climate change | Challenging Habitat

The young people who have joined us for one of our Ocean Science or STEAMS voyages on the sail training ship Pelican of London know already that the tiny algae that form the base of the entire ocean food web have several superpowers: they change the chemistry of seawater and regulate our planet’s climate.

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Posted on October 18, 2024 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

climate change, education, Environment, nature, ocean, planet, pollution, Science

carbon storage, climate change, climate regulation, ecosystem services, Environment, Ocean Science, Pelican of London, phytoplankton, sail training, Seas Your Future, STEAM education

One of the most rewarding aspect of my job on Pelican of London is to sit down with a group of trainees, who just obtained a bunch of data from a scientific instrument, graph it, kick ideas around to make sense of it and place it into a bigger context.

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Posted on July 30, 2024 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

climate change, conservation, nature, Science

biodiversity, climate change, dark oxygen, deep sea mining, ecosystem, electrolysis, Environment, food web, marine, National Marine Week, ocean, photosynthesis, respiration, Sea the Connection, Sustainability, Wildlife Trusts

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is the system of ocean currents that includes the Gulf Stream. What its weakening may mean for our weather and seafarers is explained by the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) in a new animation.

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Posted on July 6, 2024 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

climate change, Environment, learning, nature, ocean, planet, Science

AMOC, AMOK, Antarctic, Arctic, Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, AtlantiS, climate, climate change, Environment, Gulf Stream, Marine Biological Association, MBA, National Oceanography Centre, NOC, Ocean Science, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, PML, SAMS, Science, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Weddell Sea

I’ve got a great new ‘toy’ that gets me to explore the world below the sea surface without getting wet. Don’t get me wrong: I like water sports, including snorkelling, but this goes deeper: 150 metres!

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Posted on May 15, 2024 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

climate change, conservation, education, Environment, nature, ocean, sail training, Science

biodiversity, blue carbon, blueye robotics, climate change, climate mitigation, ecology, Environment, marine-life, Ocean Conservation Trust, OCT, Plymouth Sound National Marine Park, PSNMP, seagrass, Seas Your Future, STEM, underwater drone

Sometimes my job involves flying to distant places and for my recent trip to Panama for the sail training charity Seas Your Future, I sought to find out about the fuel consumption and carbon footprint for different routes. I found interesting results worthy of consideration.

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Posted on February 13, 2024 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

Carbon Offset, climate change, learning, pollution, sail training, Sustainability

carbon budget, carbon dioxide, climate change, CO2, CO2-e, compensation, conscious flying, Environment, flight, flying, fuel economy, mitigation, Seas Your Future, travel

The future of your (grand)children will be shaped by the fate of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation.

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Posted on February 10, 2024 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

Antarctica, Arctic, climate change, learning, nature, ocean, pollution, resilience, Science

AMOC, Antarctic, Arctic, Atlantic meridional overturning circulation, carbon dioxide, climate, climate change, climate change adaptation, climate change mitigation, Environment, fossil fuels, global ocean conveyor belt, global warming, Greenland, Gulf Stream, ice cap, ice melt, modelling, ocean productivity, thermohaline circulation, tipping point

Last year, Olivia Yorke-Dunne was our youngest ever Scientist in Residence on the sail training tall ship Pelican of London. This year, she’s been back.

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Posted on May 25, 2023 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, climate change, education, learning, nature, ocean, Science

algae, Environment, food web, marine, ocean, Ocean Science, oxygen, Pelican of London, Plankton, Sail Training Ireland, Seas Your Future, seaweed

Once more, I joined the sail training tall ship Pelican of London for STEM at SEA education voyages with Sail Training Ireland youngsters on board. We have a little more time than usual in Dublin and we make the best of the glorious sunshine with some science on the beach…

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Posted on May 24, 2023 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

climate change, conservation, education, learning, nature, ocean, pollution, Science, technology

atmosphere, carbon dioxide, Cetaceans, climate change, clouds, conservation, Dolphins, Environment, Globe Observer, NASA, ocean acidification, Ocean Science, Pelican of London, pinnipeds, Sail Training Ireland, Seas Your Future, Seawatch Foundation

Now here is a thought: Fishy breath, trampling and carnage are good things (in the right context).

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Posted on May 9, 2023 by Dr Charlotte Braungardt

biodiversity, climate change, conservation, nature, ocean, Science, Sustainability, Uncategorized

abundance, algae, atmosphere, biodiversity, carbon, carbon cycle, carbon dioxide, cetacean, climate change, climate crisis, climate regulation, conservation, deep sea, ecology, ecosystem, Environment, food web, herbivores, mammals, oceanography, predator, regulation, resilience, sea-level, seaweed, STEAM, STEM, zooplankton

Marine Life and Climate Regulation

When Data Tell Stories

Deep Ocean Fascination

weak AMOC – weather AMOK

My New Underwater Toy

Conscious Flight Booking?!?!

STEAM Education Link XIII

Science Outreach at Sea: Olivia’s Experience on Pelican

Low-cost High-tech Science

Plankton and Seaweed

Sunny Days in Ireland

STEAM Education Link XI

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