Claire Ryder
@dustycryder.bsky.social
Associate Professor at University of Reading Meteorology Department. Aerosols, especially dust.
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-...
New @unirdg-met.bsky.social Meteorology Department blog:
Who's up for a PICO?
blogs.reading.ac.uk/weather-and-...
Who’s up for a PICO?
By Claire Ryder, Associate Professor in the Department of Meteorology Have you heard of the PICO session? The European Geophysical Union (EGU) General Assembly has been offering sessions of a less …
blogs.reading.ac.uk
September 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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-...
New @unirdg-met.bsky.social Meteorology Department blog:
Who's up for a PICO?
blogs.reading.ac.uk/weather-and-...
Reposted by Claire Ryder
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.
September 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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.
Reposted by Claire Ryder
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.
But experts say that most of the damage is, in fact, preventable — if only authorities at regional, national and European levels would act.
Wildfires are preventable. So why does the Iberian Peninsula keep burning?
Governments can’t use climate change as an excuse for failing to take preventive measures, scientists say.
ow.ly
August 22, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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.
But experts say that most of the damage is, in fact, preventable — if only authorities at regional, national and European levels would act.
Reposted by Claire Ryder
“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/...
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/...
Scientists call for action to address air pollution from space launches
Satellite mega-constellation missions behind threefold increase in emissions of climate-altering soot and CO2
www.theguardian.com
August 22, 2025 at 7:22 AM
“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/...
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.
Our thoughts are with the people of Cabo Verde after a tropical storm caused severe damage and loss of life. We are relieved that our colleagues at the Cabo Verde Atmospheric Observatory are safe 🫂
ncas.ac.uk/tropical-sto...
ncas.ac.uk/tropical-sto...
NCAS solidarity with Cabo Verde and our atmospheric observatory - NCAS
Our thoughts are with the people of Cabo Verde following the devastating impact of a tropical storm.
ncas.ac.uk
August 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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!
Does such a thing exist?
My papers seem to get more complex and long with every one I write. Need to turn the tables!
August 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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!
Does such a thing exist?
My papers seem to get more complex and long with every one I write. Need to turn the tables!
Reposted by Claire Ryder
#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.
August 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
#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.
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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.
August 12, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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!
July 11, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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
July 11, 2025 at 8:56 AM
A beautiful simulation illustrating individual dust plumes, sources and larger scale dust uplift and transport
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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
June 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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
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Canada wildfires smoke turns UK skies orange
#AirPollution knows no borders!
#Health #Environment
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
#AirPollution knows no borders!
#Health #Environment
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
Canada wildfires smoke turns UK skies orange
Smoke from wildfires burning in central Canada was visible in the skies over the UK this weekend.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Canada wildfires smoke turns UK skies orange
#AirPollution knows no borders!
#Health #Environment
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
#AirPollution knows no borders!
#Health #Environment
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
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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
June 7, 2025 at 10:38 AM
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
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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.🛰🌎
Data: Jun 3 – NASA Worldview.🛰🌎
June 3, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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.🛰🌎
Data: Jun 3 – NASA Worldview.🛰🌎
Reposted by Claire Ryder
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...
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...
May 6, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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...
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...
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More about threats to NOAA/GFDL.
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
www.propublica.org
May 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
More about threats to NOAA/GFDL.
Reposted by Claire Ryder
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
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
May 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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
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
Join us at #EGU25 tomorrow for the Aeolian #Dust session! PICO Spot 1 8:30-12:30 - plenty of exciting talks!
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May 1, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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...
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
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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.
May 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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.