fmkdejong.bsky.social
Physical oceanographer at the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ). Measuring the Meridional Atlantic Ocean Circulation (AMOC). Interested in ocean, climate, diversity, sailing, creativity. Views my own. Posts in English and Dutch
👤 Joined on 25 October 2023
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@fmkdejong.bsky.socialSuper El Niño transforms colour of the Pacific Ocean as vital plankton vanish www.independent.co.uk/bulletin/new...
Show PostFYI - fewer phytoplankton can mean less carbon sinking out of surface waters...with consequences for how our planet stores carbon. During the 2016 El Niño, carbon export dropped by ~50% in the central equatorial Pacific. www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Show Post🌊 How the ‘Super El Niño’ is changing the colour of the ocean ...it's turning bluer El Niño weakens the winds that bring nutrients to the surface. Fewer nutrients → fewer phytoplankton. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Show PostNever raise children to know physics. My children just claimed they were not hitting each other BECAUSE THEIR ATOMS WEREN'T TOUCHING.
Show PostAarde warmt met huidig wereldwijd klimaatbeleid veel sterker op dan afgesproken www.rtl.nl/nieuws/econo...
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