Ocean Conservancy
06/16/2026
🐢 It's World Sea Turtle Day! 🐢
We're spending today (and let's be honest, most days!) celebrating sea turtles. And now more than ever, these beloved animals need our help: https://bit.ly/4xvzzGu
Last fall, Ocean Conservancy-led groundbreaking research on plastic ingestion in wildlife found that more than half of the sea turtles studied had plastic in their digestive systems at the time of their deaths. To stop the global plastics problem, we need to make fewer plastics AND expand reuse systems that can reduce our reliance on single-use plastics altogether.
The bipartisan REUSE ACT would direct the EPA to examine reuse systems and their potential to reduce waste. Take a moment for World Sea Turtle Day and add your name to protect these iconic creatures: https://bit.ly/4xvzzGu
📸 Lewis Burnett/Ocean Image Bank
📸 Troy Mayne
📸 Jeff Biege
📸 Michele Roux/Ocean Image Bank
📸 Kyle Soto
📸 Mark Fitz/Ocean Image Bank
Our ocean is warming, and we've seen the proof. Coral reefs are bleaching. Seabirds are washing ashore due to starvation. A super El Niño is moving in the Pacific. And right now, there is a "cold blob" in the North Atlantic that is a sign of cooling. No, this doesn't mean climate change is slowing down. In fact, this is an alarming sign for the future of our planet. Let's break it down...
🌊 The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) is an important current in the Atlantic Ocean that carries heat north from the tropics and plays a critical role in managing the climate in the Arctic.
🧊 If this cold blob stands firm for years to come, it could represent a significant weakening in the AMOC, resulting in the dramatic cooling of the climate in Western and Northern Europe and affecting growing seasons and crop yields there.
⚠️ And if the current collapses, the Northern Hemisphere could experience immense cooling while the Southern Hemisphere warms; seasons could flip; sea levels could rise; and much more.
Dive in from Ben Noll in The Washington Post: https://wapo.st/4fAvU3E
🌍 Blob video credit: Ben Noll/The Washington Post
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