Reposted by Ludovico Di AntonioCyrielle Denjean @cyrielledenjean.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Every year tens of millions of tonnes of Saharan dust are dispersed across the globe, turning the sky orange and sometimes making the rain muddy. Step by step researchers are discovering the many ways in which dust outbreaks affect clouds, precipitation and weather forecasting systems. 021
Reposted by Ludovico Di AntonioMark Parrington @mparrington.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Read more about the #Copernicus analysis of fire emissions, smoke & air quality impacts for Argentina, Chile & Australia in our recent article at atmosphere.copernicus.eu/southern-hem... @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ecmwf.intatmosphere.copernicus.euSouthern Hemisphere hit by intense wildfires during JanuaryThe Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) has been tracking the high intensity and smoke emissions of wildfires burning in several countries around the Southern Hemisphere since the beginnin... 132
Reposted by Ludovico Di AntonioMark Parrington @mparrington.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Analysis of #CopernicusAtmosphere fire emissions data clearly highlights the extreme nature of the recent devastating fires in Argentina/Chile with total estimated emissions for 2026 so far (1 Jan-10 Feb) exceeding all annual totals since 2003 for Chubut province🇦🇷 & most years for Biobío province🇨🇱 24722
Reposted by Ludovico Di AntonioMark Parrington @mparrington.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Looking back at the extreme Iberian Peninsula #wildfires of August 2025, resulting in the highest EU+UK total fire emissions of the past 23 years. A short summary by me and Joe McNorton from the @ecmwf.int autumn newsletter www.ecmwf.int/en/newslette... #iiff #incendiosforestales 4189
Reposted by Ludovico Di AntonioEvan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 03/07/2025"In the past, many of these [human-caused] fires would have burned out or been quickly contained. Today, prolonged droughts, record heat & volatile weather amplified by climate change mean even accidental fires are more likely to escalate into uncontrollable infernos." Excellent piece 🔥🌏 02519
Reposted by Ludovico Di AntonioMark Parrington @mparrington.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Increase in total estimated emissions from Canadian #wildfires slowed through 2nd half of June but 2025 already a quite extreme year with continuing fires + two months of summer to come. #CopernicusAtmosphere GFAS data based on MODIS🛰️ active fire obs ads.atmosphere.copernicus.eu/datasets/cam... 13112
Reposted by Ludovico Di AntonioLeon Simons @leonsimons.com · 13/06/2025Beautiful visualization of wildfire and Saharan dus aerosols. 113551
Reposted by Ludovico Di AntonioRyan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · 09/06/2025Canada’s wildfire smoke has now made it to Europe! Gives you a sense of how massive these fires are! 1218687
Reposted by Ludovico Di AntonioEvan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 21/05/2025"'A global red alert' -- The destruction of the world’s forests reached the highest level ever recorded in 2024, losing an area the size of Italy to agriculture, fires, logging & mining, according to analysis from the University of Maryland." 🌏 www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comFires drove record loss of world’s forests last year, ‘frightening’ data showsBurning, worsened by global heating, overtook farming and logging as biggest cause of destruction of tropical forests 01114
Ludovico Di Antonio @emryslda.bsky.social · 12/05/2025Pleased to announce our new paper on "Modelling of atmospheric variability of gas and aerosols during the ACROSS campaign 2022 in the greater Paris area: evaluation of the meteorology, dynamics and chemistry" out on ACP 🎉 and accessible at: doi.org/10.5194/acp-... #AtmosphericScience #heatwaveacp.copernicus.orgACP - Journal volumes 000
Reposted by Ludovico Di AntonioMark Parrington @mparrington.bsky.social · 29/04/2025First #wildfires north of the #ArcticCircle for 2025 observed by NASA Aqua MODIS visible 🛰️ imagery, with Terra+Aqua MODIS active fire obs, in Russia's Sakha Republic on 26-29 April go.nasa.gov/4iAgev2 (images centred on 67.6N, 134.8E) #ArcticFires 1228
Reposted by Ludovico Di AntonioEvan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 20/04/2025Not only are more forests/trees around the world experiencing mortality as a result of increasing stressors, but recovery is impaired as a result of increasing temps, drought, other climate-related impacts. Positive feedback loop -- as forests go, so do we. 🌏 413864
Ludovico Di Antonio @emryslda.bsky.social · 10/04/2025New JGR paper out now 🔥 ! This study highlights the need for an accurate representation of aerosol absorption optical properties to capture their spatial variability from the June 2023 Canadian wildfires further transported over Europe. #wildfire #canada #browncarbon #blackcarbonagupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.comModeling the Black and Brown Carbon Absorption and Their Radiative Impact: The June 2023 Intense Canadian Boreal Wildfires Case StudyEnhanced modeling of black and brown carbon (BrC) improved the simulation of aerosol absorption during the 2023 Canadian wildfires Advanced modeling of black and BrC reduced the direct radiative ... 030
Reposted by Ludovico Di AntonioMongabay @mongabay.com · 02/04/2025At least 30 people were killed and more than 48,000 hectares, or 119,000 acres, of land was burned in fires that raged over the last week of March in South Korea, media reported. The disaster is reportedly South Korea’s largest recorded wildfire as the blaze raged on for several days. Read:news.mongabay.comWildfires in South Korea kill at least 30 peopleAt least 30 people were killed and more than 48,000 hectares, or 119,000 acres, of land was burned in fires that raged over the last week of March in South Korea, media reported. According to NASA’s… 03023
Reposted by Ludovico Di AntonioCopernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 18/03/2025Curious about climate patterns? The new ERA Explorer app lets you compare 85 years of climate data worldwide. Analyse climatological averages at any map point or explore month-by-month data.Dive deeper with ERA Explorer! era-explorer.climate.copernicus.eu?lat=50.86&ln... #C3S #beautifuldata 38146
Reposted by Ludovico Di AntonioMark Parrington @mparrington.bsky.social · 03/04/2025New list for people working on #wildfire modelling and observations via @emryslda.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/did:... 086
Reposted by Ludovico Di AntonioCERTAINTY-ACI @certainty-aci.bsky.social · 31/03/2025🌍 Quiz Time 🧠 How much do you know about the role of clouds and aerosols in climate change? Test your knowledge with our quiz: 🔗 certainty-aci.eu/quiz/ @horizoneu.bsky.social 021
Reposted by Ludovico Di AntonioSource New Mexico @sourcenm.com · 11/03/2025Forecasters are warning of above normal wildfire season in NM. Meanwhile, federal cuts, including those that would leave a third of the state unmonitored by wildfire dispatch, could make for a devastating fire season, experts told us. buff.ly/qATa1aE #nmfire #wildfirebuff.ly‘It’s bad’: How drought, lack of snowpack and federal cuts could spell wildfire disaster in NM • Source New MexicoState officials say NM on track with firefighting training goals 12713
Ludovico Di Antonio @emryslda.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Hi everyone! Our new paper on the aerosol spectral optical properties in the Paris urban area and its surroundings during summer 2022 from ACROSS surface observations is out on ACP 🎉! The article is accessible at: acp.copernicus.org/articles/25/... #aerosol #CRI #urban #rural #biomassburningacp.copernicus.orgAerosol spectral optical properties in the Paris urban area and its peri-urban and forested surroundings during summer 2022 from ACROSS surface observationsAbstract. The complex refractive index (CRI; n−ik) and the single scattering albedo (SSA) are key parameters driving the aerosol direct radiative effect. Their spatial, temporal, and spectral variabil... 051