Olivier Morin

@afpolm

AFP Photographer, in charge of Climate Change, Future of the Planet, Adventure. Links and retweets are not endorsements. http://www.afp.com

Paris, France

Joined December 2010

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Olivier Morin@afpolm · Jun 5

Scientists put three decades of whale migration data into a digital map – this is what they saw | Discover Wildlife flip.it/rdNngV

Olivier Morin@afpolm · Jun 3

Ghostly feeding frenzy filmed in deep ocean | Discover Wildlife flip.it/ogB3mA

Olivier Morin@afpolm · May 30

The ocean is getting darker. Here's what that means for life on Earth | Discover Wildlife flip.it/VVZ6ke

afpolm's tweet card. One-fifth of the global ocean has become darker in the past 20 years, impacting marine ecosystems that depend on sunlight, scientists reveal in a new studyThe world’s oceans are losing light – and it...

Olivier Morin@afpolm · May 29

Ils ont jeté 200 000 barils radioactifs dans l’Atlantique : des chercheurs français lancent une mission inédite pour les traquer flip.it/IXCdqN

Olivier Morin@afpolm · May 29

Underwater robot stumbles across thousands of sharks asleep on the seabed. Watch the incredible, gob-smacking footage here | Discover Wildlife flip.it/QAtST6

Olivier Morin@afpolm · May 23

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Olivier Morin@afpolm · May 21

Climate change emerges as third major threat to global wildlife, scientists warn flip.it/fh192N

afpolm's tweet card. New research published in BioScience reveals that climate change is rapidly emerging as a third major threat to Earth's wild animals, joining habitat alteration and overexploitation in what scienti...

Olivier Morin@afpolm · May 21

Clouding the forecast: Why so many climate models are wrong about rate of Arctic warming flip.it/4WkVo9

afpolm's tweet card. The Arctic is one of the coldest places on Earth, but in recent decades, the region has been rapidly warming, at a rate three to four times faster than the global average. However, current climate …

Olivier Morin@afpolm · May 16

Polar sea ice loss beginning to affect the bottom of the food chain flip.it/8F-RuH

afpolm's tweet card. Dramatic loss of sea ice due to global heating is changing the quality of light reaching algae at the base of the polar marine food chain, report Dutch and Danish marine biologists and chemists. This...

Olivier Morin@afpolm · May 16

The all-female free divers of Jeju Island have a 'superpower' in their genes flip.it/BCFlal

Olivier Morin@afpolm · May 14

NASA satellites show Antarctica has gained ice despite rising global temperatures. How is that possible? flip.it/0qLtz-

Olivier Morin@afpolm · May 7

Clyde Aikau, Hawaiian Surf Legend, Dies at 75 flip.it/3SEoX3

afpolm's tweet card. "You will be sorely missed."Clyde Aikau, the legendary Hawaiian surfer, keeper of one of the most iconic legacies in big-wave history, and younger brother of Eddie Aikau, has died. He was 75 years …

Olivier Morin@afpolm · May 7

Norwegian city turns pipes into rivers to adapt to climate change - The World from PRX flip.it/0FEz3l

afpolm's tweet card. Climate change is causing Bergen’s weather patterns to shift, bringing more rain and periods of more intense rain. But the city is now working to create nature-based solutions to tackle the excess...

Olivier Morin@afpolm · May 7

How Tara Polar Station will push the limits of Arctic research flip.it/C-T.b4

afpolm's tweet card. The Arctic is at the forefront of the climate crisis, with the central basin of the Arctic Ocean warming three times faster than the global average. However, its hostile and challenging environment, …

Olivier Morin@afpolm · May 6

Des scientifiques découvrent des « super-pouvoirs » incroyables chez ces plongeuses coréennes ! flip.it/-nYZkD

afpolm's tweet card. Elles plongent depuis des siècles dans les eaux glacées de l’île de Jeju, sans oxygène, guidées par un savoir ancestral. Aujourd’hui, une découverte révèle que leur incroyable résistance ne tient pas...

Olivier Morin@afpolm · May 4

Why whale urine is so important to life in the sea flip.it/eXr4K5

afpolm's tweet card. Even biologists only capture a glimpse of the lives of whales. There are still many species whose lives are largely a mystery, particularly the deep diving whales.But scientists are learning more …

Olivier Morin@afpolm · May 3

It’s snowing underwater? How in the great depths of the ocean there's a constant blizzard of snow | Discover Wildlife flip.it/nYkPef

afpolm's tweet card. Did you know it never stops 'snowing' in the ocean?In the ocean, it never stops snowing. The ‘snow’ is a shower of dead microscopic organisms, faeces, mucous, fish scales and other organic detritus, …

Olivier Morin@afpolm · May 3

Legendary Female Free-Divers Reveal Evolution in Action on South Korean Island flip.it/zNw5bO

afpolm's tweet card. To survive on this wild planet we call home, humans need to adapt. That's not just a feat of strength of will, but of the body. To deal with different environmental pressures, our bodies change over …

Olivier Morin@afpolm · May 1

Arctic plant life shifts as warming drives major changes in biodiversity flip.it/hOPqyR

afpolm's tweet card. Rapid climate change is upending plant life in the Arctic. A new study in Nature shows how one of the most fragile ecosystems on Earth is changing as warming is up to four times faster in the Arctic …

Olivier Morin@afpolm · Apr 30

Protecting coastal waters may be the best investment you’ve never heard of, says Kristin Rechberger flip.it/qtJ0.T

afpolm's tweet card. The ocean has long been treated as the world’s forgotten frontier—out of sight, out of mind, and dangerously overused. Yet efforts to reverse decades of neglect are gathering speed. Last week saw the...