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Professor @SEELeeds @UniversityLeeds | atmospheric chemistry / air pollution / Arctic / research computing | All opinions own.
Jun 12, 2023 8 tweets 4 min read
The high temperatures, clear skies, and slack winds are contributing to a widespread "moderate" air pollution event across eastern and central UK right now. 🧵#airquality #airpollution Image Typical of heatwave conditions, urban background and rural monitors are detecting elevated surface #ozone pollution across Midlands, North West, N Wales, Yorkshire, Scottish Borders and Eastern regions.
May 20, 2021 7 tweets 3 min read
Today the Summary for Policy Makers from our 2021 @AMAP_Arctic Assessment on impacts of short-lived climate forcers on the Arctic is released, to coincide with the @ArcticCouncil 2021 Arctic Ministerial in Reykjavik. Text here: amap.no/documents/doc/…

Some of key findings: 👇 CO2 emissions are the key driver of #Arctic warming, and steep immediate reductions in global CO2 emissions are required to mitigate long-term warming of the Arctic. Changes in SLCFs will impact Arctic temperatures in the near-term ~30 years.