What did we see upon 1st touching bottom, at 10,900+m depth w/in #ChallengerDeep? A BEER BOTTLE! 😫 Further evidence that we MUST as humanity do BETTER by the ocean and for the health of habitats that we ourselves share & ultimately depend on!!! #ThereIsNoPlanetB#DeeperSeaDawn
ALT Photo credit: Caladan Oceanic, from Limiting Factor submersible
A disturbing development is that #deepseamining claims by the USA on the Pacific’s high seas now rival the area set aside by the International Seabed Authority (ISA). 😡
news.mongabay.com/custom-sto…
The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill devastated deep-sea life—and it hasn’t recovered according to a recent 13-year study.
ALSO a cautionary tale about other industrial activities such as #deepseamining.
science.org/content/article/…
So proud of my friend Karen Seto of @Yale, the first U.S. woman to win the Vautrin Lud Prize, the highest award in the field of geography!!!!!! 🌎🌍🌏
environment.yale.edu/news/ar…
cc @theAAG
The 2026 @ArcGISStoryMaps Competition is open. Entries close December 11, 2026 in 4 categories:
seeing what others missed,
refusing the status quo,
designing a better future, and
acting with clarity in complexity.
Bold entries welcome at esri.com/storymaps/contest
Glad to see the submersible that my colleagues and I used for science in American Samoa is headed to this final resting place, if it can't be funded and active. 🥺
hawaiinewsnow.com/2026/10/22…
They can't do ANYthing right, and of course this extends to Eisenhower's globe 🌎, their mishandling of it a fitting metaphor for the continued destruction and mayhem caused by this "administration"
wapo.st/3WF2YQo
A new #openaccess peer-reviewed article "Reclaiming Narratives & Redefining Equity: A Values-Engaged, Educative Evaluation of the @BlackinMarSci Tidal Wave Program," highlighting the program's role in advancing equity & representation in marine science. ✊🏾
openpublishing.library.umass…
Free webinar TOMORROW, 22 October, 9:00 AM-10:00 AM (PT)
Protecting Marine Wildlife: ArcGIS Maritime for Ocean Science
Accurate data on marine hazards, offshore infrastructure, submarine cables, + coastlines can be difficult to come by, unless....
esri.com/en-us/webinars/prod…
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Dr. Dawn Wright + @deepseadawn.bsky.social 🇺🇦 retweeted
It was a pleasure to be back at the @BlueEarthSummit this year!
This time, we brought along our BathySphere, offering visitors the opportunity to explore the fascinating topography of the ocean floor in even greater detail than before.
"Ecology must shape AI before AI reshapes ecology"
"The strongest argument for AI in ecology is not automation, but synthesis."
"AI offers tools for linking obs across sensors, scales, & systems, but these must be constrained by ecological knowledge."
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.26…
What can the science community learn from rebuilding in the wake of the current destruction, and in a mode similar to successful Hurricane Katrina recovery?
nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
Where will it flood? The National Water Center’s new high-resolution flood prediction maps answer that for nearly the entire US population. Now in ArcGIS Living Atlas. @nwsnwc
🔗: bit.ly/4rFTz6D
How AI chatbots may be talking people out of climate action
Across 28,800 prompts, models were 7.5 times more likely to advise "stay the course" than "change," even when the status quo is anti-climate.
anthropocenemagazine.org/202…
Important @pnas editorial:
"TEAM science ... will require a fundamental shift from treating collab as an informal byproduct of science to treating it as an essential driver of progress, and thus worthy of investment, training, evaluation.
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.26…