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Ankit Bhandekar
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🌏 Research Student @ University of Reading @unirdg-phd.bsky.social, previously w/ Computational Modelling Services - NCAS @ncas-uk.bsky.social Interested in Aerosols, Climate Change, HPC, etc. ↗ http://www.ankitbhandekar.com/
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Ankit Bhandekar @ankitbhandekar.com · Feb 28
Just published in @uk.theconversation.com w/ @ljwilcox.bsky.social! Our article explains why Delhi can't break free from its Air Pollution Crisis and explores how meteorology is just as important as emissions in the fight for cleaner air!

Read more: theconversation.com/delhi-how-we...
Delhi: how weather patterns and faraway mountains made this the world’s most polluted megacity
Don’t just blame the city’s cars, factories and building sites. Mountains and weather patterns make it particularly hard for pollution to escape.
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · Jun 21
On the 8th #ShowYourStripes day, a thread on how and why these simple graphics have spread across the world.

You can read the story of how the ideas were developed in 2018, involving a blanket and an event at Hay Festival: journals.ametsoc.org/downloadpdf/...
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · Jun 21
Every country is warming.

Every country is experiencing more extreme weather events because of climate change, mainly caused by burning fossil fuels. www.ShowYourStripes.info

Time to #ShowYourStripes and start climate conversations to prompt actions to reduce emissions, personally & collectively.
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National Centre for Atmospheric Science @ncas-uk.bsky.social · Jun 4
Construction is now a leading source of black carbon emissions in central London.

Learn about our research findings from the BT Tower observatory:

www.linkedin.com/pulse/black-...
Black carbon in Central London: Focus shifts to construction after reductions in vehicle emissions
Black carbon levels in London’s air have fallen significantly - thanks in part to policies like the Ultra Low Emission Zone - but construction activity is now emerging as a dominant source of black ca...
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Valérie Masson-Delmotte @valmasdel.bsky.social · Jun 11
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Major US climate website likely to be shut down after almost all staff fired
Exclusive: Climate.gov, which supports public education on climate science, will soon no longer publish new content
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Research at Reading @uor-research.bsky.social · Jun 9
Twisted facts, outright lies and suppressed science; climate misinformation is a real problem.

But can the law help? In this talk, Chris Hilson explains how the legal system can fight falsehoods and keep vital climate data free & accessible.

📍Reading Town Hall
🕢11 June 7pm
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Clearing the Air (to attend at The Concert Hall)
Climate Law in the Age of Misinformation The battle over climate data is heating up.  As misinformation spreads and governments suppress science, what can the law do to protect the truth? Join the Uni...
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Reuters @reuters.com · Jun 10
Surging output from solar farms has led to a rare decline in fossil fuel power production in India, and is setting the stage for a potential drop in annual coal-fired power output in the world's second-largest coal consumer. Reuters’ ROI column by @gavinjmaguire.bsky.social‬: reut.rs/4l2OPnh
India's solar boom keeps coal use in check so far in 2025
Surging electricity output from solar farms has led to a rare decline in fossil fuel power production in India so far in 2025, and is setting the stage for a potential drop in annual coal-fired power output in the world's second-largest coal consumer.
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Worldview Earth Data 🌍🌱 @wed-explorer.bsky.social · Jun 3
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.🛰🌎
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Ankit Bhandekar @ankitbhandekar.com · Jun 2
Had created a relief map of the Indian subcontinent region using Blender highlighting the Indo-Gangetic Plains bounded by the Himalayan mountain range in the north and the Aravalli range to the south which creates a natural bowl effect that influences regional patterns of air pollution and weather!
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · May 30
Is the UK hot right now?

YES - it's warm!

See the data live, hour-by-hour: istheukhotrightnow.com

Click on each site to show all the details.
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · May 31
11am on 31st May 2025

The UK is warm: 2.7°C above normal for the time of day & day of the year. Some places are 6-7°C above normal.

Note the coastal locations where a sea breeze is keeping the temperatures around normal.

Updated every hour: istheukhotrightnow.com
(by @roostweather.bsky.social)
Is the UK hot right now? Map showing temperature differences from normal.
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Paul Griffiths @paultgriffiths.github.io · May 27
Please consider submitting an abstract to the session on 'Understanding reactive gases, aerosols, and land use for air quality and climate change' convened by Fiona O'Connor, @dwatsonparris.bsky.social, Stephanie Fiedler, @flossie-brown.bsky.social and me! Deadline August 13th.
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CMIP ─ Coupled Model Intercomparison Project @wcrp-cmip.org · May 27
The CMIP Community Workshop 2026 will be held in Kyoto, Japan from 9-13th March 2026. The call for abstracts for CMIP26 is now open! Find out more at wcrp-cmip.org/cmip26-call-...
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Andrew Freedman @afreedma.bsky.social · May 27
Weather and climate scientists determined to resist funding and program cuts in the geekiest way possible - with a 100-hour livestream of science presentations www.cnn.com/scientists-r...
Climate and weather scientists are joining the anti-Trump resistance in the most ‘scientist-iest’ way | CNN
In the face of steep funding cuts for climate and weather research and forecasting, scientists have found a new way of engaging the public.
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Esther @elhopkins.bsky.social · May 9
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Thank you so much to everyone supporting the petition today. We still have a long way to go to reach 10k. Please keep RT. 🙏
Petition: Introduce new air quality and PPE rules for health and social care settings
We want the Government to set new rules on air quality and infection control in health and social care settings, to prevent and control airborne infections, with new ventilation and filtration require...
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · May 6
This is horrible. I don't even know what to say. Some of our most key polar data.

"As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported."

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Effective May 5, 2025, NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) will decommission its snow and ice data products from the Coasts, Oceans, and Geophysics Science Division (COGS). As a result, the level of services for affected products below will be reduced to Basic—meaning they will remain accessible but may not be actively maintained, updated, or fully supported. This includes Sea Ice Index, Snow Data Assimilation System (SNODAS) Data Products, Glacier Photograph Collection, U.S. National Ice Center Arctic Sea Ice Charts and Climatologies in Gridded Format Gridded Monthly Sea Ice Extent and Concentration, 1850 Onward World Glacier Inventory. If you rely on these products in your work, research, education, or planning, we invite you to share your story at nsidc@nsidc.org. Your input can help us demonstrate the importance of these data sets and advocate for future support.
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Ankit Bhandekar @ankitbhandekar.com · May 3
Just gave my first conference talk at #EGU25! 🌍 It was exciting to share my work, learn from incredible researchers, and reconnect with old faces while meeting new ones! 🤓
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Apr 25
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National Centre for Atmospheric Science @ncas-uk.bsky.social · Apr 10
As traffic pollution falls in central London, gas boilers now cause 72% of NOx emissions - making clean heat the next big air quality challenge.

Learn more about NCAS & @york.ac.uk research using the BT Tower observatory:

ncas.ac.uk/gas-boilers-...
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Richard Allan @rpallanuk.bsky.social · Mar 24
Some musings in our @uor-research.bsky.social Met department blog on a less bright planet Earth and ocean warming:
blogs.reading.ac.uk/weather-and-...

@ioppublishing.bsky.social paper: doi.org/10.1088/1748...
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National Centre for Atmospheric Science @ncas-uk.bsky.social · Mar 13
Interested in atmospheric modelling? Study with us!

Learn about the MPAS model from top scientists at
@ncar-ucar.bsky.social & @ncas-uk.bsky.social, on 23-27 June at the University of St Andrews 🌦️

Register now:
ncas.ac.uk/study-with-u...
MPAS atmospheric modelling training course - NCAS
Leading scientists from the US National Center for Atmospheric Research will introduce you to the MPAS model.
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Richard Allan @rpallanuk.bsky.social · Mar 11
Our planet is becoming dimmer, in so many ways… our new @nceoscience.bsky.social @uor-research.bsky.social study teases out a signal of less shiny ocean clouds & how they combined with greenhouse gas heating to fast track #climate warming up to the balmy 2023/24 El Niño: doi.org/10.1088/1748...
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · Mar 11
Only seven countries worldwide meet WHO guidelines on air pollution, study shows

- but survey of toxic PM2.5 particles reveals some progress in pollution levels in India and China

#airpollution
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Only seven countries worldwide meet WHO dirty air guidelines, study shows
Annual survey by IQAir based on toxic PM2.5 particles reveals some progress in pollution levels in India and China
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · Mar 5
Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows

- Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis

@influencemap.bsky.social
#climatecrisis #carbonmajors
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Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows
Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis
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Dan Westervelt @dwesty.bsky.social · Mar 5
Another article on this appalling development. Worth reading as it has a few interesting perspectives from former diplomats.
US State Department Kills Global Air Monitoring Program Researchers Say Paid for Itself
The initiative helped pressure the Chinese government to clean up the air in Beijing and was later expanded to dozens of cities around the world. Now, it’s been abruptly halted.
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Dan Westervelt @dwesty.bsky.social · Mar 4
Officially confirmed here featuring a couple of thoughts from me: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/04/c...
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Doctoral & Researcher College, University of Reading @unirdg-phd.bsky.social · Mar 5
⏰ Two 4-year funded PhD projects available at the University of Reading with @nceoscience.bsky.social via EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Mathematics for our Future Climate. Apply by 9 March!
1 👉 bit.ly/NCEOPhD1
2 👉 bit.ly/NCEOPhD2
#Mathematics #Meteorology #PhD #PhDScholarship #PhDPosition
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