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Carly Reddington

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Atmospheric scientist at University of Leeds @envleeds.bsky.social researching the impacts of air pollution and climate warming on human health. Regions of interest: tropical forests and the UK. environment.leeds.ac.uk/see/staff/1…

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Josh Gabbatiss @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NEW INVESTIGATION – this summer saw temperature records smashed around the UK. We asked NHS trusts in England and Wales how many operations they were forced to cancel due to overheating surgical theatres They provided details of 1,110 operations that were called off in the May and June heatwaves
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 11/09/2026
Rescuers in Indonesian Borneo have recovered seven critically endangered Bornean orangutans from spreading wildfires fueled by El Niño. With fires threatening vulnerable peatland habitats, conservation teams remain on high alert across West Kalimantan. Rendy Tisna reports for #Mongabay.
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Rescuers scramble to save orangutans as El Niño-boosted fires spread across Borneo
BANJARMASIN, Indonesia — As a strengthening El Niño fuels wildfires across much of Indonesia, NGO and government conservationists are at work in forests here trying to save an increasing number of…
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Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Tomorrow's the day for the National #Climate Impact, Risk and Adaptation Meeting! 🎉 Final programme now online. Looking forward to seeing everyone for two days of talks, posters, discussion and networking! #NCIRA26🌡️🥵🌳🔥🌧️🧑‍🌾🌽🏠🥔🛰️💻 🔗 climate.leeds.ac.uk/events/6th-n...
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6th National Climate Impact, Risk and Adaptation Meeting - Priestley Centre for Climate Futures
The 6th National Climate Impact, Risk and Adaptation Meeting is taking place on 8 - 9 September 2026. The two-day meeting is free to attend and will feature a variety of oral and poster presentations,...
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Mark Parrington @mparrington.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Still a long way to go in the 2026 Indonesia fire season but total estimated emissions are reaching comparable levels to those of previous El Niño years toward the end of August. #CopernicusAtmosphere GFAS data visualized by Fire Emissions Watch apps.atmosphere.copernicus.eu/fire-emissio...
Time series of daily total fire emissions for Indonesia between 26 July and 26 August. Daily total fire emissions during the last week have been amongst the highest for the time of year in the 24 years of the CAMS GFAS dataset.Cumulative daily total fire emissions for Indonesia for the years 2003 to 2026. The 2026 total is comparable to the previous high years, up to the end of August, and will  increase as the season progresses.
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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Today’s Copernicus image of the day shows smoke plumes across Indonesia, Malaysia & surrounding areas on 25 August. The image is based on on data from #CopernicusAtmosphere & generated with the newly released Fire Emissions Watch app. Explore the app apps.atmosphere.copernicus.eu/fire-emissio... ⬇️
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Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
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Orangutans in danger as wildfires blaze through Indonesia
Wildfires in Indonesia have destroyed part of the natural habitat of hundreds of orangutans, risking the survival of the species.
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Mark Parrington @mparrington.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Increasing Indonesia fire emissions & regional smoke transport since 1 August 2026 at the start of a potentially extreme fire season enhanced by El Niño, visualised by #CopernicusAtmosphere Fire Emissions Watch apps.atmosphere.copernicus.eu/fire-emissio... @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ecmwf.int
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Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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Devastating European wildfires in maps - and how they're being tackled
A blaze near Bordeaux has torn through more than 162 sq miles (420 sq km) in less than four days, while the Madrid region is seeing its worst fires ever.
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Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
📣 Registration now open for 6th National #Climate Impact, Risk and #Adaptation Meeting 🌡️🥵🌳🔥🌧️🧑‍🌾🌽🏠🥔🛰️💻 🔗 Registration form: tinyurl.com/j5hxnt5p 📅 Deadline: midnight 31st August 2026 🫰 Cost: free to attend! More info: climate.leeds.ac.uk/events/6th-n... @rmets.org @universityofleeds.bsky.social
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6th National Climate Impact, Risk and Adaptation Meeting - Priestley Centre for Climate Futures
The 6th National Climate Impact, Risk and Adaptation Meeting is taking place on 8 - 9 September 2026. The two-day meeting is free to attend and will feature a variety of oral and poster presentations,...
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Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Interesting article! De-pave your garden for cooler surface and air temperatures 🧱🌡️🥵 ➡️ 🌳🌱😎 @leedscitycouncil.bsky.social has some great garden design guidance: www.leeds.gov.uk/planning/pla...
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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
🌡️ An intense June 2026 heatwave brought new June &, in some cases, all‑time temperature records in parts of Europe. Discover how Thermal Trace from #CopernicusClimate puts such events into context with 80+ years of global heat & cold stress data. 🔗 thermaltrace.climate.copernicus.eu/
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Mark Parrington @mparrington.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Smoke from Canadian #wildfires affecting Great Lakes/NE US in recent days predicted to continue out to the N Atlantic in the #CopernicusAtmosphere aerosol optical depth forecast from 16 July 00z atmosphere.copernicus.eu/charts/packa... @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ecmwf.int
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cira-csu.bsky.social @cira-csu.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Wildfires have exploded in northern Minnesota and Ontario in the last 24 hours, producing thick smoke plumes and even some pyrocumulonimbus clouds. The smoke has drifted across eastern Canada and the northeastern U.S., creating hazy skies over those regions today.
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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 14/07/2026
🛰️ Copernicus captures the Fontainebleau Forest wildfire, France, 13 July. 800 ha burnt, as hundreds of firefighters and water-bombing aircraft work to contain it. Climate change is expanding the fire season. 📍https://climate-adapt.eea.europa.eu/en/metadata/indicators/high-fire-danger-days
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James Allan @jamesallanatmos.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Last night's data from the Manchester Air Quality Supersite. We had some serious influence from the fires. (1/2) whitworth.cas.manchester.ac.uk/live/firs/ae...
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James Allan @jamesallanatmos.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Update on the fires at Manchester. Some people (like me) might be wondering why the smell has been coming and going, but all the while the sky has been persistently hazy. Our instruments see this as well, here showing PM coming and going. (1/2) whitworth.cas.manchester.ac.uk/live/firs/ae...
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Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
“UK in ‘firewave’ as extreme heat provides ideal conditions for wildfires, experts warn” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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UK in ‘firewave’ as extreme heat provides ideal conditions for wildfires, experts warn
National Fire Chiefs Council say emergency services dealing with 19 wildfires across Britain, many near urban areas
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Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
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'Exceptional' wildfire risk for parts of UK as heatwave health alerts issued
The warnings come as parts of the UK are set to enter their second week of temperatures above the heatwave threshold.
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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) global aerosol optical depth (AOD) forecasts since 1 July highlight intense Saharan dust and wildfire smoke being transported in both directions over the North Atlantic Ocean. @ecmwf.int ⬇️
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 06/07/2026
Yesterday marked 70 years since the UK Clean Air Act 1956 - the first national legislation to tackle air pollution, introduced in response to the devastating Great Smog of London in 1952. The graphic below is courtesy of airqualitystripes.info. 🧵 1/5
Alt text: Graphic shows London’s particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5) concentrations from 1850 to 2022. Concentrations rose overall up until 1960s and then declined rapidly. 

Title says: what do the air quality stripes tell us about London's air quality? Text at bottom of graphic says: for more information visit www.airqualitystripes.info. The graphic highlights the 1952 Great Smog event when air pollution levels were poor. It also mentions the introduction of the UK Clean Air Act. Additionally, it says from the 1960s to 2026 there was increased legislation and a shift to cleaner technologies, leading to improvements in air quality.
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Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
📣 New paper out! We compared research on local #climate impacts of tropical forests with priorities of environmental NGOs 🌳 The good news: strong alignment on 🌧️ and 🌡️ The challenge: NGOs need more evidence on #biodiversity, #health, #livelihoods and #agriculture 🦋🏥👩‍🌾🌽 🔗 doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
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Tanzania Forest Conservation Group @tfcg.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
New research shows that tropical forests cool local temperatures and boost rainfall. However, for these findings to drive real-world change locally tailored data is essential, say NGOs from across the tropics. Explore our latest research below. besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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The impact of tropical forests on local climate: Comparing recent research with conservation practitioner information priorities
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 05/07/2026
Our heatwaves will get hotter and hotter and hotter until we get to global net zero greenhouse gas emissions and so stabilise the climate. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Peak temperatures during June heatwaves of 1976 and 2026Night temperatures during June heatwaves of 1976 and 2026
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Mark Parrington @mparrington.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Portugal #wildfires & predicted surface #airquality impacts with enhanced ground-level PM2.5 concentrations for the Iberian Peninsula in the #CopernicusAtmosphere global 5-day forecast from 4 July @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ecmwf.int
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Monica Morrison @monicamorrisong.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
NGOs need more context-specific information from research -- often mismatch between the spatial scale of available evidence and practitioners' operating scale besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1... @domspracklen.bsky.social @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social
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The impact of tropical forests on local climate: Comparing recent research with conservation practitioner information priorities
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 25/06/2026
As we have experienced this week, extreme temperatures are no longer a future threat. They are a present danger. Today, I’m launching London’s first ever heat plan: a city-wide plan to adapt our capital, protect communities, and build a climate-resilient city.
Silhouette of Big Ben and surrounding London skyline at sunset, with a bright sun glowing behind the clock tower and casting a warm orange glow across the sky. Below, on an orange background, bold black text reads: “Get heat-ready, London.” Smaller text reads: “Heat Ready London will protect Londoners from hotter temperatures and help us build a more resilient city.” The Mayor of London logo appears in the bottom right corner.
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 22/06/2026
⚠️⚠️🔴 Red weather warning issued 🔴⚠️⚠️ Extreme heat across parts of central/southern England and Wales Wednesday 0900 - Thursday 2100 Latest info 👉 bit.ly/WxWarning Stay #WeatherAware ⚠️
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Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Excited to be at the #CSSP-Brazil Annual Science Workshop at #INPE-CPTEC and #CEMADEN -> discussing research on #climate, #wildfires, #drought, #rainfall, #carbon, land-use change and more! 🔥🌳🌡️🌧️ 🔗 www.gov.br/inpe/pt-br/a... @metoffice.gov.uk @universityofleeds.bsky.social
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Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
📣 Abstract submission deadline extension for the 6th National #Climate Impact, Risk & #Adaptation Meeting 🌡️🥵🌳🔥🌧️🧑‍🌾🌽🏠🥔🛰️💻 🔗Abstract submission: tinyurl.com/5n7wp22u 📅 Deadline is now midnight, 29th June 2026 More info: climate.leeds.ac.uk/events/6th-n... #CallForAbstracts #ClimateImpacts #ClimateRisk
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Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
📣 #CallForAbstracts for the **6th National #Climate Impact, Risk & #Adaptation Meeting** 🌡️🥵🌳🔥🌧️🧑‍🌾🌽🏠🥔🛰️💻 🔗Abstract submission: tinyurl.com/5n7wp22u 📅 Deadline is midnight, 14th June 2026 More info: climate.leeds.ac.uk/events/6th-n...
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Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
📣 New Research Fellow post in Modelled Forest-Climate Interactions with the fabulous @jesstreebaker.bsky.social ➡️ exploring how #tropical #forests can contribute to #ClimateChange #adaptation 🌳🌡️💻 🔗https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=ENVEE1876 @envleeds.bsky.social @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social
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Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
Really dirty looking plume of black smoke near M60 north of #Manchester. Tyre #fire? 🔥😷
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 14/05/2026
To keep track of the rapidly growing field of attribution research, Carbon Brief has mapped every published study on how climate change has influenced extreme weather. Explore the interactive map here ⬇️ interactive.carbonbrief.org/attribution-...
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Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
📣 The *National #Climate Impact, Risk & #Adaptation Meeting* is coming to Leeds! ➡️ Bringing together #ClimateScience, #ClimateImpacts, #ClimateRisk & resilience communities across disciplines and sectors. 📅 8–9 Sept 2026 📍 Cloth Hall Court, Leeds 🔗 climate.leeds.ac.uk/events/6th-n...
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6th National Climate Impact, Risk and Adaptation Meeting - Priestley Centre for Climate Futures
Please save the date and join us for two days bringing together the UK climate impacts, risk and resilience communities to discuss the latest research from across the UK. Building on the Success of pr...
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 09/05/2026
‘It could have been a second Great Fire’: how east London blaze showed scale of UK wildfire threat
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‘It could have been a second Great Fire’: how east London blaze showed scale of UK wildfire threat
In record 40C heat on 19 July 2022, 18 homes were lost in village of Wennington – a signal for firefighters to adapt, but UK response remains fragmented
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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🔥In 2025, Europe recorded its highest wildfire emissions since 2003 and largest burnt area on record (about 1.03 million hectares). Spain alone produced around half of all emissions, and with Portugal, accounted for around 65% of total burnt area. @wmo-global.bsky.social & @ecmwf.int More info ⬇️
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Priestley Centre for Climate Futures @priestleycentre.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The Priestley Centre’s Climate Evidence Unit (CEU) has supported a major submission to the UK Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee inquiry on air pollution in England. Read the key findings here. climate.leeds.ac.uk/our-work/cli...
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UK Parliament Call for Evidence on Air Pollution - Priestley Centre for Climate Futures
Overview Time Period: 23/02/2026 – 03/03/2026 Key Themes: air pollution Context Tackling air pollution is the subject of a new inquiry by MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee, launched January 202...
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Christine Wiedinmyer @cwiedinm.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Notice how black the smoke from this fire in a plastics recycling plant. The emissions from burning urban fuels definitely look different from #wildfires. #airquality #blackcarbon #urbanfire www.foxnews.com/us/shocking-...
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Shocking video shows giant black plume of smoke rising from Tennessee plastic recycling facility fire
A large fire at a plastic recycling company in Henry County, Tennessee prompted a shelter-in-place order Friday. The cause of the fire has not yet been released.
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Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
At #EGU26 introducing our new **online toolkit** for assessing local #climate heating and heat-related mortality associated with tropical #deforestation. 🌳🌴🌡️➡️💻💚 Check it out here: cemac.github.io/deforest-web/ @domspracklen.bsky.social
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Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
📢 At #EGU26 and interested in #AirQuality beyond the numbers? We need your help! We’re building Air Quality Chronicles 📖 -> a global collection of stories about lived experiences of air pollution 🌍 Add your story here ➡️ tinyurl.com/yc3864xs
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Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Ben Bradley’s poster bringing in the crowds at #EGU26! Interested in #fire emissions?! Come check it out meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/EGU26-...
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Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
The *Air Quality Stripes* are in Vienna for #EGU26! Come to here more about the project this morning: meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/EGU26-... And check out the stripes here: airqualitystripes.info @jimmcquaid.bsky.social @kirstypringle.bsky.social @sturnock.bsky.social
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Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
#EGU26 interested in science communication?! Come to EOS1.1 this morning in Room 0.15 to hear more about the Air Quality Stripes and other cool ways of communicating science! meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU26/sessio...
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Alek Kovalenko @alekkov.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
With the #ColabW26 I discovered so many cool projects and resources, so I might as well collect some of them in this thread Starting with Air Quality Stripes airqualitystripes.info
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Climate Proof @climateproof.news · 30/04/2026
UK Parliament calls for evidence on wildfire risk governance — land management, emergency capacity and funding. Elevating prevention before the next blaze
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Activating Blended Finance for Resilient Infrastructure, the Climate Threat to Elections, Overstory's New Wildfire Models, and More
PLUS: Africa Finance Corporation's $750mn Infrastructure Climate Resilient Fund, new global poll on climate attitudes, JBA Risk Management publishes global climate change flood maps
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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
🌡️ Europe is the fastest‑warming continent, warming at more than 2× the global average. Changing weather patterns, reduced air pollution, declining snow cover & proximity to the rapidly warming Arctic all play a role. ⬇️
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 29/04/2026
Record heatwaves from the Mediterranean to the Arctic, while glaciers shrink and snow cover declines. The European State of the Climate 2025 report from @ecmwf.bsky.social and WMO shows how rapid warming is driving widespread impacts across Europe, from wildfires to biodiversity loss.
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European State of the Climate 2025 report published
Rapid warming is driving record heat, glacier and snow loss, marine heatwaves, drought and wildfires.
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 17/04/2026
Communicating changes in the intensity of UK heatwaves Global warming of ‘just’ 1°C does not necessarily sound like a problem. But in the UK, the hottest summer days are warming much faster than typical summer days, changing our experience of heatwaves rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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Communicating changes in the intensity of UK heatwaves
Communicating how a global warming of ‘just’ 1°C affects people is challenging. The hottest UK summer days have warmed more than 3 times faster than the rate of global warming in the past century, ca...
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 17/04/2026
Global forecasts warn of a powerful El Niño in 2026, raising risks for Indonesia’s forests. By February, burned areas reached 32,637 hectares, 20 times more than last year. As a "Godzilla El Niño" threatens drought, monitoring shows hotspots around timber and palm oil concessions. Learn more! 👇️
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Indonesia braces for possible ‘Godzilla El Niño’ as fire season escalates early
JAKARTA — Indonesia is entering the 2026 fire season with early signs of escalation, as burned area surges even before the dry season peak and forecasts raise the possibility of a so-called…
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Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society @centrewildfires.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
🔥LEVERHULME WILDFIRES SUMMER CONFERENCE 2026 📆21- 22 July 2026 @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social 📋Free Registration - Deadline 9 July 🔊Call for Abstracts - Research and Art - Deadline 20 April 🌍ECR Travel Bursary 📸ECR Photography Competition 🌐Conference website: centreforwildfires.org/leverhulme-w...
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