@carlreddin.bsky.social

(Palaeo)biologist, studies climate change impacts on marine life, amateur pirate, statistics and sci-fi lover, cyclist

Since its two-week extension, next Wednesday evening is the new abstract submission deadline for the World Biodiversity Forum 2026 🤩 Come join our session! (link below)

@carlreddin.bsky.social · 9mo ago

A little less than a week to submit abstracts for the World Biodiversity Forum 2026! Join our session on #MarineBiodiversity science across time and disciplines can help achieve the #30x30 protection goal! 🐳🐙🐟🦈 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/WBF2026/sess...

We're too easily swayed by instant gratification, compromising the planet's health. Our food supply depends on the ecosystems we are rapidly destroying. A heartfelt plea from Cllr Glyn Evans, on COP30 Biodiversity day. eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...

Living alongside nature: humans must get better at it

The first of two articles inspired by COP30 explores some problems and the need to seek inclusive and nature-aligned solutions.

eastangliabylines.co.uk

Ocean acidity has increased by ~30% over pre-Industrial levels due to the uptake of anthropogenic CO2. Pteropods, “sea butterflies,” are planktonic snails that are sensitive to these changes. Scientists have found that their shells are getting thinner & are dissolving, especially at high latitudes.

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Sea temperatures around the UK & Ireland are up to 4°C above normal - April & May set 45-year records This is another marine heatwave, driven by climate change Oceans are sounding the alarm @BBC, please use more climate impactful images…it’s not about fun at the beach www.bbc.com/news/article...

Marine heatwave: UK sea temperatures soar after exceptionally warm Spring - BBC News

Sea temperatures in some areas off the UK and Ireland are 4C above average.

bbc.com

I've been following the insect decline. I've written about it. And still. This line made me sick to my stomach: In 20 years, the fleeting time it takes for a human baby to grow into a young adult, the country has lost 22 percent of its butterflies, researchers found www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

See How Butterfly Numbers Are Dropping Near You

Populations are falling in the United States, a new study has found. Look up what’s happening in your area.

nytimes.com

🚨Publication alert!🚨 Thrilled to share that our paper, “Ancient frameworks as modern templates: exploring rubble consolidation in an ancient reef system”, is now out and is open access. We found that 🪸 rubble in the Late Triassic shared similar consolidation processes to modern reefs.

Reconstruction of the spatial and temporal arrangement of the microfacies and fossil communities found at two of the three outcrops. Image created in collaboration with Tanner Strachan.