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Jim McQuaid

@jimmcquaid.bsky.social
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airqualitystripes.info || Atmospheric/Climate Scientist #AirPollution (+health impacts) || 🚴‍♂️ Wetherby Velo plus a bit of 🏃

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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Looking for something to watch on Sunday night? 7pm on ITV1 is the start of an amazing series, Force of Nature, With the series available from Sunday night on @itvx.com
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Coming to a 'small screen' near you soon (if you are in UK) @itvx.com #ForceofNature Amazing stories of how nature is developing resilience in the face of a changing Climate theconversation.com/force-of-nat...
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Force of Nature shows how extreme weather pushes wildlife to its limits
This new documentary series reveals how nature is fighting back against today’s extreme weather.
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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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Antti Lipponen @anttilip.net · 20/01/2025
The animation reveals temperature change by country (years 1880–2024). Animation is based on NASA GISTEMP data. The message is very clear: human-caused climate change is impacting every country on Earth 🌍. Can you find your country? #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #science 🧪
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
BUT it's more nuanced than just GDP....
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Interesting week for the impact of #airpollution.... Monday gave us a new study on the effect of air pollution on global IQ levels and the subsequent decrease in socioeconomics.... "Reframing air pollution as a cognitive and socioeconomic risk " => www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Reframing air pollution as a cognitive and socioeconomic risk - npj Clean Air
npj Clean Air - Reframing air pollution as a cognitive and socioeconomic risk
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EUMETSAT @eumetsat.int · 10/03/2026
Our future depends on the health of the atmosphere. 🩺 The #Copernicus Sentinel-5 mission on board Metop-SGA1 will transform how we monitor the ozone hole, nitrogen dioxide, & wildfire smoke, delivering daily global insights. EUMETSAT’s Dominika Leskow-Czyżewska explains here: bit.ly/4rretod
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Talk of a 2026 remix of #SUNSCREEN reminded me of the great advice and thoughts offered in the lyrics, it is a way to live your life. youtu.be/sTJ7AzBIJoI?...
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Baz Luhrmann - Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen
YouTube video by steffyweffy777
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
A massive plume of Saharan dust H/T @mparrington.bsky.social
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Photos = Memories AND great memories too from @ukri.org Black & Bloom project. I've never seen the photo in the press release for Jenine McCutcheon's paper uwaterloo.ca/news/media/m... @universityofleeds.bsky.social @lianegbenning.bsky.social @waterloorecords.bsky.social @alexanesio.bsky.social
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
In 2016, an intrepid group of scientists stepped onto the #Greenland Icesheet and setup a camp to collect the most comprehensive dataset ever made. They made simultaneous measurements of microbiology, glaciology, geochemistry, atmospheric parameters and remote sensing for 6 weeks.
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
A BBC news story yesterday about the discovery of the earliest creation/use of fire set me thinking. "It provided warmth at will and enabled our ancestors to cook and eat meat". www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...
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The moment the earliest known human-made fire was uncovered - BBC News
Archaeologists in the UK have discovered the world's oldest evidence of humans lighting fires
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
The wheels are all turning now for #ASIC2026! A fantastic selection of talks and posters, we had almost 250 abstracts, a big (but very rewarding) job to go through them all.   event.fourwaves.com/asic2026/pages
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2026 Air Sensors International Conference
Fourwaves - 2026 Air Sensors International Conference
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Amazing science, so much detail from Earth Observations, Eloise Marais reminds us that the cloudiness of the UK, makes it one of the biggest challenges for extracting atmospheric chemical information.
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
More great work from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social *applause*
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Worldview Earth Data 🌍🌱 @wed-explorer.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Satellite Data:🛰 🌍 worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov @mparrington.bsky.social @wisc-satellite.bsky.social @tomgillpredicts.bsky.social @cyrielledenjean.bsky.social @mapsbyw.com @adamplatform.bsky.social @aerosolwatch.bsky.social @eweather.bsky.social @jimmcquaid.bsky.social
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
In three days, #COP30 starts in #Belém, Brazil, let’s remember that climate action isn’t just about climate - it’s also a good way to clean the air we breathe. Many of the steps we take to tackle #climatechange can also bring immediate air-quality benefits.
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
"Wood burners linked to 2,500 deaths a year in the UK, analysis finds" www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Wood burners linked to 2,500 deaths a year in the UK, analysis finds
Use of wood-burning stoves and fires in homes is mostly unnecessary and their toxic pollution costs the NHS millions
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
A great thread about our #AirQualityStripes project, it has been fantastic to work with everyone making my idea (robbed from @edhawkins.org) a reality. We're going to run the whole lot again very soon to include the 2023 satellite data.
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 01/10/2025
Visualising historical changes in air pollution with the Air Quality Stripes Website: airqualitystripes.info And paper led by @kirstypringle.bsky.social and @jimmcquaid.bsky.social now published which visualises trends in air quality across many global cities: gc.copernicus.org/articles/8/2...
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Visualising historical changes in air pollution with the Air Quality Stripes
Abstract. This paper introduces the Air Quality Stripes, a data visualisation project which presents historical changes in outdoor particulate matter air pollution (PM2.5) concentrations across major ...
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
So @microsoft.com close down #skype and seemt o have just pocketed what was sitting in my account ;-(
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 08/08/2025
NEW ANALYSIS: Wildfires have already scorched a UK-record land area in 2025, double the previous high – and 4x above average By Orla Dwyer, Ho Woo Nam + Tom Prater www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
The important characterisation of the UK pop'n from More In Common highlights v low levels of trust in most former 'authoritative' professions. Scientists are the exception. Trust both fragile & valuable. We scientists must continue to *earn* it. Science communication is more important than ever.
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Worldview Earth Data 🌍🌱 @wed-explorer.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
🛰 @eumetsat.int ✂️Processed in @zoom.earth 👨‍🔬 @mparrington.bsky.social @tomgillpredicts.bsky.social @jimmcquaid.bsky.social @wisc-satellite.bsky.social @sangasso.bsky.social @aerosolwatch.bsky.social
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
I missed this last week, it is exactly why I originally joined twitter.... A question posed... and expert knowledge answers.... and then others add to the thread..... @mparrington.bsky.social @drgaryfuller.bsky.social
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
#AirPollution taking over from tobacco smoke as a significant cause of lung cancer "The mystery rise of lung cancer in non-smokers"
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My Opinion @oopsmyopinion.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
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In One of the Nation’s Most Polluted Communities, Trump Terminates Funding for Air Monitoring - Inside Climate News
Residents in majority-Black north Birmingham, Alabama, have long been subjected to industrial pollution. The new administration has cut funding for a program aimed at measuring the impact.
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Worldview Earth Data 🌍🌱 @wed-explorer.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Canada’s #wildfires 🔥 are rewriting the Arctic’s fate ❄️. This real satellite image 🛰️ shows smoke ☁️ infiltrating Arctic cloud systems. The result? A dangerous #climate feedback loop ♻️: Soot darkens snow 🖤, snow absorbs more heat ☀️… and the Arctic melts faster 🧊💧. Not just a photo 📷. A warning ⚠️.
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
"Why climate is an everyday story – but media coverage still spikes around special environment days and UN summits" - Thought provoking article in @theconversation.com by @sanammahoozi.bsky.social theconversation.com/why-climate-...
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Why climate is an everyday story – but media coverage still spikes around special environment days and UN summits
International media reporting of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations is sporadic.
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Great thread on the tragedy of the US closing down AirNow.
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OpenAQ @openaq.org · 21/05/2025
The authors of this excellent study are committed to open data, making de-identified data and replication code available in @climatehealthcafe.bsky.social's Dataverse, including baseline data, adoption checklist data, and a combined dataset showing performance over time. www.bu.edu/sph/news/art...
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Researchers Develop Practical Solution to Reduce Emissions and Improve Air Quality from Brick Manufacturing in Bangladesh
A new study found that brick kiln owners were willing to implement energy-efficient operational changes after receiving training and support. The social benefits of reduced carbon emissions from these...
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Attending #ASIC2025 this week, looking forward to meeting lots of like-minded #airquality folk. @goaqs.bsky.social @openaq.org @joinclarity.bsky.social
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Neil Renic @ncrenic.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
This is bleak reading
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Dr Gary Fuller @drgaryfuller.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
The #airpollution benefits of a low carbon future. "Up to 250,000 deaths from poor air quality could be prevented annually in central and western Europe by 2050." Research by Connor Clayton, @jimmcquaid.bsky.social et al Piece by Jonathan Chadwick. www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/...
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Experts reveal number of deaths avoided if we cut carbon emissions
Cutting greenhouse gases will reduce number of deaths from poor air quality, say scientists at the University of Leeds.
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Worldview Earth Data 🌍🌱 @wed-explorer.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
🛰 @eumetsat.int Meteosat-IODC Processed in @zoom.earth @tomgillpredicts.bsky.social @mparrington.bsky.social @jimmcquaid.bsky.social @wisc-satellite.bsky.social @sheffielddust.bsky.social @dustycryder.bsky.social @sangasso.bsky.social
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
I spoke to Paul Hudson yesterday in lovely warm and sunny Woodhouse Moor about the new normal. Driven by a weakening jetstream (as the acrtic warms), weather patterns flip-flop back & forth and extremes get more extreme. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @universityofleeds.bsky.social
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Yorkshire's lowest rainfall in 90 years as temperature to soar
In February, March and April, just 78mm (3in) of rain fell across the region, the lowest since 1938.
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BBURNED_science @bburnedscience.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Our inter-journal special issue on Biomass burning uncertainties: emissions, chemistry, and physics is now open for paper submissions at agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/...! Please consider this special-issue when submitting any biomass burning research to @agu.org journals (see thread).
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Imagine going to school, doing maths, physics etc.... and ending up being featured in MoMA..... *applause* @edhawkins.org
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 23/04/2025
If you’re in New York then you can see the Warming Stripes and Climate Spiral on display at MoMA until October www.moma.org/calendar/exh...
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Pirouette: Turning Points in Design | MoMA
Exhibition. Through Oct 18. Design is a fundamental element of life, an enzyme necessary to our evolution. It helps us cope with change and permeates our personal and social lives, embodying both our ...
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Worldview Earth Data 🌍🌱 @wed-explorer.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
This animation shows A giant #sandstorm 💨, also known as a #haboob 🌪, swept through Chihuahua, #Mexico on April 19, 2025 Processed in 🛰 @zoom.earth
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BBURNED_science @bburnedscience.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
The report from the BBURNED-@ileaps.bsky.social Fire UNcertainty in CHemistry Emissions, and Modelling (FUNCHEM) workshop last September can be found in the latest @igacproject.bsky.social newsletter (pp 10-13) igacproject.org/sites/defaul...
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LET'S AIR @nousaerons.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
WIAC2025 - 6th Workplace and Indoor Aerosols Conference. May 6, 2025 → May 8, 2025, Angevin Aragonese Castle (Gaeta, Italy). The place to be to hear from many experts in the field. wiac2025.eu
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WIAC2025 - Workplace and Indoor Aerosols Conference
Join leading researchers at WIAC2025 to discuss air quality, aerosols, and workplace safety.
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
On the 5th anniversary of the first UK #lockdown, I looked back on the estimated cumulative excess deaths during #COVID-19 produced by @ourworldindata.org (data via @economist.com & @who.int) and compared to the annual estimate of 7m deaths per year from #AirPollution (also via @who.int)
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Prof Julia Steinberger 🌹🌱🌍 #ClimateAction #Fightfascism @jksteinberger.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
I really don't think this news has made sufficient shock waves. Dr Katherine Calvin, NASA Chief Scientist Trump-Musk just fired, is the highest ranking American on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the IPCC. She is co-chair of Working Group 3 on mitigation. This is a climate attack.
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Shutting down Mauna Loa CO₂ observations while atmospheric CO₂ keeps skyrocketing is like turning off a fire alarm because you don’t like the noise www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...
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Mauna Loa Observatory’s Lease May End Because of NOAA Cuts
NOAA, the nation’s leading climate science agency, may lose dozens of offices, including one that is key to the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Great to see our #AirQualityStripes getting a mention in the recent article from @weforum.org - We got the nod in 4 - Data is Queen @kirstypringle.bsky.social www.weforum.org/stories/2025... Check out the stripes yourself..... airqualitystripes.info
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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Did you know CAMS supports EU air quality management with annual assessment reports and interactive tools? Check out how our services help inform smart policies and responses to air pollution episodes. ➡️ policy.atmosphere.copernicus.eu?utm_source=s... #CopernicusAtmosphere
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Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Yesterday was spent at my cousin's school yesterday in York, I was there for British Science Week, talking about a wide range of topics aligned with what the children have done this academic year, or are doing very soon. @ukri.org @britsciassoc.bsky.social
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Alexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
One of the employees fired from NASA told me how much their career meant to them: "Prior to everything happening today, NASA has been an incredible place to work — to dream big, to innovate, to do things that I never thought I could have done.” Words by me. 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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NASA begins mass firings of scientists ahead of Trump team’s deadline
Top advisers in the Office of the Chief Scientist are among the first to go amid downsizing effort.
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Sotirios Papathanasiou @seetheair.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Tools for Navigating Global Air Quality Standards, and the Push for Universal Equity The air we breathe is fundamental to life, yet the quality of that air varies drastically across the globe. Understanding the complexities of air quality standards (AQS) is crucial for policymakers, researchers,…
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Tools for Navigating Global Air Quality Standards, and the Push for Universal Equity
The air we breathe is fundamental to life, yet the quality of that air varies drastically across the globe. Understanding the complexities of air quality standards (AQS) is crucial for policymakers, researchers, and concerned citizens alike. Thankfully, several invaluable tools exist to navigate this complex landscape.    Two prominent resources stand out: the WHO's Air Quality Standards tool and the STC34's IEQ Guidelines platform…
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