As I prepare a talk for mid-career academics about my 'leadership journey' I contemplate the potential pitfalls of chairing committees #edusky occamstypewriter.org/athenedonald...

Impressive statement from NCAS and FAAM to push back on most of the narrative put out by UKRI without ever losing composure 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 Leave the swearing to us offline (and potentially in staff meetings 🤫)

Atmospheric scientists decry ‘abrupt’ closure of Nerc flying lab Decision branded a “terrible mistake”, with concerns raised by groups including @rmets.org over lack of consultation with community www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-r...

Yes, please specialise. No, not by focusing on aircraft measurements. No, not by investing in infrastructure. Yes, work together and share equipment. No, not on international physics programs. Look, there's these three buckets...

PICO sessions at @egu.eu - a snapshot of what dust scientists think. Are they better or worse than orals and posters? Are they more popular with junior scientists? New @unirdg-met.bsky.social Meteorology Department blog: Who's up for a PICO? blogs.reading.ac.uk/weather-and-...

Garnet Fire (California) pyrocumulus at 10:11 this morning, from @alertcalifornia.bsky.social Buck Rock 1 towercam. It's a very "dirty" gray-tinged pyrocumulus really injecting a lot of smoke aerosols higher up into the troposphere than many fires do.

The dramatic images from wildfires tearing through Spain and Portugal year after year have become a mainstay of Europe’s increasingly blistering summers. But experts say that most of the damage is, in fact, preventable — if only authorities at regional, national and European levels would act.

“More pollutants are being released ... from rockets and satellites than ever before. We’re in uncharted territory, as humans have never added this much pollution to the upper layers of the atmosphere." - Prof Eloise Marais @ucl.ac.uk Piece by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The CVAO site is unique and so valuable for atmospheric composition research. My thoughts and best wishes go to the staff and everyone at CV.

Tips for producing a short, quick, straightforward paper? Does such a thing exist? My papers seem to get more complex and long with every one I write. Need to turn the tables!

#Wildfire smoke from #Portugal and #Spain drifts toward North #Africa, while #SaharanDust surges back across Iberia and #France. This two-way #atmospheric exchange locks both regions in a feedback loop of haze, worsening #AirQuality, altering radiation balance, and amplifying summer #climate stress.

After a ground-based fire passes through an area, especially in a dry climate, dust can be suspended easily from burned areas. Fugitive dust seen here in the @alertcalifornia.bsky.social LaPanza webcam this afternoon.

Thanks to @ecmwf.int Reading for hosting our @unirdg-met.bsky.social Uni Reading Meteorology Department Masters students earlier this week. Students had an inspiring morning learning about ECMWF forecasts, research and data centre. What a great opportunity!

A beautiful simulation illustrating individual dust plumes, sources and larger scale dust uplift and transport

Additional plumes of smoke from wildfires in western Canada are degrading PM2.5 air quality today 11 Jun in the CONUS. The worst conditions are occurring in MT & ND, with lesser but still noticeable impacts across the Great Lakes & Ohio Valley regions. @noaa.gov

www.bbc.com/future/artic... #airpollution #airquality

Canada wildfires smoke turns UK skies orange #AirPollution knows no borders! #Health #Environment www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...

Continuing long-range smoke transport from devastating Canadian #wildfires across the Atlantic with another huge plume reaching Europe in the next few days. #CopernicusAtmosphere AOD forecast (from 07/06 00 UTC) atmosphere.copernicus.eu/charts/packa... @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ecmwf.int

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.🛰🌎

Join our Ideas Workshop in Birmingham! Whether you've used the FAAM Airborne Laboratory before or are completely new to the idea of airborne atmospheric science - this is your opportunity to network, brainstorm, and help direct the future of this facility. Register here: ncas.ac.uk/join-our-faa...

More about threats to NOAA/GFDL.

Timelapse satellite imagery shows a large cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert being blown over the Mediterranean Sea towards Europe. on 1 May It is not uncommon for bursts of strong southerly winds to blow and carry dust from Africa's vast Sahara Desert across the Mediterranean Sea. 🛰 @zoom.earth

Farewell #EGU and Vienna - fantastic to get a good view on departure!

Join us at #EGU25 tomorrow for the Aeolian #Dust session! PICO Spot 1 8:30-12:30 - plenty of exciting talks! meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...

Attendees please have pity on your fellow attendees and officially withdraw if nobody is presenting #EGU25

#EGU25 there is nothing more annoying than withdrawn oral presentations which are NOT MARKED on the schedule as such. Very frustrating when making choices of what to attend. @egu.eu

Here in the UK, following a warm, dry and sunny March, we have had the sunniest April on record and 3rd warmest April. Here is a #dataviz with the summary of the weather/climate for the last year.

✅ #EGU presentation done. Note to self: never try to summarise 4 papers in 8 minutes again!

#SaharanDust on the way to Europe, driven by the low pressure system to develop over the Iberian peninsula. Looks like it won't quite hit the UK.

Great to see @edhawkins.org Climate Stripes from @unirdg-met.bsky.social at #EGU25 sparking lots of interest #ShowYourStripes

Great to be back at #EGU25. A few great improvements this year, thanks @egu.eu: -Loads more seating around -Adjustable lanyards Next please can you improve coffee queue speed by improving access to the milk/sugar area! ☕🙂

I'm at a Great Debate at #EGU25 about the pressure to 'Publish or Perish' (and predatory journals). Interesting results from the audience's Menti so far.

A fantastic opportunity for early-mid career scientists to carry out research at the forefront of weather and climate modelling, open to international candidates too! #postdoc #meteorology #climate #research

Massive explosion in Iran seen from space

Just fluttered in, check out our meteorological blog for all the latest research musings! blogs.reading.ac.uk/weather-and-...

With GOES-19 now taking over the reins as GOES-East, GOES-16's long watch over the Earth in that role has come to an end. Here is one last glance from GOES-16 in its long-held position overlooking our lovely world over the last 24 hours.

We've focused a lot on the effects of low sulfur fuel standards on recent warming, but in some ways whats happened in China is even a bigger story. They have reduced their SO2 emissions nearly 75% since 2005, resulting in ~0.06C (0.02C to 0.11C) warming.

#Covid highlighted gaps in our understanding of the role that air pollution plays in infections. A new study of >3 m people found #airpollution increases your chances of hospitalisation with lower respiratory infections. Piece by me. Study by @isglobal.org www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We have a call open for new editors open at ACP, with a wide range of subjects we're looking to recruit to. We're always looking to expand our geographic diversity in particular. Feel free to DM if you have questions. www.atmospheric-chemistry-and-physics.net/about/news_a...

Hey meteorologists! University of Wyoming upgraded their upper-air sounding web site for more stability. www.weather.uwyo.edu/upperair/sou... Big thanks!

Looking for examples of individual or small group dedication to making observations of the weather, especially in the pre-digital age. What is the most extreme example in your region? It could be detailed observations, long time observing or others? Will add to the thread below with examples... 🧵

Large wildfires in South Korea, east of Daejeon, are producing thick smoke (dark red shading) today 26 Mar that blew eastward to Japan, reaching as far as Tokyo, observed by aerosol optical depth from the VIIRS sensor on @noaa.gov satellites. Data gaps caused by clouds. @mparrington.bsky.social

Are all professional sectors similarly challenging for successful women? Is Ballroom Dancing like Academia? occamstypewriter.org/athenedonald...

Thousands of dead satellites burn up on reentry each year, damaging the atmosphere including our frail protective ozone layer, so these costs need to be accounted for as numbers of satellites continue to grow: theconversation.com/thousands-of...

Global #climate hazards @ukhsa.bsky.social #JUDE cyclone Mozambique/Malawi/Madagascar #floods #landslides Bolivia/Peru/Ecuador, Spain, China, Sri Lanka #avalanche France/Italy #heatwave India #tornadoes #floods #blizzards #duststorm #wildfire #brimstone USA: www.met.reading.ac.uk/~sgs02rpa/ex...

For centuries cadged birds were used to alert us about poisonous air. Now researchers have found #micro-plastics accumulating in bird lungs across 51 species. My latest piece for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The #EGU25 programme is now available! 🔎 You can filter the programme by selecting specific time blocks or using the search box to find keywords in session titles, descriptions, conveners, abstract titles and authors. 👉 Explore more here: egu.eu/1806BR

Interested in learning about the UK's largest research aircraft or using it for your research? Join @ncas-uk.bsky.social and FAAM Airborne Laboratory on Tuesday 13 May in Glasgow or Tuesday 20 May in London for a programme of talks and exhibits. Save the date! sites.google.com/ncas.ac.uk/f...

Always love these sorts of animations