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Oliver Wilson

@olijwilson.bsky.social

Lecturer in Geography at the University of Lincoln. Plants, people and climate change, past, present and future. Also husband, dad, and 3D Pollen Project guy.

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Oliver Wilson@olijwilson.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I'm very excited to share that I've written about my latest study for @theconversation.com! We rolled back the centuries to uncover the history of one of Brazil's most iconic and threatened ecosystems, and what we found was a surprise... theconversation.com/brazils-high...

Brazil’s highland forest has been shaped by climate change and Indigenous people for 6,000 years

Prehistoric pollen records show that forest dynamics were driven by more than just broad-scale climatic changes.

theconversation.com

Dr. Holly P Jones@dochpjones.bsky.social · last yr.

Happy World Albatross Day!! Did you know that the world’s oldest known wild bird is an albatross!? After her mate disappeared a few years ago, we thought Wisdom, a now 74 year old Laysan Albatross who breeds on Midway Atoll, was done breeding bc they mate for life. 1/2 #ICCB2025 🧪

Dr. Holly P Jones@dochpjones.bsky.social · last yr.

Have you ever wondered just how big an albatross is? Wonder no more; meet Jessica Alba, the life-sized albatross! This beauty is for outreach and hauled around by my buddy who works for @birdlifeglobal.bsky.social in the Pacific. Albatross mate for life, do courtship dances and are majestic! 🧪

Me with a life-sized albatross
Dr. Michela Mariani@michela-mariani.bsky.social · last yr.

It was great to meet with pupils and parents from local schools to chat about 3D pollen and landscapes for the University of Nottingham Family Discovery Day! 🔥🌱🌼🌲 School of Geography proudly represented by Gary Priestnall, myself and Alastair Wills 💪🏼

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David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · last yr.

If you think climate change has gotten worse during your lifetime, you're right and there's a good reason. If you're Gen X like me, more than 3/4 of fossil fuel CO₂ emissions have occurred in your lifetime. Even if you're a Millennial, it's at least half. 📊: @neilrkaye.bsky.social

A horizontal bar chart titled "Percentage of Global fossil fuel emissions (since 1751) occurring in my lifetime." The chart shows how much of the total historical global fossil fuel emissions have occurred within the lifetime of individuals of different ages, from 5 to 100 years old. The vertical axis on the left lists ages in increments of 5 years, from age 5 at the top to age 100 at the bottom. The horizontal axis represents the percentage of fossil fuel emissions, marked in 10% increments from 10% to 90%. The black bars represent the proportion of fossil fuel emissions that have occurred during each age group's lifetime. The bars increase in length as the age increases, meaning older individuals have lived through a larger percentage of the cumulative emissions since 1751. Three specific age groups are highlighted with red bars and white text annotations: Age 30: "if you are 30 it is more than 50%" Age 50: "if you are 50 it is about 75%" Age 85: "if you are 85 it is about 90%" The source of the data is cited at the bottom: "CDIAC and globalcarbonproject.org." The graphic is credited to "@neilrkaye."
Oliver Wilson@olijwilson.bsky.social · last yr.

War often seems to bring new kinds of pollution (nuclear fallout in WW2, Agent Orange in Vietnam, depleted uranium in the first Gulf War), and it seems that one lingering environmental effect of Russia's invasion of Ukraine will be spent fibre optic cables from drones - probably a global first.

🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦@specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · last yr.

Birds on the front lines weave their nests from fiber optics. Photo by the 12th Azov Brigade.

Erle Ellis@erleellis.bsky.social · last yr.

People & Nature Can Thrive Together. 🌍🧍‍♀️🌎🌲🌏🍄🌐 Human–nature relationships through the lens of reciprocity: Insights from Indigenous and local knowledge systems @peopleandnature.bsky.social besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Human–nature relationships through the lens of reciprocity: Insights from Indigenous and local knowledge systems

In the context of climate change, biodiversity decline and social injustice, reciprocity emerges as a way of living and being in this world that holds transformative potential. Concepts of recipro...

besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

Tobias Kuemmerle@tkuemmerle.bsky.social · last yr.

Important piece on the still largely overlooked story of deforestation (and forest degradation) in the Gran Chaco - and their devastating social-ecological impacts: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘A cemetery of trees’: vast green expanses turned to dust as loggers plunder South America’s Gran Chaco

Jaguars, giant armadillos and ocelots among species threatened by shrinking habitat in one of the richest areas of biodiversity in the world

theguardian.com

Adam Kucharski@adamjkucharski.bsky.social · 2y ago

A few years ago at forecasting conference, a climate researcher made the good point that motivating action will face an additional barrier in places like UK, because on average it will become nicer, warmer place over next decade or so (I.e. April sunny photos in papers) - then much worse, of course

John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺@thinkorswim.bsky.social · 2y ago

Nothing really captures the risk of deadly levels of heat leading to thousands of excruciating fatalities quite like a nice snap of two people enjoying the lovely weather under an umbrella.

Filipe Campante@filipecampante.bsky.social · 2y ago

He's being subject to this exclusively for political opinions, as far as I know there's no claim that he committed a crime. If this is not the work of an authoritarian regime, I don't know how to describe it.

Nathan Kalman-Lamb@nkalamb.bsky.social · 2y ago

Georgetown scholar Dr. Khan Suri, who was abducted by ICE, was refused food/water to break Ramadan fast, housed in a room without a bed, and issued *used* underwear. His child cried for days after he was taken and has since stopped speaking. ccrjustice.org/home/press-c...

In just four days, Dr. Khan Suri was transferred among five different ICE facilities across three states, despite the fact that ICE records indicate there were beds in Virginia facilities. Dr. Khan Suri was fasting in religious observance of Ramadan, but multiple ICE facilities refused him food or water to break his fast. For almost two weeks, he was housed in a room without a bed and with a television blaring 21 hours a day. Dr. Khan Suri was issued used underwear, and a bright red uniform that is usually reserved for detained individuals who have been classified as ‘high security’ based on their criminal history or alleged affiliation with criminal organizations. He is not permitted to work or spend more than two hours per week outside of his dorm.
Christoph Koettl@ckoettl.bsky.social · 2y ago

Video obtained by my colleague Farnaz Fassihi shows how the IDF deliberately attacked, over several minutes, a convoy of ambulances and other emergency vehicles in #Gaza. #Israel wrongly claimed that the vehicles drove without emergency signals and headlights. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/w...

Video Shows Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Under Gunfire Barrage, With Ambulance Lights On (Gift Article)

The U.N. has said Israel killed the workers. The video appears to contradict Israel’s version of the incident, which described the vehicles as “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency ...

nytimes.com

Stephen Frost@sfrost.bsky.social · 2y ago

I didn’t know: 30% of England’s tree cover is outside of national forests I did know: “Our precious street trees improve air quality, mark the changing seasons and provide us with peace, shade and joy. Their value simply cannot be overstated” Find the map here: ncea.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant...

Map centred on Windmill Hill City Farm in Bristol with green dots marking where trees are located.
Guy Shrubsole@guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 2y ago

“England’s non-woodland trees have been mapped for the first time, using cutting-edge methods of laser detection and satellite imagery” www.theguardian.com/environment/...