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Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins

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Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins @climatezerina.bsky.social · Jun 12

Pls share: Save the Children Int. @savechildrenintl.bsky.social Just released an open-access module: Our common ambition: prioritising children’s health amidst the climate crisis (go.learning.foundation/tglf/c/21028)
aimed at healthcare folks but written simply enough for most to understand.

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Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins @climatezerina.bsky.social · 9d

Upholding Planetary Health Through Nursing Leadership in a Fragmented Global Landscape' onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins @climatezerina.bsky.social · 10d

I need to review the impact of my work on society, then this pops up in my search - I did not get better at public speaking (maybe never will), but I did get better at bringing more people into this work :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsmz...

Nurses, Midwives, Climate Change and Digital Health

YouTube video by WTF Health

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Patrick Hamilton @patbhamilton.bsky.social · 15d

Gene therapy developed for Huntington's disease. The first effective treatment for this disease.

This is an important step forward.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time

One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.

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Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins @climatezerina.bsky.social · 22d

Building healthcare workforce capacity in Indonesia to address the impacts of climate change on health is an essential issue. Elective subject learning objectives, assessments, etc, to help others are now published as open access. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Integrating climate change education in preregistration nursing degree in Indonesia: A case study

With increasing awareness that pollution, climate change and biodiversity loss threaten planetary health, nursing educators globally recognise their u…

www.sciencedirect.com

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Montreal Protocol Ozone Secretariat @unepozone.bsky.social · 24d

The ozone hole was real. The danger was global.

World leaders acted together, and the ozone layer is healing.

This World Ozone Day, we celebrate what science and cooperation can achieve. 🌍

#WorldOzoneDay #GlobalAction
@unep.org @bas.ac.uk

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James Bradley @drbradbrad.bsky.social · 25d

📢 PLEASE RT!
❄️ M2 Masters Internship: Metagenomic analysis of microbial cold adaptation in the cryosphere
🧬 Compile & curate ice nucleation & cold-adaptation protein database
🖥️ Build HMM profiles
🦠 Analyze existing metagenomic data using HMMs

☀️ Marseille, France
Apply by 15 Oct

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Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins @climatezerina.bsky.social · 25d

Australia's first National Climate Risk Assessment (NCRA), released today, has detailed some of the biggest natural threats facing the nation, as the global average temperature rise. www.acs.gov.au/pages/nation...

National Climate Risk Assessment

Learn about Australia's first National Climate Risk Assessment.

www.acs.gov.au

Reposted by Valerie M. Delmotte, Peter Thorne, Arthur Geßler , and 9 more Valerie M. Delmotte, Peter Thorne, Arthur Geßler, Wim Thiery, Gavin A. Schmidt, Wolfgang Crämer, Matthias Cuntz, Juan Cole, Dominik Wiedenhofer, John Hogan, Zerina Lokmic‐Tomkins, Béatrice Cointe

Prof. Sonia I Seneviratne @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social · Sep 10

Hot off the press: We can provide for the first time a systematic attribution of recent #heatwaves to the emissions of #carbon_majors. Essential new #Nature article coordinated by @yannquilcaille.bsky.social at @ethz.ch, with numerous contributors @usyseth.bsky.social:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins @climatezerina.bsky.social · Sep 2

This is Doctors for the Environment initiative - ‪@docsenvaus.bsky.social‬ so best to reach out to them directly -thank you though.

Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins @climatezerina.bsky.social · Sep 1

The health of future generations should not depend on litigation but be safeguarded by strong, forward-thinking policies. Unfortunately, when governments & industries lack the courage to make decisions that prioritise health over short-term gain, communities are at risk. chuffed.org/project/1455...

Doctors for the Environment Vs Woodside & NOPSEMA

In April 2025, Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) took legal action against the national regulator NOPSEMA, challenging its approval of Woodside’s Environment Plan for the Scarborough gas pro...

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Reposted by Richard E. Lenski, Zerina Lokmic‐Tomkins, Urška Demšar

See Through Canoe @seethroughcanoe.bsky.social · Sep 1

A sea turtle surfacing by a MASSIVE school of rays near Clearwater, Florida a couple days ago. Another post into the BluSky void. Maybe 2 or 3 people will see this one and my time won't have been wasted. I'll keep trying a little longer. #nature #animals #amazing #wildlife #awesome #ocean

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Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins @climatezerina.bsky.social · Aug 28

There is an unusual kind of grief that community members experience when there is a tragic loss of public servants. This week, we lost two Victoria Police officers in Porepunkah, Australia. My heart goes out to the Blue Family, families of Neal and Vadim. Thank you for your service. Never forgotten.

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Monterey Bay Aquarium @montereybayaquarium.org · Aug 20

We’re deeply disappointed negotiations for a global plastics treaty have ended without a final agreement.
Over the past 3 years, the momentum has been undeniable. The world now understands, plastic is a full lifecycle problem that demands systemic solutions, & that its health impacts are profound.

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Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins @climatezerina.bsky.social · Aug 12

MEDINFO25 is an incredible array of presentations with AI dominating almost every session. It would be fair to say that the sheer volume of AI use is overwhelming. I got excited about seeing the word 'sustainability' only to find that it was not in the context of the environment. This must change!

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Junior Einsteins Science Club® @junioreinsteins.bsky.social · Aug 11

This one gave us goosebumps.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/camp-may-well-have-changed-my-daughters-life-cassidy-ma-msc-u9cbe

#STEMeducation #ScienceForKids #Edutainment #ScienceCommunication #EducationFranchise #WomenInSTEM #JuniorEinsteinsScienceClub #STEMlearning #Womeninscience

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Dan Jagger @auditorynerves.bsky.social · Jul 31

A supersized stick insect has been discovered in high-altitude trees in Queensland, Australia.

The 40cm-long insect, named Acrophylla alta, may be the heaviest insect in Oz.

🧪🌏😍

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Supersized stick insect discovered in high-altitude trees in Australia

The 40cm-long insect, named Acrophylla alta, weighs slightly less than a golf ball and may be the heaviest insect in Australia

www.theguardian.com

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Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins @climatezerina.bsky.social · Jul 31

The award-winning, FREE University of Tasmania short course ‘Bushfires and Your Health’ will be offered in September and October 2025. If you are interested in this free course, please visit bushfirehealth.mooc.utas.edu.au

Bushfires And Your Health

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Animals R Us…. @trumph8ters.bsky.social · Jul 31

The beautiful dinosaur bird the Shoebill wants to say good morning Bluesky…. 🐦

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Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum @diarmidcl.bsky.social · Jul 29

After more than 25 years of work by a small group of leaders - including WHO - health is now central to climate change.

Tune in to the 5th global conference on C&H, convened by Brazil/WHO/PAHO, defining the health content of UNFCCC COP30 in Belem, and future C&H action.

www.who.int/news-room/ev...

2025 Global Conference on Climate and Health

The 2025 Global Conference on Climate and Health will take place in Brasília, Brazil from 29 to 31 July 2025, hosted by the Government of Brazil, the World Health Organization (WHO), and the Panameric...

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Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins @climatezerina.bsky.social · Jul 29

If you are an employee, volunteer, lived experience expert, or decision-maker from an organisation/ community group involved in disaster management in Australia, please complete the National Gender+ Emergency Management (GEM) Guidelines survey genwest.my.salesforce-sites.com/rs/gem/review

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Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins @climatezerina.bsky.social · Jul 29

Wennie van Riet, from GenWest (genwest.org.au), a family violence support service working in Melbourne's west, shared a fantastic resource" Flood Insurance Guide" (Australia) -which can be accessed here: lnkd.in/getNYHK8

GenWest | Gender Justice and Change

Formerly Women’s Health West, GenWest is a family violence support service. We also deliver programs that support communities to lead safe and healthy lives.

genwest.org.au

Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins @climatezerina.bsky.social · Jul 28

Heading to #MEDINFO2025 in Taipei to give my first plenary talk on climate + digital health. 🌏 Grateful to see the focus on sustainability + equity in health informatics + climate-resilient healthcare systems 💚 medinfo2025.org #ClimateHealth

MEDINFO2025

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Norbert Marwan @pucicu.de · Jul 24

PhD Opportunities in Climate and Groundwater at UNSW Sydney: andy-baker.org/2025/07/21/p...

PhD Opportunities in Climate and Groundwater at UNSW Sydney 2025-2027

Last updated: 21st July 2025 The Australian Research Council Laureate Fellowship ‘Caves and their stalagmites: linking climate to groundwater recharge’ awarded to Andy Baker (UNSW Sydney, Australia…

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · Jul 23

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The UN's top court in a landmark climate decision says a 'clean, healthy and sustainable environment' is a human right.

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Environmental Politics @environmentalpol.bsky.social · Jul 14

New article!

It’s not just climate: rethinking ‘climate emotions’ in the age of burnout capitalism by Michael J. Albert.

doi.org/10.1080/0964...

ABSTRACT
Just as political ecologists have critiqued narratives of ‘climate migration’ and ‘climate conflict’ for their implicit climate determinism, this article argues that scholars should move beyond climate-centric accounts of ‘climate emotions.’ To do so, I will critically analyze climate emotions scholarship through the lens of Feminist Marxist analyses of the ‘care crisis’ of neoliberal capitalism. By bringing these literatures together, this paper will demonstrate how emotional responses to ecological crises are conditioned and constrained by neoliberal capitalism’s exploitation of the emotional and caring capacities of workers (particularly women and racialized workers), which leads to the systemic production of burnout, apathy, and various mental health challenges. By deepening our analysis of the links between these crises and their shared capitalist roots, we will be in better position to develop strategies of socio-ecological transformation that can address what I call the ‘polycrisis’ of ecology, care, and mental health.

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Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins @climatezerina.bsky.social · Jul 14

The Victorian Council of Social Services will hold an online webinar: "Climate, health and gender - women leading the change at the energy/health hardship nexus"
The registration link: events.humanitix.com/women-leadin...
One of the presentations: Maternal & Child Health Climate Resilience.

Climate, health and gender – women leading change at the energy/health hardship nexus

Join us for this free online event, the final webinar in the ‘Tackling the Energy/Health Hardship Nexus’ series.

events.humanitix.com

Reposted by Rebecca Solnit, Daniel E. Jones, Vincent Noël , and 4 more Rebecca Solnit, Daniel E. Jones, Vincent Noël, Zerina Lokmic‐Tomkins, Eoin Daly, Michael Westphal, Jeremy J. Schmidt

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 13

How do I feel about air conditioning? I’m very hot – but it’s destroying the planet | Emma Beddington

Yes, temperatures are rising. But more and more AC means more and more CO2 – and then more and more global heating. Let’s have some long-term thinking instead, writes Guardian columnist Emma Beddington

www.theguardian.com

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Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins @climatezerina.bsky.social · Jun 27

I am tired of reviewing so many reviews - most lack insights and lessons learned, and even more lack methodological rigour to ensure that the message sent means something.
If people are doing reviews for publication purposes, for heaven's sake, make it count! Challenge the status quo!

Zerina Lokmic-Tomkins @climatezerina.bsky.social · Jun 17

This need not be uncomfortable; some people attending COP do it because they believe that COP policies, such as the UAE Declaration on Climate and Health, could move things in a better direction for this planet.