALIA”. In the lower right corner of the page is a small ICRS logo, as described previously.
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ICRS International Coral Reef Society @icrs.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Meet the ICRS Officers 🌊 The ICRS is led by a volunteer team of Officers and a Council, each serving four-year terms with elections every 2 years. In this post, we’re shining a spotlight on the Officers, a dedicated team helping steer the Society’s mission to advance coral reef science worldwide.
The cover image has a blue background with a brain coral pattern. In the center, there is the round ICRS logo, with a blue gradient background. Inside the logo, in the lower left, there is a drawing of a brain coral, and in the upper right, a drawing of a school of fish. Around the logo, centered, is the text in uppercase letters: "MEET THE ICRS OFFICERS". In the lower right corner of the page, there is a small ICRS logo, as previously described.The background has a light blue tone with a faint brain coral pattern. Across the upper half of the page, there is a horizontal darker blue band separating the patterned background from the main portrait area. At the center of the page is a circular photo of Christian R. Voolstra, who is smiling and wearing a black sweater. Below his photo, in uppercase white text, it reads:“CHRISTIAN R. VOOLSTRA” and directly underneath, “PRESIDENT.” Beneath that, in smaller white uppercase letters, it says: “UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ, GERMANY”. In the lower right corner of the page, there is a small ICRS logo, as previously described.The background has a light blue tone with a faint brain coral pattern. Across the upper half of the page, there is a horizontal darker blue band separating the patterned background from the main portrait area. At the center of the page is a circular photo of Tracy Ainsworth, who is smiling and wearing a beige vest over a black t-shirt. Below her photo, in uppercase white text, it reads: “TRACY AINSWORTH” and directly underneath, in the same style,“VICE-PRESIDENT/EQUITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE CHAIR.” Beneath that, in smaller white uppercase letters, it says:“THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA”. In the lower right corner of the page, there is a small ICRS logo, as previously described.The background has a light blue tone with a faint brain coral pattern. Across the upper half of the page, there is a horizontal darker blue band separating the patterned background from the main portrait area. At the center of the page is a circular photo of C. Mark Eakin, who is smiling and wearing a brown t-shirt against a black background. Below his photo, in uppercase white text, it reads: “C. MARK EAKIN” and directly underneath, “CORRESPONDING SECRETARY AND COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE CHAIR.” Beneath that, in smaller white uppercase letters, it says:“CORALS AND CLIMATE, USA”. In the lower right corner of the page, there is a small ICRS logo, as previously described.
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Trump is cutting climate satellites. That could affect weather prediction. wapo.st/3JIWZ6P
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Trump is cutting climate satellites. That could affect weather prediction.
The Trump administration is scrapping satellite observations of Earth that officials say go beyond the essential task of predicting the weather.
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
U.N. court rules countries have duty to limit greenhouse emissions: "The United Nations’ highest judicial body ruled Wednesday that nations have a “duty” to prevent environmental harm and are obliged to limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions" wapo.st/3UtmvyU
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U.N. court rules countries have duty to limit greenhouse emissions
The International Court of Justice was asked to rule on whether nations are obligated under international law to protect the Earth’s climate from planet-warming emissions.
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Trump promised to restore “Gold Standard Science”. Now we know what he meant: if you have the gold you can set the standards, including nepotism. NIH official fired amid probe of contract used to potentially hire spouse, officials say wapo.st/4nR3jss
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NIH official fired amid probe of contract used to potentially hire spouse, officials say
NIH chief operating officer Eric Schnabel was fired as officials were looking into whether a $3.3 million contract could have benefited his spouse.
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Because we all know severe rainfall and flooding isn’t important, right? NOAA was developing a tool to help communities prepare for future rainfall. Trump officials stopped it. wapo.st/3TMYumh
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NOAA was developing a tool to help communities prepare for future rainfall. Trump officials stopped it.
The tool would have projected how climate change could affect rainfall frequency and intensity in communities across the nation.
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Last Chance for EV Tax Credits: Updates, Eligibility & Expert Advice: EV tax credits expire Sept. 30. 20978202.hs-sites.com/july-newslet...
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📣 July Newsletter: What You Need To Know About EV Tax Credits Now
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ICRS International Coral Reef Society @icrs.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
FINAL REMINDER: Call for session proposals Tēnā koutou katoa, This is a final reminder that the deadline for session proposals for the 16th International Coral Reef Symposium, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand closes next week, on Weds JULY 16th 2025. Details are below.
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Central Illinois Citizens Climate Lobby @cclcentralil.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Please take 5 min this morning to call your House rep and urge them to vote NO to the reconciliation bill. The vote could happen any minute. This is your chance to make your voice count! Do it for all the passionate CCLers you know! citizensclimatelobby.org/get-loud-tak... #climate #action
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Tell Congress to protect the clean energy tax credits
Tell Congress we want this investment in American jobs and affordable clean energy.
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
In another move by the Trump administration that will result in greater loss of lives and property, Pentagon will no longer share satellite data that tracks hurricanes overnight wapo.st/44ImQDK
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Pentagon will no longer share satellite data that tracks hurricanes overnight
Scientists were initially given less than a week to prepare for the loss of microwave observations that are key in detecting rapid intensification of storms.
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired
Exclusive: Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Congratulations to all the ICRS award winners!
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
“There is no way, barring geoengineering, to prevent global temperatures from going over 1.5 degrees” wapo.st/4mJPo7c
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Earth is likely to cross a key climate threshold in two years
A new World Meteorological Organization report spells the end of the world’s most famous climate goal.
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
Most new cars in Norway are EVs. How a freezing country beat range anxiety. wapo.st/4mDXhL6
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Most new cars in Norway are EVs. How a freezing country beat range anxiety.
A visit to the northernmost region in Europe’s northernmost country offers a window into how to make electric vehicles the car of choice.
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 22/05/2025
Want to convince people about EVs? Take them for a ride. @generation180.bsky.social has a new program to promote giving EV test rides. You can even win a prize! Take someone for a ride in your EV! Snap a photo and tell Gen 180 about it at the link below generation180.org/electrify-yo...
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10,000 EV Rides
The 10,000 EV Rides campaign empowers EV owners to give friends, family, and colleagues a firsthand experience in an EV.
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
NOAA scrambles to fill forecasting jobs as hurricane season looms. The worker shortages have forced several offices to stop operating 24 hours a day. wapo.st/3S2tGNB
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NOAA scrambles to fill forecasting jobs as hurricane season looms
As the administration scrambles to fill critical vacancies, the work force shortages have meanwhile forced several offices to stop operating 24 hours a day.
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Trump calls Mohammed bin Salman a “great man” because Trump would also like to murder journalists and get away with it substack.com/@borowitzrep...
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Andy Borowitz on Substack
Trump calls Mohammed bin Salman a “great man” because Trump would also like to murder journalists and get away with it
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
tRump’s negotiators announced U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods would be reduced from 145 to 30 percent. Beijing said it would cut its blanket tariffs on American products from 125 to 10 percent.
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Poor Elon running DOGE and not taking a salary. U.S. pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink. wapo.st/3GIrckO
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U.S. pushes nations facing tariffs to approve Musk’s Starlink, cables show
Some countries have turned to the satellite internet firm in preparation for trade talks, State Department staffers wrote. The U.S. has a strategic interest in countering Chinese internet providers, b...
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NPR @npr.org · 25/04/2025
Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.
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Fired, rehired, and fired again: Some federal workers find they're suddenly uninsured
Commerce Department employees caught up in a legal battle over their mass firings are now learning that their health care coverage was cut off weeks ago, even though they were paying their premiums.
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 26/04/2025
#Arctic sea ice volume was about 36% below the 1979 level and 20% below the 1979-2024 average in March 2025 + More graphics: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i.... Data simulated from PIOMAS.
Line graph time series of daily mean Arctic sea ice volume for each year from 1979 to 2025 using shades of red, white and blue. A seasonal cycle is shown with thicker ice in late winter and thinner ice in late summer. A long-term decreasing trend is also visible. Data is from PIOMAS v2.1.
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 24/04/2025
For more details, see my Q1 State of the Climate report over at Carbon Brief: www.carbonbrief.org/...
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State of the climate: 2025 close behind 2024 as the hottest start to a year - Carbon Brief
Global temperatures in the first quarter of 2025 were the 2nd warmest on record, extending a remarkable run of exceptional warmth that began in July 2023.
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
84% of the world’s coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...
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84% of the world’s coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record
Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has grown following the most intense event of its kind in recorded history.
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🇺🇦 paul q. brussée @paulbrussee.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
„We kijken naar iets dat het oppervlak van onze planeet en het vermogen van onze oceanen om levens te ondersteunen volledig verandert." @markeakin.bsky.social @icrs.bsky.social Julia Vié @nrcwetenschap.bsky.social www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
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LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · 23/04/2025
A massive 89% majority of the world’s people want stronger action on climate but many mistakenly believe they are in the minority, causing them to not speak out. REPOST if you're in the climate majority and using your voice to demand action! 🌎
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Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say
Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
The worst bleaching event ever is underway and it's unclear when, or perhaps if, it will end. 84% of the world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record apnews.com/article/cora...
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84% of the world's coral reefs hit by worst bleaching event on record
Harmful bleaching of the world’s coral has now grown to include 84% of the ocean’s reefs in the most intense event of its kind in recorded history.
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/16/c...
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Weather Service Prepares for ‘Degraded Operations’ Amid Trump Cuts (Gift Article)
An internal document describes how severe shortages of meteorologists and other staff members could affect forecasts and other operations.
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Carbon dioxide grew in the atmosphere by a record amount in 2024 -- a 30% increase. CO2 is now at the highest level in at least 3 million years. Is the planet losing one of its best ways to slow climate change? wapo.st/3YugODm
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Is the planet losing one of its best ways to slow climate change?
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere hit ‘next-level’ highs, scientists say. Earth’s ecosystems breaking down under extreme temperatures could be the cause.
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Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General @keithellison.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
His plan to send American citizens to foreign prisons is the latest in a long series of affronts to the American constitutional order. newrepublic.com/article/1939...
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Trump’s Wildly Unconstitutional Plot to Banish U.S. Citizens to Gulags
His plan to send American citizens to foreign prisons is the latest in a long series of affronts to the American constitutional order.
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
tRump shows his impotence by being unable to secure the release of one prisoner from a jail in which the US is paying for his imprisonment. x.com/nprinskeep/s...
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
After 28 years, Fox suddenly removed their stock ticker. hmmmm.
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
tRump continues to kill jobs across the country. A stunning number of electric vehicle, battery factories are being canceled. Billions of dollars in clean energy projects have been canceled since Donald Trump took office again. wapo.st/42vCZvk
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A stunning number of electric vehicle, battery factories are being canceled
Billions of dollars in clean energy projects have been canceled since Donald Trump took office again.
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Mark Eakin @markeakin.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Find out how well Maryland's legislature addressed climate and environment issues this year. Please RSVP: 2025 Maryland Legislative Debrief www.interfaithchesapeake.org/2025_marylan...
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2025 Maryland Legislative Debrief
Forming Faithful Stewards, Caring for Sacred Waters
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