Beyond the obvious remarks of how dystopian this is, fire smoke is no joke - it elevates serious health risks (cancer) and causes respiratory problems. Unless necessary or unavoidable, exposure to fire smoke needs to be avoided at all costs www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Look, I know asking for any organisation to say ‘oops we seem to have made a number of sizeable mistakes here’ is a big ask, let alone a big government organisation like @naturalengland.bsky.social however… The new natural England peat map is chaos on an epic scale and should go away! Please.

CBC highlights the issue of greenhouse gas emissions from peatland fires in Canada. www.cbc.ca/news/science...

Watch @oliviablakemp.bsky.social’s brutal takedown of driven grouse shooting in just 90 seconds from last weeks debate in Parliament. @wildjustice.bsky.social

Peatland wildfire emissions dynamically evolve according to its stage and condition - with potential consequences for global fire emissions models. #LPS25 #peatlands

Hyperspectral imaging of disperse methane emissions from #peatlands! Presented yesterday at the Living Planet Symposium...

First day of the Living Planet Symposium #LPS25 in Vienna! Debut image from the Biomass mission was fantastic to see. Exciting times ahead...

It’s been a whole month since the peat map of England was launched! It’s still very wrong And it’s still online So I’ve written a open letter to @naturalengland.bsky.social I am starting to worry that massive mistakes are just a thing with the whole organisation. What else is wildly wrong?

Important step made today in the UK for our #peatlands! Fire is one of the largest risks to carbon stores worldwide (particularly in peatlands) www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Good News that the Govt is taking action to stop peatland burning for Grouse Moors. www.gov.uk/government/n... Includes redefining peat bog as >30cm peat depth.

Was glad to help review this interesting piece on elusive 'zombie fires'!

Last month, @space4climate.bsky.social hosted a methane community workshop, uniting UK expertise from academia, industry & government ahead of #COP30. Methane is a major climate driver—better management of #wetlands, #wildfires & industry can often curb extreme emissions. Thanks for having me!

@caltech.edu’s Haroula Baliaka on the composition of smoke from the Eaton Fires www.nytimes.com/2025/01/20/c...

Just had a sample of the Eaton Fire ash that is in my driveway run on the department XRF. Is there titanium (new house paint)? Yup. Lead (old house paint)? You betcha. Heavy metals? Check. Treat that ash like it's toxic folks (because it is)

Smoke inhalation — even for seconds - can impair consciousness. To anyone in the immediate vicinity of this unprecedented fire in the nations most populous county, urgently heed the evacuation orders NOW. Smoke is as dangerous as the flames behind them.

Congratulations to our Associate Director, Prof Martin Wooster at King's College London, for being made an MBE for his contribution to wildfire science! 👏🥳 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-e...

Help restore my faith in the world. Who loves a good bog? Make yourselves known! For bogs are - time keepers, death defiers, artifact protectors, carbon trappers, water purifiers, food providers, beautiful mysterious places

Hello World! I'm Luke, a PhD student at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social, NCEO, & @centrewildfires.bsky.social studying peatland wildfires 🔥🌿: their emissions, climate impact, and human health effects. My work utilises infrared remote sensing, earth observation, and a lot of soil.