Dr. Marji Puotinen
@marji_puotinen
Spatial is my speciality. If you are a coral, your location is a matter of life or death - especially when a cyclone comes! Views my own. #TeamHB3
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08-10-2016 07:03:36
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Terrifying graph showing how warm the oceans have been this year, compared to what we’re used to (grey lines). No wonder we’re seeing corals overheating, bleaching and dying right around the planet, from the Caribbean to the Maldives to Australia. #ClimateCrisis
“We found [tourists] are actually open to hearing about climate change. In fact the majority weren’t only open to the information, but wanted more. And they wanted to know what they could do.” theguardian.com/environment/20… #greatbarrierreef #lovethereef #ActNow #ClimateAction
Yesterday I was a #seaturtle 🐢🌊 for students at East Hamilton Hill Primary School in #perth ! I gifted them a signed copy of award winning teacher and author Judith Stutchbury’s book #hatchsavesthereef (hatchsavesthereef.com )!! Kids learned what they can do to help sea turtles.
“Prof Heron’s leadership will be indispensable for communities wanting to respond to climate threats to their heritage.” - James Cook Uni CSE @JCU Dean Ron White re: Prof Scott Heron newly appointed UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 chair on Climate Change Vulnerability. HUGE congrats! jcu.edu.au/news/releases/…
As the Great Barrier Reef suffers its 5th mass bleaching in 8 yrs 🔥,
we Aust Coral Reef Soc society delivered our letter to government for urgent reduction of atmospheric carbon dioxide to help protect Australia’s marine ecosystems.
Read it here 👉 australiancoralreefsociety.org/acrs-letter-ca…
Bravo @GrettaPecl Dr Chloe Lucas @chloetas.bsky.social for this vital work! I’m so proud to be one of the many scientists answering students’ #climate questions as part of ‘Curious Climate Schools’ - curiousclimate.org.au/schools/). Read more here:
cell.com/one-earth/full…