And that's a wrap. The first @us-sciod.bsky.social undergrad internship just came to an end. Our interns Mav and Gwen absolutely exceeded our expectations and we're excited to see them present their results at #AGU26 in San Francisco. Everyone in the pic helped to make their projects a success 🙌

Split screen of the Anthropocene showing the smoke plumes from the devastating wildfires in Ontario as well as the storm system that caused catastrophic flooding in Texas.

I might be off a bit but the triangle Uvalde, Sabinal, Concan is ∼173 mi². So this area has seen ∼75 Billion gallons / 285 Billion liters (at 25”) of rain. Roughly the annual water consumption of 2.5 Million average Americans, about the size of Houston proper!

These images of First Nations community members evacuating Collins, Ontario on motorboats are absolutely surreal www.facebook.com/reel/1548244...

Do you have ideas for US scientific ocean drilling? Then apply to join the SODCO Advisory Board (SAB)! Composed of scientists with a wide range of expertise and experience, the SAB helps set the course for this new stage of US SciOD. More info here: mailchi.mp/ldeo/2026-sab-call.

The paper provides an exceptionally well-dated, continuous, 66 million year record of past climate. Its chronology serves as a foundational benchmark for reconstructing Earth's past and testing models of future climate. 🍿📈 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Most in our field cite Jacques Cousteau as their inspiration to get into this line of work. I'd love to know who else got pulled in by Jurassic Park but then got "side-tracked" in university and fell in love with marine geology instead.

„[China‘s] Meng Xiang is equipped to drill as far down as 11,000 metres below the sea surface — deeper than any scientific vessel so far.“ www.nature.com/articles/d41...

With all the July model runs now in, it is very likely that 2026 will see the largest El Niño event since records began in the late 1800s – and potentially by a truly mind-blowing margin. The median estimate is now 3.6C, roughly 0.8C hotter than the prior record (2.75C). www.theclimatebrink....

I can't think of a movie that inspired my field more than Jurassic Park. Since elementary school I wanted to become a paleontologist and went to university because of JP. Once there I found a field, marine geology, that inspired me even more, but I'm always Dr. Grant at heart. RIP Sam Neill

Europe recorded 10,000 excess deaths during late-June heatwave, data show reut.rs/3SXDz2G

"...a 10cm increase in bonnet height from 80cm to 90cm results in a 27% greater chance of death for pedestrians run over. For children, the risk of death is increased threefold if they are hit by an SUV rather than a conventional vehicle." Via @christianwolmar.bsky.social

In a letter to the community, Sean Gulick, Chair of the SODCO Advisory Board shared important updates on the state of U.S. scientific ocean drilling. Read the full letter at https://mailchi.mp/ldeo/sab-letter-2026

SODCO is accepting proposals for two types of research support activities: Workshops and Innovation Grants. For information on the scope of each activity, as well as the proposal process, visit https://sodco.org/supported-activities/. Submit your proposal by July 27!

You can also check out some of the holes‘ cores at the @gcrepository.bsky.social.

Quite some nightmare-inducing pics @ifremer.bsky.social published after a recent Nautile deep sea expedition. Between 1950-1990, >200000 barrels of radioactive waste were dumped in the NE Atlantic. Onsite measurements reveal the presence of radionuclides, at levels higher than expected in this area.

Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) global aerosol optical depth (AOD) forecasts since 1 July highlight intense Saharan dust and wildfire smoke being transported in both directions over the North Atlantic Ocean. @ecmwf.int ⬇️

How will the Tour de France adapt to a world on fire? defector.com/the-tour-de-...

The Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard has become a key outpost for Arctic science. But geopolitical tensions are complicating research efforts. Learn more: https://scim.ag/3RiuWPK

Rooting for Norway in the World Cup? Haaland is lot their only amazing player. Morten Thorsby changed his jersey number to 2 to raise awareness for climate change. “The number 2 represents keeping global warming to well below 2°C“ climate-pact.europa.eu/making-impac...

“Extreme events are so far outside anything we have expected,” says @frediotto.bsky.social. “It’s not so important whether it’s what we expected as experts. It’s whether it’s what we expect as people on the ground.”

The rocket’s red glare…🎶 Happy 250th y’all!

"The Meng Xiang China’s First Ocean Drilling Vessel Leads Deep-Sea Exploration Into a New Era[...] the US’ JOIDES Resolution & Japan’s Chikyu have driven [...] Earth system science & produced outstanding scientific results However, the JR was officially retired" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Cool IODP and JOIDES Resolution shoutout in the latest @xkcd.com cartoon putting the deepest natural and artificial holes into perspective.

Microbes that are metabolically active, don’t divide for millions of years, and „forget to die“! How’s that not the coolest thing?

Undergraduate students are exploring scientific ocean drilling this week at the Gulf Coast Repository. Through OCEAN CORE Academy, they are examining samples, developing research questions, and analyzing data from ocean cores – all while developing a network of peers and mentors.

„The heatwave scorching western Europe is the most severe and widespread ever and is only possible due to the climate crisis driven by fossil fuel burning, scientists have said.“ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A Copernicus Sentinel‑3 snapshot of land surface temperatures across Europe and around the Mediterranean on 23 June: Purple = hottest spots Madrid 48°C, Tunis 49°C, Zaragoza 46°C, Poitier 46°C, Rome 44°C 🔥 www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

This-is-fine.gif „Doctors have sounded the alarm over the disastrous impact of extreme heat on the NHS in England, with radiotherapy machines and MRI scanners failing, critical IT systems stalling and cooling units that serve entire hospitals breaking down.“ www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

In Punta Arenas, Chile we returned from downtown to the JR with stray dogs we befriended. One was so excited and fast that they ran up the gangway before anyone could stop them. Had to carry them off again 🥺 Please note as they're not wearing PPE they didn't cross the marking toward the rig floor.

During Exp382, while we were drilling in Antarctic Iceberg Alley a pod of humpback whales was so fascinated by us that they stayed for several weeks, sometimes coming so close they almost touched the hull.

Communication in emergencies matters. Implicitly downplaying the risk of heatwaves costs lives!

Just leaving this here as car bloat is making the headlines today...

Not just in Texas are temperatures making riding harder and more dangerous. The current European heatwave just forced Lael Wilcox to abandon her around the World record attempt. www.cyclingweekly.com/news/lael-wi...

Happy solstice! Get your hammock out and enjoy the summer with some great books. These were my spring favorites. We The People - Jill Lepore Scorched Grace - Margot Douaihy Empire of AI - @karenhao.bsky.social The Explorer's Gene - Alex Hutchinson

Amplified by Arctic feedback mechanisms, including loss of sea ice, cloud changes, glacier feedback… Svalbard has warmed by about 4°C since 1898, much faster than the rest of the planet. #ShowYourStripes polarresearch.net/index.php/po...

Summer in Texas was never for the faint of heart and now climate change is making outdoor activities in Texas much harder and more dangerous. Since 1970, Texas has warmed by about 3.5°F/1.95°C. #ShowYourStripes

My heart breaks every time I see rows of Antarctic Krill Oil in the grocery store! "And all for what? To feed hungry populations? To make essential products for human livelihoods? No. Most of the krill fished in Antarctica is for industrial purposes, turned into omega-3 dietary supplements..."

Living in the US for a few yrs now & seeing everyone visiting for the World Cup experiencing all the fun things this country can stand for reminds me of my fav quote by Alex v Humboldt "The most dangerous worldview is the worldview of those who have not viewed the world." abcnews.com/GMA/Living/w...

🚨New Exp403 publication, co-led by two fantastic early career scientists, just published the XRF data of Site U1618. publications.iodp.org/proceedings/...

Svalbard's mountains were the perfect height to illustrate our @us-sciod.bsky.social Exp403 drill sites. Our deepest hole off the coast was roughly the same depth as these mountains are high, ∼630m. It's amazing to think that some rocks from the valleys the glaciers carved ended up in our cores.

It's out. My latest feature for @science.org, from aboard the RRS Discovery: a deep look at the past, present, and future of AMOC, told through the RAPID program. AMOC is weakening -- maybe, probably. But it also may be more resilient than some have made it seem.

35 years ago today Mt Pinatubo caused the largest volcanic eruption since 1912 releasing 50 million tonnes of CO₂ into the atmosphere. Since then humanity has release 26,000 times more.

Ever considered how unfathomably more 1 Trillion is than 1 Billion? 1 Billion seconds are about 31 years. 1 Trillion seconds however are 31,000 years! NYC was covered by glaciers and woolly mammoths were roaming the tundra! US mid-income net worth is about $200K or in our example here ∼2.3 days!

Last week, the IODP Expedition 403 Postcruise Meeting took place in Svalbard, Norway– a fitting location for an expedition focused on the Fram Strait. Scientists shared findings from the ancient climate, tectonic, and DNA data stored in Exp 403 cores. 📷 Khyber Jones/Slingshot Pictures

On Svalbard Exp403 scientists just had the rare chance to observe the sources & processes of ice-rafted debris found in our drill cores. IRD = rocks broken off by glaciers on land, rafted out at sea on icebergs, & dropped on the seafloor. It's an important indicator of past climate dynamics.

From pole to pole, colorful surface to lightless abyss, the oceans are the planet‘s largest habitat, driver of weather & climate, feed billions, absorbed ∼30% of CO₂ & ∼90% of excess heat from our actions, produce (& use up) 50% of all O₂, support the $3T blue economy... Happy World #OceansDay.

Melting permafrost on Svalbard. Our local guide told us this amount of melt used to occur not before mid July.

The Expedition 403 postcruise meeting on Svalbard was a great success. Several days of scientific presentation followed by some time exploring the geology of the fjords. @us-sciod.bsky.social @ecord.bsky.social @anzic.bsky.social