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Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK @durhamearthsci.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

An international team of volcanologists, including Professor @clairehorwell.bsky.social of Durham University, has published a review addressing 18 common misconceptions about volcanoes and eruptions in the Journal of Applied Volcanology. www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Professor Claire Horwell sheds light on volcanic health dangers - Durham University

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 19/08/2026

New research involving @clairehorwell.bsky.social from our Earth Sciences Department is helping to separate fact from fiction about volcanic hazards. Read more: www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Professor Claire Horwell sheds light on volcanic health dangers - Durham University

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Durham University @durham.ac.uk · 22/07/2026

Professor @clairehorwell.bsky.social from @durhamearthsci.bsky.social has been part of a NASA Working Group reviewing the health risks of Martian dust for future human explorers. Find out more: www.nasa.gov/general/esta...

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Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK @durhamearthsci.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Our Prof Claire Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social led the GCRF-funded FACE-UP project on protecting children from urban air pollution. This new paper looks at children’s preferences for the style and design of respiratory protection. #DUresearch

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Did you know that it's illegal to pour your drink down a street drain in the UK? I didn't know that. The Environmental Protection Act 1990 makes it an offence to dispose of waste in a way likely to pollute land or water, including pouring liquids into street drains. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Kew woman fined £150 for pouring coffee down drain in Richmond

Burcu Yesilyurt says the fine is

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Thought I would check the Kilauea webcam. What a view to wake up to! Thinking of all the USGS Volcanoes team and hoping federal agencies can get back to their jobs soon. www.youtube.com/live/BqmpkUd...

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Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK @durhamearthsci.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

We're hiring! Join us as an Associate Professor in Sustainable Earth Energy 🌍 Lead research in low-carbon geoenergy & energy storage, at one of the UK’s top universities. Apply by 31 Oct 2025 on this link👉 durham.taleo.net/careersectio... #DurhamUniversity #Hiring #ApplyToday

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Associate Professor in Sustainable Earth Energy

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

RIP #BiddyBaxter 😢. Biddy was a @durham-university.bsky.social graduate and edited #BluePeter for more than 20 years. Apparently she was the first Durham graduate to work for the BBC. Legendary Blue Peter editor Biddy Baxter dies at 92 www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

People returned to live in Pompeii's ruins, archaeologists say. They lived in the upper floors of ash-filled houses and excavated the lower floors as cellars! www.bbc.com/news/article...

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People returned to live in Pompeii's ruins, archaeologists says

New evidence suggests an informal settlement was established after the eruption that buried much of the city.

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I am insanely jealous that my son is about to see this! Screenshot from the live USGS Kilauea Volcano webcam (Hawaii).

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

There is a cuteness overload in my house right now!! They are just too floofy for words 😻 Not #Caturday. Not sorry!

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

🚨New papers🚨 Are you interested in the impact of volcanic plumes on aviation? Our research focused on the behavioural, psychological & physical health impacts of volcanic emissions encounters on aircraft occupants. appliedvolc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Physical, psychological and behavioural responses of aircraft occupants to volcanic emissions - Journal of Applied Volcanology

Volcanic eruptions produce plumes of ash, gas and aerosols that present a risk to aviation at all standard flight levels. Here, we investigate atmospheric dispersal of volcanic emissions, whether and ...

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I've been quiet for a while. There's been a lot going on at home, so no spare time or headspace for social media. For those who've enjoyed my cat photos, our lovely Ned has been very unwell with FIP. Covid-19 antivirals have saved his life, and he's making a remarkable recovery. Hurrah for science!

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

It’s been quite a week. Some really good stuff and some really bad stuff happened. A lot of work got done but not enough work got done. The weather was glorious but I was indoors for much of it. But here’s my walk home and the heron which I haven’t seen for about a year. Happy May bank holiday!

Heron on the weir of the River Wear in Durham city, with the cathedral in the background.

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Durham river bank on my way to work this morning. The wild garlic smells amazing and there is so much bird song. Shame about the graffiti and rubbish under the bench. People just don’t care…

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Is it just in my world where it’s disrespectful to use the occasion of a funeral … the Pope’s funeral … for political discussion? Feels very inappropriate to me.

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Sorry, not sorry, but I had to share this #Caturday photo!

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Department of Earth Sciences at Durham University, UK @durhamearthsci.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Our former PhD student @isobelyeo.bsky.social (now at @noc.ac.uk) features in this article. Her team are investigating seismicity from the underwater volcanoes near Santorini. Could an almighty eruption destroy a dreamy Greek island? www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Santorini volcano probed for clues about next big explosion

Scientists are investigating for the first time how dangerous the island's next big one could be.

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

#NIOSH is being ‘eliminated’. The US’s respirator testing and approval program gone. Labs will be dismantled shortly. Mining safety, hazard evaluation and other key occupational research teams disbanded. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 But is it all a ‘big mistake’??? Seriously? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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RFK Jr says 20% of Doge’s health agency job cuts were mistakes

Health secretary says roles will need to be reinstated amid Trump administration’s push to slash federal workforce

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Today’s partial solar eclipse from our garden.

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

The latest episode of Kīlauea’s 🌋eruption is producing huge lava fountains. I’ve rarely seen fountains high enough that the scoria cools and turns black while still in the fountain!! Thanks to the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory for the live feed! www.youtube.com/live/Gd2Tm5j...

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Interested in Environmental Health? Like a compelling TV drama based on a true story? In that case, Toxic Town is for you. It’s a hard watch but worth it. www.netflix.com/gb/title/813...

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When dozens of babies in Corby are born with disabilities, their mothers embark on a battle to hold those responsible to account. Based on a true story.

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

🚨New paper!🚨The paper explores the crystalline silica respiratory hazard from the CE 1315 Kaharoa eruption, Tarawera🌋, NZ and how this could feed into health hazard assessments for future rhyolitic eruptions in NZ and elsewhere. It is dedicated to Prof Jim Cole. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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The crystalline silica respiratory hazard from rhyolitic lava dome eruptions in New Zealand's Taupo Volcanic Zone: A case study from the 1315 CE Kaharoa eruption

The rhyolitic Kaharoa 1315 CE eruption was a complex, long-lived event from Tarawera volcano, New Zealand. Explosive phases were followed by around 5 …

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

And now, Fuego is back into a period of Strombolian explosions, roughly every 15 minutes (started 45 minute ago). From the livestream at www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpqT...

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Dawn at Fuego, Guatemala. The lava fountaining seems to be giving away to heavy ash venting. From www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpqT... live feed.

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Fuego volcano🌋is in a period of lava fountaining. You can watch a live stream at www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpqT.... Recent research suggests that when this happens (as opposed to frequent, small Strombolian explosions), it may be rapidly ramping up to much larger explosions with pyroclastic flows.

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

I’m currently in Kathmandu (more on my trip later) and couldn’t help but share the beautiful fossiliferous limestone tiles in my hotel bathroom! Wonderful crinoid preservation! Likely 400 Ma from the Tethys Himalaya ⚒️ #fossils dmgnepal.gov.np/en/pages/gen...

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

The US embassies’ air quality data were sometimes the only reliable data in an entire country and influenced local air quality policies. We used the Indonesian US embassy data extensively and co-located our lo-cost PM sensors by their regulatory-grade ones. 😔 www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/c...

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U.S. Embassies Halt Air Quality Monitoring Abroad

Since 2008, embassies and other diplomatic posts had been publishing data about local air quality. In many countries, it was the only reliable source of such information.

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

So disappointed in this Labour government. I understand the need to increase defence spending but to take it from the international aid budget when Trump has decimated USAID, and when the Tories already decreased aid funding, with terrible consequences, is just awful. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Keir Starmer cuts aid to fund hike in defence spending

The prime minister sets out plans to increase defence spending to 2.5% of national income by 2027.

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Poor Ned has been unwell. His left eye had the third eyelid coming across but also the pupil has a cloudy reflection. The vet thinks it might be a virus and has given him antibiotic eyedrops and eyedrops to mend the cornea. Hoping it’s nothing worse. No obvious injury. Any ideas? #Caturday

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

What a star! If only more people cared like Teddy does! I hope Hampshire County Council sorts out their recycling situation! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Netley boy saves thousands of sweet tubs from landfill

Teddy has collected the plastic confectionery tubs because he wants to help save the planet.

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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 08/02/2025

We can think of more important things... Like actually dealing with plastic pollution and #microplastics 😡

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

The effects of volcanic unrest/seismic swarms can be devastating and exhausting for local communities. The constant stress of the shaking… and waiting to see if the next tremor will be ‘the big one’. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Santorini earthquake: Tourists flee but resilient locals stay

People started evacuating the island as it was shook by tremors - but not everyone is fleeing.

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Kent Buse @kentbuse.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Chaos in disguise, dead cat strategy & destructive proposal all in one: #Trump's proposal for an alternative to @who.int It will undermine trust & cooperation at a time when we need to strengthen #WHO We prebunk the idea & call on countries to reject it. www.bmj.com/content/388/... @bmj.com

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Prof Claire J Horwell @clairehorwell.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Taken in December, this is a plane flying over the Potomac river (which is behind the Lincoln Memorial, shown) into Ronald Reagan Airport. Those planes are ever present across the DC skyline. Thinking of all the families of those who have died.

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