On the 8th #ShowYourStripes day, a thread on how and why these simple graphics have spread across the world. You can read the story of how the ideas were developed in 2018, involving a blanket and an event at Hay Festival: journals.ametsoc.org/downloadpdf/...

Every country is warming. Every country is experiencing more extreme weather events because of climate change, mainly caused by burning fossil fuels. www.ShowYourStripes.info Time to #ShowYourStripes and start climate conversations to prompt actions to reduce emissions, personally & collectively.

Construction is now a leading source of black carbon emissions in central London. Learn about our research findings from the BT Tower observatory: www.linkedin.com/pulse/black-...

Twisted facts, outright lies and suppressed science; climate misinformation is a real problem. But can the law help? In this talk, Chris Hilson explains how the legal system can fight falsehoods and keep vital climate data free & accessible. 📍Reading Town Hall 🕢11 June 7pm 🔗 rdg.ac/4kuEkZo

Surging output from solar farms has led to a rare decline in fossil fuel power production in India, and is setting the stage for a potential drop in annual coal-fired power output in the world's second-largest coal consumer. Reuters’ ROI column by @gavinjmaguire.bsky.social‬: reut.rs/4l2OPnh

A spiral-shaped smoke arc from Canadian #wildfires stretches over Hudson Bay into the Arctic. This swirling plume carries aerosols that alter clouds, light absorption, and circulation. A visual trace of how distant fires now mold the far North’s atmospheric system. Data: Jun 3 – NASA Worldview.🛰🌎

Had created a relief map of the Indian subcontinent region using Blender highlighting the Indo-Gangetic Plains bounded by the Himalayan mountain range in the north and the Aravalli range to the south which creates a natural bowl effect that influences regional patterns of air pollution and weather!

Is the UK hot right now? YES - it's warm! See the data live, hour-by-hour: istheukhotrightnow.com Click on each site to show all the details.

11am on 31st May 2025 The UK is warm: 2.7°C above normal for the time of day & day of the year. Some places are 6-7°C above normal. Note the coastal locations where a sea breeze is keeping the temperatures around normal. Updated every hour: istheukhotrightnow.com (by @roostweather.bsky.social)

Please consider submitting an abstract to the session on 'Understanding reactive gases, aerosols, and land use for air quality and climate change' convened by Fiona O'Connor, @dwatsonparris.bsky.social, Stephanie Fiedler, @flossie-brown.bsky.social and me! Deadline August 13th.

Weather and climate scientists determined to resist funding and program cuts in the geekiest way possible - with a 100-hour livestream of science presentations www.cnn.com/scientists-r...

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70... Thank you so much to everyone supporting the petition today. We still have a long way to go to reach 10k. Please keep RT. 🙏

This is horrible. I don't even know what to say. Some of our most key polar data. "As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported." nsidc.org/data/user-re...

Just gave my first conference talk at #EGU25! 🌍 It was exciting to share my work, learn from incredible researchers, and reconnect with old faces while meeting new ones! 🤓

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As traffic pollution falls in central London, gas boilers now cause 72% of NOx emissions - making clean heat the next big air quality challenge. Learn more about NCAS & @york.ac.uk research using the BT Tower observatory: ncas.ac.uk/gas-boilers-...

Some musings in our @uor-research.bsky.social Met department blog on a less bright planet Earth and ocean warming: blogs.reading.ac.uk/weather-and-... @ioppublishing.bsky.social paper: doi.org/10.1088/1748...

Interested in atmospheric modelling? Study with us! Learn about the MPAS model from top scientists at @ncar-ucar.bsky.social & @ncas-uk.bsky.social, on 23-27 June at the University of St Andrews 🌦️ Register now: ncas.ac.uk/study-with-u...

Our planet is becoming dimmer, in so many ways… our new @nceoscience.bsky.social @uor-research.bsky.social study teases out a signal of less shiny ocean clouds & how they combined with greenhouse gas heating to fast track #climate warming up to the balmy 2023/24 El Niño: doi.org/10.1088/1748...

Only seven countries worldwide meet WHO guidelines on air pollution, study shows - but survey of toxic PM2.5 particles reveals some progress in pollution levels in India and China #airpollution www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows - Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis @influencemap.bsky.social #climatecrisis #carbonmajors www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Another article on this appalling development. Worth reading as it has a few interesting perspectives from former diplomats.

Officially confirmed here featuring a couple of thoughts from me: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/c...

⏰ Two 4-year funded PhD projects available at the University of Reading with @nceoscience.bsky.social via EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Mathematics for our Future Climate. Apply by 9 March! 1 👉 bit.ly/NCEOPhD1 2 👉 bit.ly/NCEOPhD2 #Mathematics #Meteorology #PhD #PhDScholarship #PhDPosition

"Delhi is perhaps the most polluted of the world’s megacities. But conditions can and do change rapidly," state @ankitbhandekar.com and @ljwilcox.bsky.social (National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading) in @uk.theconversation.com. Read more: theconversation.com/delhi-how-we...

I wrote the University of Reading Meteorology blog for this week on our recent work on the observed northward shift of the North Pacific jet. blogs.reading.ac.uk/weather-and-... @uor-research.bsky.social

Our premium online course in "Climate Services & Climate Impact Modelling" starts 20 April, apply now! You will learn the science & practical techniques required for the provision of quantitative climate services & climate impact modelling: www.reading.ac.uk/meteorology/...

Just published in @uk.theconversation.com w/ @ljwilcox.bsky.social! Our article explains why Delhi can't break free from its Air Pollution Crisis and explores how meteorology is just as important as emissions in the fight for cleaner air! Read more: theconversation.com/delhi-how-we...

So a fossil fuel company that bought a CO₂ removal (CDR) startup for $1.1 billion plans to use the CO₂ captured from the atmosphere to get more oil out of the ground. It's…not great at all.

Worried about losing access to US federal data that may go off-line, or already is? You’re not alone—but duplication isn’t the answer. Many ongoing efforts have already archived key datasets and many more are ongoing. Check out these existing resources and, if you can, support their work. 🧵

Air pollution reduces people’s ability to focus on everyday tasks, study finds - Even brief exposure to particulate matter found to impede selective attention and emotional recognition #airpollution www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Persistent winter haze over South and Southeast Asia as PM2.5 levels soar, shutting schools and impacting urban centres like New Delhi, Kathmandu, Islamabad and Bangkok. Find out more bit.ly/40Sbds3 #CopernicusAtmosphere

President Trump wasted no time this week putting in place a sweeping anti-climate agenda. "It is all happening very fast,” says Columbia University's Michael Burger. “The sheer threat of it kind of gets undermined by the onslaught" Catch up on what happened: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

In countries like the UK, people can spend up to 90% of their time indoors – exposing them to invisible and often ignored sources of air pollution. In recognition of @globalactionplan.bsky.social #CleanAirNight (22/01/25), we’re resharing some studies on indoor air pollution:

Inside #COP29 by Thea Stevens & Juan Garcia Valencia who attended the Azerbaijan #climate meeting on behalf of the University of Reading in November: socialmetwork.blog/2025/01/18/i...

The Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii has recorded the biggest annual jump in atmospheric CO2 levels since measurements started there in 1958. www.newscientist.com/article/2464...

Have you ever wondered what those lines, symbols, and colours on a weather chart really mean? 🌍 In this video, we dive into the fascinating world of synoptic weather charts, revealing the science behind isobars, pressure systems, weather fronts, and more! 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVBh...

This exact temporal sequence of events, as observed in southern California in 2024, is something we use as a prototypical example of practical consequences of wet-to-dry "hydroclimate whiplash" events--which we show are increasing due to #ClimateChange. www.nature.com/artic...

2024: The UK’s 4th warmest year on record highlights the growing urgency of climate action. Read more in our latest article, featuring climate scientist @edhawkins.org: ncas.ac.uk/2024-uks-fou...

Want to know all about the air pollution stripes? Website showing air quality changes in many different cities: airqualitystripes.info/stripes/ New preprint discussing the science and visualisation creation process, by @kirstypringle.bsky.social et al: egusphere.copernicus.org/preprints/20...

Last time, they didn’t even find out NCA4 was happening until too late to do anything more than delay its release + publicly contradict its conclusions. As one of the only non-fed authors on Vol 1, I ran a Twitter thread tracking + rebutting these claims. Not surprised by this at all ⬇️

NEW: This is my last article of 2024! I spoke to scientists working in Antarctica about how climate change is making it increasingly difficult for them to carry out their fieldwork. 🧊 www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Calling all (future) atmospheric scientists! We have the perfect course for you: ncas.ac.uk/study-with-u...

📣Contributions welcome to this exciting session at #EGU25! Anthropogenic and natural aerosols in regional climate change: From physical hazards to climate risk and impacts on nature and society. ⏱️Don't miss the deadline 15 Jan @ljwilcox.bsky.social meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...

I have a new fully funded PhD available, open to international students on "Monsoons at the kilometre scale". @ncas-uk.bsky.social University of Reading with CASE support from the Met Office and working with Dr Richard W Jones www.findaphd.com/phds/project... #monsoon #highres

You can now share the Warming Stripes directly to BlueSky, such as these for my town of Reading: showyourstripes.info/s/europe/uni... (Find the graphic you want to share, click the blue options button - the one with three horizontal lines - and select the butterfly!)