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Jennifer McHenry, PhD @jennmchenry.bsky.social · Jun 14

No kings.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jun 12

When climate deniers argue that atmospheric CO₂ was higher in the past, it's idiotic.

Humans evolved to live in the current climate, and we built our society and infrastructure accordingly.

The atmosphere didn't have oxygen billions of years ago, and we certainly don't want to return to that.

Earth's atmosphere hasn't had this much CO2 in millions of years

New data shows that CO2 levels have broken through 430 parts per million, an indication that human-caused global warming will continue to warp the environment.

www.nbcnews.com

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Jennifer McHenry, PhD @jennmchenry.bsky.social · Jun 12

Woahhh super cool

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Jennifer McHenry, PhD @jennmchenry.bsky.social · Jun 12

If you're concerned about the impending Climate.gov shutdown, I encourage you to check out this action item list put together by @altnoaaclimate.bsky.social.

Alt NOAA Climate @altnoaaclimate.bsky.social · Jun 12

If you are shocked, alarmed, or disappointed about the news that Climate.gov has been effectively shut down with the firing of its content team, here are some things you can do to help! (1/6) 🧪

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Jennifer McHenry, PhD @jennmchenry.bsky.social · Jun 12

Well hello @altnoaaclimate.bsky.social. Extremely glad to e-meet you. 🫡

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Jennifer McHenry, PhD @jennmchenry.bsky.social · Jun 12

This is extremely troubling. Climate.gov is a critical hub for scientific data and information that helps with communicating climate change science and making climate-smart decisions. We should be investing more, not scaling it back.

Climate.gov is the main source of timely climate-related information for the public. It will stop publishing new information because the Trump administration laid off everyone who worked on it.

www.npr.org

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Jennifer McHenry, PhD @jennmchenry.bsky.social · Jun 9

Call your senators, call your representatives, called your governors, call your local officials. Whoever will listen.

Donate to the ACLU and other local legal aid funds. Donate to protestor GoFundMes

Jennifer McHenry, PhD @jennmchenry.bsky.social · Jun 9

The transition to authoritarianism is never abrupt. It’s often a slow and incremental but this definitely feels like a critical inflection point.

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Jennifer McHenry, PhD @jennmchenry.bsky.social · Jun 9

I’m begging my US followers to please do what you can to support protestors and protect the immigrants communities who honestly and truly make America great.

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Jennifer McHenry, PhD @jennmchenry.bsky.social · Jun 9

Sending in the national guard and now the US military is an abuse of power, a clear escalation, and an attack on our civil liberties.

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Jennifer McHenry, PhD @jennmchenry.bsky.social · Jun 9

Standing in solidarity with everyone protesting this week (by and large peacefully) in LA and other places for the rights and safety of Latinx communities being cruelly and methodically targeted by the ICE raids.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jun 8

Leaf blowers suck but they’re an effective tool against tear gas. Pass it on.

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Charlotte Clymer @charlotteclymer.bsky.social · Jun 9

If you're a Marine or other service member being mobilized to Los Angeles and you'd like to apply for conscientious objector status, call the GI Rights Hotline to get some guidance on your options:

1-877-447-4487

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University of Victoria @uvic.ca · Jun 4

🌿 You’ve probably heard forests help fight climate change by storing carbon—but what about underwater forests?

Learn how the underwater kelp forests that line Canada’s coastlines may offer an untapped option for natural climate solutions: news.uvic.ca/media-releas...

@uvicscience.bsky.social

New national blueprint for kelp forests as blue carbon - UVic News

Kelp forests may offer an untapped option for natural climate solutions, a new study led by University of Victoria shows. Kelp forests may offer an untapped option for natural climate solutions, a new...

news.uvic.ca

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Ocean Networks Canada @oceannetworks.ca · Jun 5

Exciting news from the UN Ocean Conference + One Ocean Science Congress in Nice, France!

ONC has been named as an Implementing Partner of the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).

Learn more 🌊 bit.ly/43RvH4J

@uvic.ca #OceanDecade #KnowTheOcean #UNOC3 #UNOceanDecade

ONC receives UN Ocean Decade Implementing Partner status

ONC attending 2025 UN Ocean Conference as implementing partner

bit.ly

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UVic Science @uvicscience.bsky.social · Jun 5

Could underwater kelp forests offer a natural climate solution?

New research from @baumlab.bsky.social & @jennmchenry.bsky.social offers a tentative yes, finding that Canadian kelp forests may export 40,000 - 400,000 metric tons of carbon to the deep ocean each year.

news.uvic.ca/media-releas...

New national blueprint for kelp forests as blue carbon - UVic News

Kelp forests may offer an untapped option for natural climate solutions, a new study led by University of Victoria shows. Kelp forests may offer an untapped option for natural climate solutions, a new...

news.uvic.ca

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Jennifer McHenry, PhD @jennmchenry.bsky.social · Jun 5

Thank you to the UVic media team for pushing the coverage of this work through a news release @uvic.bsky.social

University of Victoria @uvic.ca · Jun 4

🌿 You’ve probably heard forests help fight climate change by storing carbon—but what about underwater forests?

Learn how the underwater kelp forests that line Canada’s coastlines may offer an untapped option for natural climate solutions: news.uvic.ca/media-releas...

@uvicscience.bsky.social

New national blueprint for kelp forests as blue carbon - UVic News

Kelp forests may offer an untapped option for natural climate solutions, a new study led by University of Victoria shows. Kelp forests may offer an untapped option for natural climate solutions, a new...

news.uvic.ca

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Jennifer McHenry, PhD @jennmchenry.bsky.social · Jun 5

Thanks Jarrett ! 😃

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Jennifer McHenry, PhD @jennmchenry.bsky.social · Jun 4

Thanks Katie! Appreciate all your contributions and collaboration!

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Jennifer McHenry, PhD @jennmchenry.bsky.social · Jun 4

Interested to learn more?

@baumlab.bsky.social and I also wrote a more accessible summary of this work for @ConversationCA, to help explain why this research matters — and what needs to happen next:

📰 theconversation.com/can-kelp-for...

Huge thanks to Conversation Canada Editor, Ibrahim Daair.

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Jennifer McHenry, PhD @jennmchenry.bsky.social · Jun 4

End/ Grateful to co-authors & funders who made this work possible. Many of whom aren't on BlueSky.

It was a prividge to work together.

@baumlab.bsky.social @dkokamoto.bsky.social @marinekathleen.bsky.social @annamet.bsky.social @scuba-timmer.bsky.social @cneufeld.bsky.social @hakai.org

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Jennifer McHenry, PhD @jennmchenry.bsky.social · Jun 4

10/ Protecting & restoring kelps won’t replace forests or wetlands in national inventories.

And they’re certainly no substitute for cutting fossil fuel emissions.

But our study suggests they could play a complementary role to other climate strategies, especially given kelps' other benefits.

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Jennifer McHenry, PhD @jennmchenry.bsky.social · Jun 4

9/ While data gaps and uncertainties remain, our framework helps constrain the possibilities—and highlights where better monitoring, mapping, and validation is still needed.

In our study we recommended greater public investment in research to fill critical knowledge gaps.

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Jennifer McHenry, PhD @jennmchenry.bsky.social · Jun 4

8/ We also found significant differences in kelp standing stocks and productivity across coasts and kelp species.

Although Canada’s Pacific kelp forests really stand out, even lower-productivity Atlantic and Arctic kelp beds showed some potential for deep ocean export which is promising!

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Jennifer McHenry, PhD @jennmchenry.bsky.social · Jun 4

7/ In its first application to Canada, we found that between 40,000 to 400,000 metric tons of kelp carbon is being exported annually to deep ocean sinks.

That’s on par with carbon burial in better-known sinks in Canada like its peatlands, saltmarshes, and wetlands.

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