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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 22h

While indigenous people make up less than 5% of the global population, they protect approximately 80% of the world's biodiversity, and environmental efforts are often rooted in Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK). #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Indigenous #TEK #Biodiversity

A group of indigenous island people in colorful clothing in the mountains overlooking the sea

An indigenous boy in a wooden dugout canoe paddling above a coral reef

A native woman performing Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) in the mangroves

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 22h

"Turtle Island" is the name for North America used by some Indigenous peoples, rooted in creation stories where land formed on the back of a giant turtle. It honors the earth as a living relative and emphasizes interconnectedness, stewardship, and respect for nature.

A native tribe member smudging the mangroves

Native hands with sage and a shell in one hand and a feather in the other

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 22h

We can see how that might not be soothing.

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 22h

Indigenous Peoples' Day! On Indigenous Peoples' Day, we celebrate and honor Indigenous people and commemorate their histories, cultures, and connection to nature. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #TurtleIsland #IndigenousPeopleDay

Indigenous Peoples' Day graphic with a turtle and plant pattern

Haida Gwaii tribe members in traditional clothing around a totem pole

Tribe members are building a traditional clam garden in the bay

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 1d

"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order. In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." - John Muir #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #Cypress #Weekend #Walk #TimelineCleanse

A Strangler Fig wrapped around a Cypress Tree along the Big Cypress Bend Boardwalk in the 85,000-acre Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park, Florida’s largest state park.

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 1d

Some Pacific Islands have ongoing or planned evacuations.

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 1d

So, we repeat an excerpt from last week’s #ShakespeareSunday quote, “I have seen the hungry ocean gain advantage on the kingdom of the shore; I have seen such interchange confounded to decay.” -William Shakespeare #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #SeaRise

A sea rise awareness project with signs marking sea level rise by 2030 and 2050

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 1d

It is estimated that by 2100, more than 50% of our sandy beaches will be completely lost due to sea level rise driven by climate change. In California, the estimate is 70%, and in Florida, the figure is as high as 80%. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #SeaRise #HabitatLoss

A yellow surveying equipment 'theodolite' on a tripod for measuring distances for coastal erosion

Storm surge eroding the coastline and washing away a set of wooden stairs to the beach

A two-lane road along the beach washed away by coastal erosion from beneath

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, global ocean temperatures are on the rise and connected to weather extremes and can lead to more intense hurricanes, and this thermal expansion could be the biggest driver of sea level rise over long time scales.

Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 2d

A decade ago, a similar blob of warm water, which was particularly long-lasting, harmed salmon and shellfish, fueled toxic algae blooms, and killed seabirds by the millions.

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 2d

The answer is simple. Always follow the money. The Fossil Fuel, Petrochemical, Plastics, and Packaging industries all make money with unrestrained greenhouse gas emissions, so they use part of those ill-gotten gains to convince people there is no downside or danger.

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 2d

A massive ocean heat wave known as The Blob” is hitting the Ocean from Kamchatka to California, with temperatures several degrees above normal, spanning thousands of miles, that can alter weather on land thousands of miles away. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean

A rocky cliff and a lonely palm on the California coast facing the ocean at dusk

A yellow scientific buoy that measures water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast

A computer-generated graphic based on ocean data modeling the warm water blob

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 3d

The fossil fuel industry views plastic as a significant source of revenue, leading to a push for increased plastic production. Plastics contribute to climate change at every stage of their life cycle and are a primary source of marine pollution. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #FridaysforFuture #Plastics

$Smokestacks of a plastic cracking facility turning fracked oil into plastic bottles$ New empty plastic bottles with blue caps on a conveyor belt at a plastic bottling plant

New empty plastic bottles with blue caps on a conveyor belt at a plastic bottling plant

Spilled oil and discarded plastic bottles float on the surface as ocean pollution

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 3d

The average surface ocean pH has dropped from 8.11 in 1985 to around 8.05. While this might not sound like much, the pH scale is logarithmic, so this represents a 15% increase in acidity. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #FridayFieldUpdate #Coral #CoralBleaching #Acidification

Close-up of a female researcher lying on the dock wearing a swimsuit and holding a seawater sample in a test tube.

Close-up of female hands applying liquid catalyst to a seawater sample in the pH color change method

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 3d

The 2025 coral bleaching event, the fourth and “largest on record”, has impacted 84% of the world's reefs, also putting U.S. reefs at risk. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #FridayFieldUpdate #Coral #CoralBleaching #Acidification

A research diver with a clipboard measuring coral loss

Research diver reviewing coral documentation on a clipboard

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Wet Tribe @wettribe.bsky.social · 3d

The most recent US coral condition status is "fair but declining health”, with climate change, coral bleaching, and ocean acidification as the primary threats. #WetTribe #TidetotheOcean #FridayFieldUpdate #Coral #CoralBleaching #Acidification