Dr. Thomas Ronge
@thomasronge.bsky.social
Marine Geologist and Climate Scientist
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Scientific Ocean Drilling Staff Scientist at TAMU
https://www.thomasronge.eu/
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Scientific Ocean Drilling Staff Scientist at TAMU
https://www.thomasronge.eu/
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Dr. Thomas Ronge
@thomasronge.bsky.social
· Apr 29
Hi I’m Thomas, a marine geologist and climate scientist, working as an Expedition Project Manager and Staff Scientist for Scientific Ocean Drilling at @tamu.bsky.social.
I’ll probably post here about climate, geology, the oceans, urbanism, transit, cycling…
I’ll probably post here about climate, geology, the oceans, urbanism, transit, cycling…
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Then ➡️ Now: From hand-drawn ocean depths to digital precision!
Left: An 1885 bathymetric compilation crafted through detailed soundings and artistic skill (courtesy of NOAA)
Right: Modern mapping with thousands of data points per second (GEBCO grid)
Left: An 1885 bathymetric compilation crafted through detailed soundings and artistic skill (courtesy of NOAA)
Right: Modern mapping with thousands of data points per second (GEBCO grid)
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Then ➡️ Now: From hand-drawn ocean depths to digital precision!
Left: An 1885 bathymetric compilation crafted through detailed soundings and artistic skill (courtesy of NOAA)
Right: Modern mapping with thousands of data points per second (GEBCO grid)
Left: An 1885 bathymetric compilation crafted through detailed soundings and artistic skill (courtesy of NOAA)
Right: Modern mapping with thousands of data points per second (GEBCO grid)
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November has warmed 2.4°F across 220+ U.S. cities since 1970.
And while climate change is heating up the month, it’s also changing the recipe and pushing up prices for some Thanksgiving staples.
Take a turkey trot through the details 👇
youtube.com/shorts/MnrGm...
And while climate change is heating up the month, it’s also changing the recipe and pushing up prices for some Thanksgiving staples.
Take a turkey trot through the details 👇
youtube.com/shorts/MnrGm...
How Climate Change is Rewriting the Thanksgiving Recipe
YouTube video by climatecentral
youtube.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:30 PM
November has warmed 2.4°F across 220+ U.S. cities since 1970.
And while climate change is heating up the month, it’s also changing the recipe and pushing up prices for some Thanksgiving staples.
Take a turkey trot through the details 👇
youtube.com/shorts/MnrGm...
And while climate change is heating up the month, it’s also changing the recipe and pushing up prices for some Thanksgiving staples.
Take a turkey trot through the details 👇
youtube.com/shorts/MnrGm...
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Applications for Participation in IODP3 Expedition 505S are now open!
Deadline January 23rd 2026 - lnkd.in/etiWvk2z
If you are a researcher/science communicator interested in contributing to understanding an enigma in the early Miocene Earth system then please consider applying this expedition!
Deadline January 23rd 2026 - lnkd.in/etiWvk2z
If you are a researcher/science communicator interested in contributing to understanding an enigma in the early Miocene Earth system then please consider applying this expedition!
November 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Applications for Participation in IODP3 Expedition 505S are now open!
Deadline January 23rd 2026 - lnkd.in/etiWvk2z
If you are a researcher/science communicator interested in contributing to understanding an enigma in the early Miocene Earth system then please consider applying this expedition!
Deadline January 23rd 2026 - lnkd.in/etiWvk2z
If you are a researcher/science communicator interested in contributing to understanding an enigma in the early Miocene Earth system then please consider applying this expedition!
Public transport moves more people with less fuel per person, has lower emissions, produces less congestion & noise, is affordable & accessible, reduces traffic crashes, enables access to jobs, schools, hospitals, & leisure across cities without the need of owning a car #WorldSustainableTransportDay
November 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Public transport moves more people with less fuel per person, has lower emissions, produces less congestion & noise, is affordable & accessible, reduces traffic crashes, enables access to jobs, schools, hospitals, & leisure across cities without the need of owning a car #WorldSustainableTransportDay
And here is the recording of the debate.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Ac...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Ac...
November 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
And here is the recording of the debate.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Ac...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Ac...
Reposted by Dr. Thomas Ronge
![Comic: Typical Geologic core sample. [Cylindrical core sample with labels for difference sections from top to bottom] Topsoil, till, granite bedrock, bottomsoil, roof of subway car, floor of subway car, more granite, municipal water main [gouge in core sample], slightly different granite, piece of screaming spelunker’s forearm, cool crystals with no resale value, mangled fragments of drillbit from previous attempt, some boring intrusive rock that’s basically granite but has a name like “diorite” or “Andalite” that you always have to look up, netherrack, Balrog wing. [break between next chunk of core sample] Granite, topsoil, cement, floorboards, carpet, possessions of a confused and angry homeowner in the other hemisphere.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicffnydtpbb2x24cfbblv2qtcwbr37zyw44vtqx47ocj2a26b2j2u@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Half the breeding population of Elephant Seals on South Georgia lost to H5N1 (bird flu). The impact this will have on the species, the local food web, and even ocean fertilization is hard to comprehend.
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Half the breeding population of Elephant Seals on South Georgia lost to H5N1 (bird flu). The impact this will have on the species, the local food web, and even ocean fertilization is hard to comprehend.
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New publication!! Featuring some of the most gorgeous rocks I’ve ever cored, tremendous work by an international, interdisciplinary team, and interesting implications for marine CDR.
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News & views: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News & views: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A geological carbon cycle sink hosted by ocean crust talus breccias - Nature Geoscience
Mass-wasting deposits that accumulated against mid-ocean ridge faults have high porosity in which calcium carbonate precipitated, storing seawater carbon dioxide, as revealed by cores of a 61-million-...
www.nature.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
New publication!! Featuring some of the most gorgeous rocks I’ve ever cored, tremendous work by an international, interdisciplinary team, and interesting implications for marine CDR.
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News & views: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
News & views: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Just another day in the Anthropocene.
Moving the Iranian capital Tehran, a city of 9 million people -slightly more than NYC- is “not longer a choice”.
The World Bank estimates that ∼216 million people could be forced to move within their own countries due to climate change by 2050!
Moving the Iranian capital Tehran, a city of 9 million people -slightly more than NYC- is “not longer a choice”.
The World Bank estimates that ∼216 million people could be forced to move within their own countries due to climate change by 2050!
'Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has made Tehran impossible to sustain'
#Iran 🇮🇷
#Iran 🇮🇷
Iran president says capital move now a necessity as water crisis deepens
Iran’s capital must be moved because the country “no longer has a choice,” President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Thursday in remarks carried by state media, warning that severe ecological strain has mad...
www.iranintl.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Just another day in the Anthropocene.
Moving the Iranian capital Tehran, a city of 9 million people -slightly more than NYC- is “not longer a choice”.
The World Bank estimates that ∼216 million people could be forced to move within their own countries due to climate change by 2050!
Moving the Iranian capital Tehran, a city of 9 million people -slightly more than NYC- is “not longer a choice”.
The World Bank estimates that ∼216 million people could be forced to move within their own countries due to climate change by 2050!
Great debate on deep sea mining
Pro: Oliver Gunasekara - Impossible Metals
•$1T Industry
•High Grade Metals
•Wrestle control from China
Contra: Victor Vescovo
•Environmental damage not worth it
•Tech changing away from Co/Ni
•Unproven/unbuilt mining tech
•Economics not what they seem to be
Pro: Oliver Gunasekara - Impossible Metals
•$1T Industry
•High Grade Metals
•Wrestle control from China
Contra: Victor Vescovo
•Environmental damage not worth it
•Tech changing away from Co/Ni
•Unproven/unbuilt mining tech
•Economics not what they seem to be
November 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Great debate on deep sea mining
Pro: Oliver Gunasekara - Impossible Metals
•$1T Industry
•High Grade Metals
•Wrestle control from China
Contra: Victor Vescovo
•Environmental damage not worth it
•Tech changing away from Co/Ni
•Unproven/unbuilt mining tech
•Economics not what they seem to be
Pro: Oliver Gunasekara - Impossible Metals
•$1T Industry
•High Grade Metals
•Wrestle control from China
Contra: Victor Vescovo
•Environmental damage not worth it
•Tech changing away from Co/Ni
•Unproven/unbuilt mining tech
•Economics not what they seem to be
Reposted by Dr. Thomas Ronge
Confirmed world record. #Hurricane #Melissa produced a wind gust reading of 252mph. A Hurricane Hunter dropsonde recorded this gust at 657 feet above the sea, breaking the old record of Typhoon Megi (248 mph in 2010). #wx
November 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Confirmed world record. #Hurricane #Melissa produced a wind gust reading of 252mph. A Hurricane Hunter dropsonde recorded this gust at 657 feet above the sea, breaking the old record of Typhoon Megi (248 mph in 2010). #wx
On Sunday, 68 cyclists from Bryan-College Station participated in our annual Cranksgiving event, rode about 10mi to 4 stores (& a bike polo photo stop), & bought food to donate to our local Food Bank.
We just learned from the Food Bank that we collected 1350 lbs of food and other items!!! @kbtx.com
We just learned from the Food Bank that we collected 1350 lbs of food and other items!!! @kbtx.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
On Sunday, 68 cyclists from Bryan-College Station participated in our annual Cranksgiving event, rode about 10mi to 4 stores (& a bike polo photo stop), & bought food to donate to our local Food Bank.
We just learned from the Food Bank that we collected 1350 lbs of food and other items!!! @kbtx.com
We just learned from the Food Bank that we collected 1350 lbs of food and other items!!! @kbtx.com
The splash you see when opening the website? A free fall funnel hitting the ocean through the ship's moon pool. These funnels are used when a hole is drilled to a significant depth but the vessel has to abandon site. Once the ship returns, the drill string can reenter the hole through the funnel.
November 19, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The splash you see when opening the website? A free fall funnel hitting the ocean through the ship's moon pool. These funnels are used when a hole is drilled to a significant depth but the vessel has to abandon site. Once the ship returns, the drill string can reenter the hole through the funnel.
Reposted by Dr. Thomas Ronge
Big Oil loves Landman's anti-clean-energy message so much that it's hijacked it to spread its own propaganda
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Big Oil Hijacked ‘Landman’ for Its Propaganda
I wasn’t planning on writing about the hit TV show Landman, about a Texas oil man, mainly because I haven’t actually, how do you say, watched it. That seems like kind of a prerequisite. But Landman ke...
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Big Oil loves Landman's anti-clean-energy message so much that it's hijacked it to spread its own propaganda
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Looking for some pictures of different drill vessels for our new department homepage, I came upon some from a while ago.They might look unassuming, but without these cable laying vessels, our modern way of living would be unthinkable.
November 18, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Looking for some pictures of different drill vessels for our new department homepage, I came upon some from a while ago.They might look unassuming, but without these cable laying vessels, our modern way of living would be unthinkable.
@tamu.bsky.social's new Scientific Ocean Drilling website just went online! Your hub to all things repository, sample requests, SOD reports, news, expeditions...
sod.tamu.edu
sod.tamu.edu
Scientific Ocean Drilling
Making fundamental contributions to our understanding of the Earth.
sod.tamu.edu
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
@tamu.bsky.social's new Scientific Ocean Drilling website just went online! Your hub to all things repository, sample requests, SOD reports, news, expeditions...
sod.tamu.edu
sod.tamu.edu
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TxDOT finally admits everything can't be a highway and everyone can't drive everywhere at all times. The newly released Statewide Multimodal Transit Plan acknowledges the need for a comprehensive multifaceted approach moving forward.
youtu.be/jVyy8K3DYYY?...
youtu.be/jVyy8K3DYYY?...
TxDOT unveils plan to expand transit statewide by 2050
YouTube video by FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
TxDOT finally admits everything can't be a highway and everyone can't drive everywhere at all times. The newly released Statewide Multimodal Transit Plan acknowledges the need for a comprehensive multifaceted approach moving forward.
youtu.be/jVyy8K3DYYY?...
youtu.be/jVyy8K3DYYY?...
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My latest for @science.org: A remarkable set of high-resolution climate model runs, computed over 900 (!) days of supercomputing time, are revealing how warming-induced changes to Earth's wind patterns due can prime huge spikes in extreme rainfall.
But the MESACLIP runs also do much more than that.
But the MESACLIP runs also do much more than that.
High-resolution climate model forecasts a wet, turbulent future
With details as fine as short-term weather forecasts, model achieves newfound accuracy
www.science.org
November 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
My latest for @science.org: A remarkable set of high-resolution climate model runs, computed over 900 (!) days of supercomputing time, are revealing how warming-induced changes to Earth's wind patterns due can prime huge spikes in extreme rainfall.
But the MESACLIP runs also do much more than that.
But the MESACLIP runs also do much more than that.
Well that’s not great. Just for comparison about 269 Million people live in Pakistan, while only about 105 Million people globally own Bitcoin!
The people at CBECI were kind enough to send me a copy of their updated Bitcoin power consumption data
At the end of 2024, Bitcoin's total consumption for 2024 *did* end up matching that of Pakistan. 2024 saw the biggest jump in power consumption ever. Absolutely wild stuff ->
ccaf.io/cbnsi/cbeci
At the end of 2024, Bitcoin's total consumption for 2024 *did* end up matching that of Pakistan. 2024 saw the biggest jump in power consumption ever. Absolutely wild stuff ->
ccaf.io/cbnsi/cbeci
November 17, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Well that’s not great. Just for comparison about 269 Million people live in Pakistan, while only about 105 Million people globally own Bitcoin!
At our annual Cranksgiving event 68 cyclists -4yrs to >65yrs- raced 10 miles across town to multiple grocery stores and got items to donate to the local Food Bank. Pretty sure that we reached >1000lbs for the first time, and got a $1k donation! This year more important than ever.
@kbtx.com
@kbtx.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
At our annual Cranksgiving event 68 cyclists -4yrs to >65yrs- raced 10 miles across town to multiple grocery stores and got items to donate to the local Food Bank. Pretty sure that we reached >1000lbs for the first time, and got a $1k donation! This year more important than ever.
@kbtx.com
@kbtx.com
Reposted by Dr. Thomas Ronge
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 Reasons Why Everyone Should Want More Walkable Streets
From making you live longer to making cities more resilient: If you want a reason to make your city more walkable, it's in here.
www.fastcompany.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:40 AM
“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
50 reasons to want more walkable cities.
Rolling into the weekend like
November 14, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Rolling into the weekend like
Reposted by Dr. Thomas Ronge
The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially ends on November 30, but the outlook is very quiet out there, so it very likely ended on October 31 this year. Overall, it was a slightly above-average season with some strange characteristics.
Summary of the Unusual 2025 Hurricane Season
Updates and summaries on tropical Atlantic activity... including easterly waves, tropical storms, subtropical storms, and hurricanes.
bmcnoldy.blogspot.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season officially ends on November 30, but the outlook is very quiet out there, so it very likely ended on October 31 this year. Overall, it was a slightly above-average season with some strange characteristics.
Reposted by Dr. Thomas Ronge
Scientists long assumed that inactive vents, without the mineral-rich plumes that make active vents so mesmerizing, didn’t host unique lifeforms.
“It turns out that we just weren’t looking very closely,” says marine biologist Jason Sylvan.
www.biographic.com/life-finds-a...
“It turns out that we just weren’t looking very closely,” says marine biologist Jason Sylvan.
www.biographic.com/life-finds-a...
Life Finds a Way, Even on Inactive Hydrothermal Vents - bioGraphic
In the darkness of the deep sea, animals flourish on hydrothermal vents that have gone cold.
www.biographic.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Scientists long assumed that inactive vents, without the mineral-rich plumes that make active vents so mesmerizing, didn’t host unique lifeforms.
“It turns out that we just weren’t looking very closely,” says marine biologist Jason Sylvan.
www.biographic.com/life-finds-a...
“It turns out that we just weren’t looking very closely,” says marine biologist Jason Sylvan.
www.biographic.com/life-finds-a...